After Zhao Lanxi left, Qiao Min immediately went to the kitchen, took out the spare ribs she had bought yesterday, washed them, and started stewing them.
After the pork rib soup was ready, Qiao Min filled a thermos with some broth, changed her clothes, and took the broth from the thermos to Anluo's workplace.
Anlu works at a television station, doing mostly behind-the-scenes work.
When Qiao Min arrived, An Luo was busy in the office, with two other colleagues beside her.
"Anluo, your mother-in-law is here to see you."
When Qiao Min appeared carrying a thermos, An Luo was extremely shocked. Had the sun risen in the west today?
Her mother-in-law actually came to visit her at work?
Is this a case of a weasel offering New Year's greetings to a chicken, with ill intentions?
An Luo's mind raced for a moment, and seeing Qiao Min enter, she immediately stood up to greet her.
"Mom, how did you get here in such cold weather?"
Give me a call if anything happens, and I'll be home right away.
Although Anluo disliked her mother-in-law Qiao Min, she still had to put on a good show.
"I came here because it's cold."
With her purpose in mind, Qiao Min spoke to An Luo with unusual gentleness, "It's so cold outside, and you're pregnant now, how can I let you run back and forth like this?"
As she spoke, Qiao Min placed the pork rib soup laced with medicine in front of An Luo.
"I've thought about it carefully these past two days. I don't blame your dad for divorcing me. I did make a lot of mistakes in the past."
As Qiao Min spoke, she sadly wiped away imaginary tears and continued, "An Luo, ever since you married Jing Lan, I've been a terrible mother-in-law. I've never cared about you. Now that I think about it, I really regret it."
Anlu was shocked that Qiao Min had come to see her, but now, hearing Qiao Min's words, she couldn't believe it.
She, this mother-in-law, actually admits her mistakes?
Did he really reflect on his actions seriously after the divorce?
"Mom, please don't say that. We'll always be family."
Anlu didn't know what her mother-in-law was up to this time, but this was her workplace, and she couldn't let her mother-in-law cause trouble here, as it would affect her work. So she could only appease Qiao Min for the time being.
"You're right, we're family."
Qiao Min held An Luo's hand affectionately, "An Luo, Mom specially made pork rib soup for you today. It's still warm. Have a bowl first."
As she spoke, Qiao Min went to get the thermos.
Anluo quickly pressed her hand down, "Mom, it's work time now, it's not appropriate to eat."
"You didn't eat much, can't you even have a bowl of soup?"
Qiao Min frowned. She wouldn't feel at ease unless she saw An Luo drink the soup with her own eyes.
Anluo seems very honest and obedient at first glance, but Qiao Min knows she's got a lot on her mind. Otherwise, her son wouldn't have been so easily swayed by her.
"Mom, you can leave this soup here for now. It won't get cold since it's in an insulated container. I'll eat it at lunchtime."
Anlu smiled sweetly and said.
Qiao Min didn't want to wait, but her current persona was that of a good mother-in-law, and she couldn't afford to fall out with An Luo before An Luo had drunk the pork rib soup.
After thinking for a moment, Qiao Min gritted her teeth and said, "Okay, I have some other things to do today, so I'll go take care of my own business first, and we can have lunch together at noon."
Anlu continued to nod obediently.
"Okay, I'll wait for Mom to come back so we can have lunch together."
After seeing Qiao Min off, An Luo breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing the thermos on the table, Anluo immediately called her husband, Lu Jinglan, and told him about Qiao Min's visit.
"Jing Lan, Mom said she wants to have lunch with me, but I don't know what she likes to eat. Your workplace isn't far from here, so why don't you come over and have lunch with us?"
Lu Jinglan agreed without hesitation on the other end of the phone.
Although An Luo said on the phone that Qiao Min had been very kind to her this time, Lu Jinglan knew his mother too well. He was afraid that Qiao Min had some ulterior motive in getting close to An Luo, which was why she was being so kind to her.
"Then I'll wait for you to come over at noon."
After saying that, Anlu hung up the phone, said goodbye to her colleagues, and went out with the thermos.
The TV station has a cafeteria, and one of the chefs there is an uncle of Anluo's aunt. He got this job thanks to Anluo's help, so they are quite familiar with each other.
When Anlu arrived, the other party was resting.
"Uncle Chen!"
Anluo came over carrying a thermos and saw the man sitting outside the cafeteria smoking. She smiled and walked over.
"Niece Anluo, what brings you here at this hour?"
"I need to trouble you with something."
Anlu handed over the thermos in her hand, "Could you prepare a pork rib soup for me? It should taste about the same as this one."
Chef Chen took the pork rib soup from Anluo, opened it, smelled it, and frowned.
Who made this pork rib soup for you?
The soup color is easy to adjust, and it doesn't use many ingredients, but the taste is a bit off.
Having worked as a chef for so many years, making soup is his specialty. Just give him a bowl of soup, and he can tell what's in it just by smelling it.
But he couldn't smell what was in Anluo's pork rib soup.
"Can't you even smell the ingredients in here?"
Anlu frowned. She felt something was strange about her mother-in-law coming to see her today, especially since the mother-in-law had specially cooked pork rib soup for her, which made Anlu feel even more puzzled.
Because she never believed that a person could suddenly change so much?
Unless there is some ulterior motive.
She is currently pregnant, and her mother-in-law once said that with her weak body, the child she gives birth to will probably be weak and sickly, and she doesn't want her to have a child for Lu Jinglan.
She even overheard her mother-in-law secretly telling her husband on several occasions that he should divorce her and find another wife.
Anlu thought about how her mother-in-law had just gotten divorced, and she was afraid that her mother-in-law might also be thinking about getting Lu Jinglan to divorce her and wanting her to keep the child in her womb. So she thought that the pork rib soup might have been tampered with, and therefore she didn't dare to drink it.
But thinking that her mother-in-law would have lunch with her at noon and watch her finish the pork rib soup, Anlu came up with this idea.
"Uncle Chen, just use the ingredients you can smell, as long as they are harmless to my body and the baby in my belly."
Upon hearing this, Chef Chen immediately smiled and said, "No problem. It's just some simple ingredients like scallions, ginger, and garlic. I'll go and cook it for you right away."
After saying that, Chef Chen threw away his cigarette butt and left.
There were spare ribs in the kitchen, so he went to the manager to buy some, and then borrowed a pot from the kitchen to cook them.
Anlu followed. She poured out all the pork rib soup that Qiao Min had given her, scrubbed the thermos several times, and disinfected it twice. After confirming that there was no problem, she paid Uncle Chen and went back to work.
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