CHAPTER 1760: CHAPTER 1760 COLLECTING STAMPS 1

As soon as Feng Qingxue returned to the army, the first thing she did was to complete the registration procedures to get back to her post. Right after that, she arranged for her child to enroll in school, organized her belongings, and sorted out the things sent from the South Sea, busy without a moment’s rest.

Lu Jiang had a new orderly and the household had a new attendant named Xiaomiao, so he also needed to get familiarized.

Life was getting back on track by September, and finally, a bit of a breather was possible.

The news was brought back by Lu Jiang. They knew many people, so naturally, they were well-informed, and Feng Qingxue laughed heartily.

"The Su Family must feel so humiliated, right? Presumptuously proposing a child marriage, only to be refused by us and then criticized by the old leaders. Along the way, Jiang’s old brother also gave them an earful, and now they don’t know where to put their face, do they?"

Did they really think their Xibao is a soft target to be easily pinched? They thought wrong.

The environment Xibao grew up in and the people he encountered destined him to not swallow grievances in certain matters.

Who knows what Su Junshu was thinking, really believing his proposal was a great favor to their family? Did he really think that just because their family had shallow roots, they would value a marriage alliance with a high-ranking family? If they truly valued such alliances over the desires of their children, they wouldn’t allow their nephews to fall in love and marry freely.

Yes, Lu Tianjun did marry Jiang Xiaoyue, but so what? They also married out of free love.

Could it be that Su Junshu figured that just because Lu Tianjun married Jiang Xiaoyue, their Lu Family greatly valued marriage alliances? After all, Jiang Yun’s rank was very high back then. Somehow, Feng Qingxue suddenly thought of this point.

She didn’t know that her guess was nearly the truth.

Lu Jiang didn’t notice his wife’s thoughts. As he rifled through the luggage he brought back, he said, "The old man is getting on in years, so we mustn’t provoke him too much. If we really angered him, even if we’re not at fault, others would blame us, saying things like if we had accepted the old man’s proposal, he wouldn’t have ended up like this."

After all, this matter is related to their Xibao.

People are free to talk, upper or lower lips bumping, saying whatever they want, and no one can control them.

The Su Family’s upbringing is not that great, yet they have quite a few in-laws.

Feng Qingxue snorted repeatedly, especially since apart from Su Junlin, who is honest and sincere with a good temperament, there aren’t many good people in the Su Family regarding conduct and lifestyle. It’s like a few rat droppings ruining a whole pot of porridge. No wonder Bai Xue would rather live a tough life with her daughter with Su Junlin at the border defense than have Su Junlin transfer back to the capital’s military district or nearby districts.

Su Junlin originally had an opportunity to transfer back to the capital’s military district, but after Bai Xue’s persuasion, Su Junlin gave the chance to someone else, and the family of three still remained stationed at the border defense forces.

Seeing Lu Jiang still rummaging through the suitcase, Feng Qingxue lazily leaned against the bedroom doorframe, not stepping forward to help, "What are you looking for?"

Lu Jiang didn’t answer, then he took out two tins of malt essence. "Looking for this."

As he spoke, he tilted the opening of one of the tins slightly, gently pouring it over the table, out tumbled a pile of Hetian jade raw stones, some pure white without blemish, some with autumn pear skin, some crimson skin, sprinkled gold skin, or oil smoke skin, the large ones as big as a fist, the small ones as large as a fingertip, mostly in various oval shapes, exuding a gentle and natural simple elegance.

"Hetian jade raw stones!" Feng Qingxue stepped forward quickly, reaching out and picking up a piece with a bit of sprinkled gold skin, her eyes full of surprise, "Where did you get this? You’ve been in the capital all this time and didn’t go to the Great Northwest."

Lu Jiang smugly said, "Not only raw stones, but half of them are mutton-fat jade grade, and the other half are top-grade white jade."