946: 686 Turn off the lights, go to sleep 946: 686 Turn off the lights, go to sleep Parents always seem to be like that.
Even when they co to visit, they don’t want their children to lift a finger,
Xue Mingqin personally cooked, preparing a dinner that might not be lavish, but was full of warmth.
Of course, Zou Luoxia wasn’t idle either and eagerly helped out.
“Auntie?”
Li Shuru walked out of the kitchen.
“She went out for a walk.”
Xue Mingqin, sitting on the sofa, patted the spot beside her, “Co, have a seat.”
“The place is huge, wouldn’t Auntie get lost going out alone?”
Li Shuru sat down with a hint of worry.
“Don’t worry about it, your Auntie has a great sense of direction, and she might not have gone far, perhaps she went to make a phone call.”
“Make a phone call?”
Li Shuru’s eyes showed curiosity.
Xue Mingqin laughed, “She was going up and down taking pictures just now, certainly not just for herself to look at, naturally she’d find soone to share with, and she has plenty of friends.”
Everyone has their vanities.
Sister-in-law Zou Luoxia was like that.
And Xue Mingqin was no exception, although she wasn’t soone to flaunt, right now her heart filled with a satisfying sense of contentnt.
Li Shuru smiled with a chuckle.
“Little Jiang is really good.”
Xue Mingqin looked towards the kitchen.
Jiang Chen was tidying up the dishes.
It wasn’t a big deal.
But thinking of his accomplishnts, it couldn’t help but seem all the more precious.
This is just human cognitive inertia.
Like a wealthy person inviting you to a street stall, it’s seen as experiencing life and being romantic, while if an ordinary person does it, it looks stingy and an.
“Mom, ever since eting her, it seems you’ve been praising her non-stop, even more tis than you’ve praised for as long as I have grown up.”
Li Shuru’s words seed like a complaint, yet her face couldn’t hide the hue of happiness.
“You’re still a kid, after all.”
Xue Mingqin was amused by her daughter’s childishness and withdrew her gaze from the kitchen, she couldn’t help but admonish, “Little Jiang is usually so busy, you need to take on more of the household work, and honestly, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to hire a housekeeper.”
Li Shuru couldn’t help but chuckle.
The environnt truly does have a significant impact on people.
To hear her mother talk about hiring a housekeeper was unexpected.
“Mom, why don’t you co to live in East Sea, hiring a housekeeper is such a waste of money.”
Li Shuru playfully clung to her mother’s wrist, not ntioning that this “opportunity to show off” was deliberately left for Jiang Chen.
Normally, there was no need for him to take care of these miscellaneous tasks.
Living in the country’s top luxury houses, could they lack the money to hire a housekeeper?
Xue Mingqin almost blurted out with a laugh, then she smiled wryly, when did she start to have such thoughts?
“So you want your mom to be your free laborer, is that it?”
“Mom!”
Li Shuru childishly shook her mother’s arm.
Xue Mingqin patted her hand, of course understanding her daughter’s tentative filial intent, and softly smiled, “Don’t worry about mom.
I’ve lived my whole life on Qin Island; moving here, I wouldn’t adjust well and would end up going back anyway.
You young people have your own lives, and us older folks have our own places to be.”
Hearing this, Li Shuru didn’t insist further.
“Mom, you’re not old at all.”
“Yes, I’m not old yet, not until I’ve beco a grandmother.”
Xue Mingqin’s eyes were filled with laughter.
“Mom!”
Li Shuru glared reproachfully at her mother but ended up laughing herself.
“What are you mother and daughter chatting about, you seem so happy.”
Xue Mingqin did indeed understand her sister-in-law well; Zou Luoxia really hadn’t gotten lost and now walked in.
“Auntie, want to show you around?”
Li Shuru offered.
“No need, no need, there’s no rush.”
When differences aren’t that great, people tend to feel a sense of disparity.
But when the gap is so vast it’s unreachable, it sohow becos stabilizing.
Just as one beggar may envy another but will never envy a millionaire.
Zou Luoxia’s competitiveness collapsed completely in the face of stark reality, and after “sharing” with her friends, she had completely adjusted her attitude.
After all, this is family.
Why compare?
This is her own niece.
If the niece is doing well, it reflects well on her as an aunt.
The shocked, envious looks of her friends and their sour words had given her an imnse sense of satisfaction, and now her face bead with a lively smile.
“I never dread that one day I could spend the night here; this, for , has made my whole life worthwhile.”
“If you like it, you’re welco to stay anyti.”
Xue Mingqin smiled.
“How could I do that?”
Zou Luoxia replied half-jokingly, “Sis, it’s easy for you to say, maybe Rui Rui wouldn’t mind, but Little Jiang might have thoughts about it.”
“Little Jiang isn’t that kind of person.”
Xue Mingqin countered decisively without a second thought.
Tis change.
In the past, Zou Luoxia had belittled Jiang Chen quite a bit, but now she lacked both the confidence and the inclination to do so.
“Rui Rui, how did you and Little Jiang get together?”
She looked at her niece with a curious smile.
Xue Mingqin also looked at her daughter.
She had asked her daughter this question before, but hadn’t gotten a direct answer.
“Eating fruit.”
What makes a good man.
It’s one thing to wash dishes and clear the table, but to even bring over two plates of fruit.
And bear in mind, this is coming from a billionaire.
“Little Jiang, no need to be so formal, have a seat.”
Zou Luoxia invited warmly, showing a total change in deanor from the last ti Jiang Chen visited Qin Island.
Were it Hong Xiaoyu facing this situation, he probably would have been at a loss, but Jiang Chen was far more seasoned and sat down with ease.
“Just now, Auntie was asking us how we got together.”
Li Shuru tossed the question over to him.
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