Fortunate Eighties: The Bewitching Female Rival Who Tamed Her Husband with Skill-Chapter 23 - Controversy

Chapter 23: Chapter 23 Controversy

Chapter 23 -23 Controversy

Susu didn’t compete with the man for the carrying basket; she watched the tall man with the basket looking a size too small on his back and walked beside him, lips slightly tilted in amusement.

The Lu Family brothers were also quite curious, so they decided to join their mother and head out to the bustling scene.

Jiang Nan, watching from the window, curled her lips in disdain.

“Pfft, it’s just setting up a stall, yet they make such a big fuss.”

“Let’s go, I’ll take you out on the street for some fun.”

After saying that, Jiang Nan took her two daughters and left the house.

Meanwhile, Brother Lu and his brother were helping their mother push the cart to the entrance of the textile factory.

Watching their mother expertly call out her sales pitches, both laughing and chatting with the customers, the two brothers couldn’t help but marvel.

“Mother, you’re so impressive!”

Lu Xiaodi gave his mother a thumbs up admiringly.

Mrs. Lu, seeing her two sons fumbling around, couldn’t help but laugh even more broadly, “I’ll manage it myself, just look at you both making a mess.”

The brothers exchanged smiles and sheepishly stepped aside to listen to their mother’s instructions.

…

“Boss, give me half a pound of the meat dishes and half a pound of the vegetarian dishes.”

“Sure thing, sure thing, half a pound of each, that will be ninety cents.”

Susu skillfully handed the goods over to the customer and casually passed the money to Lu Xiaoting to keep.

The customer, looking at the couple, joked, “Boss, is this your man? What does he do? He seems quite imposing.”

“Yes.”

Lu Xiaoting’s gaze remained fixed on his wife as he saw her nod with a smile on her face.

“He’s my husband, works at the Provincial City Police Station, a public security officer, so he does have quite an imposing air about him.”

“Aha, no wonder.”

…

Perhaps due to the festive season, a basket full of marinated goods was quickly sold out.

When Susu got home, she found herself followed by a little shadow.

Xiao Yu toddled after his aunt, almost wishing he could help out if his right arm weren’t bandaged.

Taking advantage of the early hour, the family of three had already started bustling about in the kitchen.

“My goodness, Xiaoxiao, you have no idea how impressive our mother is, she just stands there calling out and we barely had to do anything.”

“Mother is so amazing!” Bai Xiao praised gently.

“Aiya, it’s nothing, it’s nothing.”

Mrs. Lu, bashful from her son’s and daughter-in-law’s praise, couldn’t suppress the smile on her face.

Lu Xiaomei leaned cozily against her mother’s arm, “Mother, there’s no need to be modest.”

“Yeah, our mother is really something, not at all inferior to the young ones.” Saying this, Susu gave a thumbs up.

Mrs. Lu, teased by her daughter-in-law and daughter, blushed and scolded them half-heartedly, “Off with you, always teasing your old mother.”

Seeing their mother embarrassed, the sister-in-law and daughter shared a knowing smile.

“Ha ha ha…”

Listening to the laughter from the kitchen, Brother Lu, seeing the empty room, frowned.

“Mom, aren’t we going back to eat?”

Lu Yu tugged at his mother’s clothes as they looked at the big characters of the state-run restaurant.

Jiang Nan felt irritated at the thought of her in-laws’ home and said disdainfully, “No, we’re not going back. Why would we? Let’s eat here and then go back.”

“But… Auntie’s cooking is really delicious.” The little girl was puzzled.

“Please—”

Jiang Nan snorted disdainfully, looking down on that Chongxi sister-in-law even more. She only knew how to use petty tricks to curry favor with the elderly.

“I really don’t want to eat that woman’s cooking, nor should you, Xiao Yu. The three of us will go back after we eat.”

With that, Jiang Nan directly led the children into the state-run restaurant, one with each hand.

The little girl pursed her lips and said nothing further.

As the dishes were served on the table and the eldest daughter-in-law and the two granddaughters were still nowhere to be seen, Mrs. Lu asked, “Brother Lu, where are your wife and the two children? Why aren’t they here?”

Brother Lu looked towards the door, somewhat anxious, “They probably took the kids out; they’re not in the house.”

The whole family waited to the left and right, still no sign of them.

Mrs. Lu felt some displeasure but managed not to show it, “Alright, let’s start eating. Leave some in the pot for them.”

“Let’s eat.”

Once the grandparents had spoken, the whole family finally started to move their chopsticks.

Just after Lu Xiaomei and her third sister-in-law Bai Xiao had finished cleaning up the dinner table, Jiang Nan leisurely returned with the two children.

Mrs. Lu was holding back her anger, afraid she couldn’t help but scold them. It was a festival and wouldn’t be good, so she simply avoided coming out of the room.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Brother Lu pulled his wife into the room and asked with a frown, “Why did you just get back? I left some food in the pot for you; I’ll go get it for you.”

“No need, I took the kids and ate at the state-run restaurant,” Jiang Nan said nonchalantly, waving her hand and climbing onto the kang bed.

Brother Lu, seeing his wife lie down on the kang as soon as she returned, was still very patient, and spoke gently, “Wife, we have food at home. The whole family was waiting for you, and you ended up eating outside with the kids.”

“We can go to a restaurant anytime, once we get back. There’s plenty of time.”

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Jiang Nan rolled her eyes, “I just don’t want to be home, that’s why I took the two kids out. I don’t want to see your mother’s face, and your second sister-in-law, who’s always using little tricks to coax the old folks.”

“Jiang Nan!” Brother Lu’s face turned cold.

“What are you yelling for? You scared me!”

Jiang Nan patted her chest and turned her back, clearly annoyed.

“Jiang Nan, it’s fine for you to be willful usually, but can’t you be a little more peaceful for just these few days we’re here?” Brother Lu said, lowering his voice.

Being spoken to in such a way by her husband, Jiang Nan turned around and retorted angrily, “You know full well I don’t get along with your mother. I’m already here with you, what more do you want? Now you’re even shouting at me?”

Hearing the quarrel between Brother Lu and his wife, Mrs. Lu sighed.

“Wuu wuu—Daddy, Mommy, please don’t fight. I’m scared—”

“Daddy, Mommy, can you please stop fighting?”

Xiao Xue cried, standing on the floor fearfully, while Xiao Yu clung to her sister, both their faces full of worry and fear.

Seeing the sisters’ scared expressions, Brother Lu softened his tone and picked up the two children onto the kang.

“Daddy and Mommy aren’t fighting. We just talked a little loudly, now be good and go to sleep with Mommy.”

Watching her husband’s retreating back, Jiang Nan lay down on the kang again, clearly still irritated.

Lu Xiaoting looked at his wife, who might as well have perked up her ears out of curiosity, and chuckled as he reached out to cover them.

“Curious little cat, go to sleep. You still have to man the stall in the afternoon.”

Susu’s face turned red at being called a “curious little cat” by her husband. Watching him stand up to leave, she slapped herself lightly.

“Get a grip, blushing at that.”

Seeing Brother Lu sitting alone in the courtyard, Lu Xiaoting moved a stool over to sit together with him.

“Brother.”

“Yeah,” Brother Lu nodded, a bit embarrassed.

The two brothers chatted casually back and forth.

In the evening,

Brother Lu brought in a bowl of noodles, saw his wife turned away from him on the kang, and coaxed softly, “Wife, get up and eat.”

“I’m sorry, wife, please don’t be mad at me. Don’t go hungry; that would really upset me.”

“Hmph!”