Chapter 1557: Compound Life (9)

Chapter 1557: Chapter 1557: Compound Life (9)

Seeing the fruit Jiang Xue handed over, Sister-in-law Wang was stunned and asked, "Jiang Xue, what are you doing?"

"Sister-in-law, take it. This is for Wang Ke to eat. She just helped me look after the child, and I’m grateful to her," Jiang Xue said with a smile.

Upon hearing Jiang Xue’s words, Wang Ke immediately became happy. Their family conditions weren’t very good. Not only did they rarely eat meat, but they also didn’t eat much fruit.

As it stands, she hadn’t had fruit for several months. Usually, her mother couldn’t bear to buy it, saying it was too expensive. Today, this Aunt Jiang, whom she’d only known for two days, bought so much fruit for her to eat and even said thanks for taking care of her brother. This made her very happy. She felt like her efforts had been rewarded and secretly vowed that she would take even better care of Little Reunion in the future.

"Jiang Xue, don’t do this. It’s only right that Wang Ke takes care of Little Reunion; she’s the elder sister," Sister-in-law Wang insisted further. But Jiang Xue pretended to be unhappy and said, "Sister-in-law, if you’re this polite with me, I won’t dare to ask you for favors in the future."

Seeing Jiang Xue take it to this point, Sister-in-law Wang finally accepted the fruit. Jiang Xue looked at her and began to laugh, "Sister-in-law, that’s more like it. We don’t need to be so courteous between us. Besides, I really like Wang Ke. She’s sensible and obedient, very lovable."

"She’s not as good as you say!" Sister-in-law Wang seemed a bit embarrassed. She was indeed proud of her daughter, but she was always a bit shy about complimenting her own daughter.

"Not at all, my Xiao Ke is very, very good, isn’t she?" Jiang Xue said with a laugh, pinching Little Wang Ke’s cheek, and then the four of them walked towards the residential compound.

Returning to the building, they ran into other sister-in-laws who looked at both Jiang Xue and Sister-in-law Wang, who had bought fruit, and they started to get jealous, saying, "Oh, Sister-in-law Wang, you’ve finally decided to buy fruit. Aren’t you worried your Old Wang will scold you?"

Hearing this, Sister-in-law Wang’s face turned somewhat unpleasant. Her Old Wang had always been frugal, thinking that as long as they were full, buying fruit was a waste of money. Besides, household expenses were large, and he believed saving wherever possible was essential.

If Old Wang found out she bought fruit, he wouldn’t necessarily scold her, but he would certainly say something.

Jiang Xue heard the words and her face darkened. She gave the wife who spoke coldly a look and said, "This sister-in-law seems to know Mr. Wang very well, might there be some other intent?"

As soon as she said this, not only did that sister-in-law’s face change, but the faces of the onlookers did too. Sister-in-law Wang’s husband Wang Jun, whom Jiang Xue had never seen, was known among the others as the most handsome man in the building, second only to Mu Qiancheng.

For women, a good-looking man is naturally attractive. The military wife Jiang Xue pointed out really did like talking to Wang Jun.

Before, no one thought along these lines, but Jiang Xue’s comments made them suddenly realize something.

Everyone, coming to their senses, immediately looked at that sister-in-law with strange eyes. And that sister-in-law, having her thoughts exposed by Jiang Xue, was already embarrassed, and now couldn’t stand the peculiar looks from everyone else.

Thus she suddenly raised her hand and swung it towards Jiang Xue’s face.

Jiang Xue watched, holding Little Reunion, and dodged back, then added fuel to the fire, "What, did I hit the mark, and now you’re angry out of shame?"