After the Republic of China

Chapter 936 Heartbroken
At the end of the twelfth lunar month, most Chinese people do not save money for official business.

That day, Jiang Zhekai sat at home and saw that his wife was in good spirits. He said with relief, "I thought you would not be able to adapt after your mother-in-law and her family left."

Shao Lanxiang had just finished breastfeeding her child and seemed a little lazy. She breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I am happy that Mom and the others are here, but it is tiring to be tense all day long."

Hmm? Jiang Zhekai looked over with concern, "Why didn't I hear you mention it? Did something happen?"

Shao Lanxiang sighed and nestled into her husband's arms. "It's nothing serious, but the relationship between my father and mother has become increasingly difficult to reconcile."

Jiang Zhekai actually looked down upon his mother-in-law's behavior, but because of Lanxiang, his mother-in-law was indeed very nice to him.

He could only sigh along with his wife, "My father-in-law has taken over the affairs of the inner house now. I think things will get better and better for our family in the future."

Shao Lanxiang hummed, unwilling to mention it any further. She only said, "These days, thanks to Ling Zhu's help, otherwise, I would really be at a loss."

In fact, it was thanks to Ling Zhu's help, otherwise, with Mrs. Shao's unreasonable energy, she would definitely cause trouble for Jiang Zhekai and his wife.

Chang Shanchun reported this matter to Jiang Zhekai privately.

However, what my wife meant by help was different from what I knew as help.

Jiang Zhekai didn't want to point it out, so he just said, "We have some free time today, why don't we invite Shanchun and his wife to come over for a get-together?"

Shao Lanxiang was very satisfied with her niece's sister. "Well, it would be nice to invite them to come over for a gathering. I've troubled Lingzhu these days."

Jiang Zhekai was very satisfied with Changshanchun, his subordinate and now his confidant. He nodded and ordered someone to invite him.

When Changshanchun and his wife answered the phone, they were talking about Mrs. Shao's departure.

"Whose call is it? Why did you agree to it so immediately?" Ling Zhu asked immediately after seeing her husband answer the phone.

Chang Shanchun knew that his wife had been very tired these days because of accompanying Old Madam Shao, and said with some regret: "How about I postpone it again?"

Ling Zhu was very pleased with her husband's unconditional pampering. "Don't be in a hurry. Tell me first, who is calling to invite us now?"

Generally, except for urgent matters, people will make plans to get together a few days in advance.

Chang Shanchun smiled and said, "It's not someone else, it's the Jiang Mansion calling."

"Ah?" Ling Zhu asked hurriedly, "But Aunt Shao is looking for me?"

"It's nothing big. I just thought that you've been busy for so many days, so I wanted to invite us together as a way of saying thank you." Changshanchun said.

Speaking of this, Ling Zhu heaved a sigh of relief, "Luckily the old lady left, otherwise, I really don't know what I would encounter next."

Because of his wife's younger sister Shao Yunshi, Chang Shanchun didn't like Madam Shao very much, especially what she had done in Wuhan these days, which made people look down on her.

Of course, if Shao Lanxiang had not pointed out the relationship between Ling Zhu and the Lu family, Mrs. Shao would not have treated Ling Zhu the same way she does now.

Otherwise, Changshanchun's attitude would not just be as simple as looking down on people.

Fortunately, everyone was a sensible person and didn't reveal each other's relationship.

At this moment, Changshanchun still said with some reserve: "I heard that this old lady is from outside our borders, and she is from a well-known family. How can she be so unbearable?"

Ling Zhu didn't say anything to him, but just said, "Based on her attitude towards our Yunshi, how clear-headed can she be? I think if she doesn't leave now, she will definitely cause trouble for General Jiang and his wife."

Chang Shanchun sighed, "That's right. Alas, sister Yunshi is such a smart and intelligent person, it's really unfortunate for her to meet such a grandmother."

"Her grandmother is better, at least she can handle it. I heard that Mr. Shao who is far away in Peking is even worse." Ling Zhu said worriedly.

"Yes, filial piety, these two alone can suppress sister Yunshi." Chang Shanchun suddenly felt fortunate that although only the couple were left at home, it was quiet after all. Ling Zhu pulled the man's hand and said, "Let's go, let's pack up, Aunt Lanxiang is a good person, and General Jiang is not bad either."

"Yes, even though we can't help in other areas, we can still get along well with Aunt Lanxiang." Changshanchun said pragmatically.

Ling Zhu gave him a wise look, "That's not what I meant. No matter how much trouble those two from the Shao family make, as long as Aunt Lanxiang stands on Yunshi's side, things will be easy."

After saying that, she didn't give Chang Shanchun a chance to speak and directly pulled him towards the bedroom.

Changshanchun looked at his wife with amusement and let her do as she pleased.

For a while, the Jiang and Chang families got along better and better because of Shao Yunshi.

A few days passed in a flash, and the night of March 30, 1933 arrived quietly.

Shao Yunshi no longer had the worries of going north, and in a very good mood she called her grandfather, uncle, etc. to wish them a happy new year.

Obviously, Shao Lanxiang had been waiting for a long time. "Are you Mangu? Are you ready for the New Year?"

Shao Yunshi smiled and wished them good luck, then said, "How about Grandpa and the others? Did Xiao Diyuan have a good time?"

Since my younger brother was taken away by my grandfather, he has been taught and become quite well behaved.

Shao Yunshi likes children, so naturally she would not dislike her younger brother who has the same father as her.

Shao Yunshi's words were clear and bright, and were very useful to others.

Shao Lanxiang knew that her niece was broad-minded, so she said hurriedly, "Diyuan is setting off fireworks with Shanchun outside."

"Oh, my brother-in-law and others are celebrating the festival with you?" Shao Yunshi was very surprised.

Ling Zhu was right next to her. Shao Lanxiang waved at her and said, "Your sister Ling Zhu is here too. I gave her the phone number."

Shao Yunshi and Ling Zhu also often talk on the phone, but I don’t know if their two families will have New Year’s Eve dinner together.

"Yunshi, I was calculating the time and was planning to call you later, but I didn't expect you to get there first." Ling Zhu said happily.

Shao Yunshi could hear her happy mood and said happily: "When can we have a good gathering? Last time I only saw my brother-in-law, but not you."

Ling Zhu sighed, "I'm afraid we won't be able to see each other in the near future. My godfather called me and told me not to go to Qingdao during the New Year."

Shao Yunshi frowned and said, "Cao Yun and her daughter are haunting us. Forget it. Safety is the most important thing."

Ling Zhu said a little embarrassedly: "Because of me, Godfather and his friends have offended Boss Jin, and their business is not going well."

Shao Yunshi hurriedly stopped him, saying, "It wasn't you who caused the trouble. It was clearly that ignorant Mai Qingping who caused it."

Ling Zhu also thought the same and asked anxiously, "Did you have any hand in his escape from Shanghai last time?"

Shao Yunshi was stunned for a moment, "How did you know that he escaped?"

"My godmother called me and told me to be careful of him and not to get implicated by him." Ling Zhu was grateful to the Lu family from the bottom of her heart.

Shao Yunshi thought about her mother's personality and understood, "Don't worry, I didn't interfere in his affairs. Besides, he doesn't know me well and doesn't have my address."

"That's good." Ling Zhu was well aware of Mai Qingping's lethality.

However, the two sisters chatted frequently, so there wasn't much new information to say, so they didn't say anything too verbose.