allonlinenovel Chapter 1459 Is this helping her or harming her?
Chapter 1459 Is this helping her or harming her?
But now, Mu Xiaoniu can't not eat. Zhuang Shiyuan just got angry because she could eat meat without being laughed at, offending everyone. She has to eat a lot. Well, let's not worry about getting fat for now. Eat more, and maybe he will be very happy.
But there was one thing Mu Ning doubted: she knew he liked her, but did he really like the fat guy? The fat guy really wasn't attractive.
Mu Xiaoniu was considering whether she should sacrifice herself for Zhuang Shiyuan and become fat, since losing weight was really difficult for her anyway.
"I'm finished eating. Uncle Zhuang, please enjoy your meal. Aunt Huo, please enjoy your meal as well." Mu Ning put down her chopsticks and then sat up straight.
The third wife gave a soft reply, and then the table fell silent. Mu Ning let out a long sigh; the atmosphere was truly suffocating.
After a long silence, Mu Ning suddenly raised her face and said, "Well, actually Zhuang Shiyuan has a pretty good temper. He just gets angry occasionally, but he doesn't mean anything by it. If, if his words have hurt Aunt Huo's feelings, I'm sorry..."
“Shiyuan is my son. It’s common for sons and mothers to have disagreements in any family. But what’s the status you’re using to speak on his behalf?” Huo Yan said softly. She had been drinking the soup the whole time and couldn’t eat anything else; she really had no appetite.
Huo Yan wasn't deliberately targeting Mu Ning; rather, of her three children, her daughter worried her the most, her youngest son had always been mischievous, and her eldest son was her and her husband's pride because they never had to worry about him—he was the one they trusted the most. But today, Huo Yan felt her son drifting away from her.
She never felt this way, not even when her daughter was upset, and she felt it even less when her younger son was upset, but she could clearly feel it when her older son was upset.
She suddenly understood that there was truth to the saying that mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law have been enemies since ancient times. She had disagreed with this statement before. When a son marries, there is another woman who loves and cares for him, which is a good thing. Only narrow-minded people would think that their son has been taken away by his wife.
But now, this feeling is very obvious, exceptionally obvious.
Especially when Mu Ning presumptuously apologized on Zhuang Shiyuan's behalf, Huo Yan suddenly felt a pang of pain in her heart.
That's her son!
Mu Ning looked at the Third Madam in a daze, her face pale as she carefully recalled what she had said. But had she said something wrong?
She just wanted to apologize on behalf of Zhuang Shiyuan!
Perhaps, she was taken out on someone else; the Third Madam's words probably weren't directed at her.
"I'm done eating. Mom and Dad, I'm taking Bubble to play. You two enjoy your meal." Seventeen got off the table, picked up her daughter, and left.
Mu Ning is a good person, but when conflicts arise within the family, people subconsciously side with their own family. The idea of helping those in the right and not those in the family is practically impossible in Zhuang's family. If no one in the family sides with their own people, then how are you any different from a stranger?
Seventeen was only doing this out of respect for the eldest young master; otherwise, given her standing in the Zhuang family, wouldn't she have been able to hold her own? Everything else is negotiable, but like Zhuang Shijue, she can't stand seeing her mother suffer.
He let out a long sigh as he walked out of the dining room. He used to be quite glad that the young master had found a woman like Mu Ning, but today, things seemed off. Just because of a couple of jokes, Zhuang Shiyuan had actually rebelled against his parents. In the future, wouldn't Zhuang Shiyuan agree to whatever Mu Ning said? Ha, then, would the Zhuang family have to change their surname to "Mu"?
Carrying Xiaopaopao, I walked into the hall and saw Zhuang Shijue sitting on the sofa in a daze, holding a gauze in his hand and pressing it tightly against the wound, probably to stop the bleeding. His face was very tense.
Actually, Lao Xiao isn't as carefree and irresponsible as he seems, is he?
Seventeen suddenly felt a headache coming on. Why did she suddenly feel that she didn't really understand these familiar people around her?
"Go eat now that the bleeding has stopped. I can't even swallow my food without you at the table." Seventeen sat down, holding her daughter.
To be honest, the four siblings in the Zhuang family, including Kou Quan, had a very harmonious relationship. Even though the youngest was disobedient and misbehaved, he got along very well with his older brothers and sisters.
This kind of sibling affection is much better than in other aristocratic families; there is no competition among the villagers, and no fighting among the siblings.
Zhuang Shiyuan is quiet, while Zhuang Shijue is restless. In areas where Zhuang Shiyuan excels, Zhuang Shijue is definitely clueless, like music. The brothers have had a tacit understanding since childhood: if one likes something, even if the other likes it too, as long as the first one expresses it, the other will definitely not pursue it. Their areas of study don't overlap.
In high school, Zhuang Shiyuan chose science, while Zhuang Shijue chose humanities. These two spoiled brats chose humanities?
This prevented the two brothers from going their separate ways in university or even further studies. However, Zhuang Shijue only studied for a year before being thrown into the army. The reason he ultimately accepted his fate was that the Zhuang family could only have one heir. He didn't mind being the eldest uncle, while Zhuang Shiyuan was the father.
Zhuang Shijue loosened the gauze. Although the wound was deep, it was small after all, and the bleeding had stopped. He applied some medicine and bandaged it up haphazardly, and that was it.
In public, Zhuang Shijue reverted to his roguish self, casually pinching Xiaopao's tender face.
"Wow, this girl is so young." Zhuang Shijue chuckled. "Little girl, if your mother doesn't want you, you'd better grow up quickly and marry your uncle. Your uncle will love you for the rest of your life."
Upon hearing this, Seventeen was so angry she was practically fuming. She kicked him directly, yelling, "How could Zhuang Shiyuan possibly stab you in the heart with that knife? It would be better if you were dead!"
Listen to this bastard's words! Is he even speaking human language? He deserves to be bled dry.
"Hahaha..." Zhuang Shijue laughed wildly, then jumped away and rushed into the dining room.
"Wow—this is all for me? Looks like everyone cares about me. If I eat like this every meal, I might end up like that fat guy soon. Oh, just thinking about it is terrifying." Zhuang Shijue held the bowl and stuffed it into his mouth, eating with great relish.
Listening to her son's rambling, Huo Yan thought, "Well, he won't listen. His eldest son just caused a scene, and now the youngest is stirring up trouble. He really doesn't care about making things worse."
"Don't talk while you eat," Huo Yan whispered to her.
Zhuang Shiyuan pushed the wheelchair and turned around directly, saying, "Let's go."
"Oh, okay." Mu Ning quickly followed, pushing Zhuang Shiyuan's wheelchair out, and turned back to smile and say, "Uncle Zhuang, Aunt Huo, we're leaving now."
"Hmm." Huo Yan responded indifferently, without even glancing at her.
Mu Ning felt wronged. Everyone used to like her, but now, thanks to Zhuang Shiyuan, everyone had a problem with her, and a very deep one at that. Now that she thought about it, was this really helping her?
Zhuang Zhoucheng got up and left. He really didn't want to look at the old man and his son's carefree attitude any longer. He had been strict with himself for decades and had never been so indulgent. Out of sight, out of mind.