Chapter 451: Delusional
Chapter 451: Delusional
Jiang Xia asked, "How well do you get along with the high school classmate who took Ye Xian to the reunion?"
Jiang Dong understood why Jiang Xia asked this question. "We're just ordinary classmates, nothing special. We were in the same class in high school. I was always first in our year, and he was always second."
His expression turned a little cold as he answered the question his sister was about to ask, "His uncle, the father of his cousin, works in the same unit as our father. And his mother is the deputy factory manager of the garment factory. Oh, and you know him and his cousin, right? You've never liked them since you were young, have you?"
Jiang Xia didn't know them at all!
"Yes, I don't like them!" Seeing that Jiang Dong understood, she didn't elaborate further. "Think about the people you and Ye Xian know together. If there's anyone you should cut ties with, do it. And be careful with the others."
"Okay," Jiang Dong replied.
Jiang Xia suddenly asked, "And your relationship with Xiao Yan, is it also..."
Jiang Dong panicked, "No! Sister, don't talk nonsense! I really like Xiao Yan!"
Now he understood the difference between dating out of responsibility and dating someone he liked.
When he was with Ye Xian, he was afraid of her closeness, and whenever she made an intimate gesture, he instinctively wanted to avoid her.
Usually, when he was doing experiments, they wouldn't see each other for ten days or half a month, and he wouldn't miss her at all.
Now, he enjoyed Xiao Yan's closeness. Whenever she came close, his heart would beat faster, and he wanted to see her every day. Even when they couldn't meet, he wanted to hear her voice.
He thought of Xiao Yan during meals, before falling asleep, and whenever he had free time, his mind was filled with her thoughts.
Being by her side made him feel happy.
Jiang Xia: "..."
"Fine, if you don't want to talk, then don't. Why are you in such a hurry?"
Meeting his sister's teasing gaze, Jiang Dong felt a little embarrassed. He honked the horn and stopped the car.
"Sister, Brother-in-law is driving too slowly. Why don't you go sit in his car? If we continue like this, we won't make it home before dawn!"
In front, Zhou Chenglei immediately braked, quickly got out of the car, and within a second, he was at the passenger side of the rear car, opening the door and looking at Jiang Xia, "Do you want to sit in the front?"
Jiang Dong: "..."
He knew his brother-in-law was driving like a snail on purpose, just to get his sister to come back and sit with him!
Brother-in-laws like him were really not very likable.
Jiang Xia glared at him, "You're driving like this on purpose, aren't you?"
Zhou Chenglei extended his hands to help her, "I'm just worried that Jiang Dong can't keep up. He's still new to driving and doesn't have much skill."
Jiang Dong: "..."
"Brother-in-law, please close the door. I want to practice my driving skills!"
This was too much! Who did he think he was?
Zhou Chenglei hugged Jiang Xia's slender waist and took a few steps back before closing the door.
Jiang Dong drove off immediately!
Zhou Chenglei hugged Jiang Xia and brought her back to his car.
He felt more at ease taking care of his own wife.
It didn't matter if Jiang Xia wanted to ride in Jiang Dong's car; he had his ways of getting her back to his side.
Jiang Xia returned to Zhou Chenglei's side and shared her suspicions with him, curious about his thoughts.
Zhou Chenglei said, "Let Jiang Dong figure it out and solve it himself. If he encounters any difficulties, we'll help."
On the fourth day of the New Year, Jiang Xia's family went to visit her uncle.
Jiang Dong volunteered to drive everyone there.
Zhou Chenglei's car was occupied by Jiang Xia, Zhou Zhou, Zhou Ying, and the four brothers, Guangzong Yaozu.
The children all wanted to ride in the uncle and aunt's car.
So, in Jiang Dong's car were Zhou Fu, Zhou Mu, Tian Caixia, Zhou Chengxin, Zhou Chensen, and Li Xiuxian.
Along the way, Tian Caixia and Li Xiuxian asked about the university in Beijing and how Jiang Dong managed to get in.
Li Xiuxian, looking at the handsome Jiang Dong, smiled and asked, "Xiao Dong, my cousin is very pretty and has a gentle personality. What do you think about me introducing her to you?"
Zhou Chensen: "Give it a rest! Xiao Dong already has a girlfriend."
Jiang Dong was taken aback. He didn't expect his sister's second sister-in-law to say this, especially since he and Xiao Yan had attended his sister's housewarming.
He smiled and said, "I do have someone, and you've met her before, Comrade Xiaoyan."
