Chapter 346 - Rebellion! Showing No Respect for the Senior!
Chapter 346 Rebellion! Showing No Respect for the Senior!
Xia Ning feels embarrassed. Zhang Hai who stands beside her says, “Aunt, Mrs. Yi is just back from the hospital. She doesn’t feel well and needs to rest in quietness.”
“Oh?” Zheng Yao questioned, lifting her eyebrows. She turns to Zhang Hai, “Who are you? Are you supposed to speak anything here?”
Zhang Hai feels stuck. He knows that the mother of Commander Yi is not an easy-going person. Now, he realizes that she is much more difficult than being not easy-going.
“Sorry. I shouldn’t have spoken.” Zhang Hai responds. He puts the luggage on the ground and takes a step backwards to stand straight there.
Zheng Yao frowns. She asks in displeasure, “Boy, what do you mean by standing here? You are afraid that I may swallow your Mrs. Yi? Go out!”
Zhang Hai turns to Xia Ning, asking for her opinion through his eyes.
Xia Ning nods, motioning him to leave.
Zhang Hai hesitates for a while. It is imaginable that if he leaves, Xia Ning will be on her own and Zheng Yao will definitely …
However, it is the family issue of Yi’s. He can’t do any help but feel worried! Commander Yi is not here. Mrs. Yi can’t but protect herself by her own.
Zhang Hai walks out of the house. Zheng Yao looks at Xia Ning, asking in a cold voice, “You hung out in the hospital?”
Zheng Yao uses the words “Hang Out”. Xia Ning understands that in Zheng Yao’s opinion, she is an indecent woman. It is no use for her to deny.
“I didn’t feel well, so, I went to see the doctor.”
“Hum!” Zheng Yao snorts. At the time, someone walks out from the kitchen.
“Aunt, the cake is done. Do you want to taste it?”
The voice sounds sweet.. Xia Ning turns around and sees Mei Ruo!
The scene that Mei Ruo passed by her in the unground tunnel pops up in her mind. Xia Ning feels nervous. But she is more worried about another thing. She wants to ask Mei Ruo where Yi Yunrui is.
Mei Ruo looks at Xia Ning’s eyes. She is aware of what Xia Ning is thinking about. But she gives out a mild laugh, takes the cake and goes to sit down by Zheng Yao, saying, “Aunt, have a taste.”
“OK. Let me try.” When facing Mei Ruo, Zheng Yao is in a completely different attitude. She takes a small bite of the cake and gives her compliments at once.
Xia Ning feels very sad in her heart. If it were her, no matter how delicious the cake was, Zheng Yao would find some problems in it.
“What are you standing there for? Didn’t you just come back from the hospital? Come to eat some food.” Zheng Yao impatiently says to Xia Ning.
“Ok.” Xia Ning responds and sits down by Zheng Yao.
At the moment, she feels like sitting on a carpet with needles.
Mei Ruo politely passes her a piece of cake. Xia Ning takes it over and eats slowly.
As Xia Ning doesn’t say a word, Zheng Yao mistakes it as displeasure. She suddenly bursts into a fury, “Why? You are very displeased about my coming to your house? Do you think that I am willing to come? Do you know what kind of trouble you have made? It has been reported in the newspaper! If I still don’t keep a watch on you, you will bring shame to the Yi Villa!”
Xia Ning purses her lips. She keeps eating the cake and doesn’t respond.
What can she say? Can she deny? Zheng Yao won’t believe her.
“Mei Ruo and I will stay here for some time till Rui comes back. Mei Ruo will take care of you today and tomorrow. It is your turn to do the housework in two days.” Zheng Yao pauses for a while and continues, “I would like to see how well my daughter-in-law can cook. Do you have any disagreements on the arrangement?”
Xia Ning shakes her head and says, “No, I don’t.” As if she remembers something, Xia Ning continues, “But…”
“There is no but! It is the duty for a daughter-in-law to serve her mother-in-law! You may arrange your own business. Anyway, three meals a day, no one should be delayed!”
“Yes. I see.” Well. It is good that Leng Weiwei has arranged an assistant for her. Based on Zheng Yao’s words, Xia Ning has to come home punctually. If no one helps her at work, as an office worker, how can she be so free.
Zheng Yao snorts, “Rui doesn’t fail to afford your living, but you insist on going to work! It is humiliating. What a shame to our family!”
Xia Ning feels painful in her heart. She mildly turns her face away. She feels angry.
If Yi Yunrui were here, he would take care of these issues for her. Now, she is alone. Does she really need to announce the war against Zheng Yao?
After all, Zheng Yao is Yi Yunrui’s mother. If she quarreled with her, she would put Yi Yunrui in difficulty.
And if so, Zheng Yao will have her on the ropes. At that time, Xia Ning would be blamed for showing no respect to the senior.
When Zheng Yao is with Mei Ruo, she talks about everything, while Mei Ruo always tries to please Zheng Yao in many ways. Seeing them chatting happily, Xia Ning feels herself really bad at speeches.
It is her fault. She is unable to please her mother-in-law.
She is not a good daughter-in-law. She brings difficulties to Yi Yunrui.
However, … she is really very unhappy!
In the evening, Mei Ruo prepares a table of fine dishes. Zheng Yao gives a lot of compliments when having supper. Mei Ruo is always good at cooking. Now, in order to please Zheng Yao, she even puts more efforts into the dishes. Therefore, by comparison, Xia Ning feels even more obviously that she doesn’t do well as a wife.
All these years, it is always Yi Yunrui who does the cooking. Xia Ning seldom cooks. To be honest, she is unable to make such fine dishes.
“Ruo, if Rui had stayed with you at that time, he would have had his appetite satisfied.” Zheng Yao seems to mention it casually. Actually, she says that on purpose.
