Lu Jingshen looked at her movements and expressions when she was drawing. They were very similar to when he was drawing bridge designs. She was also very confident. It didn't feel like she was just casually drawing by herself. It was very professional.
But it was not appropriate to ask too many questions, so he took a book and started reading.
The quiet time spent by the two of them passed quickly. Li Shaofen made dinner. Because there was some leftover from lunch and they had to eat mooncakes after dinner, they didn't cook too many dishes for dinner. They just stir-fried two vegetables.
After dinner, it was dark. Ai Xiaoxia washed the apples and grapes, cut the melon, and packed a plate of mooncakes, all of which were placed on the kang table. Everything necessary for the Mid-Autumn Festival was prepared.
The weather is very good today, and the moon is round and big at night.
Ai Xiaoxia walked out of the room and stood in the yard looking at the sky. She felt a little homesick. She missed her parents and her home in her previous life. She wondered whether they were living well.
For some reason, many past memories of the original owner appeared in her mind. They were all too cruel. She was either beaten or scolded, not having enough food to eat, or not being able to sleep well.
This also made Ai Xiaoxia think of what her cousin Jiang Qingru said that day. She wondered if she was not his biological daughter. After all, although they were not good to her sister, they never beat her. However, she had been beaten a lot since she was a child. Thinking of these comparisons, she became a little suspicious.
But after searching through all the memories of the original owner, no one had ever mentioned this, not even the neighbors. She was born and raised in the village. If there was anything wrong, the neighbors should have noticed it. Am I just overthinking it?
Lu Jingshen walked over to Ai Xiaoxia, put his coat on her, and asked, "What are you thinking about?"
Ai Xiaoxia looked at Lu Jingshen and asked, "Do you think I look like someone from the Ai family?"
This question also confused Lu Jingshen: "What do you mean?"
Ai Xiaoxia said, "I just don't think I look like an Ai family member, and they don't treat me like family either. The other day my mother came to ask for money again, and I didn't give her any, so she hit me with a stool, not avoiding my vital parts at all. If I didn't know some self-defense skills, I would have been half dead if she had hit me. Why would she be so cruel to me, my own mother?"
Lu Jingshen didn't expect Ai Xiaoxia to have suffered so much injustice in the past few days. He asked nervously, "Are you okay?"
Ai Xiaoxia shook her head: "No, I just kicked the stool away and broke a piece of glass, and Dad replaced it."
Lu Jingshen felt very uncomfortable. The feeling was indescribable. It was like someone was twisting his heart with their hands. It hurt. "What do you want to do? I will help you."
Ai Xiaoxia sighed: "I don't know either. Maybe I'm overthinking it. After all, if there really is a problem, there must be rumors in the village. I haven't heard any in these years."
Lu Jingshen reached out and touched Ai Xiaoxia's head: "Tell me anything, tell me what you want to do, I will always be by your side."
Ai Xiaoxia suddenly wanted to hug Lu Jingshen. Although she seemed to be lucky when she came to this world as a lonely soul, she was actually even more lonely sometimes. There were too many secrets that she couldn't tell.
But she wasn't sure what her future with Lu Jingshen would be like, so she suppressed her impulse and smiled as she looked up at Lu Jingshen and said, "Thank you. Actually, I was just feeling uncomfortable and was just thinking about it. After all, today is a day for family reunion, and when I think back to that family, it felt so cold."
Lu Jingshen felt a little uneasy about where to put his retracted hand. He rubbed his hands together and said, "Then don't think too much. Isn't this your home too?"
Ai Xiaoxia nodded: "Yes, this is my home too. I feel safe here."
Lu Jingyuan ran out with mooncakes in his hand: "Brother, sister-in-law, do you want to eat mooncakes?"
Lu Jingshen took a mooncake, broke it in half and gave half to Ai Xiaoxia.
Ai Xiaoxia smiled while holding the mooncake, as if she didn't need too much words to talk to Lu Jingshen.
Lu Jingyuan curled his lips at the two of them and hurried into the house. These two people were always weird.
Although Ai Xiaoxia has no good feelings towards her mother's family, she has to go back to her mother's family during the Mid-Autumn Festival. It is a courtesy. Of course, Ai Xiaoxia wants to go to her mother's family to find out if there is anything wrong.
The next morning, the two went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some cigarettes, alcohol, sugar and tea, took two bags of mooncakes, and rode their bicycles to Dawa Village.
The talented man and beautiful woman entered the village and were very attractive.
An old man looked at her for a long time before asking, "Is this the girl from Old Ai's family?"
Ai Xiaoxia greeted with a smile: "Hello, Grandpa Wang, I'm Ai Xiaoxia. It's the holidays, and I came back with my husband to visit my parents."
Old Master Wang looked at Ai Xiaoxia for a while and said, "This girl seems to have changed a lot. She's more promising than the people in the old Ai family. Great! This son-in-law is a good choice. He's obviously capable."
Lu Jingshen also said politely: "Grandpa Wang, thank you for the compliment."
Old Master Wang smiled and looked at the two of them again: "I want to see, they are pleasing to the eyes, I want to see, whoever has these two children, they will be very lucky, great."
Ai Xiaoxia felt a little embarrassed listening to the old man's constant praise: "Grandpa Wang, let's go back to my mother's house first. Come visit me when you have time."
Old Master Wang smiled and said, "Look, I only care about your good looks. You should hurry back to your mother's home. Your mother has a bad eye and is very partial. Alas, she is not satisfied with this good child."
Ai Xiaoxia listened to the old man's nagging, which was quite friendly. She took out a handful of candy from the bag and handed it to him: "Grandpa Wang, give it to the children at home to eat and play with. We are leaving." The candies were bought in bulk, so it didn't make any difference if she took out a few pieces.
Old Master Wang was very happy. He said a few more words, watched them leave, and went over to talk to a few old men and women nearby. Of course, the topic was still about the Ai family.
Ai Xiaoxia greeted every acquaintance she met on the way and soon arrived at the Ai family's door. Looking at the familiar gate, Ai Xiaoxia sighed.
Lu Jingshen lowered his head and whispered in her ear: "I'm here with you. We don't want to stay at home. Just put down your things and say a few words and go back."
Ai Xiaoxia listened to Lu Jingshen's coaxing tone and seemed to be less unhappy: "It's okay, at most we can have another fight."
Lu Jingshen smiled: "If you want to fight, I will accompany you."
Ai Xiaoxia also smiled: "Okay, go in."
As they were talking, the two of them entered the yard. Meng Qiuju happened to come out and look outside. She was also waiting for Ai Xiaoxia and Lu Jingshen. Thinking that they would come in the next two days, she changed her tactics this time. If the hard way didn't work, she would try the soft way.
So when she saw Ai Xiaoxia and Lu Jingshen entering the yard, she trotted over to greet them: "Xiaoxia and Jingshen are here, come in quickly. I asked Laibao to go to the village to buy meat early this morning. I'll make you a delicious meal at noon. Come in quickly."
Ai Xiaoxia felt a chill all over her body. If something was abnormal, it was a demon. This posture was definitely not normal. She didn't believe that people could change suddenly.
But she was naturally defensive towards them, so she politely called "Mom" and then Lu Jingshen entered the house.
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