I Bacame the Mother of His Child-Chapter 127: Visiting Aunt Lai

Xu Xiuxiu was truly determined this time to let the other party know about her temper. She had no intention of tolerating any further, neither did she plan to appease and keep the peace. Honestly, she really disliked the feeling that her life was always on the brink of an explosion from hidden dangers, and she liked even less the idea of stirring up trouble. But if trouble insisted on coming her way, Xu Xiuxiu wasn’t going to be afraid.

However, the Industrial and Commercial Bureau said that Sichuan Pavilion must close down for renovations in three days, meaning she only had three days to deal with this issue, including the wasted day today. Xu Xiuxiu probably had only two days left, which was admittedly a bit tight on time.

Naturally, Xu Xiuxiu was somewhat at a loss and tossed and turned all night, unable to sleep well.

Song Yuanhuan was always a light sleeper and knew whenever Xu Xiuxiu turned over in the night. He also knew her strong-willed nature was troubled at this moment, and so he kept quiet, keeping her company through the night. Only when the sky turned faintly light and Xu Xiuxiu couldn’t resist the invasion of sleepiness did he follow suit and doze off for a while.

Despite a restless night, Xu Xiuxiu still woke up early the next day. After breakfast, she asked Song Yuanhuan to help take care of Song Chengguang. With no complaints, he picked up the little fellow and cheerfully went to work. Seeing this, Xu Xiuxiu then went to the Military District’s communication room and made a phone call to the nursery, requesting another week’s leave for Song Chengguang.

Originally, Song Chengguang was picky with food, and Xu Xiuxiu had taken a few days off to try to correct the little guy’s bad eating habits, planning to send the naughty boy back to the nursery in a couple of days. But with the incident at Sichuan Pavilion, Xu Xiuxiu didn’t have time to drop him off and pick him up, so she decided to let Song Yuanhuan take him for a few more days.

Fortunately, Song Yuanhuan’s way of taking care of the child was fairly relaxed. With Xu Xiuxiu, Song Chengguang might act spoiled or mischievous, but with Song Yuanhuan, the man simply arranged for Song Chengguang to sit by the couch with some toys, and father and son busied themselves peacefully with their respective activities, with Song Chengguang showing great understanding by not making a fuss.

A while after breakfast, Xu Xiuxiu had applied medicine to Xu Jingjing’s head and then prepared a fine selection of tea leaves to take with them as she accompanied Xu Jingjing for a visit to Aunt Lai’s home in the Military District compound. Xu Xiuxiu originally intended to visit Aunt Wei, but considering that Aunt Lai clearly favored Xu Jingjing a bit more, she decided to pay a visit to Aunt Lai instead.

"Sis? What should I say if Aunt Lai asks about the injury on my head? Telling the truth would be too embarrassing." Just a couple of days ago she had been incredibly brave, and Aunt Lai had praised her quite a bit for being so capable. But in a blink of an eye, she ended up with a cracked head. Just thinking about it made Xu Jingjing feel ashamed with her injured head, so she felt rather dispirited as she tugged at Xu Xiuxiu’s sleeve.

"Say whatever you want to say!" Xu Xiuxiu looked at Xu Jingjing with amusement.

"Can I really say whatever I want to say?" Xu Jingjing seemed surprised by Xu Xiuxiu’s response; her older sister was being quite agreeable.

"Mhm!" Xu Xiuxiu nodded, giving Xu Jingjing a firm confirmation.

Xu Jingjing immediately felt relieved upon hearing this, not knowing that what Xu Xiuxiu wanted was for her to beat around the bush and not tell Aunt Lai the truth.

Aunt Lai’s residence was right next to Aunt Wei’s, also a standalone villa in a highly guarded area.

Xu Xiuxiu and Xu Jingjing arrived to find Aunt Lai pruning flowers in the small courtyard behind the villa. Hearing from Sister-in-law Li that there were two sisters visiting, Aunt Lai immediately guessed who it was and warmly went to greet them. Upon reaching the living room, however, her expression noticeably changed at the sight of Xu Jingjing with an injured head.

