Chapter 270 Mom, what are you planning to do now?
Su Hongying was stunned for a moment, then quickly shook her head, "Mom, how could I dare? I made this myself, it's not leftovers, you can try it if you don't believe me..."
She broke out in a sweat, holding the child in one arm and another lunchbox in the other, and tried to bring it to Zheng Xiulan's face.
Zheng Xiulan dodged back and reached out to knock over the lunchbox, but Su Hongying reacted quickly and took a step back, saying aggrievedly, "Mom, why don't you believe me?"
“What else wouldn’t you dare to do? You even dare to sow discord between me and my son…” Zheng Xiulan paused, realizing the situation was inappropriate, and immediately stopped talking.
Su Hongying clicked her tongue in regret in her heart, then took the lunchbox to give to Zheng Xiulan's colleagues.
"...I went to the market early this morning to pick them out, then I burned off the outer skin with a fire and stewed them with spices all morning. They're so soft and tender. I learned this recipe from my mother-in-law. Everyone, give them a try and see if I can open a food stall with this skill..."
In the office, someone who disapproved of Zheng Xiulan's mother-in-law's behavior smiled, picked up a piece, and found it delicious. He then praised Su Hongying's cooking skills to everyone.
Su Hongying said with a smile, "My mother-in-law taught me well."
The colleague glanced at Zheng Xiulan, who had a cold face, but didn't say anything. Instead, she smiled and told Su Hongying to give some to the others to try.
The group divided the pig's trotters in one lunchbox, sharing them among themselves.
Everyone said it was delicious after eating it.
Su Hongying looked at Zheng Xiulan as if she had been praised, and said, "Mom, try it, it's really freshly made by me, not leftovers from yesterday."
Zheng Xiulan remained unmoved, saying she wouldn't eat and told Su Hongying to go home.
Su Hongying's eyes reddened with anxiety, and she looked for help from people who had eaten pig's trotters.
Because they were eating his food, some people couldn't stand it and spoke up to persuade Zheng Xiulan.
"Comrade Zheng, we've already eaten the pig's trotters. They were definitely freshly made. Don't make things difficult for your daughter-in-law. Hurry up and eat them."
"Yes, it's been sitting out overnight, so it definitely tastes different from freshly made food. We can tell that by the taste."
"Look how hard your daughter-in-law has worked, bringing you food while carrying the baby..."
"Don't go too far..."
Zheng Xiulan raised her eyes and quickly scanned the room. Everyone in the office was staring at her intently, as if she had committed some heinous crime.
Zheng Xiulan felt a lump in her throat, and she felt utterly disgusted.
Besides, not eating would not only embarrass Su Hongying, but also embarrass her colleagues in the office.
She glared at Su Hongying, gritted her teeth, and reluctantly picked up a piece with her chopsticks.
The moment she took a bite of the pig's trotter, the greasy taste made her skin crawl, and she couldn't help but spit it out with a "whoosh."
It was last night!
She would recognize even if the things she made were reduced to ashes.
That bitch Su Hongying did it on purpose!
Zheng Xiulan slammed her hand on the table. "These are the few left over from last night, Su Hongying. How dare you?"
"Mom, I really made this myself."
Su Hongying's eyes reddened as she hurriedly explained, "I followed your steps, Mom. I was thinking of breastfeeding my baby, and you only made it for me once because of Haijun's sake. I would never dare to let you make it a second time, so I secretly learned it myself. Mom, with so many people watching, how could I dare to lie? Besides, they've all tasted it. How could I possibly give you only what's left and let them eat the freshly made one? I... I'm not that kind of person."
The people in the office, "..."
The way he looked at Zheng Xiulan was somewhat strange.
An older woman, unable to bear it any longer, sighed and tried to persuade Zheng Xiulan.
"Comrade Xiulan, don't go too far. Everyone has already eaten the pig's trotters. You can tell the difference between freshly made and leftovers just by tasting them. We've all eaten them, but you insist that they're leftovers, take one bite and spit it out to pick a fight with your daughter-in-law. You're going too far."
Someone frowned and muttered under their breath, "This isn't just picking a fight with her daughter-in-law; it's clearly a slap in the face to us, blaming us for eating their meat."
