Chapter 97 A mother's Love
"Uncle, you don't deserve my Boo-Boo. You can't even take care of her!" Niu Niu said fiercely, but his chubby face and milky voice made him look funny.
Yan i stifled a laugh when she looked up to see Lei Zhao's black face with lines etched between his brows.
"YOU…! Who are you to tell whether or not I deserve my wife!?" Lei Zhao retorted, quickly pointing his finger at Niu Niu.
"I'm soone competent to take care of her!" Niu Niu turned to look at Lei Zhao and crossed his arms across his chest.
Lei Xiao Tong, who was eating fruit salad while watching the scene unfold, suddenly busted into laughter.
"How do you plan on taking care of her? Can you hug her and offer her warmth? Can you pick her from the bed and bath her? Can you even feed her yourself? You can barely feed yourself, kiddo!"
Niu Niu glanced at Lei Zhao and humped.
"Boo-Boo, leave my Uncle. Even though my hug won't give you enough warmth like my Uncle or I can't feed you properly. I will make you happy! We can play with my toys and also, I will buy you lots of delicious kinds of stuff with my pocket money!"
Lei Zhao snorted, "I can buy her a mall full of toys and a company which manufactures sweet things just for her. You don't even have money, but you want to steal soone's wife."
Niu Niu's face scrunched into a frown when he realized what Lei Zhao said was true. He was just a kid, and he couldn't give Yan i what she wants because he isn't rich as his Uncle. Even though his parents are wealthy, they wouldn't recklessly provide him with money.
"One day, I will also be rich, richer than you!" Niu Niu declared with a small pout on his face.
Unbeknownst to Lei Zhao, he had awakened a working machine who would invest all his ti in making money because he lost his favorite woman to soone richer!
"Let's talk when you have money, Kiddo" Lei Zhao teased Niu Niu as he stuck his tongue out at him.
Niu Niu clenched his small fist and bit his lips in a grievance.
Yan i, who was feeling dizzy from standing for too long and laughing tousled Niu Niu's hair.
"Don't mind your Uncle. He-"
A smothered cough interrupted Yan i. Lei Zhao panic and rushed to her side.
He gently rubbed her back until her cough subsided.
"Xiaoi, co and sit down." Lei Xiao Tong said anxiously.
Lei Zhao helped Yan i sit across Lei Xiao Tong and sat beside her.
Niu Niu eyes flashed with worry as he stared at Yan i.
'Maybe I should beco a doctor so I can take care of Boo-Boo when she is sick?' Niu Niu thought as he looked at his Uncle's eyes clouded with anxiety.
'Yeah, I will beco a doctor one day and study hard so I can also take care of Boo-Boo when she is sick!'
Niu Niu inwardly decided his future as he sat beside his Grandma.
"Xiaoi, are you okay?" Lei Xiao Tong asked, with worry evident in her tone.
She looked at Yan i's face, which was pale, and turned to look at her son.
"What happened? Can't you even take care of your wife? Look how badly her face is!"
Lei Xiao Tong scolded Lei Zhao. Lei Zhao looked up at his mother and t her fiery gaze.
"Mom-"
"Don't call , as a man you can't even take care of your wife! I thought I raised you better."
Lei Zhao swallowed and turned to look at his wife. He saw the amusent lingering in her eyes and heaved a sigh.
"Xiaoi ca here." Lei Xiao Tong beckoned at Yan i, ignoring his son.
Yan i stood up and walked towards her mother-in-law. When she reached her, Lei Xiao Tong held Yan i's face as she inspected her face.
Lei Xiao Tong's brows knitted together.
"What happened? You look terrible." Lei Xiao Tong comnted as she stared at Yan i's skin, which was red and blotchy.
"Don't worry, you will feel fine once you drink the soup prepared by ."
Lei Xiao Tong said as she flashed her a smile and stood up to go to the kitchen.
