"I feel ashamed every time I think about it. I finally invited these ladies, hoping to use the flower viewing event to build relationships with them so that they would speak well of our Zhou family in front of their husbands and sons, and even cooperate with us. In the end, I was laughed at."
Mrs. Zhou became increasingly angry as she spoke, her chest heaving violently. "It's just a few pots of flowers, and you're asking for them back! It's a good thing you broke up with her, otherwise I wouldn't be able to afford to lose face like this."
Grandpa Zhou came back from walking his bird and just happened to hear what his daughter-in-law said. He couldn't help but sneer: "Just a few pots of flowers? If you have the ability, go get a few pots! Didn't you spend money to buy them later? I spent 500,000, but which pot of flowers can compare to An An's." There was a hint of sarcasm and dissatisfaction in his tone.
Mrs. Zhou's face turned pale and blue, but she was unable to refute her father-in-law's words.
Grandpa Zhou continued, "If An An's flowers were sold, a pot could be sold for two or three hundred thousand to those who knew how to appreciate them. I heard from Nan Yi that An An returned all the things Mu Fan gave her. How come our Zhou family is so shameless that we don't want to give, but only take." His voice was filled with disappointment and anger.
Mrs. Zhou gritted her teeth and lowered her head, her heart filled with annoyance and regret. How could she not have noticed that the old man had returned, but she was unwilling to admit her mistake.
"You're here saying An An is stingy, but what have you ever given An An? You're eating what she made and still complaining. Luckily, An An knew how to cut her losses and break up. A blessed person won't marry an unblessed one. Our Zhou family would have been ruined if we had married you."
When Mrs. Zhou heard what the old man said, she was so angry that she almost fainted, but she didn't dare to refute him and could only stand by with gritted teeth.
Only after the old man walked away did Mrs. Zhou dare to curse, "This old fool!"
Zhou Mufan frowned, looked at his mother with displeasure, and said, "Mom, that's Grandpa."
Seeing that her son didn't speak up for her, Mrs. Zhou felt extremely aggrieved. Tears welled up in her eyes and she choked up and said, "Why don't you say that he said that to me just because I wasn't the daughter-in-law he chose, and because I've been nice to him all these years?"
The more Mrs. Zhou thought about it, the sadder she became. She couldn't help crying out loud and continued to sob, "I gave birth to you and your elder sister and younger sister. I have made great contributions to the Zhou family, but he still thinks of me like this and says that I am destroying the Zhou family."
Zhou Mufan sighed, feeling helpless. He felt like he shouldn't have come back to face such a family dispute.
He looked at his mother crying so sadly, and he couldn't help but feel a little pity, but at the same time he felt a little annoyed. He didn't know how to comfort his mother.
"Mom, don't cry. Grandpa means no harm." Zhou Mufan agreed with his grandfather's words in his heart, but facing the crying woman in front of him, he really didn't know what to say. After all, she was the mother who gave birth to him. What could he do?
"Right, it's all my fault, okay?" Mrs. Zhou wiped her tears and choked up as she said, "Xia Ruoan knew I was going to invite people to see the flowers, but she still asked for them back."
"And you know what? She actually gave the flowers to Xu Nanyi. Not only did she take them home, but she also gave them to the Liang family! Those two have always been at odds with me. Not only did I not have any good flowers, but they also posted on WeChat Moments that day, inviting everyone I invited to their house. Isn't this a slap in my face?"
Mrs. Zhou became more and more excited as she spoke, and her voice became louder and louder: "Xia Ruoan is deliberately taking revenge on me and embarrassing me!" Her face was covered with tears, and her eyes were full of grievance and anger.
Zhou Mufan looked at his mother, feeling somewhat helpless. He knew his mother had always been very concerned about her reputation, and this incident had indeed made her feel very embarrassed.
Zhou Mufan knew very well that this could not have been proposed by Xia Ruoan, so he explained: "This has nothing to do with An An. It should be Nan Yi who made the decision."
"She might not like how you treat An An badly, so she wants to return the flowers to An An. As for the flowers ending up with my aunt and the Liang family, I guess An An didn't want them anymore and just gave them away."
Mrs. Zhou became even angrier when she heard this. "If you don't want it, why can't you give it to me?"
Zhou Mufan was so angry that he almost laughed. He said in a very rude tone: "Because you treat her badly, Nan Yi thinks you don't deserve An An's flowers. Is this reason enough?"
Mrs. Zhou was choked by her son and was speechless, but she still refused to give up, "Then why didn't she return the flowers to you?"
Zhou Mufan replied impatiently: "Mom, you hate An An so much, why do you still want her things?"
Mrs. Zhou was suddenly speechless.
Zhou Mufan continued, "Okay, Mom, since you don't like her, I've broken up with her now. Are you satisfied?" He turned and left. If his mother had been nicer to An An, perhaps An An wouldn't have left.
Thinking of this, he felt a pang of pain in his heart.
"No, what do you mean? I didn't force you to break up. Anyway, you will not marry her in the future, and I will not agree to you marrying her." Mrs. Zhou was also tough.
It was just a pity to waste those flowers. She only found out later how valuable they were. If she had known earlier, she would have hidden them and not let Xu Nanyi move them away.
"Xia Meihui is the daughter-in-law I have in mind. You must get along well with her, okay?" Mrs. Zhou shouted from behind.
Because Xia Ruoan had to go to school, she went back with Leng Zexi after dinner.
The next morning, Xia Ruoan got up and washed up. Breakfast was already on the table. She looked at Leng Zexi who came out of the room and asked, "When did you get up to make breakfast?"
Leng Zexi looked over and smiled, "You forgot, Mom asked Aunt Rong to come over and make it. She will cook our three meals a day from now on. Try it and see if it suits your taste."
Xia Ruoan then remembered that this seemed to be the case.
"thank you!"
"What are you thanking me for? Let's eat!" Leng Zexi pulled Xia Ruoan to sit down and eat.
Xia Ruoan looked at the various delicacies on the table and couldn't help but smile in surprise: "These seem to be what I like to eat! Do you like to eat these too?"
You know, the aunt at home should be very clear about Leng Zexi's preferences, but now all the dishes are her favorite, which makes her feel a little confused.
Leng Zexi smiled slightly and said softly: "I'm fine, I just told my aunt that all future meals will be prepared according to your taste.
I'm not picky about food and can eat anything, so don't worry too much. Besides, I think our tastes are actually quite similar." His words were gentle and caring, which warmed Xia Ruoan's heart.
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