505 Incompatible
She was clearly Xia Wen’s wife! Why was Xia Wen so sad at this moment! Xia Zhe should be the one feeling sad! What did it have to do with their family!
She was so jealous of Qiao Mei, jealous that she had gotten everything she should not have! They were both the Xia family’s daughters-in-law, so why was there such a big difference in treatment!
“The things that mother prepared for sister-in-law… are quite grand.” Tan Jing smiled awkwardly.
Xia He had always been guileless and did not understand the deeper meaning behind what others said. She even thought that Tan Jing was joking.
“Our mother must have secretly been swapped out with someone else in the middle of the night! Look at all these things! I didn’t even have this much when I got married!” Xia He said with a pout.
Xia Wen knocked Xia He’s head lightly with the notebook in his hand and said, “How rude! That’s our mother! You can’t joke around like this, do you hear me!”
Xia He stuck out her tongue playfully and made a face as she said, “Elder brother is behaving like a teacher again! I’m not your student! Can’t I just make a joke! So petty!”
Xia Wen was so annoyed that he raised his notebook and wanted to go forward to beat Xia He up. The two siblings chased each other and ran around the house. Xia Zhe hugged Qiao Mei tightly in his arms, worried that they would accidentally bump into her.
“Well done, Xia He! You can even make fun of your elder brother! Has it been too long since I last taught you a lesson! Stop right there!”
“I just won’t! If you have the ability, then catch up with me! You couldn’t catch up with me when you were young! You still can’t catch up after you grow up!”
The way the two of them played reminded Liu Fen of when they were young. She sighed and said, “I remember the last time they ran like this was more than 10 years ago. In the blink of an eye, they both have their own families, but they’re still so naughty. You’ve all grown up and your Second Aunt-in-law is old now.”
Liu Fen sat on the sofa disconsolately and watched them play noisily. Qiao Mei sat beside Liu Fen and said, “Second Aunt-in-law is not old! Even if Second Aunt-in-law brings me out shopping now, people will think that you’re my elder sister! Look at how well your skin is maintained!”
“You! You only know how to make me happy! Xiao Zhe, look at your wife! She’s talking nonsense!” Liu Fen said with a laugh.
“I’m telling the truth! It’s Second Aunt-in-law who doesn’t believe me! If you don’t believe me, when I come back in the future, let’s go shopping and see if anyone calls you my elder sister.” Qiao Mei hugged Liu Fen’s arm and giggled.
Liu Fen quickly slapped Qiao Mei’s hand away and said, “Then I’ll be an old monster! Who can be so old and yet look as young as a teenage girl! Don’t go out and say such things. If word gets out, people will laugh at me! They’ll say that I’m old and indecent!”
Everyone was laughing and making a lot of noise. Tan Jing was the only one standing and looking out of place, as if she was not with her family.
Xia Zhe only had eyes for Qiao Mei and did not notice the way Tan Jing looked at him.
Tan Jing did not understand why, even though the two men were brothers, Xia Zhe could be so concerned about Qiao Mei but Xia Wen only cared about the big picture?
“Alright, alright. As an elder brother and elder sister, it’s not right for the two of you to make trouble in front of your younger brother and sisters-in-law!” Liu Fen said.
The two people chasing each other stopped immediately. Xia He looked fine and collected, but it was different for Xia Wen. After running a few rounds, he had started to pant heavily.
“Elder brother, you must have stopped training after leaving the army. You’re already tired after just a few rounds,” Xia He said as she drank water.
“You little girl! It’s already been a few years since I retired! As if I don’t age!” Xia Wen looked at Xia He resignedly.
Qiao Mei grinned as she watched the siblings bicker. She had never experienced such a scene before. In her other life, her family was not on good terms and her parents always quarreled. In this life, she did not have any siblings either. Her father passed away early and her mother remarried. She had never experienced such warm moments before.
“Elder brother, what’s that in your hand?” Qiao Mei asked curiously.
“Oh, if you don’t ask, it almost slips my mind! This is the notebook I used to take notes when I was in school. I only found this one booklet at home and I don’t know where the rest are. It might be in the box that mother packed. I’m thinking you might ask me for it today, so I’d better quickly send it over.” Xia Wen handed the notebook to Qiao Mei.
Qiao Mei quickly opened it and read the first two pages carefully. This was knowledge that she needed. This notebook had really come at the right time!