Chapter 456 Qin Shuang is in a difficult situation
The roads were slippery and windy on a snowy day.
The weather in Jiao County is like this. The closer it gets to the New Year, the more snow it will fall. Chen Guilan had already bought New Year's goods and the refrigerator was full.
The last time Chen Guisheng came, he brought a lot of cabbage, radishes and green onions. The house had meat, fish and vegetables. Except for taking out the garbage, the mother and daughter didn't have to go downstairs.
Su Jiaojiao hasn't left the house since she came back. She has been staying at home eating, drinking, sleeping, or watching TV series with Chen Guilan. Her nerves, which had been tense for a long time, suddenly relaxed, and she felt so good.
During this period, neither the mother nor the daughter mentioned the blind date.
After all, she is her mother. No matter how angry Su Jiaojiao is, she cannot be unreasonable. This matter is over for her.
Chen Guilan realized that she had done something wrong, and of course she would not mention it again. She made delicious food for Su Jiaojiao in different ways every day. The mother and daughter had not seen each other for a year, and she had a lot to say to her daughter.
The day before New Year's Eve, Qin Shuang still came. She called Chen Guilan in advance and said she would come. When she arrived, Chen Guilan had already prepared the meal.
Qin Shuang felt very embarrassed and said that she always came to disturb them. She brought two sets of cosmetics for the mother and daughter, saying that they were gifts from customers.
Chen Guilan said she was too polite. Su Jiaojiao accepted the gift, thanked her, and said that the two sets of cosmetics were quite expensive.
During the meal, Qin Shuang couldn't wait to tell Su Jiaojiao about the handicrafts. "Now Yu Baiqiang won't even answer my calls. He insists that Lu Jiaping and I are in cahoots, saying we conspired to cheat him. Actually, he really wronged me, and I paid him back. Lu Jiaping had good intentions but ended up doing something bad."
"I heard they have called the police. The truth will eventually come to light." Su Jiaojiao didn't believe that Lu Jiaping had good intentions but did something bad, but Qin Shuang didn't seem to be pretending.
Chen Guilan didn't understand what was going on and just listened quietly.
"I really hope the police can get to the bottom of this soon and clear our name." Qin Shuang felt like she had no way of defending herself. "You all know that my relationship with Lu Jiaping is entirely because of Xiuming. We only see each other a few times a year, and yet that woman actually called and scolded me, saying I was shameless and seduced her husband..."
Chen Guilan and Su Jiaojiao looked at each other.
"That woman is Lu Jiaping's wife, Wu Xinyue..." Qin Shuang's eyes were haggard as he sighed, "She said I harmed Lu Jiaping and that I wanted to usurp his throne, and told me to give up on this idea as soon as possible. I swear to God, I never had such thoughts. There is nothing between us..."
Su Jiaojiao thought of the scene when she had dinner with them last time. It was just like a family of three. Anyone who saw it would have a lot of imagination.
Now Qin Shuang says they are innocent... Anyway, she doesn't believe it.
"That's right, she's really good at talking nonsense." Chen Guilan agreed, "Xiu Ming has been back for several years, haven't you never been to the imperial capital?"
Chen Guilan's understanding of Qin Shuang was still at the stage when she was recuperating in Qingyuan Hospital. At that time, Qin Shuang really had no ideas.
At that time, Qin Shuang often said that she would be more relaxed if there were more people to help her raise the child. As long as her son lived well, she would have nothing to worry about.
"But I'm at a loss for words. I can't explain myself at all." Qin Shuang couldn't eat anymore and said depressedly, "Also, I've been friends with Yu Baiqiang for many years. How could I have cheated him? If I had been involved in this, the police would have come to my door long ago."
"Aunt Qin, no one can blame you for something you didn't do." Su Jiaojiao comforted her, "If you don't know what to do, don't do anything. We can deal with it after the New Year."
The main reason is that this matter is too much like a double act.
Yu Baiqiang said that if Qin Shuang had not invested, he would not have dared to invest so much. In the end, he lost the most. It was not without reason that he suspected Qin Shuang.
But Qin Shuang obviously sided with Lu Jiaping, saying that there are gains and losses in business, which in itself is a very infuriating statement.
Don't forget that Yu Baiqiang did not invest blindly. He also tried the waters in the early stages and made profits before investing heavily. Who wouldn't be angry when a business that was sure to make money suddenly lost all its money?
