Jiang Xiaoli laughed out loud after hearing her description, "That really does sound like something he would do!"
Xiao Muyu asked curiously, "Xiao Li, are you going to change your name in the future?"
Jiang Xiaoli thought for a moment, "We haven't discussed this topic yet, so I don't think it's important."
“I read in novels that many large families care a lot about this; if the names are not consistent, they won’t be included in the family tree.”
"Haha." Jiang Xiaoli said with a smile, "Xiaoyu, what kind of nonsense did you look at after the exam?"
Xiao Muyu pulled her into the study, which had been filled with reference books and test papers but was now spotless.
She turned and opened a cabinet, inside which was neatly arranged a row of romance novels, by authors such as Xi Juan and Dian Xin...
Jiang Xiaoli couldn't help but give her a thumbs up, "Xiaoyu, you're amazing! You've collected all the Taiwanese romance novels!"
Xiao Muyu chuckled, "They were all recommended to me by Tang Wanqiao! I've only read one or two of them."
Jiang Xiaoli casually flipped open a book and glanced at it. "It's fine to read it for entertainment, but don't take it seriously!"
"Who would take the content of a novel seriously!" Xiao Muyu complained.
Jiang Xiaoli shook her head at her, "Maybe reading one or two books won't make you take it seriously, but reading too many and getting brainwashed by the Mary Sue plots in novels is not good."
However, she then thought that Xiao Muyu's social environment was relatively simple, so she simply said, "Anyway, just don't look for a partner like the male protagonists in novels and TV dramas in the future."
Xiao Muyu blushed deeply, "What are you talking about!"
"What's there to be shy about? With your looks, you'll definitely have a lot of suitors when you get to college. Just wait and see!"
Jiang Xiaoli suddenly felt like she had endless worries. She instructed, "Anyway, if you ever have a crush on a guy or a suitor in the future, be sure to call me to give you my opinion!"
Xiao Muyu was speechless. "I know! You really are just like Auntie said, a busybody!"
She stretched and said, "Anyway, you can't go wrong with me! Okay, I'm sleepy, I'm going back to sleep."
After leaving the study, Li Guizhi and Xu Feng had almost finished their conversation, and the mother and daughter went home together.
The next morning, they arrived at the hotel, where the Jiang family was having breakfast in the restaurant.
After dinner, Grandma Jiang took Li Guizhi's hand and said, "Guizhi, take us to see the old house where you and Qi'er used to live."
This is what they discussed yesterday, and Li Guizhi agreed, "Okay, it's just that the old house hasn't been cleaned in a long time, so it's probably a bit old."
Grandpa Jiang smiled and said, "It's alright, we just want to visit the place where Ruiqi lived."
The presence of several limousines parked at the narrow and congested street intersection attracted a lot of attention.
As soon as they got out of the car, some people recognized Li Guizhi and Jiang Xiaoli, and a few others recognized Jiang Chengle, who had come here a while ago to pay for information.
The neighbors immediately started talking about it.
"Wow, so many nice cars must have cost a lot of money! Sister Li's family is really making a fortune!"
"Didn't you see that young man who came to ask for information a while ago? Could it be that Xiao Li got into some trouble outside?"
Family members of workers at "Jiang Li Ji" immediately objected, saying, "What nonsense are you spouting? Our factory is doing just fine, and Xiao Li is still in college. What trouble could she possibly cause? Mind your own business!"
"Tsk tsk, I was just saying it offhand, really."
"..."
On their way home, the chatter of the crowd occasionally reached their ears.
When the three Jiang brothers left China, the eldest, Jiang Ruibo, was only 5 years old. They had never been discussed like this before.
Even Jiang Ruilin, who is usually very well-mannered, frowned.
Fortunately, they soon arrived at the entrance of the Jiang family's old house. Li Guizhi took out her medicine and opened the courtyard gate, allowing everyone to enter the courtyard and shutting out the noise of the crowd outside.
The already small courtyard suddenly felt very crowded with more than a dozen people.
Grandma Jiang's tears started falling again, "My Qi'er has suffered so much!"
Li Guizhi took out a tissue and wiped away the old lady's tears. "Mom, we are a happy family. We don't feel bitter."
The old lady understood the reasoning, but when she thought about the life her family had lived over the years, and the life they had when her third son was still alive, she still felt a pang of sadness.
Grandpa Jiang comforted her, "Compared to other unfortunate children, our third child is already very fortunate to have been taken in by Old Qian!"
Grandma Jiang nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, our third son is a lucky one!"
Jiang Xiaoli watched as the old lady changed her tune after a short while, a smile appearing on her face.
At this moment, Jiang Chengtong tugged at her clothes and pointed to the outhouse in the corner of the courtyard, asking, "Sister Xiaoli, what's that little house for?"
Not only him, but Jiang Chengle was also very curious.
Jiang Xiaoli looked at the two of them with a strange expression. "You went in?"
Jiang Chengle nodded, "Yes, it's a concrete floor inside, what's that pit in the middle for?"
Jiang Ruibo looked at his silly and innocent son and sighed, "This courtyard has a house and a kitchen, what do you think is missing?"
Jiang Chengtong was the first to realize, "That's the restroom!"
Jiang Xiaoli nodded, "Yes, that's the restroom. This area is full of old houses, mostly old-fashioned dry toilets like this. The one in my house has been renovated, so it looks cleaner."
Jiang Chengle's expression immediately turned sour, and he started to get sentimental again, "Little Pear, you've lived here for 16 years, it must have been so tough for you."
Jiang Chengtong's focus was rather strange: "Sister Xiaoli, how do you take a shower?"
"In the summer, you can boil water and wash yourself in the bathroom. In the winter, there are public bathhouses."
Jiang Qingning, who had been listening intently to their conversation, couldn't help but interject, "A public bathhouse, is it the kind where many people bathe together?"
Jiang Xiaoli felt like she was a walking encyclopedia of common sense today. She replied, "Yes, in better-off homes, each person's showerhead will have a partition, but usually it's just one big open space."
Jiang Qingning's eyes widened. "Doesn't that mean everyone saw everything?"
“Yes, sometimes people will ask the people next to them to help them scrub their backs,” Jiang Xiaoli added.
These children, who have lived with a silver spoon in their mouths since childhood, simply cannot comprehend such a scene.
However, this shows that the Jiang family has good upbringing. Although the children have many questions, they never showed any disgust from beginning to end.
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