Chapter 43 (1/2)
Lu Man was saddened when she saw such a small kid being treated like that.
“Xiao Chen, what do you want to eat?” She smiled her best smile at Pei Zichen. It was clear that she was trying to be close to him.
Pei Zichen sneered at her and turned away from her. He chose not to bother her.
“Pei Zichen.” Pei Xiuyuan warned with a deep voice. Who taught him to have no manners?
His father was angry at him. His father was angry at him for that wicked woman!
It was just like what his aunt had told him. His father cared for no one else now because of that wicked woman!
They would be disregarded by his father very soon because of that wicked woman.
Lu Man saw that he was almost bursting into tears. “Xiuyuan, don’t you treat him so sternly. Kids need time to get used to sudden changes.”
“You don’t have to pretend in front of me!” Pei Zichen stared at Lu Man. He felt that she was pretending to be nice in front of his father.
When he reached home, Wang Yunxi had made up various kinds of stories in front of him, claiming that his stepmom was a bad woman. She had even painted a picture of Lu Man as a wicked woman in front of him. That was why he treated her as his enemy.
When one person labelled another person as wicked, what she did was surely bad at the same time.
“Pei Zichen!” Pei Xiuyuan did not understand the reason why his son was so strongly against Lu Man. His son seemed to admire her very much when he introduced his father to her. He even addressed her as a beautiful aunt. He even introduced his beloved father to her.
His father was angry with him again.
Was it true that there would be a stepdad once someone had a stepmom?
He was indeed pitiful…
Suddenly, he remembered a song and he started singing, “Little vegetables, growing strongly in the ground. Two or three years of age, losing its mother so soon. Living with its father but it’s afraid of getting a stepmom…”
Both Pei Xiuyuan and Lu Man were speechless.
“After getting a stepmom, a younger brother comes soon after three and a half years. The younger brother gets the noodles while I get the soup. I hold the bowl of soup in my hands. My eyes are filled with tears very soon.”
It was a pitiful song and it was sung in Pei Zichen’s pitiful but childish voice. It was a sad scene. One’s eyes would become teary when they saw him like that.
Pei Xiuyuan was quiet for a short while. “Don’t sing anymore. Don’t worry. I’ll make sure that you’ll have meat and a great feast every day from now on.”
Pei Zichen was stunned.
Was that the main point here?
He looked at Pei Xiuyuan with a pathetic facial expression.
“That’s enough. Don’t act anymore. You’re a man. You know that men could not cry that easily.” Pei Xiuyuan could not see him like that.
“Xiao Chen, don’t worry. I’ll treat you nicely just like you’re my son.” Lu Man promised him. She would never bully or abuse that kid.
Pei Xiuyuan was warmed by her actions. His wife was indeed the best. She chose to treat his son nicely even though his son was against her.
“Women love to pretend. Why do I have to believe in you?” Pei Zichen pouted. His father had adored his younger sister but he no longer acted like that because of her! What would happen to him then?
His father adored his younger sister very much. But, he no longer adored his younger sister now! His status in the family was indeed being threatened now.
It was filled with unexpected obstacles.
That child!
“Time will prove the truth to you! She’s not how you picture her to be!”
Pei Zichen snorted at that. Clearly, he did not trust her.
Lu Man said no more. It was true. Time would tell.
At Pei Old Manor.
An old lady was seen sitting at the main seat at the dining table. Her head was snowy white but she still appeared energetic and good. She was Pei Xiuyuan’s grandmother, Liu Ling.
Both Wang Yunxi and Mu Yunhai were sitting on each side of the dining table.
She was always afraid of her grandmother. It was indeed stressful to be eating with her grandmother!
“Grandma, where’s Xiao Chen?” She was looking for a topic to talk about.