Chapter 79

At the door stood Lu Xiaoxue, who had just returned home from school. Seeing the two people on the bed, she suddenly laughed and ran out, shouting:

“Mài Ergou, come and see, my second brother is kissing in the room…”

Lu Jingzhe reacted quickly and propped himself up with his hands. His usually calm and composed face now showed a rare panic.

With the pressure gone, Xia Qingning, who was lying on the bed, wanted to get up, but she found that her feet had no support and she couldn’t get up.

Lu Jingzhe, seeing her like this, walked over to help her up. However, Xia Qingning had already turned her body to the side and climbed up by herself.

One bent over, the other stood up, and there was a “bang” as their foreheads collided.

Pain came, Xia Qingning unconsciously let out a low cry of pain, and at the same time covered her forehead with her hand.

“Are you okay?” Lu Jingzhe heard the sound, took a step forward, took her hand away, lifted her hair from her forehead, and found that her forehead was clearly red from the bump.

“I’m fine, don’t worry about me, go and tell her not to talk nonsense.” Xia Qingning said anxiously to Lu Jingzhe.

Lu Jingzhe frowned slightly, said nothing, carefully checked her forehead, and seeing that there was no major problem, he stood up and walked out of the room.

Xia Qingning sat on the bed, holding her aching forehead, the blush on her face had not completely faded.

She and him… just kissed?!

Not only that, but a little kid saw it, and the little kid ran out and spread it around!

This is a major death scene!

In the room, He Shanshan, who had been beaten, kept crying. Wang Mingfang looked at the five clear finger marks on her face and felt extremely distressed. She reached out to rub them for her.

He Shanshan pushed her hand away, fell on the bed and continued to cry. Because she was so excited, her cries were a little out of breath.

Seeing her like this, Wang Mingfang could only comfort her, stroking her back, helping her to calm down, while explaining:

“Shanshan, don’t blame your mom for hitting you. You were really too impulsive just now. Think about it, if you really hurt her, can our mother and daughter stay in this house?”

“If we don’t stay, we don’t stay!” He Shanshan sat up and yelled at Wang Mingfang.

“Then go back to your family now!” Wang Mingfang knew that she wouldn’t listen if she talked to her nicely, so she had to use harsh words:

“Go back and squeeze into the three leaking rooms with your family of six. Seven people eat two dishes at a time, and help them cook, wash dishes, mop the floor, and wash clothes…”

After hearing Wang Mingfang’s words, the days she had spent in her family’s house immediately came to mind. He Shanshan’s arrogance immediately subsided, but her crying continued:

“Wuwuwu… they bully me, and you beat me too. What’s the point of me living? I might as well jump into the river and die.”

“Nonsense! What kind of death are you talking about? I hit you because you were reckless and didn’t consider the consequences. Tell me, what would you do if you really hurt her today?” Wang Mingfang wiped her daughter’s tears and asked.

Although she knew that her mother was right, He Shanshan was still unhappy. She cried and said:

“I just wanted to smash that stinky girl to death. If it wasn’t for her, would Xiao Wu fall for Mài Miao, that ugly girl? If it wasn’t for her, would those people say those things about me today? Wuwuwu…”

As soon as she mentioned the afternoon’s events, Wang Mingfang was furious. She couldn’t help but poke He Shanshan’s head with her finger:

“Isn’t it because you’re stupid? Why did you go to Mài Miao’s house and make a scene? You even went to scold the matchmaker. Your brain is just like your father’s. You don’t even think about it. The matchmaker has to deal with so many people every day. If you spread those words you said today, how could you find a good family?”

He Shanshan didn’t think about this at all. Hearing Wang Mingfang say this, she suddenly became anxious. She was already twenty-one years old. If no one introduced her to someone anymore, wouldn’t she become an old maid?

“Mom.” He Shanshan immediately grabbed Wang Mingfang’s hand and asked anxiously: “Then, what should I do?”

“Now you’re worried?” Wang Mingfang looked at her daughter with a look of disappointment. After a moment, she sighed and said:

“Ai, I really owed you in my last life! What else can I do? I’ll go to your second aunt in a while and ask her to introduce you to someone.”

