157 It’s Me
Zhao Lanhua shook her head. “Second Daughter-in-law, just drink the crucian carp soup obediently. In the future, after you give birth and go through postpartum recovery, I’ll definitely let you eat enough crabs!”
Second Sister-in-law Shen looked even more aggrieved. However, she knew that her mother-in-law was doing this for her own good. “Mother, let’s make a deal then? In the future, you must bring me to eat a lot of big crabs!”
“Okay!”
“Mother, actually, it’s fine for Second Sister-in-law to eat one or two crabs.” Ji Zhao smiled faintly and said softly, “Although crabs are of cold nature, nothing will happen if she’s not gluttonous.”
“Ah Tao, can I really eat?” Second Sister-in-law Shen’s eyes lit up when she heard this.
Ji Zhao smiled, then picked up half a spicy crab and handed it to her. “Second Sister-in-law, you can only eat this much.”
“Okay!” Second Sister-in-law Shen eagerly picked up the crab. Just as she was about to bring it to her lips, she subconsciously glanced at Zhao Lanhua, who was sitting opposite her, and pleaded softly, “Mother?”
“Since Ah Tao said that it’s fine, you can have a taste.” Zhao Lanhua smiled and nodded. “But you can only eat this half. Go back to your room and drink fish soup later. Otherwise, you’ll feel like a cat is scratching your heart when you watch us eat.”
“Yes, yes, yes!” Second Sister-in-law Shen nodded hurriedly and said with a smile, “I’ll listen to Mother!”
The family happily finished their dinner!
After dinner, Zhao Lanhua brought Ji Zhao back to the old couple’s main room.
“Mother? What’s wrong?”
“Ah Tao, seeing that the weather is turning cold, Mother specially made a waistcoat for you. Try it and see if it fits.” Zhao Lanhua turned around and picked up a sky-blue waistcoat embroidered with pomegranate flowers from the wardrobe as she said happily.
Ji Zhao couldn’t wait to try it out. She smiled in satisfaction and said, “Mother, this waistcoat fits very well, and it looks especially good.”
“As long as you like it.”
“Mother, thank you.” Ji Zhao smiled gratefully, then said softly, “But don’t rush embroidery work for too long in the future. It’s not good for your eyes.”
“It’s fine. It’s not difficult to make a waistcoat.” Zhao Lanhua smiled indifferently. Then, she thought of something else. She frowned slightly and said softly, “Ah Tao, your adoptive grandmother is in trouble again. Do you know?”
“What’s wrong with her now?” Ji Zhao blinked in confusion and asked curiously.
“She was taken away by the bailiffs of the county office!” Zhao Lanhua could not hide the joy in her tone. “I heard that someone went to the county office to report her. When Old Master Ji was still alive, she sold you out. Later on, in order to find her secret lover, she actually abandoned her only grandson!”
“I heard that she was caught this time and will be locked up for at least a year and a half.” Zhao Lanhua held her hand and comforted her softly. “This is also a good thing for our family.”
“Mother.” Ji Zhao looked into her eyes and mustered her courage. She said frankly, “Actually, the reason why Madam Xie ended up like this was because I was the one who went to the county office to report her.”
Zhao Lanhua was immediately stunned. She nervously grabbed Ji Zhao’s hand and carefully sized her up. “You went to the county office? Did you get beaten? Are you injured?”
“Mother?” Ji Zhao choked out, tears falling uncontrollably. “You…”
Initially, Ji Zhao did not want to talk about this matter because she did not want Zhao Lanhua’s impression of her to be a petty person who would take revenge and be ungrateful. However, she did not expect Zhao Lanhua to be more concerned about whether she was injured.
It turned out that she was also a child doted on by her elders!