Xia Ning frowns.
“Aunt Zheng, you are joking. Whom Rui likes is Ning. We are good friends forever.” saying so, Mei Ruo glances at Xia Ning. She clearly notices the displeasure of Xia Ning. She feels greatly happy about that.
‘You are unhappy with this? You will have a lot to go through!’ thought Mei Ruo.
It takes Xia Ning a lot of effort to finish the supper. When she sees Mei Ruo collecting the utensils to wash, she follows her to the kitchen.
She is worried that Zheng Yao may tell her to do other things, leaving her no spare time. So, she just asks, “Colonel Mei, how is Rui now?”
“You are his wife. Don’t you know how your husband is? Why do you ask me?”
Xia Ning feels her mouth stuck. She responds patiently, “Zhang Hai has received no news from Rui. I can’t contact Rui. Your identity is special, not like common people. Can you contact Rui?”
“The information about Commander Yi is military confidential. Even if I know it, I am not going to tell you.” Actually, she also feels very worried. There is no news about Yi Yunrui, as if he suddenly disappears. She is angry with Yi Yunrui because of his attitude when they met last time. She is deliberately unkind to Xia Ning. She wants to see what Yi Yunrui can do to her!
It seems that Mei Ruo won’t tell her. Instead of begging Mei Ruo humbly to tell her, she would rather keep her backbone and patiently wait for Yi Yunrui to come back.
“I am going to have an exclusive interview with your elder brother Su Shen recently. Do you mind telling me whether there are any things I need to pay attention to?”
Hearing this, Mei Ruo’s hands pause, “How do you know that Su Shen is my elder brother?”
That Su Shen is her elder brother has never been announced openly. How can Xia Ning know it?
“Someone told me that. Colonel Mei, can you tell me what your elder brother doesn’t like?”
Mei Ruo glances at Xia Ning dismissively. She responds impatiently, “Try not to mention his wife in front of him.”
“Thank you.”
“Xia Ning, come out to peel an apple for me!”
Zheng Yao’s voice comes from the living room. Xia Ning responds and goes out hurriedly.
As what Zheng Yao has said, Mei Ruo really takes care of Xia Ning for two days. However, two days later, Zheng Yao suddenly raises more requirements.
Her breakfast should be Chinese style or western style? Her lunch must contain several dishes and a soup; her supper should be fried, roasted or braised? And even her midnight snack should…Let alone the work at the weekly, Xia Ning is almost exhausted after being busy for the whole day.
“Crack!”, Zheng Yao heavily puts down her chopsticks on the table.
“Is this for human being to eat? Dump it and cook again.”
Xia Ning takes a deep breath then takes up a dish and goes to the kitchen.
Zheng Yao seems to deliberately make a fool of her. She told Xia Ning to redo some dishes every meal. They haven’t had many meals, while a lot of dishes are dumped.
This is the third dish to be redone for today’s supper.
Xia Ning instinctively feels that she is at the edge of her tolerance.
When Xia Ning is cooking, Mei Ruo goes in. She goes to her and says in a cold voice, “My brother is here. Mind your words!”
Xia Ning feels surprised. Does Su Shen come here?
Unsurprisingly, when Xia Ning finishes cooking the dish, there is one more person at the table. It is Su Shen.
“Mr. Su is here. One minute. I will get you the chopsticks and bowl.” Xia Ning goes back to the kitchen and brings the tableware.
“I already had supper at home. Anyway, I’d like taste Mrs. Yi’s cooking.”
Xia Ning gets a bowl of rice for Su Shen and puts it in front of him.
Su Shen takes it over and politely says, “Aunt Zheng, Ruo, Mrs. Yi, I may help myself.”
Zheng Yao looks at Su Shen. She instinctively feels familiar with him, as if she met him somewhere before. She asks, “May I ask what’ Mr. Su does? How did you know Xia Ning?”
Su Shen pauses. He politely responds, “I am a friend of Mrs. Yi because of work. I am the owner of an enterprise. I come here because I want to discuss with Mrs. Yi about the exclusive interview we are going to have in a few days. It is quite a coincidence to meet Aunt here.”
“Oh…What’s the name of your enterprise?”
“TC Group.”
TC Group…Zheng Yao thinks for a while. Suddenly, she remembers the report in the newspaper several days ago. She screws up her face, “Mr. Su, my son is out for business. Xia Ning is alone at home. Are you very familiar with Xia Ning? You come directly to the house!”
Mei Ruo feels her heart tightened when she notices the uneasiness of Zheng Yao’s tone. However, she keeps eating and doesn’t speak a word.
Xia Ning feels shocked. She is just going to respond when Su Shen says, “Aunt Zheng, you misunderstand. Several days ago, something happened to Mrs. Yi. I come to see how her recovery is, so that I can arrange time for my exclusive interview.”
“Hum. It just sounds reasonable.” Zheng Yao says dismissively, “However, If I were not here, I wonder what you would do.”
Hearing this, Mei Ruo frowns. Xia Ning feels a flame come up to her head. She puts down the chopsticks, “Mr. Su, it is inconvenient to have a conversation here. We may talk outside.”
She ignores the expressions of the other people and turns to enter the bedroom to change her clothes quickly. Then, she goes straightly towards the door.
Su Shen smiles, then puts down the chopsticks and the bowl. He stands up and turns to Zheng Yao, saying politely, “Aunt Zheng, Ruo, you may take your time. I may go out with Mrs. Yi for a while. Excuse me.”
Seeing that they openly neglect her, Zheng Yao feels shocked. Till the door is closed forcefully, Zheng Yao drops the chopsticks, “Rebellion! The tricky girl is rebelling.”