The Stepmother’s Counterattack: Raising a Child in a Bygone Era
Chapter 117: Mother and Child Join Forces, One Digs a Hole the Other Buries

Chapter 117: Chapter 117: Mother and Child Join Forces, One Digs a Hole the Other Buries

Apart from Sun Feifei’s team, the other teams all chose to make home-style dishes, which Guiyu Villa could provide. Only Sun Feifei wanted to make "Squirrel Mandarin Fish," which Guiyu Villa did not have.

This kind of fish isn’t readily available in most places, and no one knew what method Yan Yi used, but sure enough, half an hour later, four lively and jumping fish were delivered to the farm.

Just as everyone eagerly anticipated Sun Feifei’s performance, she blurted out, "Why are they still alive?"

"..."

At this moment, everyone’s silence was deafening.

Shen Mingzhu rarely laughed, unless she couldn’t help it.

"Sun Feifei, are you planning to use dead fish to cook for everyone?"

With her face turning red, Sun Feifei explained, "That’s not what I meant, I’ve just never killed a fish before."

Shen Mingzhu was speechless.

Had she thought her competitor was well-prepared and ready to put on a grand show, only to end up with this?

You can’t even kill a fish, who gave you the courage to make Squirrel Mandarin Fish?

Perhaps sensing Shen Mingzhu’s mockery, Sun Feifei continued to explain, "When I cook fish at home, the maid always helps me kill the fish first, and I just do the cooking."

Oh, so the lady has come out to experience life, my apologies for the oversight.

Shen Mingzhu muttered to herself sarcastically, rolling her eyes skyward.

Although the others didn’t show much on their faces, they too were speechless about Sun Feifei internally.

If you can’t do it, just say so; what’s with the excuses? Are we supposed to wait for you to bring your maid over from home?

Looking pitiful, Sun Feifei cast her eyes around the group, "Does anyone here know how to kill a fish?"

Silence was the Cambridge of the evening.

Everyone acted as if they had been given the command to turn away, busying themselves with their own group’s dishes.

Sun Feifei felt somewhat embarrassed and, at Zhao Fang’s prompting, turned to Yan Yi and Ning Yuan.

Before she even spoke, Yan Yi stated, "I never cook."

Ning Yuan followed suit, "I’m one who cherishes beauty and cannot bear to crush even an ant underfoot. I can’t bear to do something as bloody and cruel as killing a fish, amen..."

Sun Feifei choked up a little, "I meant to ask if there is a farmworker who can handle fish and could come help me kill it."

With the mentality of loving to watch a spectacle and not minding a bigger scene, Ning Yuan raised his hand and pointed in the direction of Shen Mingzhu, "You could ask her for help."

Sun Feifei instinctively glanced at Yan Yi and, seeing no intention of help from him, had to turn and walk towards Shen Mingzhu.

"Shen Mingzhu."

Shen Mingzhu was washing radishes with her son and couldn’t be bothered to lift her head at the sound of Sun Feifei’s voice.

"Just fart if you have to."

A look of disgust flashed across Sun Feifei’s face, but her tone was ironically gentle, "You’re from the countryside, so you should know how to kill fish, right? How about you help me kill the fish, thank you."

Tsk, why is she such a nasty piece of work?

Not only does she look down on her, but she also wants to treat her like a maid?

If that’s the case, she shouldn’t blame her for not being polite, "Killing fish is not a problem, but I charge a lot. I wonder if you can afford it."

Sun Feifei looked at her in disbelief, yet inwardly she felt smug and disdainful.

A country woman truly doesn’t belong on the stage—actually having the cheek to ask for money.

Perfect, let everyone see your greedy and materialistic true colors.

With this thought, Sun Feifei put on a troubled yet helpless expression.

"Well... mention your price then, as long as it’s not too exorbitant—it’s fine. I can understand your perspective, being a homemaker without any source of income, it’s not surprising that you would care about money."

Shen Mingzhu had a sneer on her lips, "Do you think I’m stupid, not to realize you’re implying I’m greedy for money? Yes, I like money; you don’t like it, so I can only compliment you for your integrity and how impressive you are."

