Chapter 122 Does a slap on the face hurt?
Ai Xiaoxia actually liked people who spoke openly and frankly. She smiled and said, "We are neighbors. We will have many opportunities to meet in the future. Please take care of me, sister-in-law."
Ma Jiahong still looked at Ai Xiaoxia and couldn't help but said, "You are so beautiful and capable, and most importantly, you are easy-going. If I hadn't gone to Lao Wu's to get the key today, and hadn't heard about you and was curious, I wouldn't have come back. If I didn't come back, wouldn't I have missed the opportunity to meet you again? If I had known my neighbor was so capable, I should have come back earlier to keep in touch with you. It's not too late for me to come back now, right?" She said the last sentence jokingly, and laughed as she said it.
Ai Xiaoxia could also tell that Ma Jiahong knew something. She must have heard about her opening a store, otherwise she wouldn't say that.
She smiled and said, "Teacher Ma, you're too kind. To be honest, I don't really have any teachers among my friends. Will I have acquaintances in the education system in the future?" Of course, Ai Xiaoxia was also joking.
Seeing Ai Xiaoxia so cheerful and easygoing, Ma Jiahong was particularly happy and said, "I didn't want to come back before because I didn't have the right person in mind. But now that I've met you, I have to come back and stay for two days. Oh, by the way, I went to your barbecue restaurant with my colleagues last weekend. The food was really good, and the environment was great. I have to go again this weekend."
After hearing this, Ai Xiaoxia was completely certain that the news of her opening a shop had spread. Looking at He Xiangju behind her, Ai Xiaoxia suddenly wanted to laugh. After traveling through time, her luck was really good. She thought He Xiangju would know about this in the evening, and she would just embarrass herself at home. She didn't expect it to happen in advance and in front of her. It was quite interesting.
She said to Ma Jiahong, "From now on, when sister-in-law goes to the store, mention my name and I'll give you a discount."
Ma Jiahong said, "Look, if I had come back earlier, I wouldn't have been able to show off in front of my friends this weekend, right?"
Ai Xiaoxia said, "We're all family, how can you let your sister-in-law lose face? Tomorrow I'll bring you some coupons. You can give them to your colleagues and use them directly as a meal discount."
Coupons were not popular at that time. Ai Xiaoxia's original intention of doing this was to promote the business and attract more people to dine. However, during this period of time, she found that coupons were considered prestigious in the eyes of many people. Basically, they were given by Sun Qiang as favors, and they were quite valuable. This surprised Ai Xiaoxia a little, but it was a good thing as the promotion was welcomed by everyone.
Ma Jiahong agreed repeatedly: "Then I will come back tomorrow afternoon. I won't be polite with you. You are carrying vegetables here, so I won't invite you into the house to delay your cooking. I have to go back to my mother's house for dinner soon."
Ai Xiaoxia said: "I envy you for being able to eat ready-made food every day. I'm going back now. See you tomorrow."
Ma Jiahong said, "I'm just lazy. See you tomorrow." After she finished speaking, she noticed He Xiangju on the stairs behind Ai Xiaoxia. She knew her, but not that well, so she nodded to her as a greeting, then went back to the house and closed the door.
Ai Xiaoxia walked to the door of her house and looked back at He Xiangju: "Do you know what foresight is? You really don't need to show off to me, because we are not on the same level."
After saying that, she took the key to open the door and went in. Needless to say, only those who felt the pain in their face knew it.
He Xiangju was completely dumbfounded. She had just wanted to hear what Ai Xiaoxia and Ma Jiahong were saying, so she stepped back two steps. If she had known earlier, she would have gone home.
Now she was really slapped in the face. She felt so ashamed of being an ignorant clown.
Before, she was glad that Ai Xiaoxia was smart, but she was too proud. If she didn't open the clothing store, it would be a bargain for herself.
Who would have thought that they were running such a big business, not because they were ambitious, but because they were really at that level, and what they were proud of was worthless in their eyes.
Last week, she and Liu Hao passed by the barbecue restaurant, but they couldn't bear to spend money to eat there. She was thinking that at the end of the month, she would save up some money and take her husband there to broaden her horizons. She never expected that the place that made her feel so high-end was actually owned by Ai Xiaoxia.
Just now I told Ai Xiaoxia that it was useless for her to have good taste if she didn't make money. Now I think I was really ridiculous. No one took me seriously at all.
He Xiangju's store has opened these days, and her heart is indeed inflated. She thinks she is not bad and is down-to-earth and hardworking, unlike Ai Xiaoxia who has ideas in her mind but is not down-to-earth. Now He Xiangju is dumbfounded and regrets it, but it is too late.
Ai Xiaoxia returned home and started cooking. As for people like He Xiangju, Ai Xiaoxia didn't care much about them. They were just short-sighted, narrow-minded, and petty. There was no need to waste time on them.
She thought Ma Jiahong was an okay person. At least he said what he thought and didn't play tricks. It was easy to get along with him. He was a good neighbor. There were not many things to do and they were always happy.
Cooking in winter feels more lively and the whole house is filled with steam.
Lu Jingshen came home from get off work, changed into his slippers, and said to the kitchen, "It smells so good? Is the fish cooked?"
When Ai Xiaoxia heard Lu Jingshen coming back, she stuck her head out and waved at him: "Well, go wash your hands and eat right away."
Lu Jingshen went to the kitchen to take a look first, and then kissed Ai Xiaoxia on the face while she wasn't paying attention, then went to the bathroom to wash his hands, and then hurried back to help get the dishes.
Dinner was served soon. Lu Jingshen sat down and smiled, then said to Ai Xiao, "You know what? Word spread around the office this afternoon that I'm looking for a rich wife."
Ai Xiaoxia asked with some concern: "I thought about it. Did it affect your work or anything?"
Lu Jingshen smiled and shook his head, "No, I didn't care about that. Everyone at work knows me, so no one said anything bad. It's just that everyone was quite surprised, especially Qiangzi asking me to drive back, which confirmed that you are rich."
Ai Xiaoxia was relieved now and smiled: "Isn't it good to have money? We have money, and everyone knows that we have money. We don't have to worry about what to buy in the future." After saying that, she thought of Ma Jiahong's matter and told Lu Jingshen about it.
Lu Jingshen said, "Just get along with each other as you wish. Don't worry about offending others and affecting me. I'm upright and I'm not afraid of that."
"I understand, Mr. Lu. Eat more. These are all your favorites."
"You eat too."
While the two were eating their meal sweetly, the two families next door became restless.
He Xiangju felt very upset, but she didn't dare tell the truth to her husband.
Liu Hao knew that it was Ai Xiaoxia who advised He Xiangju to open the garment store, so he thought that his wife had a good relationship with Ai Xiaoxia.
At this time, she kept talking about the rumors about Ai Xiaoxia at work: "Xiangju, our family is quite lucky. We live next door to Mr. Lu. Mr. Lu has excellent skills and no one at work disrespects him. And my sister-in-law can make money. I think it would be great if we could open this garment shop and give you some advice. You should hang out with my sister-in-law more often. She has a lot of ideas. If we follow them, we'll definitely be able to do better in the future."
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