Volume 1 Chapter 013: Unaccustomed

Yan Lan smiled flatteringly and said, "Mom, I, the eldest sister-in-law, can't control her. You are still the most dignified one. No matter how arrogant she is, she still has to cook for you."

Yan Lan is a two-faced person who is good at flattery. She usually makes Xie Qingyi confused.

Xie Qingyi was very proud when she heard Yan Lan's compliments. Not only did she suppress Jiang Qiansui, she also asked her to return all the money she had spent on her son.

"Jiang Qiansui, you want to rebel? I'm not dead yet. How can a woman who can't even have children enjoy the glory and wealth of the Zhan family?"

"Mom, you still have to take charge of this family, otherwise it will be a mess."

Yan Lan complimented Xie Qingyi while pretending to be affectionate and rubbing Xie Qingyi's shoulders.

Xie Qingyi enjoyed it very much. Yan Lan's mouth corners twitched slightly, and her slanted eyes were full of calculation.

Jiang Qiansui was busy for a while and put all the dishes on the table.

Xie Qingyi was dumbfounded.

"Jiang Qiansui, I asked you to cook. Why are you serving some raw meat and lettuce? Do you want me to cook for you?"

"Mom, don't worry, there's still the highlight to come."

Jiang Qiansui smiled, turned into the kitchen and brought out a pot with a red bottom and bright red peppers floating on top.

Xie Qingyi was completely dumbfounded.

She was planning to have Jiang Qiansui cook a table full of meat dishes, not to let her just be lazy and make a hot pot.

And the hot pot was bright red, and it looked very spicy.

The spicy smell came over her, and she sneezed twice in a row. She said angrily, "Jiang Qiansui, you let me eat this for lunch? You clearly know that I don't eat spicy food. Are you deliberately trying to starve me to death?"

"Mom, I heard that you have a poor appetite. Hot pot is very appetizing. Please try it."

Jiang Qiansui greeted Xie Qingyi and sat down to start cooking.

Xie Qingyi's face turned pale, but Jiang Qiansui didn't care about her.

She doesn't eat it, she eats it by herself.

Jiang Qiansui ate mouthful after mouthful, enjoying it very much.

She likes spicy food the best and she loves hot pot very much.

But marrying into the Zhan family means I have to accommodate their tastes. Thinking about it, it really doesn't suit my taste.

After being reborn, why should she still get used to them? Especially now that she is pregnant, she particularly craves spicy food.

She couldn't let herself down.

Xie Qingyi watched Jiang Qiansui eat mouthful after mouthful with such relish that she almost died of anger.

Yan Lan quickly sat next to Jiang Qiansui and advised, "Qiansui, you know that mom doesn't eat spicy food. How can you let her eat it? Yanxun will definitely be angry if he knows that you treat mom badly."

Jiang Qiansui pretended not to understand and said calmly, "What does sister-in-law mean?"

"Cook two more dishes and let Mom eat them first."

Jiang Qiansui raised her eyebrows, looked at Xie Qingyi, whose face had turned green with anger, and said, "Mom, you really don't want to try it?"

"You know I don't eat spicy food, what on earth are you thinking?"

"Mom, I just want you to try it. Since you don't like hot pot, forget it. I've prepared two other dishes for you. I'll go get them."

After hearing this, Xie Qingyi's expression softened a bit.

She and Yan Lan looked at each other and thought that Jiang Qiansui was still easy to control.

"Mom, this is fried eggs with tomatoes and pork ribs with potatoes."

"Why only two dishes? I've told you several times that it must be six dishes and one soup, otherwise just don't eat it."

In the past, when Jiang Qiansui cooked for them, Xie Qingyi required her to prepare six dishes and one soup.

She went from being a total novice to being able to cook six dishes and one soup.

No one knew how many bruises her hands had and how many cuts she had with knives. She did this just to please Zhan Yanxun's family and win his favor. It was ridiculous to think about it.

Jiang Qiansui suppressed the dark color in her eyes, and said gently, "Mom, I understand. Please eat it while it's hot."

Yan Lan said hypocritically, "Mom, Chiho prepared hot pot, knowing that you didn't want to eat it. She also cooked two more dishes, which is filial piety to you. I think she will pay attention to it in the future."

Xie Qingyi looked proud and sat down like the Empress Dowager Cixi.

She strained her face and picked up a piece of scrambled eggs with tomatoes with her chopsticks.

As soon as it entered his mouth, his facial features were tangled together, and then he quickly spit it out, saying bitterly: "What is this? Why is it so salty?"

Jiang Qiansui's eyes flickered, and she pretended to be puzzled and said, "Is it salty? But I only put a little salt, and a lot of sugar. Mom, don't you like sweet food?"

"Where you put sugar is it? It's obviously salt."

Xie Qingyi was so angry that she was about to explode. Jiang Qiansui said innocently, "Maybe I confused the sugar with the salt. Mom, I'm sorry. Try this cumin pork ribs. It's definitely not salty."

Jiang Qiansui enthusiastically pushed the cumin spareribs in front of Xie Qingyi, and Xie Qingyi angrily took a bite and put it in his mouth.

After chewing it twice, he suddenly frowned and spit it out again.

After taking a look at the ribs that were spat out, he angrily shouted, "Jiang Qiansui, look at the ribs you made, they are not cooked at all, the meat inside is still raw."

"How could that be? I set the oven time the same as before. Is it because the ribs are frozen today?"

"Jiang Qiansui, you're still pretending not to know. You did it on purpose."

"Mom, how could I do that on purpose? Cooking is hard work for me, even if I don't get any credit, it's still hard work."

"How dare you take credit for it now? Yan Lan, call Yan Xun right away and tell him to go home. His mother is about to be poisoned to death!"

Not long after, Zhan Yanxun came back. Yan Lan wondered why he came back so soon since she had just called.

When Xie Qingyi saw Zhan Yanxun coming back, she immediately rushed up to him and cried, "Yanxun, look at your good wife, she is trying to starve me to death. I asked her to make me lunch, but she gave me a whole hot pot. It's so spicy, how can I eat it?"

"Mom, I just heard that you have a poor appetite, so I wanted to change your appetite. If you don't like it, didn't I cook two other dishes for you?"

"How dare you say that the vegetables you cooked were too salty and the meat was not cooked yet. You are just making fun of me on purpose."

Zhan Yanxun glanced coldly at the dining table and his sharp eyes fell on Jiang Qiansui.

"Tell me, what's going on?"

"I also want to cook delicious meals for mom, but my cooking skills are too bad. After all, when I was at home, I had no experience in cooking. After marrying into the Zhan family, I tried very hard to learn, but I still can't learn it well. Mom, I'm really sorry."

Jiang Qiansui's attitude of admitting her mistakes was so sincere that no one could find fault with her.

Xie Qingyi was so angry that she was about to explode. She said threateningly, "You woman, when my son was not here, you were arrogant to me. Now that he is here, you are pretending to be a little white rabbit. Yan Xun, I told you, this woman is just pretending. She only acts obedient in front of you. She is a scheming woman."