"Eat first!" Chen Guilan scooped her a bowl of red bean and millet porridge and said softly, "I see you've lost a lot of weight recently. You don't dare to torture yourself like this."
The three of them were chatting when Cheng Yu arrived. She was carrying a bag of braised pig's trotters. Seeing them eating, she said with a smile, "It's better to come at the right time than to come early. It's just right for you to try my cooking."
"Thank you, sister-in-law. I love pig's trotters the most." Su Jiaojiao immediately went to the kitchen to get a set of bowls and chopsticks. "Let's sit down and eat together."
"This is my niece's wife." Chen Guilan liked Cheng Yu very much. She pulled her to sit down and introduced her to Qin Shuang. She then said to Cheng Yu, "This is your Aunt Qin, your aunt's good sister."
"Hello, Aunt Qin." Cheng Yu greeted Qin Shuang openly. Qin Shuang forced a smile and said, "Hello."
The pig's trotters are soft and glutinous, with a bright red color.
Very delicious.
Cheng Yu didn't treat himself as an outsider. He sat down, picked up his chopsticks and started eating. He didn't forget to tell Su Jiaojiao: "Our eldest brother-in-law's sister just got married in the twelfth month of this year. We need to entertain the new son-in-law in the first month of next year. He can't come on the fourth day of the first lunar month. Your brother and I will also go back to the village on the fourth day of the first lunar month. Your uncle said that the brothers-in-law will come on the sixth day. Then you can bring your partner with you so that everyone can get to know each other."
Su Jiaojiao was stunned.
How did Cheng Yu know?
Cheng Yu chuckled: "Didn't my second uncle introduce you to a girl?"
"No," Chen Guilan explained hurriedly, "Jiao Jiao's boyfriend is her own boyfriend. He's not the one your uncle introduced. I didn't see that guy."
"Oh..." Cheng Yu was confused. "We all thought we had met before!"
"No." Su Jiaojiao didn't expect that the news had spread so widely. She was speechless. "When my boyfriend comes, I'll take him there."
Qin Shuang looked at Su Jiaojiao with mixed feelings.
She heard from Qin Xiuming that Su Jiaojiao had already gone to the Lu family to meet the parents, and that except for Lin Manli, everyone else was very satisfied.
"Okay, that's settled then." Cheng Yu, who was carefree, didn't ask any further questions. "I called Chen Juan yesterday and asked her to come over with her boyfriend so we could have a good time together."
Cheng Yu put down her chopsticks after taking a few bites of the food, saying that she had already eaten when she came here, and only when she saw the delicious food cooked by her aunt could she couldn't help but take a few bites.
Chen Guilan was very happy to hear this and found two bottles of wine for her: "This is for you. I'll send it to your father tomorrow."
"Thank you, auntie!" Cheng Yu took it happily and left.
After Cheng Yu left, Qin Shuang said, "Your niece-in-law is a straightforward person. People like her are easy to get along with."
"That's right!" Chen Guilan laughed. "As soon as my niece-in-law came home, she started calling me 'Auntie' all the time. She comes to visit me whenever she's free and is always eager to do the housework. She's not at all estranged from me."
"This is a good thing." Qin Shuang thought of her brothers and sisters, her eyes dimmed. If she had contact with them, she would also be their aunt.
After dinner, Qin Shuang asked Su Jiaojiao again: "I heard that you went home with Lu Jingyou on New Year's Day?"
"Yes." Su Jiaojiao nodded. She went to the Lu family to meet the parents openly and there was nothing she couldn't say.
"Have you met that woman?" Qin Shuang was not surprised that Su Jiaojiao met her parents. The person she wanted to ask about most was Wu Xinyue.
Chen Guilan heard the two people talking in the kitchen and listened attentively.
In the past two days since her daughter came back, she hasn't had time to ask about meeting the Lu family's parents.
"No." Su Jiaojiao said truthfully, "They were not there when I went there."
"That woman is not easy to get along with. You have to be careful." Qin Shuang took out her phone and opened the text message Wu Xinyue sent her to show Su Jiaojiao, "Look, what did she say..."
Su Jiaojiao took a look and didn't want to look at it anymore.
It was a quarrel between two women, with fierce and sharp words.
You can feel the strong smell of gunpowder even through the screen, and it's the kind that has already exploded.
It's just that the mess between them has nothing to do with her.
She wasn't interested in knowing.
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