Feng Dajun was talking with a few people nearby.
He is now Li Wei’s boss, and aside from Qin Yang, everyone present was under his command. Although Qin Yang holds a position slightly higher than Feng Dajun, a local officer has more immediate authority. Therefore, people were much warmer towards Feng Dajun.
Just then, hearing what Sister-in-law Feng was saying, he couldn’t help but turn his head and remind her, "Why mention those things?"
Sister-in-law Feng, now aware of her husband’s displeasure, awkwardly chuckled.
Jiang Hong, wanting to save face for Feng Dajun, gave Sister-in-law Feng a way out, "This fabric is quite nice, thank you, Sister-in-law."
If Sister-in-law Feng had taken this chance to back off, it would have shown tact, especially since even if she criticized others for picking up small blankets and clothes as useless, the man who picked them up was still Feng Dajun’s subordinate and wouldn’t openly show any displeasure.
But Sister-in-law Feng was the type who blossoms with a bit of sunshine. Hearing Jiang Hong compliment her fabric, her spirits lifted again.
"Right? I spent a long time choosing it," she said, then turned to Lin Chuxia, "What did Mr. Qin’s family pick up? I was thinking of calling you to go to the department store that day, but you weren’t home. Your dog was barking fiercely. I mean, we live in the housing complex, all colleagues know each other, there’s really no need to keep a big dog at home. Everyone knows you like dogs, but others might think you’re guarding against someone."
Her words made the faces of several women present somewhat uncomfortable.
Especially the wife of Li Wei’s colleague.
Their status in the housing complex depended on their husbands’ positions.
Both Feng Dajun’s and Mr. Qin’s positions are not low, so this Sister-in-law Feng and Mr. Lin are people she wouldn’t want to offend.
She could only try to minimize her presence, regretting coming along with her husband.
She had hoped to bond with Engineer Feng’s family to make her husband’s future work life smoother.
But she hadn’t expected Engineer Feng’s family to have such a personality.
Jiang Hong, frowning with displeasure – after all, it was her son’s full-month celebration, and visitors were guests, didn’t want to embarrass Sister-in-law Feng, but also couldn’t bear to hear her belittle Lin Chuxia.
Just as he was about to say something, Lin Chuxia spoke up first.
She smiled slightly, "Sister-in-law, I don’t quite understand your words. Yuan Bao is like a family member to us. You said yourself I like dogs; who would I need to guard against with it? Only those with a guilty conscience would feel scared seeing Yuan Bao at my house. Others can’t even if they wanted to."
Jiang Hong nodded in agreement, "Indeed, I really like your Yuan Bao. It’s so smart, I heard that it even helped the police solve a case back in your hometown, and was praised by the local police, right?"
Lin Chuxia generously admitted, "Yes, that happened."
Her Yuan Bao was smart enough to help the police solve cases and naturally wouldn’t bite people indiscriminately.
Seeing Sister-in-law Feng looking embarrassed, Lin Chuxia took out a small box from her pocket.
"This is a gift for your son, see if he likes it."
Jiang Hong opened the small box in front of everyone, and inside were a pair of silver bracelets.
"Oh my, this is too valuable, he’s just a child..."
"It’s specifically for children. You couldn’t wear it even if you wanted to."
Lin Chuxia cut off Jiang Hong’s words and personally put the silver bracelets on the little baby.
Now, Sister-in-law Feng’s expression looked even better.
Even the spouse who brought quails felt incredibly relieved.
Although she was subtly mocked by Sister-in-law Feng earlier, listening to Sister-in-law Feng being openly contradicted now felt much more satisfying.
After chatting for a while, Aunt Li had finished preparing the meal and called everyone to the table.
When everyone had sat down, she called Jiang Hong, "Go accompany everyone for the meal, I’ll take care of the baby."
Jiang Hong refused, "Mom, I’m not hungry yet. You’ve been busy all day, you eat first."
Aunt Li directly pushed her outside, "You young folks have things to talk about, I’m old and digest slowly, not hungry yet. Just go eat, right now all I want is to spend time with my dear grandson, I need to hold him properly."
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