Zhou Chengzhi said somewhat displeasedly, "Aren't you strange? I'm usually sloppy and you say I'm unkempt and embarrassing you. Now that we have guests, I dress a little better, and you say I'm too formal. So what am I supposed to do?"
Faced with Zhou Chengzhi's strong resistance, Wu Shanshan just rolled her eyes at him. Because she was with her sister-in-law, she didn't want to say too many unpleasant things and put her sister-in-law in a difficult position.
Wu Shanshan turned to look at Jiang Xiaoyue and said with a smile, "Sister-in-law! Sit here for a while, I'll go buy you something to eat, your brother-in-law and I haven't eaten yet!"
Jiang Xiaoyue nodded and said, "Sister, you go ahead! You don't need to buy it for me. Mom has already bought it for me. I'm full and can't eat anymore!"
"That won't do. It's not right for the host to eat while the guests watch. Besides, it's your first time at our house. It would make my sister seem like she doesn't know how to behave. That won't do! Wait here! I'll be right back."
As soon as Wu Shanshan stepped out of the office, Zhou Chengzhi sat down opposite Jiang Xiaoyue and asked her, "May I ask what your name is, young lady? Zhuang Zhennan sent you here; what's the plan?"
Unexpectedly, Jiang Xiaoyue stood up with a smile, walked to Zhou Chengzhi's side, sat down, and said, "Brother-in-law, we're family, why are you standing so far away from me?"
Zhou Chengzhi said nervously, "Don't do this! If your sister sees this, she'll skin me alive. I don't want my family to fall apart and my child to be lost because of you!"
"Haha, so you're really afraid of your wife!"
"You'd better have some self-respect. Speak up! What exactly is Zhuang Zhennan planning to send you here?"
"There's no real plan, just to make things difficult for the bookmakers!"
"Really? Okay! Let me know if you need any cooperation, and I'll help you. But you'd better stay away from me, or I won't be able to explain it to my wife!"
"Haha!" Jiang Xiaoyue laughed, then stood up and sat back down opposite him, saying, "I didn't expect it! Young Master Zhou is actually kept so tightly under his wife's control!"
“It’s not that I’m afraid of her, it’s that she’s pregnant with my child, my first child. I don’t want her to have an abortion before my child is even born!”
"Want a child? That's easy! I can have one for you! Three, four, any way you want!"
"Shut the fuck up! I truly love my wife. A woman like you is nothing but a virgin, and I don't even want you!"
Jiang Xiaoyue gave a thumbs up and laughed, "I admire you!"
Zhou Chengzhi glared at her, got up and went back to the bedroom, then closed the door, leaving Jiang Xiaoyue alone in the office!
Meanwhile, Wu Shanshan left the office and came to the outside of the movie theater. She immediately saw Anna and wondered why the Zhuang family had a foreigner helping them. Many neighbors gathered around, attracting a lot of curious glances.
Although she wanted to say a few words, after all, it was her first time meeting a foreigner, seeing Huang Ling and Zhuang Xiaoting's smiling faces made her feel uncomfortable. Originally, Wu Xiaojun bringing a girlfriend was something to be proud of, but now that Zhuang Tunan had a foreign wife, Wu Xiaojun's limelight was overshadowed. Wu Shanshan naturally felt a little awkward, so she pretended not to see them and went straight to Song Ying's breakfast shop, saying, "Auntie, give me twelve steamed buns, divided into three portions of four, plus one serving each of tofu pudding, eight-treasure porridge, and millet porridge!"
"Okay, I'll serve it to you right away!"
Song Ying finished preparing the steamed buns and rice before handing them to Wu Shanshan, and then asked, "Shanshan, is that Jiang Xiaoyue with you?"
"Yes! What's wrong, Auntie?"
"There's something I want to say, but I'm not sure if I should!"
"Just say what you have to say! We're not strangers, we've been neighbors for so many years, go ahead and say it! It's nothing!"
"Tell your mother to be careful around Jiang Xiaoyue. I don't think she's a good person!"
