In the end, Pei Ziheng couldn't resist the temptation of "cheating" and followed Pei Yang downstairs happily.

In order not to wake up Shen Mingzhu in the bedroom, the father and son took off their shoes and tiptoed to the living room like thieves.

They didn't dare turn on the lights. One of them used a flashlight while the other opened the refrigerator to take out the pickled crabs.

Pop.

Pei Yang had just taken the crab pot out of the refrigerator and was about to go to the kitchen when the main lights in the living room suddenly came on.

When he turned around, he saw Shen Mingzhu standing in front of the switch with disheveled hair, looking at the father and son with a half-smile, "What are you doing?"

Pei Yang looked down at the glass jar in his hand and shook it left and right.

"If I say I can't sleep and want to get up and exercise, would you believe me?"

Shen Mingzhu sneered, "I thought there was a thief in my house. Should I lock the refrigerator tomorrow?"

"Not really, not really."

Pei Yang retorted and turned around to put the crab pot back into the refrigerator.

Shen Mingzhu picked up the feather duster on the closet and walked over to him, "Not at all, I won't let you do that!"

"Don't hit me, wife, I was wrong!"

Pei Yang jumped and dodged, begging for mercy, and quickly escaped back to the bedroom.

Only mother and son were left in the living room.

Shen Mingzhu looked at him while panting.

Pei Ziheng put down the flashlight and came to Shen Mingzhu obediently.

"Mom, I was wrong."

Shen Mingzhu looked stern and asked, "What's wrong?"

"I shouldn't do bad things with my father. Cheating is wrong."

"That's good to know. Stretch out your hand, your left hand!"

Pei Ziheng obediently stretched out his left hand.

Shen Mingzhu turned the feather duster around and hit Pei Ziheng's palm hard several times with the handle.

"Does it hurt?"

Pei Ziheng nodded.

"It's okay if it hurts. It hurts so that you can remember the lesson. Next time, I won't just spank the palm of your hand."

Pei Ziheng nodded again.

His facial features are naturally delicate and beautiful, his eyes are narrow and dark, and his lips are rosy. When he is not smiling, he looks like a cold and beautiful boy.

The look of him admitting his mistake at this moment is even more adorable.

Shen Mingzhu's temper softened. "You can tell me what you want in the future. You can't take things without asking. It will develop bad habits. Do you understand?"

Pei Ziheng's dark eyes lit up with star-like hope, "Mom, I want to eat pickled crabs, can I?"

Shen Mingzhu choked and said, "Not today."

Pei Ziheng's little face was suddenly filled with disappointment, and even the light in his eyes disappeared.

Shen Mingzhu's heart softened. "It's too late now. Pickled crabs are raw and cold food. If you eat them in the middle of the night, your stomach won't be able to handle it and you'll have diarrhea. I'll give it to you tomorrow."

Pei Ziheng's face lit up again, "Okay."

"Go back to your room and sleep."

"Well, goodnight, Mom."

"Good night."

After going up to the second floor, Pei Ziheng stopped and stared down at the palm of his left hand which was beaten red.

It feels numb and a little painful.

Mom loves Guoguo so much, but when Guoguo is naughty and disobedient, mom will spank Guoguo on the butt and palms.

But his mother never hit him.

This was the first time his mother hit him.

She was completely different from the bad woman in her previous life. She felt happy even when being beaten by her mother.

He clenched his palms, returned to his room with a satisfied look on his face, and lay down on the bed to sleep.

…

Downstairs bedroom.

"Honey, I heard everything."

As soon as I lay down, I heard the man's resentful voice.

She glanced sideways.

"You need to give Ziheng some special treatment."

Shen Mingzhu ignored him and turned over to go to sleep.

Pei Yang climbed onto the bed and lay in front of her, his eyes staring at her like light bulbs.

"In this family, the one you love the most is indeed Ziheng."

Shen Mingzhu closed her eyes and didn't want to pay attention.

Pei Yang continued to feel sorry for himself: "Whether in your heart or in this family, I am the one with the lowest status."

"No one loves me, I am just a cabbage in the field."

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Shen Mingzhu opened her eyes and said, "Shut up, turn off the lights, and go to sleep!"

Pei Yang looked at her eagerly, "Are you tired of me? Don't you love me anymore?"

Shen Mingzhu's eyebrows skipped a beat. After glaring at the man for a moment, she reached out and patted the man on the head.

"Don't make a fuss. I'll give you food tomorrow, too."

Pei Yang's expression instantly turned from gloomy to bright. He hugged her and rubbed his furry head against her neck.

"I knew you still loved me!"

Shen Mingzhu looked up at the sky speechlessly, "Turn off the lights."

"good."

Pei Yang jumped off the bed and turned off the light, then quickly jumped onto the bed, slid down beside her and hugged her again.

"Go to bed, wife, good night."

Leaning against the man's broad and warm chest, Shen Mingzhu silently curled her lips, relaxed her consciousness and let herself fall asleep.

…

The next day, not long after work, Shen Mingzhu received a call from Lao Zhu. Tang Jinshui did not play any tricks today, and Shen Mingzhu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

She didn't want to make things too awkward with Tang Jinshui unless it was absolutely necessary.

In business, harmony brings wealth, and one more friend is definitely better than one more enemy.

At noon, after eating in the cafeteria and returning to the office, Shen Mingzhu stood while digesting the food while talking on the phone.

First call Pei Wenping and ask her to come to my house for dinner after work.

Then he called Pei Ke and asked him to invite Cui Lianying to his house to eat crabs.

Pei Ke has been dating Cui Lianying for a while. Apart from meeting Shen Mingzhu once during a blind date, Pei Yang and Pei Wenping have never met each other.

It's time to invite people home so that everyone can meet formally.

In the afternoon, Shen Mingzhu left work half an hour early and went to the market to buy some vegetables and a jar of fine Huadiao wine.

Raw pickled foods are cold in nature, while Huadiao wine is warm in nature. It can not only remove the fishy smell and increase the freshness, but also resist the cold nature of seafood.

In addition to raw pickled crabs, Shen Mingzhu also made drunken shrimps, squirrel mandarin fish, sweet and sour pork, clams and vermicelli pot, a big pot of yam and pork ribs porridge, and fried a few home-cooked side dishes, filling the table.

After all, this is Cui Lianying's first visit, so he should be treated well.

Pei Wenping arrived early and put on an apron to help her and Sister Yu.

At around seven o'clock, voices were heard outside.

Pei Wenping was the first to go out, and came back a few seconds later. While taking off her apron, she said to Shen Mingzhu:

"Someone has arrived. I'll go out to receive them."

After Pei Wenping left, Sister Yu said to Shen Mingzhu, "I wonder if the tea has gotten cold. How about I go get a hot pot?"

Shen Mingzhu did not expose the other party's intention to go out and watch the fun, and agreed with a smile.

Sister Yu has worked in the Pei family for so many years and is considered half-family to them. It is natural for her to be curious about what kind of wife Pei Ke has found.

Not long after, Sister Yu and Pei Wenping returned to the kitchen one after another.

"He seems to be okay, and has a kind personality."

"Yes, he did. He even brought me something. He's very polite." Sister Yu smiled and agreed with Pei Wenping.

Shen Mingzhu couldn't help but tease Yu Hong after hearing this, "What good things did Aunt Cui bring you that you are so happy?" (End of this chapter)