"I heard it. Aunt Zhang and Xiao Shen are arguing."
"That's right. This is the first time I've seen them talking so loudly. I didn't expect that Xiao Shen, who looks so gentle and kind, could have such a loud voice."
"I was shocked when I saw them quarreling just now, but Xiao Shen and Lan Linxiang are really different. In the past, when Lan Linxiang quarreled with Aunt Zhang, she would scold Aunt Zhang for not raising a good son who can make money. Now Xiao Shen quarrels with her because he doesn't want Aunt Zhang to worry. Aunt Zhang has married the right daughter-in-law this time."
"But we were wrong. When we first met Xiao Shen, she was so gentle and I thought she wouldn't talk loudly. But now she is still arguing with Aunt Zhang, isn't she?"
…
"What are you talking about?" Mrs. Zhou and Mrs. Jiang were chatting when Lan Linxiang suddenly came over.
Lan Linxiang is coming here to deliver a batch of furniture. Someone has built a new house. From beds to cupboards, cabinets and TV cabinets, all are custom-made at my Su Liming factory. She is personally supervising the delivery. Unexpectedly, as soon as she arrived, she heard Mrs. Zhou and Mrs. Jiang saying that Shen Huanxi and Zhang Guifen had a quarrel.
"You said Shen Huanxi and Lan Linxiang had a fight? I seemed to hear you say Xiao Shanhe went to stop them from fighting, right?" Lan Linxiang asked again when she saw that Mrs. Zhou and Mrs. Jiang were silent.
Her tone sounded as if she was gloating over the misfortune.
Mrs. Zhou and Mrs. Jiang both frowned.
"Lan Linxiang, you have already divorced Dashan, so you have no right to interfere in their family affairs, right?" said Mrs. Jiang.
"You have so much free time, just take care of your own business, and don't spend all day asking about other people's affairs." Mrs. Zhou continued.
The two of them didn't say anything else to Lan Linxiang, and left together.
Lan Linxiang is not very popular in Guixiang Village. Just now, Mrs. Zhou and Mrs. Jiang said that Lan Linxiang used to scold Zhang Guifen for not being able to raise a promising son.
In fact, Lan Linxiang used these words more than just to scold Zhang Guifen.
All parents with children in Guixiang Village have been scolded by her in this way. Lan Linxiang looks down on the children of Guixiang Village. She doesn't want Xiao Yutang and Xiao Yuzheng to play with the children of Guixiang Village. She always says that the children of Guixiang Village are incompetent and have no future.
Although these are all things of the past, Lan Linxiang said that Mrs. Zhou and Mrs. Jiang still feel uncomfortable.
Lan Linxiang had not had a very good relationship with Mrs. Zhou and Mrs. Jiang in the past. Now that she saw that they didn't say much to her, she didn't think much about it. She urged her workers to drive the three-wheeled motorcycle forward. After walking two steps, she met another acquaintance.
"Auntie Luo, what a coincidence." Lan Linxiang greeted Jiang Xiaomei as soon as she saw her. Her tone was more enthusiastic than when she was talking to Auntie Zhou and Auntie Jiang just now.
Jiang Xiaomei frowned.
"Why are you back here?"
"I'm back to deliver the furniture. Where should I go?" Lan Linxiang said, and then she saw Jiang Xiaomei holding two jars of honey in her hands.
"I'm going to Xiao Shanhe's house."
"You're going to his house? Xiao Shanhe's current wife and her mother-in-law are having a quarrel. It would be a bit embarrassing for you to go to their house now, right?" Lan Linxiang smiled.
When Jiang Xiaomei heard that Shen Huanxi and Zhang Guifen had a quarrel, she was neither confused nor surprised, because she simply did not believe Lan Linxiang.
"Are you kidding? How could they possibly have a fight?"
"How is that impossible? I just heard from Sister Jiang and Sister Zhou that Shen Huanxi and Zhang Guifen, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, had a quarrel."
