The Prime Minister’s Little Wife

Chapter 63: Mother Xu Gets Hurt

When Xu Zhizhi looked up, she met Xiao Jingheng’s deep, gentle gaze, as soft as water.

Blushing, Xu Zhizhi quickly lowered her head.

She hurriedly picked up the rolling pin to clean it, planning to use it later to mash the fish.

Xiao Jingheng thought she was going to roll out dough, something he thought he could do, so he immediately stepped forward and took the rolling pin from her hand.

As their hands touched, a strange sensation passed between them, like an electric shock, warm and tingling.

Both of them froze for a moment, savoring the feeling…

“Sis, I caught two big fish!” Xu Daniu’s voice, slightly out of breath, broke the moment.

Startled, Xu Zhizhi quickly pulled away and continued washing the rolling pin.

“Help me clean the fish. Keep one and remove the bones from the other.”

The three of them worked together harmoniously, enjoying the task.

Meanwhile, Third Aunt Xu, upon hearing from her son that her precious daughter had been beaten, was furious!

She rushed to the front yard and saw her youngest daughter, disheveled and in tears, and roared:

“What’s going on? Sister-in-law, why aren’t you doing anything about this?”

Mother Xu was already struggling to handle the situation. How could she intervene? One was her niece from her maternal family, and the other was her niece from her husband’s side. Who was she supposed to scold?

From what she understood, Xu Honghua had deliberately hit someone, but she couldn’t bring herself to scold her. If she did, everyone would accuse her of favoring her own family!

She was truly in a difficult position!

Her sister-in-law was strong-willed and fierce. Mother Xu knew that she usually tolerated her out of respect for her husband.

But now, even her husband was ignoring her! She wanted to cry!

“I never expected the Li family’s girl to be so bold, coming to our Xu family to start a fight!” Third Aunt Xu’s words made Mother Xu even more unsure of how to defend herself.

Li Ermao, seeing her aunt remain silent, felt a surge of disdain.

“Third Aunt Xu, you need to get the facts straight. It was your daughter, Xu Honghua, who hit my sister first. You can’t just ignore the truth!”

“My little Hua has always been well-behaved and sensible. She would never provoke anyone.”

It had to be said that Third Aunt Xu didn’t know her daughter very well.

Xu Honghua, seeing her mother arrive, instantly transformed into a pitiful little rabbit, sniffling and crying softly, completely devoid of her earlier arrogance. The image of the girl who had been rolling on the ground was nowhere to be seen.

To anyone looking, she was the victim. Li Ermao and her sister were stunned!

Wang Erya also learned a lesson: she would have to learn how to act like this in the future.

“Third Aunt Xu, your daughter came over and slapped me three times. Look at how swollen my face is! I only hit her back, and then these shameless brats ganged up on me. Now my whole body hurts so much I could die.”

“Wuwuwu… I don’t want to live anymore. I might as well die. The Xu family is bullying us too much!”

Li Xiaomao cried as she spoke, getting up and running toward the wall to bang her head against it.

This time, Li Ermao didn’t try to stop her. They had suffered too much today, and she thought maliciously:

If Xiaomao dies this time, maybe our grandparents will demand an explanation from the Xu family.

Mother Xu, seeing her niece really about to bang her head against the wall, rushed to stop her. But Li Xiaomao was so enraged that she used all her strength, slamming Mother Xu into the wall…

Blood flowed from Mother Xu’s forehead.

Xu Xiaowu, who had been watching the commotion with interest, saw his mother bleeding and rushed in:

“All of you, get out! I’m going to tell my brother-in-law to beat you to death!”

“Honghua, tell me, did you do this on purpose? You look down on my mother and wanted to make things difficult for her, so you hit my cousin, didn’t you?”

“You’re so vicious, Third Aunt. Don’t be fooled by her act. She’s a cruel person!”

Xiaowu was naturally clever, and after two months of learning from his sister, his words were sharp and cutting, far more effective than Xu Daniu’s.

The courtyard fell silent.

Third Aunt Xu, who had initially refused to believe the truth, now had the facts staring her in the face.

She was on the verge of breaking down! How could the daughter she had poured so much effort into raising turn out like this?

At that moment, Father Xu and Third Uncle Xu walked over. Seeing the group of women quiet down, they didn’t say much. Earlier, they had stayed out of it because, as men, it wasn’t their place to intervene.

Father Xu stopped Mother Xu’s bleeding. Fortunately, it was just a small cut.

The village doctor was called and bandaged Mother Xu’s wound. He then checked on the others. The most severely injured was Li Xiaomao.

Xu Honghua had only lost a bit of hair and was otherwise unharmed.

Third Aunt Xu took her daughter home to rest. Naturally, Xu Lanhua brought them food.

Li Ermao and Li Xiaomao were sent home by Xu Dahu in an ox cart after eating.

And so, the farce came to an end.

Father Xu and Xiaowu helped Mother Xu back to the old house for lunch.

………………

Meanwhile, Xu Zhizhi looked at the white and red fish meat, the two large fish heads, and the pile of cleanly removed fish bones. She touched the fish meat to inspect it.

“Xiao Jingheng, you’re amazing! The fish bones are so thin, yet you managed to remove them so cleanly!”

Xiao Jingheng was thrilled by the praise, his gaze burning as he looked at the girl beside him.

If Xu Daniu hadn’t been tending the fire, he would have picked her up and spun her around…

Xu Zhizhi picked up one fish head to make spicy fish head, while the other fish head was chopped into small pieces, and the thinly sliced fish meat was used for sour fish.

She handed the cleaned rolling pin to Xiao Jingheng and said, “Can you help me mash this bowl of deboned fish into a paste?”

“Mm~”

Xiao Jingheng was delighted to be able to help his little wife and immediately took the rolling pin from her.

He began pounding the fish meat with the rolling pin, but after a while, he set it aside and started using his fists instead.

His hands were large, and the rolling pin was too small to exert much force. Using his fists was faster and more efficient.

Xu Zhizhi stole glances at him as she cooked. His efficient movements, strong jawline, tall figure, and muscular arms exposed as he rolled up his sleeves…

She couldn’t help but swallow hard, her face turning red~

“Xiao Jingheng, does your hand hurt?”

His punches were powerful, and with each strike, the fish meat turned into a mushy paste…

And this was him holding back his strength.

“No, it doesn’t hurt. This is faster,” he continued pounding the fish, his deep voice as pleasant as ever.

Soon, the fish paste was ready. Xu Zhizhi added the prepared ingredients to the bowl and mixed them well.

Then, using the space between her thumb and index finger, she shaped the mixture into small, round balls.

“What’s this?” Xiao Jingheng stood beside her, watching her create these strange, round shapes he had never seen before. He asked curiously.

“These are fish balls. They’re delicious.”

As she shaped the balls, she explained to him in a calm, unhurried manner.

(End of Chapter)