Xiao Qin's words stunned Zhao Lan and Su Jialiang.
Having lived with their mother for so many years, they had never heard her speak like that before, nor had they ever been ordered by her to cook.
Of course, they didn't mean that Xiao Qin had to cook all the time; they would only eat what was already prepared.
If their mother, Xiao Qin, is feeling unwell, or is simply tired and doesn't want to cook, they are completely understanding and will take over the cooking.
They just hadn't expected Xiao Qin to use such a tone and manner to ask them to cook.
This tone and attitude were completely different from her mother's usual cheerful and gentle manner!
The couple looked at each other, and could only suspect that Xiao Qin, the mother, had encountered some troubles outside, which caused her to be in a very bad mood and thus act this way.
Upon realizing this, the two of them immediately inquired.
They asked Xiao Qin what she had been doing outside, whether something had happened, and if she was unhappy about anything, so they could help her think of a solution.
As soon as he finished asking the questions, he was scolded by Xiao Qin again.
"What? I've been cooking for you all these years, and now you're unhappy about cooking me a meal? What could possibly happen to me? I was just out shopping and lost track of time, nothing's wrong!"
Did you lose track of time while shopping?
It sounds like a perfectly normal reason, but based on Xiao Jialiang's understanding of his mother, she wasn't the kind of person who would do such a thing.
Because his mother doesn't like shopping at all. On the one hand, she's worried about the money, and on the other hand, there aren't any suitable people around to go shopping with her.
She does have a few friends in the neighborhood, but those friends all have grandchildren, so they don't have much time to go shopping. At most, they can take a walk and chat in the neighborhood, or do square dancing in the square in front of the gate.
During their holidays, the couple had mentioned several times that they would take her shopping and buy her clothes.
But without exception, all of them were rejected by her mother, Xiao Qin, who repeatedly emphasized that she did not like shopping.
But today, his mother got so engrossed in shopping that she forgot the time, which sounds really strange.
So the couple still felt that Xiaoqin must have encountered something, and that going shopping was just an excuse she made up.
However, judging from her appearance, it seemed that she did not intend to tell them the truth for the time being, so Xiao Jialiang and Zhao Lan could only pretend to believe her and then obediently went to cook.
While cooking, the couple whispered to each other, wondering if Mom's mood would improve once the food was ready.
If things get better, they'll ask about the situation again and try to help Mom resolve her difficulties.
Otherwise, if Mom keeps suppressing her anger, it will not only be bad for her own health, but it will also affect the two of them.
To their surprise, Xiao Qin's anger didn't seem to subside even after they finished cooking.
Even after they started eating, she still didn't give Su Jialiang and Zhao Lan a friendly look. Not only that, she also kept criticizing their cooking.
Su Jialiang and Zhao Lan were immediately embarrassed and aggrieved.
Their cooking skills were indeed mediocre, but they had put in a lot of effort to prepare a meal. Even if the taste wasn't great, it shouldn't be something Xiao Qin criticized so harshly.
But knowing that their mother was in a bad mood today, the two could only comfort themselves, telling themselves that these were definitely not what their mother really thought, and they shouldn't take these words to heart.
They had barely finished comforting themselves when Xiao Qin put down her chopsticks and said directly to Su Jialiang.
"Order me takeout, I don't want to eat this meal anymore."
Su Jialiang and Zhao Lan: "???"
Order takeout!!!
For a moment, Su Jialiang and Zhao Lan both wondered if they were hallucinating.
Like most mothers, Xiao Qin used to be terrified of the word "takeout".
Especially when her son and daughter-in-law suggest ordering takeout, she will patiently dissuade them, telling them how dirty and unhealthy takeout is and urging them not to eat it.
She would even get up in the middle of the night to cook for Su Jialiang and Zhao Lan so they wouldn't have to eat takeout.
This person, who usually avoids takeout, actually asked to order takeout one day!
This truly shocked Su Jialiang and Zhao Lan.
The two suspected they had misheard and even asked Xiao Qin to confirm, but received the same reply: Xiao Qin really wanted to order takeout.
In the end, the two of them could only open a food delivery app and order takeout for Xiao Qin.
During the delivery, Xiao Qin didn't say another word to them and went straight back to her room.
It wasn't until the food was delivered outside that Su Jialiang and Zhao Lan knocked on her door to ask her to come out and eat.
Finally, Xiao Qin did come out, but after receiving the takeout, she actually took it back to her room and slammed the bedroom door shut, separating Su Jialiang and his wife.
The two had lost count of how many times they had been shocked by Xiao Qin's behavior that night.
At the time, I was thinking that what happened to Mom outside today must have been very serious, otherwise she wouldn't have been angry for so long.
Because of Xiaoqin's unusual behavior tonight, the couple had no interest in entertainment. After washing up, they sat in the living room waiting for Xiaoqin to come out, wanting to have a good talk with her.
As a result, Xiao Qin didn't come out even after she brought the takeout into the house and waited until almost midnight.
The couple had to go to work tomorrow, and they really couldn't wait any longer, so they could only go to sleep first.
But before going to sleep, they still sent Xiao Qin a message, basically to comfort her, to cheer her up, and to let her know that they were there for her no matter what happened.
After exchanging messages, the two waited for a while, but Xiao Qin did not reply. In the end, they could only go to sleep with worry in their hearts.
As a result, the couple fell asleep, only to be woken up in the middle of the night by a knocking sound.
They were both half asleep and didn't realize which door the knocking was coming from.
Worried that something might have happened, Su Jialiang still got out of bed, half-asleep, intending to go out of the bedroom to take a look.
As soon as I opened the bedroom door, I heard people chatting coming from the living room.
Wait, chatting?!
There are only three people in their family.
Neither Su Jialiang nor Zhao Lan spoke, so who was chatting?
His mother?
That's impossible!
Who can his mother talk to all by herself?
Was he on the phone with someone in the middle of the night?
Calling so late must mean something urgent.
Thinking of this, Su Jialiang became a little more lucid.
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