Chapter 145 Happy Fish Delivery
Ai Xiaoxia was stunned for a moment before she remembered that people didn't usually celebrate birthdays in that era, and few families bought this kind of cake.
She smiled and said, "I made it. I'll get you some dishes to try." Then she went to the kitchen.
Lu Jingshen followed Ai Xiaoxia to the kitchen door, feeling both amused and annoyed. He had originally planned to have a steak with flowers and cake in the evening, and have a Western meal to strengthen his relationship with his wife. But he never expected that Sun Qiang would come with two large baskets of fish. Now the house was full of the smell of fish, and there was no place to step in the kitchen. There was no way he could have steak.
However, Sun Qiang also treated them as his family members and sent him anything he had as soon as possible. Such brotherhood was rare and he cherished it very much.
Ai Xiaoxia looked at Lu Jingshen, who was in a dilemma, and she also laughed. She handed the plate to Lu Jingshen, then kissed him on the cheek: "I can make many kinds of cakes and give you roses someday."
Roses represent love. Lu Jingshen understood what his wife meant and smiled this time: "Yeah."
Sun Qiang looked at the two of them with disgust: "Can't you wait until I'm gone before kissing me? I'm an old bachelor, and I'm going to be tortured to death by you sooner or later."
Lu Jingshen returned to the table with a plate and cut the cake for Sun Qiang while saying, "Eat the cake quickly so you can shut your mouth."
Ai Xiaoxia smiled as she looked at the two of them. Lu Jingshen was a man who kept quiet with outsiders, but he could be quite funny with people he was familiar with.
Since we're not cooking anymore, let's just sit down and eat cake together.
Sun Qiang said it was delicious while eating, and that it was much better than what he bought outside. He also said that his uncle also ran a cake shop, but the business was average, so if there was a chance, he would ask Ai Xiaoxia for help and guidance.
Ai Xiaoxia still recognized Sun Qiang as her younger brother, so she naturally agreed and asked Sun Qiang to take her to see him when he was free.
As they were talking, a fish jumped out of the basket in the kitchen with a loud snapping sound. Ai Xiaoxia and Lu Jingshen both ran to the kitchen.
After putting the fish back, Ai Xiaoxia said to Lu Jingshen, "Let's pack the fish and send some to my parents while they're still fresh."
Speaking of this, Ai Xiaoxia remembered that Sun Qiang didn't know about the recognition of relatives yet. When she went there yesterday, Sun Qiang was not in the store, so she quickly told Sun Qiang about it again.
Sun Qiang was amazed as he listened, as if he were listening to a book. After listening, he nodded in relief: "Finally, I figured it out. I feel relieved. Then I'll call my family and go to the restaurant for dinner one day."
Ai Xiaoxia said, "Well, I haven't told them the details about the business yet. I also want to give them a surprise. Reserve a private room for us on Saturday night. I'll bring my family over then and give them a surprise."
Lu Jingshen said, "Don't be stingy with the good wine when the time comes."
Sun Qiang quickly agreed: "Of course I must. My collection of fine wine is not at the barbecue restaurant. I will bring it over on Saturday night." After that, he looked at Zhong and said: "You guys pack it up. I can drive you there."
Ai Xiaoxia and Lu Jingshen divided the fish. They didn't need to save them to take back to their hometown on the weekend, because if they did, they might as well buy frozen ones. They would keep some of the fresh ones at home and give some to Jiang Xiuying's family. They would also bring some to the barbecue restaurant when they passed by and have them as a snack for work lunch tomorrow.
However, Sun Qiang said that he had brought some from the barbecue restaurant when he came here, so there was no need to leave any for them.
So Ai Xiaoxia only kept a few of them, and there was no need to take out the rest. She directly asked Sun Qiang to take her and Lu Jingshen to the staff building of the Forestry Bureau to take them all over there, as her parents had many relatives and friends there.
After this was done, several people went downstairs with the fish.
Sun Qiang sent them to their destination and then left.
Lu Jingshen said that Ai Xiaoxia didn't need to help carry the fish, and walked forward carrying two baskets of fish by himself.
Ai Xiaoxia couldn't resist and just followed him and smiled foolishly at him.
Lu Jingshen looked at Ai Xiaoxia and smiled.
In fact, this is sometimes the case between couples. They know what the other person is thinking without saying anything.
He went upstairs and knocked on the door. Lin Jianye opened the door and quickly helped Lu Jingshen carry the fish in.
Huang Wanxia also came over when she heard the noise: "Why are you buying so many fish?"
Ai Xiaoxia said, "Mom, a friend gave it to me. It's the first batch of fish from the river. It's very fresh. Do you have any relatives or friends who need some gifts?"
As they were talking, they went into the house. Lu Jingshen and Lin Jianye carried the fish to the kitchen. The Lin family's kitchen was big, so several people went into the kitchen.
Huang Wanxia looked at the fish and said, "They're all alive. I might as well give some to my neighbors."
Ai Xiaoxia helped her pack some, and then accompanied Huang Wanxia to deliver them to several familiar neighbors across the street and downstairs.
As soon as she was sent to a house, Huang Wanxia had to introduce her daughter's return to everyone. In the past few days, the news of their biological daughter's return had spread throughout the building, and everyone was curious to see Ai Xiaoxia.
Of course, everyone who saw it said that Ai Xiaoxia looked like Lin Jianye and Huang Wanxia.
They went around and chatted with each other for more than two hours.
Lu Jingshen accompanied his father-in-law to drink tea at home. After a while, Lin Rui also came back from get off work. He was a surgeon and was supposed to be on the day shift today, but he had an unexpected operation, so he came back late.
Seeing Lu Jingshen coming, he also had a lot to say to him. The three men drank tea and chatted at home. Lu Jingshen felt that it was quite easy to adapt. The people in the Lin family were easy to get along with.
It was already past eight o'clock when Ai Xiaoxia and Huang Wanxia came back after delivering the fish and chatting.
After sitting down, Lin Jianye talked about the situation in Dawa Village. Since Ai Xiaoxia was not coming today, Lin Jianye and Huang Wanxia would go there to discuss this matter later.
As Ai Xiaoxia expected, many years had passed since the incident, and the laws in the 1970s were different from those in the 1990s. There were many controversies involved, and the elderly person who had exchanged the children had passed away, making it impossible to try the parties involved.
Therefore, the punishment the police station imposed on the Ai family was financial compensation. The betrothal gift was guaranteed to be returned, and the things that Lin Zhu had stolen before would be taken back in full. After that, they would have to pay 5,000 yuan in compensation. This was the maximum punishment the local public security bureau could impose on the Ai family.
Ai Xiaoxia felt that she could accept this result, because five thousand yuan was nothing to her, but to the Ai family, it was a big deal. It involved selling the house, which would definitely cause a fight among the Ai family members. Ai Laibao and Ai Laifu would do anything for their brothers for money. This was a greater punishment for them than letting Meng Qiuju go to jail.
There will be something exciting going on in their house then. It just so happens that I will go and investigate Fang Lan'e's situation in a few days, and by the way, go back to see the miserable state of Meng Qiuju and the others in selling their house.
But I guess Meng Qiuju will have to come to me to beg for mercy. After all, taking so much money would hurt more than cutting her flesh.
Of course, she also knew that Lin Zhu would not let it go so easily, so she had to be on guard against these people.
Ai Xiaoxia is not afraid of this. She has not vented all her anger yet. If they come, she can still beat them up. Next is the time for her to counterattack. Just wait and see.
They talked about this until late at night before Ai Xiaoxia and Lu Jingshen returned home. They were hungry when they got home, so they ate some cake and went to bed in the late night.
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