Back To The 80s: President's Doted Wife

Chapter 6: Chapter 6: Burned the Kitchen

Cheng Su left decisively, leaving Mother Qi staring in astonishment, pointing at the doorway and trembling without stopping, before finally mustering a sentence, ”What, what kind of attitude is this?”

It was indeed an eye-opener; a new bride dared to show her disdain on the very first day?

Everyone knew she had a fiery temperament, but no one expected her to still be so temperamental even after crossing the threshold into the family.

She was furious!

”Itʼs fine. Sheʼs young. Weʼll teach her slowly over time. Besides, isnʼt she going to make breakfast?” Father Qi didnʼt seem to care much. Itʼs natural for a new bride to be shy; they could teach her gradually.

Mother Qiʼs face darkened. It was precisely because of the old manʼs attitude that the Qi family had ended up with such a daughter-in-law. Her Taiguo had been wronged.

She looked at her eldest son, Taiguo. His face was impassive, and he said nothing, leaving her guessing what he might be thinking. But to Mother Qi, it seemed he was displeased.

Indeed, how could he be happy with such a bride?

Father Qi asked Taiguo when he planned to return to his military unit.

”Iʼm leaving tomorrow,” Taiguo replied succinctly.

His holiday time was already strict. Such a big event as marriage would allow him more leave, but he didnʼt want to take it, so he had only scheduled three days of wedding leave.

And Cheng Su, she did not seem to have any desire for him to stay.

”Then you...”

”Whatʼs that smell?” Taiguo interrupted his fatherʼs words, wrinkling his nose as if something was burning.

”Is someone burning firewood?” Mother Qi also smelled it.

Taiguo looked outside and upon seeing smoke, he stood up abruptly.

A sharp scream altered his expression.

”Fire... Ah.”

Taiguo rushed out, and as soon as he stepped out of the main entrance, he saw someone rushing out of the separate kitchen, while thick smoke billowed inside.

”What, what...” Mother Qi and the others also came out and couldnʼt help but cry out loudly at the sight, ”Thereʼs a fire!”

Taiguo had already sprinted to the well in the courtyard, swiftly drawing water and dashing to the kitchen.

The fire wasnʼt too big, merely burning the woodpile next to the stove, spreading along it.

Pshhh.

With a splash, a bucket of water was thrown, and Taiguo emerged from the kitchen, with his father following close behind, having brought more water.

Father and son worked together, bucket after bucket, quickly extinguishing the flames.

Clang.

Taiguo dropped the iron bucket on the ground, then turned to look at Cheng Su.

Cheng Su was covered in soot, her face betraying the shock she still felt, with her fair complexion streaked with black ash, looking utterly disheveled.

Feeling Taiguoʼs gaze, she glanced back at him, somewhat sheepishly, but quickly straightened her back.

It was true that in her previous life she had been an orphan, but she had grown up in an orphanage and had a benefactor to support her, so she had never done such rural work. The most traditional way of cooking with firewood, she had only experienced it during camping with classmates and had never really dealt with it before.

This time, as a daughter-in-law making breakfast, she thought it would be straightforward, but who knew...

”Oh my Lord, what a calamity, you wretched woman, even making breakfast you managed to burn down my kitchen, are you useless or what?” Mother Qi, after seeing the kitchen that survived the ordeal, was heartbroken and cursed Cheng Su relentlessly.

A stream of profanities, spat out with splashes of saliva, hit Cheng Suʼs face. The volume was so intense; it only lacked amplification from a loudspeaker aimed directly at Cheng Suʼs ears.

Poor Cheng Su, she dug at her ear and took a step back, saying, ”Iʼm just not very skilled yet, it wonʼt happen next time.”

”Thereʼs a next time?” Mother Qi shrieked, ”You burned half the kitchen in one go, will the entire house be burned down next time?”

”From what I see, sister-in-law did it on purpose, didnʼt she? By burning it intentionally, she wonʼt have to work in the kitchen again,” a young girlʼs voice suddenly chimed in.