Quick Transmigration: Can This Kind of Scum Become the Chosen One?

Chapter 117 The Dark Male Lead's Mother 5

"Jiang Fei, do you want to eat hot pot? My mom said we're having hot pot tonight. We can go buy some of our favorite dishes after school."

"Okay, then let's go to the supermarket to buy groceries later."

This wasn't Jiang Fei's first time going to the supermarket to buy groceries.

The previous weekend, Zhao Qian's mother took them to the supermarket to buy groceries. It was Jiang Fei's first time shopping at a supermarket, and there were so many more things there than at a convenience store.

"Jiang Fei, do you prefer beef or lamb?"

"I like to eat beef."

"I prefer lamb, let's all take some."

"Jiang Fei, hot pot meatballs, let's have a little of everything. There are a lot of us, so let's buy more."

"Jiang Fei, bring some of these dishes too."

"Jiang Fei, buy some shrimp, so my mom can make shrimp paste."

Zhao Qian loaded all kinds of meat and vegetables into the shopping cart.

"Zhao Qian, isn't this a bit too much?"

Jiang Fei picked out a box of beef for herself, and then picked out some other things she liked to eat. When she looked at her shopping cart, it was already full.

"It's okay, buy more. We can save the leftovers for next time."

Finally, when the shopping cart was completely full, I headed towards the checkout counter.

"Jiang Fei, you pay the bill first, and I'll go get two more drinks."

Zhao Qian waited until Jiang Fei finished paying the bill before taking his drink over.

"Jiang Fei, you paid? My mom gave me the money and specifically told me to pay. I feel so bad. How much is it? I'll give you the money."

"It's alright, it's not much money, I'll pay. It would be too much of a shame for you to pay for the groceries when we're eating at your house."

When they arrived at the supermarket, Zhao Qian's mother was waiting outside.

"You bought so many groceries? Here, give me the groceries, I'll take them back and prepare them. You can take your time, just be here before dinner."

When Zhao Qian's mother ran into acquaintances in the neighborhood, they couldn't help but ask her about all the things she was carrying.

"My brother and sister's family are coming over for dinner today, so I bought extra groceries."

When Jiang Fei arrived at Zhao Qian's house, she found that there were many people there.

"Jiang Fei, this is my uncle and aunt's family. Let's go to our room and do our homework first."

Zhao Qian took Jiang Fei directly to her room.

"Zhao Qian, Jiang Fei, it's time to eat. Eat first and then do your homework."

However, there were ten people, while Zhao Qian's family had an eight-person table.

At this point, there was only one seat left on the table.

"Jiang Fei, you sit here and eat. We can squeeze in."

The hot pot was placed in the middle, and the meat and vegetables were placed on the side of Zhao Qian's aunt and uncle. There were only some vegetables in front of Jiang Fei.

Jiang Fei could only wait for them to finish cooking before taking the beef out of the hot pot to eat.

"Zhao Qian, is this your classmate?"

Aunt Zhao Qian spoke up.

"Yes, she's my classmate. She lives here too, but Jiang Fei's mom isn't home right now, so she comes to our house for dinner."

"Oh, I see. You should eat more vegetables, classmate. You need to pay attention to a balanced diet of meat and vegetables. It's not good to just eat meat."

"Oh, okay." Jiang Fei wasn't familiar with this person, so she could only smile.

When Jiang Fei reached for some beef in the hot pot again, his chopsticks were slapped.

The beef fell into the pot.

Jiang Fei didn't take it to heart; everyone was sharing food from the same pot, so it was normal for chopsticks to scramble around.

So Jiang Fei tried to grab it again, but it was knocked away again.

"Some people come here to freeload and act all superior, not considering themselves outsiders at all. Zhao Qian, some people are just shameless, always thinking about taking advantage. You shouldn't make friends with just anyone."

Jiang Fei looked up and belatedly realized that the other person was talking about her, and that she had deliberately knocked over the chopsticks.

Does this mean I'm taking advantage of someone else?

Jiang Fei looked at Zhao Qian, knowing that he had paid for it.

He bought this beef specifically for himself, and he probably doesn't eat more than ten slices of it.

How is that taking advantage?

"Auntie, Jiang Fei likes to eat beef." Zhao Qian looked at his parents and explained with an awkward smile.

"Just because you like to eat doesn't mean you can go to other people's houses and eat and drink to your heart's content. Zhao Qian, don't you think about how much it costs to buy these vegetables? Nobody's money grows on trees."

Jiang Fei's face turned red with anger, and her words were clearly directed at herself.

Zhao Qian also kept his head down, avoiding his gaze, and did not offer a single explanation.

Jiang Fei put down her chopsticks, picked up her schoolbag, and left.

"Jiang Fei, Jiang Fei, why are you leaving already? Finish your meal before you go," Zhao Qian's mother called out from behind.

Jiang Fei paused at the door for two seconds, calling out twice from inside, but no one came out to try and stop him.

Jiang Fei went home with a sullen face.

The house is fairly tidy.

I forgot to put laundry detergent in the washing machine last time, and then I forgot to hang the clothes out to dry. They just sat there for a while and started to ferment.

The stench made Jiang Fei vomit, so he hired a part-time cleaner to clean his house and do his laundry.

That way, when Mom comes back, the house can remain as it was.

Jiang Fei was very upset that Zhao Qian had tacitly agreed when others said he had taken advantage of her.

His mother had told him that he should never take advantage of others, so he would buy fruit every time he went to Zhao Qian's house, and he would also buy vegetables on weekends.

He bought all the fruit that was displayed in their living room today, and he also paid for the hot pot tonight.

Jiang Fei believed that she had never had the intention to take advantage of others, let alone acted in that way.

Besides, aren't they friends? Why doesn't Zhao Qian offer a single explanation for himself?

Jiang Fei was very upset and started crying, burying her face in her hands on the table.

Jiang He watched as Jiang Fei cried terribly in the surveillance footage.

Well, I've been traveling for a month now, it's time to go back and visit.

The phone rang, startling Jiang Fei, who was crying.

It was Mom calling.

Jiang Fei ran over to answer the phone, feeling wronged.

"Mom, sob sob."

"What's wrong, Xiao Fei? Why are you crying? Mom will be back tomorrow. Tell Mom if you're upset."

When Jiang Fei heard Jiang He say he would be back tomorrow, she looked at the snacks in the living room, the dining room, and the room, and forgot all about crying.

"Mom, you're coming back tomorrow! That's wonderful! I miss you so much."

"Since Xiao Fei misses her mother so much, maybe she'll see her when she wakes up tomorrow morning."

Jiang Fei jumped up immediately.

"Mom, don't rush back at night, it's not safe. Take your time."

"Okay, I'll listen to Xiao Fei."

After Jiang He hung up the phone, she saw Jiang Fei on the surveillance camera start hiding things.

All sorts of snacks were hidden in the closet, in the table drawers, and under the bed.

I thoroughly checked the house to make sure there was nothing that shouldn't be there.

Fortunately, a cleaning lady came to clean the house; there was no trash, and all the clothes were washed.

The next day, Jiang Fei woke up in the morning and breathed a sigh of relief when she found that her mother had not returned.

Zhao Qian came to find Jiang Fei and explained that he had already told his aunt and the others yesterday that Jiang Fei had bought all the vegetables.

He apologized on behalf of his aunt and Jiang Fei.

"Jiang Fei, this is breakfast my mom made. She specially asked me to bring it to you."

Zhao Qian took two tea eggs.

"No need, you can eat it yourself."

"Then come to our house for dinner tonight."

"My mom is back, I'll just go home and eat."

"Your mother is back? Oh, okay."