Lu Cuiping even rushed forward to fight, but was blocked by Xie Jian and couldn't touch Jiang Lai at all.
"You damn woman! You're afraid of losing your life if you eat these! It's all my daughter's good fortune that it's your turn to talk here!"
Jiang Lai was not a vegetarian either. When Lu Cuiping hit her man, she fought back. Unlike Lu Cuiping who only showed her teeth and claws, Jiang Lai threw a stone directly under her feet, tripping her and causing her to stumble to the ground.
Xie Jian quickly helped her up, but was slapped by Lu Cuiping, which made his face darken immediately.
"Xie Yumian, your mother is willing to die for something like this. What do you think will happen if the brother and sister find out about this?"
Jiang Lai seemed to have read through his own thoughts, and Xie Yumian was so angry that tears almost fell down.
"Take your things! Take them all!"
Seeing how angry she was, Jiang Lai smiled happily and brought up everything.
"With so many things to hide and eat, you don't have to worry about a nosebleed if you don't fix it."
After speaking, Jiang Lai picked up his things and left. Xie Jian followed silently. Looking at the petite and thin figure in front of him, he felt unspeakable guilt in his heart.
"What are you looking at me for? Do you think I'm stingy?"
"I'm sorry, I'm useless, otherwise you wouldn't have to worry about this here."
Looking at the guilty man in front of him, Jiang Lai stood on tiptoes and reached out to pat his shoulder.
"Those are your parents and your sister. It's enough for you to stand by my side at the critical moment. I'll handle the rest."
For a person like Xie Jian, who has been a filial son for more than 20 years and has devoted so much to the family diligently, it is no longer easy for him to stand in front of him without hesitation.
Jiang Lai didn't expect him to do more.
When I brought back the things, such as bird's nests and dried abalone, which were rare good things in this era, Jiang Lai didn't even like them.
When she was at her richest, she had the best food, drink, and supplies in the world. Now that she has seen so much, she really can't see these things.
The reason why she wanted to come back was simply because she didn't like Xie's family.
Jiang Lai felt relieved, but the Xie family was already in a mess. Xie Yumian glanced at Lu Cuiping with red eyes, turned around and locked himself in the room.
Xie Guo and Xie Qiang supported her but did not dare to speak, for fear that they would say something wrong and get angry.
As for the two sisters-in-law, the gratitude that just surged in their hearts has now completely disappeared.
People are like this. I thought the other person was giving me their thoughts, but I didn't expect that it was just something they didn't like, and I felt uncomfortable.
What was originally a joyful breakfast was now filled with silence and a depressing atmosphere.
Lu Cuiping was sprained and couldn't reach the ground, so she could only lie down at home. Even while lying down, she was not quiet. All the curses in her mouth were directed at Jiang, and she was scolded even in her dreams.
Jiang Lai was not affected at all. When Xie Jian went to work in the fields, Zhao Ziyu also came.
"I'll bother you today. The car is already waiting outside. Let's go."
There was a black car parked outside, which was rare in this era, especially if it was parked in a village, it was even more eye-catching.
"Come here specifically to pick me up?"
"The main reason is that the leader was also in the car, so we went to the county together smoothly."
When Jiang Lai got in the car, she saw the middle-aged man from yesterday, holding a newspaper in his hand and looking at it carefully. Jiang Lai nodded at her.
Zhao Ziyu got into the passenger seat and looked back at Jiang Lai. Seeing her calm and calm face, there was no trace of nervousness at all. He was secretly curious in his heart about what Jiang Lai was.
When they arrived at the county, Jiang Lai followed Zhao Ziyu and the others into the government building, then climbed the stairs to the second floor and entered the office.
At this time, there was already a man sitting in the office, wearing glasses. He looked about fifty or sixty years old. He was dressed decently and wore leather shoes, like a high-level intellectual.
"Hello, Mr. Shen, secretary, this is Mr. Shen Jiachen, the English teacher at County No. 1 Middle School."
Secretary Wang nodded and gave Zhao Ziyu an appreciative look.
In a simply decorated office, there sat a geological research expert in his thirties. He went to the United States with his parents in the 1950s. Now that he knew that the country needed geology-related scientific research talents, he chose to return to China without hesitation.
The saline-alkali land in a remote area of the county has great research value, so the country sent this geologist here to impart experience and give lectures.
Now that the other party has just arrived, the translator who has always been casual is bedridden due to acclimatization. The secretary has no choice but to find many people to come over and try to communicate. However, because the popularity of English is too low, it is basically impossible to find anyone who can communicate with him normally. People, let alone translating some extremely professional terminology.
Seeing the secretary coming, the geologist stood up and greeted him politely. He could say the simplest words such as "hello", but he couldn't understand what the secretary said next.
Shen Jia on the side spoke directly to help translate. Although his voice was a bit loud, fortunately the other party could understand it.
The secretary nodded with satisfaction and continued. Shen Jia on the side continued to translate.
Zhao Ziyu was pouring tea nearby. It seemed that Jiang Lai was no longer needed, so he pulled Jiang Lai to the side and whispered.
"I'm really sorry. Please understand. After all, this guest has a special status."
Jiang Lai nodded.
"Yeah, but this time I delayed my work in the fields, so you have to compensate me."
"Don't worry, do you see where we are here? Can I still owe you this!"
Afraid of disturbing their communication, Zhao Ziyu wanted to let Jiang Lai leave first. At this time, she suddenly raised her head and walked directly to the secretary and overseas Chinese who were communicating.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Shen. You may not have translated some of the content accurately just now, which may lead to misunderstandings."
Shen Jia frowned.
"Not quite right? Who are you?"
Zhao Ziyu quickly stepped forward to introduce.
"This is also here to help with translation, Jiang Lai."
The secretary was a little unhappy when the chat was interrupted.
"If you're wrong in one or two places, you're wrong. Let's talk about it after it's over."
"It doesn't matter if something is wrong, but Teacher Shen just translated the word "busy person" in your mouth into "busy body". This overseas Chinese gentleman may not be happy after hearing it."
The secretary looked at Shen Jia doubtfully. He didn't understand either, so he didn't know how the other party translated. He only knew that now he and the geologist could communicate. As long as he could understand the general meaning, some details should not be necessary. What's the big problem?
"Do you have any other opinions about my translation? A busy person is a busy body. How can I, an English teacher, make mistakes?"
"It's okay to separate the translation, but in their spoken language, these two words together do not mean a busy person, but mean they are nosy."
(End of chapter)