"Jingjing, how did you hurt your head? How did you bump it, is it serious?" Aunt Lai showed concern as she took Xu Jingjing in. Noting that aside from the white gauze wrapped around her head, Xu Xiuxiu seemed quite spirited, she relaxed a little.

Hearing Aunt Lai’s question and not wanting to lose face, Xu Jingjing went with the reason she had given to Aunt Lai of accidentally bumping her head while going upstairs—a lie she couldn’t quite maintain convincingly. She tried to act nonchalant, hoping to convince Aunt Lai that it was nothing serious. But Aunt Lai wasn’t just anyone—having had more life experience than all the salt Xu Jingjing had eaten, she clearly didn’t believe Xu Jingjing’s story and would throw meaningful glances at Xu Xiuxiu now and then. freёweɓnovel.com

In the presence of Xu Jingjing, Xu Xiuxiu didn’t say much. It was only after Xu Jingjing was sent by Aunt Lai to the kitchen to boil water for tea that Xu Xiuxiu formally revealed the real reason for Xu Jingjing’s injury. She also explained the purpose of their visit.

"Miss Xiu, tell me what really happened to Jingjing’s head," Aunt Lai demanded unhappily from Xu Xiuxiu. The girl was clever; although she was Xu Jingjing’s older sister, she obviously had more savvy, probably more than two Xu Jingjing’s combined in terms of wits.

"Aunt Lai, whether Jingjing’s head was injured from bumping it upstairs, I believe you can guess that. I won’t hide it anymore. I’ll tell you the truth. Actually, Jingjing was pushed and hit her head against the corner of a table. She bled quite a bit at the hospital while her wound was bandaged," Xu Xiuxiu earnestly spoke to Aunt Lai. She proceeded to lay out the situation at Sichuan Pavilion and her intentions. "I own two restaurants in the city, and the business has always been good. Yesterday, officials from the Business Bureau came for a routine inspection and said that Sichuan Pavilion didn’t meet any of the inspection standards, demanding closure for rectification. Jingjing got upset over the results and argued with a female director from the Bureau, and was bullied by her."

"Bullied by someone from the Business Bureau? Why is Jingjing so impulsive? And Miss Xiu, I want you to tell me the truth, is there really no problem with your restaurant?" Aunt Lai asked with a frowned brow, looking for an honest answer from Xu Xiuxiu.

Every place has its own rules. Although the Business Bureau often carried out their power with delays in issuing business licenses, they were not the kind of place that couldn’t differentiate right from wrong. Those who were in that office likely had their own backing, and if there was indeed a problem, the most that would be done was to impose a fine and order rectifications, not demand closure for repairs without a determined reopening time. With all this in consideration, it did seem like something fishy was going on.

"Aunt Lai, I am confident in my Sichuan Pavilion, and I have always demanded that the restaurant meets all government-required standards. I can guarantee, there are absolutely no issues with Sichuan Pavilion," Xu Xiuxiu confidently spoke of Sichuan Pavilion.

"So, you’re coming to me because you want my help to get justice for Jingjing?" Aunt Lai assessed Xu Xiuxiu and then asked after a moment.

"Yes, but I’m not looking for you to get justice for Jingjing; I’m asking for your help," Xu Xiuxiu nodded honestly in agreement.

Although Aunt Lai seemed to be just an ordinary military wife, Xu Xiuxiu knew that Aunt Lai had seen much of the world. There really was no need for Xu Xiuxiu to play games with Aunt Lai. Being straightforward about her intentions led Aunt Lai to be more favorable toward her. If Aunt Lai was willing to help, Xu Xiuxiu would be extremely grateful; if not, Xu Xiuxiu wouldn’t be disappointed.

"I can help you, but it’s for Jingjing’s sake that I am offering assistance. I can’t stand to see that girl suffer unjustly," Aunt Lai agreed to help Xu Xiuxiu, ending with a resentful remark as if upset that Xu Xiuxiu hadn’t taken better care of Xu Jingjing.

"Yes! I understand," Xu Xiuxiu responded, not taking offense, simply complying with Aunt Lai.

When Xu Jingjing came out of the kitchen with a pot of hot water ready, she was unaware that Xu Xiuxiu had already discussed a significant matter with Aunt Lai.