Fu Hange was taken aback. Before she could reply to Mrs. Tang, she interrupted, "Your sister-in-law is a popular actress. What about you? You can only be envious!"
"..."
She really wanted to explain that she was past her prime, but Mrs. Tang interrupted her, saying, "Anyway, I believe our little Gege is the best, and she will definitely become popular again."
Do you believe this is something a middle-aged woman would say? Fu Hange believes it.
She swallowed hard, but said nothing.
Qi Shu was deeply hurt. She glared at Fu Hange and reluctantly went to the kitchen to cook.
She has cooked a lot of meals over the years. Sometimes when the housekeeper is not around, she cooks the meals herself. Mrs. Tang was fine at first, but later she started to nitpick, saying that the meals were not cooked well and the dishes were not tasty.
She hated everyone in this family, including Mr. Tang, since he was never there whenever she was bullied.
Her one true love was taken away by someone else.
Thinking about it this way, Qi Shu felt his anger intensify.
Since Mrs. Tang said her cooking was bad, she decided to let the food be bad for once.
In one hour, Qi Shu cooked rice and stir-fried vegetables, and the task was completed.
She greeted us with a smile and served the food, saying, "Sister-in-law, you must try my cooking."
"No need to taste it, it must be delicious."
She felt that apart from Qi Shu's unpleasant words, there was no need to dwell on the rest.
"Sister-in-law, I heard that people in this line of work are quite particular, so I specially made broccoli. Please try this first."
She politely placed the food into her bowl, still smiling.
Unable to refuse such hospitality, Fu Hange agreed, took a bite, and then—
It's spicy, very spicy, extremely spicy.
She then raised her head and met Qi Shu's large, watery eyes, which were looking at her very sincerely.
"Sister-in-law, is it delicious?"
In an instant, she understood why Qi Shu had asked her if she was a former front-line worker, and why Mrs. Tang disliked her.
It turns out she had been acting all along; her smile was so innocent that she had even fooled herself.
She had initially thought Qi Shu was just an ordinary young girl, but now it seemed that wasn't the case.
Fu Hange quickly returned her a smile: "It's delicious, little sister, have a bite too."
Qi Shu was indeed unwilling, and said with a weak expression, "My sister doesn't really like this kind of food. It's more suitable for you, sister-in-law. You should eat more!"
"Stop talking nonsense, just eat what your sister-in-law tells you to eat!" Mrs. Tang said.
Qi Shu was startled for a moment, then looked at Mrs. Tang with a reluctant expression: "Mom... I don't like to eat this..."
"Your sister-in-law is an elder; you should do whatever she asks you to do, understand?"
Fu Hange looked at her with a smile, only to see Qi Shu's face growing increasingly gloomy.
Unhappy, displeased, unwilling, hateful—all sorts of emotions were present.
Actually, Fu Hange forgot to tell her that she was from the South and could handle spicy food very well. This spiciness was less than half as spicy as the turkey-eating contest she participated in back then.
"Mom, let me tell you a secret. I once participated in a spicy noodle-eating contest and even won an award." She kept looking at Qi Shu as she said this.
Mrs. Tang looked at her with admiration, exclaimed "Wow!" and clapped her hands. "Wow, that's amazing, honey! You don't know, Mommy loves spicy chicken noodles the most! We have such similar tastes!"
Then she turned to Qi Shu, her face stern: "See? Learn from your sister-in-law!"
Qi Shu: "..."
"Alright, alright, hurry up and eat."
Only after Mrs. Tang spoke did Qi Shu sit down and eat properly.
But as soon as Fu Hange took a bite, she felt that something was wrong.
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