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That day, when I left the Song family, Song Yu asked me about my impression of his mother.
No matter what Song Yu asked, I nodded and said it was good.
I didn't lie. Song Yu's mother was indeed a good mother. Parents always think about their children. Mrs. Song was naturally very caring towards Song Yu, but she just didn't like me very much.
However, because of Song Yu, I still took the initiative to ask Mrs. Song about her preferences.
It’s just that I haven’t decided to ask her out actively yet. It’s better to meet by chance than to meet by chance. We have already met in the mall.
"Hello, Mrs. Song."
"An Yue..." Mrs. Song glanced at me and nodded politely.
"Are you here for shopping too?"
Mrs. Song nodded again.
When she didn't say anything, I felt like I couldn't even utter all the flattering words I had in mind.
I was a little discouraged and was about to say goodbye to her and leave when Mrs. Song called me.
"An Yue, since you have nothing to do, come with me for a walk."
"… good."
I am not so stupid as to believe that Mrs. Song's initiative to show goodwill is because she has really compromised.
I'm afraid she wants me to give up in the process.
"What do you think of this bracelet?" Mrs. Song took me to a jade shop. Song Yu said that Mrs. Song liked jade very much because she had worked on it earlier. So when Mrs. Song asked me this time, based on my little knowledge of jade, I smiled and nodded, which also indicated my approval.
"The shape is smooth, the color is clear, and it feels cool and smooth to the touch. It's very good."
"Really?" Mrs. Song put down the bracelet and glanced at me calmly, "Do you also understand jade?"
I honestly shook my head and told the truth, "I just listened to the explanation on TV... I am an outsider myself."
Mrs. Song stopped talking. She just put down the bracelet I had just praised and said to the waiter on the side, "Please wrap this up for me."
After wrapping the jade, Mrs. Song looked back at me again, and this time she spoke frankly.
"Ayu must have told you that I like jade, so you made some preparations. Unfortunately... just like your feelings for Ayu, you are not loyal, your mind is not delicate enough, and you don't put all your efforts into pleasing me... If you really understand enough, you will definitely understand that the one I just took is the worst quality here..."
Mrs. Song said this while looking at me with a half-smile.
"An Yue, is this the sincerity you want to show me?"
I was speechless, regretting in my heart that I had not put in enough effort. Now I had lost more than I gained.
"Oh... Isn't it just a bracelet? It's fine as long as it looks good... Why do you care so much..."
Just when I was feeling extremely embarrassed and at a loss as to what to do, Zhuo's mother's voice suddenly came from the side.
"I think this jade is not good in color, but its luster is still good... Waiter... Please help me pack this..."
Mrs. Song's face didn't look very good when she saw Zhuo's mother, but she has always been a relatively restrained person. Even if she felt uncomfortable, she could still cheer up and deal with the people in front of her.
"Mrs. Zhuo, why are you here?"
"Look at the jade... But I'm not as accommodating as you... I want the best of everything... You know, no matter how good the jade is, it's just a dead object... It's essentially the same as mine..."
"Although they are essentially the same, just like humans, they are all made of flesh and blood, but their innate and acquired conditions make them different people..."
“That’s right…” Zhuo’s mother put on the bracelet with a smile, raised her hand and asked me if it looked good… Of course I said it did.
Mrs. Song on the side was ignored for a long time, and finally couldn't help but sneered and left.
I rushed out to chase him, but was stopped by Zhuo's mother.
"Why did you chase him out?"
"I… "
Before I could say anything, Zhuo's mother knocked on my head and said, "You have such a stupid head that you haven't made any progress in ten years. Don't you know your dignity? You always follow others like a lapdog. You don't even value yourself, so how can others respect you..." Zhuo's mother had an expression that said "You are so stupid".
I sighed, took one last look at the empty street, and said helplessly: "Auntie... I just think this is impolite..."
"You're polite when she says that? Tsk..." Zhuo's mother sneered again, "Besides... If you want to deal with the mother-in-law, it's better to deal with her son... As long as her son holds the whole situation, your family background and your lousy mother-in-law are no problem... As the saying goes, you're not afraid of a lousy mother-in-law, but you're afraid of a lousy husband. Haven't you heard of that?"
I thought about it carefully and finally shook my head.
“I haven’t really heard of it.”
"… "
Of course, I still called Mrs. Song at night. After all, I embarrassed her.
She spoke in a cold tone on the phone, and although she didn't express much dissatisfaction in her words, her indifference made me realize that I would never be recognized by her.
"I don't do anything excessive now, it's just because of Ayu. An Yue... you'd better remember... to make Ayu happy, otherwise..."
Mrs. Song sneered and hung up the phone directly.
