After saying that, Ai Xiaoxia ran straight to the main house. She had to take the three hundred yuan back with her, otherwise what kind of person would she be in her husband's family?
She remembered very clearly that after Meng Qiuju received the money, she put it in the kang cabinet. She wanted to get the money back quickly before they could react.
Although Lu Jingshen didn't know why Ai Xiaoxia came into the house, he quickly followed her in.
Meng Qiuju didn't react at first, but when she saw Ai Xiaoxia climbing onto the kang and rummaging through the cabinets through the open window, she suddenly realized what was going on.
She shouted at Ai Laifu and his wife, "Boss, stop Xiaoxia quickly. She wants to take the money."
When Ai Laifu and his wife heard that Ai Xiaoxia had gone to get the money, they couldn't accept this and ran into the house.
However, as soon as the two men entered the house, they were stopped by Lu Jingshen. They couldn't get close to Ai Xiaoxia at all and could only watch Ai Xiaoxia take out the money.
Meng Qiuju was not going to give in for free. She climbed in through the window and tried to snatch the money from Ai Xiaoxia.
Ai Xiaoxia took the money and jumped off the kang, then opened the back window and said to Lu Jingshen, "Lu Jingshen, let's meet at the village entrance." Then she jumped out and closed the window from the outside.
Meng Qiuju also wanted to jump out of the north window to chase Ai Xiaoxia, but she climbed onto the windowsill and couldn't open the window no matter what. She was so angry that she could only curse outside the window.
Ai Xiaoxia smiled as she looked at the window, because after she closed the window, she used a stick to hold it shut. Touching the money in her arms, she ran to the village entrance with satisfaction to wait for Lu Jingshen.
Lu Jingshen pushed Ai Laifu and his wife away, jumped out from the wall, rode his bicycle, and went to the village entrance to meet Ai Xiaoxia.
Ai Lai Fu wanted to chase after him, but when he got to the door, everyone was gathered there to watch the fun. By the time he squeezed out, Lu Jingshen was nowhere to be seen.
There aren't many secrets in the countryside, so you have to have some dignity when dealing with outsiders, otherwise it would be hard to live without being despised by others in the village.
In order to prevent people from laughing at the Ai family, Meng Qiuju went to the door and explained to the onlookers that something happened at Ai Xiaoxia's in-laws' house and the young couple was in a hurry to go back, so she asked everyone to disperse.
In fact, many people had heard a lot of inside stories just now, but it was not appropriate to talk about other people's affairs in front of the Ai family. So they walked back in groups of three or four, whispering to each other.
Meng Qiuju was so angry that she went back to her room, closed the door, and started scolding Ai Xiaoxia.
But Ai Xiaoxia didn't know about this, nor did she care about it. She stood at the entrance of the village, looking in the direction where Lu Jingshen was coming from.
Ai Xiaoxia was visiting her parents' home today, so she wore a short-sleeved red plaid shirt and beige trousers. She looked simple and neat, and with her high ponytail, she looked particularly eye-catching standing in front of the grove at the entrance of the village.
Seeing Lu Jingshen riding a bicycle towards her, she waved at him.
Lu Jingshen looked at Ai Xiaoxia and the corners of his mouth curled up unconsciously. How nice it would be if his wife could always be like this? He rode his bike to Ai Xiaoxia's side and got off: "They didn't catch up."
When Ai Xiaoxia stood here, she had already thought of what to say. After all, she had suddenly changed so much, so she had to have an explanation that Lu Jingshen would believe, right?
She said to Lu Jingshen, "I'm sorry to have embarrassed you today. I used to always listen to my family, but they were never satisfied. No matter how much I gave them, they always thought it was not enough and even beat me. So I won't be as stupid as before."
If this had happened in the past, Lu Jingshen would have thought that Ai Xiaoxia was doing something to get money, but now, looking at Ai Xiaoxia's clear eyes and all her performances just now, he believed that what Ai Xiaoxia said was true.
He said to Ai Xiaoxia, "Just think it through. I just hope you can live comfortably, not live for others."
