After Xu Chongshan showed his majesty, he lost his temper again and became submissive and no longer dared to speak loudly.

The living room once again became Zhao Lanzhi's home court.

"Qingyao, go and apologize to your mother." Xu Chongshan suggested in a low voice.

Xu Qingyao's eyes were red and she pursed her lips and refused to move.

She didn't do anything wrong, why should she apologize?

Why have my parents always been so partial after so many years?

Why would she always have Xu Aibao when they are both daughters?

"Mom, stop crying, I don't want that bag anymore." Xu Aibao pretended to be obedient, "I don't care about what my sister bought anyway!"

"Our Ai Bao is still sensible." Zhao Lanzhi stopped as soon as she was satisfied and patted her daughter's hand happily.

When it was dinner time, the family sat at the dinner table.

Xu Aibao kept saying nice things, making Zhao Lanzhi laugh. Xu Chongshan occasionally added a few words, and the atmosphere was pleasant.

Only Xu Qingyao was like a transparent person, silently lowering her head to eat.

The food cooked by Zhao Lanzhi tasted very bland, and the fish tasted fishy. After Xu Qingyao took a few bites, she couldn't help but rush to the toilet and retched.

She wiped her mouth and walked out, and saw Xu Aibao's expression was strange, "Are you pregnant again?"

Xu Qingyao waved her hand, "No, my stomach is not feeling well today."

"Oh..." Xu Aibao finally felt relieved. She looked Xu Qingyao up and down, "You and your brother-in-law have been married for three years and haven't given birth to a child yet. Sister, are you not sick?"

"I know very well whether I'm sick or not. You should go to the hospital to see a doctor and check your brain carefully." Xu Qingyao replied.

"Hmph, you reacted so strongly, it seems that I was right." Xu Aibao sneered, his gaze resting on Xu Qingyao's abdomen, "I remember that you had an abortion before."

Xu Aibao's malicious gaze reminded Xu Qingyao of many things, and she subconsciously covered her stomach.

The hospital report, the birth control pills at home and the unexpectedly aborted child...

Xu Qingyao couldn't help but tremble as her heart seemed to be pressed down by countless boulders.

Suddenly, the doorbell rang, interrupting the confrontation between the sisters.

"Who is it?"

Zhao Lanzhi opened the door and saw that it was their beloved son-in-law Gu Peiran.

When she saw Gu Peiran holding several bags of gifts in his hands, the smile on her face became even brighter.

"It turns out to be Pei Ran! Come in quickly!"

"Didn't Qingyao say that you have something to do today and can't come? Why are you buying gifts?" She said politely, but her hand quickly took it, "Oh, bird's nest! Shark's fin! These are not cheap, I found them as expected.

What a good son-in-law!"

Gu Peiran didn't answer, but just asked: "Where is Qingyao?"

Xu Aibao immediately entangled Gu Peiran enthusiastically and said sweetly, "Brother-in-law, why are you here to pick up my sister when you are so busy at work today? My sister is very capable and went back after a while. She really doesn't understand you at all.

"

"She didn't ask me to pick her up." Gu Peiran didn't like Xu Aibao's tired look, and frowned slightly, "I came here myself."

"I knew that my brother-in-law still cared about me... ours!" Xu Aibao's cheeks turned slightly red, and then she didn't forget to complain, "My sister taught me a lesson just now and almost beat me! I don't know what's wrong with her, and her temper is getting worse and worse.

Big! Brother-in-law, you have to take good care of her!"

Xu Qingyao sneered in her heart after hearing this, but didn't say a word.

Hearing this, Gu Peiran raised his eyebrows, "Why did your sister teach you a lesson?"

"She scolded me for being stupid and wanted to hit me!"

"Have you lost your temper?" He answered Xu Aibao, but his eyes were looking at Xu Qingyao, and there was obviously something behind his words.

Xu Qingyao didn't want her family to know that there was a problem in her marriage, so she refused to talk to her.

Xu Aibao became excited when he heard this, "Yes, brother-in-law, you have to make the decision for me!"

"But..." Gu Peiran walked to Xu Qingyao, "Your sister can't teach you a lesson for no reason, right?"

"..." Xu Aibao was suddenly speechless.

After saying that, he lifted a strand of Xu Qingyao's forehead hair with his hand and held it very close.

Xu Qingyao could feel his breathing and hot body temperature, which made her feel a little uncomfortable.

She took a step back, avoiding Gu Peiran's touch, with a faint look on her face, "What are you doing here?"

"Mom called me."