After this incident, I no longer wanted to cling to my future mother-in-law. When I had some free time, I often met Zhuoyang's mother.
After she returned to China, she seemed to have nothing to do, and I would run into her by coincidence almost every time I went shopping.
Zhuo's mother is slightly different from the proud and beautiful middle-aged woman in my impression, especially since I am divorced from Zhuo Yang, but she still acts like a good mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to me.
I felt a little helpless, but I couldn't resist her pestering, so I often did what she wanted.
She can go wherever she wants.
We met again by chance that day.
Zhuo's mother was in a good mood as usual, but even more so today.
"Ah... You don't know how happy I am today... I went to the mental hospital to see Jingqiu, and saw my former love rival in such a miserable state... I could even add fuel to the fire, and this feeling was really great..."
"..." I looked at my ex-mother-in-law who was biting the straw opposite me, hesitated for a moment, and finally reminded her.
"Auntie, you've already had three glasses of cold drinks... Be careful of your stomach..."
"Ouch..."
I really am not good at doing good, but good at doing bad. Before I could finish my sentence, I saw my ex-mother-in-law's face turned pale, and she held her belly and groaned loudly.
Zhuo's mother was sent to the hospital due to acute gastroenteritis because she drank three cups of cold drinks in a row. Naturally, I was hated by Zhuo Yang's cold and arrogant father.
When I left the ward, I heard him lecture Zhuo's mother in a serious tone, "That woman didn't hurt Zhuo Yang enough, and now she's trying to hurt you... In the future, you should avoid hanging out with her... Be careful that your IQ drops... Humph, you're already stupid, what if you get even more stupid in the future?"
I really didn't want to eavesdrop, but Zhuo Yang's father's gentle and doting words made me reluctant to leave.
Although most of his criticisms were about my shortcomings.
The ward was filled with sweet talk and I breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing Zhuo's mother lying softly in her husband's arms, apologizing and asking for caress and forgiveness, I suddenly felt that this woman was just like Li Ruobing, with no moral integrity at all.
I shook my head and turned to leave, when I suddenly saw Zhuo Yang running towards me in a hurry.
"How is my mother?"
I felt a little apologetic and lowered my head, briefly explaining how Zhuo's mother had tortured her former love rival and won a great victory, then accidentally drank three glasses of cold drinks and got gastroenteritis.
"She's really going backwards as she gets older." Zhuo Yang snorted coldly, looked at his mushy parents at the door of the ward, and finally made a decisive decision, "Thank you for today... I'll take you home first."
"No need." I shook my head. "Your mother should really want to see you."
Zhuo Yang raised his head and glanced at Zhuo's mother in the ward, and this time he didn't say anything more.
"Okay, be careful on the road."
I took a few steps and Zhuo Yang suddenly called me again.
"By the way, the orphanage will officially open in a few days... We made a promotional video about caring for children the other day... Do you want to go and see it in person?"
If I go to the scene, won’t I have to meet Zhuo Yang again
I thought about it, shook my head, and refused: "I may not be free that day... Goodbye... By the way, thank you for the orphanage."
"Then... be careful on the road."
I didn't look back, but I could feel Zhuo Yang's eyes following me.
It was not until I entered the elevator and he could no longer see me that the burning gaze slowly faded.
Because of Zhuo's mother's last hospitalization, I was also warned by Zhuo's father to stay away from his wife.
Of course I would.
However, I found that since the last time I sent Zhuo's mother to the hospital, she has become more fond of pestering me.
By the way, I don’t think our relationship can be so good as to go beyond the level of good mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to good sisters.
Moreover, Zhuo's mother somehow found out my address and waited there every day.
I told her I was going to work, and she followed me directly to my workplace.
"Auntie... You've been following me for a few days, aren't you tired?"
"I'm not tired... Another plate of cookies..."
"No." I refused sternly, "Your stomach needs to rest, you can't eat anymore."
Zhuo's mother looked a little aggrieved, but I was too lazy to pay attention to her. She tossed around in the living room for a while, and when she saw that I ignored her, she came to the bedroom in slippers.
"Your place is so small, like a birdcage."
“…” Thank you so much. So many people dislike my small apartment!
"Your cookies are pretty good, though."
"Hmm..." No matter how many sweet words you say, she won't eat one more piece.
"Ah..." Suddenly, Zhuo's mother screamed and rushed to the TV in a hurry, "Today is the big day for the orphanage to open its doors. Let's see Xiao Yang's majestic appearance... He is indeed the second most perfect man I have ever seen in the world..."
"… "
However, this time, before we even turned on the TV, we were interrupted by Zhuo's mother's urgent phone call.