When Fang Qiao arrived at her parents' home, she placed the gifts on the table.
I gave red envelopes to a few of the younger generation.
Dong Ping was frying meatballs in the kitchen. She came out, greeted Fang Qiao, and then hurriedly went back inside.
Fang Lu wasn't home; he was probably out gallivanting somewhere again. Fang Qiao didn't care.
Fang Xue's personality has changed somewhat. Specifically, when she saw her this time, she didn't provoke her. Instead, she poured her a cup of hot water, asked her if she was cold, and inquired about her well-being.
Fang Qiao was too lazy to guess what she was thinking, and said expressionlessly that she wasn't cold, without drinking the water she was given.
Fang Xue didn't say anything and silently went into the kitchen to help Dong Ping.
Instead, Zhang Jun tried to get closer to her and asked her if the clothing business was doing well.
Fang Qiao ignored him; she was annoyed by cheating scumbags.
Fang Qiao sat for a while to kill some time before preparing to leave.
Just then, Yang Fengxia returned from outside. She was stunned for a moment when she saw Fang Qiao, and then she was overjoyed.
She thought Fang Qiao had come to her to humble herself, and she was extremely smug. She thought to herself, after all, she was Fang Qiao's biological mother; what child would dare disown their own parents? Even a spit from one of them could break her spine!
Yang Fengxia was still thinking of taking advantage of Fang Qiao to get him to coax her.
She raised her chin, glanced at Fang Qiao sideways, and said with a hint of sarcasm in her voice, "You own a factory now, you're a big boss now, you look down on your parents and brothers, so what are you doing here today?"
Yang Fengxia envisioned a scenario where Fang Qiao would say a few kind words to her, and she would forgive her without hesitation. In that case, they would become a loving mother and daughter, and she would be able to enjoy the benefits of being a big boss.
To everyone's surprise, Fang Qiao simply said indifferently, "An elder may not be kind, but I, as a junior, cannot be unfilial. I've delivered the formalities, and I'll leave now. Whether you stay or not is up to you."
Anyway, all the neighbors saw her coming to deliver the gift and could testify for her. Even if Yang Fengxia were to make a mistake again and want to sue her in court, the court would not let her off the hook.
It's just a superficial formality, and it doesn't take much effort.
Yang Fengxia was so angry that she fell backward, snorted coldly, and went into the house.
Fang Qiao turned and left. Dong Ping, seeing that something was wrong, quickly put down what she was doing and chased after her from the kitchen: "Little sister, are you leaving already? Aren't you going to have a meal at home?"
"I'm not eating anymore, the children are waiting for me at home." Fang Qiao glanced at her hands, which were still covered in batter, and said, "Sister-in-law, you go back and get busy, no need to see me off."
"Alright, then I won't see you off." Dong Ping pursed her lips and said, "By the way, will you be home tomorrow?"
"at home."
"Then I'll bring my child to your house tomorrow."
Fang Qiao saw the ingratiating look in Dong Ping's eyes, nodded, and said with a smile, "Welcome."
On the third day of the Lunar New Year, Dong Ping and Fang Hai brought Xiao Long and Kang Ning to visit Fang Qiao's home.
She brought generous gifts, including a pair of little leather shoes for each child, gold earrings for her, and two bottles of wine.
Fang Qiao didn't want to take advantage of her. Since her family had recently bought some jade pendants, she gave one to each of Xiao Long and Kang Ning as a return gift.
The two items were of equal value, and after much back and forth, Dong Ping finally let the children accept them.
On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, Xiao Jing brought Zhou Xueyi to visit.
When young couples want to start dating, they always have to visit each other's families to get their opinions.
Xiaojing and Zhou Xueyi have been officially dating for about half a year.
At first, Zhou Xueyi avoided her and wouldn't see her. Xiaojing was a persistent girl. She didn't want to get married at first, so she was determined not to marry anyone who introduced her to her. Later, she found that she had fallen in love with Zhou Xueyi. She hesitated and even backed down. Later, she figured it out and took the initiative.
If Zhou Xueyi didn't like her, then she had nothing to say.
Xiaojing clearly felt that he also liked her, but he was being hypocritical and avoiding her, so she wouldn't accept it.
She's thirty years old, not thirteen.
She has enough courage to face the ups and downs of life, instead of having to hide in her shell like a turtle to escape everything when she was a child.
Xiao Jing found out where Zhou Xueyi lived by contacting his sister, Zhou Xueyin. She then cornered him at his doorstep early on a weekend morning and asked him directly, "Zhou Xueyi, why are you avoiding me?"
Zhou Xueyi lowered his eyes, not daring to look at her, and explained, "I'm not avoiding you, I've just been busy lately."
"You despise me?" Xiao Jing stared intently into his eyes.
"No!"
Seeing Xiaojing's tearful eyes, Zhou Xueyi panicked instantly. He knew how bothered Xiaojing was by this matter, and he was too heartbroken for her to bear hurting her in such a place.
Even if they couldn't be together, he didn't want to leave Xiaojing with such a bad impression.
"You are wonderful, exceptionally wonderful. I am not good enough for you, we are not a good match."
“Feelings are free, and I don’t think you’re not good enough for me.” Xiaojing laughed when she heard this: “As long as we like each other, I don’t think it’s a problem.”
Zhou Xueyi pursed his lips, his eyes filled with pain and struggle. After a long silence, he finally spoke, his voice trembling slightly: "You will regret this in the future."
"We haven't even tried, so why are you so sure I'll regret it in the future?" Xiaojing said firmly, "I don't care, you have to give me an explanation today. If you like someone, you like them; if you don't, you don't. If you're a man, stop rambling on and on about not being good enough for them! You only have the right to speak after you've tried. How do you know we're definitely not suitable if you haven't even tried with me?"
“Jingjing, I like you, I admit it.” Zhou Xueyi sighed softly and said, “But liking someone can’t put food on the table. You’re a college student, a designer, and you even own a clothing factory. You’re a big boss. You’re so outstanding, your future partner will definitely be an exceptionally good person. But what about me? I only graduated from junior high school, I have no money, no house, no household registration, and I might be sent back to my hometown by the police any day. Not only can I not give you a good life, but I… I used to be a criminal. Although I don’t care about these things anymore, if I were to… it would still implicate you.”
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