Jin Erniu was squatting at the door, sulking, trying to figure out how to get this woman to go back, when he looked up and saw Liang Shuyan.
She was with a man who was about 1.8 meters tall and looked rather fierce. He glanced at him curiously and went to meet him.
"What are you doing? Where is everyone else? I don't see Liu Shi. Did you have a fight?"
Liang Shuyan's words hit the nail on the head. Jin Erniu's eyes were very sharp. He noticed that Liang Shuyan was staring at his face in a daze, and then he hurriedly explained, "No, Mother, what brings you here today?"
Liang Shuyan said, "This is your cousin, Xiaohuzi. He wants to learn martial arts at the martial arts school. You should teach him properly and not just ignore him. If he doesn't learn any real skills, I'll hold you accountable."
"Cousin, when did I get such a cousin? Anyway, the martial arts school isn't the one that calls the shots, so whatever Mom says goes!"
Liang Shuyan felt that something was off about this boy, but no matter how she asked, she couldn't get any answers. So she simply stopped asking and went into the inner room.
Through the gap in the curtain, she saw Liu Shi smiling and thanking Vice General Xiao profusely. It seemed she immediately understood Jin Erniu's unhappiness. Then she thought again, "That's not right. Liu Shi is heavily pregnant. Vice General Xiao couldn't possibly do such a thing, and Liu Shi wouldn't do such a thing either, especially since this is a martial arts school!"
Vice General Xiao was quite pleased and said with a smile, "I really didn't expect your cooking skills to get better and better. The food you make is so delicious, I just love it!"
With a beaming smile, Madam Liu picked up a piece of meat with her chopsticks and handed it to Vice General Xiao: "Great! If you like it, eat more. I'll cook it for you all from now on!"
Liang Shuyan couldn't hold back any longer and coughed lightly twice: "What's wrong? Are you eating? It looks like a feast. At first, I was worried that the food at your martial arts school was too bad, and I was thinking of having you improve it. But it seems there's no need for that!"
Only then did Liu realize what was happening. Seeing her mother-in-law enter, she hurriedly stood up and said awkwardly, "Mother, when did you arrive? Your daughter-in-law really didn't see you."
"I guess you were so focused on eating that you didn't see me come in, right? You're quite far along in your pregnancy these days, so get ready and come with me to the doctor!"
Deputy General Xiao seemed to see through Liang Shuyan's thoughts and then said, "No, no, that's not it, Auntie. I, I was just praising your cooking skills."
"Sister-in-law? You know she's your sister-in-law?"
Jin Erniu was still standing outside when he saw his wife being brought out. He then asked, "Mother, what happened? Are you taking Beibei's mother back?"
"I'll take her for a check-up. Beibei is old enough to go to school, how can she manage without her mother's care? Also, you must manage the new recruits at the martial arts school well. Remember, you are the headmaster!"
Liu knew her mother-in-law was angry and was speaking out for her son. Liu wanted to say something more, but Liang Shuyan stopped her: "Alright, don't say anything more, just come with me."
Liu was terrified that her mother would find out about this. There was nothing wrong with it to begin with, but if the old lady found out, who knew what kind of trouble she would cause? What should she do now? Her mother-in-law wouldn't let her speak either.
Having found an inn, she said to the waiter, "Give me a room, one that's quiet."
Liu felt a little scared. What was her mother-in-law going to do? Was she going to imprison her here?
"Mother, I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have gotten so close to that man, but I really didn't do anything wrong. Besides, I'm heavily pregnant, how could I do such a thing?"
Liang Shuyan gave the waiter some loose silver and then instructed him, "Please ask me to find a doctor. My daughter-in-law is currently unwell and unable to walk."
The silent Liang Shuyan seemed quite frightening to Madam Liu. She wanted to speak but didn't know what to say. Then she glanced at her and said with a smile, "Mother, why can't you say what you want to say? I really want to explain to you to avoid any unnecessary misunderstandings."
Liang Shuyan remained silent, slammed the door shut, glanced at Liu Shi, and said in a low voice, "What's wrong? You want to talk? I'll give you your chance now, so speak properly, and you'd better say it all at once!"
Liu Shi didn't want to argue anymore. She suddenly knelt on the ground and said, sobbing, "Mother, this is my fault. I shouldn't have gone to the martial arts school. That Vice General Xiao was a little interested in me. At first, I didn't want to talk to him, but later I didn't expect this man to get closer and closer to me. He was nice to me in all sorts of ways. Later, I... I couldn't help but accept his kindness. But it was just out of gratitude!"
"What else do you want to do? Do you want a divorce from Erniu?"
Madam Liu shook her head: "No, Mother, it was my fault. I shouldn't have done that. Mother, please don't tell me about this. I'm willing to go back with you and never go to the martial arts school again."
"And then, that's the end of it, right?"
Liu was silent for a while, then said, "Mother, I will accept whatever punishment you want to give me. Please don't tell my mother, otherwise, my mother will really leave our family."
"What? You still know your mother lives in our house? Think about what happened to your mother's family. Which son-in-law would be as generous as Erniu, taking his mother-in-law and sister-in-law into his home and providing them with food and lodging until now? Just for that reason alone, you should treat Erniu well. How dare you flirt with some random man at the martial arts school? I can ignore your mother, but you must go to the martial arts school and explain this to Vice General Xiao. Can you do that?"
Liu didn't know how to say it, and after hesitating for a moment, she said, "Mother, I really don't want to go to the martial arts school anymore!"
So, you don't want to go, is that it?
Judging from her mother-in-law's tone, she was definitely going to tell Old Lady Liu. Thinking of this, Liu hurriedly said, "Mother, I'll go, I'll go, okay?"
There was a knock at the door; it was the doctor. Liang Shuyan wanted to examine Liu Shi's body.
The doctor performed an examination and said with a smile, "Hmm, not bad, the baby is in the correct position. Just make sure to rest."
Liang Shuyan didn't want this matter to interfere with her family affairs. She watched Liu return to the martial arts school, and then she came back herself.
As soon as she entered, Zhang was washing clothes. Seeing her mother-in-law return, she quickly went up to her and said, "Mother, Lizheng just came to see you. It seems to be related to something in the village. He wants you to go and take a look."
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