Chapter 402
They sat together and chatted for a while. As lunchtime approached, Granny Lin and Grandpa Gu happily invited Su Xiaoxiao and Jiang Yexun to stay and have lunch.
However, when Zhu Peini entered the kitchen, she found there was no soy sauce left. She immediately took money and coupons out and said to Su Xiaoxiao, “Sweetheart, there’s no soy sauce at home, can you go buy a bottle of soy sauce?”
Su Xiaoxiao was about to stand up, but Jiang Yexun immediately said, “I’ll go. You stay at home with Grandpa and Grandma.”
“I’ll go! It’s your first time at my house, Grandpa and Grandma will definitely have a lot to say to you. And since you told them you can cook, you should show them today. That way, they’ll feel more at ease,” Su Xiaoxiao quickly refused.
She had just been sitting too close to Jiang Yexun, and now she was seizing the opportunity to step outside and cool off for a bit.
Jiang Yexun furrowed his brow in concern, but in front of the two elderly people, he couldn’t be too direct. He could only stare anxiously at his little partner, hoping she would change her mind on her own.
However, Su Xiaoxiao smiled and waved her hand at him, “It’ll only take about ten minutes for me to go there and back. You don’t need to worry so much.”
Not giving Jiang Yexun another chance to stop her, she quickly ran out the door.
Jiang Yexun instinctively wanted to follow her but felt the gaze of the three people behind him. He had no choice but to stop, preparing for a real three-part interrogation.
Su Xiaoxiao was quick in buying the soy sauce. It had only been ten minutes, and she was already back.
Just as she was about to open the courtyard gate, a girl of about her age walked up.
“I didn’t expect you to come back, Su Xiaoxiao. Are you staying for good now? Did you manage to find a job so quickly? Or did your parents use their connections to arrange a job for you?” The girl’s tone was sarcastic.
Su Xiaoxiao pursed her lips and turned to look at her with disdain, “Gao Lanwen, are you done yet? Who said I’m staying and not leaving? And who told you I found a job here? In the Northeast, the countryside has four or five months of winter every year. Every brigade takes turns allowing people to go home for the New Year. This year, I was lucky enough to draw the slot for it.”
“And you don’t have to talk to me like that. I’ve already found someone. This time, I’m just bringing him back to meet my family. In four days, I’ll be getting married, but I definitely won’t invite you. It’s better not to, in case you use your dirty mouth to say something unpleasant at my wedding feast.”
When Gao Lanwen heard Su Xiaoxiao’s blunt sarcasm, her eyes widened in shock.
Although they hadn’t seen each other for half a year, was it possible that she had confused Su Xiaoxiao’s character?
Wasn’t Su Xiaoxiao usually quite easygoing?
She used to be like a soft persimmon. Every time Gao Lanwen wasn’t happy and took a sarcastic jab at Su Xiaoxiao, she would only smile and never argue or fight back.
How come this time, Su Xiaoxiao didn’t hold back and fired back right away?
But even though she was countered, Gao Lanwen didn’t think to let Su Xiaoxiao off easily. On the contrary, she became even more mocking, “You’re bringing someone back to get married? You didn’t marry some country rube, did you?”
Su Xiaoxiao raised an eyebrow but didn’t respond.
Gao Lanwen immediately realized that she had guessed correctly, and her mocking smile grew even more unrestrained.
“Su Xiaoxiao, weren’t you always so proud? You looked down on this and that, so how come after just half a year in the countryside, you couldn’t take it anymore and decided to marry some country rube? Oh my god, did you get knocked up?”