After she finished speaking, Mrs Yang smiled. "You didn't see the expression on that old woman's face at that time. I reckon that after we leave, she'll definitely ask about Sergeant Lu's family background."
"Oh, right! After you guys went home yesterday, did that old woman make things difficult for you?" Mrs Lin asked. "She is very difficult. I thought that one Mrs Ge was enough; I did not expect to meet Old Madam He. Perhaps your feng shui does not match each other?"
"That's not the case. I don't know about Old Madam He, but Major He's wife seems nice. She's not as arrogant as her mother-in-law, and she would always say hello. She seems easy-going," Jiang Yao said. "Old Madam He will leave after the New Year, so we'll just have to bear with her for now."
Then, Jiang Yao laughed softly. "As for yesterday, she did wait for me and Xingzhi to come back. Her face was dark when she asked why we prevented her from sending gifts to your house. Xingzhi acted as if he didn't see her; he didn't even reply to her. Instead, he pulled me into the house."
"So that old woman scolded me so fiercely last night because of this matter? I was wondering why I heard her loud voice when I was home last night." Mrs Yang was amused as she asked Mrs Lin, "What did she send to your house?"
"What else could it be? A bag of vegetables." Mrs Lin felt very helpless. "Commissar Wu's wife told me that the old woman always buys her son snacks and toys from time to time. She couldn't resist it at all. The old woman managed to teach her son some bad habits. The kid had dared to ask for things whenever he saw anyone. Commissar Wu was so angry that he beat his son to discipline him. He told the child that he would beat him again if he were to take anything from Old Madam He. Luckily, the child managed to ditch that bad habit."
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