"Alright, let's mind our own businesses. We can't control the way she does things. Let her do what she likes, let's just turn a blind eye." Mrs. Lin comforted Mrs. Zhu. She knew Mrs. Zhu was infuriated after having to chase Ge Wenwen at noon.
After comforting Mrs. Zhu, Mrs. Lin turned around and said to Jiang Yao, "By the way, didn't you say you wanted to buy a few pots of Devil's Ivy in the morning? Let's go to the Flowers and Birds Market. I want to buy a few goldfish for the little one at home. That little one is addicted to goldfish recently. There is only one left alive in the whole fish tank, and he cried so pitifully last night."
"Mrs. Lin, your son, Ah Wei, adores keeping these since he was young." Mrs. Zhu laughed and said to Jiang Yao, "Don't underestimate Mrs. Lin's son, Ah Wei, for being only eight years old, that kid has been rearing quite a lot of animals since he was young. He rears cats and dogs in his grandmother's house, he has even reared lizards and crickets before."
"It's good for young children to have their own hobbies. No matter what it is, as long as he has the patience for it." Jiang Yao smiled.
Upon hearing Jiang Yao's response, Mrs. Zhu opened her mouth but gulped the words back down immediately. Obviously, she did not know how to continue, as she thought that like her, Jiang Yao would think that the child was weird.
They were in Jin City till late in the afternoon. When Lu Xingzhi returned home and did not see Jiang Yao there, he made a call to Jiang Yao and found out that they were still outside waiting for a bus to return to the platoon. He drove there right away to pick them up.
"They say that Sergeant Lu loves his wife dearly, he's obviously different from the high-maintenance menfolk at our homes." As they were sitting in Lu Xingzhi's car on their way home, Mrs. Zhu was especially excited along the way. Lu Xingzhi's car was spacious, clean and way more comfortable than the bus.
Although Mrs. Zhu was praising him, she was actually envious of Jiang Yao deep down. Even though she and her husband had a car and handphones, and he knew that she was waiting for the bus to return to the platoon, her husband would never drive just to pick her up after a busy day.
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