Rebirth: A Cinderella's Counterattack-Chapter 614 - 594: Uncle Lin’s Mother is Top-notch
"Bring to the hospital?" Huang Yueran’s expression was a bit eerie, "Then you better bring less."
"What’s wrong?" Luo Qianqian immediately sensed something amiss, slightly furrowing her brow. Her mother was currently awaiting childbirth—could it be that someone dared to deny her food?
"Ah..." Huang Yueran waved her hand dismissively.
He Wenyu couldn’t hold back and jumped up, "Isn’t it just Granny’s awful mother-in-law? Always saying how the belly doesn’t look like it’s carrying a grandson, always denying Granny delicious food. If it weren’t for Uncle Lin’s intervention, who knows how thin she would have become. The nutritional products your aunties brought last time they visited were all taken away to feed his young son, daughter-in-law, and grandson!"
Luo Qianqian narrowed her eyes, "Really remembers the sweets but forgets the blows." She still vividly remembered the incident with that old lady at the last wedding.
"Keep it down," Huang Yueran pulled He Wenyu aside, then quickly grabbed Luo Qianqian, "Don’t make a scene with her, or your mom might not have a good postpartum recovery."
"She wouldn’t dare!" Luo Qianqian was no longer the Luo Qianqian of the past. The Luo Qianqian of today had been through trials, and her aura was incomparable to before.
Scared, He Wenyu immediately sat on the ground. Luo Qianqian was alarmed and quickly toned down her aura, laughing as she pulled her up, "Oh dear, you’re my sister, and yet you’re afraid of me? That’s really something."
He Wenyu pursed her mouth, looking at her parents to the side; indeed, both had shocked expressions—it wasn’t her imagination.
Indeed, just now Luo Qianqian had that aura of a killer about her.
"Then I’ll go with you," Huang Yueran frowned. She originally didn’t want to show up when that old lady was there, as she was too gossipy and utterly tactless.
"I’ll go too." He Jun wouldn’t let his wife endure that old lady’s abuse; he already felt he had let down his wife and daughter enough with previous family matters.
Luo Qianqian waved her hand, "It’s okay, stepdad and stepmom can rest easy—just go about your business. Tonight, I still want to eat pig’s feet," she said, making a greedy cat gesture.
"Speaking of which, last time Jiayou came back, he didn’t bring anything but a bunch of pig’s feet for you," He Wenyu said with a reluctant smile, one would think he was going to sell them.
"Hehe, no one makes it as tasty as Granny does," Luo Qianqian stuck out her tongue. Huang Yueran looked at He Jun, who after a couple of glances at Luo Qianqian, finally nodded.
Huang Yueran then relaxed, "Alright then, Xiao Yu, call me if you need anything. I’ll quickly make some warm pig’s feet to bring to you tonight."
Luo Qianqian nodded incessantly.
Watching the two leave one after another, Luo Qianqian then narrowed her eyes, "Did that old lady bully my mom?"
He Wenyu took out a box, shaking her head, "To say she bullied might not be accurate, but her mouth, even my mom worries it could cause postpartum depression in Granny."
Postpartum depression? Luo Qianqian clenched her fists.
He Wenyu opened the box, looking at the pairs of rings inside, her eyes widened with delight, "So beautiful."
"Keep it safe, don’t let Granny see," Luo Qianqian only pursed her lips. These had been specifically chosen, not expensive, but fashionable.
"Love you the most." Right after Luo Qianqian spoke, she knew the items weren’t meant for their parents to see, because no matter what she gave, she wouldn’t blame Luo Qianqian.
Luo Qianqian smiled slightly, picking up a box of nutritional products, emptied out her backpack, and placed them in, then her wallet, keys, and phone. Looking at two red envelopes, she hesitated for a moment, then also put them in her bag.
"Let’s go, to the hospital. I really want to meet her."
She dropped off the gifts at Zhang Ye’s and exchanged a few words of courtesy before taking a taxi and leaving.
