"Why are you calling her sister-in-law? I heard that the wives of the guards are all called sister-in-law by their teammates," Ge Xiaotong said again.
Chiang Xiao felt even more helpless.
She hurriedly gave them the steamed buns, "Eat the buns quickly, please. By the way, I think I made a mistake today. I should have bought you meat buns, but I’m so used to being poor that I just blurted out and asked for vegetarian buns! Haha, am I silly? Actually, I do have money now! How about this, I’ll go to the Peace Restaurant at noon and buy you meat dishes!"
She was forcibly changing the subject.
However, it didn’t work.
Liu Pei ignored what she said. Although she took the bun, she asked again, "Little, that Captain Meng looks to be in his early twenties, right? Hasn’t he found a girlfriend yet?"
"Mom, I guess not. Otherwise, why would Zhao Xin still call our Little ’sister-in-law’?" Ge Xiaotong immediately added.
Ge Liutao said weakly, "I think, this shouldn’t happen. Our Little is only how old? Little said it was just a joke, just kidding."
"That’s right. I don’t think that Captain Meng is that kind of person either; he couldn’t have those kinds of thoughts about Little."
Chiang Xiao buried her face in the palm of her hands.
While they were in the midst of their spirited conversation, suddenly, an angry shout rang out, and several people appeared at the doorway.
"Second! Did a dog eat your conscience? Still eating buns? How can you stomach them? How can you still have the face to eat?"
Upon hearing this familiar voice, Ge Liutao, with a bun in hand, trembled again.
Everyone turned to look at the newcomers.
Chiang Songtao, Chiang Baoguo, Ho Laidi, Song Xiyun, along with Yao Cong and Cong Weimin, so many people had come.
Ho Laidi rushed into the sickroom, reached out to slap the bun out of Ge Liutao’s hand, "Let me see you eat! Eat, eat, eat, see if you don’t choke to death! You black-hearted, rotten-gutted old hag!"
Her face was still slightly swollen from the many slaps Chiang Xiao had given her yesterday. But it was as if she had resurrected with full health; she had been scared away yesterday, yet today she seemed to have regained her former combativeness.
Shockingly, Chiang Songhai blocked her hand from slapping Ge Liutao, glared at her, and stood in front of Ge Liutao, "What are you doing?"
"What am I doing? Second, do you still have any shame?" Ho Laidi yelled at the top of her lungs, "You still have the appetite to eat buns at a time ?"
"Why can’t we eat buns? These buns were bought with the money earned by my Little. We’ll eat as many as we want. Big sister-in-law, is it any of your business?"
Chiang Songhai huffed.
Chiang Xiao and Ge Liutao were both stunned.
This was her grandfather (partner)?
When could he ever be so firm in front of Ho Laidi?
Ho Laidi didn’t expect it either.
She immediately started smacking her thigh, howling, "Oh Baohe, you really are pitiful. All in the same hospital, just one floor apart, and you were beaten up so badly in the middle of the night. Your close uncle and aunt didn’t care, didn’t ask, and they were avoiding you, eating the white flour buns!"
Her voice was so loud that it hurt people’s heads and also drew the attention of patients from the surrounding wards.
Seeing that there were spectators outside the door and windows, Ho Laidi howled even louder.
"Look at these elders, how coldhearted and rotten-hearted they are! They don’t care for their own nephew, but eat all by themselves!"
Chiang Songtao just stood by the door, his complexion dark, eyes cast down, remaining silent.
Chiang Baoguo stood beside him, his gaze sweeping across Chiang Xiao’s face.
Song Xiyun was staring at the buns in their hands, involuntarily swallowing saliva.