Chapter 57: Two Younger Brothers

Soon, several elders entered the house.

Jiang Xiangxiang and Lu Jianshen looked at each other in the courtyard, neither speaking.

The atmosphere was strangely awkward.

Truthfully, the two weren’t very familiar.

Jiang Xiangxiang paused: “Lu Jianshen, are all the people in your family so talkative?”

Lu Jianshen lightly coughed: “Not really, not all of them are talkative. There are a few who like to join the fun; you see, they’re hiding over there.”

Jiang Xiangxiang followed his gaze and saw several small heads peeking out, excitedly looking at her.

They seemed very curious.

Lu Jianshen’s face darkened: “Get out here!”

Jiang Xiangxiang questioned: “Get out here? What does that mean?”

Lu Jianshen explained: “Come out. I don’t usually talk like that, but they won’t understand unless I do.”

The little brats were used to being unruly in front of him, with no boundaries in their words and actions. If he wasn’t serious, who knows what they might do.

He had to be strict and firm.

Jiang Xiangxiang nodded. She had heard of many undisciplined soldiers, foul-mouthed and yet arrogant, disrespectful to elders – the most annoying type.

However, Lu Jianshen clearly wasn’t one of them.

Soon, two boys darted out and stood before them in a row.

Jiang Xiangxiang, recalling the original owner’s memories, realized she knew them. They were Lu Jiannan and Lu Jianbei, twins.

Tian Xiuhong had always wanted a daughter, but unexpectedly had three sons in a row, and refused to have any more, fearing another “debt collector.”

Only Lu Jianshen could control these two mischievous boys.

Whenever Lu Jianshen was away, Lu Jiannan and Lu Jianbei were like two runaway horses, uncontrollable.

Jiang Xiangxiang looked at Lu Jiannan and Lu Jianbei, and they looked back at her.

They then bowed in unison.

“Sister-in-law!”

“…”

Jiang Xiangxiang was taken aback. She had never experienced this before. The key was that the two boys looked exactly alike, and they looked so well-behaved, really adorable.

Seeing her attention drawn to them, Lu Jianshen’s expression soured. He glared warningly at Lu Jiannan and Lu Jianbei, signaling them to behave.

However, Lu Jiannan and Lu Jianbei lacked awareness.

Or rather, they didn’t take him seriously at all. Before, Lu Jianshen could still show off his authority in front of them.

Now, with Jiang Xiangxiang around, he dared not even glare at them, lest they cry and complain, making him look bad.

Lu Jiannan whispered: “Sister-in-law, look how fierce Big Brother is! He even told us to get out.”

Lu Jianbei immediately chimed in: “Yeah, Big Brother has been in the army for too long. He treats us like his soldiers. He can be fierce whenever he wants, hmph.”

Jiang Xiangxiang detected a hint of green tea, and couldn’t help but want to laugh. She understood their intentions – they were trying to win her over.

Naturally, she wouldn’t make things difficult for them.

Jiang Xiangxiang turned to Lu Jianshen, without saying a word.

Lu Jianshen felt a little embarrassed and said again: “That’s enough. Go pick vegetables. Why are you trying to get attention from your sister-in-law when you have nothing to do?”

Lu Jiannan whined: “Oh, having a sister-in-law really makes a difference.”

Lu Jianbei smiled: “Of course! Before, when Big Brother came back, he did all the vegetable picking. Hmph, Sister-in-law, let him do all the housework from now on. Don’t be polite.”

Saying this, they ran away, obviously afraid of being scolded by Lu Jianshen.

Lu Jianshen stamped his foot, pretending to chase them, but didn’t really mean to. He quickly stopped and looked at her.

Jiang Xiangxiang raised an eyebrow: “I can see they have a good relationship with you.”

Lu Jianshen snorted: “Good? They’re just two troublemakers, always causing mischief. Don’t be fooled by them. You might have to clean up their messes later.”

Lu Jiannan and Lu Jianbei were fearless, causing trouble everywhere they went.

If it weren’t for him, they would have caused chaos.

Jiang Xiangxiang smiled: “Not likely. Besides, you’re still here. But your family atmosphere is really good, much better than mine.”

Look at them, open-minded parents, and fun-loving brothers.

Compared to Ye Meiping and Jiang Rourou, they were simply two freaks, the kind that grew in a cesspool, completely unreasonable.

Amazing.

When Jiang Xiangxiang thought of Ye Meiping and Jiang Rourou, she felt like beating them up. She had been too lenient back then.

She wondered how they were doing now. Just thinking about it made her want to punch something.

Lu Jianshen looked at her, his eyes filled with tenderness: “Don’t think about those unhappy things. Some relatives will be coming later. I’ll introduce them to you, okay?”

Jiang Xiangxiang nodded: “Okay, your relatives are my relatives. We’re family.”

Getting to know them now would be good. If they were reliable, that’s fine. If not, she’d cut ties early.

However, Jiang Xiangxiang thought they were probably reliable. After all, the atmosphere in the Lu family was really good, and they wouldn’t let unpleasant people bother her.

Lu Jianshen softly comforted her: “Don’t be nervous. They’re all easy to get along with. Mom has already said, whoever makes you unhappy, she’ll make them unhappy.”

Jiang Xiangxiang paused: “Mom is really good to me. Is that your doing?”

No one would be inexplicably kind to another person. Tian Xiuhong’s protection of her at her house was genuine.

Jiang Xiangxiang knew it wasn’t her own doing, but Lu Jianshen’s instructions.

Otherwise, why would the Lu family be so nice to her?

They lived in the same village, but they hadn’t shown much care to the original owner. No one was that nosy.

Lu Jianshen didn’t deny it: “It’s not my doing. We’re going to be husband and wife, family. You said Mom is your Mom, so it’s only natural that she’s good to you, right?”

Jiang Xiangxiang pouted: “There’s no such thing as ‘natural’. Others have no obligation to serve me. Haha, but don’t worry, I understand.”

Lu Jianshen: “Don’t be nervous, they are all easy to get along with, our mother has already said, whoever makes you unhappy, she will make them unhappy.”

Jiang Xiangxiang: “Mother is really good to me, is that your doing?”

Lu Jianshen: “It’s not my doing, in the future we will be husband and wife, one family, you also said that my mother is your mother, in that case, it’s only right that she is good to you, right?”

Jiang Xiangxiang: “There is no such thing as right, others have no obligation to serve me, haha, but don’t worry, I understand.”