Free Web NovelChapter 1590: Chapter 1048: Honesty
Looking at the layer of grease floating on the soup, Luo Xiaoqiong’s stomach churned. She wanted to refuse, but since her mother-in-law had spent half the afternoon making it, she felt embarrassed to decline. Drinking it...was a real dilemma!
Gathering her strength, she picked up the spoon, skimmed the layer of oil, and took a sip. After a few repetitions, the soup in the bowl became thick and murky.
"Mom..." She looked pitifully at Li Aiyuan, Luo Xiaoqiong smiled ingratiatingly, "I’m full, I really can’t drink anymore."
"Xiaoqiong, the top part is where the nutrition is, you must drink it, or else you won’t have the strength when it’s time to give birth." Li Aiyuan pushed the bowl back in front of her, "Be good, finish it clean, I’ve been stewing this for over three hours, all the nutrition is here."
Helplessly, Luo Xiaoqiong looked earnestly at Li Aiyuan, "Mom, actually, the nutrition isn’t in the oil, it’s in the soup. Drinking this oily stuff every day only makes my belly get fatter and the baby gain weight, without other benefits."
"Really?" Li Aiyuan hesitated, looking at her daughter-in-law, "Is that what the books say?"
"Yes." Luo Xiaoqiong nodded, "If you don’t believe me, you can ask Director Song. You know her, and you know she won’t lie to you."
"Xiaoqiong..." Li Aiyuan looked seriously at her daughter-in-law, "How could I not believe you?" She paused and sat opposite her daughter-in-law, looking straight into her eyes, "Is it that you don’t like anything I make?"
"No, no..." Luo Xiaoqiong quickly denied, "I like the food you make, it’s just the oily stuff, eating too much of it is really overwhelming."
"That’s not what I mean..." Sighing, Li Aiyuan’s expression turned serious, "It seems, for your health, Cha Xiang should come and take care of you instead."
"Mom..." Luo Xiaoqiong looked nervously at her mother-in-law, just about to explain, but Li Aiyuan waved her hand to interrupt, "I’m not angry, just realizing that I was too presumptuous and too hasty.
Staying to take care of you was meant to keep you and the baby healthy, but I overlooked something. After all, I am your mother-in-law, there are things you probably don’t feel comfortable telling me.
Like this bone broth, if it wasn’t unbearable, you probably wouldn’t have said anything, right? What was supposed to be good for you turned into a burden, so me staying here is wrong.
Xiaoqiong, if you can promise to tell me immediately anything you don’t like or are unhappy about in the future, I’ll stay. Otherwise, I’ll leave right away and let your own mother come."
Luo Xiaoqiong quickly nodded in agreement, "Okay, I promise."
Li Aiyuan looked apologetically at her daughter-in-law, "This request is a bit demanding on you, I’m sure you’d prefer Cha Xiang to come, but how can you really send me away?
How about I call back and ask Cha Xiang, if she has time, she can come and stay with you for a while. If she can’t, I’ll continue to stay here, is that okay?"
After hesitating for a moment, Luo Xiaoqiong looked seriously at Li Aiyuan, "Mom, I know you have my best interests at heart. Of course, I must admit, in terms of closeness, I’m definitely closer to my mother and hope she can come and spend more time with me.
But if she comes, my dad will have trouble eating by himself at home, and my dad is not the same as before. If my mom isn’t around and some ill-intentioned woman comes to cause trouble, what can I do?
I do trust my dad, but it’s easier to avoid an open gun than a hidden arrow. I can’t risk my dad for my sake, so my mom can’t come over.
Mom, why don’t you stay a few more days with me? If there’s anything I do that you don’t like, you should honestly tell me, so we can both be open with each other in the future. Does that sound good?"
"Good child..." Li Aiyuan’s heart warmed, realizing her daughter-in-law was genuinely thinking of her. If she really went back, who knows what the villagers would say.
Since her daughter-in-law married her son, many people thought her son was marrying up. If the in-laws took over caring for the daughter-in-law, people would think her son became part of the Luo family. She really cared about this saying...
Words not said remain unclear, logic not discussed remains muddled. After this talk, all the barriers between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law disappeared entirely. Thinking of the upcoming meeting with Chuxia’s family in the Capital City, both of them felt even happier...
