At first...she also thought that Nanqiao was very good, with a good family background, good looks, knowledge and ability. Even when everyone was worried that Sheng Yanchuan was just a villager and couldn't hold on to this female educated youth, she didn't agree. She thought that since the two of them were willing to be together now, they should get married. Whether they could be so happy in the future, or whether Sheng Yanchuan could hold on to Nanqiao, that was Sheng Yanchuan's ability and their relationship. Over the years as the director of the Women's Department, she had seen many families who were both well-matched in the village, but still quarreled. So she felt that being well-matched was not entirely a suitable prerequisite. At that time, Sheng Yanchuan was already old and it was rare for him to like a girl. In addition, Nanqiao was so outstanding, she wanted to marry her immediately. At that time, she really loved and protected Nanqiao.
But later on, she didn't know whether it was because Sheng Yanjun talked too much, or because the gossip of the villagers affected her. It might be that Nanqiao took Sheng Yanchuan to the town, causing her son to drift further and further away from her. It might also be that Nanqiao's excellence was beyond her cognition, making this daughter-in-law more and more unattainable to her.
In short, she didn't know when it started, but it seemed that whenever something happened, as long as it had something to do with Nanqiao, she would subconsciously pull it towards Nanqiao, as if she wanted to pull her off the altar so that she could be closer to them.
But she never expected that Sheng Yanchuan would distance himself from them because of these things. Huiping and Taohua vaguely blamed her. She never thought that now even her husband began to think that she was being unreasonable. Aunt Xiumei had no way to express her grievances. She had been strong all her life. Now she couldn't admit her mistakes and apologize to Nanqiao!
Thinking of this, Aunt Xiumei looked at Uncle Sheng in embarrassment, and still resolutely walked out of the house and went to the next door...
When they got to the next door, the two children had already sat down to eat. From the looks of Hui Ping and Sheng Yanjun, it was clear that they had already heard from the children about the quarrel between them.
Aunt Xiumei looked away from them, filled a bowl of rice, sat down and ate with her head down. Huiping looked as if she wanted to say something but hesitated. In the end, she said nothing and ate silently.
Not long after, Uncle Sheng came over with a gloomy face. They sat at the table and ate quietly without making any noise.
The business of the store has been very good recently. Huiping hired a chef, a waitress, and a dishwasher in the kitchen. Huiping now only greets customers and collects money in the front, while Sheng Yanjun helps to serve dishes and collect empty plates on the table. He was not willing to do it at first, but after being scolded by Huiping several times for being neither high nor low, he resigned himself to his fate and started to work.
Aunt Xiumei didn't agree with them hiring at first, thinking that there wasn't much work to do, so why spend money to hire people? In the end, the store was so busy that they had no time to rest, so she acquiesced to Huiping's move to hire people. But even if she acquiesced, she still felt that it was a waste of money.
After hiring a shop assistant, Hui Ping no longer had to stay in the kitchen to cook all the time. Seeing that there were not many people in the shop in the afternoon, Hui Ping said hello to Sheng Yanjun and asked him to watch the shop and collect the money. Then she went out and planned to go to Nanqiao to take a look. After returning home and picking up some things, she was about to go out when she suddenly remembered something and asked herself about the smell of restaurant food on her body. She turned around and went back to the house to take a shower, then she took her things and went out again, heading towards Nanqiao's house.
Aunt Xiumei had an argument with Uncle Sheng today and was in a bad mood. She didn't want to talk much. Seeing Huiping dressed up and carrying things out, she immediately became suspicious. After hesitating for a while, she asked Uncle Sheng.
"Huiping is staying in the store. She even took a shower and packed up before leaving the store. Where do you think she is going?"
When Aunt Xiumei said this, Uncle Sheng was chopping wood. Hearing the sound, he looked up at the empty gate and said in a light voice, "Where else can we go? I guess it's Nanqiao."
"Why go to Nanqiao to take a bath? I've never seen her clean up before," Aunt Xiumei replied disapprovingly.
Uncle Sheng put down the axe in his hand and looked at his wife. "If you ask me, don't think that Yanchuan and Nanqiao are dissatisfied with you. Nanqiao's pregnancy regurgitation is very serious this time. She easily vomits when she eats and smells something wrong. Huiping doesn't know Nanqiao's reaction. People all know to get rid of the smell of restaurant fumes on their bodies before going. I have been telling you this for less than two hours, and you didn't take it to heart at all."
"I...how would I know Huiping would notice these things?" Aunt Xiumei looked embarrassed and muttered something, not daring to ask any more questions.
She didn't ask, but Uncle Sheng didn't want to let her go. Uncle Sheng, who was always quiet, rarely insulted Aunt Xiumei.
"Yes, yes, seriously, you don't notice it, but someone is poking your lungs."
Aunt Xiumei glared at Uncle Sheng angrily, turned back to her room, and refused to come out no matter what.
On the other side, when Huiping took the things to Nanqiao's house, it was Wang Hong who opened the door. Wang Hong had seen Huiping delivering things several times before. Now seeing Huiping coming, she warmly welcomed her in.
"Is Qiaoqiao awake?" Huiping followed Wang Hong into the room and asked quietly while looking around.
"Wake up, wake up. It's sunny this afternoon and you're basking in the sun in the house. Taohua and the children are here..." Wang Hong took the things with a smile, asked Huiping to change her shoes and go into the house, and then she took the things to the kitchen. Nanqiao had told her before that Huiping's things could be kept, as long as she told her what she had kept afterwards.
As for the gifts from people other than the Nan family, without Nanqiao's approval, it would not be so easy to get into the house...
"Sister-in-law, you're here." Nanqiao was leaning on the sofa with his eyes closed, while Taohua was sitting next to him watching TV with the two little ones.
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