After eating, the two closed the main gate and returned to the room, entering the space.
He Jinxuan had been inside twice before, but hadnāt really understood the space.
Xinyan thought about how she would soon accompany her grandfather to the capital for business, and to ease He Jinxuanās worries, she brought him inside.
Xinyan took He Jinxuan on a tour around the space.
He Jinxuan was completely bewildered: "So, when we were at the Mechanical Factory, thatās why you asked me to find those southern crop seeds, and those tea trees?"
Xinyan nodded with a smile: "Yes, initially this space had nothing, and the current state is all my handiwork."
After saying that, she pulled him into the house and walked straight to the hot spring at the back: "This hot spring can nourish the body and relieve fatigue, do you want to try it?"
He Jinxuan saw the mist floating above the hot spring pool, his eyes full of eagerness, after all, he was much older than his wife and wanted to be with her for a long time: "Letās go together."
The tenderness in his eyes was impossible to hide: "Isnāt it good?"
Xinyan knew exactly what he was thinking, but was about to say something when He Jinxuan had already wrapped his arms around her waist, leaning in for a kiss.
His wife not only came from a good family, but also excelled in her studies and had a great physical condition; he already felt the disparity between them, and now with such a big advantage on her side, his sense of crisis was soaring.
The newlywed couple, sparks ignited at the slightest touch.
The temperature in the pool rose rapidly, their silhouettes blurred in the mist, occasionally making soft sounds...
While there was a ripple in one pool, across the way at Vice Captain Luās house, tensions were escalating.
The second day after the wedding, Vice Captain Luās wife, Fu Guangying: "Mom and Dad, shouldnāt the gift money collected yesterday be given to us?"
Vice Captain Luās father, hearing this, frowned and looked at his son.
While Luās mother expressed displeasure: "You got married, wanting to compare everything with that Captain Heās family, which added a lot of unnecessary expenses, those deficits need to be covered."
Fu Guangying, upon hearing this, was unhappy: "Most of the gift money came from colleagues and friends from the Qiufu Transportation Company, and it has little to do with the family. Most of it will need to be given back in the future."
Luās mother knew her daughter-in-law was right, but the family had taken on significant debt to bring her in, promising to repay it after the wedding: "Guangying, itās not that Iām greedy for this gift money, but the family is indeed in quite a bit of debt now. We canāt break promises made to relatives."
Fu Guangying was furious: "What do you mean, I marry into the family and I have to help repay the debt, Qiufu is a vice captain after all, and heās contributed a lot financially over the years, how come thereās no money for our wedding?"
She scoffed coldly: "According to your logic, you borrowed money to marry me into the family, and now I have to repay the debts of marrying me, meaning Iām essentially paying for my own marriage into your family?"
When this was said, everyone watching the drama laughed.
Someone laughed and said: "Though this happens to every family, Vice Captain Luās wife isnāt wrong."
"The Lu Family was quite a handful, even getting married couldnāt stop the commotion."
"Itās just dissatisfaction, wanting to compare with Captain Heās wife next door."
"Thereās really no comparison, not to mention anything else, just the dowry from the wedding yesterday couldnāt compare."
"Indeed, just ignore the home appliances, even the quantity and quality of blankets, clothes, socks, and daily necessities was far inferior, not to mention those appliances."
"Yesterday, that washing machine box, guess what?"
"What did you find out? Tell us, donāt keep us in suspense."
"I later inquired with the wedding entourage and found out that box was borrowed to make a show."
"So thatās it, no wonder there was only one washing machine box."
After their passionate moment in the space, the couple, fearing someone would come by after lunchtime, didnāt linger inside long, but as soon as they came out, they heard the commotion outside.
Out of curiosity, they opened their front door.
Unexpectedly, as soon as the door opened, Sister Shen from across the street came over with a teasing look: "Such a big commotion, and you two only appear now."
Xinyan felt a bit embarrassed, not responding to her, but glanced diagonally across the street: "Whatās going on again?"
He Jinxuan slightly furrowed his brow, thinking: if this happens every day, Xinyan, who loves peace and quiet, might not want to live in the family quarters at all.
He Jinxuan guessed right, Xinyan really thought so.
Yesterdayās marriage didnāt settle, and today this happens again, it truly baffled her.
Sister Shen looked towards the Lu backyard: "Itās all because of poverty, the new bride wants the gift money from yesterday, and the in-laws want it too, so they started arguing."
Sister Shen remembered something and cheekily said: "Donāt think itās only Vice Captain Luās familyās issue, thereās plenty of involvement from you two as well."
He Jinxuan asked with a puzzled expression: "Their argument, whatās it got to do with us?"
Sister Shen laughed: "Itās just envy, trying to compare themselves with you wherever possible."
He Jinxuan and Xinyan exchanged a look, both speechless that they could get dragged into this.
Then Sister Shen looked at He Jinxuan and suddenly said: "Donāt forget, Old Wei first introduced Fu Guangying to you, and after you refused, he introduced his sister-in-law to Vice Captain Lu."