Kang Xiaoqiao's words made the girl's face turn red. She shouted angrily, "You, a bumpkin from the countryside, how dare you..."
Before she could finish, she was interrupted by a stern scolding.
"Qingzhu, shut up. Who told you to talk to your cousin-in-law like that? Apologize to her quickly."
The one who said this was none other than Lu Yichen's second uncle, who was so angry that his face turned green. To be honest, this person was not bad-looking. Moreover, he looked like he had a high official position. Why did he find such a good wife?
It was said that marrying the wrong wife would ruin three generations. Kang Xiaoqiao felt that it made sense. Look at this second uncle, who was already unhappy. Look at this next generation, and how much she had been taught.
However, Kang Xiaoqiao didn't care about that. What does your life have to do with me? If you dare to make her unhappy, don't think about living a happy life. No one can do that.
If you dare to scold her for being uneducated, heh. Let's see who's uneducated in the end. There was nothing to be said about the upbringing of a person who publicly slandered someone else's gift. More importantly, it was too vulgar. The matter of how elegant the tea was was being slandered. If it wasn't vulgar, then what was?
Thinking about it, second uncle couldn't stand it anymore. With Xia Qingzhu being criticized like this... Her eyes were red as she cried out, "Dad, why should I apologize to her? It's true. My mom and first aunt gave her gold, so it's money. Look, what did she give her? Just these few lousy flowers, how is it good?"
"Everyone says that she came from the countryside and can't be seen in public, you..."
Slap!
A slap was sent over, and a five-finger mark appeared on the little girl's fair face. Xia Qingzhu covered her face and said in shock, "Dad, you hit me! Wu... I don't want to live anymore, wu..."
Then, she ran away, and Wu Xiumei said with an ashen face, "You have the ability to hit your daughter, don't you? Now you're here to discipline her. Where have you been? Bah!"
After saying that, she also left. Kang Xiaoqiao blinked her eyes at the farce and hid behind Lu Yichen. The corner of Lu Yichen's mouth twitched. This darn girl wouldn't suffer any losses no matter where she went. This was great.
However, when he thought of this, his body involuntarily moved a little forward and firmly blocked Kang Xiaoqiao behind him. When the old lady saw this, she frowned and said, "Second brother, go back and properly discipline your wife. What kind of situation is this?"
"What a vile spawn, hmph."
After saying this, she went forward and pulled Lu Yichen, saying, "Chenchen, let's go. We don't care about them. You know how your second aunt is like. Granddaughter-in-law, what's your name?"
Kang Xiaoqiao immediately showed her head and said, "Grandma, my name is Kang Xiaoqiao. You can just call me Xiaoqiao."
When the old lady heard this, she smiled and said, "Yes, yes. Xiaoqiao, Xiaoqiao, come. Grandma will pull you. Let's go and eat. We don't care about those vile spawn. Let's go."
Just like that, Kang Xiaoqiao and Lu Yichen helped the old lady into the house one by one. The others also followed in. At this time, the nanny had already prepared the food. Everyone sat down according to their priorities. Of course, the two people beside the old lady... Who else could it be other than Lu Yichen and Kang Xiaoqiao?
After a while, the atmosphere became harmonious. Everyone introduced themselves to each other as if nothing had happened at the door.
The task of introducing people was naturally left to Liu Fengxia, the first aunt. The first ones she introduced were all women. In this generation, the Xia family's daughters all committed the Qing character. The first aunt's two daughters, Xia Qinghe and Xia Qinglian, were older than Lu Yichen. They were both older sisters.
The second aunt's family had four daughters. They just happened to have enough -- plum, orchid, bamboo, chrysanthemum. That was why the name was given.
Third aunt's family had two daughters. One was Xia Qingman, who was the same age as Kang Xiaoqiao, and the other was Xia Qingyi, who was two years younger than Kang Xiaoqiao. She was 15 years old this year.
The Xia family had quite a number of daughters. Just as she was about to introduce the boys, a hurried voice came from the door.
"Grandma, mom and dad, I'm back, I'm back..."
As soon as this voice appeared, everyone instantly fell silent. Then, Kang Xiaoqiao saw a man who walked in from the door. He was over 1.8 meters tall and wore a set of ordinary clothes. His body was straight.
His skin was fair and white. In this room full of men with dark faces, he was exceptionally eye-catching. He had a pair of amorous peach blossom eyes. If it wasn't that bastard Xia Zijun, then who was it?
When Kang Xiaoqiao saw him, her eyes were wide and round. This fellow was really haunting her. Why was he here?
Then, she remembered what he said just now. What grandma, mom, dad? He, he...
Just as Kang Xiaoqiao thought about it, her aunt Liu Fengxia's face was full of smiles. She said happily, "You stinky brat, why did you run back? Didn't you say you wouldn't come back?"
The old lady also smiled happily and said, "Aiyo, my good grandson, come over quickly and let grandma have a look."
"Aiyo, my good grandson, why did he get a tan? He lost weight. It's all because of that stupid father of yours. He was such a good child, but not only did he go to that godforsaken place, he even went to that godforsaken place as a companion."
As soon as the old lady finished speaking, everyone present laughed. Xia Zijun took off his hat and the nanny hurriedly took it. Then, he strode over and stood beside the old lady, saying, "Grandma, how did I get black? I really lost weight."
"The food there is really terrible. I want to throw it up after eating it."
At this moment... He was hit on the head. "You little brat, I told you to go there to train, not to send you to enjoy your life. Look at your cousin, Yichen. He didn't say anything after suffering for two to three years. You've only been there for a few days and you're already complaining."
"Who told you to run back? Ah? You've only been there for two and a half days and you're already running home. You..."
After scolding him, the old lady raised her hand and hugged Xia Zijun. Then, she glared at her eldest son and said, "Go, you stupid thing, how did I give birth to an elbow like you? Go, go, go. With me here, don't even think about reprimanding my precious grandson."
The eldest uncle was scolded until he had no choice but to glare fiercely at Xia Zijun. Meanwhile, Xia Zijun looked like a dead pig that was not afraid of boiling water. He even winked at his father.
Kang Xiaoqiao could see clearly that the eldest uncle was angry on the surface and reprimanding him, but in fact, his heart ached for him. The whole family was happy and harmonious.
Kang Xiaoqiao could not help but look at Lu Yichen. The two of them were actually just outsiders. It seemed that Lu Yichen was already used to such a scene, and his expression never changed from the beginning to the end.
Seeing Kang Xiaoqiao look over, he gave her a comforting look.
Xia Zijun was an old son of the Xia family, and the old lady liked him very much. Moreover, he was sweet-tongued and knew how to coax people. It was not the first time he had quarreled with Lu Yichen, so this time was no exception.
As soon as he came, he sat next to the old lady and took Lu Yichen's seat. Then, he looked at him provocatively. Lu Yichen did not say a word and retreated to the second line, while Kang Xiaoqiao's face darkened.