Chapter 112 Little Guest
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law sat on the kang. Ai Xiaoxia took out all the things she bought for the family and asked Li Shaofen to put them away.
The meat and vegetables were already in the kitchen when we came in, so we didn’t have to buy any more. We just talked at home.
Lu Jingshen also got to the point and told the two elders about his current business in the city and how it started.
Listening to Lu Jingshen talking about these business matters, Lu Guojiu's expression was also rich. After listening, his eyes were opened wider than usual: "So, now you have a hotel, and you want to open a bath center, the kind that's several hundred square meters, and then a two-story restaurant?"
He also understood that this barbecue restaurant was a place for eating, so to him it was a restaurant.
Ai Xiaoxia nodded: "Well, Dad, for now, we have these three businesses, but Jing Shen used a bonus to invest in a jade mine. It didn't make any profit before, but it has started to make a profit in the past few months. Although the money from some businesses cannot be obtained yet because we have to continue investing to expand the business, our family is not short of money now."
Lu Guojiu listened and nodded, "I understand. You don't have to worry about home. We have enough money at home. Your mother goes to save money every ten days. We have been well off these past few months. You don't have to worry about us."
Li Shaofen also said: "This business brings in money quickly. Recently, many small shops want to wholesale from us, but we can't supply them now. I was afraid that opening a factory next year would not be possible, so I didn't dare to tell anyone."
Ai Xiaoxia said, "Mom, if anyone asks you about this again, just tell them that we're going to open a factory next year. Tell them to wait. We're going to open the factory, and our craftsmanship deserves a brand."
After listening to what the two children had just said, Li Shaofen also felt that opening a factory was absolutely guaranteed, so she said, "Well, I will say that the factory will be opened next year, and let them wait for the news."
Lu Jingyuan sat next to Lu Jingshen and asked in a low voice: "Brother, does that mean our family is rich?"
Lu Jingshen smiled: "Your question is simple and clear. Yes, our family is rich now, and your sister-in-law is the biggest contributor."
Lu Jingyuan looked at Ai Xiaoxia: "Sister-in-law, why did you have to act crazy and stupid when you first got married?"
Ai Xiaoxia was drinking water when she spat out a mouthful of water. Her face turned red from coughing. To be honest, this question was really sudden, embarrassing, and difficult to answer. In fact, she didn't want to recall it.
Lu Jingshen was originally sitting on the edge of the kang. At this moment, he stood up, supported himself on the kang with one hand, and patted Ai Xiaoxia's back with the other hand.
Li Shaofen slapped Lu Jingyuan on the back again: "You really should put a lock on your mouth. Hurry and get a towel for your sister-in-law."
Lu Jingyuan knew he was in trouble and quickly went to get Ai Xiaoxia a towel, but he still didn't understand why his sister-in-law had transformed so miraculously. He was a good young man in the new era and couldn't believe in superstition. But what if, just in case, his sister-in-law had lost her mind after killing monsters?
He handed the towel to Ai Xiaoxia, who was well behaved now and didn't say anything. It was very hard for him to endure it, but he really didn't say anything.
Ai Xiaoxia wiped her face, feeling embarrassed because this incident had left a shadow in her heart: "I'm fine, I was just too dramatic before."
Li Shaofen took the rag from the windowsill and wiped the water off the kang mat: "Everyone is young and ignorant. Your marriage with Jing Shen was also arranged by the two families. The wedding date was suddenly moved forward by half a year. You two didn't even get to know each other for a while before you got married. I understand that you were nervous at the time."
Ai Xiaoxia was very grateful to her mother-in-law for helping her to explain herself. She smiled at Li Shaofen and said, "Thank you for understanding, Mom. I was really ignorant at that time. Thank you for tolerating me and giving me room to grow."
Li Shaofen said: "We are all family, isn't this what should happen? I just hope that you and Depth of Field live well. Look how good you are now? That's enough for me."
Ai Xiaoxia looked at Lu Jingshen, then said to Li Shaofen: "Don't worry, Mom, I promise to live a good life with Jingshen, and our family will be fine in the future."
Lu Jingshen felt extremely at ease when he listened to Ai Xiaoxia's words. He used to think that Ai Xiaoxia was trying to reassure the old man, but now he knew that this was Ai Xiaoxia's true thoughts.
At this time, a boy of about fifteen or sixteen, not very tall and a little dark, came in with a white nylon bag in his hand. He called Li Shaofen "Auntie" and Lu Guojiu "Uncle". He then called Lu Jingshen "Brother Jingshen" and Lu Jingyuan "Brother Jingyuan". He smiled and nodded at Ai Xiaoxia.
Ai Xiaoxia also nodded at the boy. She had never seen him before, but she had heard Li Shaofen talk about some things about her mother's family, and she knew from the address that this was one of her nephews.
At this time, Lu Jingyuan had forgotten about the trouble he had just caused. He jumped up and ran towards the boy, putting a hand on the boy's shoulder: "Wensong, why are you here?"
The boy smiled, revealing two rows of white teeth. "I caught two rabbits with my friend yesterday. I thought it had been a while since I last visited my aunt and uncle, so I came here."
Lu Jingshen said to Ai Xiaoxia, "This is my uncle's younger brother, Li Wensong."
After saying that, he walked over and took the bag from Li Wensong's hand and asked Li Wensong: "Wensong, did you walk here?"
Li Wensong nodded: "Well, I'm a fast walker, so I can get here in two hours."
Ai Xiaoxia was a little surprised when she heard that it took two hours to walk. Two hours in the middle of winter, this kid is really tenacious.
Li Shaofen also got off the kang at this time. She looked at the sweat on Li Wensong's forehead, wiped it with her hand, and said with red eyes: "Silly boy, you have come so far. It's winter and it's so cold. Hurry up and get on the kang to warm up. Your shoes are wet, right? Take them off quickly and let your aunt warm them for you."
Li Wensong scratched his head nervously and waved his hands: "No need, auntie, I'm not cold, I really am not cold." As he spoke, he stepped back.
No matter how Li Shaofen persuaded him, Li Wensong refused to take off his shoes.
Lu Jingshen realized what was going on and said to Li Shaofen, "Mom, I'll take Wensong to the west room to talk." After that, he asked Li Wensong to follow him.
Li Wensong followed Lu Jingshen to the west room.
Ai Xiaoxia didn't quite understand what Lu Jingshen meant, but she knew that Lu Jingshen must have his reasons for doing so.
There were guests at home, so Ai Xiaoxia got off the kang, put the snacks she brought back on a plate, washed the fruits, and placed them all on the kang table. In her eyes, Li Wensong was just a child.
After a while, Lu Jingshen and Li Wensong returned to the east room.
This time after entering the house, Li Wensong took the initiative to take off his shoes and get on the kang, but the young man was embarrassed to get on the kang alone, so he pulled Lu Jingyuan to get on the kang with him.
When Ai Xiaoxia saw that Li Wensong was wearing Lu Jingshen's new wool socks, she roughly understood. It was probably because Li Wensong's socks were too badly torn, and the young man was embarrassed to take off his shoes just now. It was Lu Jingshen who was thoughtful.
She pushed the table in front of Li Wensong and said, "Take whatever you like."
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