Xia Shi chattered a lot, but Xia Ju listened silently.
Sometimes he would hum or nod.
But Xia Ju didn't completely listen to every word Xia said.
Because she kept thinking about what Dean Zhou once said to her.
"Xiao Ju, mom will tell you this much first. The village chief is still waiting for you outside. You have to remember that the better your parents' family is, the better you can live in your husband's family. Do you understand?"
Xia still looked like a loving mother and gently touched Xia Ju's hand.
"Mom, I know!"
Xia Ju lowered her eyes and accompanied Mr. Xia out of the house.
Seeing Xia Ju come out, Village Chief Luo finally breathed a sigh of relief.
But when he saw Xia Ju holding a torn and dirty package in her arms, he couldn't help but frown.
But Village Chief Luo didn't say anything. After saying goodbye to Mr. Xia and Liu Donghai, he led Xia Ju out of Xia's house.
Liu Donghai and Xia sent Village Chief Luo out the door.
Liu Donghai also told Xia Ju from time to time to abide by the rules when arriving at the village chief's house and never cause trouble to the village chief. Xia Ju nodded.
Afterwards, Xia Ju and Village Chief Luo left together.
Village Chief Luo's home is at the east end of Kaoshan Village. Although the house is not as good as the homes of other members of the village, it is one of the few elegant houses in Kaoshan Village.
When she first arrived at Village Chief Luo's house, Xia Ju suddenly became nervous.
"Don't be nervous, when you get here, you will treat it as your own home!"
Village Chief Luo naturally felt Xia Ju's embarrassment and comforted him softly.
However, after saying these words, Village Chief Luo felt a little self-deprecating.
Xia Ju doesn't seem to be doing well in the Xia family.
Village Chief Luo's family knew early on that Xia Ju would come to stay at home for a while, and they prepared everything early to entertain Xia Ju.
Facing Village Chief Luo's family, Xia Ju's expression was still tense and restrained, and she could only lower her head.
Mrs. Luo, the village chief, is very discerning.
Who could not see Xia Ju's nervousness and fear? She immediately sent the two daughters-in-law away and greeted Xia Ju personally.
Looking at the skinny little girl in front of her, dressed in coarse linen clothes, Village Chief Luo's wife sighed inwardly.
In the same village, how could she not know Xia Ju?
Moreover, compared to other little girls in the village, Xia Ju may be more famous.
However, while others are famous for being beautiful and virtuous, Xia Ju is famous for being ugly.
In particular, scaring away three people who were on a blind date became a joke in the village, even in villages ten miles away.
But Xia Ju, apart from being ugly, is actually a diligent little girl.
Anyway, in the impression of Village Chief Luo’s wife.
Xia Ju was never idle, she was always working.
Either pull weeds in the ground and water them,
Either collecting firewood,
Or wash clothes by the river.
"Xiaoju, this is your room. I'll ask my daughter-in-law to bring you a quilt in a moment!"
Mrs. Luo, the village chief, led Xia Ju to a clean room and said with a smile.
"Thank you, Mrs. Village Chief!"
Xia Ju lowered her eyes and thanked her.
"What the village chief's wife, aren't you surprised? Just call me aunt!" Village chief's wife Luo chuckled.
"Aunt!" Xia Ju lowered her head and said Nono.
"That's right. You must not see us outside here. Your future husband's family will allow us to entertain you well, so you can feel at ease here until you get married!"
Mrs. Luo village chief smiled and joked
Xia Ju's face turned red with embarrassment.
Mrs. Luo Village Chief smiled lightly.
She just said this to ease Xia Ju's nervous mood.
"Speaking of which, for so many years, you are the only girl in our village who has been married to Nouo Town. I don't know how many people in the village have died of envy!"
Village Chief Luo's wife pulled Xia Ju to the edge of the bed and sat down, caressed Xia Ju's hand and spoke softly.
Xia Ju didn't know how to answer, so she could only lower her head and listen quietly, but she gradually became less nervous.
Village Chief Luo's wife talked a lot with Xia Ju.
But it's different from what Xia said.
Village Chief Luo's wife praised the Li family and Nao'ao Town more, and asked Xia Ju to be filial to her parents-in-law.
"Xiao Ju, remember to treat your parents-in-law well when you go to your husband's house in the future. If they accept you and do so many things for you, you can see how much they value you."
"Aunt, I understand!" Xia Ju said softly.
"That's good!" Mrs. Luo Village Chief smiled and nodded.
But at this moment, a gurgling sound sounded.
Village Chief Luo's wife was stunned for a moment.
But seeing Xia Ju's face that originally had no birthmark turn red, how could she not know what the sound of this gurgling sound was?
"Look at my head, Xiaoju, please wait a moment, Auntie will order some noodles for you to eat!"
With that said, Village Chief Luo's wife left Xia Ju's house.
Wait until village chief Luo's wife leaves.
She was the only one left in the house.
After Xia Ju calmed down, she dared to raise her eyes and look at this clean room.
The house is very clean, there is no smell of corrosion, there are no spider webs on the roof, and there is no crunching sound of mice grinding things.
Xia Ju couldn't help but lie down on the bed. There was a thin quilt spread under the bed, which was soft and very comfortable.
But Xia Ju's thoughts were still thinking about Xia's words.
Ms. Xia asked her to think about her mother-in-law's family everywhere, and also said that her mother-in-law's family was her backing. The better her mother's family was, the better her status would be in her husband's family, and she would not be looked down upon or neglected.
Before, she might have thought so.
After all, if she is so ugly and has no ability, and she marries into such a good family, her husband will definitely not like her.
Although the savior said he wanted to marry her, he was forced by her mother.
Therefore, if she wants to gain the approval of her husband's family, she can only rely on her mother's family.
If your natal brother is the number one scholar in high school.
If my sister can marry into a wealthy family.
Then her incompetent sister will be looked down upon in her husband's family, and her husband will take her seriously.
But is my mother’s family really reliable?
This depends on what the mother's family regards their daughter as.
If she is the apple of her eye, her mother's family will be her daughter's supporter.
When the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have conflicts, the maternal family will stand up and support them.
When the relationship between husband and wife is tense, the natal family will step forward to help them smooth things over and ease the relationship between husband and wife.
But if the mother-in-law treats her daughter as a weed or a cash machine.
When there is value, they will be kind and cheerful.
When there is no use value, they will abandon you as soon as possible.ωωw..net
"Would a good mother-in-law trample on her daughter's reputation? Would a good mother-in-law use her daughter's marriage in exchange for sky-high betrothal gifts?"
"Not everyone is a protagonist and has the opportunity to start over. Don't wait until you regret it to realize that you trusted the wrong person!"
Dean Zhou's words questioning her kept echoing in Xia Ju's mind.
Although Dean Zhou asked her to call her sister, she did not dare to call her sister.
It's not because of Dean Zhou's age.
But when she was washing clothes by the river, she could hear some women talking about the deeds of Dean Zhou.
That is simply a legend, an existence that many women admire and look up to.