Chapter 164: Distinguishing Between Close and Distant
No one spoke on the way because they were all very sad, especially Ai Xiaoxia who knew the truth. Her grandparents only knew that she had been switched, but they didn't know the real reason for the switch, and they didn't know that Meng Qiuju knew where Ai Xiaoxia's biological parents were.
When they got home, Li Shaofen was surprised to see the children coming back. She greeted them at the door and asked, "Why are you all back so suddenly? Is there something wrong?"
Lu Jingshen said to Li Shaofen, "Mom, Grandma Ai is gone. Call me over there. We just came back from Dawa Village."
Li Shaofen sighed after hearing this: "She was fine when I visited her last time, but now she's gone just like that."
Ai Xiaoxia said, "Mom, let's go inside and talk."
After entering the house, Ai Xiaoxia told Lu Guojiu and Li Shaofen about this matter. They all knew what had happened. Grandpa Ai, Grandma Ai, and Uncle Ai's family didn't know the truth. They had been very nice to Ai Xiaoxia over the years, so they all said that they would never forget the kindness of the Ai family. However, they had no sympathy for Ai Weimin and Meng Qiuju.
Lu Guojiu also said that Ai Weimin and Meng Qiuju came yesterday to return the betrothal money and asked them to deposit it, and told Ai Xiaoxia and Lu Jingshen to come back and get it if they needed it.
Ai Xiaoxia said that she had enough money and asked them to save it for use when they opened a factory in the future.
Lu Jingyuan, who originally wanted to come back on the weekend, came back early. However, this trip was fruitful. Ai Xiaoxia took him to No. 1 High School, which made him more enthusiastic about taking the entrance exam. He said that he would study hard and strive to get into No. 1 High School.
The two of them stayed at home today. In the afternoon, they had to buy some paper wreaths to burn and send them over with their parents. Grandpa Ai had done Lu Jingshen a favor, and they would always remember this favor. Anyway, they had a car, so they could go back to the city early tomorrow morning.
In the afternoon, seeing that the Ai family seemed to have almost made arrangements, Lu Guojiu and Lu Jingshen went out, bought wreaths, had elegiac couplets written, and bought paper ingots for burning.
Lu Guojiu followed the carriage carrying the wreaths directly to Dawa Village. Lu Jingshen drove home and took Li Shaofen and Ai Xiaoxia to Dawa Village again.
We arrived at Ai Wei's home in Dawa Village almost at the same time.
They didn't intend to stay there for too long. They just wanted to deliver the things and come back after expressing their gratitude to the old man.
There were quite a few people in the Ai family compound at that time. Ai Weiguo and his wife were popular, so many people came to help.
Lu Guojiu took Li Shaofen in and carried the wreaths and paper burnings in.
Ai Weimin and Li Shaofen were in the yard, watching the people dressed up and driving over. They were their in-laws, but now they were like strangers, which was embarrassing, especially since the news had spread throughout the village. So they both quietly hid away from people.
Lu Guojiu and Li Shaofen ignored them. They came to pay their respects today. They went in and said some words of comfort to Ai Weiguo and his wife, then delivered the things and said that they would not stay here for long.
Ai Weiguo also knew about these things and understood that they were afraid of causing unnecessary gossip at home, so he sent them out.
Ai Xiaoxia arrived at the door and said to Wang Cuiyun: "Second Aunt, when will we recognize you as our relative? Jing Shen and I will come to see you often in the future."
Wang Cuiyun nodded with tears in her eyes: "Well, good child, you have suffered a lot over the years. If Second Aunt had known about those things earlier, she would have treated you better."
Ai Xiaoxia said: "Second Aunt has been very good to me, I am very satisfied, then let's go back to Second Uncle and Second Aunt."
Ai Weiguo and Wang Cuiyun saw them off to the car and watched them leave before going back.
Of course, many people saw Ai Xiaoxia and Lu Jingshen coming. Although they did not come forward, they were discussing it privately. However, everyone could see one thing, that is, Ai Xiaoxia was quite good to Ai Weiguo's family, which proved that the child swapping incident had nothing to do with them.
Of course, this was also the reason why Ai Xiaoxia and Lu Jingshen came again this afternoon. They didn’t want their second uncle’s family to be implicated.
When I got home, I started cooking.
While having dinner, everyone was talking about the upcoming Chinese New Year. Time really flies, and the Chinese New Year is just over half a month away.
Of course, as they were talking, Lu Jingyuan also talked about what was happening in the city, Li Wensong's situation, and how big his brother and sister-in-law's store was. In short, he said everything to reassure his parents.
Originally, Lu Jingyuan wanted to come back and give a detailed talk, but because of Grandma Ai's incident, everyone lost interest.
The next morning, Ai Xiaoxia and Lu Jingshen returned to the city.
Lu Jingshen went to work, and Ai Xiaoxia made the dress for the ball at home, which she would wear next week.
I thought Lu Jingyuan would make a fuss here until the weekend, but he was sent back now.
In the evening, Ai Xiaoxia didn't want to cook, so she and Lu Jingshen drove the car back to the barbecue restaurant and had dinner with Sun Qiang.
After dinner, the couple strolled home.
Lu Jingshen held Ai Xiaoxia's hand and put it in his pocket: "Are you cold?"
"It's not cold. I quite like walking on the road like this, especially in winter. I like the street lights, the snow on the ground, and the stars in the sky."
Lu Jingshen looked at Ai Xiaoxia and smiled: "You are like a scholar, but you don't like to quibble about words and grieve for Min Qiu. You are rational, but you like to pay attention to the details and emotions around you."
"I... maybe I'm older in my heart." Ai Xiaoxia wanted to talk about her time travel, but she didn't know how to say it more appropriately. To be honest, she didn't believe it even if she told it. She had to wait for an opportunity before she could tell it.
When Lu Jingshen heard Ai Xiaoxia say that she was old in heart, he actually felt distressed because she had experienced so much and that was why she was mature. He held her hand even tighter.
The two were walking on the street at night when suddenly it started to snow. There wasn't much snow this year, but each snowfall was heavy and the snowflakes were large.
When they got home, Ai Xiaoxia talked to Lu Jingshen about installing a telephone for her in-laws. She thought it would be more convenient to have a telephone.
Lu Jingshen naturally had no objection to this and said that he would install it when he got home on the weekend, which would be convenient. As for the TV, he would buy it at the end of the year, so that Lu Jingyuan could study with peace of mind for a few more days.
In the next two days, Ai Xiaoxia drew the blueprints of the clothing store for Ju Huiyan.
Taking advantage of the good weather in the morning, I sent it to Ju Huiyan.
Ju Huiyan happened to be here. After looking at the drawings, she was very excited and said that she would start looking for someone to do the decoration tomorrow so that the store could open on the 8th after the New Year.
Ai Xiaoxia told her some more details.
Ju Huiyan also has many ideas of her own, and her philosophy for opening a store is very clear. She wants to ensure both quality and style, and she wants to expand this business in the future.
Ai Xiaoxia knew that the future of the garment shop would be difficult, but it was not obvious yet. However, it did not matter. As long as she knew when to make the transition, it would be fine. The most important thing was that Ju Huiyan was reliable.
For areas where she is not very professional, she still prefers to find people who are knowledgeable to cooperate with, so that there are fewer problems.
But as for graphic design, she will definitely do it herself in the future. She has the advantage and can achieve the highest level.
In the afternoon, Ai Xiaoxia went to Lin Rui's hospital. She had called him at noon and knew that he could get off work at two o'clock in the afternoon, so Ai Xiaoxia went to wait for him and wanted to tell him about her younger sister Lin Mei.
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