Chapter 660 - 660 Heavy Parcel
660 Heavy Parcel
“Did your mother-in-law send you all your things from her house? Is she throwing you out of the house!” Qiao Qiang pointed at the things on the floor and said angrily.
It was no wonder that Qiao Qiang was so edgy. Not only were there many pieces of clothing on the floor, but there were also two cotton jackets, a wooden box, a bag of food, two boxes of bird’s nest and jars of nutritional supplements of various sizes.
“I think… these are things she just bought for me.” Qiao Mei picked up the things from the floor one by one and placed them on the brick bed.
Qiao Qiang picked up a gray sweater and a light blue sweater. They did not look like they were store bought, but looked like they were made by Xu Lan herself.
“When did Xu Lan learn how to do this? When she married Xia Mao, I didn’t hear that she was a good wife and mother,” Qiao Qiang said disdainfully.
Back then, Xia Mao had taken a fancy to Xu Lan’s cold and arrogant attitude and charming figure. Instead of saying that Xia Mao wooed Xu Lan, it might be more appropriate to say that he was infatuated with her.
At that time, it was the new year and no one in the army could go home. The people from the art troupe had come to the army unit to celebrate with them. One of the goals was also to let this group of single soldiers interact more with the beautiful young ladies from outside. If any couple was fated to meet, they could end up together!
Xia Mao took a fancy to Xu Lan with only one glance and then he took leave to go home and ask around for news about Xu Lan. At that time, Wu Min was still alive and she firmly objected to Xu Lan marrying into the family for a very simple reason. This was a young lady who neither did any household chores nor knew how to take care of her in-laws and children.
Xia Mao had numerous arguments with his family over this matter. In the end, Wu Min felt sorry for her son and reluctantly agreed to let Xu Lan marry into the Xia family.
“I’m guessing that Second Aunt-in-law made them. Grandfather, is that gray one for you!” Qiao Mei said.
Qiao Qiang took the gray sweater and held it against his body. It did indeed seem to fit him. He could not possibly be wearing the light blue one!
It would be too embarrassing for him to wear that out!
“It’s rare that your mother-in-law still remembers me. How thoughtful of her.” Qiao Qiang nodded in satisfaction.
She even prepared two sets of cotton jackets. Again, one was gray and the other was light blue. Among the items, there were also tea leaves for Qiao Qiang. Judging from the packaging, it must be Xia Jun’s gift for Qiao Qiang.
Xia Jun knew that Qiao Qiang liked to drink tea and that he liked Pu’er the most. The tea that Xia Jun sent over was all the good stuff.
“That old man Xia Jun is really interesting. He put a note in the tea leaves and told me to savor it carefully. Hahahaha! It’s rare for him to be so generous and give me so much,” Qiao Qiang said with a smile.
“Is Grandpa Xia very stingy? I feel that he’s very generous to me,” Qiao Mei said.
Qiao Qiang said disdainfully, “He’s the most stingy among us old comrades! Back then, whenever we went to buy food in the canteen after we received our salary, he would only buy one steamed bun and then he would eat all our dishes. He said that it was because he wanted to get married as soon as possible. But true enough, he was really the first among us to get married.”
Xia Jun and Wu Min were childhood sweethearts and had made a marriage pact a long time ago. However, the Wu family was not an ordinary family. At that time, Xia Jun was only a kid from a poor family and did not have the capability to marry Wu Min.
Having an opponent like Zhou Sheng, who also liked Wu Min, he had no chance of winning at all. Fortunately, Wu Min only loved Xia Jun and they went on to get married. During the early days of their marriage, it was quite tough on him. However, as Wu Min took good care of the household, his life got better and better.
“I didn’t expect Grandpa Xia to be such a person. Then how did you and grandmother meet?” Qiao Mei asked curiously as she moved closer to Qiao Qiang.
Qiao Mei was asking about Qiao Qiang’s first wife and Qiao Yue’s biological mother. Actually, the reason why they ended up together was a very simple one. They were introduced to each other by someone from the same village who felt that they were of equal status and were very compatible. After that, they got married. There was no exciting backstory at all.
“Why does a kid need to know so much! You should worry about yourself! Are you going to tell your children in the future how you and Xia Zhe ended up together?” Qiao Qiang said witha meaningful look.
Qiao Mei instantly blushed. She had never thought about this issue before. Would she have to tell the children that she had forced herself on Xia Zhe and forced him to do those shameful things, and that was why she became pregnant?