Ms. Lu

  Perhaps it was because the last batch of wine had been drunk dry, or perhaps it was because they couldn't wait to taste this new 'assassin' wine, in any case, the efficiency of the provincial officials this time was surprisingly high. It has a bit of a 'deep city speed' flavor to it.

  The day before, Mr. Liu and Zhang Jin had just agreed on the wine purchase, and that night, a full 100,000 yuan was transferred to the account provided by Zhang Jin. The next morning, before 10 o'clock, the driver who had sent Mr. Liu over last time came again in his car.

  When the car arrived, Zhang Jin was unusually not lying on the recliner, but was giving Jinzi a bath.

  This little guy is particularly wild, going out to hunt every night, and rarely needs Zhang Jin to feed him. His personality is much more independent than Xiao Hei's. Usually it's fine, but last night I don't know where this 'little girl' went to eat, and when she came back in the morning, although her golden fur was still shiny and clean, her four little paws were covered in mud.

  Although Zhang Jin had told Xiaojin not to crawl into very dirty places, but Xiaojin was not as obedient as Xiaohei, and this little thing was as naughty as a spoiled child. In front of his parents, he could still be honest for a moment, but once he left his parents' sight, he would be hypocritical and play wildly, having long forgotten his parents' instructions.

  If Xiao Jin were still the same as a few days ago, she would have probably used her little tongue to lick her four small feet clean by now, just like how kids try to eliminate evidence after doing something naughty outside before coming home. However, since she followed Zhang Jin as her master, she accepted Zhang Jin's teachings on 'loving hygiene', 'learning from humans, except for the opposite sex, even on one's own body, the tongue absolutely cannot **'.

  So after a night of crazy fun, Xiao Jin simply took a dip in Zhang Jin's fish pond to clean up, but still didn't get himself completely clean. He was caught by Zhang Jin with evidence of his disobedience.

  Squatting beside the bathtub, Zhang Jin wiped the hair on Jīnzi's body with a wet cloth while muttering to himself: "You little guy, you just don't listen, do you? I told you not to go to that pond in the south of the village, it's stagnant water and very dirty. You didn't listen, did you? Look, I caught you again!"

  Under Zhang Jin's reprimand, Jinzi hastily put on a gesture of obeying the teachings, nodding and bowing with his eyes closed, just like a student being scolded by a teacher, so sincere, so eager to learn.

  Jinzi's pretentious attitude finally made Zhang Jin unable to hold back his laughter. He stretched out his right hand and lightly poked Jinzi's forehead with his index finger, laughing and scolding: "You little guy, you just know how to pretend to be pitiful. On the surface, you have a good attitude of admitting your mistakes, but behind your back, you still do whatever you want. What is this? You call it 'good attitude towards admitting mistakes, unyielding conviction'? How did I end up with a guy like you who only remembers to eat and not to be hit?"

  When they saw their master, the goldfish no longer hid their anger. The previously well-behaved goldfish became lively, shaking their tails, twisting their bodies, and waving their paws, playing with Zhang Jin and Hei Shuijing, who had come over, and splashing water everywhere in the basin.

  Just as they were making a ruckus, the doorbell rang. It was the arrival of the wine delivery 'special car'.

  Seeing Zhang Jin and Xiao Hei, Jīnzi's hands didn't stop for a moment, with an expression of not hearing anything, without any intention of getting up. While Old Man Liu was busy in the side courtyard's chicken coop, he couldn't help but watch his own older brother Qi Bing playing happily, so he had to get up and go open the door.

  Qī Bīng is really enviable, this little golden cutie is so popular! Not only girls like her, even serious and proper old men can easily be conquered by this little guy. Unfortunately, this little guy has a strong personality, except for Zhang Jin, no one else is allowed to touch her, not even a pat.

  Hei Shuijing looks silly, but also very cute and intelligent, understanding human nature. However, although he won't be arrogant and not let others touch him, except for Zhang Jing, he is indifferent to everyone else. Those who want to tease him can only perform a monologue by themselves, including Ye Meng and Lan Feifei, who like him the most.

