1709 Expensive Toys

"Of course not. You're the head of the family and you call the shots. I'm more than happy to do what you say," Xia Zhe said blissfully.

"Zhao Wu can go back with us. He can sit at the back and carry the children," Qiao Mei said.

After Zhao Wu washed the dishes, Qiao Mei asked him to rest in the west room. She put all the toys which Miao Le had touched earlier in the day into a big bag and told Xia Zhe to send them to Tian Jun tomorrow morning.

In front of everyone, Tian Jun would have no choice but to accept all the things. As for whether he wanted to give money to Xia Zhe or give other things to Qiao Mei in the future, that was an issue for another time. Qiao Mei did not want to tolerate this kind of behavior again and again just because Tian Jun's family was pitiful. That was considered a form of guilt-tripping, was it not?

Everyone's money was hard-earned money. The money did not simply appear from nowhere. Xia Zhe had worked hard to earn money for their family! The money Qiao Mei made from the factory was also repayment for her hard work in the early days.

"Sister-in-law, you don't want all these things anymore?" Zhao Wu said in surprise.

"I don't want any of them. They've already been opened up and played with. Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan don't like these toys either, so I might as well give them away," Qiao Mei said disdainfully.

Zhao Wu immediately understood what Qiao Mei meant. He leaned against the door frame and gave Qiao Mei a thumbs up as he said, "Impressive. I thought that Sister-in-law is a soft person and will get bullied by that woman."

"Me? It's already good enough that I don't bully others!" Qiao Mei said mockingly.

The next morning, Xia Zhe did what Qiao Mei told him and went to Tian Jun's house. He happened to bump into Miao Le and Zhuang Zhuang, who were on their way out to look for Qiao Mei.

"Brother Xia Zhe, why are you at my house? Are you here to look for me?" Miao Le asked Xia Zhe shyly.

Miao Le's words caused Xia Zhe to break out in goosebumps. He liked it only when Qiao Mei addressed him this way. If it was any other woman, he only felt disgusted.

"You should just address me as Xia Zhe in the future or Commander Xia." Xia Zhe took a deep breath and continued, "Is your brother-in-law at home? I'm here today to look for Tian Jun."

Xia Zhe had already checked Tian Jun's schedule in advance. It was Tian Jun's day off today and he would definitely be at home at this hour.

"Commander Xia, why are you here? Please come in," Tian Jun said in surprise.

"No, there's no need. I'm here to deliver something." Xia Zhe placed the big bag of toys at the door and continued, "These are the things that your younger sister and your son played with at my house yesterday. These are all new and my children don't like to play with them. My wife has asked me to give them all to Zhuang Zhuang."

Tian Jun's face instantly fell while Miao Le hid behind the door in fear. She never imagined that Qiao Mei would use this method to deal with her. Tian Jun cared about his reputation the most. He definitely would not let her off this time!

"Um… Commander Xia, I'm really sorry. My younger sister and my son are both too insensible. I'll pay you for these toys as soon as I can," Tian Jun said awkwardly with a red face.

"It's fine. It's our gift to Zhuang Zhuang. We also want him to grow up healthily and happily. I still have something on, so I'll go off now. I'll leave you to do your things." After saying that, Xia Zhe left the apartment building, leaving Miao Le and Tian Jun looking at each other.

Tian Jun looked at the bag of toys on the floor for a long time. One look and he could tell that these toys were exquisitely made and very expensive. These were definitely things that they could not afford. Perhaps one toy was already equivalent to his monthly salary.

Miao Le stood at the door fearfully and did not dare to approach Tian Jun. She wanted to slip out quietly, but Tian Jun yelled loudly, "You'd better come in!"

She slowly walked into the house with Zhuang Zhuang in her arms and did not even have time to close the door before Tian Jun scolded her angrily, "Don't you have any sense of shame! Don't think I don't know that you go to other people's houses to freeload on food every day! Isn't the money I give you enough for Zhuang Zhuang and you to eat? Why do you still have to go to other people's houses to embarrass yourself!"

"I… I don't go there on purpose… They're the ones who invited me…" Miao Le lied.

"Invite you? Why will they invite you? Who are you? Do you know who you offended this time? That's the battalion commander! Moreover, he has received a third-class merit this time round and is about to be promoted to deputy regiment commander! His wife will invite you to her house? Who will believe it? I'm just a platoon leader. Even if she wants to invite someone, why will she invite you instead of the regiment commander's wife?" Tian Jun said angrily.