A foreign city, dear you

Ye Lian and Cao Xueqian warmly greeted the guests.

Seeing that Jian Xiqi was taking care of the children and had no time to eat, Ye Lian also paid attention and wanted to help take care of them, but the two little ones just clung to their mother.

"Mom, I want to drink water." The little girl shouted.

After hearing this, Ye Lian quickly got up and went to find a disposable cup to fill with water.

Jian Xiqi waved to Ye Lian and said no, they had brought water. Then she turned to Xiao Maobing and said, "Bring Niuer's water cup."

Xiao Maobing, who was chatting with Cao Xueqian, heard this and hurriedly grabbed the big bag beside him and opened it to find a water glass.

I rummaged around and couldn't find it.

And the girl shouted for water again.

"What? Can't find the water glass?" Jian Xiqi asked.

"Strange, why don't you see a water glass in the bag?" Xiao Maobing muttered.

"Did you forget to bring it?" Jian Xiqi stared at Xiao Maobing.

"I brought it." Xiao Maobing stared at the mouth of the bag, confused.

"Did you bring it? Can't you find it if you bring such a big water bottle? Really, I asked you to check everything when I go out. Have you checked it?" Jian Xiqi's words showed anger, like a teacher facing a not very good person. Students who complete instructions.

Xiao Maobing just smiled and closed the bag.

Cao Xueqian stood up quickly: "It's okay, uncle, come and give the baby some water."

Ye Lian also quickly reminded Cao Xueqian to pour warm water.

But Niu'er clamored for her own cup, and after everyone coaxed her, the little guy finally drank some water.

Ye Lian noticed that Jian Xiqi looked sideways at Xiao Maobing several times. Although she didn't say anything about the water cup, she was obviously dissatisfied. However, perhaps noticing Ye Lian's gaze, the dissatisfaction on Jian Xiqi's face quickly disappeared.

Ye Lian couldn't help but think of the time when Jian Xiqi came to visit her home during the Spring Festival in 2009. She was so quiet, hesitant and hesitant when speaking, and hesitated to speak. She talked about being sad when she couldn't conceive a child, but feeling grateful and relieved when she saw Xiao Maobing protecting her.

But the tone when she spoke to Xiao Maobing just now, the look on her face when she looked at Xiao Maobing...

This is the real-life version of mother-in-law. Is it expensive to give birth to a child?

The people at the table continued to eat.

Jian Xiqi continued to feed the girl, sometimes urging the little boy, and sometimes taking a bite herself.

From time to time, her eyes glanced at the large dining table in front of her, the finely decorated corner cabinet next to it, the comfortable sofa in the living room, and the large TV on the TV cabinet.

"Xiao Maobing," Jian Xiqi called Xiao Maobing by name, and then said, "When will we be able to live in such a good house? Can we live a life like Brother Cao and sister-in-law?"

Xiao Maobing didn't expect Jian Xiqi to ask this question suddenly, and didn't know how to answer. He smiled coquettishly and said vaguely: "Anyway, if you work hard, the current housing prices are so..."

"Can you be successful?" Jian Xiqi interrupted Xiao Maobing. Although he was smiling, the smile seemed forced and could disappear at any time.

"Yes, you will too, and your house will be better than ours by then." Cao Xueqian smoothed things over. Ye Lian also echoed.

"How is it possible?" Jian Xiqi expressed disbelief: "We can't do it half as well as you."

"It's really possible," Cao Xueqian analyzed seriously: "Xiao Maobing is in such a good Mingding company and has a high income. Tongxin Factory will pay dividends every year in the future, right?"

"How can it be so easy? The family expenses are getting bigger and bigger, and it is not easy to save money. Moreover, our dividends are not available yet." Jian Xiqi just shook her head and sighed.

Ye Lian didn't expect Jian Xiqi to be so envious of her house.

It seems this is not the first time I feel such envy.

During the Spring Festival in 2009 at Xiya Garden, Jian Xiqi said almost the same thing. But the house in Xiya Garden was a private house, and the lighting in the house was not good at that time, making it very dark.

Nowadays, the quality of the houses in Jinjing Huayuan cannot be compared with that in Xi Yayuan.

Therefore, it is not surprising that Jian Xiqi is envious.

Ye Lian can understand this envy.

Every time she goes to Han Yumo's house, Ye Lian is also envious, but it is just pure envy. Ye Lian is aware of the gap between her own family and Han Yumo's house. She accepts this gap calmly and will not cause trouble to herself for no reason.

Because people can't always compare.

You envy that this person is better than you, but you may be envied by another person.

You can target someone you admire, but don't worry about thinking that he or she is better than you.

Perhaps it is because of this mentality that Ye Lian and Han Yumo can always get along happily.

Ye Lian doesn't get along with Jian Xiqi as much as she does with Han Yumo.

Speaking of which, this was her second time with Jian Xiqi, and Ye Lian didn't know much about Jian Xiqi.

What kind of person is she? Is her envy the same as his own, just pure envy?

……

The conversation at the dinner table changed the topic at some point, and started talking about children again, and about schooling.

Jian Xiqi said that her son is almost six years old and will go to elementary school soon. Public school is definitely not possible and he can only go to private school...

The girl is calling her mother again. Jian Xiqi quickly asked what happened to Niuer?

When Jian Xiqi takes care of her children, she is really attentive and gentle, and speaks softly, like the wind in March.

Ye Lian watched, thinking that the anger on Jian Xiqi's face when she was talking to Xiao Maobing just now might not be true, but just an illusion of hers.

*

Not long after lunch, Jian Xiqi said she was going home with her children. Ye Lian and Cao Xueqian persuaded them to stay with them longer, but Jian Xiqi said there were still things at home.

Ye Lian and Cao Xueqian saw the guests off to the door of the unit downstairs.

Jian Xiqi and the others said some farewells and took the children towards the gate.

The community garden is beautiful and attracts the attention of adults and children.

The two children saw the tall slide in the playground and shouted to go to the playground.

Jian Xiqi followed the children and led them towards the playground.

While her children were playing in the playground, Jian Xiqi looked around the community.

Looking at it, she walked towards Xiao Maobing and said, "It would be great if we lived in a community like this. It would be so convenient for the children to play. I just leave them here. I don't have to worry about cars or outsiders." , the community is large, quiet and safe..."

Xiao Maobing listened without saying anything.

"Why don't you speak? Are you pretending to be mute if you can't do it?" Jian Xiqi asked, with undisguised dissatisfaction in her eyes.

Xiao Maobing didn't seem to want to defend himself.

"Look at you. You used to work in a lighting factory with Cao Xueqian, but now you are far behind others. Don't you think you are a wimp?" Jian Xiqi was even more angry when she saw Xiao Maobing looking like a bored gourd. .

"Can you please stop competing all the time? If he is better than me, let him be better than me. He changed careers before me, and he opened a factory, so he must be better than me." Xiao Maobing still couldn't hold it back. He defended himself in a low voice.