"You are talking nonsense here. Huanxi would never quarrel with Aunt Zhang. Aunt Jiang and Aunt Zhou are not the kind of people who like to say bad things about others behind their backs. You are making up stories about four people by telling me this.
"I have no reason to make up stories about them. I don't have any deep hatred against them, especially Mrs. Jiang and Mrs. Zhou. I don't know them well at all.
I heard them say here that Shen Huanxi and Aunt Zhang had a quarrel, and how do you know that Shen Huanxi and Zhang Guifen couldn't have a quarrel?"
"I know Huanxi's personality. She is a very gentle and kind person. She is also very smart. Even if she is not gentle or kind, she knows that it is no good to quarrel with her mother-in-law easily. Even if something really happens at home, she will have her own smarter way to solve it instead of quarreling." Jiang Xiaomei said very affirmatively.
Lan Linxiang sneered again.
"Don't be so absolute. I really heard Sister Jiang and Sister Zhou say this with my own ears here. And how do you know Shen Huanxi so well?" When Lan Linxiang said this, what she was thinking in her heart was, no matter how well you know her, can you understand her as well as I do?
But she couldn't say it directly.
After hearing her say this, Jiang Xiaomei was too lazy to bother with her anymore and just walked forward with the honey in her hand.
Lan Linxiang suddenly remembered something and chased after him.
"Madam, aren't you going with us?" The driver who was delivering the furniture in a three-wheeled vehicle asked when he saw Lan Linxiang walking aside.
Lan Linxiang waved her hand.
"You guys can send it there yourself. You know the address, so I'll bring you here. I have some things to do myself."
"good"
After Lan Linxiang asked a few workers to leave first, she followed Jiang Xiaomei and ran over.
"Sister Luo, you said you went to Xiao Shanhe's house to bring honey? And you just called Shen Huanxi "Huanxi"? Are you very familiar with Shen Huanxi? You two actually became friends? Do you think everything about Shen Huanxi is good just because you are friends with her?"
"So what if he is? So what if he isn't? I just think he is good in every way, so we became good friends. Is that okay? Anyway, I don't believe what you say."
"Why would I lie to you? I've already said that I have no grudges against Sister Jiang and Sister Zhou, so why would I drag them into this for no reason? But I wanted to frame Shen Huanxi and Zhang Guifen, so can't I just say that I saw it with my own eyes? If you don't believe me, just go and see for yourself and you'll know. Xiao Shanhe even came out to mediate.
Everyone in Guixiang Village knows what kind of person Xiao Shanhe is. When Zhang Guifen and I quarreled, Xiao Shanhe would only comfort Zhang Guifangfen and never persuade her to stop fighting, because he thought it was my fault at that time. But now he persuades her to stop fighting instead of just helping Zhang Guifen. Doesn't this prove that it is Shen Huanxi's fault? "
"That's none of your business, even if they really quarrel, it's none of your business, right? You're so excited, you really don't want to see their family get better, right?"
"I didn't say that. I just told you what I just heard. I know that you people in Guixiang Village don't like me and say that my divorce with Xiao Shanhe is my fault. But now you can see that a man like Xiao Shanhe would have family conflicts even if he changed his wife. Isn't Zhang Guifen quarreling with her?"
"I think you just can't stand seeing their family doing well. In the past, everyone disliked you and didn't welcome you. You and Dashan got divorced, and everyone said it was your fault. You were not convinced, so you wanted to find balance with Huanxi. I am not young anymore, can't I see through you? Okay, goodbye."
After Jiang Xiaomei finished speaking, she quickened her pace and walked towards Xiao Shanhe's house.
Lan Linxiang was wearing high heels, so she didn't walk as fast as Jiang Xiaomei, but she seemed to be holding on to something and was still trying hard to keep up. Her high heels made a clacking sound on the bluestone slabs.
Finally they arrived at the Xiao family's door. Jiang Xiaomei walked in first with the honey in her hand, and saw Xiao Shanhe, Zhang Guifen and Shen Huanxi washing sea buckthorn berries in the yard.
