Surrounded by a crowd, Xie Heng entered the courtyard and went to the main room, which had already been prepared. A square table was placed on the kang (a heated brick bed), on which fruits, dried fruits, candies, and tea were displayed in abundance.
"Come on up, don't be shy, make yourself at home," Jiang Ergou said.
"You can get on the kang (heated brick bed)!" Jiang Xiaohong said.
Xie Heng frowned at the situation before him, but still got onto the kang (a heated brick bed). He glanced at Jiang Xiaohong's face but didn't linger.
He had seen beautiful women before, and Jiang Xiaohong was only slightly above average.
The reason he took a liking to her was entirely due to the maternal uncle of Jiang Xiaohong's second brother.
Jiang Xiaohong's second maternal uncle rented a counter in Baiyuan City to sell goods, and Jiang Xiaohong worked there. Last year, she made some money, and her second maternal uncle experienced a second spring in his life. He started hanging out in dance halls and met Xie Heng.
Knowing that Xie Heng was uneducated and preferred educated women, he disguised Jiang Xiaohong as a recent college graduate, using various deceptions to convince Xie Heng to agree to the marriage.
Actually, he was just doing it for fun and didn't take it too seriously. He knew Jiang Xiaohong's family was of average means before he came, but he didn't expect it to be this average, so he looked down on her a little.
"Don't be shy, the fruit is all washed, eat up, make yourself at home." Song Xuemei's face was full of flattery. She turned her head and saw that Jiang Xiaohong was still standing on the ground, so she hurriedly said, "Come on up on the kang, let me introduce you to her."
Jiang Xiaohong had only met him a few times and knew some basic information about him: he was eight years older than her and very rich. She knew nothing else. Although she was mature and looked down on Jiang Xiaoyan's choice, she was still a girl, and her face turned as red as an apple.
“My Xiaohong is shy, so let me introduce myself. I’m her sister-in-law.” The sister-in-law spoke first. “She doesn’t have a specific job, unlike you. You look like a rich person; your demeanor is quite different, isn’t it?”
Everyone chimed in. After the sister-in-law finished speaking, she glared at Jiang Fuqiao. Jiang Fuqiao, quite sensibly, pushed forward, took out the Zhonghua cigarette he had bought that morning from his pocket, placed it on the table, and said, "Here, have a smoke. I'm her older brother. I'm doing some small business now. I heard you're a sand miner?"
There are all sorts of people in the sand trade. Xie Heng only misjudged Lu Feng. He is no ordinary person. He could tell what kind of person Jiang Fuqiao was just by looking him up and down.
"I opened a sand quarry, sand mining and stuff, about a million or two a year, and other businesses too." Xie Heng lit a cigarette, took a puff, then coughed violently, threw the cigarette into the ashtray, and said, "Fake!"
Jiang Fulu instantly saw an opportunity and stepped forward, saying, "Brother, where did you buy these cigarettes? Those fake cigarettes make people cough. Brother, have mine. I'm Xiaohong's second brother, I..."
"Who the hell is your brother?" Xie Heng said, clearly annoyed. "Shouldn't you call him 'General Manager Xie'?"
Jiang Ergou and his wife looked displeased. They were being bossed around in their own home, but they had to put up with it. If it worked out, even a little bit of the money that the other person earned in a year could make an ordinary person rich.
"If you can't speak properly, then stand back!" Jiang Fuqiao whispered.
Second Sister-in-law's expression was not good, but she still smiled and said, "I am Xiaohong's Second Sister-in-law. President Xie is handsome at first glance, so your parents must be handsome and dashing as well."
Xie Heng ignored her completely and stared at Jiang Xiaohong, asking, "Didn't you say your family is a scholarly family?"
Jiang Xiaohong didn't know what to say, so she just lowered her head. Her second uncle had made it up for her, telling her that once she got married, it didn't matter if she came from a scholarly family or not.
Song Xuemei, quick-witted, hurriedly replied, "Yes, we've had several top scholars (Zhuangyuan and Tanhua) in the past, all listed in the family genealogy. My two sons didn't get into university, but my eldest daughter—yes, her sister—did."
It has to be said that Jiang Xiaoyan has changed a lot in the past six months. She has an indescribable temperament, which comes from her increased knowledge and wealth.
"You two, stop standing here and go find Xiaoyan. You two go to the kitchen and get busy," Song Xuemei ordered.
The eldest and second sisters-in-law exchanged a helpless glance and walked out in their high heels.
Jiang Xiaoyan was busy in the kitchen when she saw her sister-in-law and second sister-in-law come in. She said, "I saw Xiaohong's son-in-law. He's very nice, tall and big, and it's okay if he's a bit older."
“Something went wrong. My second uncle told people that we come from a scholarly family, but when they came to see us, they found that everyone was talking nonsense and they wanted you to go and keep things in order,” my sister-in-law said.
"Go quickly, and remember to say a few good words for me." Second Sister-in-law picked up the spatula and said, "Leave the dishes to me."
Hearing this, Jiang Xiaoyan became a little anxious. She took off her apron, wiped her hands, and prepared to leave. But then she thought that she had never been to university. If she really wanted to pretend to be a university student, she would have to be like Lu Feng, who was the best at fooling people.
But he's not here!
"Xiaoyan, think more about your brother. Your sister-in-law has had a hard life. Your brother lost everything, even his underwear. After the New Year, he won't have any work and will starve. He runs a sand quarry. You should get the marriage arranged first, and next year your brother won't be short of work." The sister-in-law said softly.
As for yesterday's sarcastic and harsh remarks about Jiang Xiaoyan's entire family, it's as if nothing happened.
"Alright!" Jiang Xiaoyan put the apron aside and stepped out the door.
The room was full of people, and the atmosphere was a bit stiff. Xie Heng's face was rather unpleasant. He could have any kind of woman he wanted; he only married this country girl because she came from a scholarly family.
"Smoke, smoke, drink tea!" Jiang Ergou kept urging.
"Have an orange, Xiaohong, peel one for your man."
Xiaohong picked up the orange and peeled it stiffly. She was just a child with little experience. She was good at bullying her own family, but now she was completely lost.
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