Overnight Hit: Vicious Stepmother and Genius Son
Chapter 122 Shopping!

Chapter 122: Chapter 122 Shopping!

Han Jiangxue was very surprised.

She really didn’t expect An Xi to ask her for this favor.

She looked up, smiled at An Xi, and said, "The thing you mentioned, I can try to help you with, but whether it can be done or not is uncertain."

Wu Yuerou sent several more WeChat messages in a row, and Han Jiangxue continued to read the contents on her phone, pondering her next move.

She thought, An Xi must be unaware of An Hao’s incident, which is why she is asking her for help like this.

Now that An Hao has fallen from power, she didn’t need to make an enemy out of An Xi over something that couldn’t be done.

Even if An Hao hadn’t encountered any trouble, she wouldn’t have spoken out even if she had agreed; why should she create a competitor for herself?

Having Ye Zhenzhen to deal with was already enough; why bother adding An Xi, someone she wasn’t very familiar with, into the mix?

Ye Zhenzhen was making a splash online these past few days, and the children’s variety show had also become hot. It had become a new program that everyone wanted to join.

Seeing Han Jiangxue agree, An Xi smiled happily, "Then, I’ll thank you in advance, Sister Xiao Xue."

Previously, An Xi heard from industry insiders that Han Jiangxue was quite nice, and after interacting with her up close today, she too felt that Han Jiangxue was indeed very kind.

The two of them chatted casually for a bit more, and when An Xi saw that it was getting late, she stood up to say goodbye to Han Jiangxue, "Sister Xiao Xue, it’s getting late, and I promised to pick up Gu Xiaoran. Let’s catch up another time."

"Mm." Han Jiangxue looked up, and out of the corner of her eye, she noticed the ladies sitting not far away drinking tea. She then stood up, smiled at An Xi, and said, "Sure, let’s talk another time. Now that we know each other, we can be considered friends in the circle."

"Mm, friends."

At that moment, An Xi truly considered Han Jiangxue a friend.

When An Xi returned to Madam Gu’s side, the topic of conversation amongst the several ladies had just concluded.

They had all been discussing Shen Yibo and Han Jiangxue’s appearances on the variety show. This was the Shen Family’s garden, and since everyone was talking about the grandson, Madam Shen naturally wanted to maintain her control over her home ground.

Madam Gu looked quite pleased on the surface, but in her heart, she thought that Shen Yibo was nothing more than a chubby boy who loved to eat, and Han Jiangxue’s performance in the variety show wasn’t even as good as Ye Zhenzhen’s.

If it were her daughter-in-law and grandson participating, they would surely be cuter and more entertaining.

An Xi politely nodded at the seated ladies, then linked arms with Madam Gu, smiling, "Mom, it’s about time. We should go pick up Ranran."

Ranran was Gu Xiaoran’s nickname.

Madam Gu gently patted An Xi’s hand, "Alright."

Seeing this, the other three ladies also stood up, bidding farewell to Madam Shen, "It’s getting late; we also should be going."

Madam Shen stood up and looked towards the pavilion where Han Jiangxue was busy sending WeChat messages to Wu Yuerou and hadn’t noticed the situation here.

Madam Shen called out softly, "Xiao Xue!"

Hearing her name, Han Jiangxue quickly pocketed her phone and walked to her mother-in-law’s side to see the guests out.

Once everyone had left, the look Madam Shen gave Han Jiangxue grew more serious, "Xiao Xue, when we have guests at home, even if you’re busy, you should put aside your matters as the hostess."

Madam Shen’s stern tone was mixed with disappointment.

She truly dreaded how Han Jiangxue would manage the house in the future when she grew old.

It was simply a lack of manners.

Han Jiangxue nodded, sincerely agreeing, "Yes, mom. You are right."

In front of Madam Shen, whether right or wrong, Han Jiangxue never dared to resist.

