Chapter 370 Mom

As mentioned before, there is an alley outside Jiang Xiurong's house. After dark, there will indeed be fewer pedestrians on the road, but the south is different from the north. It is not that cold. Even at night, there will occasionally be people passing by.

There is a street light at the entrance to the alley. Although it is not particularly bright, it is enough for seeing things.

Except for a few people like Xia Zhizhi who come here to stroll around after having eaten their fill, most of the people who can walk into this alley are neighbors living in this area.

An old lady just came back from get off work and saw two people standing outside the window of Lao Jiang's house, one of whom was a little girl climbing up the window.

Looking at the back, it doesn’t look familiar.

It is well known that women are most combative when they are called mothers.

Women of this age, after going through the baptism of life, are not as thin-skinned as little girls psychologically, nor as weak as old ladies physically.

He is a man of both inner and outer qualities, and is good at both civil and military affairs. He can be called a hexagonal warrior. If he sees a ghost, he can spit at it and slap it in the face.

When the aunt came closer, she took a look at Ah Ju's face and confirmed that it was a stranger.

Then he looked at Xia Zhizhi who was pushing open the window and trying to climb inside. Suddenly, he felt a surge of justice and grabbed Xia Zhizhi's legs and pulled her down.

While talking, he also yelled at Xia Zhizhi: "Whose girl are you? How dare you climb someone else's window?"

Because Xia Zhizhi and Aju were both well-dressed, and no one living in this area was particularly poor, and fortunately, the aunt had some good eyesight, so she didn't blame Xia Zhizhi for stealing.

Xia Zhizhi was definitely unhappy, but her mother had done nothing wrong, so she could only explain to her mother in a gentle voice: "Sister, Jiang Xiurong from the Jiang family is my friend, and I came to play with her."

The aunt frowned, not believing her words: "You came to play with her, why didn't you go through the front door? Why did you climb through the window?"

Xia Zhizhi had no choice but to climb onto the windowsill, stick her head out again, and shout inside: "Sister Xiurong, I'm Zhizhi, come out and explain to me."

Just when Xia Zhizhi was dragged away, Jiang Xiurong plucked up his courage, groped for the light switch beside the bed, pulled the cord, and turned on the light.

I heard the conversation outside again, and then I saw Xia Zhizhi climbing up again. I gritted my teeth and looked her over.

It seems like it is indeed Xia Zhizhi?

Jiang Xiurong was a little bit incredulous: "Zhizhi? Aren't you in Beijing? Why are you in Shanghai?"

Xia Zhizhi said nonsense: "I came here to visit relatives, passed by here, and happened to hear you say you missed me. Isn't this fate, so I wanted to say hello to you!"

The lady outside knew they were acquaintances after hearing the conversation between the two people, and she confirmed: "Jiang's eldest daughter, this is really your friend, then why don't you invite him into the house quickly? I think it's going to rain soon."

Jiang Xiurong's heart finally settled down, heaved a long sigh of relief, and said to Xia Zhizhi, "Hurry up and get down from the window, don't fall down. Wait outside for a while, I'll pick you up."

Xia Zhizhi nodded repeatedly.

When the eldest mother saw that it was a misunderstanding, she enthusiastically gave Xia Zhizhi a few words of advice, telling her to never climb through the window again in the future, and then patted her butt and went home.

I thought it would be bad to come empty-handed since it was my first visit.

Seeing that there was no one around, Xia Zhizhi casually took out a gift and asked Ah Ju to carry it.

Jiang Xiurong came out quickly, holding Xia Zhizhi's hand, deliberately putting on a stern face, and said with a hint of complaint: "You really scared me just now, don't do this again in the future!"

Jiang Xiurong's accent was soft and unique to Jiangnan. She thought she was scolding Xia Zhizhi with a pretentious face, but in fact, she saw that Xia Zhizhi was very happy, so she naturally couldn't be fierce. She dragged out the last syllable of her words, and the tone sounded like she was acting coquettishly.

Xia Zhizhi changed the subject with a playful smile: "I didn't know you had gone home. When I passed by here, I heard your voice and thought I was hallucinating. I didn't expect it was really you."

At this point, Xia Zhizhi hugged Jiang Xiurong's neck affectionately and shook her head back and forth: "I didn't expect it was really Sister Xiurong, Sister Xiurong, I miss you so much!"

Jiang Xiurong was the best at dealing with things. After being coaxed by Xia Zhizhi, he immediately calmed down and took Xia Zhizhi and Ah Ju's hands and invited them into the house: "It's starting to rain. Let's go inside and talk."

Jiang Xiurong was a little surprised to see Ah Ju, but then he thought that it was not good for Xia Zhizhi to go out alone, so it was normal for her to have someone accompany her.

The Jiang family members were all in the house now. They saw it as soon as Jiang Xiurong took Xia Zhizhi into the house.

Jiang Xiurong briefly introduced him: "This is my friend, he came to play with me."

Mother Jiang looked at Xia Zhizhi and then at Ah Ju. She could tell at a glance that these two were outstanding people who had been raised with good food and drink.

Ah Ju handed over the gifts he brought.

Mother Jiang smiled and said, "Look at this child. He just came. Why would he bring anything?"

Then he asked Jiang Xiurong: "When did you get to know this friend? Is she your classmate? She's really pretty. Why haven't you brought her home to play before?"

Xia Zhizhi knew that Jiang Xiurong had a bad relationship with her family, and she was too lazy to deal with it. She just wanted to avoid being criticized, so she started to talk nonsense without waiting for Jiang Xiurong to speak: "Oh, Xiurong and I were classmates in junior high school. Later, I went to Beijing with my family. It was a rare opportunity for me to come back and talk to her about the past."

Jiang's mother asked politely, "Have you eaten yet? Auntie will make you something to eat."

Xia Zhizhi was too lazy to answer her perfunctorily: "I've already eaten. Don't bother you anymore. I have something else to do later. I'll talk to Xiurong for a while and leave soon."

After saying that, she pulled Jiang Xiurong into her room.

Jiang Xiurong was indeed very happy to see Xia Zhizhi. He first asked about Xia Zhizhi's recent life and they chatted for a while.

Jiang Xiurong had just breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that Xia Zhizhi was eating, drinking and sleeping well at home. But when he heard Xia Zhizhi talk about her family arranging a partner for her, his heart suddenly tightened.

Jiang Xiurong was subconsciously opposed to the idea of ​​her family arranging a date for her. She was afraid that Xia Zhizhi would be embarrassed, so she asked nervously, "What happened next?"

Xia Zhizhi crossed her arms, touched her chin, and sighed with regret: "Maybe it's not fate. After a few days, their family came to our house and insisted on breaking off the engagement."

Hearing Xia Zhizhi say this, Jiang Xiurong sincerely sighed: "That's good. Our Zhizhi is young, so there's no need to rush and take your time to find someone you like and who you both like."

Xia Zhizhi nodded in agreement. She only mentioned this matter to make it easier for herself to speak later. She continued the conversation and asked, "What about you, Sister Xiurong? Have you told your family about you and Tang Zhiqing? What is their attitude?"