  …………

  A Toyota Land Cruiser, serving as a wine transport vehicle, drove into the backyard. Qi Bing led two people who got off the car towards Zhang Jin's side. At this time, Jinzi, Heishuijing and Zhang Jin had worked together to almost boil dry a large basin of water, and Zhang Jin's body was covered in water stains.

  Seeing the person who had come down from the car, Zhang Jin hastily stood up, shook off the water stains on his body, and went to greet him.

  "Mr. Gu, you're here!" One of the two men was a driver surnamed Gu, who Zhang Jin recognized as the one who had brought Old Man Liu to his house some time ago.

  The driver smiled and greeted Zhang Jin, then introduced the people who came with him to Zhang Jin.

  The woman who came with the driver was a dignified woman, looking like she's in her thirties. Her high bun on the back of her head was as black as ink. Her eyebrows were shaped like a phoenix and her eyes were bright, her face was smooth like powder, giving off a mature and elegant aura. With a pair of pink tortoiseshell glasses, this mature woman exuded an even stronger bookish air.

  Um... how can I put it? She's just one of those women with a lot of style.

  "Mr. Zhang, this is Ms. Lu, a member of Old Man Liu's family," said Driver Gu by way of introduction.

  Mr. Zhang nodded to Driver Gu, then turned around and stretched out his hand to Mrs. Lu, smiling: "Mrs. Lu, welcome to our home. I guess you're the daughter-in-law of Old Man Liu?"

  Zhang Jin's mind turned around and he 'guessed' the identity of this lady. Zhang Jin had roughly heard from Old Man Liu that he had a son and a daughter, so since this lady was surnamed Lu, she obviously wasn't Old Man Liu's daughter. So she could only be Old Man Liu's daughter-in-law.

  When she saw Zhang Jin extending his hand, Mrs. Lu also smiled warmly and extended her hand to shake hands with Zhang Jin, saying in a gentle voice that sounded very comfortable: "Mr. Zhang, nice to meet you. I'm sorry to intrude on you. My name is Lu Yan, the wife of Liu Laojiazi."

  "Hello, hello." Zhang Jin's formulaic handshake with Mrs. Lu lasted for two shakes before he came to his senses, stuttering with a twitching mouth corner, "Old... old companion..."

  Zhang Jin mentally put Ms. Lu and Old Man Liu together, but no matter how he arranged them, they didn't seem to match.

  The lady in front of us, Ms. Lu, is a beautiful mature woman from 'Ripened Peach', elegant and refined, with a dignified temperament. It can be said that she is at the most beautiful, most resplendent stage of her life.

  The old man Liu in the side yard, who was busy with chickens and ducks, was an old fellow whose hairline had receded to the back of his head. Although he had been well taken care of by Zhang Jin's personal grooming over this period of time, he could be described as having a youthful face with white hair. But no matter what, he was still an old guy buried halfway in the yellow earth; absolutely a sunset on the mountain.

  I thought this Mrs. Lu was Old Master Liu's daughter-in-law, but she's only a few years older than me. So, according to the generational titles from Lan Feifei's place, I couldn't bring myself to call her "Auntie Zhang", and instead called her "Mrs. Lu". But now, this "older sister" has risen another generation, do I have to call her "Grandma Lu"?

  Although he was thinking of Liu Lao Ye Zi in his heart, this "old flower heart looking for a young daughter-in-law" old man who wouldn't rest, Zhang Jin still maintained a very natural smile on the surface: "Oh, it's you, no wonder Grandpa Liu is thinking about it..."

  There, they talked endlessly for a while before Zhang Jin finally came to his senses from the shock of this 'old husband and young wife' pair. He hastily said: "Oh, I knew we were just chatting nonsense here. Old Master Liu is busy in the side courtyard, let's go, I'll lead you there..." As he spoke, he stepped aside and led the way.