Lu Yichen gave her a look of helplessness. They were military families, but the old people all believed in this. They weren't eating vegetarian and chanting Buddhist scriptures, so they were doing these feudal superstitions.
But no matter what, these were passed down from generation to generation. How could the things of the old ancestors be exterminated all at once?
The elders all believed in these things. As juniors, they could only let them be. Why did they have to make the old lady unhappy because of some small matters?
Seeing that Kang Xiaoqiao had finished washing, First Aunt Liu Fengxia took out a new towel and handed it over. "Xiaoqiao, your grandmother has been worried about you a lot. It has been many years since she put on such a show."
Then, she gave her a look that said, 'You understand.' Kang Xiaoqiao understood. She immediately grabbed the old lady's arm and said, "Grandmother, you are really too good to Xiaoqiao."
After saying this, she took off the garland on her head and put it on the old lady. "Grandma, come, I'll put it on you. Tsk tsk, aiya, you look really good with this garland on."
At this time, Xia Yunshu also immediately agreed. "Yes, yes, great-grandma, it looks good, it looks good. Yunshu is so envious of this garland."
Kang Xiaoqiao heard this and said, "Alright, I'll make another one for you when the time comes. When the time comes, the grandfather and grandson will be a good couple. Grandma is the flower fairy, and you are the flower girl."
At this time, Xiaozhi came over and anxiously shouted, "I want it too, I want it too. I want to be the flower girl."
Kang Xiaoqiao smiled and said, "Alright, alright, our Xiaozhi wants to be the flower girl. Make one for our Xiaozhi too."
The old lady saw this and laughed out loud. "You bunch of monkeys... Alright, hurry up and enter the house. What kind of appearance do you have standing here?"
Following that, a large group of people entered the living room. The faces of the second aunt who was left to the side was all livid.
The peach wood branch in Xia Qingzhu's hand was almost broken by her. Her eyes were burning with anger as she stared at Kang Xiaoqiao's dress. Xia Qingju was also unhappy. She opened her mouth and said, "Yunshu, when did you buy this dress? Why didn't I know about it?"
When Xia Yunshu heard this, she turned her head and whispered, "Seventh aunt, little aunt bought this for me a few days ago. Then something happened and I didn't have the time to wear it."
As soon as Xia Yunshu said this, Xia Qingzhu said angrily, "Hmph, cousin-in-law is really biased. She bought a dress for Yunshu, but she didn't even buy a handkerchief for us sisters. How stingy."
At this time, Xia Qingju also echoed, "That's right -- when his wife came in, she bought gifts for his sister-in-law, but we didn't receive anything. Tsk, sister, she doesn't care about us at all."
The two sisters answered sarcastically while Kang Xiaoqiao looked at them. Then, she said with an embarrassed and surprised look, "Are you two sisters angry?"
Then, she frowned and said, "It shouldn't be. Both of you are girls from the city, so you have the best food and clothes. When I first came here, Sister Qingzhu looked down on me. I thought that since I came from the countryside, I don't have anything good. I guess you wouldn't like it even if I gave it to you. So, I thought it was a good idea to cook some food."
"Am I wrong? If you two sisters don't mind, I brought a few clothes with me. Although they are all worn, they are not patched. They are most likely new."
When Xia Qingzhu heard that, she said angrily, "You, what do you mean? Who wants your old clothes? What right do you have to buy new clothes for Xia Yunshu and give us the old clothes that you've worn?"
Xia Qingju's expression was not much better. After Kang Xiaoqiao heard that, she pulled the old lady's hand with an aggrieved expression and said, "Grandma, I really didn't mean to neglect my sisters. It's just, it's just..."
"This set of clothes for my granddaughter-in-law and this set of clothes for Yunshu were all bought by Yichen for us. Granddaughter-in-law, your granddaughter-in-law doesn't have a job or income, and there are many sisters at home..."
Kang Xiaoqiao's meaning was obvious. She was poor, and all of them thought that they were city people who had good food and good clothes. In the end, they actually ganged up to bully a village sister-in-law who didn't have a job or money to buy things for them. What were their intentions?
Didn't they find it embarrassing? Weren't they embarrassed?
There were only four sisters who hadn't married yet. They had a niece and five girls at home. Not to mention that Kang Xiaoqiao didn't have money from the countryside, even if a city person married here, they definitely wouldn't spend so much money to buy gifts for their sister-in-law. It was just making a handkerchief or some small things to give to each other.
As expected, after the old lady heard it, she was furious. "All of you have shallow eyelids. Did the Xia family mistreat you? You lack to eat and you lack to wear? You actually lick their faces and ask for things from others. Who taught you that?"
"Do you still have any face left?"
"Go back and think about it behind closed doors. You are not allowed to eat for a day. If anyone dares to send them food, don't blame this old lady for turning hostile."
When the two sisters heard it, they shouted, "Grandmother..."
Before they could say anything else, the old lady took out a red packet from her pocket and said, "Qiao girl, when you came that day, grandma was so happy that she only thought of giving you the ancestral bracelet. She forgot to give you a gift."
"Take these. Buy whatever you like. Don't make yourself feel bad. Be good."
Kang Xiaoqiao didn't expect to have such a windfall. She lowered her hand slightly and opened a corner. She quickly stuffed the red packet back into the old lady's hand and said, "Grandma, this is too expensive. I can't accept it."
"Grandma, I don't have to worry about food and clothing now. Yichen is very good to me. Everything I eat and use is good. This is your personal money. I can't accept it."
When the old lady heard this, she said with a straight face, "What's there to not accept? I'll give it to you. Just take it. It's a gesture from grandma to help you calm down. You've suffered these past few days."
After saying that, she pressed the red envelope into Kang Xiaoqiao's hand. Kang Xiaoqiao felt that her hand weighed a thousand pounds. She could feel that the old lady truly loved her, whether it was because she was Lu Yichen's wife or because she was in trouble because of Lu Yichen.
The old lady was sincere in her feelings for her. She did not have any distracting thoughts and felt sorry for her. Kang Xiaoqiao's eyes were slightly red. She slowly closed her hands and said, "Thank you, grandma."
When the old lady heard that, she patted her and said, "We're family. There's no need to say thank you."
The two of them spoke of their warmth. Xia Qingzhu and her sister were about to go crazy. Not only was she reprimanded, but she was also punished. Kang Xiaoqiao was not humiliated at all. Her own grandmother actually gave her such a big red packet. This was simply outrageous... Outrageous.
Then, she shouted angrily, "Grandmother, you're biased. You, you actually punished your own granddaughter for an outsider..."
"You actually gave her a red packet. On what basis did you give it to her? My mother is right. She's just a wild girl from the countryside. What right does she have?"
"Why did you come back? Why didn't you die outside? You..."
"Enough!"
Then, a teacup flew towards Xia Qingzhu...