Chapter 434: Did I Do Something Wrong?

“Yiyi, look at this brat. Doesn’t he just drive me crazy? I really envy you; both your kids are so well-behaved, unlike my two little ones who just know how to make me mad every day,” Jia Chunhua said with a bitter smile.

Li Yiyi smiled, “My son is mischievous too. Just the other day, he scared both me and his dad half to death.”

“Dabao, listen to your mom, don’t climb trees so recklessly. If you fall, it could be fatal or, at the very least, leave you disabled. If you’re disabled, you’ll be stuck in bed for the rest of your life and won’t be able to go anywhere. Just think about how painful that would be,” Li Yiyi said with a smile.

Dabao, who had been defiant just moments ago, turned pale upon hearing her words. He started imagining how horrible it would be to be bedridden forever, unable to go anywhere. His expression shifted, and he immediately shouted, “No, I don’t want to be stuck in bed for the rest of my life! I won’t climb trees anymore, I promise!” He ran back home, covering his head in fear.

“Ah, this little brat,” Jia Chunhua muttered, shaking her head with a smile as she watched her son run off.

Turning back to Li Yiyi, her face turned to one of admiration. “Yiyi, you really are amazing. I’ve tried to get that boy to listen to me, but he just won’t hear it. He keeps insisting on climbing next time, but you only needed one sentence, and he’s already scared enough to promise not to climb anymore. You’re really incredible.”

Li Yiyi, a little embarrassed by the praise, waved her hand and smiled. “They’re just kids. They’re at that age where they love to play, and using the things they love to do to scare them always works.”

At this point, Li Yiyi suddenly realized that the pharmacy should be working overtime around this time.

“Sister-in-law, why aren’t you working overtime at the factory today? Isn’t it busy there?” she asked with concern.

“It’s not busy today. I don’t know why, but the factory told us not to come in today and gave us a day off, and they’re still paying us,” Jia Chunhua replied happily.

After all, getting a day off with pay was something anyone would be happy about.

Hearing this, Li Yiyi immediately remembered the suggestion she had discussed with Jiang Hong a couple of days ago, wondering if it was being implemented now.

“Is anyone from above visiting the pharmacy today?” she asked quietly.

Jia Chunhua thought for a moment and shook her head. “I don’t really know. We were notified yesterday that we didn’t need to come in today, and the factory told us not to go there, so we didn’t. I have no idea if anyone’s coming.”

Since she couldn’t get any useful information, Li Yiyi dropped the subject and chatted with Jia Chunhua for a while longer before pushing her bike towards home.

When she got home, she heard the voices of three elderly people and two children talking, along with the delicious smell of food.

Since the incident a couple of days ago, Jiang Zhanpeng had been acting like a well-behaved child at home.

“Mom’s home!” As he was doing his homework in the living room, Jiang Zhanpeng looked up and saw Li Yiyi pushing her bike into the yard. He excitedly called out to his sister, who was doing her homework nearby.

Jiang Yueyue, hearing her brother, quickly put down her pen and ran out to greet their mother.

The siblings ran out, one after the other, to greet Li Yiyi.

“Mom, are you tired? Do you want me to give you a shoulder massage?” Jiang Zhanpeng, now acting like a good son, surrounded Li Yiyi with a flattering smile and asked with concern.

Li Yiyi looked at her son’s eager face and held back a laugh. “Forget the shoulder massage. Just behave, and don’t cause any trouble outside. I’ll be happy enough with that.”

When Jiang Zhanpeng heard his mother bring up the incident from a few days ago, he immediately made a face. “Mom, that happened a few days ago. Why do you keep bringing it up? It’s affecting my mood.”

Li Yiyi stopped and turned to look at him. “What’s the matter? Just because it’s over doesn’t mean it can’t be mentioned. Let me tell you, Jiang Zhanpeng, you did something wrong, and we have a duty to remind you about it.”

Seeing that his mom was about to nag him again, Jiang Zhanpeng quickly interrupted. “Mom, Grandma and them made a lot of delicious food today, including fried fish. It smells so good!”

Li Yiyi smiled and lightly tapped his nose with her finger. She knew exactly what he was trying to do—interrupt her nagging.

“Alright, I’ll let you off the hook this time. Let’s go, dinner’s ready.” After parking her bike, she took the two kids into the house.

As they entered the living room, Jiang’s father came in with a large plate of fried fish.

“We’re having fried fish tonight. This morning, when we went to the nearby village to buy some things, we happened to see them catching fish in a pond. The fish looked pretty big, so we bought a four- or five-kilo fish. We made soup from the head, and your dad fried the meat into fish chunks—crispy on the outside, tender on the inside. It’s really tasty. Eat more of it, especially you and the third one,” Jiang’s mother said as she placed the plate of fried fish chunks on the table.

Li Yiyi sniffed the fried fish. It was still steaming, and it smelled really good.

“Smells great. I’m going to eat a few more pieces later. Thanks, Dad,” Li Yiyi said, raising her head to thank Jiang’s father.

The humble Jiang father, embarrassed by his daughter-in-law’s thanks, waved it off. “No need to thank me. It’s nothing, just enjoy it.”

“We’ll start eating. Xiao Jiang sent word this afternoon that he has something to do tonight and will be a bit late, so we can start without him,” said Aunt Huang.

Soon, dinner officially began.

The fried fish made by Jiang’s father received unanimous praise from everyone.

“Mom, Grandpa and them went to dig herbs today,” Jiang Zhanpeng whispered in her ear as the meal was coming to an end.

At his words, both Jiang’s mother and Aunt Huang immediately looked over, explaining to Li Yiyi.

“Well, we were just passing the time. Since the pharmacy is collecting herbs, we thought we’d help out,” Aunt Huang whispered first.

Jiang’s mother also explained, “Yes, yes, we were all good. We didn’t go too deep into the mountains, just around the outskirts. It was very safe.”

Seeing the anxious looks on the three elderly people, Li Yiyi smiled and said, “Don’t worry, I’m not angry. Actually, I’m glad you found something you like to do. It’s my fault and Jiang Hong’s for being so caught up in our own work that we didn’t realize you three would be bored at home.”