Qiao Yingzi's reaction made Zhou Chen really don't know what to say.
"Don't think about this now. Your mother left you at home for so long and hasn't come back yet. Why aren't you angry? If you go back with me now, you can try your mother's attitude towards you. She hasn't been angry since she came back.
When she sees you, if she looks around anxiously, it means she cares about you; if she doesn't look for you, it means she may be really angry."
"What you have to do now is go back with me to eat, and then think about other things after you're full."
Zhou Chen pulled Qiao Yingzi up and dragged her towards his home.
At the beginning, Qiao Yingzi struggled, but when she arrived at Zhou Chen's house, she stopped struggling.
This was the first time Qiao Yingzi came to Zhou Chen's house. She didn't touch Lego immediately, but just sat quietly on the sofa.
Zhou Chen skillfully turned on the gas and started boiling water. In less than ten minutes, a bowl of vegetables and egg noodles was ready.
Putting the noodles in front of Qiao Yingzi, Zhou Chen said softly: "Eat, not eating is not good for your stomach. Even if you want to cry or get angry, wait until you are full. Isn't it the old saying that people are iron?
It’s steel. If you don’t eat one meal, you’ll be starved.”
"Pfft."
The sad-looking Qiao Yingzi couldn't hold it back, burst out laughing, and then glanced at Zhou Chen sheepishly.
"Only you can talk."
As she said that, she picked up the noodles Zhou Chen had ordered for her: "I'll take a bite first. If it doesn't taste good, I won't eat it."
That's what she said, but after she took a sip, she couldn't stop using her chopsticks, and she finished the big bowl of noodles very quickly.
After finishing the noodles, Qiao Yingzi felt even more embarrassed. She just said she wouldn't eat them, but ended up finishing a large bowl of noodles, which was a slap in the face too quickly.
"Are you feeling better?"
Zhou Chen put the bowls and chopsticks aside, sat on the coffee table, and asked Qiao Yingzi face to face.
Qiao Yingzi said: "Much better, what time is it now?"
Zhou Chen took out his cell phone and looked at it. It was already ten o'clock.
Qiao Yingzi said worriedly: "I don't know where my mother went. She hasn't come back yet. What if something happens?"
After eating and drinking, the first thing that comes to mind is not herself, but her mother. I have to say that Qiao Yingzi is really filial.
Zhou Chen advised: "I don't think you need to worry. Although your mother is angry with you, she is an adult and a teacher after all. She must be very sensible and will not run around. Think about the friends your mother has.
You should be able to know where she is now."
Qiao Yingzi thought for a moment and immediately replied: "My mother's best friend is Aunt Tong, Fang Hou's mother. She must be at Fang Hou's house now."
"Then it would be better to confirm. You can call Fang Hou and ask."
After listening to Zhou Chen's words, Qiao Yingzi sent a message to Fang Yifan.
Fang Yifan returned quickly and told Qiao Yingzi that her mother Song Qian was indeed at their home, but she left shortly after they came back and should have returned home now.
"My mother has gone back, Zhou Chen, and I want to go back too."
After learning that her mother had returned home, Qiao Yingzi couldn't sit still and immediately stood up to leave.
Zhou Chen didn't stop her, just sent her to the door, and then said: "Yingzi, you should think carefully about what I said. You can admit your mistakes to your mother, but you can't admit them forever. The reason why you have been controlled by your mother
, just because you feel sorry for her and keep giving in. In fact, sometimes, you should be stronger."
"You have to remember one thing. Mothers who truly love their children will not really hate their children, nor will they hate their children for being angry with them. I am not asking you to contradict your mother, but I am letting you understand this truth. You should be tough.
You have to be tough when the time comes, and be cowardly when you should be cowardly, as long as you can grasp that degree."
Qiao Yingzi could understand every word Zhou Chen said, but she was not able to understand them all together.
Because she had been doing this over the years and had formed a habit, she felt that what Zhou Chen said made sense, but she had no confidence at all if he really asked her to do it.
Qiao Yingzi returned home and saw that the curtains in her mother's room had been drawn up. She listened at the door for a while but did not hear anything.
But when her eyes turned to the dining table, her expression suddenly froze, because there was a bowl on the dining table. She walked over. In the bowl was noodles, which were piping hot and must have been freshly cooked.
Qiao Yingzi's eyes suddenly turned red. Although her stomach was full, she still sat down, picked up her chopsticks, and ate the noodles with tears in her eyes.
Different from how she gorged herself at Zhou Chen's place just now, this time she ate very carefully, as if she was tasting her mother's love.
After a long time, Qiao Yingzi finished the bowl of noodles. She walked to her mother's door again and said, "Mom, I really know I was wrong, and I know you won't forgive me so quickly, but I still want to talk to you."
You said, I am really not what you think. To me, you are the most important person, and I did not mean to hurt you."
Song Qian did not rest. She sat next to her and listened to her daughter's cries, with tears streaming down her face.
She was really angry about what happened today, angry at her daughter, angry at her ex-husband, but the most angry thing was that Qiao Weidong's girlfriend Xiao Meng actually drank the bird's nest she made for Yingzi.
You must know that she got up early in the morning to make the bird's nest and stayed up for several hours just to replenish it for her daughter.
As a result, the daughter did not drink, but was drunk by her 'love rival'. Her heart was filled with anger and grievance.
Her daughter was everything to her, and she felt that her daughter had betrayed her, so she was so angry and even attacked her daughter.
Now that she hears her daughter crying, she feels uncomfortable, but if she is asked to let go now, she really can't do it.
"Mom, I'm sorry, I'm really sorry..."
Qiao Yingzi talked for several minutes, but when she saw that her mother in the room still didn't respond, she felt very disappointed and could only turn around silently and return to her room.
After a long time, Song Qian walked out of the room. She looked at Qiao Yingzi's room and remained silent, with tears slowly flowing down her cheeks.
In fact, their mother and daughter are really similar. Qiao Yingzi is very cautious when facing her mother, so why not Song Qian?
It's just that Song Qian was more assertive, and Qiao Yingzi didn't resist, so slowly, the relationship between the two began to become unbalanced.
That night, neither Qiao Yingzi nor Song Qian had a good sleep, but Qiao Weidong was depressed all day long.
After driving away Xiao Meng, Qiao Weidong made an appointment with Fangyuan for a big drink at night. He fell drunk on his bed and fell asleep soundly. He was not at all as miserable as his ex-wife and daughter.
Chapter completed!