The hospital was filled with the scent of disinfectant and formalin, making Luo Qianqian subconsciously scrunch her nose and fan the air in front of her. Her hips and arm muscles started to tense up, a natural reaction whenever she was at the hospital.
He Wenyu, on the other hand, moved with ease and led Luo Qianqian to the ward. Before they even entered, they heard a grating voice, "Nowadays, being pregnant is treated like a luxury. Back in our day, having an egg was a big deal, let alone having chicken soup every day. And getting such special treatment during a postpartum period? Who goes to the hospital for no reason? Doesn’t it cost money? Having another child would just be a losing deal..."
"Haha, a ’losing deal’ is willing to spend money to give her mom the best treatment!" Luo Qianqian didn’t hesitate and pushed the door open, her eyes slightly narrowed.
An Zilan was half-reclining in bed, her belly protruding prominently. Lin Xu was beside her, carefully feeding her chicken soup, while the old lady grandly sat on an empty hospital bed.
The ward was a standard four-bed room; besides An Zilan, another pregnant woman was there, eating fruit under the care of her husband.
Luo Qianqian smiled warmly at An Zilan, "Mom, I’m back, and you’ve gotten even more beautiful."
"Exactly, godmother has gotten prettier," He Wenyu nodded repeatedly.
Luo Qianqian opened her bag, took out her wallet, and pulled out two red envelopes, "Mom, this is the gift money from your former in-laws."
Without hesitating, she opened the red envelopes in front of the old lady, revealing the amount inside, "Granny said this is for your nutrition during the postpartum period. Grandpa said this is for your nanny during the postpartum period. Uncle Lin, how much are the hospital expenses? I will cover them." She sneered coldly, "Giving one’s mother the best possible treatment within their means is every child’s hope. Didn’t you call me a ’losing deal’? No problem, the child will take An’s surname; I’ll be responsible for his living expenses from childhood. It has nothing to do with you. Can you leave now? I want to provide a peaceful environment for my mother to give birth!"
"Qianqian..." Lin Xu was visibly embarrassed. He knew Luo Qianqian was coming back today and was just about to persuade the old lady to leave, but who knew it would turn out this way?
Surprisingly, the old lady didn’t seem to mind and took one of the red envelopes, "That’s more like it, to have me serve during the postpartum period..."
Luo Qianqian abruptly snatched the red envelope back, "Sorry, you’re not worth this much. It doesn’t matter if your family doesn’t acknowledge that I’m mom’s child. I never intended to consider someone like you as my grandmother. If you stay here and my mom gets postpartum depression, who will I reason with?"
"Oh right, I forgot to mention, if you’ve touched any of my mom’s belongings, you better return them immediately! My mom is a soft persimmon, easy to bully, but it doesn’t mean my brother and I are easy to bully!" Luo Qianqian’s eyes landed on a green patch on the old lady’s sleeve and her lips curled up, "Your precious grandson..."
The old lady immediately shielded her wrist.
Luo Qianqian narrowed her eyes, "Heh, you really dared to touch it?"
Without hesitation, she pulled out her phone, "I have all the purchase documents. We can settle this legally."
Lin Xu frowned, "Qianqian..."
"Uncle Lin." Luo Qianqian cut him off sharply, "I am first my mother’s daughter and then Luo Qianqian. My mother is first my mom then your wife. Since you can’t properly protect mom, I will!"
"Qianqian, your Uncle Lin..." An Zilan anxiously got up, then clutched her belly, "Oh... my water broke..."
Luo Qianqian panicked, grabbing He Wenyu, "What do we do? What do we do?"
"Don’t worry." Lin Xu smiled slightly, "There’s still a little time before she gives birth."
He then handed the red envelope back to Luo Qianqian under the old lady’s reluctant gaze, "You hold onto this first."
Luo Qianqian was taken aback, looked at her mother’s relatively composed face, nodded, took it, then extended her hand towards the old lady, "Give it back to me."
The old lady protected her wrist, Luo Qianqian scoffed, and directly picked up a stool.
Lin Xu, An Zilan, and He Wenyu watched in disbelief as Luo Qianqian yelled, "Qianqian!"
