Chapter 278 The Lone Star of Calamity
Wang's family
"What's wrong with letting Chuncao sleep with me!"
"If it weren't for the fact that you're pregnant, I'd find it unlucky that a little girl like her wanted to sleep with me!"
Deputy Battalion Commander Wang's mother stood in front of the dining table, tapping the rice spoon against the porcelain basin, making a metallic "clinking" sound.
His eyes were fixed on Zhang Xia as he kept muttering to himself.
Zhang Xia ignored her and kept her hands tightly covering her daughter's ears so that she wouldn't hear her grandmother's disgusted voice.
Chuncao looked at Lancao with her big, innocent eyes, gave her a sweet smile, and revealed her cute little dimples.
In a childish voice, she called out, "Mommy, I'm hungry."
Zhang Xia looked at her daughter's tender face and felt a pang of heartache when she heard her say she was hungry.
Suddenly, he raised his head and looked directly at Deputy Battalion Commander Wang's mother.
She coldly refused, "Mother, I will not let my daughter live with you!"
Upon hearing this, Deputy Battalion Commander Wang's mother was instantly enraged, and then she thought of Zhang Xia's unborn grandson.
He tried hard to calm his anger.
She tried to calm herself down, thinking that if it weren't for the fact that her mother was pregnant, she would have already shown her who was in charge of the family!
Zhang Xia noticed that her mother-in-law had stopped talking.
Thinking that she had given up on letting her daughter sleep with her, she let go of the hand covering her daughter's ears.
He gently patted her fluffy head and said softly, "Chuncao, Mommy boiled some eggs for you. Do you want some?"
"Really?" Chuncao's eyes lit up instantly, and she swallowed hard after speaking.
I haven't eaten eggs in so long that I've forgotten what they taste like.
Zhang Xia smiled faintly and gently pinched Chuncao's nose.
He took a round, white egg out of his pocket and placed it in her little hand.
He smiled and said, "Here, Mom specially saved this for you."
Chuncao held the now-cold egg tightly in her small hands, feeling extremely happy.
When Deputy Battalion Commander Wang's mother saw Zhang Xia give Chuncao an egg, her face instantly turned cold.
These eggs were ones I wouldn't even eat myself, but I gave them to Zhang Xia so she could eat them to supplement the nutrition of her unborn grandson!
She actually dared to secretly keep it for Chuncao, that good-for-nothing, to eat!
Deputy Battalion Commander Wang's mother was about to start cursing.
Just then, Deputy Battalion Commander Wang walked in, humming an off-key military song, and shouted, "Mom, I'm hungry!"
After saying that, he walked straight to Zhang Xia and sat down next to her.
"Eat, all you know is how to eat! Are you a reincarnated starving ghost?!" Deputy Battalion Commander Wang's mother angrily slammed the spoon on the table.
Chuncao hadn't finished peeling the eggs when she was startled by the loud crash of a spoon being slammed onto the table.
She buried her head in Zhang Xia's arms.
Upon hearing this, Deputy Battalion Commander Wang paused for a moment, then curiously looked up at his mother, whose face was ashen.
He asked in confusion, "Mother, who upset you?"
Deputy Battalion Commander Wang's mother glanced at her good-for-nothing son and plopped down on a stool in anger.
He deliberately spoke earnestly to Zhang Xia, saying, "Daughter-in-law, letting Chuncao sleep with me is for your own good!"
"She doesn't sleep well; she's always kicking or punching. What if she hurts the baby in your belly? It will be too late to regret it then!"
Upon hearing this, Deputy Battalion Commander Wang also felt that what his mother said made sense, and turned his head to look at Lan Cao, who had not said a word.
He tried to persuade her, saying, "Wife, what Mother said is not wrong!"
"Don't underestimate Lancao just because she's not even two years old. She's quite strong. Sometimes she can even wake me up with her kicks."
As Zhang Xia heard Deputy Battalion Commander Wang's voice, Zhao Ju's words instantly came to mind.
The next moment, his stomach churned violently, and he couldn't hold it in any longer, so he quickly pushed Chuncao to his side.
