Chapter 331: Dad Has Been Handled by Mom His Whole Life

Before Bai Mu could speak, her eyes turned red.

"No wonder that woman agreed to let me bring her back; I didn't expect her paralysis to be incurable. I've seen many doctors, and they all said it couldn't be done."

Knowing it was bad luck to cry in someone else's home, she quickly stopped herself and looked at Si Rong, "I see your complexion isn't very good either. How has your health been these past two years?"

"It's just the same old ailments; my legs are still a bit uncomfortable, but I feel better after taking medicine for a couple of days. How about you?" Si Rong rubbed her knees.

"As for me, my eyesight is failing; everything I look at is foggy."

Every day, besides taking care of her mother-in-law, Bai Mu also had to look after Bai Mo. Beyond seeking medical treatment and medicine, the most important thing was to keep a close watch on her mother-in-law to prevent her from beating Bai Mo.

As long as she wasn't watching, her mother-in-law would run into that room, pick up her cane, and strike Bai Mo in the face, cursing her as a jinx and a bringer of bad luck.

When Bai Mo was provoked, she would curse back, and the house was in chaos every single day.

"There's an ophthalmologist surnamed Yan at our Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital who is quite good. You should go see him sometime."

Bai Mu nodded, "Alright, I know."

She opened the bag at her feet to show Si Rong, "These are wild five-finger peach roots I dug up on the mountain back home. It's good for your health if you stew them with meat."

"They look really good. Thank you."

Si Rong had the nanny, Xiao Yu, accept them.

As soon as Bai Mu left, she had Xiao Yu throw the five-finger peach roots away.

"Mom, those wild five-finger peach roots looked quite good. Why throw them away?" Jiang Siyu was puzzled; she had also slowly learned about some traditional Chinese medicines after getting avocados.

The effects of wild five-finger peach roots are better than those of artificially cultivated ones.

It is very effective to boil water with five-finger peach roots and Codonopsis for children with poor digestion.

"She doesn't have any bad intentions," Si Rong said, worried about Bai Mo, "but she has someone in her family who is a handful."

"Mom, are you talking about Bai Mo? Didn't you say she's paralyzed and hasn't recovered? How can she do bad things if she can't move her hands or feet?"

"That's not necessarily true," Si Rong leaned back on the sofa to rest, "Better safe than sorry."

"Why isn't Dad back yet?"

Jiang Siyu laughed, "Mom, you haven't seen him for just a little while, and you're already missing Dad?"

"You child! If he doesn't come back soon, the food will go cold."

Jiang Cheng walked along carrying two small fish, looking proud, stopping to chat with neighbors he met.

"Old Jiang, have you eaten?"

"Went fishing, look, a full two pounds!"

"Oh! That's really impressive!"

When Jiang Cheng ran into his nanny, Xiao Yu, who was going out to take out the trash, he also let her see the fish he had caught.

"Carp! We'll braise it in brown sauce tonight!"

"Alright! Dinner is ready, sir, please hurry home to eat! The mistress is waiting."

Once Jiang Cheng left, Xiao Yu looked at that bag of five-finger peach roots and felt conflicted.

It would be a pity to throw them away.

The mistress is good in every way, but she has never had to worry about money or the daily necessities of life.

These wild five-finger peach roots are good things!

She figured the mistress must think things brought by country folk are dirty. She didn't throw the five-finger peach roots away, but instead put them in the rear basket of her electric scooter, planning to take them home to stew soup for her little grandson.

Si Rong didn't know about this. It was rare for her son and daughter-in-law to both be back at noon, and the house was very lively.

"Mom, have a piece of pork rib. You've worked hard taking care of Niu Niu every day!" Jiang Sinian placed a rib in his mother's bowl.

Si Rong felt sweet inside. Looking at her son and daughter-in-law, then at her daughter and son-in-law, she felt her life was complete.

"Are you all free this weekend?"

Jiang Sinian had been very busy lately; a batch of weapons development was at its most critical stage.

But his mother rarely asked like this, and those matters could be pushed back or worked on through overtime, "Mom, we're free."

Jiang Yue nodded along.

"If you're all free, let's take a family portrait together!"

Jiang Cheng turned to look at her, "Why did you suddenly think of taking a family portrait?"

"It just came to me." Si Rong pursed her lips, "Juzi just tailored a purple qipao for me, and I want to wear that to take the picture."

"Then we'll take it!" Jiang Siyu said, "I'll bring my new camera over this weekend."

"Then I'll go buy Dad a new-style Tang suit to wear when we take the photos," Jiang Sinian said, draping his arm over his father's shoulder.

"No, I don't want that kind of clothing; it gets in the way when I'm fishing," Jiang Cheng refused.

Jiang Siyu knew her father's mind too well, "Buy it. The clothes you wear for fishing don't match Mom's qipao."

Sure enough, Jiang Cheng immediately relented, "Alright."

Jiang Sinian:...

He shook his head with a smile and whispered to his wife, "My dad has been completely handled by my mom his whole life."

"And you?" Jiang Yue looked at him with a smile in her eyes.

"I've been handled by you, too." Taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention, Jiang Sinian planted a kiss on her earlobe, "I'll get off work early tonight."

"Then I'll get off work early too." Jiang Yue was very receptive to his enthusiasm.

On the weekend, the Jiang Family gathered together. Xiao Yu asked Si Rong for leave, saying she needed to take her little grandson to get his vaccinations.

Si Rong agreed and even gave her a two-hundred-yuan red envelope to buy the child some food.

Xiao Yu did indeed need to take her grandson for vaccinations today; usually, her son worked in the city, and her daughter-in-law stayed home to take care of the child.

If the child was sick or needed vaccinations, she would take a day off, and Si Rong, being a kind-hearted person, wouldn't say anything.

As she was leaving, she suddenly remembered the five-finger peach roots she had brought back that day and said to her daughter-in-law, "Those are good things. When we get back from the vaccinations, let's go buy some pork ribs and stew some soup for Xiao Bao to drink."

"Great!" The daughter-in-law was very happy. In truth, she was quite content; although her mother-in-law worked as a nanny and could not look after her child day and night, she still gave her pocket money every month and doted on the child.

This hairy fig must have been brought back by her mother-in-law from the Jiang Family.

That Jiang Family was a wealthy household; she had been there twice, and the things there were certainly top-tier. Her son was in for a treat.

"One! Two! Three! Cheese!" Jiang Sinian first set the camera timer, then ran back behind his mother.

A warm family portrait was captured.

In the center of the frame, Si Rong and Jiang Cheng sat side by side.

Jiang Sinian stood behind his mother, and beside him was the gentle and quiet Jiang Yue.

Jiang Siyu stood behind her father with her hands resting on his shoulders, and Fu Yang stood beside her, gazing at her with a tender expression.

Niu Niu sat on Si Rong's lap, and Niu Youguo sat on Jiang Cheng's lap.

"Print a few more copies," Jiang Siyu said, very fond of this family portrait, "I want to put it by my bedside."

"I'll go ask Mom if she wants to take a few more," Jiang Siyu said as she entered the main room, where she saw Si Rong leaning against the sofa, looking as if she had fallen asleep, "Mom?"