Later, when the original owner grew to be twelve or thirteen years old, she became more and more beautiful. No matter which relative's house she visited, she would receive a lot of praise, making the ordinary Shen Yuqin seem worthless in comparison.
Shen Yuqin started crying and making a scene, refusing to let Shen Honggang take Shen Jingyan to visit relatives. She even tried to scratch Shen Jingyan's face with a knife while she was sleeping, but fortunately Shen Honggang stopped her.
Although the original owner no longer visited relatives, Chen Feng still kept asking her relatives for her share of New Year's money.
Shen Jingyan has now undergone a complete transformation, and she has no intention of visiting relatives with Shen Honggang's family.
Find some time to invite Shen Honggang and Anzi over for a meal.
After breakfast, Shen Jingyan went to sit in Mr. and Mrs. Xu's house for a while, saying many auspicious words, which made the old couple very happy.
Mr. and Mrs. Xu love children and enjoy lively gatherings. However, they only have one daughter who is married far away and cannot come back every year. Therefore, the arrival of Shen Jingyan eased their worries considerably.
Shen Jingyan planned to visit Shen Honggang's house after lunch to deliver some gifts.
No matter what, she is a junior, so it is only natural for her to visit her uncle's family during the Chinese New Year.
She had barely stepped out of the Xu couple's house when Grandma Xu slapped her thigh and exclaimed:
"How did Jingya grow up? She's beautiful, hardworking, capable, and eloquent. Dafeng really doesn't know what's good for her. If she raised Jingya as her own daughter, who knows how happy she would be in the future!"
Old Xu nodded in agreement.
Grandma Xu then asked, "Isn't our Xiaopeng twenty years old too?"
Xiao Peng's real name is Jiang Wanpeng. He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Xu and was raised by them. Two years ago, he joined the army and became an outstanding soldier.
Old Xu said, "I'm twenty-one."
Grandma Xu sighed, "He's a grown man now, I wonder if he'll be able to come back this year."
Old Xu and Grandma Xu have been married for over forty years. Old Xu knows what Grandma Xu is thinking just by the movement of her eyebrows.
"Old woman, are you thinking of introducing Jingya to our Xiaopeng?"
Grandma Xu said happily, "I really like Jingya very much. If she could be my granddaughter-in-law, I would be laughing in my dreams."
Old Xu didn't speak immediately. He thought about Gu Zhiyun's behavior last night and felt that the child had some feelings for Jingya.
Meanwhile, Grandma Xu had already started making arrangements to call the military unit and ask Jiang Wanpeng to come home for a blind date.
Around noon, Shen Jingyan took two jin of walnuts, two jin of honey brittle, two bottles of canned yellow peaches, and a bottle of liquor and headed towards Shen Honggang's house.
They hadn't gone far when they saw Chen Feng and Shen Yuqin standing at the village entrance, craning their necks to look at the main road.
Both of them were dressed neatly and had their hair combed cleanly.
Shen Yuqin also wore a bright red cotton-padded jacket, with red ribbons tied to her two braids, and her eyebrows were drawn black with matchsticks.
The mother and daughter looked both nervous and expectant, as if they were waiting for an important person to appear.
"Mom, look, isn't that Jingya? She seems to be walking in the direction of our house!"
When Shen Yuqin saw Shen Jingyan, her entire face contorted in anger.
She was initially quite pleased with her outfit, but when she saw Chen Jingyan, who was wearing a wool coat and leather shoes and looked stylish and slim, she instantly felt like she had been trampled into the mud.
When Chen Feng saw Shen Jingyan clearly, her lips twitched with fear.
We absolutely must not let Shen Jingyan into the house, otherwise our own daughter will have no chance at all!
Although Chen Feng always said that Shen Yuqin was the most beautiful girl in the surrounding villages, she was still somewhat self-aware and knew that compared to Shen Jingyan, her daughter was like a crow compared to a phoenix.
Today is the day Shen Yuqin is going on a blind date with the young man from the county town. We absolutely cannot let Shen Jingyan ruin it!
The mother and daughter caught up with Shen Jingyan and blocked her path from both sides.
"Jingya, you've already moved out, why are you coming back to my house?"
As Shen Yuqin spoke, she looked longingly at Shen Jingyan's wool coat and leather shoes.
If she wore it, she would definitely look better than Shen Jingyan!
Shen Jingyan coldly observed the strange behavior of the mother and daughter.
"It's Chinese New Year, can't I go visit my uncle?"
Chen Feng's eyes lit up when she saw the valuable and rare gift in the woman's hand.
She shamelessly reached out and said, "Give me the things, and go back. Your uncle isn't home!"
Shen Honggang was indeed not home. He had borrowed the village chief's bicycle early in the morning and gone to the town's supply and marketing cooperative to buy things.
Last night, he received a call from the county town. Chu Jincai, a good friend who had worked with him at the forest farm many years ago, said he wanted to bring his wife and son back to Dalin Village for a visit.
Chu Jincai knew that Shen Honggang had a young daughter who was not yet married and intended to find a marriage partner for his son.
He felt that a man as honest and kind as Shen Honggang would surely raise a daughter who wouldn't be too bad.
Nowadays, girls in county towns have higher standards and requirements for marriage, often demanding watches and bicycles. Chu Jincai feels that girls from the countryside are more honest.
Shen Honggang was naturally delighted with Chu Jincai's suggestion; it would be the best outcome for his daughter to marry into the county town.
When Chen Feng and Shen Yuqin heard that Chu Jincai's son, Chu Chaoyang, was working as a technician at the county's machinery factory, a secure job, they were overjoyed. They dressed up early in the morning and waited at the village entrance.
Shen Jingyan was unaware of these things, but seeing the unusual behavior of Chen Feng and her daughter, she could roughly guess what was going on.
It must be that some relatives or friends are coming to the house and they don't want her to show up and steal Shen Yuqin's thunder.
Shen Jingyan had no interest in overshadowing Shen Yuqin.
"Since my uncle isn't home, I'll come back this afternoon."
With that, she picked up her things and started walking back.
"Don't come this afternoon, and don't come to our house all day!" Shen Yuqin shouted at her retreating figure.
Chen Feng grabbed Shen Yuqin's arm and caught up with Shen Jingyan, muttering to herself:
"Hey Jingya, weren't you supposed to be delivering these things to my house? Just give them to me directly, it'll save you the trouble of making another trip!"
Shen Jingyan glared coldly at Chen Feng.
Give it to her?
I'm afraid that once it's in her hands, Shen Honggang won't even be able to see the packaging box.
With so many good things, Chen Feng must have pocketed them and hidden them to send back to her parents' home.
She's not that stupid.
Shen Yuqin, with an audacity that seemed to come from nowhere, grabbed her sleeve and wouldn't let go, as if she wanted to tear the wool coat off her.
"Jingya, can I borrow your coat and leather shoes? You're not visiting any relatives anyway, why are you dressed so nicely?"
Shen Jingyan was once again shocked by Shen Yuqin's shamelessness.
She rudely brushed Shen Yuqin's hand away: "Give it to you? I paid for it, why should I give it to you? Whether I visit relatives or not is none of your business."
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