Chapter 230: Chapter 230: Half Asleep
"That’s it?"
Mrs. Zeng, after hearing what Mrs. Xiao Li had to say, furrowed her brows immediately.
Experienced as she was, with just a little thought, she could guess why Mrs. Xiao Li suddenly came to admit her mistake.
"What?!"
Hearing her mother-in-law’s words, Mrs. Xiao Li was stunned and couldn’t understand what Mrs. Zeng meant.
Seeing the confused and dazed expression on Mrs. Xiao Li’s face, Mrs. Zeng took a deep breath and said, "Tell me, what made you suddenly realize?"
Mrs. Zeng didn’t believe that an unstimulated Mrs. Xiao Li would suddenly come to her senses about this matter.
No, that’s not it!
This daughter-in-law hasn’t truly realized it.
If she really understood, she wouldn’t have made such a fuss.
"Was it because of this morning’s dumplings?"
Mrs. Zeng looked at Mrs. Xiao Li intently and gave her the answer.
"How did you know I, ah...!"
Mrs. Xiao Li instinctively asked back.
By the time she realized her words were disadvantageous to her, she abruptly stopped speaking and lowered her head again.
"You think just because Jiaojiao ate three dumplings, each with a good omen, that Jiaojiao truly brings good luck to people, right?"
"Yes!"
When Mrs. Zeng spoke out what was in her heart, Mrs. Xiao Li simply let it go and no longer hid her thoughts.
"Before, I thought Jiaojiao was just a girl who would eventually get married. So I didn’t really believe what you and Dad said, thinking maybe the good fortune in our family was brought by my Shouhu.
"But this morning, our family of three ate until we were full, but none of us got a dumpling with a good omen!"
Mrs. Xiao Li looked hopefully at Mrs. Zeng, "Yet Jiaojiao ate them all easily. Such luck must surely bless our family to prosper!"
Bless our family!
Which ’our family’ is that exactly?
Mrs. Zeng gave Mrs. Xiao Li a meaningful look; she already understood that even now, Mrs. Xiao Li hadn’t truly realized her mistake.
In Mrs. Xiao Li’s heart, she still hadn’t recognized Yuan Bao’s status.
Put it this way, if Yuan Bao couldn’t bring her luck, then Mrs. Xiao Li would show her true colors to Yuan Bao in no time.
"Fourth daughter-in-law!"
Mrs. Zeng waited until Mrs. Xiao Li finished speaking before continuing the conversation, but she didn’t waste more words. She directly said, "If there’s nothing else, you should go back first!"
If Mrs. Xiao Li truly realized where she went wrong and sincerely regarded Yuan Bao as her own daughter to care for, Mrs. Zeng might actually let Yuan Bao return to Mrs. Xiao Li’s side.
After all, Mrs. Xiao Li is Yuan Bao’s biological mother.
In Mrs. Zeng’s mind, a biological mother is always better than a stepmother.
"Mother, then, what do you mean?"
"I was blinded by lard and couldn’t distinguish right from wrong."
"Now, I understand. Please give me another chance!"
Seeing Mrs. Zeng’s attitude, Mrs. Xiao Li became anxious.
On New Year’s Day morning, their family of three didn’t receive any good omens, which implies they might earn nothing this year.
"Fourth daughter-in-law, before, you told the fourth son that the men should work outside, and the women should manage the household; you were right!"
"But now, Jiaojiao has already been adopted out, do you think adoption is child’s play?"
Mrs. Zeng said with a cold face, "From now on, don’t say such things again!"