These words warmed Ai Xiaoxia's heart: "Thank you, Lu Jingshen."
Lu Jingshen still felt that Ai Xiaoxia was different from before. In the past, Ai Xiaoxia rarely called his name and rarely spoke to him face to face.
"Sister? Brother-in-law? Where are you going?" At this time, a little girl's voice came from beside them.
When Ai Xiaoxia saw the little girl, she remembered that the original owner had a younger sister, Ai Xiaoping, who had a very weak presence. She was fifteen years old this year, very introverted, and a hardworking little pitiful thing at home.
She walked over and touched Ai Xiaoping's head: "Your brother-in-law and I are going home." After saying that, she thought about the mess she had made at home. If Ai Xiaoping went back now, she would definitely become a punching bag, so she said: "Xiaoping, I just had a quarrel with my mother and eldest brother. You should go to your second uncle's house to hide first and come back later."
Because Ai Xiaoxia knew that her second uncle and second aunt were nice people, and her grandmother lived with her second uncle and was usually more protective of her and her sister, so she let her sister go there to take shelter.
She wanted to help her sister, but not now. After all, she didn't quite understand the situation. Once she was on her own feet, she would definitely help her sister out of her suffering as soon as possible.
Ai Xiaoping looked at her sister, a little unfamiliar: "Sister, why did you quarrel with Mom? Didn't they beat you?"
Ai Xiaoxia scratched her head and pointed at Lu Jingshen beside her: "Your brother-in-law is very powerful, they don't dare to hit me."
Ai Xiaoping smiled happily: "That's great, sister." Then she became worried: "But sister, then...if you are bullied in the future, will I still be able to help you?"
Ai Xiaoxia knew that Ai Xiaoping was also being brainwashed by Meng Qiuju. She said to Ai Xiaoping, "When we were bullied outside before, did you ever help us? Xiaoping, you have to rely on yourself and don't rely on others."
Ai Xiaoping nodded, not quite understanding, and then handed the basket to Ai Xiaoxia: "Sister, I just picked some corn from the fields. Take a few ears back and cook them."
Ai Xiaoxia didn't answer: "Take it home. If it's not enough for the family, you'll be scolded again. Xiaoping, I have to go. I'll come to see you in a few days."
Ai Xiaoping agreed: "Well, then I'll go back, sister." After that, she said goodbye to Lu Jingshen: "Brother-in-law, goodbye."
Lu Jingshen also said goodbye to Ai Xiaoping.
After watching Ai Xiaoping leave, Ai Xiaoxia said to Lu Jingshen, "Let's go home."
The words "go home" made Lu Jingshen feel at ease: "Okay, let's go home." As he said that, he got on the bicycle, stepped on the ground with one foot, and tilted the bike towards Ai Xiaoxia, making it easier for Ai Xiaoxia to sit on it.
Ai Xiaoxia sat in the back seat of Lu Jingshen's car. She was embarrassed to hold his waist, so she held on to the back seat tightly. Fortunately, Lu Jingshen rode very slowly and steadily.
Sitting in the car seat, smelling the faint scent of soap on Lu Jingshen's clothes, looking at the green rice fields on both sides of the dirt road, and smelling the fragrance of the soil, Ai Xiaoxia also recalled some things about Lu Jingshen.
The two had only met a few times before their marriage because Lu Jingshen was the first college student in the village. After graduation, he was directly assigned to the Municipal Urban Construction Bureau in the city. Now he is the youngest bridge engineer in the bureau, so he rarely returns to his hometown.
The Lu family is an honest rural family that lives at the foot of the northern mountain in the village. Their parents are able to endure hardships, and they live a pretty good life.
But in the first year that Lu Jingshen started working, his father suffered from gastric perforation and had a major operation. Later, he got infected again and the treatment took a long time and cost a lot of money. In addition, Lu Jingshen's younger brother failed to get into high school after repeating two years. The family is now living in some difficulty. However, Lu Jingshen's salary is quite high. If he hadn't given such a large dowry to marry Ai Xiaoxia, their family should have started to turn around.
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