On the second day of the Chinese New Year, Lu Hongjun brought mutton, prawns and fruits, which were all Lu Jiaxin's favorites.

Qian Xiaoxiao took the things very neatly. If she didn't want the things, it would be a bargain for the vixen mother and daughter: "Sister Xin is always in a bad mood when she sees you. She is not in good health now, and the doctor told her to keep a good mood. If you really love her, you shouldn't disturb her."

Although she said she would beat Lu Hongjun up before, she was just talking about it and she would never really beat him up. She beat that man up and people talked about it, but he was not her biological father! She was not planning to get married anyway, so no matter what those people said, Sister Xin was a decent person and her reputation was still very important to her.

Lu Hongjun felt a little aggrieved, but he still held back his anger and said, "Let her come out. I have something to tell her."

How could Qian Xiaoxiao let him go and nag Lu Jiaxin? She said, "Just tell me, and I'll tell Sister Xin when she comes out."

Lu Hongjun felt a little aggrieved, but still said: "The tutor I hired for her will come the day after tomorrow. The student is called Deng Yan, a sophomore in the School of Foreign Languages, and his English pronunciation is very standard."

Qian Xiaoxiao said, "I see. If you have nothing else, go back quickly. You are not welcome here."

Being reckless has its advantages. Xue Mao would never dare to talk to Lu Hongjun like that, let alone Xiao Qiu. Qian Xiaoxiao was not afraid of these things. Lu Jiaxin was her breadwinner, and she didn't care about anyone else except her.

Lu Hongjun went out with a grim face.

After driving the people away, Qian Xiaoxiao opened the bag and said, "Wow, what a big lamb leg and so many prawns. Xue Mao, we'll have braised prawns and mutton stewed with potatoes for lunch."

Qian Xiaoxiao's favorite thing is meat, so she doesn't understand why Lu Jiaxin doesn't eat chicken legs or duck legs. As for fruit, it doesn't matter. Unlike her, Lu Jiaxin can live without meat but must have fruit every day. So when Xue Mao goes shopping for vegetables, he buys fruit no matter how expensive it is, and she eats it alone after buying it. Now that transportation is inconvenient, fruit is so expensive that they can't bear to eat it.

Xue Mao knew Lu Jiaxin's personality: "Let's go ask Sister Xin. If she doesn't want it, we can send the things back."

"I don't want something that's delivered to my door. Sister Xin won't do such a stupid thing."

Lu Jiaxin looked at these things and didn't send them back, but she didn't want them either: "Xue Mao, send all these things to my brother."

Qian Xiaoxiao was a little reluctant, there was so much meat! But she knew Lu Jiaxin's temper, so she didn't dare to say anything no matter how distressed she was.

After Xue Mao left, Qian Xiaoxiao apologized: "Sister Xin, I'm sorry, I should have asked you before accepting these things."

Lu Jiaxin smiled and said, "I heard your conversation with him clearly in the room. Don't worry, he will accept whatever he sends to you in the future and send it to Big Brother."

Qian Xiaoxiao nodded.

On the eighth day of the first lunar month, the tutor that Lu Hongjun hired came over. When Qian Xiaoxiao opened the door and saw the tutor, she was stunned for a moment: "Who are you looking for?"

"Is this Lu Jiaxin's home? My name is Deng Yan, and I'm the tutor hired by Lu's father."

When Qian Xiaoxiao heard this, she immediately invited him into the main room, and then called out Lu Jiaxin who was reading in the room: "Student Deng, this is Sister Xin."

Lu Jiaxin was shocked to find that she spoke softly, but when she saw Deng Yan's appearance, she understood the reason. This boy has fair skin, delicate features, and wears a pair of black-framed glasses. No matter what era, everyone likes gentle boys. Well, more than 30 years later, they are called fresh meat.

Deng Yan extended his hand and said with a smile: "Hello, Mr. Lu, I am Deng Yan, and I hope we can get along well in the next year."

