First Assistant's Petite Wife Has Space

238 Seeing the Enemy

Xie Yunjin and Lu Jiao didn’t spend any energy wondering what the Chen family was thinking. The family went back onto their horse carriage and rode all the way to the city of Qinghe county.

On the way there, Lu Jiao reflected on what she had said back there. She had truly unveiled the doings of the Chen family. She wondered if Xie Yunjin would blame her.

Lu Jiao turned to Xie Yunjin, “Do you blame me for what I did?”

The look on Xie Yunjin’s face was complex as he shook his head, “No, I know you did what you did for my benefit. After all, I should still be grateful to the Chen family. If it were me who revealed what I knew, people would consider me unappreciative. For you to reveal everything saved my reputation.”

Lu Jiao sighed in relief. It was a good thing that he understood the intention behind her action. Her niceness wasn’t in vain.

The Chen family’s been getting all the benefits of Xie Yunjin’s kindness. Now that she had revealed Xie Yunjin knew the truth, the Chen family will no longer be able to take credit for something they didn’t do.

However, it was important that the truth wasn’t revealed by Xie Yunjin. If he was the one to unload all the information, others would accuse him of being ungrateful. No matter what, Master Chen taught him a lot of knowledge and they had a master and student relationship. Some things were better left unsaid between those two.

Inside the horse carriage, Xie Yunjin said to Lu Jiao with a heavy heart, “You didn’t need to be concerned with this matter, why did you help me?”

If they were considered husband and wife, then it made sense for her to help him. However, she insisted on divorcing yet she still helped him. This made him both happy and confused.

Lu Jiao smiled at Xie Yunjin, “You should take responsibility for the role you play. I want to do what I am meant to do well.”

Xie Yunjin instantly understood what she meant. She meant to say that she still had the title of being his wife and therefore, she will continue doing what a wife normally does. She also planned on treating the four little ones well because she also had the title of a mother. She planned on treating them like they were her real biological children.

This woman’s logic was truly unique. Just how was she raised to be able to think in such a manner? Xie Yunjin truly couldn’t understand. What environment did she grow up under to end up having a heart bigger than most men?

Such an interesting woman was determined to leave him. That depressed Xie Yunjin so much that he stopped responding.

Lu Jiao also had no intention of discussing this further. She spent her energy convincing the children to lie down flat and take a nap. She promised them that once they woke up, they’ll be in the city of Qinghe.

The Xie Village was at the edge of the Qinghe County and was over 100km away from the city center.

It took the horse carriage another hour to enter the city.

The four little ones woke up from their nap and were looking outside the cart. The city of Qinghe was far more boisterous than the town of Qili and there were lots of other horse carriages.

The four little ones have never seen a place as lively as this. They excitedly crowded over the small window and exclaimed to each other.

“This is the city of Qinghe? There are so many people!”

“There are lots of horse carriages. I’m also seeing lots of vendors for food!”

“Their clothes look so pretty! Mommy, what are you wearing on their heads?”

Lu Jiao inched closer and looked at the person the Third Born was pointing at. She smiled, “That’s a silver hairpin. Men and women use those to keep their hair in place.”

Lu Jiao then checked out the Third Born and giggled. She knew the little guy was interested in it.

“When you grow up, I will buy one for each of you.”

The Third Born smiled happily, “Thank you, mommy!”

The Fourth Born glared at the Third Born and unhappily said, “We should be buying one for mommy first!”

And at that, everyone inside the carriage looked toward Lu Jiao and stared at her old clothing. Though there were no patches, her clothes were still very old. The boys inside the cart, however, all wore new clothes. The Third Born became embarrassed. He said to Lu Jiao, “Mommy, once we make more money, you should use it on new clothes for yourself.”

Xie Yunjin’s eyes darkened. The moment he gets a chance, he’ll buy Lu Jiao some new clothes and jewelry.

He then scanned Lu Jiao from head to toe to get a sense of her size.

The family chatted happily and failed to notice what was happening outside.

Outside, another horse carriage passed by them. The person inside that horse carriage looked over to Lu Jiao’s horse carriage cart and recognized her right away. The look in her eyes instantly became filled with hatred.

Lu Jiao… Lu Jiao that b!tch. She was now in the city of Qinghe?!

The woman’s gaze then landed on Xie Yunjin.

The man who was usually quiet and aloof was looking at the woman beside him with water-like gentleness.

The way he looked at Lu Jiao was like he was looking at a valuable treasure.

The woman inside the horse carriage was Shen Xiu. Her face turned partly green and partly black. Poisonous intentions appeared in her eyes as her gaze grew frigid.

She thought of her own situation and how she was only able to be with a fat man who was in his fifties. Compared to Lu Jiao, who had earned Xie Yunjin’s heart, Shen Xiu felt filled up with pure hatred and was unable to calm down.

Her young servant couldn’t help but shudder. Lady Shen was often in a bad mood. In front of the master and his wife, she would often pretend to be helpless and weak. However, in front of the servant herself, she was mostly cruel. Whenever she felt like it, she would pinch the servant.

Right after Xiao Hong had that thought, Shen Xiu grabbed her arm and pinched her hard. Xiao Hong was in a lot of pain but she didn’t dare to make a noise.

The horse carriage continued to head towards the county government office.

Xie Yunjin and Lu Jiao were not aware of Shen Xiu’s existence. The family rode their horse carriage all the way to the osmanthus alley. The house was located south of the city and close to school. Given its close proximity to school, the housing prices in the area were rather high, which resulted in the area being rather safe and clean.

Lu Jiao and her family traveled through the neighborhood and noticed that everyone who lived there was rather graceful and civil. They didn’t act all rogue like the villagers back at the Xie village.

Lu Jiao sighed in relief. With the four little ones around, she naturally hoped for a good environment for them.

The children were going to live in this area for more than a year. As for her, she might stay here even longer. Therefore, the kind of neighbors she had was important to her.

After the horse carriage stopped, everyone got out of the cart and started to check out the new courtyard and house before them.

The sign at the front of the door had already been updated to: Xie Household.

Lu Jiao froze. This was her house, why did it get named the “Xie Household”?

Xie Yunjin also thought of that problem and quickly looked toward Lu Jiao.

Lu Jiao wasn’t exactly angry but she did raise an eyebrow. Sure, leave the sign on for now. Once Xie Yunjin leaves this city and moves to the Capital City, she’ll change it to her name. Plus, he will have to eventually move to the Capital City in order to take his government official job. There was no way he would want this place in this city.

Comforted by that thought, Lu JIao smiled and gestured for the four children to go on inside.

“This is the home we’ll be living in. Let’s go in.”