Madam Shen’s gaze swept over Han Jiangxue’s face indifferently; seeing her daughter-in-law like this, she didn’t want to say more, lest it seem like she was being too harsh.

"Alright, go pick up Yibo. When you’re at home, try to pick up Yibo yourself as much as possible, don’t always rely on the servants."

The reason Madam Shen knew Han Jiangxue didn’t pick up her grandson yesterday was because Aunt Zhang mentioned yesterday at noon that they should find a servant to keep an eye on Han Jiangxue.

Aunt Zhang immediately went to arrange it.

By evening, a call from the servant reached Aunt Zhang...

Having heard this, Han Jiangxue paused briefly, then nodded, "Okay."

She had not gone to pick up Yibo yesterday, but how did the mother-in-law find out?

Did that chubby Yibo snitch on her?

"Come over here for lunch tomorrow noon, three dishes and a soup," she said.

"Okay," Ye Zhenzhen agreed.

Han Jiangxue entered the villa’s living room, grabbed her bag, and went out to the garage to drive. After leaving the Shen Family villa, she found a suitable spot to park, rolled down the window, and breathed in the chilly early-winter air.

The anger in her chest was so constricted that she was nearly out of breath, but the cold air brought her inner relief and coolness.

Humph, little fatty, dared to tattle.

She just wouldn’t pick him up. What could anyone do to her?

Right after, Han Jiangxue called the family’s servant and said that she had things to do in the afternoon and couldn’t pick up the child, asking the servant to do it.

She really wanted to see if that little fatty would tattle again tomorrow.

...

In Lingjiang District International Trade Plaza.

Madam Song took Ye Zhenzhen through the entire luxury goods section of the mall. Perhaps Madam Song really liked Ye Zhenzhen, and was in a very cheerful mood today.

As long as Ye Zhenzhen so much as glanced over the clothes, Madam Song asked the salesperson to pack everything up.

This move truly shocked Ye Zhenzhen then and there.

In her mind, these were the kinds of scenes common in those rich family idol dramas or novels, where the overbearing CEO treats the female lead with such god-like actions...

She certainly didn’t expect to encounter all this herself.

And the key thing was that the person doing such a domineering and generous act was her mother-in-law.

Ye Zhenzhen couldn’t decline it; she just said that Song Jinze had already prepared everything for her, and she had enough clothes at home that she couldn’t even wear them all.

Madam Song, however, laughed and said that what a husband buys is different from what a mother buys.

Considering there was no more room on Ye Zhenzhen’s end, Madam Song directed the salesperson to deliver the selected items to her residence in Yunxi Li Villa District.

It would be convenient for Ye Zhenzhen to have clothes to change into when she visited.

After finishing buying women’s items, Madam Song glanced at Ye Zhenzhen with a meaningful look, "How about we also buy something for the men at home?"

Ye Zhenzhen: ...

Ah, for the men at home...

Madam Song smiled, "You pick for your husband and son, and I will pick for my husband and father-in-law."

Ye Zhenzhen nodded with a smile, "Okay."

However, deep inside, she felt somewhat at a loss,

Why on earth should she buy anything for that man?

Buying for Xiao Chen, she was more than happy to.

But what about that man’s stuff? She really had no clue where to begin.

The two of them started picking men’s clothing, and Madam Song bought a thick cotton-padded jacket for the old gentleman and a thick down jacket for her own husband.

When it came to Ye Zhenzhen, she just couldn’t figure out what to buy for Song Jinze.

And with the mother-in-law right there with her, it wasn’t a good look for her to abstain from buying entirely.

In the end, she caught sight of a deep purple, diagonal-stripe, paisley tie in the men’s clothing store, which stood out distinctly among the other deep colors.

Thinking about how that man always dressed in black, white, and grey, even his ties were dark colors, Ye Zhenzhen thought, why not just get that purple tie.

With that color, even if she bought it, that man was unlikely to wear it.

Perfect.