Zhuang Chaoying still wanted to argue, hoping to get Huang Ling or Xiaoting to take care of his mother when she got up at night. But Huang Ling ignored him completely and went straight to prepare dinner.
When Zhuang Chaoying saw that Huang Ling wouldn't even acknowledge him, he felt deeply frustrated. Yet as long as she stood up for Xiaoting, he couldn't find anyone else suitable to care for his mother.
Seeing that her own son couldn't even hold his head up in front of his daughter-in-law, Grandma Zhuang kept sighing and muttering, "I've never seen such an unfilial daughter-in-law."
Zhuang Chaoying found it irritating, but he still didn't dare say much to his mother. He could only pretend not to hear her.
After Zhuang Tunan and Zhuang Xiaoting went inside, they both sat down in front of their study desks and idly tidied up their things.
They had already finished their homework. At that point, they were just killing time.
When Grandma Zhuang saw that her grandson hadn't come over to talk to her, she immediately started nagging Zhuang Chaoying again, then called Zhuang Tunan over once more. "Tunan, come tell me what happened outside today."
Zhuang Tunan glanced at his father, who seemed not to have heard. He could only put down the English book he'd just picked up and go chat with Grandma Zhuang.
Zhuang Xiaoting had been afraid of the night, too, but when she remembered her mother had said she could sleep with her, she was in a good mood. She couldn't help feeling sorry for her brother.
Huang Ling soon finished cooking. At dinner, the atmosphere was heavy. Aside from Grandma Zhuang speaking now and then, everyone else remained silent.
Not long after dinner, the Zhuang family went to bed.
That night, Grandma