Yu's mother talked to Xu's mother for a long time, about the "brother-sister" relationship between Yu Kewei and Xu Li in the past.
Qiao Zhen picked up a grape and put it in her mouth. She sighed almost imperceptibly and said regretfully, "Two people who were so close didn't end up getting married. Love is such a strange thing."
Yu's mother: "..." Her eyelids twitched.
Yu Kewei: "..." This is the first time she has ever seen such a shameless woman.
Xu's mother scolded, "How dare you talk nonsense as a wife! Be careful, or I'll have Ah Li skin you alive!"
Qiao Zhen feigned grievance, "I was just speaking from the heart, Mom. This is a democratic society now, the Ten Cruelest Tortures are no longer practiced. Besides, with such a beautiful face like mine, how could you bear to have it peeled off and left bleeding?"
Xu's mother ignored Qiao Zhen and looked at Yu's mother apologetically, "Don't take my daughter-in-law's words to heart. She's just spoiled by A Li and doesn't know her place."
After exchanging a few more polite words with Mrs. Xu, Yu's mother left with Yu Kewei.
Qiao Zhen watched from the window as Yu's mother and Yu Kewei walked from the villa's garden to the iron gate. Then she turned around and rolled her eyes. "Knowing that Xu Li is married, she still dares to try to make things difficult for me. She probably doesn't know what a grumpy older sister is."
Mrs. Xu's face was somewhat unpleasant. "The Yu family and our Xu family have been friends for generations. When Mrs. Yu was young, she treated me very well. We were even best friends. Back then, many people looked down on a woman like me for being able to marry into the Xu family. It was because Mrs. Yu interacted with me a lot that she even adopted my attitude to support me."
Qiao Zhen asked casually, "Was that something Mrs. Yu did before she got married?"
After thinking for a moment, Xu's mother said, "Yes, after she got married, our relationship became more or less casual."
Qiao Zhen looked at Xu's mother with a strange expression. "Mom, Dad truly loves you!"
Xu's mother was completely baffled. "What? How did you bring this up?"
Grandma Xu overheard Qiao Zhen's conversation with her mother as she jogged back from the mountain path. She chuckled and said to her mother, "Zhenzhen is so insightful. You, over fifty years old, are still so confused. You should learn from her."
Qiao Zhen carried the fruit platter to the kitchen.
Grandma Xu changed her shoes and went to the kitchen to have some tea.
Xu's mother was left standing there, still struggling with Qiao Zhen's words, but she still couldn't figure them out.
Grandma Xu asked, "Girl, since you've figured it out, why don't you explain things to your mother?"
While washing the fruit plate, Qiao Zhen said, "Mom didn't know before, but Dad didn't change his mind, right? Since that's the case, it doesn't matter whether Mom knows or not. It's better if Mom doesn't know, so she won't feel uncomfortable."
Grandma Xu really liked Qiao Zhen's tactful and diplomatic personality; she knew when to say what needed to be said and when not to.
Xu Jianbang liked his mother's petty nature, and Madam Yu had already adopted this petty nature before marriage—her intentions were obvious to everyone. Unfortunately, Xu's mother, with her muddle-headedness, was completely fooled by Madam Yu, genuinely believing that Madam Yu was sincerely good to her.
Xu Li's application for marriage leave was also approved, but it will be a month later, because his current task is somewhat tricky and very important, and they can't do without him.
Qiao Zhen was happy every day, counting the updated net worth of Xiao Ling in her mind, which soared from 3.7 billion to 5.6 billion.
Chu Chu also benefited from Qiao Zhen's influence and moved into the Xu family's ancestral home. Moreover, Qiao Zhen was quite wicked and placed a full-length mirror in front of the dried fish drawer. Whenever Chu Chu sneaked to steal the dried fish, she would suddenly get angry and run away.
Chu Chu: [The dried fish makes me bend over, but my enormous size terrifies me!]
Xiao Ling: [Let me pat you and comfort you, but I can't help you with this.]
Qiao Zhen: [Hey, if you're so capable, recite a poem and make the dried fish jump into your mouth.]
Chu Chu ran up to Grandma Xu in a flash, chanting, "Meow Miao Miao Miao Miao, Miao Miao Miao Miao, Miao Miao Miao Miao, Miao Miao Miao Miao, Miao Miao Miao Miao Miao."
Grandma Xu listened to Chu Chu's tone and felt it sounded familiar. She frowned and thought for a while, "Isn't this 'Spring Dawn'? Spring sleep is so sweet that I don't notice the dawn, everywhere I hear birds singing. Last night the wind and rain came, how many flowers have fallen?"
Chu Chu tapped its chubby cat head and meowed, imitating a dog sticking out its tongue. Then it rolled around on the carpet, acting all cute.
Grandma Xu was also very clever and immediately understood what Chu Chu meant. Then she took out some dried fish from the drawer of Chu Chu's special little table as a reward, saying, "What a clever little devil."
Qiao Zhen: "..." She had underestimated Chu Chu's shamelessness and lack of morals.
Qiao Zhen felt nauseous at the earthy smell. She foolishly sniffed the smell a few more times, then covered her mouth and went into the bathroom, groaning, "Ugh—"
Upon hearing the noise, Grandma Xu immediately put down Chu Chu and the dried fish. She rushed into the bathroom and patted Qiao Zhen's back, asking, "What's wrong? Did you eat something bad?"
Qiao Zhen pushed Grandma Xu's hand away, then hugged the toilet and vomited violently.
Grandma Xu looked at her hands, which had just been holding dried fish. Suddenly, she remembered something and quickly went out to ask Li Ma to call the family doctor.
Other people's wives never disappoint, and Qiao Zhen is such a wife. Now she has a little Li or little Zhen in her belly. Qiao Zhen's status has jumped from being the wife of the Xu family to being a little ancestor. She has servants to serve her even when she walks around the house.
[Ding—Hazardous substance detected.]
Qiao Zhen looked at the water glass in her hand, put the water in the glass into a thermos, and then went to the military hospital under the pretext of a prenatal checkup. Grandma Xu and her mother naturally accompanied her.
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