Chapter 155: Three Days Without Scolding Me

Hu Meili was not home, and Lin Xiangnan was so sad she just wanted to eat a big meal.

She took money and tickets from the drawer and gave them to Gu Zhenjun, “When you buy groceries, buy chicken if there is any, if not, buy duck. I’ve been a bit tired these past two days, make some nourishing soup to replenish myself.”

“Okay, I’ll go right away.” Gu Zhenjun took the things and ran quickly.

Today, she was lucky, the grocery store had old hens for sale. Their lunch was old hen stewed with mushrooms.

The soup was delicious, Lin Xiangnan drank two large bowls of it. After finishing, she sighed, “It’s another day I miss my mom.”

Hu Meili was at home mending shoes, and she inexplicably sneezed several times in a row.

“Who’s secretly cursing me?” Hu Meili rubbed her nose and decisively guessed, “It must be Xiao Nan!”

Just as she was muttering, the postman shouted at the door, “Is Hu Meili home? Your letter.”

“Oh, coming, coming.”

Hu Meili put down her work and ran to get the letter.

Seeing that it was a letter from Lin Xiangnan, Hu Meili’s brows furrowed involuntarily. She was afraid that something might happen at home while she was away, especially worried about the two children.

When she opened the letter, Hu Meili couldn’t laugh anymore. She started counting on her fingers and then started grumbling.

“I told her that children grow fast, there’s no need to buy so many new clothes. She didn’t listen to a word I said!”

“And safety buckles? What kind of quality is that? She’s just wasting money. We don’t even have a savings account, she lives better than the old landlords…”

“Flower Sister is really something, running errands for this good-for-nothing brat. She’s old and frail herself, yet she still brings things for Xiao Nan.”

Hu Meili looked at the letter and completely broke down.

She went back to her hometown, eating radish and cabbage every meal, what for? Wasn’t it to save Lin Xiangnan some money and change her spending habits?

Who knew that Lin Xiangnan would still spend a lot of money even when she was home. She even spent more recklessly.

Thinking about this, Hu Meili almost couldn’t swallow the cabbage at dinner.

Both sides had a miserable time during the New Year. After the new year, Lin Xiangnan went back to the factory to continue her leave, bought a ticket to go home.

“You go back first, I’ll be back in a few days.” Gu Zhenhua said eagerly.

“Okay, take care of yourself at home. I’m taking Xiaogun with me.”

Gu Zhenjun stood behind Lin Xiangnan, looking like a little wife.

It seemed a little strange to bring her brother-in-law back to her hometown, but Lin Xiangnan really couldn’t handle two children alone.

Fortunately, the train on the third day of the Lunar New Year wasn’t crowded. Even with a child, it wasn’t that difficult to take the train.

Hu Meili was just looking for something to do, teasing the children in the neighboring yard, when she suddenly heard someone calling “Mom.” She turned around and saw Lin Xiangnan looking at her affectionately.

“Mom~ I really miss you to death!”

Lin Xiangnan wanted to give Hu Meili a warm hug with one hand, but Hu Meili pushed her away with disgust.

“Don’t step on the child.”

Hu Meili took the child from Lin Xiangnan’s hands, touched the child’s hand, then touched the child’s forehead, and asked with concern, “Are the two children okay? I haven’t slept well these past few days, I was afraid you would make Xiaobao catch a cold, it’s so cold this winter.”

“They’re fine, both of them are good.” Lin Xiangnan said with a bitter face, “It’s just me who isn’t feeling well.”

Hu Meili didn’t believe her, she turned to look at Gu Zhenjun.

Gu Zhenjun quickly patted his chest and assured her, “Dabao and Xiaobao are fine, nothing happened.”

Hearing this, Hu Meili finally felt relieved and asked, “Why did you come back so early? Where’s Gu Zhenhua?”

“Your son-in-law will be back a few days later. I miss you both, so I came back early.” Lin Xiangnan said with a smile.

“To tell you the truth, I miss the children too.” With the child in her arms, Hu Meili unconsciously started teasing her.

She had worked for most of her life, she was busy for so many years, she couldn’t just sit still. During the time she was back, she felt empty and had nothing to do.

Now that she had the child in her arms, she felt at ease.

Hu Meili didn’t care about Lin Xiangnan. She held her favorite obedient granddaughter and went to show off to her parents.

One child wasn’t enough, she also had to bring Gu Zhenjun along. Since they were twins, of course, two children together would have more impact.

Before leaving, she instructed, “Xiao Nan, go clean your room yourself. Xiaogun will sleep next to Xiangxi tonight, you take his luggage to your brother’s room.”

Seeing Hu Meili busy showing off, Lin Xiangnan could only go upstairs and clean.

After cleaning, she went for a walk outside, and brought back two pounds of pork ribs.

She had eaten dry food on the train, she could finally cook at home, of course, Lin Xiangnan wanted to eat something good.

This time she brought pork ribs home, Lin Xiangnan also looked at Hu Meili’s expression.

Seeing that Hu Meili didn’t react, Lin Xiangnan even asked proactively, “It’s so strange, Mom, why aren’t you saying anything?”

“What do you want to hear?” Hu Meili asked with a sideways glance.

Lin Xiangnan wasn’t asking for a scolding, she was immediately smiling when Hu Meili glared at her, “I want to hear you praise me.”

“You’re dreaming.” Hu Meili glared at her, but didn’t scold her. She held the child and turned around and left.

Lin Xiangnan looked at her back, a smug smile couldn’t help but spread across her face.

She had just come home, Hu Meili hadn’t gotten tired of looking at her yet, she should still be Hu Meili’s little darling.

Getting scolded should be a matter of a few days.

Thinking about this, Lin Xiangnan couldn’t help but feel inflated. The next day, she went back to her old ways, left the child at home, and went to the antique shop and the department store to browse.

When she came home, she was too lazy to carry a lot of luggage, she only brought two changes of clothes, everything else, she planned to buy them here.

Leather shoes, vanishing cream, soap, milk candy… Lin Xiangnan made a large purchase while Hu Meili was still tolerant of her.

Although she didn’t dare to bring things home openly, her change of equipment was still very obvious.

“Second Sister, you bought new leather shoes? These shoes are nice.” Lin Xiangnan wore her new shoes for the first day, Lin Xiangxi noticed and asked, “How much did they cost?”

Lin Xiangnan looked around, Hu Meili wasn’t there, she said, “16 yuan.”

“You should wear leather shoes in winter. When it snows, the shoes won’t get wet easily, and they’re also warm.” Lin Xiangxi said.

Lin Xiangnan looked at the cotton shoes on his feet and asked, “Do you want a pair? I’ll secretly buy you a pair later.”

“Forget it, it’s too expensive. You still have to raise children, I’ll save money and buy it myself.” Lin Xiangxi refused awkwardly.

Lin Xiangnan was about to say something when she saw Hu Meili come out of the room, glanced at her, then at her shoes, didn’t say anything, and walked away.

Lin Xiangnan crossed her arms, “Little brother, do you feel like Mom is a little strange lately?”

Lin Xiangxi asked curiously, “What’s strange?”

Lin Xiangnan looked serious, “Mom hasn’t scolded me for three days.”