Xu Nianhua was stunned for a moment, completely surprised that even their parents hadn’t noticed she was upset with her older brother, but her sister-in-law did?
"Your brother, well, he’s straightforward, talks bluntly, but has no ill intentions." Zhou He saw Xu Nianhua remain silent and figured she guessed correctly. Usually, when Xu Nianji came back, he loved to hug his son, play with him. But today, Xu Nianji kept sneaking glances at Xu Nianhua as if he had something to say, distracted.
"Sister-in-law, why do you think I’m mad at my brother, and not the other way around?" Xu Nianhua countered.
Zhou He looked at her gently, chuckling softly as she replied, "I know what kind of temper your brother has, and I know yours too. I bet he upset you, yet he probably doesn’t even know why you’re upset."
Sister-in-law truly understands my brother!
"I’ll apologize on his behalf. If your brother does anything wrong, just criticize him directly," Zhou He joked, "Make sure you don’t upset yourself too much."
"Sister-in-law, you’re so nice."
Xu Nianhua grinned, asking, "If my brother and I got into a fight, whose side would you take?"
"Of course yours," Zhou He answered without hesitation, "If you two argue, it’s definitely your brother’s fault."
Xu Nianhua couldn’t help but laugh.
"Not mad anymore, are you?" Zhou He still wanted to ask what exactly Xu Nianji did to upset Xu Nianhua.
Xu Nianhua changed the subject, saying, "Not mad, really not mad. It’s just that my brother knew I wouldn’t pick out a good watermelon and didn’t help me pick, and it wasn’t sweet at all."
She casually gave a reason.
Indeed, she had bought several watermelons today and brought them home. ᴛhis chapter is ᴜpdated by 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭·𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦·𝘯𝘦𝘵
"That’s a small matter, since you love eating them. I’ll teach you how to pick watermelons tomorrow." Zhou He laughed, not pressing for more details.
As soon as Zhou He stepped out the door, Xu Nianji came in.
"Brother, my sister-in-law might be suspicious."
No sooner had Xu Nianhua finished speaking, Xu Nianji turned on his heel to find Zhou He.
She didn’t know how her brother made amends with her sister-in-law, but by the next day, Zhou He was all smiles, and when Xu Nianji returned home that night, he brought back seven or eight watermelons, all of them exceptionally sweet.
During the summer vacation, in the scorching heat, Ji Shuyuan didn’t set up his stall every day. As the backlog of stock decreased, Ji Shuyuan often finished his work by midday. Recalling what Xu Nianhua had said yesterday, Ji Shuyuan decided to follow up on Gu Mingzhu.
Perhaps it was Ji Shuyuan’s luck, but not long after he arrived, he saw a young woman enter the Gu Family’s house. She was wearing a pretty dress and looked like she could be Gu Mingzhu’s friend.
Ji Shuyuan squatted outside, waiting for a long time. When the girl finally left, he quietly followed her all the way until he heard someone call her ’Jiaxin,’ and he was shocked, his eyes wide, and he stopped following.
Jiaxin, if his memory wasn’t failing him, wasn’t she the one Nianhua mentioned yesterday?
She’s friends with Gu Mingzhu, so her approaching Xu Nianji raises suspicions. As a law student, he’s seen many cases, and on the surface, it could be that Gu Mingzhu wants to ruin Xu Nianji. Delving deeper, Gu Mingzhu might not even welcome Xu Nianhua back into the Gu Family.
The uproar from some time ago, still unsolved as to who was behind it, perhaps, couldn’t be entirely unrelated to the Gu Family.