Chapter 11.2 

As soon as Lin Meiru left, the others, who had been watching the excitement, gradually went home.

Before leaving, a few people came to comfort Jiang Rou, asking her not to be too sad and to live well with Li Xiao. As for the details, they didn’t inquire much.

Aunt Wang left last and looked at Jiang Rou, unable to help but say. “Why don’t you cook at my place to avoid drawing attention?”

Jiang Rou glanced at her without saying anything.

Aunt Wang looked embarrassed. “Don’t misunderstand; I don’t mean anything else. Well, I’m leaving. You stay at home alone. If you need anything, come find me.”

Only then did Jiang Rou smile.

Jiang Rou gave her a nod and said, “Auntie, take your time.”

After she left, Uncle Wang, who had come to pick up Aunt Wang, couldn’t help but say, “You really have a thick skin. With her secret recipe, she can collaborate with anyone. But don’t be too ambitious and push people away; it’s not good for us. It’s just because she has a good temper. If she were like Li Xiao, do you think she’d be so easygoing?”

Aunt Wang’s face didn’t look natural when he mentioned it: “I don’t mean anything else. I’m just afraid she’ll be influenced by her mother-in-law.”

These days, their business selling braised pig intestines was good. Others tried to imitate them, but it just didn’t taste right.

After all, Jiang Rou and Lin Meiru were still family. No matter how fierce their quarrels were, they wouldn’t really break ties in the future.

If she came to their house, she would understand how it was done.

Uncle Wang sneered, “Even if we are fooled, it’s their business. We’ll just earn a little less. Do you really think Li Xiao’s kid is easy to bully? If he comes back and finds out you schemed against his wife, do you think he won’t come looking for you?”

Aunt Wang suddenly stopped talking.

She was a bit afraid of provoking Li Xiao.

Uncle Wang hadn’t mentioned one thing—he didn’t think Jiang Rou was as easy to bully as she seemed. After the commotion this morning, regardless of how it started, people around here had a much better impression of Li Xiao. It could even be said that as long as Li Xiao didn’t cause trouble in the future, everyone was willing to get along well with the couple.

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Jiang Rou didn’t take the morning’s events to heart. Instead, because she had let off some steam, her mood improved. 

In the morning, she went to South Street, bringing back the custom-made clothes and small blankets she ordered last time. In a little over a month, she and Aunt Wang had earned nearly two thousand yuan, with a daily profit of one to two hundred yuan.

With some extra money, Jiang Rou drew a few designs, selected some fine cotton fabric, and had people make small hats, gloves, and shoes. She also made two sets of clothes for herself.

She took the things home and washed and dried the clothes for the child and Li Xiao’s two shirts. The remaining small blankets and such were reserved for Li Xiao to wash when he returned.

Whether it was the impact of her morning words or not, in the afternoon, several elderly grandmothers came by with children. They brought vegetables, sugar, and even old clothes their grandchildren used to wear, asking Jiang Rou to wash them for the kids.

Jiang Rou greeted them with a smile, invited them into the yard for a chat, and even offered homemade brown sugar glutinous rice cakes for the children to eat.

A few grandmothers, afraid she might not know what to do since there was no one to teach her, enthusiastically advised her on things to pay attention to during pregnancy and childbirth.

In the end, someone said, “You and Li Xiao both look good. The child you two have will surely be fine. Raise him well. Don’t be like your mother-in-law, giving birth but not raising the child properly, harming them for a lifetime. Although little Xiao used to get into trouble, we watched him grow up. He hasn’t done anything morally wrong.”

“Boys are just mischievous. Always learning those fight scenes and big brother, little brother stuff from those Hong Kong movies. If you think about it, it’s not that bad. The one truly gone astray is a kid surnamed Zhang from North Street, following some big brother, doing everything bad. That one is beyond saving.”

“Exactly, your mother-in-law was never clear-headed when she was young, bullying the weak and fearing the strong. Next time she comes, just shout loudly, and we’ll all come to support you. She remarried and still comes here to act high and mighty. Spoiled by her, raising a son who can’t stand up for himself. Her mind must have gone haywire. Li Xiao is a pitiable child, considering he lost his father early and his mother isn’t much better than having none.”

Elderly people loved gossip, and their hearts were soft. After hearing Jiang Rou’s words in the morning, they felt that although Li Xiao had some troubles, he hadn’t done anything outrageously wrong. On the contrary, compared to many children, he was much more pitiable. His father died when he was young, and his biological mother was no different at all. Despite all that, he had grown up quite well.

Jiang Rou was also a good conversationalist, knowledgeable, and versatile. She shared some health tips, and by the time they finished chatting, it was already dark. If she didn’t need to go home to cook, these grandmothers wouldn’t want to leave.

Before leaving, they invited Jiang Rou to their homes, thinking she was a good person.

After seeing them off, Jiang Rou went to prepare dinner.

As usual, before going to bed, she marinated the pig’s intestines.

Maybe she felt a bit tired after working all day; she couldn’t hold on and almost fell asleep as soon as she lay down.

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In the middle of the night, a knocking sound came from outside. Jiang Rou didn’t wake up.

In the end, the window was tapped, and she groggily opened her eyes, rubbing them slowly. She called out lazily, “Who is it?”

A voice outside replied, “It’s me. Open the door.”

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Lucia: FINALLY, I’M BACK!!! Hello~ I’m sorry for disappearing!! Don’t worry, I am now focusing on this novel since I’m almost done with my other novel hehe. I will be more active, and I promise I will translate this novel to the end~ See you on Saturday~

P.S. New schedule of updates: Monday and Saturday!!! Updates will be twice a week from now on hehe.

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