Chapter 639: Chapter 639: Sigh
“This, this…” Zhuang Lühe was somewhat at a loss.
Qiao Xiaomai saying such things in front of Tong Sanlang, this…
She couldn’t help but look at Tong Sanlang.
Tong Sanlang returned a bitter smile hinged on powerlessness.
“What’s this?” Qiao Xiaomai raised an eyebrow, used a handkerchief to wipe the grease off her hands, picked up her chopsticks and began eating the shrimp, “Mom, I won’t swallow my anger like you. One’s treatment is earned.”
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Even she was lampooned by this remark.
He was reminded of what Qiao Xiaomai had said before, that she treated Qiao Changshun and Qiao Dami brusquely and lacked patience since she didn’t consider them family, poking at their weak spots on purpose.
Now Zhuang Lühe was subjected to the same treatment.
“Xiaomai, your mom just recovered, don’t say nonsense.” Qiao Changshun put down his chopsticks and patted Zhuang Lühe’s shoulder.
On hearing that, Qiao Xiaomai rolled her eyes, “I’m not talking nonsense. Mom Tong criticized me a few days ago for being unclean with other men, yet now she has the gut to ask me to cook Buddha Jumps Over the Wall. Does she really think I have no temper at all?”
“Oh, yes. You’re all made of clay, none of you have a temper.” As she spoke, she rolled her eyes again, “I might as well invite grandma here tomorrow. She’s the most reasonable of all.”
“Or, as dad suggested, you cook Buddha Jumps Over the Wall and invite dad and grandpa over.” Seeing Qiao Xiaomai say this, and her eye roll, Tong Sanlang immediately said.
Qiao Xiaomai’s words actually included him in the ridicule, and the act of Zhang Family pricked his backbone. He wasn’t made of clay. He was ill-tempered.
Upon hearing this, Qiao Xiaomai looked at him, “Huh.”
He had long understood the true meaning of ‘huh’. Now Qiao Xiaomai hit him with another ‘huh’, which made him uneasy, “Really, I’ll go and invite dad and grandpa.”
Seeing this, the sarcasm on Qiao Xiaomai’s face didn’t decrease at all. She chewed the shrimp in her mouth and looked at Zhuang Lühe, “Parents don’t necessarily need to give up everything for their children. First, parents are human beings. Being parents is secondary.”
“Making a mistake occasionally is not a big deal. There’s no need to punish yourself for the rest of your life because of one mistake.”
“As children, unconditional filial piety isn’t required. Parents’ normal needs must be satisfied, but the unreasonable ones should be denied.”
“You must hold your own balance deep in your heart.”
As Qiao Xiaomai spoke, her gaze swept over Zhuang Lühe, Qiao Changshun and Tong Sanlang one by one. Her eyes were full of meaning.
The three of them “…”
Tong Sanlang touched his nose and commented, “Anyway, I didn’t promise anything, just leave this matter.”
Next time he encountered such a situation, he would better not tell Qiao Xiaomai.
He underestimated the severity of Qiao Xiaomai’s mood.
Zhuang Lühe’s face was pale. She lowered her head and said nothing.
Qiao Changshun was accustomed to being provoked by Qiao Xiaomai. At these words, a smile appeared on his face, “Xiaomai, don’t you see that I’m changing? We should allow some time for change.”
“Then, if Sanlang’s dad comes to stir up trouble, you can handle him. I don’t want to cook any Buddha Jumps Over the Wall.”
She loved delicious food and cooking, but in the middle of summer, she really didn’t want to hang around the stove every day.
Upon hearing this, Qiao Changshun replied, “Okay, leave this matter to me.”
Over the past six months, all the family matters had been shouldered by Qiao Xiaomai alone. As a father, it was time for him to muster up some courage.