From Chapter 103 onwards, just do it this way and crush them.

Li Mai: "Brother, I think Mom doesn't want to see me either, so I won't go to the hospital anymore. I've hired a caregiver to help. Once the medical bill comes out, send it to me, and I'll transfer my share to you."

Zheng Anze: "Is this how you behave? That's your own mother! You don't serve her yourself, you bring in an outsider. Li Mai, I misjudged you."

“I used to pity you and feel guilty, but now I think you deserve it. You are a cold person by nature, which is why Mom doesn’t like you.”

Li Mai felt a rush of blood to her head and steadied herself by holding onto the table.

"Brother, you've enjoyed all her love and care, and now you're saying these things about me, doesn't your conscience hurt?"

"You know better than anyone how I grew up. Have you ever said a word for me? Have you ever truly cared about me? No, you haven't!"

"Zhou Songyan is right, you're hypocritical! You're a sanctimonious hypocrite! All you do is morally blackmail me!"

Li Mai hung up the phone after yelling.

Zhou Songyan hugged her from behind.

Li Mai's body trembled.

Those long-sealed memories flooded my mind.

She was in so much pain that she had difficulty breathing.

Zhou Songyan gently stroked her head with his large hand, soothing her in a soft voice: "Don't be afraid, I'm here."

"You did a great job just now. Zheng Anze must be furious on the other side. Keep doing it like that and shut them up!"

"They're always right, we've been too kind to them!"

"People shouldn't be too weak, otherwise others will bully you."

"If you don't know how to curse, call me and I'll curse for you. I'm very good at cursing, and I'm even better at beating people up."

Li Mai: "..."

Zhou Songyan could always easily interrupt her negative emotions.

She lifted her head from Zhou Songyan's embrace: "'Zhou Songyan, I've noticed that you now...'"

"How do I look now? Handsome?"

Li Mai: "So noisy!"

Zhou Songyan frowned: "Does this word have anything to do with me?"

In his mind, this word was used to describe Zhang Jingran.

Li Mai pushed him away and went to the kitchen, where a delicious aroma soon wafted over.

Zhou Songyan stood at the kitchen doorway, staring at Li Mai for a long time, a faint smile always on his lips.

Li Mai knew he was behind her, but ignored him.

After breakfast, the two drove their respective cars to work.

...

Guan Qing, wearing thick pajamas, went downstairs to the steamed bun shop to buy breakfast: "Boss, give me a white steamed bun."

The proprietress tore open a plastic bag, put a steamed bun in it, and handed it to her.

"One yuan received via WeChat!"

Guan Qing frowned when she heard the unusually loud and jarring notification sound of the payment arrival, which seemed to affect the overall effect.

Wait until Guan Qing walks away.

The steamed bun shop owner and his wife whispered to each other, "That woman has already eaten three! She couldn't even afford a vegetable bun this morning, she's probably out of money."

The steamed bun shop owner said, "It's none of your business what they eat. Maybe they're on a diet."

"Tch! I don't believe it!"

Guan Qing walked away and didn't hear what the steamed bun shop owner and his wife were saying.

Just as she was about to go upstairs, her phone rang. She answered, "Hello, this is the Mars Bank credit card customer service center. Based on your credit history, we can process a credit loan for you, which can be disbursed as early as the same day. Do you have any financial needs?"

Guan Qing was about to refuse when she realized that her WeChat balance only had two digits left.

How do I apply?

...

Li Mai received a message from Zhou Songyan saying that he had a lunch meeting with a client and couldn't come to have lunch with her.

Li Mai was quite happy and went downstairs to the company to eat a bowl of soup and rice.

On her way back, she glanced at her phone and saw that Zheng Anze had called her four or five times.

She heard it, but fearing it would affect her appetite, she didn't answer.

Just as I was about to put my phone down, Zheng Anze called again.

Li Mai answered.

Zheng Anze: "Li Mai, Mom's check-up is done. The doctor has scheduled the surgery for Wednesday morning at eight o'clock. Come over then."

Li Mai: "I'm not a doctor, what would I be doing there?"

Zheng Anze was taken aback, then said coldly, "Do you have to talk like that?"

“But brother, I’m telling the truth. First of all, I don’t know how to perform surgery and can’t help. Secondly, Mom doesn’t want to see me. I’m only thinking of her. What if she sees that my condition has worsened? So, it’s better if I don’t go.”

"Li Mai, you did this on purpose, didn't you? You resent Mom and don't want to take care of her, so you just left her with me all by yourself, right? I think you're trying to shirk responsibility?"

Zheng Anze spent two days in the hospital, unable to eat or sleep well, and felt like he was about to die.

Li Mai sat on a bench by the roadside: "Brother, I didn't shirk my responsibility. Although I didn't go, I hired a caregiver, and I'll share the medical expenses with you. What more do you want?"

Before Zheng Anze could speak, Li Mai continued, "I remember Mom said she wouldn't rely on me; she would rely on you, her most beloved son."

"She gave you all her love, and almost all the family's money went to your schooling, buying you a wedding house, and paying the bride price. You've received so much, so don't talk to me about fairness, filial piety, or responsibility."

"You have no right to speak. The more you say, the more disgusted I will become with you."

Zheng Anze changed the subject, his tone lowering: "No matter what, you have a responsibility to take care of Mom, and you'll also have a share in her care in the future. Don't try to shirk your responsibility."

Li Mai smiled and said, "I didn't refuse. I said we would split the medical expenses, and I also hired a caregiver. I will also pay her alimony in the future."

Zheng Anze: "..."

He couldn't find a rebuttal and angrily hung up the phone.

Li Mai exhaled, feeling inexplicably relieved.

...

To Li Mai's surprise, Zhou Songyan didn't come to see her after get off work.

She thought Zhou Songyan had secretly gone to Heyun Community.

But when they arrived at their floor, they didn't see Zhou Songyan.

At this moment, Zhou Songyan was wearing an apron and learning to cook from Wang Ma.

Wang Ma: "Young master, that's candy."

"Young master, that's too much. Less, just half a spoonful will do."

"Young master, adding some scallions would make it even more fragrant."

"Young master, it's burnt! Flip it quickly!"

...

"Young Master, let me do it."

Zhou Songyan: "No, Aunt Wang, you stay here and watch over me, and give me guidance. I must learn how to cook today."

Wang Ma: "..."

Isn't this making things difficult for her?

She tried to persuade him: "Young master, learning to cook takes time. We can't rush it, we have to take it slowly."

“Wang Ma, I was a top student back then, cooking is a piece of cake for me.”

Wang Ma: "..."

In the restaurant.

Chengcheng, Grandma Zhou, and Zhou Jingtian stared longingly at the kitchen.

Chengcheng asked, "Will we be able to eat today?"

Zhou Jingtian: "How about Grandpa takes you out to eat?"

"Okay, okay!" Chengcheng happily slid off the chair.

Zhou Jingtian: "Let me tell your father."

He walked to the kitchen doorway and saw the mess on the floor and the stove in disarray. After a couple of seconds of silence, he called out, "Songyan, stop cooking. We're taking Chengcheng out to eat. Do you want to come?"

Zhou Songyan turned around and said, "Dad, you can't leave. Stay and try my cooking. I'm waiting for you to taste it so I can make it for Mai Mai."