Chapter 91 Going to Hu's House
When the two of them went out, they happened to meet Fang Ling who had just returned from shopping.
Fang Ling hasn't been out much these past two days. After that incident, her husband has been very strict with her.
She smiled awkwardly and said, "Mr. Lu, sister-in-law, are you going out?"
Ai Xiaoxia and Lu Jingshen both nodded, said hello, and went downstairs.
The relationship is just like that. It won't be too awkward, but there's no need to pretend to be around each other. Just saying hello when you meet is enough.
Although Fang Ling felt a lot of resentment in her heart, she was clear about one thing: if she continued to make trouble and lost her husband's job, she would be the most pitiful one. So now she could only swallow her anger and listen to her husband in everything.
Because they were close, they soon arrived at Jiang Xiuying's house and knocked on the door.
The person who opened the door was Jiang Xiuying's daughter Hu Miaomiao. Although she didn't know who it was, the child politely called them uncle and aunt, and then called her parents out, saying that there were guests.
Jiang Xiuying was cleaning up in the kitchen, so she came out first: "Mr. Lu, sister-in-law, please come in and sit down."
While she was talking, her husband Hu Changshun also came out. Hu Changshun was a cook. He was very wealthy and plump. He wore an old man's plaid shirt and trousers, had a short flat head, and looked very clean.
He had heard his wife talk about Ai Xiaoxia before, and he knew who she was. He came out and said politely, "Dear guest, dear guest, please come in and sit down."
After entering the house, Lu Jingshen put the things he brought on the ground and said, "Brother Hu, sister-in-law, these are what we brought from home, please don't dislike them."
Hu Changshun is a chef. To be honest, he doesn't have a very high position in this unit, so there are basically no gifts for them.
This serious engineer came to his house and brought gifts, which made Hu Changshun a little flustered: "Engineer Lu is too polite. What happened to your sister-in-law is what I should do. You are too polite."
Lu Jingshen smiled and said to Hu Changshun: "Brother Hu, we are not here just to express our gratitude. Xiaoxia and your sister-in-law get along well, so we are here sincerely to visit."
These words made Hu Changshun feel particularly comfortable and warm in his heart. He couldn't stop smiling: "I always said that your sister-in-law was a shallow person. I was worried that she would not fit in with the group and that she would talk nonsense and be annoying. I didn't expect that your sister-in-law didn't dislike her."
Lu Jingshen said: "Sister-in-law is a person who knows right from wrong, and we all admire this."
Jiang Xiuying smiled and said, "Don't praise me anymore. You guys go sit in the inner room. I'll go make some tea." Then she turned to Hu Miaomiao and said, "Go wash the apples for Uncle and Auntie."
The mother and daughter went to the kitchen, while Ai Xiaoxia, Lu Jingshen and Hu Changshun went into the south room.
Because their dining room was partitioned off with wood and turned into a small bedroom, and his parents were going to live with their youngest son in the future, they would entertain guests in the south room.
The south room is large. There are two single spring sofas opposite the bed, a small coffee table in the middle, the bed is covered with a pink bedspread, the curtains are light blue with bamboo patterns, and a celebrity calendar is hung on the wall, giving it a homey feel.
Lu Jingshen and Hu Changshun sat on the sofa. Ai Xiaoxia was too embarrassed to sit by the bed, so she sat on a round stool by the window.
Soon Hu Miaomiao came in with some fruit. After placing the fruit plate on the tea table, she took out a washed apple and handed it to Ai Xiaoxia: "Auntie, have an apple. My grandma's family grows it. It's very sweet."
Ai Xiaoxia took the apple with a smile, put it on the windowsill, and then said to Hu Miaomiao, "Miaomiao, take a look at the clothes your aunt made for you. Do you like them?" As she spoke, she opened the cloth bag containing the clothes and took out the clothes and skirt.
