"Nothing but nonsense!" Chen Jianguo muttered after taking a drag from his cigarette and glaring at Fu Huili.
But his mother heard him and immediately pointed at Chen Jianguo. "What did you say? You said I was talking nonsense? Or...?"
Seeing the situation, Chen Mo did not know whether to laugh or cry. His return had somehow caused his parents to argue, which made him feel a little guilty. But the old couple had bickered like this for decades, and everyone was used to it.
"Ah! I'm starving! Ma, I want the minced-meat noodles you made! I'm so hungry!" Chen Mo shouted.
"Ah! My boy's hungry! All right, all right! Mom will make some! Just wait!" After saying that, Fu Huili hurried off to get things ready.
"You brat! The moment you come back, you keep making your mom work. Can't you make a move and cook it yourself? You're all grown up, and you're still whining when you get hungry!" Chen Jianguo said, staring at Chen Mo.
"Hey, Dad, I was saving you! If it hadn't been for me just now, Mom would've started chewing you out!" Chen Mo was speechless. This was way too much PDA, and he had not been prepared for it.
"Hmph! Who asked you to meddle? So what if she says a few words? It's not like it'll cost me a piece of flesh!" Chen Jianguo said.
Chen Mo covered his head, unable to respond. This old couple really left people helpless.
Just then, Chen Ping rushed in from outside. The moment she saw Chen Mo, she cried out, "Er Wa! You're finally back! If you hadn't returned soon, I was going to go to Shangshi and drag you back myself!"
"What's wrong, Older Sister?" Chen Mo asked.
"What else could it be? There's