Lei Zhao stared at his face, "Why didn't you defend your husband when mom was scolding ?"
Yan i shrugged and played with Niu Niu's hands.
"Wifey, you're really ruthless!"
A sinister smile spread across Yan i's lips as she turned to look at Lei Zhao.
"Niu Niu, am I ruthless?"
She threw the question to the little kid.
Niu Niu shook his head aggressively and turned to glare at Lei Zhao.
"My Boo-Boo is an angel. How can you call her ruthless!"
Lei Zhao sighed in exasperation. Now his entire family has turned their back on him.
Lei Xiao Tong ca back with a bowl of soup and placed a chair in front of Yan i.
"Xiaoi, mother will feed you, okay?"
Yan i blinked her eyes and turned to look at Lei Zhao. Lei Zhao smiled warmly at her and nodded.
"Okay." Yan i said awkwardly.
"Okay, open your mouth." Lei Xiao Tong said as she blew on the hot soup on the spoon.
Yan i lapsed into silence and lowered her eyes to avoid the emptiness in it.
"Ahhh…" Lei Xiao Tong said softly, smiling as she lifted the spoonful to Yan i's mouth.
Yan i flushed as she swallowed the mouthful of the rich, heavy broth full of chicken cuts and vegetables.
Lei Xiao Tong eyed Yan i wryly, waiting for her reaction. She wanted to know if her daughter-in-law liked her soup!
Yan i moaned in delight, "Mom, this is so good! Better than Lei Zhao's cooking."
Yan i comnted as she savored the taste.
"Good, that you like it!" Lei Xiao Tong mused with a small chuckle.
"It's my grandmother's recipe prepared with a mother's love. That's why it tastes good."
A shadow flickered across Yan i's face, and her smile slowly faded. Unconsciously, she thought of her own mother.
Lei Xiao Tong's heart lurched when she saw Yan i's pale face. She instinctively reached out to grasp Yan i's hand.
"Don't worry, dear, even though your mother isn't here anymore. She is always here with you." Lei Xiao Tong said softly as she pointed her finger at Yan i's heart.
Yan i blinked away the tears brewing in her eyes and nodded. It seems she wanted to say more, but she gave a small, tight smile instead.
Niu Niu also clenched Yan i's hands, making her turn to look at him.
"I will also be there for you always." He said as he planted a kiss on Yan i's cheeks.
"Liang Kun!" Lei Zhao bellowed in anger as he called Niu Niu's full na.
Niu Niu turned to look at him and stick his tongue out at him.
Yan i's smile widened, and so light ca back to her eyes.
The atmosphere beca warm as Lei Xiao Tong lifted another spoonful to Yan i's mouth, and in silence, Yan i let her feed her the rest of the soup.
Warmth coursed through her as she glanced at her husband, who was staring at her with his eyes flickering with affection—Niu Niu, who was observing her as she drank the soup.
His brows will bump together anyti she coughed, making him look cute and finally, her mother-in-law; no scratch that her mother—the woman who was gently feeding her with all the patience in the world. A warm smile will grace her lips anyti she swallowed the food.
These people were now her family, and she would do anything to protect them!
Once Lei Xiao Tong finished feeding Yan i, she excused herself and went to the kitchen.
Lei Zhao also went to fetch her dicine. Left alone with Niu Niu in the room, Yan i took a long sip of water and turned to look at Niu Niu.
"When is your birthday?" Yan i inquired as she stared at the little guy.
"Next month, 23rd March." Niu Niu said flatly.
Yan i raised her brows, "You don't seem happy that your birthday is coming."
Niu Niu fidgeted, "Yeah, my parents will just throw a lavish party for . I just want to go to the park with them and eat ice cream and play. Not a party."
Yan i nodded, "Why don't you tell them?"
Niu Niu bit his lips and shrugged.
"Alright, I will take you there."
Niu Niu eyes widened, "Promise?"
Yan i said softly and nodded.
"Promise."
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