PFC Chapter 1170: Small Matter Explodes into a Bigger One
Chapter 1170: Small Matter Explodes into a Bigger One
"Mom, I know I was wrong. I'll hang up first. Wait until Haoyu finishes taking a shower and let him come back to you." Zhuang Shiqi hung up the phone directly after her mother-in-law finished speaking.
The mother-in-law didn't say she was wrong, but every word she said was about her parents. It wasn't her fault in the first place, but she still blamed her parents? This made Seventeen feel very bad.
Mrs. Zhou was still talking excitedly. She was usually bullied by her in-laws, so how could she relax now that she finally got a hold of them?
But after just a few words, my wife hung up the phone!
Mrs. Zhou was stunned for a moment, then confirmed that the call was hung up. This was a big deal. No matter what, you can't just hang up the phone so readily when your elders are lecturing you, right? Do you still have eyes for me, your elder, or your mother-in-law?
Mrs. Zhou was furious and called back immediately. Zhuang Shiqi looked at the call and didn't answer it.
This girl is the same. She knows that not answering the call will only make the misunderstanding worse, but deep down she sides with her parents. If they say it's okay, she will just listen. But after a few words, they bring up her parents. She is the daughter-in-law of the Zhou family, so she should listen to the lecture, but why do they talk about her parents?
Zhou Haoyu came out of the bathroom, wiped the water off his hair, stood on the absorbent mat at the door in his slippers, and followed closely behind.
"Whose call is this? Why don't you answer it for me?" Zhou Haoyu has three mobile phones. This phone is only used by his family and a few close friends, so for his wife, everything on this phone can be made public.
Of course Zhou Haoyu knew that his wife had looked at his phone behind his back, but there was nothing unusual on the phone.
"Mother-in-law's."
Zhuang Shiqi responded softly and looked up at her husband. Her husband had already walked to the bedside, holding his cell phone. The ringing had just stopped. Zhou Haoyu lowered his eyes to look at his wife. Zhuang Shiqi's eyes were a little red, and she reached out to hug her husband's waist.
"I know I shouldn't tell you this, but I really don't like what my mother-in-law said."
Zhou Haoyu wanted to call back immediately, but his wife's aggrieved look made him feel distressed. He threw the phone aside, gently stroked Shiqi's hair, and whispered comfort.
"What's the matter? Tell me, is it about you being filial and not coming home for dinner? Or is it about wanting a child?"
Zhou Haoyu considered various possibilities, but his mother was a sensible person. She would only push him behind his back and would not directly mention Seventeen. His mother was such a smart woman, how could she not understand the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law? To ensure that he could live a comfortable life, she would never make his wife unhappy.
"No, I told you that you shouldn't leave Lan'er behind, but you insisted on doing that. Now, my mother-in-law called to scold me. I just said that I asked you to take my sister-in-law with you, but she thought I was shirking responsibility and even blamed my parents. It's okay to blame me, but why blame my parents? They are so innocent."
Seventeen spoke about this in a muffled voice, his brows furrowed tightly, his eyes red.
In fact, it was not a big deal. She just felt a little upset at the moment. If she didn't say it out, it would be over in a few days.
But my husband is here, and I feel aggrieved, so I just want him to comfort me.
Zhou Haoyu frowned, "Lan'er is too naive. I don't know how to tell Mom when I get back."
Zhou Haoyu sat down on the edge of the bed, which undoubtedly shifted the focus of the matter to his sister.
For one thing, everyone has their own stance, their own opinions and persistence, and everyone's direction and ideas are completely different.
The mother-in-law, of course, blames the daughter-in-law. If not her, then her son? What about the daughter-in-law? She says her husband is wrong, not only because of the facts, but also because she feels that he is closest to her. Even if that's not true, using her husband as a scapegoat is understandable. As for the husband, he doesn't blame anyone but himself and his wife. The one who's at fault is definitely his sister, and he doesn't think his mother is wrong to criticize his wife. After all, his mother is just worried about him.
Zhou Haoyu felt that his sister was at fault. Although she was an adult, women were not allowed to go to bars, especially places like the Night City of Chen Palace. His sister must have been kicked in the head by a donkey to come home and complain. If she really acted like this without considering the consequences and stirring up trouble, he would never take them to such places again. His love for his sister would be in vain.
In this matter, Zhou Haoyu thought it was his sister's fault, but it made his wife suffer injustice, so of course he coaxed his wife first.
"It's okay, I'll call and explain later. Don't worry, mom has a sharp tongue, and you know her temper, right?" Zhou Haoyu hugged Seventeen and comforted her. He held his wife's hand and patted her face.
"Okay, honey, don't be angry. Just smile. Isn't it okay for your husband to apologize to you? I did something inappropriate. I will definitely improve next time, okay?"
Zhou Haoyu didn't take his sister with him, wasn't it to give Lu Jiang a chance?
But this reason cannot be told to Seventeen, lest Seventeen make a big fuss. After all, his sister is Kou Quan's girlfriend now. If he does this, what will his wife and sister think of him?
That's why his wife had some misunderstandings about him at first.
Zhou Haoyu understood too well what Seventeen meant by shock and disappointment in the car. That was his own sister, but he handed her over to an outsider. In that situation, people would think he was heartless, but he couldn't explain it.
Even though she had some misunderstandings about him, Zhou Haoyu knew that his wife would not stop loving him or distance herself from him because of this. The relationship between the two of them could not be destroyed by such trivial matters.
"I'm not angry, I just think my mother-in-law shouldn't involve my parents." Seventeen said helplessly.
Her husband's attitude of completely standing on her side made her feel much better. Her mother-in-law was not a bad person, but she was sometimes unreasonable. Her sister-in-law inherited this habit from her mother-in-law. How could she not speak out when she got the chance?
"Okay, I'm fine now. You can call your mother-in-law back. Don't say anything else about me. Just say that I know I was wrong and I apologize." Seventeen took a step back and said, "A harmonious family is the foundation of everything. It would be bad to have an unhappy quarrel in the middle of the night."
"Good wife." Zhou Haoyu kissed Seventeen's cheek, "Then I'll call Mom."
Seventeen nodded, watching her husband walk to the balcony with his phone in hand. She tilted her head and asked, "Do you want to go out and make another call?"
"We have to comfort her. If my wife is happy, I can't let my mother down, right?" Zhou Haoyu laughed out loud.
"Oh, I'll go cut some fruit and bring it up." Seventeen compromised and went downstairs.
Zhou Haoyu called his sister first and scolded Zhou Lan'er severely.
She knew her family forbade her from going to that kind of place, so why did she start yelling about it the moment she got back? Not only that, but she even complained about it, didn't she? What did she have to gain by driving a wedge between Mom and her sister-in-law?
How did Zhou Lan'er feel when she was scolded by her brother as soon as she received the call?