Rebirth: I became rich by farming-Chapter 41 - Full of Malice
Chapter 41: Chapter 41 Full of Malice
Chapter 41 -41 Full of Malice
Mei Mengzhen rushed into the kitchen and turned on the range hood. The moment it was turned on, the smoke noticeably decreased, and after a while of extraction, the smoke in the kitchen decreased by more than half.
Anxious, Mei Mengzhen promptly left the kitchen and opened all the doors and windows in the house to air it out, otherwise she was really worried that she might be poisoned when she closed them all and turned on the air conditioner later in the evening.
When she returned to the kitchen, her gaze towards Fan Tianyu was no longer as kind as it had been during lunchtime. Mei Mengzhen spoke calmly, but her words somehow felt ground out between clenched teeth, “Brother Tianyu, this is the meal you made? I would have been better off doing it myself.”
Fan Tianyu also felt somewhat guilty; he hadn’t expected such a mishap, “Zhenzhen, my dear sister, I really didn’t do it on purpose. When I typically cook instant noodles, I don’t need to turn on the range hood.”
“That’s not the point. Doesn’t our aunt use the range hood when she cooks? Can’t you even glance at it once?” Besides, their range hood was the same brand as their aunt’s, and being over 20 years old, he was supposed to have this basic common sense. She now understood why their aunt had insisted on Fan Tianyu bringing them over to her place for meals.
“I’m sorry, brother was wrong.” Fan Tianyu apologized with remarkable sincerity, not hesitating in the slightest, and while Mei Mengzhen had no intention of making things difficult for him, it doesn’t mean that Mei Yinan wouldn’t.
Because she was in such a hurry when she got back, Mei Mengzhen hadn’t closed the front gate, and naturally, all the doors and windows were opened as well, causing the huge cloud of smoke and the smell of scorching to draw remarks from passersby. Coincidentally, their aunt was delayed after work and just happened to encounter this scene as she passed by their house.
Mei Yinan was puzzled outside, knowing that Mei Mengzhen had cooked many times before without ever having such an accident. How could she be so careless this time? She thought wrong—it wasn’t Mei Mengzhen who was careless, but her son, Fan Tianyu.
Mei Yinan stood at the kitchen doorway and revealed a deadly smile towards Fan Tianyu. Great, just great. Not only did he not help, but he also added so much chaos. Her inquiry was laced with utmost sincerity, “Are you looking to die?”
Fan Tianyu, who was explaining himself to Mei Mengzhen, heard his mother’s voice and now was truly panicked. The calmer she sounded, the more dreadful his punishment would be.
Mei Mengzhen felt intimidated by her aunt’s presence and was just about to offer an explanation when Mei Yinan interrupted her, “Zhenzhen, don’t speak.”
Mei Mengzhen, obedient, naturally chose to shut up. People should learn to judge the situation, and as a 17-year-old kid, she capitulated under her aunt’s smile.
What followed was a chaotic scene, and this time Fan Tianyu couldn’t even begin to refute; he could only admit his faults wholeheartedly.
After scolding her son and with most of the smoke dispersed from the house, Mei Yinan proceeded to tidy up the kitchen, bustling around the house until Mei’s uncle returned home to find it empty and called Mei Yinan’s phone.
“Hello.” Mei Yinan was full of anger, so naturally, her tone was not too pleasant when she spoke.
Fan Hongwei was stunned at first, wondering who had vexed her now, and asking urgently, “What time is it? Are you not coming home? Do you have to work overtime? How about dinner?”
Only then did Mei Yinan notice it was already past 6 o’clock. She told Zhenzhen, “Don’t bother cooking today. Let’s go to my place for dinner.”
Mei Mengzhen, seeing the meat already thawed in the sink, quickly said, “Let’s eat here; invite uncle over. The meat has thawed, and the veggies are peeled and can’t be left.”
Mei Yinan gave it a thought and didn’t object, hurriedly telling Fan Hongwei, “Come over to Zhenzhen’s for dinner; hurry up and come here and properly educate your son.”
After saying that, Mei Yinan hung up the phone with a slam and then glared fiercely at Fan Tianyu before asking with irritation, “What’s for dinner?”
Naturally, she was asking Fan Tianyu. After all, Mei Mengzhen had just gotten back from school; she hadn’t even put down her schoolbag, and having encountered so much smoke upon entering the house, she could have been frightened.
Besides, what was for dinner was something Mei Mengzhen really didn’t know since there hadn’t been time to discuss it at noon, so it was left to Fan Tianyu to decide.
Fan Hongwei was genuinely wary of his mother, but as important as anything else was, dinner mattered greatly, so he said in a low voice, “There’s everything in Zhenzhen’s fridge, I’m just worried I won’t do a good job, so I thought I’d try frying some cabbage first. The thing in the pot just now was the cabbage, and in the sink there’s a goose and some potatoes. I was planning to make ‘Stewed Goose in an Iron Pot.'”
The wok in Mei Mengzhen’s home was indeed cast iron, so that’s what had inspired his dish.
However, as soon as Fan Tianyu finished speaking, not only Mei Mengzhen but also Mei Yinan felt a bit choked up, and soon there were tears in their eyes.
These weren’t tears of sadness but tears of suppressed laughter.
“Stewed Goose in an Iron Pot,” a man who could nearly set the house on fire while just frying cabbage had the audacity to attempt making such a complex dish. No wonder they laughed at him; he clearly had no idea of his limits. Anyone with a bit of sense wouldn’t utter such a statement.
Mei Yinan was initially too lazy to criticize, but does your family stew a whole goose?
“If you’re gonna stew a goose, stew the goose, but chop it up! Have you ever eaten a whole stewed goose before? Go on, chop up the goose.”
Relieved that Mei Yinan had skipped the previous topic, Fan Tianyu cheerfully grabbed the chopping board, knife, and goose, and headed out of the kitchen.
But the matter was far from over. Their dining table had been in use for many years, already on the brink of falling apart, and when Fan Tianyu gave the goose’s neck a few chops, the table completely broke down. The loud bang once again grabbed everyone’s attention.
This time, Fan Tianyu was genuinely dumbstruck, feeling like all the bad luck in the world was converging on him. How else could he end up in such one misfortunate situation after another?
With a knife in hand, he glanced back towards the kitchen and sure enough, he met Mei Yinan’s gaze. Then, with a trembling voice, he said, “Mom, I really didn’t do this on purpose.”
Mei Yinan playfully responded, “So was what you did earlier on purpose then?”
“If I say neither was, would you believe me?”
“What do you think?”
Mei Mengzhen, witnessing all this but unable to interject, felt helpless. It must be her Brother Tianyu’s poor luck. Truth be told, with such luck, he really shouldn’t even think about starting a business. With his current bad luck and his restless disposition, he’d get swindled for sure.
Fan Tianyu had no clue that his cousin had just labeled him as jittery, and even if he did know, there was no way he could explain himself. His actions had indeed been rash.
Watching Mei Yinan’s composed demeanor, he couldn’t even guess what his mother would do next. At this moment, all he wanted to do was survive.
Finally, the person who could save him arrived at the door. The arrival of Fan Hongwei broke the tense atmosphere.
Yet, Mei Yinan had no intention of letting things slide, and she rattled off the incidents of setting the house on fire and breaking the dining table to Fan Hongwei, then turned and went back to the kitchen to start on dinner, while Fan Tianyu was dragged outside by Fan Hongwei for a lecture.
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