Before she could even stand up, she groaned, "Ugh..."
Seeing this, Deputy Battalion Commander Wang quickly reached out and patted Zhang Xia's back, asking in confusion, "You're already over three months pregnant! Why are you still experiencing morning sickness!"
Zhang Xia shoved his arm away, jumped up, and ran out.
He squatted in the yard and vomited violently, almost bringing up his bile as well.
Deputy Battalion Commander Wang's mother glared at Chuncao, who was eating eggs as if nothing had happened, and cursed inwardly, "What an ingrate! All he cares about is eggs!"
I thought of what the blind mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had said.
She walked around the table and quickly stood in front of Deputy Battalion Commander Wang, slapping him on the back.
He said, "Son, Zhang Xia's pregnancy is not going well this time; she's being cursed!"
Upon hearing this, Deputy Battalion Commander Wang paused for a moment, then looked up at his mother and suddenly burst into laughter.
He shook his head and waved his hands, saying, "Mother, feudal superstition is unacceptable!"
When Deputy Battalion Commander Wang's mother saw that her son didn't believe her, she roared, "Wang Dachui, do you think your mother is lying to you?"
"I consulted the blind old woman from Qingyuan Brigade! She said that Chuncao is bad luck for my grandson!"
"As long as she sleeps with you, Zhang Xia will never be able to give birth safely!"
When Deputy Battalion Commander Wang heard his mother call him by name, he knew she was truly angry.
He quickly stood up, patted her arm to comfort her, and said, "Mother, don't listen to other people's nonsense."
When Deputy Battalion Commander Wang's mother saw that he didn't believe her, she was so angry that she almost died. She shoved his arm away.
He shouted loudly, "I've inquired, and the blind old woman has never been wrong. She said your daughter is a cursed star destined to bring misfortune to her younger brother, and she can't be wrong!"
Deputy Battalion Commander Wang suppressed a laugh, a smirk playing on his lips: "Mother, next time you see the blind old woman, ask her when she's going to die!"
"you……"
Zhang Xia leaned against the door, listening to her mother-in-law's conversation with Deputy Battalion Commander Wang, and couldn't help but sneer inwardly.
Fortunately, she didn't mention that the baby in her womb had stopped having a heartbeat.
If she says it, wouldn't they, mother and son, be convinced that her daughter Chuncao is a cursed loner?
"Mom, if you ever try to smear my daughter again, I'll report you to the army for spreading feudal superstition!"
Zhang Xia strode over to Chuncao's side and glared at Deputy Battalion Commander Wang's mother, threatening her.
Upon hearing this, Deputy Battalion Commander Wang's face instantly turned cold.
He glared at Zhang Xia and snapped, "Wife, what nonsense are you spouting?"
"Isn't she in such a hurry because of the baby in your belly?"
Zhang Xia glanced at Deputy Battalion Commander Wang. If Chuncao weren't still a child, she wouldn't have any source of income.
She didn't want to stay in this house for even a day longer.
"Mother."
Chuncao, with her short legs, ran up to Zhang Xia, grabbed her leg, and trembled.
Although she was young, she could read the adults' expressions. She knew that only her mother liked and protected her in this family.
Neither her father nor her grandmother liked her.
Zhang Xia bent down and picked up Chuncao, without even glancing at Deputy Battalion Commander Wang and his son, and turned to walk towards the bedroom.
Before closing the door, he said, "I will never let my daughter out of my sight!"
After saying that, she slammed the bedroom door shut.
Deputy Battalion Commander Wang's effeminate chest heaved as he raised his trembling hand and pointed towards the bedroom: "She..."
Deputy Battalion Commander Wang sighed, "Mother, you know how much Zhang Xia cherishes Chuncao. Please don't say things like that again!"
"If you push her too far, she might really report you for practicing feudal superstition, which wouldn't be good for your son's future either!"
Deputy Battalion Commander Wang's mother gave him a deep look, said nothing, and sat at the dining table sulking.
Deputy Battalion Commander Wang sighed as he served himself rice.
He felt that his life was too difficult, and there was never a peaceful moment with this mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in his family.
Orchids are still better.
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