Rebirth: Splendid Marriage in the 80s

Chapter 2845: Chapter 2781: I’ll Pay

So, Jiang Xiao isn’t at all like the kind of spoiled rich girl he previously imagined her to be, huh.

He thought her imposing manner earlier was due to being pampered since childhood.

"You’re a tough kid too," he sighed.

"If this can make the Alliance Officials sympathize a bit and not hold a grudge over my earlier defiance, then it’s worth it," Jiang Xiao said.

Commander Cui snorted, just thinking she was a cunning little fox.

Who knew someone could say such things?

"Do you really think I’m that narrow-minded?" he said with annoyance.

"Of course, Alliance Officials are not,"

Ding Haijing listened from the side as Jiang Xiao subtly sweet-talked Commander Cui, unable to stop a smile from tugging at his lips.

Generally, if she’s behaving like this, she must have done something not quite right earlier, maybe offended someone a little, and later felt bad about it, thus giving them a sweet treat to smooth things over.

Otherwise, this girl couldn’t care less about pleasing others.

He wondered what she had been up to before he came in.

"Why don’t you stay here and have dinner with me tonight?" Madam Cui said, "Commander Cui will be leaving soon, he’s dining with others tonight. My place is always so quiet, it’s rare to have guests, and I don’t mind some company."

Commander Cui indeed got up.

He looked at Madam Cui, somewhat apologetically.

"I’m really sorry, haven’t been able to have dinner with you in a while."

"Alright, don’t I know you well? It’s fine," Madam Cui waved her hand, "Now I have Xiao Chiang, with her here keeping me company, it’s all good. I see she’s not at all rowdy."

"Okay, okay, let her stay then."

Commander Cui walked towards the door, took two steps, then stopped and turned around saying, "Hey, Little Firecracker."

Jiang Xiao: "..."

Is that her nickname now?

Ding Haijing glanced at her.

Little Firecracker?

"Please go ahead, Alliance Officials."

"That snack of yours, I’ll buy more from you, make a few more boxes for Madam Cui."

"If Madam Cui likes it, I’ll make some more and bring them tomorrow."

"Not for free, I’ll pay for it," Commander Cui said as he walked out.

Once he was gone, Xiao Mu actually breathed a sigh of relief.

She looked at Jiang Xiao with a bit of admiration.

While Commander Cui was around, she always felt tense, slightly scared and not quite comfortable, but Jiang Xiao not only spoke well with him, she dared to challenge him.

Truly remarkable.

"Alliance Officials said he would pay, so you should accept when the time comes. He doesn’t have many chances to spend money, I think he’s saved quite a bit," Madam Cui patted Jiang Xiao’s hand and told her.

Jiang Xiao burst into laughter.

She stayed at the nursing home until eight o’clock in the evening.

The paints and canvases and such were also left there.

She had planned to make a portrait for Madam Cui, but there wasn’t enough time today. She hadn’t expected to chatter so long with Commander Cui.

But she promised to come by again tomorrow and bring more things for Madam Cui.

On the way back, there was a distance where the car was engulfed in silence.

Ding Haijing quietly drove, while Jiang Xiao cleared her mind regarding today’s events.

Almost there, Jiang Xiao suddenly asked Ding Haijing, "Old Ding, have you thought about what you want to do in the future?"

"Do what?"