1582 Not Taking Sides
“Shoo, shoo, shoo! You can have one yourself!” Liu Yun said.

After knowing that Qiao Mei had just given birth to two children, the women no longer gossiped about her figure. A woman’s bosom was very voluptuous when she was breastfeeding. This was something that could not be helped. They were all mothers and could understand it.

During lunchtime, they all had to go home to cook. Qiao Mei had nothing to do, so she decided to head to the apartment building to take a look. She was not familiar with that area yet. It would be nice if she could meet some nice people.

As she strolled, Qiao Mei saw a tall and slim woman wearing branded clothes and high heels walking on the steep mountain path. She looked very elegant.

“I don’t think I’ve ever seen you before. Are you a newcomer?” the woman asked curiously as she sized Qiao Mei up.

“My name is Qiao Mei. Indeed, I just moved here yesterday,” Qiao Mei said with a smile.

Qiao Mei was dressed very simply today, but Xia He had bought all these clothes for her and they were all from the big brands. Qiao Mei did not usually pay much attention to these things, but that woman knew such things like the back of her hand.

“My name is Lu Man. You look like you’re from the city. Which floor do you live on? We can take care of each other,” Lu Man said with a smile.

“I don’t live here. I live in a single-story house,” Qiao Mei said honestly.

Lu Man’s eyes were immediately filled with disdain. She looked at Qiao Mei arrogantly and said, “Why are you staying in a single-story house? Is it because your husband’s rank is not high enough? If you’re not used to living there, just let me know. I’ll get my husband to help you transfer to the apartment building. My husband is very capable.”

“I have two children with me here so it’s not very convenient to live in an apartment, but thank you,” Qiao Mei said.

“Alright then. Come and look for me if you need anything.” With that, Lu Man swaggered back to the apartment building.

It was only at this moment that Qiao Mei realized why the people who lived in the apartment building and the people in the single-story houses were like fire and water. She did not know when it started, but there was an unspoken hierarchy among the residents. Xia Zhe did not mention any of this back then.

No wonder those women living in the single-story houses seemed so annoyed whenever they mentioned the people who lived in the apartment building. It turned out that the people who lived in the apartments looked down on the people who lived in the single-story houses.

However, Qiao Mei did not intend to take sides. She wanted to build good relationships with people from both sides. She could not let Xia Zhe worry about such trivial matters.

Qiao Mei took a stroll around with the children. There was a bus stop here, but very few buses. Every day, there were only two buses in the morning and two buses at night. If one missed the timings, then that was it. Apart from the buses, all other vehicles needed official documents to enter this place. Otherwise, they would not even be able to make it to the foot of the mountain.

There was a small garden nearby and there were a few women sitting inside. One of them was pregnant and looked like she was about to give birth. There were also two other women with their children. The two children were not that young and looked to be about six or seven years old.

“Who are you?” said the pregnant woman, Jin Yao.

Before Qiao Mei could speak, one of the women who was further away ran over and looked at Xia Fan and Xia Xing while saying, “I didn’t expect you to have children even though you’re so young! Sigh! Are you from the city! I’ve never seen this pram before!”

“Oh… My relative bought this pram for me,” Qiao Mei said.

“Really! It looks really nice! Ask that relative of yours to buy one for me too! I’ll pay you!” Lu Lin said excitedly.

This was the first time Qiao Mei had seen a person who was so out-of-line. Qiao Mei did not even know her, but she made demands as soon as they met and had such a bad attitude.

“My relative brought this back from somewhere else when he was on a business trip. I don’t know where he bought it from. If you want to get one, you might have to wait for a long time. I don’t know when he’ll go on a business trip again,” Qiao Mei said, rejecting the woman tactfully.

“Relative? Then ask him to specially make a trip there! I’ll reimburse him!” Lu Lin said stubbornly.

Qiao Mei also did not understand why Lu Lin insisted on getting this pram. It was an old model, so why would anyone still want it!

“My relative is very busy and doesn’t have the time to do this,” Qiao Mei said coldly.