Back To The 80s-Chapter 334 - 344: Recognized the Wrong Person_1

Upon seeing Lu Ruixue enter the room, Qiu Yan, considering that she was still carrying the child of the Chen Family, couldn’t bear to ask Chen Dajun, "Isn’t our behavior too harsh?"

Chen Dajun snorted and replied, "There’s nothing wrong with this. Look at her princess behavior. If she doesn’t want this life, fine. Don’t worry, mom, I’ll definitely find you a gentle and obedient daughter-in-law."

Qiu Yan didn’t care about who her daughter-in-law was, as long as she was good to her son and respects her. Regardless of who gives birth to her son’s child, it would still be her grandchild, her family won’t lose out.

On the third day of the Chinese New Year, Bai Xiaolan visited first thing in the morning to wish them a happy new year.

Wen Xiuqing laughed and said, "Isn’t it customary to visit your aunt’s house on the third day? Why come here, your mother will scold you."

Bai Xiaolan made a grimace and said, "My cousin from my aunt’s house has a boyfriend who works for the Commercial Bureau. She’s always showing off. If I go there, I’ll just be looking for trouble. I don’t want to go."

Lu Aiguo blurted out: "You should really go get that stimulation, so that you can get married sooner."

Bai Xiaolan rolled her eyes at him, muttered, "Nice girls don’t have time for loser guys," then she proudly took a seat next to Gu Xiaobei.

Lu Aiguo scratched his head and retorted: "Just you wait. Once you get married, let’s see if I don’t tell your in-laws about your wicked doings."

Bai Xiaolan responded with an uncaring expression, which made Gu Xiaobei laugh. He asked her, "What did you do to provoke Aiguo? He always quarrels with you whenever you meet."

"During our school days, I once pushed him into the boys’ bathroom and he didn’t dare to come out. Since then, he’s been holding a grudge against me. But he can’t beat me, so he just resorts to belittling me." Bai Xiaolan replied with disdain, casting a glance at Lu Aiguo and laughing.

Feeling somewhat embarrassed, Lu Aiguo quickly decided to leave to pay New Year visits, lest his past embarrassing stories be revealed by Bai Xiaolan.

Lu Aiguo and Lu Zhanguo left to visit relatives for New Year’s greetings, Lu Songyuan also went to his fellow comrades’ homes, leaving only the women in the house, the conversation became easier.

Fang Jing curiously asked Bai Xiaolan: "Your mom let you go to the provincial capital, isn’t she worried?" Considering that they are usually so strict here.

Bai Xiaolan laughed and said: "My mom is hoping that the Cheng Qi Family can introduce some guys to me. Now, she’s even expanded the range of suitors to anyone within the country. Besides, she’s already taken care of my job and accommodation. I suspect she’s even sent spies to keep an eye on me." She breaks into laughter after speaking.

Gu Xiaobei looked at Bai Xiaolan sympathetically, Bai’s mother is so desperate for her daughter to get married, she has spread her net widely, considering everyone.

Wen Xiuqing sat on the side, making small shoes for the two children. She made a lot of these shoes over the winter. The shoes were for children between one and two years old. Hearing Bai Xiaolan’s words, she spoke: "Girls need to be observant when it comes to marriage." Thinking of Lu Ruixue, she let out a soft sigh.

Gu Xiaobei knew that she was worried about Lu Ruixue’s affairs again. After all, she was her own daughter, organic topics grew from the conversation with Bai Xiaolan: "You’re leaving on the 10th, remember to take warm clothes. It’s still cold in the provincial capital."

Bai Xiaolan nodded: "Okay, I’ve heard that the weather there is dry. I’ll buy some more lotion for my face to take with me."

"They sell it there as well, you don’t need to take that much." Gu Xiaobei laughed.

While they were chatting, Shi Xiuying came with Zhang Lin to give New Year’s greetings, bringing some canned food with her.

As soon as she stepped through the door, Shi Xiuying pushed Zhang Lin and said: "Say hi, quickly wish your aunty a good New Year, aunty will give you pocket money."