"Huh? Xiaomei, why are you here?" Shen Huanxi straightened up and looked. She also carefully looked at Jiang Xiaomei's hands, face, and neck, the exposed areas, to see if there were any new bruises.
I was relieved when I saw that there was nothing there.
Whenever she thought of Jiang Xiaomei recently, she was always afraid that Jiang Xiaomei would be abused by Luo Bo again.
"As for me, I just heard a woman say Huanxi that you and Aunt Zhang had a quarrel. I was worried, so I came over to check on you." Jiang Xiaomei deliberately said loudly.
Zhang Guifen smiled helplessly.
"Who told you that? We just had some disagreements, but we didn't quarrel. I was just worried about Huan Xi, so I just said a few words casually."
"Yes, my mother is worried that I would suffer losses and wants to persuade me not to do anything that would bring losses. Why would she quarrel with me?" Shen Huanxi added.
"Really? But that woman said that you two had a very fierce quarrel, and even Dashan came out to mediate." Jiang Xiaomei shouted even louder this time.
"Nothing. Do you think we looked like we had had an argument? If we had really had an argument just now, we wouldn't be washing fruits together so peacefully now." Zhang Guifen said with a smile.
"Who said that?" Shen Huanxi was curious.
"Oh, you don't have to worry about who said it. Since you two didn't really have a quarrel, I feel relieved. Those who spread rumors must be those who like to gossip, don't you think?" When Jiang Xiaomei said this, she turned around and looked at the Xiao family's gate. Lanlingxiang did not follow her.
She also heard the sound of Lan Linxiang's high heels gradually fading away. She thought that Lan Linxiang felt embarrassed and ran away first.
She would never mention Lan Linxiang in front of Shen Huanxi and Xiao Shanhe. After all, Lan Linxiang's identity was a bit embarrassing. She was Xiao Shanhe's ex-wife. How did she know whether Xiao Shanhe and Shen Huanxi would be unhappy to hear Lan Linxiang's name?
What if Lan Linxiang were three words that couldn't be mentioned between a couple? Wouldn't it be troublesome if she said them out? She didn't want to cause trouble for Shen Huanxi.
"Okay, Huanxi, let's not talk about that. Actually, I heard that you wanted to make sea buckthorn juice. I happened to have two jars of honey at home that were sent by my friends in the Northeast. Don't you have to add some honey when making sea buckthorn juice? I brought them over to you."
As Jiang Xiaomei spoke, she placed the two large jars of honey in her hand on the table in the Xiao family's yard.
Shen Huanxi just saw her carrying something over and didn't expect that she was bringing it to him. He thought she was going to buy something and came over to chat when she passed by their house.
"Xiaomei, you just come over to play, why do you need to bring anything? Honey is not cheap." Shen Huanxi said.
After Jiang Xiaomei put the honey in place, she came over to help them wash the fruits.
"This was sent by Luo Bo's acquaintance. It is linden honey from the northeast, very good honey. Since it was sent to my house, it belongs to my family. After all, I am still the mistress of the Luo family. I can do whatever I want with Luo family things. I like to give them to my friends. If I keep them at home, who knows if Luo Bo will give them to his other women?"
"Okay, then I won't be polite." After hearing Jiang Xiaomei say this, Shen Huanxi no longer refused.
A special fragrance came from the kitchen, and Shen Huanxi went in.
"Auntie, is there anything I can do to help you? I don't have anything to do today. Since I'm already at your house, I might as well do something for you." Jiang Xiaomei asked Zhang Guifen.
"There's nothing much to help you with. We need to wash these sea buckthorn berries, but they're all washed clean now."
"Then I'm late and can't help you. I'm going to go in and chat with Huanxi."
Jiang Xiaomei came into the kitchen after she finished speaking.
Shen Huanxi was boiling water in the kitchen to remove the odor.
Sea buckthorn fruit has a very unpleasant smell that is not easy to remove. She took some loquat leaves, lemon peels and other spices, put them in water to boil, and when squeezing sea buckthorn juice, she poured a little of this spice water to remove the unpleasant smell of the sea buckthorn fruit.
