Chapter 266 - Miss Zhou, You Thought That My Mother In Law Was A Fool
Since the family gathering with the elders of the Lu family, Song Yajing’s attitude had changed a bit. These past few days, both mother and daughter had been calling her continuously to ask for an answer, and Song Yajing beat around the bush and refused to give an answer.
Both mother and daughter were like cats on a hot tin roof, and they just wanted to know; was the date they had set at the start still effective?
Song Yajing curled her lips into a smile and said, “Forget about a vacation. Ning Qing is pregnant now and it is uncomfortable for her move around. Shaoming probably does not have time to go.”
These three sentences made her attitude clear.
She has already recognised Ning Qing as the daughter in law of the Lu family.
The Zhou crew’s facial expression changed drastically.
“Madam Lu, you…”
It was only then that Ning Qing noticed that her left hand was burnt and had a blister on it. It was probably because she did not have time to duck, and a little water must have spilled on her.
The blister was very small. She did not feel a thing, so she did not notice it.
“Doesn’t it hurt here?” Song Yingjie used his index finger to press on it.
The youth’s hand was starkly different from Lu Shaoming’s hand. He had always lived a life of luxury. His fingers were long and fair, and he had a fair chance of competing with a girl’s hand.
“Oi, why are you being like this? It actually did not hurt, and now you are making it hurt by pressing on it.” Ning Qing’s delicate, white face was squeezed into a ball, and her lips were half pouting as she wanted to retract her small hand.
Song Yingjie looked at the way she looked. He relaxed the strength in his hands, took out a needle, and said softly, “I will help you poke the blister, then apply some medication; it will heal well this way.”
“Oh, then I would need to trouble you then.”
Song Yingjie poked the blister carefully for her, and while he did so he blew on it, and asked gently, “Does it hurt?”
“It doesn’t.”
When the old butler came through the door and chanced upon this sight, he noticed that the boy was tall and was taller than the girl by the height of a head. The two of them were against the afternoon sun, and below them was a layer of light.
The old butler’s expression changed, and he went forward and said politely, “Young Master Yingjie, I will help with Madam’s injury. You don’t have the experience.”
Song Yingjie lifted his eyes. His long, curly lashes fluttered once, then he slowly let go of Ning Qing’s small hand.
Ning Qing did not notice anything. She thanked Song Yingjie and said, “Little rascal, you have done well today. You need to continue being like this, okay? Also when you see me in the future, you are not allowed to be rude towards me. You need to address me as sister-in-law.”
Song Yingjie had one hand inside his pockets and the tips of his lips curled up into a mocking smile as he said, “You are merely days older than me.” He turned to leave.
Ning Qing shouted towards his shadow and said, “Why do you care about how much older I am? I am your older brother’s wife, so you have to address me as sister in law; this is basic courtesy.”
But the boy was already out of sight.
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After eating a meal peacefully, Ning Qing was organizing her own documents. At this moment, Zhou Zhilei walked over and said, “Ning Qing, are you delighted now?”
Ning Qing lifted her hand to tuck the hair by her cheek behind her ear and smiled plainly before she said, “If I say that I am not delighted, wouldn’t that make me a liar? Miss Zhou has always bullied me in front of my mother-in-law. You want to benefit as a third party. I have always said that my mother-in-law and I are family. I had said that there would be a day when you would return to being an outsider, and now this day has arrived.”
Zhou Zhilei laughed mysteriously and said, “Are you so sure that you have won? As long the friendship between the Lu and Zhou families continues, I will still have the chance to come between you and your mother-in-law, and I can make your relationship with her bad. All it takes is for me to move my lips.”
“Ok.” Ning Qing held onto a document and came to Zhou Zhilei’s side, then she lowered her voice and said, “Miss Zhou, don’t overestimate yourself. Do you think of my mother-in-law as a fool?”
Zhou Zhilei laughed and said, “Whether she is a fool or not, we will see after we try. Your mother-in-law watched me grow up. The friendship between the Lu and Zhou families cannot be ruined so easily.”
Ning Qing still wanted to speak but she suddenly heard someone speak. “Ning Qing, Zhilei, what are you guys chatting about here?” Song Yajing had come over.
Zhou Zhilei immediately had tears in her eyes. She donned an expression as if she had been wronged, then said, “Aunt, I know that Mrs. Lu doesn’t like me, and she doesn’t want to see me. Since that is the case, I will bid farewell along with my mother. In order for Mrs. Lu not to misunderstand us in the future, the Lu and Zhou families should keep their distance.”
After she spoke, Zhou Zhilei ran out of the room.
“Zhilei!” Song Yajing immediately grabbed onto Zhou Zhilei’s sleeve, and she turned her head back to glare at Ning Qing and said fiercely, “Ning Qing, what did you say to Zhilei?”
Ning Qing: “I…”
“Forget it. Aunt, you leave some dignity for me. I like Brother Shaoming, and have waited for him for 26 years, I know that I am stooping too low! Mrs Lu has expressed it correctly.”
Ning Qing: “…” She was the one who had used the word “Stooping too low,” although Ning Qing did think of her like this in her heart.
“Ning Qing!” Song Yajing gave a long stare at Ning Qing and then turned around to comfort Zhou Zhilei. “Zhilei, don’t listen to Ning Qing spout nonsense; Aunt understands you. Let’s go, we’ll go take a seat on the sofa.”
Song Yajing brought Zhou Zhilei into the living room.
Zhou Zhilei felt much better in her heart. She guaranteed that as long as she was still alive, she would not stop making Ning Qing’s life difficult, and she would never let her live in peace.