Ruling the Historical Romance Novel as the Female Supporting Character-Chapter 355: Pushing My Own Mother onto Outsiders for a Lesson

Could they really not rein in Old Mrs Niu? That seemed unlikely!

It was probably due to Old Mrs Niu’s status that they felt powerless despite their suspicions. As her son and daughter-in-law, if they criticized her too harshly, it would sound bad if it got out. Better to let others handle her.

"Alright! Miss Su, thank you so much," Fang Xuewei said without hesitation, nodding vigorously. Her mother-in-law was the type who wouldn’t turn back until she hit a wall.

Su Yijia didn’t feel much gratitude for her thanks. With the Mid-Autumn Festival approaching and the crabs being in prime condition, they could consider these crabs as a thank-you gift. If the typhoon cleared by the festival, she would prepare a big feast.

Even if it was a typhoon, it was hard to buy many things. But Mi Hongwei brought back a large basket of crabs, along with rice cakes, yellow wine, and soy sauce brewed from yellow beans. Old Mrs Niu loved crabs, and she handled all three cooking methods herself.

Qin Kaize prepared crystal shrimp, braised pork, eight-treasure duck, white-cut chicken, fish head noodle soup, and oil-drizzled greens. For ten people, the crabs took up three dishes, leaving five dishes and one soup, with only one vegetarian dish—the rest were all meat.

Old Mrs Niu swallowed hard, feeling sour. "You really eat well every day."

"We usually can’t eat this well. Since you brought the crabs, we had to prepare a feast," Grandma Lin quickly rebutted.

Su Yijia propped her chin on her hand, looking at Old Mrs Niu with a half-smile. "The chicken and duck were meant for Kaize’s soup; his body was severely affected by toxins and needs gradual nourishment. We wanted to save some, but we can’t joke with Kaize’s health. We didn’t expect your sudden visit, so we had no choice but to prepare everything. After all, you brought crabs; it wouldn’t be right for us not to reciprocate."

Typically, there was no need to explicitly state such exchanges. But Su Yijia felt that Old Mrs Niu lacked decorum, and if she didn’t make it clear, everyone on the island might end up hearing about how they feasted on her crabs.

"You can’t possibly be taking advantage of me! There’s no need for such formality; Kaize’s health is what matters most," Old Mrs Niu quickly realized her mistake and laughed apologetically.

But she didn’t truly believe it; in her mind, they were just using Qin Kaize’s health as an excuse. Others had been injured too, but she hadn’t seen such concern for them.

They were a newlywed couple without children, likely to have extra money to spend. If it weren’t for her two granddaughters being liabilities, she wouldn’t have to come and put up with this indignity. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Seeing no one pay her any mind, she started eating by herself. Old Mrs Niu hurried to grab a crab. Watching Su Yijia expertly crack one open and eat it, she couldn’t help but sigh, "Actually, crabs aren’t meant to be eaten like this..."

"Are you referring to the crab eight pieces? That used to be quite popular in Hu City, but nowadays, there’s not much emphasis on it. As long as you get to the meat and the roe, it’s fine," Su Yijia interjected with a smile, not waiting for her to finish.

Did Old Mrs Niu really think they wouldn’t know how to eat crabs, being locals of Hu City? What was the point of being so fussy? If it came to that, she feared Old Mrs Niu wouldn’t be able to handle it.

Old Mrs Niu’s face flushed with embarrassment, so she quickly poured herself a glass of yellow wine. After drinking, she felt a bit better.

The wine tasted mediocre, nowhere near as good as Su Yijia’s homemade fruit wine, but she’d rather pour it down the toilet than serve it to Old Mrs Niu. So she made do with soup and crabs.

Watching Su Yijia eat crab after crab with a simple, greedy technique made Old Mrs Niu lose her appetite completely.

"By the way, Miss Su, what are your plans for the future? You’re only twenty, and Qin will definitely return to the team. City girls like you probably wouldn’t enjoy being at home to raise children after getting married?" She put down her crab, pretending to be curious.

"What’s wrong with raising a family?" Su Yijia replied, confused by the targeted questions she had been receiving since arriving.

Her gaze fell on the two little girls silently eating crabs. "Didn’t they just announce the restoration of the National College Entrance Examination? I definitely plan to take the university entrance exam."

"You’re going to take the exam after getting married?" Old Mrs Niu was taken aback.

Fang Xuewei quickly pulled her aside. "Mom, if Su wants to take the exam, she should go ahead. What’s that to you? Didn’t you come here to apologize? Why are you asking so many questions?"

At that moment, she didn’t care whether her mother-in-law had any face left; she just wanted her to shut up. Every time she opened her mouth, she risked offending someone.

Old Mrs Niu swatted Fang Xuewei’s hand away and noticed that aside from her, no one else seemed surprised by the announcement about the entrance exam. "So you all knew about the restoration and just didn’t tell me?" Old Mrs Niu fumed.

Mi Hongwei nearly slammed his chopsticks on the table in frustration at being publicly humiliated like this, but remembering that this wasn’t his home, he forced himself to hold back.

"Mom! Enough! You know very well why we didn’t tell you!" Mi Hongwei stood up and smiled apologetically at Xia Weiguo and the others. "I’m sorry for bothering you today; I’ll take my mom home."

"I’m not going back! I want to stay here and clear things up! Let others tell who’s right and who’s wrong!" Old Mrs Niu knew she wouldn’t win an argument with her son back home.

Initially, she had prevented her two granddaughters from going to high school, and now it was too late to change that. If she had her way, they would have been married off after middle school.

Now, at her age, she was still struggling with matchmaking.

"Do you agree with everything they say?" Mi Hongwei was so furious he felt a headache coming on.

Old Mrs Niu panicked a bit but straightened her back when she saw Xia Weiguo, Grandpa Lin, and Grandma Lin.

Su was naturally rebellious, and Qin Kaize was a timid husband. But with three elders present, especially with Su’s grandparents on her side, the two younger ones wouldn’t dare contradict her.