"Is a pig's trotter really such a big deal? To treat her daughter-in-law like this in front of us, I wonder what she'll do when she gets home..."
Zheng Xiulan, "..."
Her face turned pale and then flushed, and she turned her head to glare fiercely at Su Hongying.
Su Hongying hurriedly explained, "I bought the pig's trotters with money I got from my mother-in-law. I didn't spend any money from my husband's family. I had a premature birth, a difficult labor, and severe bleeding. Giving birth cost a lot of money, and my mother-in-law didn't..."
Zheng Xiulan's heart jumped into her throat.
Catching a glimpse of Su Hongying's malicious gaze, his heart skipped a beat. Without thinking, he shouted, "Su Hongying, shut up!"
Su Hongying was so frightened that she shuddered and cried out, almost dropping the child in her arms.
"Ouch."
A woman nearby quickly reached out to help her, catching the child in her arms. Still shaken, she looked at Zheng Xiulan and said, "Comrade Zheng Xiulan, why are you shouting so loudly? Look how scared you've made her!"
"It's okay, it's okay, I'm leaving, I'm leaving."
Su Hongying, looking like she dared not say anything more, picked up the child and went to get the basket. Seeing the pig's trotters that Zheng Xiulan hadn't finished eating, she looked at Zheng Xiulan expectantly and asked, "Mom, are you... are you still going to eat?"
Everyone else was looking at Zheng Xiulan.
Someone scoffed, "We can eat it, but she can't. Who are they trying to impress?"
"Comrade Zheng, your daughter-in-law means well, but don't take advantage of her..."
"Yes, hurry up and eat, your daughter-in-law has been busy all morning."
Zheng Xiulan, "..."
I was so angry I almost had a heart attack.
But if she doesn't eat, rumors will spread in the office that she looks down on her daughter-in-law, bullies her, and gives her a hard time. How can she then work with them to mediate conflicts between the mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law of the workers?
Zheng Xiulan values her reputation, but she also values her work.
She had no choice but to bite down on it. The pig's trotters had been frozen overnight and were greasy and tough. She wanted to spit them out as soon as she put them in her mouth. Zheng Xiulan was so disgusted by what she ate that she mentally tore Su Hongying apart hundreds of times.
Su Hongying asked her with a smile, "Mom, is it delicious?"
“Delicious.” Zheng Xiulan stared at Su Hongying, almost gritting her teeth as she uttered those two words.
Su Hongying nodded in satisfaction. After Zheng Xiulan finished eating the three pig trotters and cleared away the dishes, she left with profuse thanks.
The people in the office looked at her retreating figure with pity.
Zheng Xiulan's stomach felt uncomfortable all afternoon; that greasy, nauseating feeling kept rising up, and she finally made it to the end of the workday.
When she got home, she had just taken a sip of water when her stomach started rumbling, so she quickly grabbed some toilet paper and went to the public restroom.
The diarrhea was so severe that it couldn't be stopped, and it didn't stop until dark before I finally managed to stagger upstairs.
The whole family was waiting for her to eat dinner. Zheng Xiulan pointed at Su Hongying and scolded, "It's all your fault! I told you that the pig's trotters were leftovers and spoiled, but you insisted on giving them to me, and now I have diarrhea..."
"I don't."
Su Hongying looked at Zhang Haijun, "They were all fresh pig's trotters, but Mom insisted they were leftovers from yesterday. Her colleagues in the office all ate them and they were fine, but Mom got into trouble, Brother Haijun..."
Zhang Haijun was in a real bind and asked Zheng Xiulan, "Mom, what are you planning to do now?"
Zheng Xiulan wanted to say something, but her stomach started churning again. Her face turned pale, and she gripped the coffee table, desperately trying to hold back her sobs. "I...I need to go to the hospital..."
The family rushed to the hospital, where the doctor prescribed an IV drip.
He instructed, "Don't take any medicine for diarrhea. You can go home after two IV drips."
“Navy, listen to this! I told you she had ulterior motives. Where would the laxative have gotten into the pig’s trotter? It must have been her who put it there!” Zheng Xiulan said with certainty.
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