"Aunt Yu, you're back! What did you buy? I think I can smell meat."

Li Yujie, who was sitting next to Qin Xiangdong, greeted Yu Mingxiang warmly as she entered and reached out to take the things from her hands.

"Your nose is even more sensitive than a dog's."

Yu Mingxiang dodged her and said something indifferently.

"Aunt Yu, I..."

Unsurprisingly, these words fell to the ground, and Li Yujie looked embarrassed, unable to catch them.

She was Qin Yuzhu's best friend and Qin Xiangdong's fiancée. They had agreed to get their marriage certificate in a few days and hold their wedding banquet next month, but...

Aunt Yu, who used to be very warm to her, suddenly became sarcastic and unfriendly, which made Li Yujie feel uneasy.

Did her attempt to get close to Qin Xiangdong through Qin Yuzhu expose her true colors?

That shouldn't be happening!

She and Qin Xiangdong were getting closer to their wedding, so even if the secret was exposed, it wouldn't matter.

"Mom, Yujie heard that you twisted your wrist and was worried about you, so she came to visit you."

Qin Xiangdong couldn't help but defend Li Yujie when he saw his mother making sarcastic remarks about his boyfriend.

"Visiting me?"

Yu Mingxiang glanced around, and just as she remembered, the place was empty. She sneered, "Coming to visit empty-handed?"

Qin Xiangdong's expression froze.

Li Yujie also awkwardly rubbed her hands.

Her family was poor, unlike the Qin family who were well-off. She always came empty-handed, and Aunt Yu never competed for gifts...

Why is Aunt Yu being so difficult to talk to this time?

Yu Mingxiang ignored their expressions and handed the packed food to the eldest brother, saying while washing her hands, "You always come right at mealtimes without saying a word beforehand."

Don't blame her for being so rude to Li Yujie.

She had always known that Li Yujie was getting close to her second son through Qin Yuzhu, but as a young man, she believed that everyone had the right to pursue happiness and didn't think there was anything wrong with it, so she didn't take it to heart.

What really bothered her was that when her family had their troubles in her past life, Li Yujie had already registered her marriage with her second son, but she immediately filed for divorce and couldn't wait to cause a scene at her family's door to sever ties. That was bad enough, but the key point was...

Before they were even sent down to the countryside, she had already gotten together with another man and even walked up to them hand in hand, showing off her wealth and power.

This incident was a significant blow to her second son.

Adding to the turmoil of a family tragedy, the second son fell ill shortly after arriving in the Northwest and nearly didn't make it...

Thinking of her past life, Yu Mingxiang made up her mind to separate her son from this fickle woman. She directly told her to leave, "I didn't cook this time, and I didn't buy much food, so I won't keep you here."

These words were spoken.

Qin Weiguo, who was setting the table in the courtyard, froze.

He glanced at the dishes on the table.

Is this not much?

His mother's attempts to drive him away were so obvious.

Li Yujie naturally saw the food on the table as well, and her eyes reddened. "Aunt Yu, you...I...Waaah!"

She stammered out her words, then covered her face and ran away.

"Yujie! Yujie, wait a minute..."

Upon seeing this, Qin Xiangdong called out to her and was about to chase after her, but...

"stop!"

Yu Mingxiang's voice, full of the imposing authority of an elderly mother, came at the same time: "Sit down and eat!"

Qin Xiangdong: ...

He glanced worriedly at the door, then sat down hesitantly.

Qin Weiguo and Xue Ru looked at each other and sat down as well.

They felt the atmosphere at home was a bit strange today.

It's said that Mom beat Yuzhu for a long time and locked her in the room. Right now...