He Shanshan immediately stopped crying, her eyes lit up. Her second aunt was the one who married the best among her mother’s sisters. Her husband was a regular worker in a state-owned factory, and her son was in the army, even a battalion commander.

“But will she help?” He Shanshan said worriedly: “She’s not close to you.”

“She has a grudge against me, but she still cares about you young people. I’ll just throw away my old face and go ask her.” Wang Mingfang poked He Shanshan’s head again and said:

“Who told me to give birth to such a debt collector?”

“Mom is the best.” He Shanshan held Wang Mingfang’s arm and said coquettishly:

“Ask her to introduce me to a soldier too. It would be even better if he had some position in the army.”

“You think too much.” Wang Mingfang lovingly touched He Shanshan’s beaten face and said earnestly:

“Shanshan, you should also learn how to put on makeup. Look at Mài Miao, she’s not as pretty as you, but she looks much prettier after putting on makeup. Which man doesn’t like beautiful women? If someone introduces you to a family with good conditions, you have to hold on to it yourself.”

He Shanshan instinctively wanted to retort, but thinking about Mài Miao’s appearance after putting on makeup, she didn’t say anything. She just pouted in dissatisfaction, thinking that if she put on makeup, she would definitely be prettier than her.

“Also, from now on, you are not allowed to provoke Xia Qingning again.” Wang Mingfang warned again.

Today, Lu Jingzhe protected Xia Qingning like he was protecting the apple of his eye. Wang Mingfang knew that if her daughter really caused any trouble, they would definitely be in trouble.

Knowing that her daughter was feeling aggrieved, she comforted her again:

“Just endure it for a while, it will be fine.”

“Endure, endure, you always tell me to endure. How long do I have to endure?” He Shanshan shouted.

She was really tired of Xia Qingning. As soon as she thought about her seductive appearance, she couldn’t help but want to rush over and scratch her face.

“As long as Lu Jingzhe doesn’t leave, you endure for a day. If he doesn’t leave for a year, you endure for a year.” Wang Mingfang said coldly, afraid that this reckless daughter wouldn’t listen.

He Shanshan didn’t say anything, the hatred in her eyes couldn’t be concealed.

Isn’t Xia Qingning just relying on Lu Jingzhe’s liking for her to be so arrogant? If Lu Jingzhe doesn’t like her anymore, won’t she have no one to support her?

Her mother always told her to endure, but she felt that Xia Qingning should be dealt with in the same way as before, so that she would never be able to turn over.

Thinking about this, a vicious idea suddenly popped into her mind! The corners of her lips unconsciously curved upwards. Xia Qingning, just wait to be disgraced.

After Lu Jingzhe went out, he didn’t come back until dinner time. His face was as cold and indifferent as always, as if nothing had happened. Xia Qingning also decided to remain calm and not mention anything unless he did.

At the dinner table, Wang Mingfang kept picking food for Yáo Hóngméi and telling her to eat more and take care of her body. Yáo Hóngméi had been vomiting a lot these days and had no appetite at all, but facing her mother-in-law’s picking food, she still forced herself to eat.

During the meal, everyone talked about the children for a while. Wang Mingfang suddenly looked at Lu Jingzhe and reminded him in a hypocritical tone:

“Jingzhe, look at your sister-in-law, she’s already pregnant with her second child. You and Qingning should hurry up too.”

Lu Lìdōng also chimed in:

“Yes, second brother, you’ve been married for several years, you should also think about having a child.”

“Hmm.” Lu Jingzhe seemed reluctant to discuss this topic, and replied with a single syllable.

Xia Qingning hadn’t thought about children at all, so she ate her food as if she hadn’t heard anything.

He Shanshan, on the other hand, pouted and muttered to herself:

“She looks like she’ll fall over with a gust of wind. She’ll probably never have a child in her life.”

Seeing that the people involved didn’t react, everyone thought that the topic would just pass, but then a childish voice suddenly rang out:

“They’re going to have a baby soon.”

Everyone’s eyes turned to Lu Xiaoxue, who was speaking, full of confusion. The next second, they heard her say with a smile:

“I saw them hugging and kissing today. They’ll have a baby soon after kissing…”