Lu Jiaxin and Su Hongying didn't chat for long because they had guests at home. As soon as they went out, they heard a silver bell-like laughter coming up.

After going downstairs, Lu Jiaxin saw a young woman in a blue long-sleeved dress. The girl had an oval face, glowing white skin, and a slim figure, but she was not tall.

Su Hongying had a proper smile on her face. She introduced the two people: "Xinxin, this is Chen Qingqing; Qingqing, this is Jiaxin."

This introduction made Lu Jiaxin instantly understand that Su Hongying did not like Chen Qingqing, otherwise she would not have introduced her like this, at least she should have explained the background.

Chen Qingqing asked immediately after hearing this: "Lu Jiaxin? Are you Sister Xiaoxia's daughter?"

"How do you know that?"

Chen Qingqing smiled and said, "Sister Xiaoxia saved Yichen. Everyone in our family knows about it."

This name is too strange.

Lu Jiaxin looked her up and down and asked bluntly, "Sister, I see that you are only a few years older than me, so you should call my mother auntie, right?"

She is a teenager and it's okay for her to speak without restraint.

Chen Qingqing paused, then smiled and said, "I'm almost like your mother."

Lu Jiaxin was surprised and said, "Sister, you look like you are only in your early twenties, how come you are similar to my mom? Or are you already in your thirties but you just take good care of yourself and look young? If that's the case, I hope Auntie can teach me how to take care of myself."

What kind of maintenance is that? She is clearly in her early twenties. Calling her mother "sister" means that she has other thoughts.

The smile on Chen Qingqing's face froze instantly, but she soon smiled and said, "Jia Xin, today is Tuesday, don't you have to go to school?

Lu Jiaxin shook her head and said, "My stepmother almost killed me, and I'm still recovering. Alas, I want my father to give me justice, but he doesn't believe me and favors that vicious woman. As the old saying goes, if you have a stepmother, you will have a stepfather."

Chen Qingqing looked a little unnatural, but she quickly said, "Jia Xin, you can't just judge her by one blow. There are vicious stepmothers and good stepmothers in this world."

All right, Lu Jiaxin knew why this woman was unpopular. Su Hongying was not in good health, but she was still fine, but she was still thinking about her position as Mrs. Xie. It was so disgusting.

Lu Jiaxin snorted and deliberately raised her voice and said, "It's better to believe that a sow can climb a tree than to believe that my stepmother is a good person."

Su Hongying saw Chen Qingqing's ugly face and a genuine smile appeared on her face. This girl is really smart. However, she was hesitant and didn't let Lu Jiaxin continue: "Jiaxin, didn't you say you still have class? You can't let the teacher wait."

Lu Jiaxin couldn't stand Chen Qingqing's behavior and said a few words, but the Xie family's right and wrong was not something she could get involved in: "Then I'll go back. Aunt Su, take care of yourself."

On the tenth day of the first lunar month, Lu Jiajie returned with Xiaoqiu and the two children. Xue Mao went to the station to pick them up because he had called in advance.

Lu Jiaxin was reading in the room when she heard Xiaoqiu's loud voice as she put on a thick woolen coat and went out. When she reached the door, she saw Chen Sheng carrying a huge package in. He was struggling to walk, so she knew the package was very heavy.

Then Xiao Qiu came in, carrying a large bamboo basket on her back and holding a package in her hands; Xue Mao, who came in last, was not much behind, holding packages in both hands, which looked quite heavy.

Lu Jiaxin invited Ah Sheng to come in and sit down for a cup of tea, but he was embarrassed and said he had something to do at home, so he put down his things and left.

Seeing this, Lu Jiaxin asked Xue Mao to hold him back, and then stuffed a bag of apples and oranges into his pocket and said, "It's the New Year's Day and you're still troubled to go to the station to pick them up. Brother Sheng, take this back for the kids at home."

Unable to refuse, Chen Sheng accepted it.

Xiao Qiu smiled and said, "Grandpa and my parents prepared more things than this, but we couldn't carry them all, so we just picked up the ones you like."

Among the things she brought was a fox skin, in addition to many mountain products and local specialties, all of which were Lu Jiaxin's favorites.

Lu Jiaxin took a fox skin and looked at it. It was very intact without any holes. "How did you get this skin here? You should give it to the fifth brother. He has many connections and can sell it for a good price."

People who don't know the goods or have bad intentions will lower the price, and if you sell less, you will suffer a big loss.

Xiao Qiu said with a smile: "No, aunt, this fur is for you. My mother knows that you are afraid of cold, and my uncle happened to kill a fox last year, so she asked him to keep the fur. Aunt, this fox fur can make clothes very warm."

How could Lu Jiaxin want such valuable things from them? "No, let Fifth Brother sell it and you can send the money back."

Xiao Qiu took her arm and said, "Aunt, you take care of us so much, my parents are so grateful. This is a little gift from our family, please accept it. If you don't accept it, they will scold me. Aunt, don't you want me to be scolded?"

Lu Jiaxin was so amused that she even resorted to coquettish tactics to get the fox fur. "I'll accept the item but you still have to pay me. How much is it? I'll give it to you right now."

Xiao Qiu knew her temper, so she could only quote a price: "Sixty yuan."

"Sixty dollars? Are you kidding me?"

Xiao Qiu said that this was the price her mother gave to her uncle: "Aunt, if I cheated you, you can drive me away now."

Lu Jiaxin understood immediately that this was a price for family affection. This was also a token of Lu Ersao's kindness, so she gave him 60 yuan without adding any extra money.

Xiao Qiu said, "Aunt, let's steam a bowl of ham for lunch! My grandma made it, it's so delicious that you can swallow your tongue."

Lu Jiaxin said generously: "One bowl is not enough, we have to steam two bowls so that everyone can enjoy it."

While everyone was happy and harmonious here, Lu Jiajie's family was in a dark cloud. Ma Lili knew that he would be back today, so she specially asked him to wait for her at home in the afternoon.

Because he had a lot of stuff to bring, he asked Ah Sheng and Ah Le to pick him up at the station. Ah Sheng went to Lu Jiaxin's place, and Ah Le helped Lu Jiajie carry his stuff back. When he arrived at his house, he saw Ma Lili's gloomy face as soon as he entered the yard, so he put down his stuff and left.

Ma Lili scolded, "Lu Jiajie, why did you come back? If you have the ability, why don't you come back?"

Lu Jiajie used to think that marrying Ma Lili was marrying above his station, so he always gave in to her. But now, he is unwilling to indulge her anymore: "I spent a lot of money to buy this house, why can't I come back?"

Ma Lili was choked and speechless.

Lu Jiajie ignored her and put the child by the stove to warm himself, then moved all the things into the house.

Seeing him ignoring her like this, Ma Lili became even angrier: "Lu Jiajie, don't you want to live like this?"

Lu Jiajie glanced at her and said, "It's obvious that you don't want to live this life. Otherwise, what woman would take on the debt for her family knowing that her family is in debt?"

(End of this chapter)