Chapter 54 Two Families
Sunday morning.
Jiang Zhao was awakened from his sleep by a knock on the door.
She thought that Sister Zhou, who was cooking, didn't bring her key, so she walked over to open the door in a half-asleep state.
When I opened the door, I saw a middle-aged woman with long curly hair outside.
The woman had delicate makeup on, wore a beige cashmere coat, high-heeled boots, and camel-colored sheepskin gloves.
She was clearly dressed like a capable urban female elite, but she was holding a bag of vegetables in one hand and a fish in the other.
Jiang Zhao didn't recognize the person at first.
Until the woman smiled awkwardly and said, "Zhao Zhao?"
Jiang Zhao finally reacted: "Aunt Liu? Why are you here? Where is my dad?"
The person who came was Liu Xiaoping.
Jiang Zhao was about to take the bag from her. When their hands touched, Liu Xiaoping paused and said with a smile, "Your father is moving things in the back."
Before he finished speaking, Jiang Wei came in carrying a basket on his shoulder and two gift-boxed bags in his hands.
Jiang Zhao: “…”
Hey guys, are you here to wish us a happy new year?
Jiang Wei put his things down and closed the door: "Didn't you say last time that you would ask Aunt Liu to come over for dinner? It just so happens that today..."
He was halfway through his words when his eyes fell on Jiang Zhao's gauze-wrapped legs.
Jiang Zhao looked down.
She had just gotten up and was wearing pajamas and shorts. Thanks to the excellent medical skills of the school doctor, she had not felt any pain at all in the past two days. She had completely forgotten that her knee was injured.
Of course, I also forgot to tell Jiang Wei.
Jiang Wei: "What's wrong with your leg?"
Liu Xiaoping also discovered the injury on Jiang Zhao's leg. She was at a loss: "What happened? Ouch, sit down first."
She carefully tried to support Jiang Zhao, her movements so gentle as if Jiang Zhao was made of glass.
"It's okay, it's okay." Jiang Zhao said guiltily, "I'll go change my clothes first and tell you later."
Jiang Zhao rushed into the bedroom as if escaping and locked the door.
When she changed her clothes and washed up, Jiang Wei and Liu Xiaoping were sitting on the sofa.
The two men looked serious, as if they were about to have a court hearing.
But the freshly washed fruits on the table betrayed the two men's "strong on the outside but weak on the inside".
Jiang Zhao ran to the single sofa next to him in two steps, as if to show how flexible he was.
Liu Xiaoping hurriedly shouted: "Slow down."
"It really doesn't hurt." Jiang Zhao sat down. "I just fell and broke my skin a little. The school doctor bandaged it too thickly, so it looks scary."
"Did you really fall?" Jiang Wei still didn't believe it: "No one bullies you at school?"
Jiang Zhao picked a big cherry and stuffed it into his mouth: "Who dares to bully her? Your daughter has already ranked first in the grade."
Speaking of first place, Jiang Wei became excited: "Zhao Zhao, your school is number one, so does that mean you are the top student?"
Jiang Zhao didn't expect that it was almost two months after she last won the first place in the joint entrance examination of eight schools that Jiang Wei realized this.
She said, "That's right. Last year, our school had the top scorers in both arts and science."
Jiang Wei's breathing suddenly became rapid: "Should I prepare something?"
Speeches and banners.
Jiang Wei thought that he could project the screen in the company building.
There is also a piece of land in the north where we plan to build a shopping mall, and we can hang billboards there at that time.
If it were in Tong'an County in the past, it would be advertised in the newspaper, but now it seems that not many people read newspapers.
"What are you preparing for?" Jiang Zhao punctured Jiang Wei's fantasy: "It's still early."
"It's okay, it's okay." Jiang Wei coughed and said, "Study hard. If you can't, there's still your father."
Liu Xiaoping was amused by the conversation between the father and daughter and said, "You two have a good chat. I'm going to go cook."
Jiang Zhao just realized that Liu Xiaoping came here with vegetables and fish today, actually to cook at his house?
"Aunt Liu, I'll come too."
Liu Xiaoping was flattered. "No, no, Zhaozhao, tell your dad about your school life. He always wants to ask about your studies, but he doesn't dare."
Cooking was Liu Xiaoping's own idea.
She always remembered how Jiang Zhao looked when she first met him.
The girl was as cold as a hedgehog.
Liu Xiaoping felt distressed and relieved.
If a girl wants to gain a foothold in the world, she should have "sharp fangs" to protect herself.
What's more, he is facing a woman like her who wants to "steal" Jiang Wei from Jiang Zhao.
Liu Xiaoping treated Jiang Zhao as gently as she could, just hoping that she could accept herself.
No matter how long it takes.
She also repeatedly told Jiang Wei that there was no need to speak well of her in front of Jiang Zhao, let alone mention her.
She liked Jiang Zhao and loved Jiang Wei. She was ready to wait until Jiang Zhao became an adult and went to college before slowly getting closer to her.
So, when Jiang Wei mentioned to her more than a month ago that Jiang Zhao wanted to have dinner with her, Liu Xiaoping's first reaction was disbelief.
However, during this period, Jiang Wei mentioned Jiang Zhao more and more frequently, and often made phone calls in front of her.
She would also mention it in front of Jiang Zhao: "I'm with your Aunt Liu."
On the other end of the phone, Jiang Zhao had no grudges at all, as if he had truly accepted her.
Liu Xiaoping thought that since Jiang Zhao had shown goodwill towards her, she should also try her best to play the role of a "stepmother" well.
After much thought, Liu Xiaoping felt that nothing could better demonstrate that she could be a good mother than cooking.
So on the day of the visit, Liu Xiaoping got up early in the morning and personally selected the freshest vegetables and fish, intending to show off her cooking skills.
"How can that be?" Jiang Zhao followed into the kitchen.
She didn't say Liu Xiaoping was a guest, but said, "My cooking skills are very good. Let me give you a taste."
Three years of keeping a son means half a cook.
Considering the length of time she spent studying abroad in her previous life, she could already be considered a half-cook.
Jiang Zhao went into the kitchen, opened the door, and spoke to Jiang Wei remotely: "Dad, come and help."
Jiang Wei hadn't been ordered around like this for years, and he stood up in surprise.
Jiang Zhao clicked his tongue.
Her father is good in every way except that he is extremely patriarchal.
Aunt Liu is good-looking, has a good personality, and has achieved some success in her career.
I don't know what she likes about her dad.
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Today is Luo Yan’s grandmother’s 75th birthday.
His grandmother gave birth to seven children in total. Xu Xin was the youngest and also the most successful one.
She booked a large package at the hotel in advance and brought several families together.
The men were discussing their careers and the economic situation.
The women discussed their children's education.
Luo Wenchuan and Xu Xin were undoubtedly the center of the crowd. No matter what the topic was, people would inevitably pay a few compliments to Xu Xin and Luo Wenchuan.
It was as if they were the two celebrating birthdays today.
Luo Yan sat in the empty seat next to his grandmother.
The old woman was old and her eyesight was a little blurry. She touched Luo Yan's face and said, "Xiao Yan, have you lost weight? Studying is too hard."
Luo Yan held his grandmother's hand and said, "No, grandma, I'm doing well in school."
Really good.
He had to speak very loudly so that his grandmother could hear him clearly.
A seat away, my aunt lectured my cousin: "Look how good he is at handling things."
Xu Xin also noticed it, she raised a smug smile and said, "Xiao Yan, happy birthday to your grandma."
Luo Yan didn't say anything.
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