"Why haven't I seen you so attentive before?" Xu Qingyao didn't want to continue talking nonsense with Gu Peiran, so she turned around impatiently and planned to stay away from him.

"What are you hiding from?" Gu Peiran grabbed her and directly explained his purpose, "I'll take you back."

Several pairs of eyes from the Xu family were staring at them. Xu Qingyao did not dare to hide anymore and allowed Gu Peiran to hold her hand.

The two of them intertwined their fingers and pressed their palms together tightly.

Xu Aibao gritted his teeth in jealousy, "Brother-in-law, why are you leaving right after he arrived? Please stay a little longer."

"Yes." Xu Zhongshan stood up, as if he had something to say, but he hesitated for a long time and couldn't squeeze out even a single word.

Zhao Lanzhi glared at her useless husband and spoke for him, "Peiran, we have something to tell you."

Xu Qingyao immediately heightened her vigilance.

No wonder Zhao Lanzhi lied to trick her into bringing Gu Peiran over today. It turned out that she wanted to ask him for help again.

"Your dad heard that you have a building project in hand and are recruiting building materials suppliers. Our family is a building materials company, so why should the money go to outsiders? You can just assign the project to us."

Xu Qingyao didn't want to owe Gu Peiran anything more because of their marriage, so she refused directly, "Mom! Who to give the project to is not decided by him alone. Since the family has the strength, the competition will be fair when the time comes, so why should we look to him!"

"Stop interrupting! If you don't work, what do you know?" Zhao Lanzhi glared at Xu Qingyao warningly, "Peiran is our son-in-law, what's wrong with our son-in-law helping his father-in-law's family!"

"mom!"

Gu Peiran said calmly, "Let dad sort out the information and send it over, and I'll have someone review it."

"Gu Peiran! I don't agree!" Xu Qingyao said anxiously, "Don't forget, we already want to..."

Before Xu Qingyao could finish speaking, Gu Peiran dragged her out of Xu's house. The Gu family's car was parked at the door, and the driver opened the door upon seeing this.

Xu Qingyao shook off Gu Peiran's hand and refused to go up.

Gu Peiran lowered his eyes and looked down at Xu Qingyao, who was full of rejection, "Are you sure you want to make everyone unhappy?"

Xu Qingyao was stunned for a moment.

She turned around and saw her parents' expressions, which were ugly and mixed with disappointment, and she gradually lost the strength to resist.

On the way back, the two of them sat in the back seat, no one spoke, and the car was unusually quiet.

Assistant Jiang Yuan peeked through the rearview mirror for a few times. Seeing that the boss and his wife were not looking very well, he took the initiative to lighten the atmosphere and said, "Madam, my wife used the stew bag you gave me to stew the meat. It tastes so bad."

Great! My son is such a picky eater, and he wants to eat it again! Where did you buy the ingredient pack?"

"I made that myself." Xu Qingyao said gently, "If you like it, I will send you the recipe."

"I'm really sorry to trouble you. With this stew, my wife won't have to worry about letting her son eat."

Hearing Jiang Yuan's sincere praise, Xu Qingyao finally felt better. She raised her eyes and said, "Thank you for the compliment. It seems that my efforts in learning to cook were not in vain."

After saying that, she turned on her phone and started editing the contents of the stew, preparing to send it to the driver.

Gu Peiran lowered his eyes and his eyes fell on Xu Qingyao's slender fingers.

She was fair and her fingertips were slightly red, looking like they were stained with rouge. Whenever they were in love, Gu Peiran would always kiss her fingertips.

Xu Qingyao noticed his gaze and turned sideways uncomfortably, facing the window.

"Why didn't I know you could cook?" Gu Peiran said solemnly.

"Mr. Gu has no time to care about such trivial matters. You didn't come home until early in the morning, and I had already dumped the food." Xu Qingyao thought of the past and laughed to herself.

When she first got married, in order to please Gu Peiran, she practiced her cooking skills every day and cooked in different ways.

Even if her hands were splashed with oil and had huge blisters, she never stopped for a day.

However, the food was cold and hot, and she waited alone in the living room every night.

Sometimes Xu Qingyao feels that her world is very big and that she is Mrs. Gu who has unlimited fame in front of others.

But sometimes she feels very small, like Xu Qingyao who always stays alone in an empty room.

Xu Qingyao's attitude made Gu Peiran frown in displeasure, "Do you have to be thorny in every word?"

"If Mr. Gu is not willing to listen, then stop talking to me. Anyway, there are many people who want to chat with you."
Chapter completed!