Prince charming, your persona has collapsed!
Chapter 997 - 423: Sister-in-law Harmony Is Bound to Leave One Person Neglected

When Yang Lijuan brought Su Qing and the others back, Jiang Xinyi had already finished a phone call with her mother over there. After her mother's guidance, Jiang Xinyi felt much better.

Jiang Xinyi felt that her mother was right. No matter how young and beautiful these girls were, she was Zhou Yuwen's girlfriend now. She didn't need to fuss over them.

So, upon hearing the commotion downstairs, Jiang Xinyi ran down to try and get along with Yang Lijuan.

Though it wasn't exactly about getting along, more like hoping to avoid any major mishaps.

Seeing Yang Lijuan and the others carrying big and small bags filled with ingredients, Jiang Xinyi eagerly approached them, wanting to take the things from Yang Lijuan's hands, and smiled, saying, "Auntie, you're back?"

But unexpectedly, Yang Lijuan, who was just chatting and laughing with Su Qing and the others, put on a stern face as soon as she saw Jiang Xinyi coming over. She had no intention of handing anything to Jiang Xinyi, leaving Jiang Xinyi puzzled and saying in confusion, "Auntie, let me help you carry these."

"There's no need. With your delicate hands, if you get tired, your family would probably trouble my son. Just stay seated." Yang Lijuan said coldly.

She sidestepped Jiang Xinyi and squeezed past her.

Zheng Yanyan and Su Qing, who were following behind, found this remark amusing, exchanged glances, and then simultaneously looked at Jiang Xinyi. Facing Jiang Xinyi's questioning look, the two girls did nothing to hide their schadenfreude.

Jiang Xinyi immediately understood that these two girls were definitely up to some tricks behind her back!

She was about to say something.

At this moment, Yang Lijuan shouted, "Xiao Su, Yanyan, come give Auntie a hand!"

"Ah!"

"Coming, Auntie!"

The two girls happily brushed past Jiang Xinyi with a hum.

At this moment, Jiang Xinyi felt extremely wronged. She couldn't help but clench her small fists tightly; she was really grinding her teeth. When had she ever been so aggrieved before?

She looked again at Lu Lin and Tao Tian, who were coming in behind.

Although these two girls didn't say anything, Jiang Xinyi could feel that they were definitely looking at her like she was a campus queen.

For the next hour, Su Qing and Zheng Yanyan, who used to be like water and fire, demonstrated what it meant to have sister-in-law harmony. They helped Yang Lijuan cook, flattered her, and maximized her emotional value.

Yang Lijuan was really thinking at that time how great it would be if these two girls could both be her daughters-in-law.

No, it would be even better if not just Su Qing and Zheng Yanyan, but also Tao Tian and Lu Lin could all be her daughters-in-law.

During the cooking, Su Qing and Zheng Yanyan were the most enthusiastic, but neither was particularly skilled at cooking. Zheng Yanyan had learned a bit for Zhou Yuwen, but with her short-lived enthusiasm, there was no way she could have mastered it.

You could tell if someone could cook by how they washed and cut vegetables.

It was obvious they were inexperienced. But Tao Tian's chopping skills were impressive, prompting Yang Lijuan to casually ask, "Girl, your knife skills are quite something."

And then Tao Tian would smile and say, "I used to cook often for my family at home."

Yang Lijuan nodded in satisfaction at this.

This gave Su Qing and Zheng Yanyan a sense of crisis, and they began to imitate cutting or washing vegetables.

Lu Lin, though quiet, had a specialty in carp soup. The soup she made was milky white and fragrant.

This made Yang Lijuan see her in a new light.

These four girls were truly impressive, each with their own talents, and all were top-notch.

The main thing was that these girls particularly praised Yang Lijuan, giving her a sense of superiority.

She fantasized about bringing these four girls home, showing them off to all her relatives and friends. Wouldn't they just die of envy?

While they were enjoying themselves in the kitchen, laughing and joking, to Jiang Xinyi, their laughter was piercing, especially when she heard Yang Lijuan saying things like they were all good daughters-in-law.

"Whoever marries you is truly blessed for lifetimes!"

Su Qing, being good with her words, said, "Auntie, how about we all become your daughters-in-law?!"

A few words made Yang Lijuan cackle with laughter.

But Jiang Xinyi's face grew darker and darker.

Eventually, Zhou Yuwen and Zhou Guobin finally emerged from the study, having talked enough inside, with nothing much left to discuss. They had simply wanted to stay in the study a little longer.

Nothing much was happening when they stepped out.

As they say, three women make a drama; there were six women outside, likely creating endless drama. The father and son were hiding out for some peace and quiet.

By the end, Zhou Guobin couldn't resist wanting to smoke.

But being with Zhou Yuwen, he felt awkward smoking alone.

He thought about offering his son a cigarette.

However, Zhou Yuwen smiled and declined.

This left Zhou Guobin feeling embarrassed to smoke, so they sat in the study and chatted aimlessly for a while.

Finally unable to stand it, he urged Zhou Yuwen to go out.

Earlier, even inside the room, they could hear the laughter outside. However, the moment they opened the door, the laughter immediately grew louder.

They looked up to see Yang Lijuan and a few girls laughing and talking over there.

Looking again, they saw Jiang Xinyi sitting alone on the sofa.

When Jiang Xinyi saw Zhou Yuwen emerge, her feeling of grievance finally found some comfort, and as soon as she stood up, her eyes began to redden.