The family expressed their opinions one after another, saying that they would no longer tolerate Lu Guoji and others. Ai Xiaoxia was relieved. After all, she would go to the city in a month or so.
Their family is harmonious, but things are not so peaceful on the side of their uncle Lu Guoji.
After Lu Guoji and Jiang Lirong returned home, Zhang Tingting came to the door crying and asked, "Mom and Dad, how are you?"
Jiang Lirong was furious. "They really don't care about anything." Then she turned to Zhang Tingting, who was also angry. "How could you be so stupid? Don't you know what you can and can't do?"
Zhang Tingting was also confused and scared now: "Mom, I know I was wrong, I just wanted to vent your anger."
Lu Guoji was so angry that he didn't even take off his shoes when he entered the room. He sat cross-legged on the edge of the kang and said, "You women, how can you be so naive? Don't you know what's important? What if you really lose your job because of such a trivial matter?"
Lu Jingxue had been silent until now. After a long silence, he said to Lu Guoji, "Dad, can you go and get my grandma to stay with you for a few days?"
Lu Guoji slapped his thigh and said, "Our old lady is really smart. How could I have forgotten this? I don't believe that they dare not listen to the old lady's words. I will go pick up your grandma tomorrow."
With the solution in hand, Lu Guoji's family felt relieved.
The next morning, Lu Jingshen returned to the city.
The weather is getting colder day by day, and Ai Xiaoxia has started to make thick clothes. She wants to go to the city in a while. There are many things she wants to do, so she needs to have some decent clothes suitable for various occasions.
In the afternoon, she and Li Shaofen went to buy cotton. Not only did they need to make a cotton-padded jacket, they also needed to make two thick quilts and bring them to the city.
When she arrived at the supply and marketing cooperative, she saw some nice pieces of cloth, so Ai Xiaoxia bought a few more yards. Ever since she learned how to make clothes, she has quite liked doing it herself. After all, she can make whatever she wants.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law came home with lots of bags and chatted as they entered the house.
As soon as she entered the room, Li Shaofen's expression froze.
Ai Xiaoxia also noticed that there was an old lady sitting on the kang. She had met this person when she got married. She was Lu Jingshen’s grandmother, Wang Jinfeng. She rarely came back to the countryside. She suddenly came back at this time, most likely because of Zhang Tingting.
Ai Xiaoxia greeted Wang Jinfeng along with Li Shaofen.
Wang Jinfeng looked at the two people buying so many things and rolled her eyes. "Oh, how come the second son's wife is so extravagant? I used to say that the second son's wife was the most frugal. It seems that I was wrong."
Ai Xiaoxia listened to Wang Jinfeng's sarcastic words and said, "Grandma, our family is well-off now, and we didn't spend anyone else's money. We only bought necessities. Aren't your words too serious?"
Wang Jinfeng looked at Ai Xiaoxia. This girl had changed so much. When her eldest son said it, she didn't believe it. But now, looking at her, she really felt that she was different.
But the old lady was no pushover. She said to Lu Guojiu, "Second son, look, I'm doing this for the good of your family. Your father passed away early, and I worked so hard to raise you all. Isn't it because I want you all to live a good life? How can this child speak to me like this? Is he questioning me?"
Lu Guojiu knew that Ai Xiaoxia was protective of her mother, but he couldn't stand up when facing his own mother.
He said to Wang Jinfeng, "Mom, Xiaoxia didn't mean that. Besides, our family is not in such a difficult situation now. We can earn some money from our small business, so we don't lack for normal expenses."
Wang Jinfeng looked at Lu Guojiu and sighed, "Your family just goes to the market to make some food. How much money can you make? And when will that small business lead to a stable formal job? Speaking of which, how rare is a formal job? It's an honor for the family to have more people with formal jobs."
Ai Xiaoxia had guessed the old lady's purpose, and now she wasn't surprised. She smiled and said, "Grandma, times are changing. The country supports individuals now. Look at how many factories in the city have been privatized. Formal jobs are stable, but you can't deny individual workers. They all have their advantages."
Wang Jinfeng snorted coldly: "How can you compare with other factories? You are just street vendors. If you can really own a factory, then I take back my words."
Ai Xiaoxia asked, "How do you know we can't develop this into a factory in the future? To be honest, Grandma, we really do want to open a food factory next year."
Wang Jinfeng looked at Lu Guojiu in surprise: "Second brother, is it true?"
Lu Guojiu nodded. "Really? This business is good. I can save a lot of money this year. Xiaoxia said that the government now supports individuals and loans are available. Opening a food factory next year shouldn't be a problem."
When Wang Jinfeng heard about the loan, she slapped the table with her hand. "Loan? If you lose money, you'll have to give the house to the bank. Where will you live in the future?"
Ai Xiaoxia looked at Wang Jinfeng: "Grandma, why do you think we will lose money? Can't we make money?"
"Do you think making money is that easy? What's more, you have no experience at all. I originally thought that the wife Jing Shen married might not have any special abilities, but she could live a stable life. Now it seems that she is not suitable for living a stable life." Wang Jinfeng looked down on Ai Xiaoxia at all. She was pretty, but disobedient.
"Grandma, I'm good at living. My mother-in-law likes me very much, and everyone in the family likes me. Don't worry, our family will only get better and better with me." Ai Xiaoxia said with a smile. Although she is Lu Jingshen's grandmother, she can't be allowed to act unreasonably just because she is an elder.
Wang Jinfeng found that she could not gain any advantage by talking to Ai Xiaoxia, so she ignored her. Anyway, she was not the purpose of her visit today. She had originally planned to start by talking about her formal work and mention Zhang Tingting in passing, but as she was talking, she was led astray by Ai Xiaoxia.
So Wang Jinfeng turned directly to Lu Guojiu and said, "Second brother, I heard about Tingting's matter from your eldest brother. After all, it's a family matter. Just think of it as a favor to mother and let it go. A formal job is a big deal, a glory for our Lu family, and it sounds good when it's shared. As an uncle, how can you still argue with a child?"
Lu Guojiu couldn't reject his mother directly, but he didn't want to agree either, so he explained, "Mom, this isn't something you can care about. Zhang Tingting is such a bad kid. She's too dark-hearted. If she doesn't learn a lesson, she won't know what's right and wrong."
Wang Jinfeng said, "She knows she's wrong now. If she didn't know, would I be the one to intercede for her? Just listen to me and don't make a fuss anymore. Tingting will be a regular employee in the next two days. It's a good thing that our family will have a stable job for her in the future."
Without waiting for Lu Guojiu to speak, Ai Xiaoxia said directly: "Grandma, my dad can't make the decision on this matter. Jing Shen and I are going to investigate it. You don't have to say anything. This matter is not negotiable."
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