Chapter 679: Mother-in-Law and Daughter-in-Law Conflict

# Rejected 99 Times, the Aloof Campus Belle Comes On Strong at Me, Jiang Muye

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His own son should have been standing on her side, but he couldn't go three sentences without speaking up for his girlfriend, as if she were the villain. It made her the bad guy no matter which way she turned.

Little White Dove was protecting Sheng Xinyi, which only made Mother Chen want to make things even harder for her.

"Mom, I'm just standing with what's right. Xinyi didn't do anything wrong giving you a gift, so stop picking at her," said Little White Dove, which made Mother Chen even more displeased.

She felt more and more certain that the son she'd raised had been stolen away by someone else.

She figured Sheng Xinyi must be fanning the flames behind the scenes. Otherwise, why wouldn't her son take her side?

"Fine, I'm going to cook. Guess I'm only fit for the smoke and the fire!" Mother Chen said angrily as she got up from her stool.

Wanting to make a good impression, Sheng Xinyi hurriedly said to Mother Chen, "Auntie, let me help you cook."

"Can you? You're a guest." Mother Chen examined Sheng Xinyi from head to toe, not trusting her one bit.

Sheng Xinyi immediately smiled at Mother Chen. "I can try helping out. It's no trouble."

"The first meal should be us cooking for you, so just rest here for a bit. Weren't you feeling unwell?" Little White Dove felt sorry for his girlfriend.

"It's fine, I got plenty of rest in the car." Sheng Xinyi didn't want to give Mother Chen any more reasons to disapprove of her, and wanted to take this chance to show her best side.

"See, she's already said so, so just let her help. Is there any need to be so fussy?" Mother Chen gave a cold humph, looking quite disdainful.

She'd already taken a disliking to Sheng Xinyi and wanted to make her back off.

"Mom!" Little White Dove completely failed to understand why his mother had changed so much. She'd never been this aggressive before.

Just as Little White Dove was getting angry, Sheng Xinyi quickly grabbed his wrist and smiled faintly. "It's fine. I'll go cook, then."

After they got to the kitchen, Little White Dove said helplessly, "You really didn't need to indulge my mom."

"It's okay. It's our first time meeting, after all. I'll get used to it," Sheng Xinyi said with a faint smile at Little White Dove.

Little White Dove felt even worse for Sheng Xinyi. "I'm sorry. I never imagined my mom would be this intense, or treat you so unfairly."

"It's actually not that bad. She didn't say anything harsh. Auntie doesn't have a bad heart."

"You just know how to speak up for her. She sees you as a soft persimmon that's all the easier to squeeze. In a bit, I'll put in a good word for you in front of my mom. She's really going too far!" Little White Dove said angrily.

Sheng Xinyi had actually felt a little wronged deep down, but seeing Little White Dove stand by her unconditionally, her mood suddenly brightened. "Thank you, Senior Chen Ge."

"What are you thanking me for? I'm the one who hasn't helped you at all. What do you like to eat? I'll make it for you."

"Then how about Kung Pao Chicken~ I really like that one."

"Oh, so you're looking down on me, choosing something so simple," Little White Dove replied with a smile.

That was what he said, but his body was quite honest.

Little White Dove immediately opened the fridge and started taking out ingredients like eggplant and meat.

"Senior Chen Ge, your family doesn't use a gas stove, but a big pot for cooking?" Sheng Xinyi looked around curiously.

"That's right. Rice cooked over firewood tastes better. That's how it is everywhere around here, a bit different from the city. It's even better if there's a layer of scorched rice at the bottom of the pot."

"Then I can't wait to try it." Sheng Xinyi was full of anticipation.

Just as she and Little White Dove were chatting and laughing, Mother Chen happened to walk in from outside.

When she saw that it was Little White Dove tending the firewood, her expression turned very ugly.

"What's going on? Son, you're tending the firewood?" Mother Chen said through gritted teeth, very unhappy.

Little White Dove immediately said, "It's Xinyi's first time here, so of course she doesn't know how to tend firewood. Isn't it normal for me to do it?"

"How is that normal? She's come to the countryside and won't even learn to tend firewood. How is she supposed to be a country wife in the future? She's used to a life of luxury, but this isn't some Young Miss's manor she's come to! Sooner or later she'll have to get used to it!" Mother Chen was very displeased.

"Mom, she's a Young Miss to begin with. Why would she come here to be a little maid? When I marry her in the future, I'll definitely give her the best. Besides, we'll be living in the city. How could we possibly live out in the countryside?" Little White Dove unhappily refuted his mother's words.

Mother Chen immediately made a big fuss, slapping her thigh. "Fine! So you really do plan on marrying into her family! If you're going to be a live-in son-in-law, our family would rather not have a son at all, to be pointed at and cursed behind our backs for the rest of our lives!"

Seeing Little White Dove and Mother Chen at each other's throats, Sheng Xinyi immediately stepped in to smooth things over. "Auntie, you've misunderstood. I won't make Senior Chen Ge marry into my family. Later on, we'll still be studying abroad, so developing our careers in the city suits us a bit better. That's all. There's nothing more to it…"

"Studying abroad? No!" Mother Chen's fury flared up. "Was it you whispering in his ear? Otherwise, why would a perfectly good boy suddenly want to go abroad! Is the moon overseas fragrance than at home now? Such a huge expense, and even after finding work you might not be able to pay it back. You've really done your scheming!"

Sheng Xinyi trembled after being berated by Mother Chen. She had never imagined Mother Chen would react like this.

Little White Dove immediately started protecting Sheng Xinyi, talking back to Mother Chen. "Mom, can you stop being so aggressive? After the competition, the organizers selected me to be sent abroad for study and training. They'll cover tuition and living expenses, and Xinyi only wants to go abroad because of me. How could you attack her without even knowing the full story!"

When Mother Chen learned the organizers were footing the bill, she became somewhat happy.

Her attitude wasn't as aggressive as before, but she still didn't give Sheng Xinyi a kind look.

"Well, at least my son has a future. But the Chen family goes by 'marry a chicken and follow the chicken, marry a dog and follow the dog.' We follow the local customs. If she can't get used to country life, then she'd better not think about marrying into our family," Mother Chen said displeasedly, curling her lip.

She looked at Little White Dove again. "Studying abroad is fine, but afterward you'll still work here in Liaocheng. Liaocheng's starting to develop now, too. It's not bad at all. The most important thing is it's close to home. If you're far off in another country, and something happens to us old folks, there'd be no one to lend a hand!"

Mother Chen had always figured that once Little White Dove finished university, he'd come back.

Then she'd line up a nice job for him in the same city, so he'd be close by and she could see her son whenever she wanted.

Then he'd find a local wife, someone hardworking and capable, and have a few chubby grandsons. It'd be simply wonderful.

But she never imagined this twist would come up.

Her own son had actually met such a delicate, pampered heiress in university, and now wanted to stay in H City, so far from home.

It'd be hard for her to even get a look at her son, and hard for him to come home, too.

Inconvenient no matter how you looked at it.

Anyway, Mother Chen figured it was fine for her son to go abroad, but after going abroad, he still had to come back.