activa-t What exactly happened in Chapter 151?
What exactly happened in Chapter 151?
Cao Ling, seemingly oblivious to the increasingly dark expressions on the faces of the others at the table, continued, overly self-absorbed:
"I know you're still in school, pursuing your PhD, but you'll graduate next year, right?"
"That's perfect. After graduation, you can get married, have children, and stay home to take care of them. Otherwise, it'll be harder to conceive when you get older..."
"puff!!!"
Just as Cao Ling said this, An Ling took a sip of water.
But because she didn't want to miss the opportunity to observe this specimen created to increase human diversity up close, An Ling kept turning her head to look at Cao Ling while drinking water, wanting to see how many more outrageous things Cao Ling could say.
But Anling wasn't mentally prepared enough!
Cao Ling's extraordinary abilities far exceeded An Ling's imagination, causing her to lose her temper and spit out a mouthful of water, which landed right in Cao Ling's face.
"Ah!! What are you doing?!" Cao Ling screamed and instinctively got up to move away from An Ling.
She was sprayed with water all over her face and couldn't open her eyes. She could only grope for a piece of paper in her pocket to wipe herself.
But her screams had already drawn everyone's attention in the restaurant, and her disheveled appearance was now on full display.
This restaurant is VIP-only; everyone who dines here is either rich or powerful. There might even be people who recognize her. Cao Ling knew she had really lost face.
She glared at the culprit, only to find Yan Yu beside An Ling smiling as he wiped the water from An Ling's mouth with a tissue. Compared to her own disheveled appearance, which was being laughed at by so many people, Cao Ling's anger intensified.
However, she wasn't completely brainless. She knew that the An family's status was something the Cheng family couldn't afford to offend, and besides, An Ling wasn't her future daughter-in-law, so she had no right to teach her a lesson.
As for An Ling, she was so shocked that she didn't even notice the somewhat ambiguous thing that Yan Yu was doing—wiping her mouth. She just looked at Cao Ling and asked her question in disbelief:
"You mean you want my sister, a top student in mathematics, to stay at home and be a wife and mother after she graduates with her doctorate?"
"Any questions?"
Although she knew she shouldn't get angry with An Ling, anyone would be upset if they were sprayed with water, and Cao Ling's tone still carried a hint of anger.
“I don’t feel comfortable leaving the child with someone else, but the husband is the breadwinner and the wife stays at home. Our Xiaoze is the head of the family and has to work, so of course we have to rely on An Yi. Isn’t it perfect that she can scientifically raise and teach the child after getting a doctorate?”
Cao Ling didn't think there was anything wrong with what she said, because that was truly what she thought.
She herself was at peace with it, but the people who heard her words suffered.
Sometimes, communicating with fools is indeed more frustrating and infuriating than communicating with bad people, so the An family decided not to waste any more words on Cao Ling.
“I don’t know who gave you this misconception,” An Qilan looked up at Cao Ling with exasperation. “My daughter and your son have no relationship before and will never have any relationship in the future. If you can understand human language, get out of my way while I’m still willing to talk to you properly.”
An Qilan wasn't particularly excited when she said this, but she had a strong aura, and her eyes were full of coldness when she looked at Cao Ling, which made Cao Ling feel a little afraid and not dare to say anything more for a moment.
What exactly is going on? Cheng Yaozu clearly told her that An Yi and Cheng Ze would definitely get together, right?
Moreover, An Qilan looked so terrifying that she wanted to run away immediately.
But An Qilan's words were tantamount to saying "my daughter doesn't even look at your son." If Cao Ling just slunk away like that, what difference would it make from directly acknowledging An Qilan's words?
In Cao Ling's eyes, Cheng Ze was more than a match for a fairy in heaven. How could she bear to see her son being disliked by others?
So now she's reluctant to leave, yet dares not retaliate, so she can only stand there and force herself to meet his gaze, at least making herself appear as if she's losing but not losing face.
Just as An Qilan was about to run out of patience and was about to speak again, a voice finally broke the deadlock.
"Sister-in-law?"
Hearing this voice, Cao Ling breathed a slight sigh of relief; at least she finally had a way out.
"Siyi, why are you so late?"
"I'm sorry, sister-in-law, we just came from the Jiang family's place, which is quite far, and there's a traffic jam around here."
The speaker was Cao Ling's sister-in-law, Yin Siyi, the wife of Cheng's second son.
She was accompanied by her daughter Cheng Wei and her prospective daughter-in-law Jiang Shuting.
Yin Siyi recognized the An family members and was puzzled as to why her sister-in-law was standing next to them at the table. However, she was not familiar with the An family and didn't know how to ask. Instead, Jiang Shuting greeted them first.
Then Jiang Shuting was surprised to find that her cousin was also there. However, after seeing An Ling, she gave Yan Yu a knowing look.
At the same time, An Ling noticed that the little girl who came with Jiang Shuting seemed to be staring at her, but when she looked away, the little girl looked away shyly and hid behind Jiang Shuting.
But the next moment, Jiang Shuting pulled her out and then smiled at An Ling, saying:
"Xiaoling, this is my boyfriend's younger sister, Cheng Wei. She's a huge fan of yours. She kept asking me if you would come to my engagement party, but now that she's met you in person, she's actually shy, hahaha."
"Hello, Teacher Anling," the girl said, blushing slightly as she mustered her courage to say a long string of words, "I, I really like you. I've read all your works so many times. I'm also preparing for the art college entrance exam now, and I want to work hard to get into the same university as you in two years. Also, is your foot feeling better now? I was so scared before..."
Seeing Cheng Wei's slightly nervous expression, everyone was charmed by her cuteness. The An family, who had previously held a bad impression of the Cheng family because of Cao Ling, now had a much better attitude.
"Thank you for your concern. I'm much better now, and I should be able to walk normally again in about a week," Anling smiled gently at her little fan. "And keep going! I believe you can do it!"
Encouraged by her idol, Cheng Wei's eyes sparkled. After thanking her repeatedly, she shrank back behind Jiang Shuting.
After this little incident, the atmosphere between the two sides has improved a lot, and Jiang Shuting finally asked the question she was really curious about:
"Aunt Cao, I saw you talking to Aunt An just now? You two know each other, right?"
"I don't know him."
Cao Ling immediately denied it and then pulled Yin Siyi toward their real location; she didn't want to be watched by An Qilan anymore.
"Let's go eat first. I'm starving after waiting for you for so long."
Having no other choice, Yin Siyi apologized to the An family and left with her daughter and future daughter-in-law.
An Ling watched Cao Ling's hurried departure with a thoughtful expression, feeling that there must be some hidden story behind it.
Even the most foolish person wouldn't presume to be in-laws before their son has even met An Yi, would they?
I need to see what's going on.