Chef Hua
Chapter 473: Episode 258: Show of Strength_2

Chapter 473: Episode 258: Show of Strength_2

Ding’s forehead was still swollen, her face looking terrifying and yet somewhat comical. She managed to squeeze out a smile, "Yuhuai’s wife, what are you doing?"

"Isn’t it already quite clear?" Hua Xiaomai lifted her chin, "To put it nicely, you’ve come to seek refuge due to a disaster; to put it bluntly, you are here to take advantage. Since it’s taking advantage, you should be prepared to be driven out at any moment. My family is no longer willing to keep you, so go back where you came from and never set foot in the Meng Family courtyard again."

"This..." Ding was shocked, her smile freezing on her lips, her voice softened as she stammered, "Look at your daughter, why is she so hot-tempered? The earlier words were not well spoken by your uncle, but wasn’t that because words followed words, and all were spoken in anger? He too was confused by a few words from your eldest sister, it’s inevitable... We’re all family, a little argument is normal. Now we all know we were wrong, we’ll apologize to your eldest sister later..."

"It’s not that easy." Hua Xiaomai hooked the corner of her lips, determined not to budge, "Today you say it was in the heat of anger, planning to apologize and forget about it as if nothing happened, if my family forcibly swallows this, and it happens again in the future, are you planning to repeat the same technique? My family lives a quiet life, you came, and you just had to disturb the peace, who has the patience to keep dealing with this endlessly? You better leave early, and don’t force me to use a stick to drive you out. It will not be good for anyone’s face."

That Tang Maolin, who had been holding back anger, seeing a niece-in-law daring to aggressively drive him out, felt it absolutely intolerable. Grating his teeth, he said, "Even if you want to drive us out, it’s not your turn. You are just a daughter-in-law who married into this family; what right do you have to act like this? I thought, no wonder the eldest sister, after much selection, chose to marry Yuhuai you; frankly, you and she are of the same kind, you two indeed make a good pair!"

"Isn’t that the truth?" Hua Xiaomai laughed angrily, her eyes coldly sweeping over his face, "I indeed stand on the same side as my mother-in-law. What are you going to do about it? Today, I am indeed going to drive you out; what can you do against me? If you really can’t stand it, have the guts to go back to your hometown and complain to those relatives about how Meng Yuhuai’s wife bullied you and left you no way out. Let them spit on my face! If you don’t have the ability, then save your saliva, stop wasting words here, everyone get out!"

As soon as she spoke, she simply stretched out her hand and pushed his family of three out the door.

One would think that Tang Maolin, a man and a woodworker with strong hands, should not be so easily handled by her, a skinny pregnant woman. Yet, considering that Meng Yuhuai was a leader at Lianshun Escort Agency and highly skilled in martial arts, if he harmed his wife and unborn child, he could end up in serious trouble, so he dared not really resist. As for Ding and Tang Dongyan, they were even more powerless, quickly pushed out the door by her efforts.

Hua Xiaomai firmly blocked the doorway, turning her head back to the trembling Zhou Yunyun, "Yunyun, I can’t spare time today; you go back home, come back tomorrow to continue learning to cook."

Zhou Yunyun understood the stakes, frantically nodded vigorously, and darted out immediately.

On this side, Hua Xiaomai abruptly shut the door, unconcerned about the plight of those few outside, and went straight to Mother Meng’s room.

At that moment, Mother Meng was still sitting by the table, the tea in her hands long since cold, showing no intention of taking a sip.

Hua Xiaomai entered, called out "Mother", touched her hand, felt it cold as ice, sighed, and was about to go to the kitchen to boil water when Mother Meng grabbed her wrist.

"Why bother with them?" Mother Meng spoke in a hoarse voice, "With a child in your belly, what if..."

"I have my plan," Hua Xiaomai said, smiling at her, "If it’s because of them, and something happens to my child, that would be a huge loss, a tremendous injustice! It’s merely a bit of fatigue; a good sleep will fix it. Mother, if you really are worried, I’ll see Doctor Xing tomorrow and have him check on me again."

Mother Meng numbly nodded, said nothing more, turned her head, and from beginning to end, no tears fell.

Hua Xiaomai didn’t know what else to say, holding her hand, sitting with her for a while. Hearing some noise outside, she got up and went out again.

It turned out that Tang Maolin and his family, after being driven out, had not left and were sitting in a shady spot outside the courtyard. Whenever someone passed by, they would grab them and cry their woes, portraying themselves as pure as white lotus flowers, insinuating in every word that Hua Xiaomai disrespected her elders, subjecting them to suffering.

As they were passionately explaining, they heard the courtyard door crash open, and Hua Xiaomai stepped out, fiercely shouting, "Try making another sound? Do you think I really won’t dare to hit someone with a stick? You go out and ask around; my stick is not for show!"

Tang Maolin was just getting into his story, and with her sudden shout, he choked on his saliva, coughing uncontrollably. The spectators who were all ears and enjoying the drama were startled and hurriedly walked away, disappearing in an instant.

Later, Zhou Yunyun came again, picking up some platycodon, dried gardenia, licorice, and stuffing them into Hua Xiaomai’s hands before running off, saying that these ingredients could be used to cook a calming soup, which could benefit Mother Meng if she drank it.

She left so quickly that Hua Xiaomai didn’t even have the chance to thank her, but she hurriedly prepared the calming soup, persuading Mother Meng to take a few sips, then went back to the kitchen to prepare the evening meal.

At the end of the evening, Meng Yuhuai returned from Lianshun Escort Agency. Leading his horse to the gate, when he saw Tang Maolin and his three family members sitting across the courtyard crying, he was inevitably surprised, pulled them aside to ask a couple of questions, and without hurrying them inside, went straight to the kitchen. With slightly knitted brows, he watched Hua Xiaomai bustling around the stove: "What exactly happened?" (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you are welcome to vote at Qidian (qidian.com) with a recommendation ticket or a monthly ticket. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)