~

"Lao Meng!"

As soon as Hu Xiu entered the door, he heard Meng Jianping talking about him and quickly shouted.

When Meng Jianping turned around and saw his wife, a smile immediately appeared on his face.

"Wife, you're off work."

Meng Jianping told Hu Xiu in the morning that he was going to visit Qin Zongwu's house. He was worried that Hu Xiu would not come, but now that he saw her coming, he finally felt relieved.

"Yes."

Hu Xiu walked in and greeted everyone in the room, and finally his eyes fell on Ruan Zhao.

"Is this my sister-in-law?

I had wanted to come over early to help my brother's wife, but I got off work late today, so I didn't come.

Sister-in-law, this is some homemade fried dough twist I made for my child, please don’t despise it.”

The moment Ruan Zhao saw Hu Xiu, he knew that she was a person with a strong appearance and a kind heart.

As long as their character is good, Ruan Zhao is still willing to build good relationships with these people.

Ruan Zhao took the fried dough twist from Hu Xiu and said with a smile.

"Sister-in-law, you are so polite! I will accept it this time. Next time you come to my house, you don't need to bring anything. Just come directly."

When Hu Xiu saw Ruan Zhao, she was a little worried that she would be difficult to get along with, but when she heard Ruan Zhao speak, she immediately relaxed.

"Okay, let's go out more often when we have free time!"

As long as there is no competition, it is easy for women to get along with each other.

Ruan Zhao pulled Qin Ze and Qin Mu over to greet everyone, and Qin Zongwu led everyone to the dining table.

~

The dining room is small, so Ruan Zhao and Wang Shufang moved the dining table to the living room.

The men and three children ate at the table in the living room, while Ruan Zhao and Wang Shufang ate at a small table in the dining room.

Seeing the table full of sumptuous food, everyone praised Ruan Zhao for her virtue and ability.

Needless to say, as for the women, after just a short chat, Wu Chunyan and Hu Xiu were conquered by Ruan Zhao's personal charm.

They were chatting and laughing while eating, not at all like they had just met today.

On the man's side, Yu Zhenghai was chewing on the ribs while praising them sincerely. "Lao Qin, your wife's cooking skills are amazing. This dish is no worse than the chefs in state-owned restaurants!"

Cheng Yonghui has a relatively stable personality, but after eating the dishes made by Ruan Zhao, he couldn't help but praise them.

"Xiao Qin, you're so blessed! Not only do you have two sensible sons, but your wife is also virtuous. You've hit the jackpot!"

Meng Jianping echoed, "That's right! My sister-in-law is obviously a good cook. Old Qin will enjoy a good life in the future!"

Hearing everyone praising Ruan Zhao, Qin Zongwu cast a curious look at Ruan Zhao.

He didn't expect that she had such ability in dealing with people.

In just one meal, everyone was praising her endlessly!

~

Everyone was enjoying their meal when suddenly a shout came from outside the yard.

"Jianping! Jianping!"

Meng Jianping was drinking, and when he heard the voice, the smile on his face slowly froze.

Yu Zhenghai also recognized the voice and said, "Jianping, is this your mother?"

Meng Jianping said a little embarrassedly, "Haha, you guys continue eating, I'll go out and take a look."

Hu Xiu's face changed instantly when she heard her mother-in-law's voice. Regardless of the presence of outsiders, she said sarcastically, "Haha! My old lady can't leave her son for a moment, and now she's here again."

Ruan Zhao didn't know how to respond, but as the host, she couldn't pretend not to hear.

"Sister-in-law, please sit down first. I'll go take a look outside."

Hu Xiu also stood up and said, "I'll go with you."

Meng Jianping's mother is Liu Guihua, who is fifty-nine years old this year. She is very small and a little hunched, but she looks like a kind-looking old lady.

But Ruan Zhao could tell from a distance that this little old lady had committed murder.

Liu Guihua was holding a child in each hand and complained as soon as she saw Meng Jianping.

"Jianping, why don't you two bring your children with you when you go out to eat?

It’s fine if you don’t take care of the eldest and second child, but the third and fourth children are your own children.

You leave your child at home alone, and you're not worried about him getting hurt!"

Meng Jianping felt a bit overwhelmed when he heard what his mother said, "Mom, the child is already this old and can take care of himself.

Besides, aren't you at home? We comrades had dinner together and agreed not to bring children, and Old Yu didn't bring them either."

Liu Guihua disagreed, "Then why did you bring your wife here?"

