Double Life: My whole world is you

"Do you think Mom is sick?" Cheng Qiao asked.

"I told you," Chengzhu said, "He asked the two of us to come over."

"I don't want to go." Cheng Qiao said, "It's fine for us to eat porridge at home."

"But they will blame us again." Cheng Zhu was depressed.

"Let them be." Cheng Qiao said, "Just treat them as strangers."

"They are obviously our relatives, how can they be strangers?" Chengzhu ran out after complaining, and soon ran back, "Sister, mom is awake."

"Okay." Cheng Qiao picked up the bowl and served Cheng's mother a bowl of porridge. "Brother, you can help yourself with the rice and soak the radish balls and tofu fruit in it."

She came into the room with the bowl in her hand. Cheng's mother reluctantly sat up from the bed and was surprised to see the porridge. "Qiao, did you cook this porridge?"

"Yes! Mom, you try it." Cheng Qiao helped Cheng's mother lean on her and said with a smile.

"Good! Really good." Cheng's mother said with satisfaction after eating two bites in a row, "My Qiao has really grown up."

"Mom, I helped my sister cook, and I even mopped the floor." Cheng Zhu came over with two bowls of porridge.

"Good! My pillar has grown up too!" After drinking a few more mouthfuls of porridge, Cheng's mother had the strength to sit up. She held the bowl and ate while exclaiming, "This porridge is delicious. It's the best porridge I've ever eaten."

After the three of them happily ate a large bowl of porridge, Cheng's mother asked, "What time is it?"

Cheng Qiao looked at the time, "Mom, it's almost nine o'clock."

"Put the bowl here, let's go to your uncle's place and help him prepare the New Year's Eve dinner. We have to eat it at 11 o'clock." Cheng's mother tried to get up, but she still felt a little dizzy.

Cheng Qiao quickly supported her and said, "Mom, you should sleep for a while at home. We still have to put up spring couplets and make dumplings in the afternoon!"

"But they have the New Year's Eve dinner at this time every year, and they wait for us specially..." Cheng's mother was a little embarrassed, "If we don't go, it's our fault."

Cheng Qiao frowned and didn't want to argue with her. Those so-called relatives never gave them warmth. All they gave them was hurt. It was just that Cheng's mother couldn't figure it out even ten years later, let alone now.

Cheng Qiao sighed and said, "Mom, my brother and I will go over there. You can rest at home for a while."

"Yes! Mom, you rest at home, we will bring you food at noon." Cheng Zhu also said.

Cheng's mother nodded despite her tired body, "Okay! Mom will get up in the afternoon to help you put up couplets and make dumplings."

The two said goodbye to Cheng Ma, and after walking out of the house, Cheng Qiao grabbed Cheng Zhu and said, "Brother, maybe we have to fight with someone today. Are you afraid?"

"Sister, why? I don't understand." Cheng Zhu looked confused.

While cooking porridge in the kitchen, Cheng Qiao recalled her past life. Cheng's mother was also sick, so she brought the fire to help them prepare the New Year's Eve dinner the next day. As a result, they ridiculed her. Cheng's mother just smiled and kept saying that Cheng Qiao had good grades and would take the high school entrance exam soon. She hoped they could help. However, her uncle said disdainfully, "Let's talk about it after she passes the exam."

This was the first time they cared about his family, Cheng's mother was very happy and quickly pulled Cheng Qiao to thank her. Cheng Qiao recalled Cheng's mother's grievances and she was actually puzzled. She really didn't need to do that. They had never helped them at all since they were young, and they still thought that they would be good to them in the future. How could that be possible? This was an unfair social situation since Cheng's father passed away.

For ten years, every year Cheng's mother would get up early to help them prepare the New Year's dinner, and try her best to bring the two of them around to make her presence felt. But this time she did not go. She was definitely not able to tolerate the sarcasm and ridicule. With Cheng Qiao's current hatred for them, she would definitely not tolerate it. This war would always come, unless their family would always live worse than them and would always bow their heads and try to please them.

This time Cheng's mother was not here, which was also a good opportunity. Cheng Qiao held Cheng Zhu and said, "Brother, no matter what happens, don't be afraid. This time, I won't let them hurt you."

"Sister..." Cheng Zhu called out blankly.

The two walked through the ancestral hall and looked at the aunts and uncles. Cheng Qiao also smiled and greeted them loudly. Even if no one asked, she would still say, "We are going to my uncle's house to have the New Year's Eve dinner. Where is my mother? My mother is at home. She is sick and can't get out of bed."

After talking to six or seven people, Cheng Qiao put away his proper smile and walked towards his uncle's house. Both his uncle's and aunt's houses were two-story houses, side by side, in the middle of the bay, with houses in front, behind, left and right. They passed by his uncle's house first. At this time, his uncle was playing with his daughter at the door. His daughter was about the same age as Yingying. When he saw them, his smile froze and he shouted at them, "You came so late, waiting to eat? Where's your mother?"

"My mother is sick." Cheng Zhu responded timidly.

"She knew that we have New Year's Eve dinner today, so she was too lazy to come," said my uncle disdainfully.

"My mother's fever is 40 degrees." Cheng Qiao stated the facts calmly.

"What? You have such a severe fever, it's because you are full of viruses. You dirty things, stay away from us." At this time, my aunt came out from my uncle's house next door and shouted at them.

"We don't have a cold." Cheng Qiao stated calmly.

"Then go back!" The uncle waved his hands at them impatiently, "Don't make things unpleasant for everyone during the New Year."

"What do you mean?" Cheng Qiao stared at him with her big eyes. "Speak clearly, are you telling us to get out of here to sever ties with us?"

"What do you have to do with us?" the aunt screamed, "It's New Year's Day, don't talk nonsense."

"What's this for?" My uncle and his family also came out and asked my aunt.

"Sister-in-law, their mother caught a cold and has a fever of 40 degrees. I'm afraid it will infect us." My aunt pouted and said, "My Xuanxuan caught a cold easily and just recovered."

"Why are you here when you have a cold?" The mother glared at them with a sullen face, "Are you trying to bring trouble to us during the New Year?"

"Just like their mother, she killed their father." The aunt said sarcastically, "He fled to another province two years ago. Who knows if he brought some terrible disease with him..."

"That's right. She's a jinx. Poor second child in our family." The aunt mentioned Cheng's father in a fake manner, "Her mother is a complete bitch..."

"You are not allowed to talk about my mother like that." Before Cheng Qiao could react, Cheng Zhu rushed over and pushed his mother down.

Cheng Qiao also rushed over and kicked her. Everyone reacted. His uncle pulled Cheng Qiao away and threw her to the ground. His cousin Cheng Kun pulled Cheng Zhu up and punched him twice. Cheng Qiao stood up and rushed over and kicked his mother twice. Then he slapped his aunt who was watching the show on the side. They all came to beat Cheng Qiao. Cheng Zhu was very anxious when he saw this. He pushed Cheng Kun away and came to Cheng Qiao who was being beaten by his uncle, aunt, mother, and even the four-year-old Xuan Xuan. He pushed them away and protected Cheng Qiao underneath. All the heavy punches fell on Cheng Zhu. Cheng Qiao took two deep breaths and shouted with all her might, "Help! Ah! Help! Help!"