"Hmph, it's good enough to have something to eat, why be picky?"
"Besides, you can't buy such delicious snacks anywhere else; they were a gift from someone else."
Mrs. Hu said loudly.
Hu Zhi pitifully covered his head where he had been attacked, squinting at his elderly mother, "Wow, Mother, you actually take other people's things? Aren't you always saying that it's hard to repay favors?"
Having just vented her emotions, Mrs. Hu's eyes turned fierce again.
Hu Zhi silently pinched his mouth shut. "Oh, my damn mouth! How could I have said something that made my mother angry?"
Mrs. Hu glared at her son, who was asking for a beating, picked up the bag of pastries that Hu Zhi had just used, and threw it into his arms.
"This is all for you; keep the rest for your father."
"Wow, Mom, you're so biased! I only got one pack, but Dad got so many!"
Mrs. Hu rolled her eyes at him. "Besides, I won't give you a single packet."
"Yes, yes, okay, Mother, your son is off."
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When Physician Hu returned, he found the lights on in the night rather strange.
Does his wife usually go to bed early? Why is the light still on today? Is she not asleep?
Physician Hu entered the room, and a familiar hand gripped his waist.
"Ouch, ouch, it hurts, madam! Let go!"
In the bright candlelight, Mrs. Hu glared fiercely at her returning husband.
"Why didn't you tell me that Lady Zhalute was so beautiful? You made me look so foolish."
Physician Hu glanced at his wife silently. "If I said I forgot, would you believe me, Madam?"
Mrs. Hu: "..."
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