Cheng Xiang felt Zhou Tianlei behind him startled, turned around and looked at him doubtfully and asked, "Who is this?"
In the yard, the children also stopped moving. Qing'er tilted his head and looked at the woman in front of him. Zhou Yang and Zhou Tianxing's expressions at this time were exactly the same as Zhou Tianlei's, standing in a daze.
The woman wore a blue coat, a black handbag in her hand, and a red scarf. Snowflakes fell on her hair and scarf, reflecting her fair complexion.
The woman has a delicate face and a high nose, probably because of the cold. The tip of her nose is slightly red. She is a beautiful woman.
She looked at the children in the yard, then turned to look in the direction of the kitchen. Through the glass, the two people inside were also looking at her.
Zhou Tianlei patted Cheng Xiang on the shoulder and said in a deep voice: "I'll go out and take a look."
Cheng Xiang hesitated for a moment and followed him out.
When the woman saw Zhou Tianlei, joy flashed in her eyes. Just as she was about to step forward, she saw Cheng Xiang coming out from behind him. The woman stopped and looked at Cheng Xiang.
"Mom" Zhou Yang's voice came over in a small voice.
Cheng Xiang was about to answer, but found that Zhou Yang was looking at the woman.
Yang Xiaohong, the biological mother of Zhou Qing and Zhou Yang, was sitting in the living room at this time, with the two children standing in front of her, looking at her timidly.
Cheng Xiang and Zhou Tianlei sat on the sofa on the other side.
Yang Xiaohong looked at the two children: "Do you still recognize mom?"
Zhou Yang nodded, but Qing'er looked confused, wrinkled her face, and looked back at Cheng Xiang.
Cheng wanted to smile slightly at her.
Yang Xiaohong could understand it. After all, Qing'er was just over a year old when she left and had no memory at all.
She raised her hand to touch Qing'er's face, but Qing'er ran away in panic, turned around and ran towards Cheng Xiang, hiding in Cheng Xiang's arms and calling softly: "Mom."
Cheng Xiang rubbed her face and said softly: "Don't be afraid, it's okay."
He raised his head and met Yang Xiaohong's eyes, which were full of hostility.
Cheng wanted to think about where her hostility towards him came from. Does it come from the child's recognition of himself? Or is it because she is Zhou Tianlei's daughter-in-law?
Cheng Xiang looked at her with a smile, neither humble nor arrogant.
Cheng Xiang and Zhou Tianlei got up and went out. Qing'er followed Cheng Xiang closely, pulling on the skirt of her clothes.
Cheng Xiang knelt down and said to Qing'er: "Qing'er, that person is really your mother. You go and talk to her for a while. Mom will go and make delicious food for Qing'er, okay?"
Qing'er shook his head: "I don't want it, I want to follow you."
Cheng Xiang said patiently: "Qing'er, be good. Go in and talk to your brother. It's a task given to you by your mother. If you do it well, you can get a reward from your mother, okay?"
Qing'er hesitated for a while, nodded, walked into the living room with three steps, sat down behind her brother, lowered her head, and stopped talking.
Zhou Yang was sitting next to his mother, with his head lowered. Yang Xiaohong suddenly raised her hand to comb her hair. Zhou Yang's body shrank unconsciously, as if it was an instinctive reaction to fear of being beaten.
Next to him, Zhou Tianxing had been sitting on a stool looking at this woman. She was the one who abandoned Zhou Yang and Zhou Qing and left, causing her brother to be criticized by the villagers.
Qing'er was so small at that time, so skinny that she could hardly feed her. He and his brother fed her up little by little. Later, the sister-in-law came and raised Qing'er until she was white and tender, and she also learned how to play ball. The piano is no worse than that of city children.
What is she doing back now? Want to be a ready-made mother? Want to take Xiao Yang and Qing'er away?
On New Year's Eve, everyone was so happy preparing to celebrate the New Year, but this woman deliberately came to disturb their happy life.
"Bad woman," Zhou Tianxing muttered, glared at the woman fiercely, and returned to his room angrily.
In the kitchen, Cheng Xiang was sorting out the dishes for the New Year's Eve dinner.
The New Year is always coming. The children have been looking forward to it for so long. How can their rhythm be affected by an unexpected guest?
As for what this woman wants or wants, it doesn't matter to Cheng. She has taken good care of the child. It is Zhou Tianlei's choice to become his own man. At this time, she only needs to do what a hostess should do. Just cook and prepare for the New Year.
"I'm sorry." Zhou Tianlei's deep voice came from behind.
"Why did you say sorry?" Cheng Xiang asked, staring at him.
"I, I didn't know she would come, and I didn't know why she came back suddenly." Zhou Tianlei said frankly.
Cheng Xiang smiled and said: "That's it, so why do you want to say sorry?"
A strange woman suddenly burst into the door, especially on a day like this, especially a woman who had had a relationship with him. Anyone would be angry, but Cheng Xiang's indifferent attitude made him feel a little overwhelmed.
"I just feel..."
Cheng Xiang walked up to him and looked up at him: "You said that you have nothing with her, and you don't like her either, right?"
Zhou Tianlei nodded and said firmly: "Yes."
Cheng Xiang smiled: "Then what do I care about?"
Zhou Tianlei looked at her, suddenly relieved, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
"But you lied about something." Cheng Xiang suddenly changed his tone.
"What?" Zhou Tianlei frowned.
Cheng Xiang curled his lips and said, "You said she is not good-looking, but I think she is quite good-looking."
Zhou Tianlei: "……."
"But there's one more thing you're right about." Cheng Xiang said with a smirk on his face.
Zhou Tianlei: "What?"
"You said she's not as good-looking as me, and that's true." Cheng Xiang smiled brightly.
Zhou Tianlei looked at her helplessly: "Think about it!"
"I won't tease you anymore, let's cook." Cheng Xiang said with a smile.
Zhou Tianlei pinched her face and said softly: "I'll do it."
Cheng wanted to step back and see the figure at the door of the living room through the glass, looking straight this way.
No matter what the purpose of this woman's return this time? But she definitely had impure intentions towards Zhou Tianlei.
"It's so late, do you want her to stay here today?" Cheng Xiang asked, looking at Zhou Tianlei's back.
"It's not suitable for her to live here. I've asked Tianxing to call the eldest sister and she will make arrangements." Zhou Tianlei said while cutting vegetables.
Cheng Xiang nodded.
The two of them were busy for a while, and the dishes and fried rice were almost ready.
Zhou Jinhua started shouting as soon as she entered the door: "It's Chinese New Year, why don't you let people clean up?"
All the way to the kitchen, looking at the busy couple, he shouted: "Hu Meizi has come to the door, do you two still have the heart to cook?"
Cheng Xiang said with a smile: "No matter who comes to the door, they will celebrate the New Year."
He took a cucumber and handed it to Zhou Jinhua: "Try it, it's the crispy one that comes from Chen Jiao's greenhouse."
Zhou Jinhua opened her hand and said angrily: "You have such a big heart? It's the Chinese New Year. If I bring a strange woman home, your uncle and your aunt will not have a hard time." Zhou Jinhua rushed to Zhou Tianlei. shouted.
Zhou Tianlei said in a deep voice: "It's not appropriate for her to live here. I know that eldest sister has a way, so I'll trouble you."
Zhou Jinhua rolled her eyes at Zhou Tianlei and said, "I owe you something, so I'll find a way to solve it quickly." Then he turned to Cheng and wanted to say, "You, do you know why she came back?"
