PFC Chapter 147 Making a fuss out of a molehill
Chapter 147 Making a fuss out of a molehill
As soon as she arrived at her doorstep, Li Wanqing sensed something was wrong.
Cheng Baichuan hadn't returned yet, but someone inside the house was humming a little tune.
Cheng Baichuan actually left Liu Yufen at home!
Li Wanqing's face turned cold as she pushed the door, only to find it locked from the inside.
The sounds in the courtyard continued, and Nuonuo tugged at Li Wanqing's pants in fear.
Li Wanqing slightly adjusted her expression, squatted down, and said gently, "Nono, Mom will take you to Yueyue's house to stay for a while longer."
Nono shook her head; she was afraid her mother would be bullied by her grandmother.
Li Wanqing patted her head and said, "Don't worry, Mommy won't be bullied. If anyone is going to be bullied, it will be Mommy bullying someone else."
Nuonuo still refused to leave, and Li Wanqing had no choice but to leave.
"Nono, wait here for a while. Mom will open the door first."
Nuonuo nodded obediently, and Li Wanqing stood up and looked at the courtyard wall.
She had never climbed a wall before, and this was her own wall.
Li Wanqing put the things in her hand on the ground, then stretched her wrists and ankles, and then climbed over the wall by stepping on the bricks.
Liu Yufen was sitting in her usual chair, with various snacks on the table next to her, leisurely eating her food.
Liu Yufen was genuinely startled when she saw Li Wanqing suddenly appear on the wall.
"Oh my god! Why climb over the wall when there's a front gate?"
Li Wanqing glared at her, then got off the bed and opened the door for Nuonuo.
"Nono, you go back to your room first," Li Wanqing said, suppressing her emotions.
But when she brought Nuonuo back to her room, she couldn't suppress her anger at all.
The main house she shared with Cheng Baichuan was locked, and Liu Yufen couldn't get in.
Nono's room wasn't locked, and it was ransacked, with Nono's clothes scattered all over the bed.
Nono's painting was carelessly thrown on the ground, with very obvious footprints on it.
Liu Yufen didn't think she had done anything wrong at all, and stood at the door with a accusing look on her face.
"Why would a little girl need such nice things? And she even has her own room."
"I, as a grandmother, have to squeeze into a guesthouse!"
Li Wanqing took a deep breath and said to Nuonuo, "Nuonuo, be good, you pack first, Mom will be here in a bit."
Nuonuo nodded, and Li Wanqing turned around and pulled Liu Yufen towards the kitchen.
As soon as Li Wanqing saw the kitchen, her anger flared up.
The kitchen was a mess, food was scattered everywhere, and some flour was spilled on the floor, making it unusable.
Seeing Li Wanqing's increasingly dark face, Liu Yufen panicked, "What are you going to do?"
Li Wanqing remained silent, but tightened her grip even more until she found a rope and tied Liu Yufen up tightly.
"Li Wanqing! What are you doing?" Liu Yufen didn't expect Li Wanqing to kidnap someone directly. "The third brother won't let you off when he gets back."
Li Wanqing snorted coldly, "Then we'll wait until he gets back."
As he spoke, he casually tore off a rag and stuffed it into Liu Yufen's mouth.
She couldn't be bothered to talk to her; this wouldn't be over by the time Cheng Baichuan returned.
After throwing Liu Yufen into the woodshed, Li Wanqing clapped her hands and returned to Nuonuo's room.
Nono was very worried, and she poked her head out to look around.
When Li Wanqing appeared, my worries gradually subsided.
"Mommy~Grandma?"
Li Wanqing rubbed her head. "Grandma is tired from humming, so Mom will let her rest for a bit."
Nono blinked; she clearly saw her mother tie up her grandmother and throw her into the woodshed...
Li Wanqing looked around the house. "Let's ignore her and clean up the house first, then cook."
As she spoke, she rolled up her sleeves and began to get to work, and Nono followed suit to help tidy up.
When Cheng Baichuan returned, Li Wanqing had already prepared dinner.
He spoke to Li Wanqing, but she only responded with "hmm" and "ah".
Cheng Baichuan could clearly sense that Li Wanqing seemed angry, but he didn't know why she was angry.
"I've already spoken to Mom and arranged for her to stay at a guesthouse..."
Before Cheng Baichuan could finish speaking, Li Wanqing slammed her chopsticks on the table with a loud "bang".
"Oh, right!" Li Wanqing said calmly, "When I came back this afternoon, I caught a few thieves and tied them up and locked them in the woodshed."
Upon hearing this, Cheng Baichuan immediately became agitated. "Are you hurt? Was Nuonuo frightened?"
"They dare to steal even in the military region. This thief is incredibly audacious."
He stood up and said, "No, I have to take this thief to the security office."
Li Wanqing didn't stop him; she simply served Nuonuo some food and calmly sat down to eat.
A short while later, Cheng Baichuan hurriedly returned.
"What's going on?" Cheng Baichuan asked, puzzled. Didn't they say they caught a thief?
Why is his mother in the woodshed?
Li Wanqing said casually, "That's all there is to it! Didn't you say she went to the guesthouse?"
Cheng Baichuan choked, he never expected that his mother would not have left.
"Wife, what exactly is going on?" He was completely baffled.
Li Wanqing recounted what had happened that afternoon, which made Cheng Baichuan frown deeply.
"It was my carelessness," Cheng Baichuan said in a deep voice. "I'll take her directly to the guesthouse right away."
"The guesthouse?" Li Wanqing put down her chopsticks and said coldly, "No need, I'll send it directly to the security office later."
Cheng Baichuan frowned slightly. "Isn't this making a mountain out of a molehill?"
Liu Yufen does have many flaws. Even if she isn't his biological mother, she still raised him.
Sending it directly to the security office would be rather inhumane.
Li Wanqing looked coldly at Cheng Baichuan, "She raised you, but she didn't raise my Nuonuo."
“Cheng Baichuan, you are a soldier. Do you think this kind of behavior can be overlooked with a simple ‘don’t make a mountain out of a molehill’?”
Cheng Baichuan frowned, feeling for the first time that Li Wanqing was being a bit unreasonable.
He knew that because of what happened in those two years, Li Wanqing harbored resentment, even hatred, towards the Cheng family.
His mother really went too far.
But logically speaking, they are still family in the eyes of outsiders. If things get too ugly, it will only make them a laughing stock and will not be good for Li Wanqing's reputation.
After all, it was Li Wanqing who would be staying in the military region, so it wouldn't have any impact on his mother at all.
Cheng Baichuan glanced at Nuonuo and suppressed the words of advice he wanted to say. "Let's not talk about it now. We'll talk about it later."
As he spoke, he took a bowl and chopsticks, set aside some food, and delivered it to Liu Yufen.
A short while later, Liu Yufen's cursing came from the woodshed.
Sometimes she gets excited, and sometimes she makes muffled sounds, which shows that even when she's angry, it doesn't stop her from eating.
A short while later, Cheng Baichuan returned with an empty bowl, and there seemed to be a red mark on his face.
Li Wanqing gave a sarcastic laugh; no wonder she thought she heard a slap.
However, she was somewhat satisfied that Cheng Baichuan did not release Liu Yufen directly.
"Wife, shall we talk?"