Double-Cut During the War of Resistance: My Wife Came from 1937

Upon hearing the voice, Ma Hongwei quickly stood up and said, "Mom, weren't you at my sister's house? Why did you suddenly come back?"

"mom?"

Upon hearing this, Xia Weiwei immediately became nervous.

This is the first time in her life she's met her parents!

Naturally, I was extremely nervous.

She secretly glared at Ma Hongwei, as if to say, "Why didn't you tell me your mother was coming back?"

"What? Can't I come back?"

As Zhang Aiying spoke, she had already entered the living room.

Then, her gaze fell on Xia Weiwei, and she asked with feigned confusion, "Hongwei, who is this?"

She had previously been helping take care of her eldest daughter's child in the city.

These past two days, her distant cousin Li Fujun's wife went to the city, saying she planned to buy a house for her son.

During their conversation, Zhang Aiying learned from the other party that her son had quietly started dating a girlfriend.

Most importantly, she, as the mother, knew absolutely nothing about it.

So Zhang Aiying went straight back from the city.

She wanted to see what kind of girlfriend her son had found.

"Mom, this is my girlfriend whom I just started dating recently!"

Ma Hongwei introduced her, saying, "Her name is Xia Weiwei."

Xia Weiwei stood up and greeted her softly, "Hello, Auntie!"

"Why!"

Zhang Aiying responded, her gaze sweeping over Xia Weiwei, and she said with a smile, "Handsome, really handsome!"

She sat down next to Xia Weiwei and asked, "Shall I call you Xia?"

"Auntie, you can call me whatever you want."

Xia Weiwei nodded.

Zhang Aiying started chatting casually, "Xia, where are you from?"

"People from Shanghai!"

Xia Weiwei replied.

"Are you from Shanghai?"

Zhang Aiying's eyes widened.

She couldn't understand why a girl from Shanghai would fall for her poor son.

You should know that any house in Shanghai can be worth millions, or even tens of millions of yuan.

"Could it be a scam?"

Zhang Aiying also watches Douyin (TikTok) every day, so she naturally knows that there are many cases of marriage fraud and dowry scams.

Thinking of this, Zhang Aiying asked calmly, "Xia, what do your parents do for a living?"

Xia Weiwei replied, "My parents are capitalists..."

"Capitalist? That's a rather unusual term!"

Zhang Aiying then said, "So, your parents are in business..."

"mom!"

Ma Hongwei quickly interrupted, "How can you start by checking someone's household registration like this!"

With that, he pulled Xia Weiwei up and said, "Let's go mind the shop!"

Zhang Aiying winked at Ma Hongwei and said, "You go by yourself, I still need to chat with Xia for a while!"

As a mother, her biggest worry is that her son will be scammed.

Ignoring his mother's gaze, Ma Hongwei pulled Xia Weiwei away.

Just as they stepped out of the main room, Ma Hongwei suddenly remembered something and asked in a low voice, "Weiwei, did you put your Eighth Route Army uniform away?"

"not yet!"

Xia Weiwei shook her head.

"Then you'd better put the clothes away right away!"

Ma Hongwei said, "Oh right, after you put them away, go to my room again. There's a pile of gold and silver there that you need to put away too."

"good!"

Xia Weiwei responded and hurriedly ran back to her bedroom.

Seeing this, Zhang Aiying came out of the living room.

She saw Ma Hongwei standing at the doorway looking into the house, so she walked up to him and said, "Hongwei, come with me!"

The two arrived at the supply and marketing cooperative, and Zhang Aiying asked, "When did you two start dating?"

"Just recently!"

Ma Hongwei replied, "It will only take about half a month!"

"So how did you two meet?"

Zhang Aiying asked again.

Ma Hongwei casually said, "We met online, talked for a while, developed feelings for each other, and then met in person."

"Is someone you met online reliable?"

Zhang Aiying always felt that there were many scammers on the internet.

"Mom, how is she unreliable?"

Ma Hongwei said, "Have you forgotten Niu Niu's sister-in-law? That's the woman her brother met while playing King of Glory every day. They've been married for three years and have a big, healthy son!"

"But Niu Niu's sister-in-law is a local, so she's relatively more reliable."

Zhang Aiying whispered, "But this Xia, she says she's from Shanghai. Can someone from a big city really get along with someone from the countryside like us?"

"Oh dear, Mom, there are good people everywhere, and bad people everywhere!"

Ma Hongwei said speechlessly, "Have you forgotten your fourth uncle's daughter? She married someone from our village and is often a mistress. This person is even a relative from our village, and she still doesn't have a good relationship with him."

"She's a complete idiot, not even close enough to be considered the same."

Zhang Aiying said irritably, "The fourth son's whole family has terrible character."

"Mom, this is my own business, please don't interfere! Please, please don't interfere!"

Ma Hongwei said very seriously, "I can distinguish right from wrong myself, and I will definitely not suffer a loss."

"Sigh~"

Zhang Aiying sighed and said to Ma Hongwei, "You two continue chatting, I'm going to look after the shop!"

As she spoke, she walked towards the supply and marketing cooperative ahead.

Before long, Zhang Aiying returned with several bottles of chilled drinks.

At this time, Xia Weiwei had already put away the Eighth Route Army uniform and the first box of gold and silver she had brought with her.

"Xia, help yourself to whatever you like to drink or eat. Make yourself at home!"

Zhang Aiying smiled and handed the drink to Xia Weiwei.

"Thank you, Auntie!"

Xia Weiwei picked up a bottle of green tea and a bottle of cola and handed them to Ma Hongwei.

After delivering the drinks, Zhang Aiying tactfully left.

"call!"

After the other person left, Xia Weiwei finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Ma Hongwei pulled Xia Weiwei back to sit on the sofa and whispered, "Weiwei, if anyone asks you what your parents do in the future, don't say they're capitalists. Just say they own a factory or a company."

"Now, apart from employees and students, no one calls their boss a capitalist, let alone relatives and friends."

Even in newspapers and on television, they are referred to as "entrepreneurs" or "people's entrepreneurs," not capitalists.

He paused for a moment, then continued, "I think it's better to say you own a small company. If you say you own a factory, it would be too embarrassing if your relatives found out and offered you a job."

"If you don't make arrangements for them, they'll feel like you're looking down on them, and that will directly offend them."

"If you ask which specific company, you don't have to answer."

Xia Weiwei nodded and replied, "I understand."

"Luckily, I had all those compressed biscuits stored at my friend's house because I didn't have enough room at home."

Ma Hongwei said, "Otherwise, if my mom finds out, she'll ask me all sorts of questions."

Xia Weiwei asked, "Should we tell Auntie the truth?"

"She's such a blabbermouth!"

Ma Hongwei shook his head: "If we tell her, the whole world will probably know."

"We still need to find another place, preferably a warehouse or something."

"Firstly, there are too many people around here, and it wouldn't be good if someone saw us."

"Secondly, the space is getting bigger and bigger, and this small courtyard can't hold too much stuff anymore."