Through her contact with her two cousins, Meng Tao gradually got to know them and felt that they were not as annoying as Grandma Xu and Aunt Xu said, nor were they as "evil" as Shen Yu described. On the contrary, they were beautiful and elegant, with the characteristics of contemporary "new humans", and had very interesting souls hidden under their appearance.

Grandma Xu and Aunt Xu's complaints are simply because the cousins ​​always refuse to get married and have become old spinsters, making the Xu family a laughing stock. In fact, it is not their fault. When playing chess, one has to see how good the opponent is. The cousins ​​are very outstanding and naturally have a broad vision. They have higher requirements for their other half, which makes it more difficult for them to find someone who can match them. The world is so big, there are still many outstanding men. I believe that they will eventually find their other half.

Shen Yu's dislike is easier to understand: this guy was probably often "bullied" by his four cousins ​​when he was a child. He was too young to resist and held resentment in his heart. As Meng Zhehan said, he gradually developed "misogyny" and was unwilling to talk to women.

As for him and Meng Tao, the only explanation is that their marriage destiny has arrived. When they meet their destined person, they have no choice but to pay attention to him or her.

This is how Meng Tao imagined it.

In short, Shen Yu's "nagging" cannot affect the friendship between Meng Tao and her cousins. Shen Yu feels helpless when he sees Meng Tao likes to hang out with her cousins. It's not that his cousins ​​are bad, he was raised by them and knows their personalities well. They are ruffian and domineering with all kinds of flaws. When they go crazy, they dare to do anything and are more naughty than boys. They are bold and reckless and do whatever they want. Although she is suppressed by her grandmother and aunt, she still has the image of an elegant lady, but it's all pretended. Her real behavior is not to be praised. As the saying goes, bad people are bad by association. He doesn't want his well-behaved and lovely little wife to be infected with their bad habits.

Fortunately, my cousins ​​all have their favorite jobs and are very dedicated to their work. Once they get into the right state, they can be called workaholics. It is common for them to disappear for a week, a month, or even half a year. I guess my young wife won’t be able to stay with them for a few days, and they will have to leave again. When they come back, the couple will have returned to the Shen family, so there is no need to worry too much.

Shen Yu went to work, and Meng Tao stayed at Xu's house. She was five months pregnant. The doctor said everything was normal during the last physical examination, but Grandma Xu was very worried because Meng Tao looked like she was not pregnant. She could still wear a slim dress and her belly was not even noticeable. She looked even worse than a chubby girl. If no one told others, no one would know she was pregnant. Grandma Xu wondered if she was not getting enough nutrition, so she found a nutritionist to prepare special meals for Meng Tao.

So when it was time to eat, the table in front of Meng Tao was filled with all kinds of soups and dishes that had been steamed, boiled, or stewed. They were nutritious, fragrant, and light in taste. Meng Tao could eat just half a bowl, but she couldn't stand the same taste. In fact, she preferred spicy food and drinks, but Grandma Xu said no, saying that strong flavors were not good for the baby in her belly, so she had to watch her eat and drink.

Seeing Meng Tao frowning, Xu Yingshuang tasted the food for her and also felt that the saltiness was too light. She said that Taotao would definitely not be able to eat so much and it would be better to share it with everyone. Grandma Xu told her not to worry about it and told Taotao to eat first and to eat everything and they could talk about it later if they couldn't finish it.

Meng Tao had no choice but to eat slowly and in small bites, intending to wait until everyone had finished their meal, then she would leave the table and go back to her room before having another meal.

Everyone found it funny to see Meng Tao taking medicine, except Pan Lina, who looked indignant, curled her lips and rolled her eyes, and whispered, "What a hypocrite!"

Pan Lina has been back from the hospital for a few days. The scratches on her face and neck have been carefully treated by the doctor with the best trauma medicine. They are almost healed, except for some light pink scars. The doctor said that she needs to avoid certain foods and strengthen her nutrition. The scratches will heal slowly and the scars will gradually disappear.

Seeing that Grandma Xu prepared a special meal for Meng Tao and gave her so many nutritious dishes, Pan Lina thought about how she had been pregnant before, and although she miscarried, she had never been treated like this. Moreover, she was now a wounded soldier and needed the same nutrition, but she had to eat the same meals as everyone else. Why should she be treated differently? Meng Tao was just a granddaughter-in-law who ate for free, and she was the legitimate granddaughter-in-law of this family, okay? The more Pan Lina thought about it, the more uncomfortable she felt, and the more unfair it felt. She subconsciously poked the rice grains in the bowl with her chopsticks to vent her anger.

At noon today, except Xu Hengrui, none of the men in the family came back to eat. Almost everyone sitting around the table heard Pan Lina's "pretentious" words, but everyone pretended to be deaf and ignored her.

Aunt Xu, Wu Daning, sighed helplessly in her heart, and was once again upset that her second son had married such a daughter-in-law. She was petty-minded and willful and did not consider the occasion. Alas, she should not have agreed to their marriage at that time. It was really hasty.

Xu's second aunt Deng Liyun used a serving chopstick to pick up a chicken drumstick and put it into Pan Lina's bowl, smiling and saying, "Everyone has been busy with Yu'er's wedding recently. Lina has no one to take care of her in the hospital. She doesn't eat well and doesn't live well. Look at how thin she has become. Eat more meat and replenish yourself. When Hengze comes back in a few days, don't blame us for not taking good care of his wife."

Pan Lina's eyes were red and her voice was choked with sobs: "Thank you, auntie, you still love me."

Wu Daning paused with his chopsticks, looked at Deng Liyun and Pan Lina, and said nothing.

Grandma Xu didn't even raise her eyelids. She just added more soup to Meng Tao's bowl and gently coaxed her to drink more.

After finishing her meal, Xu Liwen put down her chopsticks and said, "Mom, you often go abroad with my dad, so you should broaden your horizons. Why are you still dazzled? Lina has obviously gained weight and looks fat, but you insist on saying that she is thin. Isn't this misleading? If Lina becomes a fat girl again, won't it be your fault?"

Deng Liyun glared at Xu Liwen and said, "What do you know? Girls need to be plump and healthy. Look at how healthy Taotao's face is, it's pink and healthy, that's because she's well-nourished. Lina's face is pale, even if she's fat, it's just puffiness, it's useless."

Meng Tao: “…”

Well, I can’t get away from it, so I got dragged into it.

It was obvious that my smiling second aunt disliked me from the bottom of her heart because of Wu Hong and Deng Linlin.

When Pan Lina heard that she looked fat, she dared not eat the chicken leg anymore. She touched her face subconsciously and her expression changed: although she no longer dances and doesn't need to rely on her youth, she still has to maintain a slim figure and can't get fat, which would be so ugly.

(End of this chapter)