When Jiang Xiaomei came in, the spice water in the pot had just been cooked. She scooped the spice residue aside and threw it away, then used a cloth to filter the few spice residues in the spice water.
"What are you cooking? It smells so good. Aren't you making sea buckthorn juice? Are you going to make something else?"
"It's for making sea buckthorn juice. This is for removing the odor. I'll take it out to dry and add it to the juice later." Shen Huanxi said as he poured bowls of spice water.
"One pound of sea buckthorn juice requires one tablespoon of these spice water. I put them one spoonful at a time in the bowl so that I can control the amount later. Besides, these spice waters can only be added to the juice when it's cool, so putting them in the bowl can also help them cool down faster." Shen Huanxi explained when he saw Jiang Xiaomei looking at him.
"So that's how it is. Let me help you." Jiang Xiaomei came over to help Shen Huanxi move the bowl of spiced water aside, and then put the empty bowl over there.
"Xiaomei, how's the matter with Luo Bo going? Have you found that woman?" Shen Huanxi asked.
"I haven't found out yet. Roba is a very cunning person. He knows people with all kinds of connections. I can't hire a private detective anymore. I have no way to find out. What I'm afraid of now is that he will break up with that woman because he is worried about my revenge. Then I may never find out who that woman is in my life.
I am not the kind of person who can forgive a man as long as he admits his mistakes and turns back. If he really does something that is called a prodigal son, I will not be happy to forgive him. Now I really hope that he will continue to associate with that woman so that I can have evidence and get a larger share of the family property. "
"Actually, if you don't want to get divorced, you can also quietly transfer some of the family property to your parents' name. You won't suffer any loss anyway." Shen Huanxi suggested.
"I know, I do it all the time. I'm glad I have a favor to ask."
"Well, you say."
"You are going to open a juice factory, right? Can I come to work in your factory?" Jiang Xiaomei was a little expectant.
"Of course, you're welcome anytime."
"Yeah!" Jiang Xiaomei nodded happily.
"Thank you, Huanxi! That's great! I ended up like this all these years because I trusted Robo too much and became a housewife. Now I have to pick up my life again!"
"Well, I appreciate your willingness to help me."
"Who is helping whom? It's obviously you who is helping me. Huanxi, all the spiced water has been served. I'm going to go back and tell our nanny now. Chenchen has also gone to the Children's Palace. When I came to your place today, I only intended to deliver honey. Now I want to stay and help you. I have to go back and tell the nanny first, so that Chenchen won't worry if he doesn't see me when he gets home."
"Okay, go back."
…
After Jiang Xiaomei left, Shen Huanxi started making freshly squeezed sea buckthorn juice with Zhang Guifen.
"Huanxi, I remember that you didn't add these spices when you made sea buckthorn juice for us for the first time. Why did you add them now? I remember that when you gave it to us to drink, I didn't think the sea buckthorn berries had any strange taste." Zhang Guifen asked curiously.
"I added some lemon juice, but you didn't notice."
"Why don't you just add lemon juice? Why bother boiling the water? It's such a hassle," Zhang Guifen asked again.
"No, I want to create my own unique flavor that cannot be easily imitated by others. If the sea buckthorn juice is simply mixed with lemon juice, the taste can be easily imitated. And the sea buckthorn juice I use now is much better and more fragrant than the one made with lemon juice to remove the odor."
"Is that so? That's good. I think it's more reassuring. I don't want your way of making money to be copied so easily by others, like reselling stamps."
"Yes." Shen Huanxi smiled and didn't explain any more.
Xiao Shanhe also walked in.
"It is good to use a spice formula, not only to prevent others from imitating, but also to reduce costs. Sea buckthorn fruit is very sour, and lemon juice is also sour. If you want to make the juice less sour, you can only add more sugar and honey. If you use the spice formula of Huanxi, you don't need to add so much sugar and honey, thus reducing costs."