When he said this, he showed a mouthful of white teeth, which easily made people like him. Qian Xiaoxiao was so fascinated by him.

Lu Jiaxin didn't extend her hand. It was not fashionable to shake hands at that time. "Hello, I am Lu Jiaxin. Please provide more guidance in the future."

Deng Yan was very surprised and replied in English: "Mr. Lu, your English is so good. Why do you need a tutor?"

The pronunciation is standard and the expression is fluent, the speed is moderate, the words are appropriate, and there are no grammatical errors. At this level, there is no need for tutoring!

Lu Jiaxin continued in English: "My grammar is not good, I need to strengthen it."

Deng Yan also responded in English, saying that he would help her with grammar in a targeted manner.

The two of them communicated in English, and Qian Xiaoxiao, who was standing beside them, was so excited that she couldn't understand a word of this bird language. Although the man was good-looking, it was quite boring to stay here, so she turned around and went to chat with Xue Mao.

Deng Yan came here mainly to understand Lu Jiaxin's situation, and then develop a learning plan that suits her.

Lu Jiaxin said, "Student Deng, I need an English teacher who can come to teach me every day, and a math teacher who can teach in English. Do you have any recommendations? Don't worry, I will give you a satisfactory salary."

Deng Yan has a high level of English and no worries about finding a part-time job, but he is a little puzzled: "Your English is already very good, and you can get high scores in grammar without any problem, so why do you still need to teach in English?"

Deng Yan is a student, so it is impossible for him to come and give her lessons every day: "I will ask someone to find out."

Deng Yan left after two hours of class, so I paid him for a replacement fee, 5 yuan per hour. But nowadays, there are few people who can speak English, and it is even rarer to find someone as fluent in spoken English as Deng Yan, so the price is expensive.

Xue Mao asked curiously: "Sister, how come you speak English so well all of a sudden?"

He didn't understand the bird language, but Lu Jiaxin had been stumbling when she first read along with the tape recorder, but now she was very fluent, and the college student who followed her also answered questions fluently.

Lu Jiaxin glanced at him and said, "From September to now, I have spent three or four hours every day learning English. Do you think all this was in vain?"

Xue Mao chuckled and said, "I think that since you speak English so well, there's no need to hire a tutor."

"My oral English is OK, but I need to improve my grammar. I have to improve this if I want to get a high score."

Xue Mao, who didn't even want to go to night school, thought it was okay. But Lu Jiaxin wanted to take the college entrance exam, which was different from him: "Sister Xin, then you should study hard and apply to Hua University or Beijing University."

Lu Jiaxin's previous goal was CUHK, but now that she is going to Hong Kong City, she will definitely apply to the university there. Her goal is the Hong Kong University Business School, but there are differences in teaching between the two places, so she is not sure if she can get in now.

Deng Yan was very quick and brought two people over on the 13th day of the first lunar month. One was surnamed Wu, about 50 years old, a former college English teacher, but later refused to return to school to teach after being rehabilitated; the other was surnamed Zhou, a female, about 40 years old, a math teacher at Huada High School. Both spoke standard British English, which just met her requirements.

Lu Jiaxin chatted with them for a while, and then decided on the class time. Because Teacher Wu didn't have to work, the class time was first set according to Teacher Zhou's time, and then the English class time was set. The fee was calculated by the hour like Deng Yan, but it was higher than his, ten yuan per hour.

After the Lantern Festival, Su Heyuan found out the details of Ding Xiaoxia's mother. Ding's mother was called Gu Lanlan. She came back with a girl from Dingjia Village who worked as a maid in the city. Because she was beautiful, Ding's father took a fancy to her and married her home.

Gu Lanlan never told anyone about her background, and lived a peaceful life after marrying Ding's father. Unfortunately, she was weak and died of illness when Ding Xiaoxia was nine years old.

Dingjia Village also asked about Gu Lanlan's family, and she said that they were all dead, killed by bandits. No one asked about her sad past for fear of touching upon her. However, Ding's father had slept with her for more than ten years, so he knew something. Su Heyuan paid him some money and he told him everything he knew.

