Chapter 603: East Wind Overpowers West Wind – Daily Gossip in the Courtyard of the Sickly Young Aunt

Chapter 603: The East Wind Prevails Over the West Wind—The Fragile Sister-in-Law’s Drama-Filled Days in the Compound

Lin Shu completely ignored Mother Jiang. As soon as Jiang Yang left, she shut right up.

Jiang Li, who was in the same ward, saw Lin Shu succeed in her tantrum and schemingly rolled her eyes before shouting, "I want braised pork too! I want it too!"

Unfortunately, Gu Hang wasn’t there—only Mother Gu had accompanied Jiang Li to the hospital. Mother Gu had been worn down by Jiang Li during this period and had long lost her initial cautiousness toward her.

If not for Gu Hang insisting on sending Jiang Li to the hospital, Mother Gu would never have taken the initiative to bring her here.

Now she even wanted braised pork? In your dreams!

"Shut up! If you keep making noise, get the hell out of here! Give birth or don’t—see if I care!" Mother Gu crossed her arms and glared coldly at her shouting.

As for Jiang Li, her increasing audacity during pregnancy had multiple reasons.

Initially, Jiang Li had only resisted because Mother Gu kept ordering her around during her pregnancy just to show off in front of others. Unable to bear it, Jiang Li used the excuse of feeling unwell to push back.

However, later on, she took advantage of this excuse to poison Gu Hang’s mind against Mother Gu, and the more she did it, the more she lost control of herself.

As the saying goes, in the relationship between a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, it’s always a power struggle. After Jiang Li played her so many times, Mother Gu was naturally furious.

"Hmph! Just wait—I’ll tell Hang Ge everything!"

Mother Gu no longer cared. The baby was due soon—did Jiang Li really think she could hold off labor just because she didn’t get braised pork?

"Suit yourself!" Mother Gu sat down at the bedside.

Lunch arrangements had already been settled earlier—Gu Hang would bring it himself, while Mother Gu stayed at the hospital to ensure someone was there when the time came.

"You…" Jiang Li clearly hadn’t expected Mother Gu to act like this after being hospitalized. When she had thrown a tantrum to come to the hospital earlier, Mother Gu had still caved in.

Lin Shu leaned comfortably against the headboard, gloating at Jiang Li.

Hmph! Trying to copy her?

Did she even have the blessing for it?

Jiang Li was provoked by Lin Shu’s gaze. "I don’t care, I don’t care! I want it! I want it…"

Mother Gu sat there unfazed, completely unaffected, even lecturing Mother Jiang, "I think your family spoils certain ungrateful people too much! That’s why they think they can run wild!" Her words were dripping with insinuation.

Jiang Li’s face turned red with anger.

Lin Shu, on the other hand, had much thicker skin and tuned her out. Only what went into her mouth was truly hers—anything else was all for nothing!

...

It was Mid-Autumn Festival today, and Lin Qing decided to take a break.

"Brother Nan, let’s go to the state-run restaurant and grab some hearty dishes!" Lin Qing suggested, wanting to give Lin Qing’s parents and Cen Xi a break today.

Cen Xi mulled it over and agreed, "Sure!"

"Then let’s go!"

The young couple got ready and prepared to ride their bicycles out.

The kiddo had been taken out for a walk by Lin Qing’s parents. That kid was always itching to go out every single day—he wouldn’t settle for anything less.

"Mom, we're gonna grab some stuff. We'll be right back!" Lin Qing called out to her parents, who were chatting with other elders under the tree.

"Alright, go ahead!" Her mom waved her hand.

"Ahhh!" Just as Lin Qing and Cen Xi were about to ride off on their bicycles, the kiddo protested, bouncing in Lin's mother's arms and reaching out toward them.

"Oh! Kiddo, do you want to go with Mommy and Daddy?" one of the neighbor ladies beside Lin's mother teased.

The nearby elders were all very familiar with the child—after all, he was incredibly adorable, fair-skinned, and crazy cute.

He was practically everyone's favorite, way more popular than Lin Qing ever was as a baby.

Lin's mother glanced down and noticed the kiddo was clearly dying to go.

She turned to Lin Qing and Cen Xi, who hadn't left yet. "Why don't you take him along?"

Lin Qing looked at Cen Xi, who nodded.

"Then you take him!" Lin Qing didn’t want to hold him—after nearly half a year, the kiddo had grown quite heavy. She could manage for a short while, but any longer and her arms would be killing her.

Lin Qing steadied the bicycle while Cen Xi went to pick up the child.

Cen Xi lifted the kiddo into his arms and gave him a little bounce. Man, his boy was getting seriously chunky!

He thought his folks would get a kick out of this if they saw him now.

"Ahhh!" The kiddo was squirming with excitement in Cen Xi's arms, clearly thrilled.

Cen Xi carried him back to Lin Qing. "Qing, how about we take your folks and the kiddo to get some pictures done this afternoon?"

"Why the sudden idea?" Lin Qing was curious—they had just taken photos when the baby turned a month old.

"Hehe! It's just that our little butterball's packed on some pounds. We should send some photos to my parents so they can see their chunky grandson!"

Lin Qing studied Cen Xi, trying to gauge if this was his real intention, but she couldn't spot anything amiss. "Alright!"

She wasn't about to say no to more baby pictures to document their child’s growth. Besides, it would be nice for his grandparents to see more of him.

Since Cen Xi would be riding the bicycle, the kiddo ended up in Lin Qing's arms again. The child always got extremely excited during bike rides.

"Wahhh…" His little mouth never stopped, and he loved squirming around, making Lin Qing hold on for dear life with both hands.

"Stop moving! If you keep wiggling, I won’t take you out next time!" Lin Qing warned, looking down at the wiggly bundle in her arms.

Perhaps sensing his mother's warning, the kiddo finally settled down.

Cen Xi took it nice and slow as they headed toward a government-run diner closer to the city center.

They had the best cooks there, and Lin Qing particularly liked their braised pork and sweet-and-sour fish. Who knew what they'd have today, but given the holiday, they should have some good stuff.

They had set out early, so they should make it in time.

When they arrived at the diner entrance, the kiddo caught a whiff of the delicious aroma and grew even more excited, squirming like crazy.

Lin Qing felt like she could barely hold onto him and quickly passed him to Cen Xi, who had already parked the bike. "Take your kid already—I can’t keep him still!"

Jeez, he really was struggling hard!

"Hey now, settle down!"

"Ahhh!" The child lunged toward the diner, and if Cen Xi hadn't been holding on tight, he would've gone flying.

"All right, all right, we're going!" Cen Xi carried him inside.

Lin Qing brought up the rear.