Chapter 77

"I feel ashamed when I think about it now. I had finally invited these ladies. I wanted to use the flower viewing event to build a good relationship with them so that they would speak well of our Zhou family in front of their husbands and sons, and even cooperate with us. In the end, I was laughed at by others."

Mrs. Zhou became more and more angry as she spoke, her chest heaving violently, "It's just a few pots of flowers, and you want them back? It's a good thing you broke up with her, otherwise I wouldn't be able to afford to lose this person."

Grandpa Zhou came back from walking his bird when he heard his daughter-in-law's words. He couldn't help but sneer: "Just a few pots of flowers? If you have the ability, go get a few pots! Didn't you spend money to buy them later? I spent half a million, but which pot of flowers can compare to An An's?" There was a hint of sarcasm and dissatisfaction in his tone.

Mrs. Zhou's face turned pale and blue, but she was unable to refute her father-in-law's words.

Grandpa Zhou continued, "If An An's flowers are sold outside, a pot of them can be sold for two or three hundred thousand to someone who knows how to appreciate them. I heard from Nan Yi that An An returned all the things Mu Fan gave her. How could our Zhou family be so shameless that we don't want to give, but only take." There was disappointment and anger in his voice.

Mrs. Zhou gritted her teeth and lowered her head, her heart full of annoyance and regret. How could she not have noticed that the old man had returned, but she was unwilling to admit her mistake.

"You are here to say that An An is stingy. What have you ever given An An? You are eating what she made and you still have to scold her. Fortunately, An An knew to cut her losses in time and broke up. A blessed person will not marry an unblessed family. Our Zhou family has been almost ruined since we married you."

When Mrs. Zhou heard what the old man said, she was so angry that she almost passed out, but she didn't dare to refute him and could only stand by him with gritted teeth.

Only after the old man walked away did Mrs. Zhou dare to curse, "This old bastard!"

Zhou Mufan frowned, looked at his mother with displeasure, and said, "Mom, that's grandpa."

Mrs. Zhou felt extremely wronged when she saw that her son did not speak up for her. Tears welled up in her eyes and she choked up and said, "Why don't you say that he said that to me just because I was not the daughter-in-law he chose and I have been nice to him all these years?"

Mrs. Zhou became more and more sad as she thought about it. She couldn't help crying out loud and continued to cry, "I gave birth to you and your elder sister and younger sister. I have made contributions to the Zhou family, but I have worked hard. This is how he sees me. He even said that I ruined the Zhou family."

Zhou Mufan sighed, feeling helpless. He felt that he should not have come back to face such a family dispute.

Seeing his mother crying so sadly, he could not help but feel a little pity, but at the same time he felt a little annoyed. He didn't know how to comfort his mother.

"Mom, don't cry, grandpa has no ill intentions." Zhou Mufan agreed with his grandfather's words in his heart, but facing the crying woman in front of him, he really didn't know what to say. After all, she was the mother who gave birth to him, what could he do?

"Yes, it's all my fault, okay?" Mrs. Zhou wiped her tears and choked up as she said, "Xia Ruoan knew I wanted to invite people to see the flowers, but she still took the flowers back."

"And you know what? She actually gave the flowers to Xu Nanyi. Not only did she take them home, but she also gave them to the Liang family! Those two have always been at odds with me. Not only did I not have any good flowers, but they also posted on their Moments that day, inviting everyone I invited to their home. Isn't this a slap in my face?"

Mrs. Zhou became more and more excited as she spoke, and her voice became louder and louder: "Xia Ruoan is deliberately taking revenge on me and embarrassing me!" Her face was covered with tears, and her eyes were full of grievance and anger.

Zhou Mufan looked at his mother, feeling somewhat helpless. He knew that his mother had always been very concerned about her reputation, and this incident really made her feel ashamed.

Zhou Mufan knew very well that this could not have been proposed by Xia Ruoan, so he explained, "This has nothing to do with An An. It should be Nan Yi who made the decision."

"She may not like the fact that you treat An An badly, so she wants to return the flowers to An An. As for the flowers ending up with my aunt and the Liang family, I guess An An didn't want them anymore and gave them away."

Mrs. Zhou got even angrier when she heard this, "If you don't want it, why can't you give it to me!"

Zhou Mufan was so angry that he almost laughed. He said in a very impolite tone: "Because you treat her badly, Nan Yi thinks you don't deserve An An's flowers. Is this reason enough?"

Mrs. Zhou was choked by her son and was speechless, but she still refused to give up, "Then why didn't she return the flowers to you?"

Zhou Mufan replied impatiently: "Mom, you hate An An so much, why do you still want her things?"

Mrs. Zhou was suddenly speechless.

Zhou Mufan continued, "Okay, Mom, you don't like her, I've broken up with her now, are you satisfied?" After saying that, he turned and left. If his mother had been nicer to An An, perhaps An An would not have left.

Thinking of this, he felt a sharp pain in his heart.

"No, what do you mean? I didn't force you to break up. Anyway, you will never marry her in the future, and I will not agree to you marrying her." Mrs. Zhou was also tough.

It was just a pity to waste those flowers. She only found out later how valuable those flowers were. If she had known earlier, she would have hidden them and not let Xu Nanyi move them away.

"Xia Meihui is the daughter-in-law I want. You must get along well with her, okay?" Mrs. Zhou shouted from behind.

Because Xia Ruoan had to go to school, she went back with Leng Zexi after dinner.

The next morning, Xia Ruo'an got up and washed up. Breakfast was already on the table. She looked at Leng Zexi who came out of the room and asked, "When did you get up to make breakfast?"

Leng Zexi looked over and smiled, "You forgot, Mom asked Aunt Rong to come over and make it. She will cook our three meals a day in the future. Try it and see if it suits your taste."

Xia Ruoan then remembered that this seemed to be the case.

"Thank you!"

"What are you thanking me for? Let's eat!" Leng Zexi pulled Xia Ruoan to sit down and eat.

Xia Ruoan looked at the various delicacies on the table and couldn't help but smile in surprise: "These seem to be what I like to eat! Do you like to eat these too?"

You know, the aunt at home should be very clear about Leng Zexi's preferences, but now all the dishes are her favorite, which makes her feel a little confused.

Leng Zexi smiled slightly and said softly: "I'm fine, I just told Auntie that all future meals will be prepared according to your taste.

I'm not picky about food, I can eat anything, so don't worry too much. Besides, I think our tastes are actually quite similar. "His words were gentle and caring, which warmed Xia Ruo'an's heart.