Chapter 103 I Cook, You Light the Fire

A week later.

Jiang Xianli just got up and received a call from her sister.

"Lili, let's go to mom's house for lunch at noon. I have something to tell you."

Jiang Xianli: "Okay."

She guessed that her sister was probably dating Wu Peng, and she wanted to tell her family.

Xie Jingcheng got up early in the morning and went to the company. He was going to start shipping goods overseas recently, so he was quite busy.

Jiang Xianli went back to the Jiang family by herself.

Because her brother is married and she is afraid that her sister-in-law will gossip about her, she buys something every time she goes home.

This time was no exception. I bought five pounds of apples and two chickens at the market.

When she got home, her sister arrived too.

Her sister also had her hands full, she picked up two fish and three pounds of pork.

Zhao Xiumei was delighted when she saw this, "Hey, why are you two here together?"

Jiang Xianhong said, "I have something to tell you all."

"What is it?"

Ding Yuanyuan took the things and said, "Don't worry about it, let's go inside and talk."

After everyone in the family was seated, Jiang Xianhong said, "I'm getting married."

"Wha...what?"

Zhao Xiumei couldn't believe her ears, "What are you going to do?"

"I'm getting married!" Jiang Xianhong said again solemnly.

Zhao Xiumei still couldn't believe it, "You've only been divorced for two months, who are you going to marry? Are you crazy?"

"Just like Wu Peng who asked Zhang Yunlai for repayment of his debt."

"Him? Why did you marry him? Did you know each other before?"

"No." Jiang Xianhong said, "Although we have known each other for a short time, he is very good to me, and... I have been pregnant for more than four months, and he is willing to accept the child."

Zhao Xiumei stood up suddenly and asked, "Are you pregnant?" She looked at Jiang Xianhong carefully. She was a little fatter than before, and her belly was a little bulging. Didn't she look pregnant?

She grabbed Jiang Xianhong's hand and said, "Come on, come with me to the hospital and have the baby aborted. Zhang Yunlai's child cannot be kept."

"Mom!" Jiang Xianhong shook off her hand. "This child is already formed. How is it different from murder to abort him? Since he is here, it is fate. I will never abort the child even if I die."

"Are you stupid? If the Zhang family knew you had their child, they would definitely come to make trouble. Whether you get married or not, you will never live a stable life in this life."

People say that children are a debt. Zhao Xiumei felt that her three daughters were all here to seek revenge.

The eldest daughter and the third daughter are dumber than each other. The second daughter is smarter, but she treats her like an enemy. I don’t know why she has such a miserable life.

"Zhang Yunlai wouldn't know. I ran into him on the street a few days ago. He was dating someone else, and he noticed that I was pregnant. Wu Peng told him that the child was his. Zhang Yunlai didn't doubt it. He has a new partner now. Even if he knew that my child was his, he wouldn't dare to admit it.

Mom, I know you are doing this for my own good, but I really cherish this child, I beg you, please let me keep him."

“Ouch…”

Zhao Xiumei heaved a sigh of relief and sat back in her chair, "What a sin, what a sin! You are grown up now and have become more independent, but you didn't even tell me about such a big thing. You said that you were getting married for the second time and Wu Peng was getting married for the first time. If you married him with a child, wouldn't you be gossiped about?

Wu Peng likes you now and is very passionate about you. He won't complain about anything, but there is no guarantee that he won't bring this up when you quarrel in the future."

"No!"

Suddenly, a sound was heard in the yard. Unexpectedly, Wu Peng had also come.

He walked into the room and knelt down in front of Zhao Xiumei.

"Auntie, I know you have a lot of concerns, but I really like Honghong. I have considered marrying her after much deliberation. No matter what happens to us in the future, I will not use the fact that she has been married and has children to attack her.

I have thought it through. I will tell everyone that the baby in his belly is my own. If the birth month is wrong, I will say it is a premature birth.

Auntie, I will definitely treat Hong Hong well, please agree to our marriage."

Zhao Xiumei saw that his face was full of sincerity and found him much more pleasing to the eye than Zhang Yunlai.

Then he relaxed and said, "You don't mind, but what about your family? Can they accept it?"

"My family only has me and my dad. My dad said that as long as I am happy, he will be happy."

After saying that, Wu Peng took out a red gift box. When he opened it, he found it was filled with money.

"Auntie, this is the betrothal gift my father asked me to bring. Although our family is far from being as wealthy as Jingcheng's, this betrothal gift is based on the betrothal gift Jingcheng gave to Lili. It's 6,666 yuan, please accept it."

Zhao Xiumei glanced at Jiang Xianhong again, "Have you made up your mind to marry him?"

"Yeah." Jiang Xianhong nodded heavily.

Zhao Xiumei took the gift box and said, "You are all adults. Since you two are so determined, I won't bother you anymore. Wu Peng, please get up and sit down."

Wu Peng said happily, "Thank you, Auntie."

"So when are you planning to get married?"

Wu Peng said, "Since you have agreed, we will go get the marriage certificate tomorrow and hold the wedding banquet next week. I am afraid that Honghong's belly will get bigger and people will gossip about her."

Zhao Xiumei nodded, feeling relieved that Wu Peng was also considering her daughter.

"Where will you live after you get married?"

"I live with my dad now. It's a two-bedroom, one-living room apartment allocated by his company. After Honghong and I get married, we have no plans to live there yet. Commercial housing is going to be built in Haiping City. I will buy one then and Honghong and I will move out and live alone."

"That's fine too."

After chatting for a while, Zhao Xiumei said, "It's a rare opportunity that you all came. Lili and Honghong also bought a lot of food. We will eat it at noon. I will go to cook."

"Okay Auntie, I'll go and help you."

Ding Yuanyuan smiled and said, "This is your first time at our house, how can I let you into the kitchen? I'll go and help you."

As soon as she finished speaking, Xie Jingcheng also arrived.

"Hey! Who's here? Who's here for the first time?"

Wu Peng raised his head and smiled, "Yes, brother. You came at the right time. Let's leave lunch to the two of us. I'll cook and you light the fire."

It is said that the mother-in-law became more and more satisfied with her son-in-law. Zhao Xiumei, who was angry just now, now had a smile on her face.

"You two just sit down, Yuanyuan and I will cook, Xianming will light the fire."

But Wu Peng insisted, "Aunt, I learned cooking from a master chef at a state-owned hotel when I was a teenager, and my cooking is delicious. Jingcheng and I will cook today, and you can enjoy the blessing of having a son-in-law."

As he said that, he carried Xie Jingcheng into the kitchen.

Zhao Xiumei was even happier. "That's fine. If you need any help, just call me."

"Okay."