After arriving home, Lu Jingyuan stood on the ground and started telling Lu Guojiu and Li Shaofen how great Ai Xiaoxia was.
Ai Xiaoxia had some free time again. She thought that if Lu Jingyuan was born twenty years later, he would be very suitable to perform crosstalk in a certain cloud club.
After dinner, Ai Xiaoxia went to a small shop on the street and called Lu Jingshen. She was afraid that he would worry about the business. After all, she was running a family and she always wanted to reassure him.
It would be inappropriate to always borrow Uncle Dong's phone unless it was urgent, so she went to a public phone to make the call.
Lu Jingshen had just finished his meal and returned to the dormitory when he answered the phone: "Hello."
Ai Xiaoxia recognized Lu Jingshen's voice: "Lu Jingshen, I'm Ai Xiaoxia."
When Lu Jingshen heard that it was Ai Xiaoxia's voice, his voice softened unconsciously: "Xiaoxia, what's going on at home?"
"No, it's just that everything went smoothly at the market today, and I'm telling you so you don't have to worry."
"I knew everything would be fine with you, but don't work too hard."
"As I should. I don't have anything else to do. I just want to tell you that you are busy with work, so I won't disturb you."
Lu Jingshen wanted to say a few more words to Ai Xiaoxia: "I just finished my meal and I don't have anything to do for the time being. You made the call on the street, right? Did you come out on your own?" He knew that Ai Xiaoxia was not a simple person and naturally would not easily go to the next door to borrow the phone. She must have gone to a public phone.
Ai Xiaoxia said, "Well, I took a taxi from the street vendor. It wasn't completely dark yet, so I just took a walk to help digest my food."
"I borrowed some of the books you need. I'll bring them back to you this weekend."
"That's great. I'll start preparing this year and have plenty of time. Thank you, Lu Jingshen."
"I've told you so many times, don't be polite with me. By the way, is there anything else you want? I'll buy it for you this weekend."
"No, I don't have any use for it. Besides, you can buy anything at the market now. You are so busy at work, so don't worry about me. It's getting late, and I have to go home. Just leave your family alone."
Lu Jingshen listened to Ai Xiaoxia about to hang up the phone again, and his heart was filled with anxiety. However, thinking that it was getting dark and it would be dangerous for her to go back alone, he could only say, "Then you should go home early and be careful on the road."
"Got it. Bye."
"Yeah, bye."
Ai Xiaoxia hung up the phone, paid the money, and went home.
Lu Jingshen hung up the phone and stood in front of the table. Ai Xiaoxia's appearance kept appearing in front of his eyes. Her sweet smile made Lu Jingshen's heart itchy. He suddenly realized that after just two days of not seeing her, he missed Ai Xiaoxia and wanted to see her right now. He used to have a responsibility to her, but now it seemed like there was something more.
The next day, Li Shaofen didn't set up the stall. In the morning, she prepared the stuffing and didn't need Ai Xiaoxia's help. Ai Xiaoxia was rummaging through her things in the room. She remembered that when she got married, many people gave her cloth, and she wanted to use it to make clothes.
This two-in-one body is quite interesting, because the original owner can make clothes and use a sewing machine, and I was used to seeing fashionable clothes in my previous life. With this combination, I can think of any style of clothes and make them in any style.
I found a lot of fabrics, so I first found two plain pieces and made a set of pajamas to practice and get familiar with them.
She had just finished cutting when she heard voices in the yard. It seemed that guests had come, so she put down her work and went out.
When she arrived at the door, she saw Li Shaofen welcoming Lu Jingshen's aunt Jiang Lirong into the yard. Ai Xiaoxia didn't have a deep impression of this person. She had only met her on the wedding day and didn't say a few words.
She politely went out and called someone, "Hello, Auntie."
Jiang Lirong was in her early fifties, wearing a blue floral shirt, gray pants, and her hair was tied up in a low bun. She looked quite capable, but her face was not very friendly.
She looked at Ai Xiaoxia with scrutiny in her eyes, and asked Li Shaofen beside her: "Is this Ai Xiaoxia? Why is she different from the day of your wedding? Shaofen, your wife is very thoughtful, can't you see? Jing Shen is often not at home, who is she dressing up for? Won't it make people gossip?"
Originally, Ai Xiaoxia didn't know this uncle and aunt and didn't want to speak first, but now listening to Jiang Lirong's unfriendly instigation and insults, Ai Xiaoxia couldn't stand it anymore.
Without waiting for her mother-in-law to speak, she turned to Jiang Lirong and asked, "Even though I'm wearing old clothes, my aunt can still say I look gorgeous. Is she praising my beauty? I am indeed naturally beautiful. Not everyone can compare to me, and others can't envy me. But no one should gossip about me. After all, normal people's hearts are not that dirty. They all like to appreciate beautiful people and things, don't you think?"
Jiang Lirong was used to bullying their family because Li Shaofen was a particularly weak person and was suppressed by her since she married her.
In the past, Lu Guojiu protected his wife and children. In order to prevent his wife from being bullied, he separated from his wife and lived alone early. The couple were capable, and the children were good at studying and sensible, which made Jiang Lirong very jealous. Unfortunately, she could not compare with them, so she did not interact with them much.
But since Lu Guojiu fell ill, life at home has indeed become difficult, so Jiang Lirong has been bullying them a lot in the past two years.
Now that she knew that Lu Jingshen had married a wife who was nothing, she became more energetic. If her eldest daughter had not had a miscarriage a few days ago and was in confinement after giving birth, she would have come a long time ago.
Although Jiang Lirong was caught off guard and a little confused by Ai Xiaoxia's retort just now, she was not giving in for nothing.
After calming down, he spoke again: "Ai Xiaoxia, how can you talk to your elders like that? I'm doing this for your own good, don't you understand? You married into my family with nothing, and you asked for such a high bride price. Don't you know you have to keep your head down and behave yourself? What? You still dare to look down on your in-laws? You look down on me, which means you look down on your parents-in-law. We in the Lu family wouldn't dare accept a daughter-in-law like you."
Ai Xiaoxia stood opposite Jiang Lirong and laughed sarcastically, "How I talk to my elders depends on what kind of person they are. If they are worthy of respect, I will naturally treat them with courtesy, but if they are not kind, then I will never tolerate it. Also, I get along well with my in-laws, so there's no point in instigating this. As for whether I am in the Lu family or not, it's up to my husband Lu Jingshen to decide, and it has nothing to do with you."
Lu Guojiu also came out at this time. He saw that his sister-in-law, who had always been domineering, had turned blue in the face after being confronted by Ai Xiaoxia. They felt so relieved that they had never felt so relieved before.
Li Shaofen was in a daze at this time, because what her daughter-in-law said were all what she had wanted to say, but when it came to the critical moment, she couldn't say it. At this time, she really admired her daughter-in-law.
Jiang Lirong felt more and more that something was wrong with Ai Xiaoxia. She had known Ai Xiaoxia before. After all, she didn't want Lu Jingshen to marry a good wife. When she knew that Ai Xiaoxia was inferior to her daughter-in-law Zhang Tingting in every way, she felt very satisfied.
Although her son cannot catch up with Lu Jingshen, her daughter-in-law is definitely a hundred times better than Ai Xiaoxia, whether in appearance or work. This is her capital for showing off. No matter how powerful Lu Jingshen is, this daughter-in-law is still a burden to him.
Jiang Lirong was confused. The Ai Xiaoxia in front of her was completely different from the one she knew. What went wrong?
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