Chapter 73 Another top-notch one
Ai Xiaoxia looked at the wall in the living room and said, "I'm going to buy some paint at noon. I'm going to paint something on the wall of the dining room to add more variety to the room." Because she didn't want to hang any paintings anymore, it was expensive and took up space.
Lu Jingshen smiled and agreed: "Okay, I'll listen to you, you definitely have good taste."
Ai Xiaoxia also laughed: "That's right, don't you see who I am?" After saying that, she looked at the empty windowsill and said: "Oh, right, go buy a few more flower pots, I want to plant some flowers. Life must be exquisite. Don't waste such a good window sill sunshine."
Lu Jingshen agreed: "Okay, I'll write down what you want to buy and buy it together this afternoon."
Ai Xiaoxia looked around again and told her everything she wanted to buy. Lu Jingshen followed her and wrote it down. He really liked the feeling of decorating their new home together and longed to be with her like this for the rest of his life.
Ever since Lu Jingshen confirmed his feelings, he has been thinking about how to make the little girl understand. Now that they live together and see each other every day, there are more opportunities. Before, at home, even if they slept in the same room, it was not a world for the two of them.
Ai Xiaoxia never thought of Lu Jingshen's ideas, and happily talked about some plans for home decoration.
The two of them went out and went straight to the department store, where they bought everything they needed. They bought flower pots and dug up soil, but there were no flowers. Ai Xiaoxia wanted to wait until she returned to her hometown to ask Lu Lin for some flower seedlings, as Lu Lin's mother-in-law had grown a lot of flowers.
After shopping, they missed lunch time, so they had a bowl of noodles at a snack bar outside and bought some dishes to cook in the evening. The two of them came back with the food.
When I arrived at the door of my house, the door next door opened and a woman in her twenties came out. She was dressed very simply and had a pigtail.
She came over and said hello: "Mr. Lu, this is my sister-in-law, right? She is so beautiful."
Lu Jingshen said to Ai Xiaoxia, "This is our neighbor. Her husband is from our department. His name is Liu Hao."
Ai Xiaoxia greeted with a smile: "Hello, I'm Lu Jingshen's wife Ai Xiaoxia. I see we are about the same age, so you can just call me Xiaoxia."
The woman said, "Even though my sister-in-law is younger than me, I have to follow Liu Hao and call her sister-in-law. My name is He Xiangju, so you can call me Xiangju. I went out shopping this morning and didn't know you guys had moved in, so I couldn't help. Is the house ready? Is there anything I can help you with?"
Ai Xiaoxia had a good first impression of He Xiangju and said with a smile, "We don't have much stuff and we've almost finished packing. Come in and sit for a while."
He Xiangju said, "Then I'll go in and take a look. This is my first time living in a new house, and I don't know how to decorate it. I'll go to your house to learn."
Ai Xiaoxia said: "Then let's go inside and talk."
As she spoke, she opened the door and invited He Xiangju in. Lu Jingshen carried all the things in from behind and closed the door.
He Xiangju walked into the room, looked around, and couldn't help sighing, "Sister-in-law, your decoration is so beautiful, isn't it? It looks like something out of a TV show."
Ai Xiaoxia said modestly, "I was just imagining things from the pictures in the magazine. Want to go into the bedroom and take a look?"
He Xiangju followed Ai Xiaoxia into the south bedroom and immediately fell in love with the four-piece bed set: "Sister-in-law, your sheets and quilt covers are so beautiful. When you have time, can you teach me how to make them? I love them so much."
Ai Xiaoxia smiled and said, "That's fine. I'll teach you when I have time."
Lu Jingshen was not used to talking to unfamiliar women, so he put down the things he had just bought, washed his hands, and went to boil water.
He Xiangju followed Ai Xiaoxia around and was extremely envious. She said that although Ai Xiaoxia's house didn't have many things, it looked very high-end.
Ai Xiaoxia said that if she wanted to buy anything else, she would help her find out.
The two talked for a while. He Xiangju was very polite. Knowing that Ai Xiaoxia had just arrived and had a lot to clean up, she said goodbye and left, saying that she would ask Ai Xiaoxia to visit her home when she had time.
Ai Xiaoxia sent He Xiangju out, closed the door, and came back to look at Lu Jingshen and said with a smile: "Our neighbors are good. A close neighbor is worse than a distant relative. It is important to have a good neighbor."
Lu Jingshen also smiled and said, "Well, Liu Hao is a good person. He is good at talking and is very particular about his work."
"That's good, I feel relieved." Ai Xiaoxia was in a good mood and couldn't wait to pick up the paint and start painting the wall.
The two of them first protected the ground with newspapers, then Ai Xiaoxia mixed the colors, made a draft, and began painting.
Because my home tends to prefer a modern and simple style, I painted a picture of an elk in the deep forest in early spring. The background colors are mainly black, white and gray, with some green added. The elk's antlers are rich in color, reflecting the warmth of spring and the blooming flowers, making the whole picture lively and dreamy. There is a lot of white space in the picture, so it doesn't look crowded and is very comfortable.
Lu Jingshen helped wash the paintbrushes and pass things to her while Ai Xiaoxia concentrated on painting.
In order to ensure good ventilation and quick drying, the door is open. There are no mosquitoes in this season and it is almost snowing.
Watching Ai Xiaoxia paint, Lu Jingshen felt a bit lost. Did she really learn it on her own? Was she talented? Did she just paint as she pleased?
Although I don't know much about painting, her steps really don't feel like those of an amateur.
Lu Jingshen became more and more curious about Ai Xiaoxia, but the more curious he became, the more he liked this mysterious woman. He wanted to explore and understand her.
Before the painting was finished, a woman in her thirties came in with a child. The woman had permed hair, shoulder-length hair with big curls, and was wearing a pink tweed plaid top. The color did not match this person and it looked a bit incongruous.
As soon as the child came in, he ran to Ai Xiaoxia's side, reached out and touched the newly painted wall, scratching a piece of the tree trunk.
Ai Xiaoxia quickly used her body to block the child: "Little boy, the paint is poisonous. If you touch it or eat it, you will get a stomachache."
The child is ignorant, and Ai Xiaoxia can't care about it, but she can't let the child cause more damage either.
The woman in pink didn't feel embarrassed at all about the child ruining someone else's painting. She smiled and said, "This kid has been naughty since he was little. Besides, he's very smart. He won't eat anything unclean. He was just playing around."
Ai Xiaoxia can tolerate children's ignorance, but this is obviously the ignorance of adults.
But before she could speak, Lu Jingshen spoke: "Sister Chen, you may be naughty, but you can't destroy other people's things, otherwise it would be impolite."
Because he often came here by himself a few days ago, he met this woman. She lived just one door away. Her husband's surname was Chen, and he was a technician in the construction department.
Mrs. Chen curled her lips and said, "Look, you are still arguing with the child." After saying that, she pulled the child to her side, looking a little unhappy.
Ai Xiaoxia also realized that this person had no manners, otherwise he would not have come in without knocking.
To deal with such a person, it is better to persuade her to leave. After all, arguing with such a person will only make you lose face, and the work is not finished yet, so there is no need to waste time with her.
She wiped her hands, took two snacks and gave them to the child. Then she said to the woman, "Mrs. Chen, this paint won't come off once it gets on you. Your clothes are all new, it would be a shame to get them dirty. We just moved in today and there's a lot to clean up. I won't keep you here talking any longer."
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