The second watch arrived, and in the , Nuan made a blunder. I uploaded it at noon and didn’t realize I hadn’t published it...
"Why didn’t you play downstairs a little longer?" Seeing Chuxia come back, Old Madam Zhou smiled warmly as she took her hand, "Hanging around with us old ladies, how dull is that?"
"I ran into Ye Meiru." Chuxia told the truth.
Jiang Shan blushed and stepped forward, "Auntie, I’m sorry, it wasn’t on purpose. When I came up, Ye Meiru hadn’t arrived yet. I didn’t know she would come."
"Jiang Shan, why are you apologizing? I guess she must have come with her mother..." Old Madam Zhou sighed, "That child was so obedient and quiet when she was young, how did she end up with such a temperament?" Seeing Chuxia, she continued, "Chuxia, just stick with your grandma. If she dares to bother you again, see how grandma will take care of her, ungrateful brat!"
"Oh, you realize that now?" Xie Mingfen, Old Madam Zhou’s sister, laughed, "Wasn’t it you who got all worked up when we said she was no good back then?" Looking at Chuxia, she said, "You’re such a stubborn old lady, once she sets her mind on something, no one can convince her otherwise. The way she protects you shows what a good kid you are. In the future, if anyone dares to have ill intentions towards Xiaomi, your grandma will handle them neatly without anyone else needing to."
"Xiaomi can handle it herself neatly..." Old Lady Jiang grunted dissatisfied, "Don’t put Xiaomi in such a box, that’s not how you be an aunt."
"Mom, I’m just making an analogy..."
"Even in analogies, no you can’t!"
Old Madam Zhou and Lin Yanqiu were both amused by the older lady, and of course, they were truly happy. Who wouldn’t be happy to see others believe in and value their own children?
Yu Tao, smiling, took Chuxia by the hand and whispered, "While you were out, Auntie and Great-grandmother were praising you non-stop, saying Laosan really has an eye for talent."
Biting her lip, Jiang Shan said, "Huang Suai from the Huang Family has arrived."
"She came?" Lin Yanqiu was slightly startled, then frowned, "Is she here for Ye Meiru?"
"Yes." Jiang Shan nodded, "When she arrived, I quickly pulled the third sister-in-law up here."
Chuxia kept silent, just quietly observing everyone’s expressions. She noticed a slight change when Huang Suai was mentioned, which clearly wasn’t just due to her medical skills.
Yu Tao had been married into the Zhou family for several years, but because of her upbringing, she was not familiar with many people, and at that moment, her expression was as puzzled as Chuxia’s.
Seeing the confusion in the eyes of the two daughters-in-law, Lin Yanqiu explained, "This youngest daughter of the Huang Family is very formidable. If she were a boy, she would definitely be a leader among the younger generation.
She started school at six, graduated from elementary school at eight, enrolled in Capital Medical University at eleven, became a graduate student of Elder Yang Ming at fourteen, began performing surgeries independently at eighteen, and now she’s the youngest chief physician at the Beijing Hospital, her medical skills only slightly inferior to Elder Liang."
"A genius, truly a genius! Chuxia admired and at the same time realized a problem, could this person hold grudges? Although she had no personal grievances with her, what if Ye Meiru created some?"
Okay, she couldn’t snort. Now, she really didn’t have the strength to compete with her, so she had to look hopefully at the elders, "Is she extremist?"
"Don’t worry, you have mom and grandma here." Lin Yanqiu hugged her shoulder and patted, "This kid’s temperament is quite alright, but she is very close to Huang Xinlong. If you ever encounter her, she might be unfriendly to you, we’d better just ignore her."
Chuxia breathed a sigh of relief, "That won’t be a problem, as long as she doesn’t play dirty or use her power against me, I’m not afraid. I’ll just treat her like air." She then pouted, "Grandma won’t let me wear the military uniform, probably afraid she’ll outshine me, right?"
"You, child..." Old Madam Zhou laughed and shook her head, "How could she outshine you? Grandma doesn’t want you in a military uniform to avoid criticism. Child, have you forgotten you’ve only been a soldier for a few months?"
"What does being a soldier for a few months have to do with it?" Chuxia was confused. In her view, modern military uniforms don’t indicate rank anyway, so they are essentially all the same, right?
"Was Huang Suai wearing a military uniform?"
Chuxia nodded, "Yes."
"Did you see what material her uniform was made of?"
"It was made of ’ne’ material."
"There you go, If you wear a cloth one and she wears a ’ne’ material one, inevitably people will use that to criticize you. Grandma knows you don’t care, but she doesn’t want you to feel wronged."