Chapter 278: Minding Other People's Business - The Sickly Young Girl's Daily Life of Eating Watermelons in the Courtyard
Cen Xi looked him up and down and asked, "Excuse me, who are you?"
In fact, the other neighbors understood his subtitles, which meant, "Who are you? Why are you so nosy?"
After hearing this, the other neighbors wanted to laugh, but they thought that this matter would not end well, so they endured it.
"This is the new wife of Mr. Zhou who lives next door to you." Aunt Su took the opportunity to remind them.
The biggest harm caused by Zhou's mother's marriage was to the Su family's interests, so Su's mother was very happy to see Zhou's mother suffer. She seized the opportunity and introduced her to Cen Xi.
Seeing Cen Xi's polite demeanor, Aunt Zhou thought that he approved of her very much!
His face was full of pride, his head slightly tilted back with a hint of smile on the corner of his mouth.
Other neighbors who knew more about the situation laughed at her in their hearts. They didn't even understand the situation and thought that Mr. Cen was praising her!
How funny!
Cen Xi was extremely shocked, his wife had never told him about this!
However, no matter how shocked he was, he still maintained a calm appearance, "Auntie Zhou, right? I think I just met you for the first time today and we didn't know each other before, so, were you talking to me just now?"
"Oh, that's right. Although this is the first time we meet, I have known you for a long time." Aunt Zhou said with a smile on her face: "I tell you, you can't get used to this daughter-in-law. You marry a daughter-in-law so that she can tidy up the house and do housework. How can you do it yourself? A man is supposed to support the family, how can he do these things?"
Cen Xi took a deep breath and said, "Auntie Zhou, I think we don't have any deeper relationship besides being neighbors, so you shouldn't interfere in my family's affairs."
"Uh..." The smile on Aunt Zhou's face froze immediately.
What...what do you mean?
Aunt Su smiled and said, "What she meant was that you are not a member of their family, so don't meddle in other people's business!"
"Hahahaha!" The others laughed out loud without mercy.
Aunt Zhou's face turned red from the laughter. How could she have any thoughts of building a good relationship at this moment?
He wanted to dig a hole in the ground and bury himself.
Cen Xi didn't want to let her go, "Auntie Zhou, I don't know why your family married a daughter-in-law, but I didn't marry a daughter-in-law to let her take care of me. My daughter-in-law is so good, I love her so much, how could I let her do such rough work?"
"Besides, my father-in-law and mother-in-law raised their daughter with great care, not to be a slave to others."
Aunt Zhou was so ashamed that she said, "You..." How could you say that? That's what a daughter-in-law should do, isn't it?
Zhou Qin also saw what was happening outside through the window, and quickly complained to his father, "Dad, Dad, look at your new wife, she's so restless! She actually went to mess with Engineer Cen next door." There was even a hint of schadenfreude in his tone.
Mr. Zhou immediately jumped down from his chair and looked outside. He knew something was wrong and shouted, "Fengxia, come back quickly!"
It seemed as if Aunt Zhou had just realized what was happening and she ran back home.
"Hahaha!" The others burst into laughter.
Lin Qing had just come out of the shower. When he heard the laughter outside, he ran out quickly, thinking there was something exciting to watch!
She was still thinking, she had only been taking a shower for a few minutes! It was only a few minutes, and something else happened outside in just a few minutes?
Lin Qing walked out and saw several families in the front yard enjoying the cool outside. They looked like they had finished their meal, as the laughter just now should have been theirs.
When she saw Cen Xi still washing clothes, she thought of going over to ask him. He should know what happened since he was just outside.
“Brother Nan!”
"Hmm? Qingqing, are you done washing?"
"Well, I haven't washed my hair yet, wash it faster!"
Lin Qing approached him and asked, "Brother Nan, what happened outside just now? I heard a burst of laughter when I came out."
Cen Xi looked at her curious face and felt helpless, but he did not hide it. "Just now, the new Zhou Da Ma came out for no reason and said that I shouldn't do these jobs and that these were things women should do. I didn't listen and scolded her instead."
Lin Qing frowned, "Who is this person? He is too nosy!"
"I didn't even know her, but she came up to me and said how annoying it was." Cen Xi complained.
Lin Qing was originally in a depressed mood, but because of his complaints, he smiled again.
"Qingqing, don't worry about her. If she comes to you to lecture you again, just use the same trick she used before." Cen Xi didn't want to waste her breath.
This kind of person happens once and then happens twice. It's impossible to reason with her. If you spend that time arguing with her, you might as well do something else.
Lin Qing understood, "Yes, I will."
This kind of being too familiar seems to be quite annoying. It has no boundaries and likes to point fingers at other people and meddle in their affairs.
"Let's go, let's go back!"
"Oh!" Lin Qing took a look and found that while Cen Xi was chatting with her, his hands had not stopped moving and now he had finished washing.
The two returned home together.
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Mrs. Zhou was very depressed at home, as she had just been scolded by Mr. Zhou.
"Why did you just run out to meddle in other people's business? Everyone in this compound knows that Mr. Cen next door is famous for loving his wife. When he is at home, he basically does all the housework."
Aunt Zhou pouted and muttered, "How should I know? No one has told me."
Mr. Zhou wanted to ask how could he not know, but suddenly realized that he did not seem to have told her before. However, he did not want to admit that it was his fault. "Even if I did not tell her, you can't go to others and lecture them directly! You are not related to them."
Aunt Zhou was not convinced: "It's because I want to do it. It's because I want to have a good relationship with them."
Zhou Qin and Wang Qiaomei couldn't help rolling their eyes when they heard what the old couple said outside.
Mr. Zhou was even more furious, "How can you be like this? You are trying to maintain a good relationship. It would be great if the two sides don't become enemies!"
"I..." Aunt Zhou wanted to refute, but didn't know what to say.
"Alright, alright, don't do this again."
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After returning home, Aunt Su and the others couldn't help but talk a few more words to their family members.
"This new guy next door is really ungrateful and doesn't know how to read other people's expressions at all."
"That's right. Everyone knows that Mr. Cen loves his wife the most." Qin Xianglian was also full of jealousy when she said this.
"You..." Aunt Su originally wanted to ask her to try harder, but after thinking about it, she realized that Cen Xi was inseparable from Lin Qing after get off work, so there was no chance, so she simply didn't say anything.
Instead, they talked about Zhou Qin. After Zhou's mother got married, she never had any food to eat and even wanted to take advantage of others outside. She even urged Zhou's father to ask Zhou Qin and Wang Qiaomei to hand over their wages to the family.
Mr. Zhou was really moved by her. He thought that if Zhou Qin did not hand in his salary, at least half of it would fall into the hands of his neighbors, so it was a good idea to hand in his salary.
But Zhou Qin and his wife were unwilling. In the end, both sides took a step back and Zhou Qin's salary was handed over to Wang Qiaomei. Anyway, he could not keep it for himself.
Wang Qiaomei had not expected such an unexpected surprise. It can be said that she was the biggest beneficiary of this farce.
"You should talk to Zhou Qin more and ask him to take back his salary. How can you let a woman manage money? You should tell him that money is the foundation of a man's family, and you can't let a woman control it."
"I'll try more." Qin Xianglian's mouth was full of bitterness. How could she not know?