"Mom, Lao Qin's wife just arrived. Isn't Xiuxiu here to help with some work? Please take the children back first. We haven't finished our meal yet."

But Liu Guihua refused to leave. "I heard there are children inside. Let Sanbao and Sibao play with them. It won't delay your meal."

Before Meng Jianping could say anything, Ruan Zhao came over.

"Is this Auntie?"

Meng Jianping felt a little embarrassed when he saw Ruan Zhao coming out. "Yes, my mother wants to talk to me about something. Sister-in-law, you can just go and do it. Don't worry about us!"

"I'm not busy, Captain Meng. Please let the aunt and the child come in and eat together."

"No, no! My mother..."

Before Meng Jianping finished speaking, Liu Guihua walked up to Ruan Zhao with a friendly smile on her face.

"Is this from Xiao Qin's family? She's really pretty! You can tell she's a virtuous woman."

Ruan Zhao smiled and replied, "Auntie, my name is Ruan Zhao. I was originally planning to invite you to come along, and now is the perfect time. The food is still hot. Please bring the child in."

Hu Xiuyi came over from behind and said, "Sanbao, Sibao."

As soon as the two children saw Hu Xiu, they ran to her.

"mom!"

"mom!"

Hu Xiu held the two children and didn't even look at Liu Guihua.

"Meng Jianping, your mother is right. If the children are left at home with no one to take care of them, it will be troublesome if they get hurt. Let them eat here!"

Hu Xiu looked at Ruan Zhao while speaking, "Sister-in-law, I'm sorry to trouble you. It's really because these two little ones don't know how to cook."

Ruan Zhao chuckled. "It's not a big deal. Qin Ze and Qin Mu just happen to be in need of playmates. Just let them go in and play together."

"Okay, I'll take the child in then."

Hu Xiu said this and directly pulled the two children into the house.

Liu Guihua stared at Hu Xiu's back, a hint of resentment flashing in her eyes.

But when Ruan Zhao looked over, she quickly put on an aggrieved look as if she had been bullied. The speed of her mood change was definitely at the level of a movie queen!

"Xiao Qin's family, I'm sorry to have caused you trouble. Go eat quickly. I'm going back."

If it were someone with less Taoism, they would definitely think that Hu Xiu was disrespectful to his elders and didn't even say hello when his mother-in-law came.

For example, Meng Jianping felt distressed when he saw his mother looking aggrieved.

"mother……"

Liu Guihua waved her hand, acting like an elder who didn't bother with the younger generation.

"Okay, let's go back and eat. I also have to go back and cook for the eldest and second son."

After the old lady finished speaking, she turned and left, looking lonely and pitiful.

Meng Jianping felt even more guilty after seeing this!

Ruan Zhao watched with great interest and admired the old lady's acting skills.

If I had her acting skills, Qin Zongwu wouldn't dislike me so much!

~

Because the men were drinking, the meal didn't end until after eight o'clock in the evening.

Yu Zhenghai and Meng Jianping were both a little drunk when they left.

Cheng Yonghui was fine, after all, he was a leader, and in order to maintain his face, he controlled himself from getting too drunk.

Chen Genshuo and Liao Zhiyuan, because they had the lowest military ranks, were busy pouring and serving wine to everyone, so they didn't drink much.

The two helped return the chair to Wang Shufang's home before leaving.

The women were chatting enthusiastically about gossip, and if the men hadn't left, they would have been reluctant to leave!

Finally, Ruan Zhao told them to come and play with him whenever they had time, and only then did they support their husband and leave.

~

When he got home, Cheng Yonghui couldn't help but ask Wang Shufang.

"You've been close to Xiao Qin's family these past few days. Do you know what Xiao Qin's wife is like?

Isn't it said that Xiao Qin's wife is a rural woman, or a child bride? But after this meal, I think this Xiao Qin's wife is a very calculating person, she doesn't look like someone from the countryside, right? "

When Wang Shufang heard this, she rolled her eyes at him.

"Why? Xiao Ruan doesn't look like a rural woman and disappoints you!

Who says people from the countryside have to be long-haired and short-sighted? You're discriminating against people from the countryside, and you're still a leader!

Cheng Yonghui seemed accustomed to being criticized and didn't get angry. "Look at you, you didn't think before you spoke. I was just asking you a question. What does this have to do with discrimination?"

"Haha, I don't have a brain, so don't ask me anymore. I'm going to sleep."

Cheng Yonghui: "Hey...this old woman!"

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