From only loving my mother and sleeping with her when I was a child, to having my own family when I grew up, coupled with the traditional preference for boys over girls, the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law actually boils down to jealousy and resentment.

They really want their son to find a virtuous wife and live happily with her for the rest of their lives, but they also have an irreplaceable possessiveness of their son and cannot tolerate him being so intimate with other women.

"Auntie, you don't have to look at me like that. You can go talk to Xie Zhi." Xu Jiaojiao said in a flat tone.

She thought her idea was ridiculous. How could she expect a stranger to like her so much? It was totally unacceptable.

Xie Zhi packed up his things, put the herbs he had picked up into the box, and was about to leave with the girl.

Xu Jiaojiao didn't let the man hold her hand. She dodged his outstretched hand by moving sideways, and walked slowly downstairs with her leather shoes tapping, leaving the two of them wandering upstairs.

Wen Jing saw this woman coming down alone and laughed so hard: "Country bumpkin, why didn't Brother Xie Zhi leave with you?"

Wen Jing was undoubtedly jealous, with a bit of contempt in her eyes. This peasant woman from the countryside was dressed just as well as herself. More importantly, this vixen's face was so deceptive.

Xu Jiaojiao glanced at her coldly: "Wen Jing, this is the first time I've seen someone throw herself at a man like this. I really wronged you."

"After all, it's your beloved brother Xie Zhi who's paying attention to me."

Wen Jing stood up suddenly, her eyes widened: "You."

"Xiaozhi, your sister Wenjing's father has been promoted and will be able to help you a lot in the future, but Xu Jiaojiao's family is from the countryside, what can she do? You should coax her now, and when the educated youth returns to the city, you can be with Xiaojing. I have planned everything for you."

Xie Zhi looked at his usually kind mother, who was now so powerful, and smiled in confusion: "Mom, thank you so much for planning all this for me."

"You must have forgotten how Aunt Wen treated us in the past."

Mingzhen looked embarrassed, how could she forget? She would never forget such a humiliating thing in her life. But when she saw Wen Jing and her daughter trying to please her, she felt extremely happy.

"Xiaozhi, but mom can't do anything."

Seeing that his mother still had an unrepentant look on her face, Xie Zhi felt a sharp pain in his heart. He closed his eyes tightly, and when he opened them again, there was no emotion in his eyes.

"Mom, if you say this again, I won't come back. You can live with the Wen family mother and daughter."

"Xie Zhi, now that you're back, you should at least go see your teacher. He's so kind to you."

"Mom, you don't need to remind me."

The atmosphere downstairs suddenly became tense. Xu Jiaojiao stepped forward, scanning Wen Jing's face inch by inch with a sharp gaze, sneering.

"You are so beautiful, why do you have to die for a man? It's really embarrassing for a woman."

Wen Jing: “….”

"You speak so nicely. Brother Xie Zhi is by your side, so you can say such high-sounding words."

"That's right, Xiao Jing's mother will definitely let you and Xie Zhi be together."

"I never knew Aunt Wen was so good to me that she even decided my marriage." A sarcastic tone sounded, and Xie Zhi walked down slowly carrying something. The man had a tall and straight figure, like a young poplar.

Mother Wen was speechless after being scolded. A gleam of light flashed in her eyes and she laughed happily: "Xie Zhi, Aunt Wen just feels sorry for you."

Xie Zhi was too lazy to even say anything. He glanced at Wen Jing, who was looking lustful, and felt annoyed. He walked up to the girl, took her hand and walked away. The two of them had a pretty figure from behind, one pretty and the other tall, and their body shape difference was quite attractive. They were really a perfect match for each other.

"Do you know where the guesthouse is?" Xu Jiaojiao asked

"I know. Follow me, Jiaojiao. I won't sell you out."

Looking at the man's face as if nothing had happened, Xu Jiaojiao finally felt a little happy. The thing she liked most about Xie Zhi was that he never transferred the emotions and anger from outside to herself. Finding a partner with stable emotions was the most important thing.

"Comrade, please show me your proof."

Xie Zhi took out the letter of introduction and handed it to the staff, who then checked their identification documents and returned it to them.

Xu Jiaojiao looked around silently and thought to herself, it looks ordinary from the outside, but I didn't expect the decoration inside to be so outstanding, with a pointed roof, a very high ceiling, and intricate decoration, it is obviously a typical Gothic style.

"Stay for a few days."

"Stay here for three days first."

"Okay, twelve dollars."

"Thank you."

Xie Zhi handed over the money quickly, took the room card given by the staff, and walked towards the room with Jiaojiao. It was not until the two left that the people here finally couldn't control their gossiping.

"These two comrades are really a perfect match."

"That's right. Listen to her voice. She said thank you. Even as a woman I felt so comfortable listening to her." The staff member had an intoxicated expression on his face.

Xu Jiaojiao watched Xie Zhi take her to the elevator and her mouth remained open without closing. The gap between the rich and the poor in this era was too big. On one side, people could not even get enough food to eat, while on the other side, there was the elevator.

She felt the huge difference so clearly that she couldn't help feeling a little dazed.

Xie Zhi thought she was afraid, so he quickly hugged the girl and whispered to comfort her: "This is called an elevator. This guesthouse is specially built for foreigners to promote a better business environment."

As if he could see the girl's confusion, he explained again: "In recent years, the crops in the fields have been bad, the infrastructure has been bad, and there are no foreigners coming, so we can live here."

Xu Jiaojiao finally understood and expressed her understanding. They lived on the eighth floor. When they got out of the elevator, they saw the floor was covered with soft carpet. Generally speaking, except that it was brighter, it was no different from hotels in later generations.

When I opened the door, I saw a pointed spherical bed inside and intricate carvings on the walls. It looked very similar to the European-style decoration behind it, but it just looked out of place.

Xie Zhi took out the girl's clothes immediately. He knew Jiaojiao loved beauty and would be very sad if her skirt got wrinkled. He would then have to go downstairs to ask if there was anything to iron it.

Xu Jiaojiao lay in the bed, watching Xie Zhi busying himself, and finally understood why every man wants a wife. It was really comfortable to watch others running around for you.

Xie Zhi put the girl and his things away, turned around and saw her confused expression, the emotions in her eyes deepened, and he leaned over and kissed her.

"Let's go, let's go shopping outside. There's a department store next to us. Let's go buy some skirts for Jiaojiao. There are lots of beautiful skirts."