Gu Xiaoxia felt an immediate warmth toward Li Xia. After greeting Li Qingxia and Chen Xingbang and asking how things were, she took Li Xia's hand and plied her with questions, surprising her a little.
"Sis, look, we both have Xia in our names. That has to be fate," Gu Xiaoxia said with a smile. "When Li Long told me he had a sister named Li Xia, I got curious and wondered what you looked like. Now that I've seen you, you look pretty much how I imagined."
Li Xia truly hadn't expected Gu Xiaoxia to be so warm and friendly. As far as she was concerned, this was a government official, and a county official at that-someone even higher up than the township leaders!
So young and so pretty-for a moment, Li Xia even felt that her younger brother Li Long had married above himself. She had also worried about how to get along with her sister-in-law. After all, she was an official.
But after spending time with her, she discovered that Gu Xiaoxia didn't put on any airs at all. She was so friendly that it felt as though Li Xia had gained another younger sister, with no sense of unfamiliarity whatsoever.
Gu Xiaoxia even gave Li Xia a new headscarf of hers. Li Xia flushed and tried to refuse, but Li Long said from beside them,
"Sis, just take it. It's your first meeting. It's a little gift from Xiaoxia."
"But I'm the older sister, and I haven't prepared anything..." Li Xia felt terribly embarrassed.
"Well, you've only just got here. Once you, Brother-in-law, and Hongqin are settled in Stone City, we'll come visit. You can prepare something then. We certainly won't be picky."
Gu Xiaoxia's words made Li Xia feel much better. That was true. Her