Chapter 42: A Punch on the Soft Flower
Xu Hongying didn't even look at the water cup on the table, and snorted coldly: "I'm suddenly not thirsty anymore."
Gu Chengfeng immediately got angry. Shen Sisi had never served him tea or water, but now she came to serve his mother. In the end, his mother didn't appreciate it.
"Mom, Sisi and I are married. She is my wife now, not your babysitter..."
Xu Hongying, however, remained unmoved: "What's wrong with her serving me? I respect her because of it! What new daughter-in-law doesn't serve her mother-in-law? You think you're being wronged by serving me a glass of water?"
Gu Chengfeng was so angry that his veins were throbbing. Bullying Shen Sisi made him even more furious than bullying him directly.
"Mom, Sisi has no obligation to take care of you..."
"You are outrageous! How dare you talk to me like that..."
Shen Sisi finally understood who Gu Chengfeng's temper was like.
He and Xu Hongying are both firecrackers who get angry at the slightest provocation. The mother and son will start arguing after just three sentences.
They were very angry, and if she continued to stir up trouble, the two of them would definitely blow the roof off the house.
She looked at the large suitcase on the ground. Xu Hongying was ready to stay and fight a protracted battle.
But she was not afraid. For Niuniu, she had suffered all kinds of hardships and endured all kinds of humiliation, not to mention that Gu Chengfeng was on her side.
Shen Sisi calmed down and put the water cup on the table into Gu Chengfeng's hand: "You've been tired all morning, drink some water first!"
Gu Chengfeng was angry, but this sudden concern calmed him down.
He took the cup and obediently sat at the other end of the sofa.
Shen Sisi picked up another glass of water and stuffed it directly into Xu Hongying's palm: "Auntie, aren't you thirsty? Drink too."
She looked calm, neither flattering nor timid, and her tone was full of irrefutable power.
Xu Hongying still repulsed her and slammed the cup on the table with a bang.
Shen Sisi just glanced at him lightly, without any emotion.
This made Xu Hongying very frustrated. She was trying to make things difficult for her and was giving her the cold shoulder. Why didn't Shen Sisi accept it?
Shen Sisi should have been making a scene. Didn't Yang Qiuxia say that Shen Sisi's temper was easily ignited? She even dared to fight with others.
If she hits her old woman, she will definitely make Shen Sisi pay for it.
But now, she felt like she had punched soft cotton and had no place to vent her anger.
Shen Sisi looked up at the clock: "It's noon, I'll go make lunch."
She knew that Gu Chengfeng and Xu Hongying hadn't seen each other for a long time, so she asked them to have a good chat and not quarrel, and then she went straight into the kitchen.
Niuniu also followed in happily, like a little tail, and hugged Shen Sisi's legs: "Mom, does that old lady really want to live with us? Niuniu is scared, I don't want her to stay..."
Xu Hongying has a loud voice and a bad temper, like a lioness who can explode at any time, which scared Niu Niu.
Shen Sisi squatted down and caressed the pale little face with heartache: "Niuniu, she is not an ordinary grandma, she is Daddy's biological mother. If you are afraid of her, you don't have to play with her, but you have to have basic manners, understand?"
Niuniu nodded, not quite understanding: "I see."
She stretched out her two index fingers and nodded hesitantly: "Since she is Daddy's mother, then... then let her stay."
At such a young age, he has learned to love everyone and everything in his life...
Shen Sisi lowered her head and kissed Niuniu, then filled a bowl with crushed corn kernels: "Go to the yard and help feed the chickens. The chickens need lunch too..."
Niuniu's eyes lit up, and she snatched the bowl away: "Yeah, Niuniu loves feeding the chickens..."
The little girl ran out happily, and Gu Chengfeng pushed the door in with a sullen face.
Without waiting for Shen Sisi to speak, he took the initiative to wash rice and cook.
"Sisi, I'm sorry. I'll handle this matter. I'll let her go back tonight." Gu Chengfeng rubbed the rice with a depressed tone.
Shen Sisi put the washed radish on the chopping board and shredded it. She nodded at the big suitcase behind Numen and said, "I'm afraid you can't solve this problem. She came prepared."
Gu Chengfeng followed his gaze and saw the box, and suddenly fell silent.
Shen Sisi said, "When the enemy comes, we will fight him; when the water comes, we will block it with earth. Besides, she is your mother. Are you going to stay away from home and never face her for the rest of your life?"
Gu Chengfeng lowered his head even more. After a long silence, he suddenly said, "I've never had a good relationship with them since I was a child."
"My dad is always busy, never home for days. My mom is raising three kids on her own and has a very bad temper. And my older sister and younger sister aren't easy to get along with..."
The more he spoke, the lower his voice became. No matter what, he would protect Shen Sisi.
"So, you don't have to consider my face. If she bullies you, you must not tolerate it. Tell me and I will vent your anger for you..."
Gu Chengfeng placed the pot heavily on the stove.
Shen Sisi paused for a second as she cut vegetables. Was she venting her anger? Was she really going to turn against her son?
This old lady came here specifically to make things difficult for her. There was always friction between them. She had to rely on Gu Chengfeng to take the lead in everything, which made Gu Chengfeng very annoyed.
He was thinking one thing in his heart, but he said a low nod without revealing his true feelings: "Okay."
Time was tight at noon, so Shen Sisi cooked a big pot of shredded pork and radish, put two layers of cabbage at the bottom of the pot, and put it on the stove as a hot pot.
Seeing that there was only one dish, Xu Hongying raised her nose and started to pick out the thorns.
"I came all this way here, and you're just treating me to cabbage and radishes?"
Gu Chengfeng put down his chopsticks and was about to get angry when Shen Sisi smiled sweetly and said, "Auntie, you are Chengfeng's mother, which means you are one of us. We don't treat you as an outsider."
"This is how we usually eat. If you think it's ugly, I'll make you braised pork this afternoon."
"What a great thing you said: you don't treat me as an outsider. You are really good..." Xu Hongying was gasping for breath in anger. Seeing that everyone picked up their bowls and chopsticks, she picked up the chopsticks reluctantly as well.
It wasn't that she was afraid of Shen Sisi, but she was tired from the long journey and was indeed a little hungry.
Seeing that his mother didn't make a fuss but started to pick up food, Gu Chengfeng raised his eyebrows in surprise.
“Eat it!”
Shen Sisi put some food into Niu Niu's bowl, but found that the little girl was curling up her arms, and she didn't know what she was doing.
"Niuniu, what's wrong? Is the food not to your taste?"
She raised her short little arms, and underneath lay two eggs, one big and one small.
"Mom, I'm hatching chicks!"
"Hatching chicks?" Shen Sisi was surprised and happy when she looked at the eggs. The chicken she bought laid eggs, two at that.
"Silly girl, you won't be able to hatch chicks like this." Shen Sisi told her that hatching chicks requires body temperature very close to the skin, and it takes a long time to incubate.
When Niu Niu heard this, she felt it was very troublesome. She hesitated for a while and decided to take out the eggs.
She gave the big one to her mother and originally wanted to give the other one to her father, but remembering her mother's words about being polite, she timidly reached out her hand and handed the egg to Xu Hongying.
"Grandma, this is for you..."
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