Zhang Lin reluctantly said: "Aunty, happy New Year, second aunt, third aunt, happy New Year." Afterwards, he stood there motionless like a wooden stake.

Wen Xiuqing just nodded, blandly saying: "You’ve arrived, have a seat."

When Shi Xiuying saw that Wen Xiuqing didn’t offer the New Year money, she let out an awkward laugh, and pulled Zhang Lin to sit down, quickly jumping to the main point, saying: "Xiuqing, when are Zhanguo and the others going back to G Province? Can they bring Linzi with them and find him a job?"

Wen Xiuqing remained silent, her head bowed as she sewed the sole of the shoe.

When Shi Xiuying saw that Wen Xiuqing didn’t respond, she turned to Gu Xiaobei and said: "Xiaobei, do you think you can find something for your nephew to do?"

Gu Xiaobei shook his head: "No, Auntie, Zhanguo is always busy with the army, where can he find time for this?"

Seeing that it was not possible, Shi Xiuying compromised: "Then can your nephew stay with you for a while? He would look for work on his own. Before finding work, could we stay at your place for a few days?"

Gu Xiaobei continued to shake his head: "Our place is small, and I’m still nursing the baby. It’s not convenient."

Shi Xiuying was taken aback and stayed quiet. Zhang Lin, sitting next to her, sighed in relief. He didn’t want to live under the watchful eye of Lu Zhanguo. The thought scared him to death.

Since it was New Year, Wen Xiuqing still prepared a banquet to entertain Shi Xiuying and her grandson at noon. Bai Xiaolan kindly stayed for dinner.

All the dishes were semi-prepared before the New Year and only needed to be heated up now. Seeing the braised pork ribs, Shi Xiuying quickly picked a few pieces for Zhang Lin, turning them over in the small basin with public chopsticks to see if there were any with more meat.

Wen Xiuqing frowned but kept quiet.

Bai Xiaolan blinked at Shi Xiuying confusedly: "Aunt, are you reading the pork ribs’ fortune? Why are you checking each piece?"

Shi Xiuying lowered her chopsticks in embarrassment after hearing this.

Gu Xiaobei and Fang Jing both held back their laughter. They had wanted to say something but held back because Shi Xiuying was, after all, a daughter-in-law of the Lu Family. They didn’t want her to spread gossips everywhere.

After eating, Zhang Lin rushed Shi Xiuying to leave as he was afraid Lu Zhanguo would return. He didn’t want to see Lu Zhanguo because he felt guilty.

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Ji Xiangdong and their group had tickets to return on the fifth day of the New Year. The fourth day was a free day for them.

Director Ba felt bored and asked Ji Xiangdong to accompany him to take a stroll on Qianmen Street and experience the cultural atmosphere of the ancient capital.

While passing by the China Photo Studio, a photographer hanging pictures outside called out: "Comrade, your family photo came out earlier than expected. You can collect it now."

Ji Xiangdong paused for a moment, confirming that the photographer was indeed talking to him. He said to Director Ba, "Director Ba, please wait here for me for a moment. I’ll go in and see what’s going on."

Director Ba didn’t quite understand the Beijing accent of the photographer, but he nodded to let Ji Xiangdong go.

Ji Xiangdong received the photos from the photographer at the counter and flipped through them one by one. They were about four inches, colored, and the faces of every person on them were very strange yet very familiar. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

The photographer said: "Comrade, I want to discuss something with you. Can we enlarge your family photo and the photos of your children and display them in our window?"

Ji Xiangdong gently collected the photos and with cold a tone said: "No."

The photographer who had come to the house to take photos that day spoke with some regrets, "Your son and daughter are very beautiful. The boy and girl twins are a rare sight, so we thought we should put them on display in our store."

Ji Xiangdong looked at the photos in his hand, a smile lingering around his lips. Instead of answering, he directly enquired, "Do these photos have negatives? Make another set, how much will it cost?"