"Yes, what Dashan said makes sense. You two are both smart. But Huanxi, don't blame me for being nosy. I am talking to you calmly now, not like I was arguing with you before. I also don't want others to say that we were arguing, just like what Xiaomei said just now. Can you listen to me carefully this time?"
"Mom, you tell me."
"Are you really going to let Xiaomei come and work with you? It's not that I don't feel sorry for Xiaomei. She is your good friend and of course I wish her the best. But she hasn't dealt with her family affairs yet, and you are so close to her. What if something big happens between her and Luo Bo one day, and Luo Bo takes his anger out on you? " Zhang Guifen was very worried.
Shen Huanxi had already guessed what Zhang Guifen would say, so she spoke:
"Mom, I'm helping her because we're good friends, but I have other purposes, so don't worry. Anyway, don't worry, I'm letting Xiaomei work in my factory, and it will be very beneficial to us. You'll know in a while."
"Mom, you believe in happiness." Xiao Shanhe spoke from the side.
Zhang Guifen looked at the couple and had to nod.
The three of them went to squeeze sea buckthorn juice together. After a while, Shen Huanxi's colleagues arrived.
Shen Huanxi asked them to come into the yard together and introduced Xiao Shanhe and Zhang Guifen to them first. Several of her colleagues had met Xiao Shanhe, but not everyone had met him, so she still had to introduce him again.
They will work in her factory in the future, so it is necessary for them to get to know Xiao Shanhe and Zhang Guifen and become familiar with them.
After getting to know each other, Shen Huanxi's colleagues couldn't help but go to see their yard. They seemed a little surprised that Shen Huanxi's house was so big, but they didn't say anything.
"Xiao Shen, do you really want us to get such high wages working in your factory? Your salary is much higher than what we get in the unit." Dong Zhenxiong asked.
Shen Huanxi nodded.
"It's about the salary. Don't think that the salary you get here is higher than that of your employer. The salary we get here is paid by the state, and it's guaranteed. But it's not certain if you work here. I don't know if my factory can be successful. What if..."
"Pooh, pooh, pooh!" Shen Huanxi was interrupted by her colleagues before she could finish her words. They all said pooh at the same time in tacit understanding.
"I'm glad that your factory is still in the preparation stage and hasn't opened yet. How can you say such an unlucky thing? Your factory must be made bigger and stronger and become the most profitable factory!" Dong Zhenxiong was the first to speak.
The others nodded as well.
"That's right, Xiao Shen, you can't say such unlucky words. Your factory will definitely be successful. We won't say that you pay us too much, okay? We will ask for the same salary as you give us. We will definitely not be polite to you. After we arrive at your factory, we will work hard. Don't talk nonsense."
"I'm not polite either. I will work hard too. I will work hard to make your factory better and better, so that I can keep getting the monthly salary of fifty yuan."
"What exactly should we do?" Li Shaohua asked the most important question.
Shen was very happy to see everyone so active, so he smiled and said:
"We can only be sure of what we are going to do after the factory is officially opened. During the preparation stage before the factory opens, your main responsibility is to help me with publicity and build up its reputation. I will tell you exactly what to do and how to do it before I start, and then I will arrange the other steps."
"Okay, Xiao Shen, you make the decision and we'll just follow you." Kong Yingjun said.
"But Xiao Shen, there is a question I need to ask you first. Working in your factory will not affect our work in the Sanbei Command, right?" Dong Zhenxiong was a little worried.
When Shen Huanxi's other colleagues heard him ask this, they were stunned, thought for three seconds, and looked at Dong Zhenxiong one after another.
Why did he suddenly ask such a question?
"Why are you looking at me? I really want to know. Xiao Shen, our command center is on winter vacation, so we are so free. Now we have time to work in your factory, but when the command center gets busy, we may not have time.
Xiao Shen, I’m actually quite embarrassed. If I can only choose one between your factory and the command center…” Dong Zhenxiong paused here and looked at Shen Huanxi with some apology.
The others stared at Dong Zhenxiong.
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