"That’s not what I meant..."

"It doesn’t matter."

Shen Mingzhu waved her hand, "I can help you kill the fish, fifty yuan."

Sun Feifei’s eyes nearly popped out of her head.

The reaction of the others was pretty much the same as Sun Feifei’s, looking at Shen Mingzhu as if they were looking at a "butcher."

Even slaughtering pigs isn’t this ruthless!

A bottom-tier staff’s monthly salary is only about fifty yuan; to help kill a fish, charging two yuan as a token would be quite enough.

Zhao Fang rushed over furiously, pointed at Shen Mingzhu, and said sarcastically in a loud voice, "Are you crazy for money? Fifty yuan just to kill a fish, you might as well go rob a bank."

"Oh, so your nickname is ’bank,’ huh?"

"You..."

"Hey, you two ’banks,’ are you going to let me rob you or not?"

Ning Yuan, who was watching the excitement from a distance, almost died laughing, "Old Yan, why is she so funny, I’m kind of starting to like..."

Meeting Yan Yi’s half-smiling gaze, Ning Yuan quickly swallowed his words back, "... her personality."

Yan Yi looked away, "Even personality doesn’t work."

Ning Yuan choked, then quickly caught on, "No, no, she has nothing to do with you, aren’t you being a bit too controlling? Anyone who doesn’t know might think you’re her husband."

Yan Yi responded with a nonchalant smile, "I have no right to control her, but I can control you. Would you like to try that?"

Ning Yuan surrendered, "I was wrong, Brother Yi, I can redeem myself."

Immediately, Ning Yuan told Yan Yi about the event where Shen Mingzhu had someone send the dinner bill to the restaurant that very night.

She really didn’t leave any room for maneuver.

Yan Yi thought sardonically, but the interest in his eyes grew deeper.

On this side, after weighing the pros and cons, Sun Feifei agreed to Shen Mingzhu’s terms.

Fifty yuan was a lot, but to brand Shen Mingzhu as greedy for the price of fifty yuan was worth it.

If you ask her why she had such great hostility towards Shen Mingzhu, one reason was the grudge from checking grades, and the other was due to her competitive desire.

She tried her best to show off in front of Yan Yi, but Yan Yi’s gaze always fell on the already married and mother Shen Mingzhu, which was something she couldn’t swallow.

"Pay first."

"Okay."

Fifty yuan was not a small amount, Sun Feifei didn’t have enough on her, so she borrowed more than ten yuan from Zhao Fang to make up the amount.

After taking the money, Shen Mingzhu rolled up her sleeves to get to work, but as her sleeves were rolled up, Pei Ziheng pulled them back down to her hem.

"Mom, I’ll do it."

Not only was Shen Mingzhu surprised, but everyone else also looked at Pei Ziheng with great astonishment.

Such a young child, probably can’t even hold the knife steadily, right? Can he really kill the fish?

Pei Ziheng walked over to the bucket containing the fish and kicked it over with one foot.

The water quickly seeped into the grass, and the four gui fish started thrashing their tails, jumping wildly on the grass.

"What are you doing?!"

Zhao Fang was angry and wanted to push Pei Ziheng, but Shen Mingzhu immediately stepped forward and pushed Zhao Fang away instead.

Zhao Fang lost her balance and fell over, landing on the wet area and getting her new pants covered with mud, which distorted her face in anger.

"Ah, my new pants, you owe me a pair of pants!"

Shen Mingzhu thought to herself I owe you nothing, "Dare to bully my son, do you think I’m dead as his mother?"

Sun Feifei helped Zhao Fang up and turned her head to angrily accuse Shen Mingzhu, "You agreed to help kill the fish for money, which you took, yet you tolerate your son making trouble. He even dirtied my friend’s new clothes. Shen Mingzhu, are you trying to scam us?"

Pei Ziheng lifted his pretty and fair little face, his expression full of grievance and innocence, "I didn’t cause trouble; I clearly helped you kill the fish."

"What did you kill, you look at..."

Zhao Fang looked down at the ground and suddenly her voice got stuck.

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