novelden Chapter 143 A knife hidden in a smile
Chapter 143 A knife hidden in a smile
Wu Jinfeng rolled her eyes at her, "You're such a coward. Didn't you see the old lady's reaction? Overjoyed? It's not like we don't have great-grandchildren. My grandson is already two years old!"
I see it all clearly. Of the three families, the one the old lady cares about most is the Du Hongxue family. They are famous and wealthy. Du Heming and his son work at a bank, Li Yan works at a hospital, and Zuo Jinyue is a teacher.
This family of four, all of them earn money and are successful. Plus, Hongxue is a smooth talker. The Du family will be theirs from now on.
Looking at our two families, my husband and son are both quiet and reserved. They come over, eat, and then leave. They don't even try to get close to the old lady. It's all up to me to deal with you.
My son Du Hexiang is called a 'general' to put it nicely, but he's too proud and doesn't get anything out of it. Meanwhile, your son Du Hetian is a primary school principal, and…”
"It's a powerless government office." Feng Cuihua was also full of anger with nowhere to vent.
"So, it's better if their child comes later! You don't know anything, just cooperate with me and persuade Zuo Jinyue to eat more longan. It's not a big deal. If anything happens, it's Dr. Li Yan's problem, hmph, it's not a mother-in-law/daughter-in-law relationship, okay..."
Zuo Jinyue couldn't listen anymore. She calmed herself down and walked into the main room. She was afraid of this scheming.
"Xiaoyue, are you feeling unwell? Your lips are all pale." Du Hongxue came over, worried that it had taken him so long to go to the restroom. "Oh dear, your hands are freezing too, Xiaoyue, are you cold?"
Du Hongxue held Jin Yue's hand and rubbed it. Zuo Jin Yue came back to her senses and said, "I'm not cold, honey. If my aunt and uncle try to persuade me to eat longan later, you can stop them for me. I won't eat it."
"Longan? There aren't any here. Didn't you used to like eating them?" Du Hongxue felt a little strange.
"Du Hongxue, you just need to cover for me later, I'll tell you when we get home," Jin Yue said anxiously.
"Okay, okay, Xiaoyue, don't worry!" Du Hongxue hurriedly agreed, thinking it was fine even if he didn't eat what his aunt and uncle gave him.
"Also, take me home right after dinner, I'm not feeling well."
"Ah! You're not feeling well? Let's go back right now!" Du Hongxue exclaimed anxiously.
"It's alright, let's eat before we leave." Zuo Jinyue wanted to see what the aunt would do.
"Okay, whatever you say." Du Hongxue wondered if Xiaoyue was worried about feeling unwell and vomiting after eating? Hadn't she stopped having morning sickness recently? Or could she only eat her mother-in-law's cooking? They were even discussing moving back home.
Not long after Jin Yue and the others sat down, Wu Jinfeng came over with a fruit platter, her face beaming. "Jin Yue, I just heard you're pregnant, so I specially went out to buy you fruit. Look how fresh these longans are, so juicy! I heard that pregnant women should eat more fruit so their babies will have good skin. These longans are so round, eat more of them, and your baby will have big, round eyes. Li Yan, I wasn't wrong this time, was I?"
Li Yan was taken aback. What was her sister-in-law up to? "Well, eating more fruit is good for your skin."
Jin Yue looked at the aunt and wondered if they were still family. If she hadn't "seen" what the aunt said, she would be so moved and would regret how she had viewed her before.
"Here, eat up, Hongxue. Peel it for your wife, so her hands don't get dirty." Feng Cuihua carefully handed over a tissue.
"Thank you, Auntie!" Jin Yue said with a smile.
Du Hongxue took the longan as instructed and began peeling it. Feng Cuihua and Wu Jinfeng exchanged a glance: "Eat up, eat up, eat more. Your doctor mother-in-law approved it, and your husband peeled it himself..."