Wu Shanshan frowned, somewhat displeased, and said, "No, Auntie, what do you mean by that? It's fine for your Dongzhe to marry Xiaoting, and it's fine for Zhuang Tunan to marry a foreign wife, but my brother is a bad person just because he found a wife who didn't cost him any money? What are you up to? Are you jealous of my brother, or do you want to ruin his good fortune?"
Seeing that Wu Shanshan's voice was getting louder and louder, as if she had become a gossip, Song Ying quickly said, "That's not what I meant. I was just trying to kindly remind you. I didn't mean anything else!"
Wu Shanshan rolled her eyes at Song Ying and said, "If you didn't mean anything by it, then shut up and do your business! It's not like I'm not going to pay you!"
"How could you be like this? I was just trying to give you a friendly reminder, how can you not appreciate my kindness?"
Wu Shanshan left ten yuan and walked away.
When Grandma Zhuang saw her in-laws being lectured by a young man, she was about to go over and say a few words when Huang Ling stopped her.
Grandma Zhuang looked at Huang Ling and said, "Huang Ling, why are you pulling me?"
Huang Ling glanced at Anna and Zhuang Xiaoting first, then pulled Grandma Zhuang aside and whispered, "Mom, I'm telling you, but don't tell Xiaoting!"
Grandma Zhuang looked at Huang Ling with suspicion. Although she was very puzzled, she still said, "What? Tell me!"
So Huang Ling confessed, saying to Grandma Zhuang, "Mom, it's like this, yesterday I received some photos. The photos are evidence of Dong Zhe's affair, and the person Dong Zhe is having an affair with is Jiang Xiaoyue!"
"What?"
Grandma Zhuang took a step back in surprise and said, "This, this is real?"
"Yes! Tu Nan received photos before the New Year. They weren't of Jiang Xiaoyue then, but they were definitely sent by Zhen Nan. Now it's Jiang Xiaoyue, and Jiang Xiaoyue knows Zhen Nan. Who do you think is behind this?"
"Zhennan? Why did he do that?"
"Isn't it all for revenge? He stole our money and left us empty-handed, so he must be resentful!"
"Zhennan isn't that kind of person, is he?"
"The fact that Jiang Xiaoyue is here already says it all, Mom. Why can't you understand?"
“It’s not that I don’t understand, it’s that I can’t understand how Zhennan could be this kind of person? I’ve raised him from birth, and I never expected him to go against his own family at every turn and even try to control them. Is there something wrong with my parenting, or is there something wrong with me?”
Huang Ling, worried that Old Mrs. Zhuang might be overthinking things, said, "Mom, your parenting style is definitely not the problem. Otherwise, how could you have raised such a good person as Chao Ying? It's Zhen Nan's own problem. Mom, don't overthink it!"
Grandma Zhuang seemed stunned. After thinking for a while, she said to Huang Ling, "Eldest daughter, what do we do now?"
"There's not much we can do. The main thing is to keep Xiaoting from finding out about Dongzhe's affair. We need to find a way to persuade Dongzhe, otherwise, with Xiaoting so heavily pregnant, who knows what might happen if she finds out? Don't you think so, Mom?"
Grandma Zhuang nodded and said, "Okay, I understand. I'll keep it a secret for you and won't tell Xiaoting!"
Huang Ling smiled and said to Grandma Zhuang, "Thank you, Mom!"
Just as the two turned around to attend to their own business, a car stopped in front of Song Ying's breakfast shop, and someone got out of the car.
As soon as Zhuang Xiaoting, who was sitting on the bench, saw Lin Dongzhe, she greeted him happily and asked, "Dongzhe, what have you been busy with for so long?"
As soon as Lin Dongzhe closed the car door, he walked towards Zhuang Xiaoting, saying as he walked, "This supermarket just opened, right? We've been busy setting up the shelves, training new employees, keeping accounts, contacting suppliers, and so on. There's just too much to do, so we haven't had time to think about it."
Huang Ling said, "As long as you're busy with important matters, that's fine!"
Anna, however, said, "Brother-in-law! What you're doing is wrong. Your sister-in-law, Xiaoting, is about to give birth, and you can't keep not being there for her!"
Lin Dongzhe looked at Anna in surprise and asked Zhuang Xiaoting, "Who...who is she?"
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