Hu Miaomiao had heard Jiang Xiuying say that Ai Xiaoxia helped her make clothes, so she happily went over and looked at the clothes with great joy: "They are really beautiful, thank you, auntie."
Ai Xiaoxia said: "Try it on for size. If it doesn't fit, I'll help you change it."
Hu Miaomiao was a little unsure whether she could try it, so she looked at Hu Changshun.
Hu Changshun smiled and said, "Your aunt made it for you, so go and try it."
Hu Miaomiao happily took the clothes back to the north room to try them on.
At this time, Jiang Xiuying came in with tea, placed it on the tea table, and stood beside Ai Xiaoxia: "The fabrics are all yours, right? You are willing to let your child use them."
Ai Xiaoxia smiled and said, "Why are you so proud? A little girl should dress beautifully. When I was my age, I also liked beautiful clothes, but my family wouldn't buy me any. Can't you see how much I love to show off now?"
Jiang Xiuying smiled: "You are beautiful, and you look beautiful in anything you wear."
Ai Xiaoxia also smiled: "Sister-in-law, I'm so proud of you praising me like this."
While chatting and laughing, Hu Miaomiao came out after changing her clothes. She looked particularly beautiful in a small shirt and a denim overalls skirt.
Hu Changshun looked at the child and said, "It really is true that clothes make the man, and saddles make the horse. My sister-in-law's craftsmanship is really excellent."
Ai Xiaoxia went over, pulled Hu Miaomiao to sit down and said, "Auntie will change your hairstyle." As she said that, she combed her hair into a high ponytail, then braided it into a braid with the end of the braid curled up, which looked playful and cute.
Jiang Xiuying looked at Ai Xiaoxia and said, "Sister-in-law, if you have time, please teach me how to comb my child's hair and make clothes. My children dislike the clothes I make."
Ai Xiaoxia smiled and said, "Okay, I'll draw the pattern for my niece's clothes from now on. I may not have enough time to make it, but I'll draw the pattern for you, sister-in-law, and you can just follow it."
Jiang Xiuying nodded repeatedly and said to Hu Miaomiao, "Hurry up and thank your aunt."
Hu Miaomiao thanked Ai Xiaoxia very happily, then went back to the north room to change into another set of clothes.
Laughter could be heard from the Hu family's house that night.
Ai Xiaoxia and Lu Jingshen also sat here until around eight o'clock before saying goodbye and going home. When they left, Jiang Xiuying gave Ai Xiaoxia some glutinous rice flour and red bean paste and asked her to go back and fry oil cakes.
After returning home, they washed up and went to bed.
The next morning, Ai Xiaoxia finished drawing the blueprints. Since there weren't too many complicated designs, the partitions were all carpentry work, and then there were the booths and the stove.
Just draw the style of one private room and the rest will be the same.
There is also a reception desk and a wine display cabinet, which are painted in more detail.
The menu booklet has also been made, but we have to wait until before the opening to take photos of the dishes and post them.
Ai Xiaoxia prepared everything she could and went to Sun Qiang in the afternoon to explain everything to him.
The hotel is making a lot of profit now, and the bath center has not yet started construction, so there is no shortage of funds for the time being. However, Ai Xiaoxia still asked Sun Qiang to apply for a loan to open a barbecue restaurant, because with more working capital on hand, it will be easier when the bath center starts construction. Besides, the country now supports individuals, so wouldn’t it be stupid not to use the convenient conditions?
After everything was explained, Ai Xiaoxia went home. On the way, Ai Xiaoxia thought a lot. She found a public phone and called Dr. Chen's home. What Ai Xiaoxia didn't expect was that Dr. Chen had passed away.
This news was like a bucket of cold water poured over Ai Xiaoxia. She stood on the side of the road for a long time before she calmed down. In fact, she had also thought about the fact that there were no clues in this direction. Then she could only go back to Dawa Village to see if there was any suspicious point on Meng Qiuju.
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