It turns out that Gu Lanlan was sold by her drug-addicted father to a wealthy family as a maid. The first few years were peaceful, but then the situation became increasingly chaotic and wars were frequent. The family took their belongings and went to the Magic City to avoid the war. The girl who signed a death contract with Dingjia Village was left behind to look after the house, but one night a gangster came to rob. She and a girl from the village hid in a dry well and escaped. The girl decided to go home, but Gu Lanlan didn't want to go home, so she followed the girl back to Dingjia Village.

Su Heyuan was skeptical of what Ding's father said. From Gu Xiuxiu, Ding Xiaoxia and Lu Jiaxin, it can be seen that the girls in this family are all good-looking. With Gu's father's character, he would definitely sell the child for a high price. Being a maid doesn't make much money. However, after getting the information he needed, he didn't continue to investigate.

Soon, the people who went to inquire about the Gu family also brought back the news. Mrs. Gu gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Except for the eldest son, Mrs. Gu and the other four children were sold. But Mrs. Gu hanged herself on the night she was sold. The two daughters, the eldest daughter Gu Xiuxiu was sixteen years old at the time, and was sold to a wealthy businessman in his fifties. The wealthy businessman died suddenly on the night of taking a concubine, and Gu Xiuxiu disappeared; the youngest daughter Gu Lanlan was sold to a brothel. At the age of eleven, she first worked as a maid serving tea and water. Four years later, a group of soldiers broke into the brothel and it was in chaos. At this time, there was a fire in the backyard, and many girls and maids took advantage of the chaos to run away.

The names matched, and Lu Jiaxin looked like Gu Xiuxiu. There weren't so many coincidences in this world. So he could conclude that Gu Lanlan was Gu Xiuxiu's biological sister.

Su Heyuan called Su Hongying and told her about this: "Aunt, I want to tell Ms. Gu about Lu Jiaxin's news. She doesn't have anyone she can trust around her right now, and knowing that she has this extremely smart granddaughter, she should want to take her to her side."

Su Hongying knew that he wanted to bring Lu Jiaxin to Hongcheng, but it was not an easy task. Even if Lu Jiaxin agreed, Lu Hongjun and Lu Jiaguang would not agree. But if Ms. Gu wanted to take her to Hongcheng, it would be easier.

After thinking for a while, Su Hongying said, "I'll ask Lu Jiaxin's opinion first. If she agrees, you can tell Ms. Gu about her."

"good.

"Jiaxin, Jiaxin, phone call..."

Auntie Pang's loud voice rang out again outside. Because Lu Jiaxin received so many phone calls, they had become a sight in this alley.

Lu Jiaxin was a little helpless, put down the book and walked out: "Auntie Fatty, can you please stop shouting outside in the future, just knock on the door and tell us!"

When she goes out these days, people always ask her why she gets so many calls. What can she do? She can only say that it is Lu Jiaguang or her hometown or friends calling. In the past, neighbors did not interfere with each other, which was a bit cold. Now, too much enthusiasm is unbearable.

Auntie Pang smiled and said, "I'm just worried that you can't hear me! Let's go. This time it's a woman calling. From the sound of her voice, it's not your eldest sister-in-law or fifth sister-in-law."

After saying this, a gossipy light flashed in her eyes. She was the one who answered all of Lu Jiaxin's calls, and only those few people called her, so she was familiar with her voice. I wonder who will call this time.

Dear friends, please write more frequently. I also want to write more, but I don’t have that much time and energy. In the past, Bao’s father worked from 9 to 5 and could take care of the children. Last year, Bao’s father was transferred to the countryside and often worked overtime and couldn’t come back. This month, he has not had any weekends off (the two children had mycoplasma pneumonia at the beginning of the month, and I took care of them alone). Sometimes I really wish I could have three heads and six arms, and tears flowed...

(End of this chapter)