Of course, Li Xiuxian knew that Jiang Dong had a partner, but she wasn't about to let this opportunity slip away!
She added, "You're just dating, not married yet. You can meet a few more people and choose the best one to marry later!"
Zhou Chengsen said, "You're right. When others introduced me to potential partners, why didn't I think to tell my mom to meet more people and choose the best one?"
Li Xiuxian: "..."
Tian Caixia snickered. This was like a toad dreaming of eating swan meat!
Was she going to introduce her cousin to Jiang Dong?
Was her cousin even worthy?
What a delusion!
An hour later, they arrived at the village where Zhou Chenglei's uncle lived.
As Jiang Dong drove past the village entrance, he was startled by the words on a stone.
Could this be Ye Xian's village? He remembered Ye Xian mentioning that their village was called Ye Jia Village.
He asked, "Are we going to Ye Jia Village?"
Zhou Fu: "No, we're going to Lei Wu Village. It's a bit further in. There are many villages around here with different surnames—Ye, Xu, Lei, Tan, and more."
"Oh." It didn't really matter either way, but he would mention it to Xiaoyan when he called her.
Ye Xian stepped out of her house and headed towards the vegetable garden, where she spotted two jeeps from a distance.
Her first thought was that Jiang Dong had come to see her.
She couldn't believe it!
But how could it be Jiang Dong?
Jiang Dong wouldn't come here to visit relatives.
She was curious about who in the neighborhood had such powerful relatives that they would drive two jeeps to visit.
But her curiosity was short-lived, and she didn't give it much thought.
Zhou Chenglei's uncle had planted a plot of green-skinned sugarcane this year.
In the past, they only had a small patch in the vegetable garden, enough to satisfy the children's cravings. This year, they planted more.
But they had sold it all, intentionally leaving two rows.
Every year when the Zhou family visited, the aunt would bring the children to the sugarcane field to cut and eat sugarcane.
There wasn't much else to offer them as a treat.
So, this year was no exception.
This was the first time Jiang Dong had seen a sugarcane field like this, with rows upon rows of sugarcane resembling bamboo or a well-disciplined army of soldiers. He found it quite novel.
The aunt cut a few sugarcane stalks and then chopped them into sections, distributing them to everyone.
She immediately handed some to Jiang Dong, Jiang Xia, and Zhou Chenglei: "You've probably never had the sugarcane I grew, right? Try it quickly. I intentionally left the best-grown ones for you to taste. This year's sugarcane is especially sweet."
Li Xiuxian glanced at the aunt.
In previous years, the aunt would always distribute the sugarcane to their family of three first.
The three of them accepted the sugarcane with both hands and thanked her.
Holding the sugarcane in his hand, Jiang Dong quietly asked Jiang Xia, "How do you eat this without peeling it?"
From a young age, the sugarcane they ate was always peeled.
Jiang Xia bit into the sugarcane's skin, applied some force, and with a crack, a long strip of skin peeled off.
Jiang Dong: "..."
His sister was so down-to-earth, truly adapting to local customs! Jiang Dong had no choice but to follow her lead and take a bite.
But this green sugarcane was so hard! Jiang Dong found it difficult to bite into, but the juice he sucked was very sweet.
The sugarcane had been kept until now, allowing it to mature, making it exceptionally sweet.
Zhou Chenglei peeled the skin off his sugarcane and handed it to her, exchanging it for hers.
Jiang Xia also had a sugarcane plant, and she loved eating green sugarcane.
Green sugarcane was sweeter than black sugarcane, not because black sugarcane wasn't sweet, but because the sweetness of green sugarcane was more refreshing. Once you've tasted both, you'll understand the difference.
However, green sugarcane was cooler in nature than black sugarcane, and Jiang Xia was pregnant. Zhou Mu advised her not to eat too much.
Despite its hardness, Jiang Dong ate three sugarcane stalks in a row and went for a fourth.
Jiang Xia reminded Jiang Dong, "Don't eat too much at once. After you're done, wipe the corners of your mouth clean, or it's easy for your mouth to get sore."
Jiang Dong, who had just taken a bite of a new sugarcane stalk: "..."
Why didn't she say so earlier?
Ye Xian quietly approached, hiding behind the cassava field and watching Jiang Dong eat sugarcane with a look of surprise.
It was indeed Jiang Dong!
Was Jiang Dong related to someone in Lei Wu Village?
(End of Chapter)
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