Anyway, the storage shelves inside the Spatial Bamboo Hut will keep things from ever spoiling, you can even save on using a Cease Talisman.
If Meng Xinian could get back those things from before, the few pieces in her space would just be kept for her own consumption. To tell the truth, she herself was getting a little addicted to the tea snacks, especially when a little bit of the Spiritual Spring Water was added to them—they were truly very delicious.
The Chen Family certainly lived in a rather secluded place.
When Chiang Xiao followed Meng Xinian through that alley, she even saw the bloodstains left by Fong Jianye, already dried, but still very distinct.
Remembering Fong Jianye’s injury, she realized that the blow was initially meant for Meng Xinian’s head, and she couldn’t help but stop in her tracks.
"Do you plan to let Gao Wei go?"
"Beating him up doesn’t make much sense," said Meng Xinian. "Gao Wei’s father is a very cunning man. This time, he might outsmart himself. We’ll just wait and watch them like a dog-eat-dog situation unfold between him and Father Fong."
In the Capital City, he indeed felt a bit hampered.
Here, one move could affect everything. Some matters were not as simple as Chiang Xiao thought, and this was not an age for immediate gratification of vendettas.
If he were someone who only knew how to use fists to resolve disputes, he would have been dead many times over by now.
"You said you wanted to keep my identity secret last time, can you still do it this time?" Chiang Xiao asked again.
Meng Xinian ruffled her hair and said, "Of course, that secret can’t be kept anymore. But, back then, we were not truly engaged, whereas now, our relationship is real. If it can’t be kept, then so be it. I just feel sorry for you. You need to prepare yourself mentally because if Mr. and Mrs. Meng Chaojun come to you, I don’t care if you retort or slam the table in their face, you are not allowed to listen to them or do as they say. Understand?"
Upon hearing this, Chiang Xiao couldn’t help but want to laugh. She looked at him teasingly, "What, it seems you already know what they might say to me."
"Just thinking about it, I know. Those two only care about money and power," Meng Xinian said with a sneer on his face.
Right, he had also heard many claims about how in love and affectionate the couple supposedly was. But that only made him find it extremely laughable!
"So, does that mean I am the future daughter-in-law who can’t earn the favor of my in-laws?" Chiang Xiao joked.
Meng Xinian stopped in his tracks and looked at her seriously, "Your mother-in-law will definitely like you a lot, as long as you have her approval and affection, that’s all that matters. Grandfather also likes you, so don’t worry about what anyone else thinks."
Chiang Xiao looked at him, paused for a moment, and nodded.
"Brother Xinian, don’t worry, besides yourself, besides me, no one can influence our relationship."
"Good girl," Meng Xinian patted her on the head.
Chiang Xiao rolled her eyes secretly; it wasn’t about being good, it was about having principles.
Chen Yin was still not at home, and Mother Chen came to open the door. Upon seeing Meng Xinian, she looked at him anxiously at first, then sighed in relief when she saw he was unharmed, "Xinian, are you alright now?"
"Auntie, it’s all good. Fong Jianye has woken up and confessed that it was Gao Wei who beat him," he replied.
"That’s a relief, that’s a relief. I always knew that Gao Wei was bothersome ever since he was a child. I thought that going to military school might straighten him out, but he’s still causing trouble!" Mother Chen started to condemn Gao Wei, but then she noticed Chiang Xiao standing beside Meng Xinian and her eyes lit up, "Oh my, where did you kidnap this young girl from? She’s so pretty and spirited!"
Meng Xinian touched his nose.
"I kidnapped her from a small town. Her name is Chiang Xiao. Little, say hello to Auntie."
"Eh, eh, such a sweet girl!" Mother Chen beamed at Chiang Xiao, quite taken with her, and extended her hand to pull her into the house, "Are you related to the Meng Family? Xinian’s distant relative? How old are you this year?"