Chapter 350 - Chapter 350: I Won ‘t Acknowledge It
The Chief Minister s Ferocious Wife
Chapter 350: I Won ât Acknowledge It
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
âDonât make assumptions about things that donât exist.â Xie Heng gently pinched Zhao Chuchuâs cheek. âIt wonât happen.â
Zhao Chuchu tilted her head to pull her cheek away. âYouâre going to make my face skinnier if you keep pinching my cheeks.â
Xie Heng laughed. âThen, Iâll have to help you gain some weight first. Youâre too skinny. How are you still so thing despite the amount of food you eat?â
The man had been trying his best to make all the food that Zhao Chuchu loved to eat, and she was a big eater too. Yet, her weight remained the same after all the food she consumed daily.
âThatâs because my body burns a lot of calories!â
The truth was that Zhao Chuchu would consume a lot of energy when she used her supernatural power.
Due to that, it was tough for Zhao Chuchu to gain weight unless she ate from morning to night every single day. However, that wasnât something that she would do.
Although Zhao Chuchu had lived in a post-apocalyptic world where she would have had to starve, she still had a lot of self-control when it came to food.
She loved to eat, but she wouldnât let herself lose control.
Xie Heng looked at Zhao Chuchu and just smiled.
When they both got home, they received the news from the province.
Yuan Hui and Qiao Hetingâs marriage had been decided, and the two families had already agreed to it. So as long as nothing out of the ordinary happened, the wedding was considered a done deal.
Zhao Chuchu was happy for Yuan Hui, but at the same time, she was worried that Yuan Hui would suffer in the Imperial City.
The fights between families in the Imperial City would make what she had seen at the Yuan clan like childâs play.
Yuan Hui had also grown up being well protected. She would never be able to defend herself there.
As for the Xia clan, when Kang Xiuwan returned home crying, the Xia clan responded abnormally. Instead of helping the crying lady, they decided to side with Xia Chengxuan.
The Kang clan always thought that they could rival the Xia clan, but they were wrong. Although the family had gotten worse ever since Xia Songquan became the head, it was still impossible for the Kang clan to take over the entire Xia clan. Instead, they suffered a lot after Xia Songquan fought back.
The family wouldâve crumbled instantly if the Kang clan had no backups.
The war between the two clans also gave other clans an opportunity to step in.
The Kang clanâs original plan was to drag the Yuan clan down, but the latter didnât even show the former any respect. They decided to step out of the fight and let the other clans fight among themselves so that they could reap what was left of that.
The Kang clan could not do anything about that, as the Yuan clan was stronger than the Xia clan.
âIâm sure that people from the Xia clan are on their way here now. Who will it be? Xia Chengzhu?â Zhao Chuchu asked Xie Heng. In the end, her information still arrived slower than Xie Hengâs.
âNo, itâs Lu Ming.â Xie Heng shook his head. âXia Songquan doesnât trust Xia
Chengzhu. Heâll never let him come. Thereâs another person too.â
âwho?â
âXia Chenglan.â
Zhao Chuchu remained silent after hearing that.
âXia Songquan mustâve thought that Xia Chenglan could force you to cooperate.â
Zhao Chuchu frowned, wondering if the Xia clan actually thought that she would cooperate just because Xia Chenglan personally went.
âThey must be hallucinating.â Zhao Chuchu chuckled. âDo they really think that Xia Chenglan could threaten me?â
âItâs clear that theyâre trying to force you by using your momâs family.â
âWhat can they do if I donât admit to that? Thereâs not a single piece of evidence.
They are overestimating their influence here.â
âThey wouldnât have resorted to this if they had thought of that.â Zhao Chuchu agreed to that.
They would never have fallen if the Xia clan had a single, smart person.
âLetâs see what Xia Chenglan plans to do.â She would eventually have to face them. Since she had free time now, she didnât mind entertaining them.
âSheâs just going to try and act like your mom and call you an ungrateful child if you donât do what she says.â
âSo? I just donât acknowledge her as my mother.â
âThe Zhao clan will.â
âThe Zhao clan? Who do they think they are? They canât represent me.â
If she were the type who cared about that, she would never have severed her ties with the Zhao clan.
She sighed as the Zhao clan still couldnât understand what had happened.
Even Madam Yang had already learned not to mess with Zhao Chuchu. The only one that could still have Zhao Chuchu do something was Old Man Zhao.
âThatâs right. Do you think I could just poison all of them?â
âAlthough thatâs not a bad idea, logically speaking, Iâm against that. No matter how bad the dynasty is, the law is still in effect. Itâs not worth risking your life for these people.â
Xie Heng knew that Zhao Chuchu was joking, but he still gave an honest opinion.
âThe Zhao clan wonât even try anything after this.â
âItâs just not something to be happy about.â Zhao Chuchu sighed.
âWell, at least they donât dare act up in front of you now. So letâs just ignore them.â
Zhao Chuchu nodded.
Now that Zhao Meilan and Hu Yimingâs marriage has also been decided, she can start her treatment with Hu Yiming earlier.
âDa Lang, do you think Hu Yiming will still treat Meilan the same once he recovers?â
âHe will,â agreed Zhao Chuchu. âDo you plan to start treating him?â
âYes. Their wedding is not far away.â
âWhy donât you treat him before the wedding? Then, if Hu Yiming regrets his choices, thereâs still a chance for Meilan to back out.â
âI thought you said he wasnât the type to go back on his word?â
âJust think of it as giving them a chance.â
Zhao Chuchu realized that Xie Hengâs words made sense.
In the end, they didnât know what Hu Yiming was really thinking.
If Hu Yiming were to recover but become an ungrateful person, she would let him live the rest of his life as an idiot.
To her, that kind of man didnât deserve a bright future.
However, if Hu Yiming still treated Zhao Meilan the same, it would be a huge wedding gift for them.
Once Zhao Chuchu had decided, she began preparing for the treatment.
Zhao Chuchu had yet to mention her plan to Zhao Meilan.
She planned to do that after the people from the Xia clan had left.
Xie Heng would tell Zhao Chuchu where the people from the Xia clan had reached every day.
When Lu Ming and Xia Chenglan eventually arrived at Lengshui Village, it was already early November, and winter was just around the corner.
Instead of heading to the Xie clan immediately, they first visited Old Man Zhao.
When Madam Yang heard they were here for Zhao Chuchu, she didnât hesitate to chase them out with a broom. âGet lost! Zhao Chuchu is not here! Donât bother
Although Lu Ming was just the butler of the Xia clan, he was trusted by Xia Songquan and held more authority in the clan than Xia Songquanâs son. Since he had held such a high position in a big family, that was the first time someone chased him out.
His face darkened almost instantly.
If he had not dodged earlier, the broom would have hit his face.
Madam Yangâs yells could still be heard from inside the house, cursing Lu Ming and his ancestors.
It wasnât that the proposition didnât move Madam Yang, but she didnât dare accept it.
If her legs really got broken or if she got sent to the mine, then she wouldnât have long to live.
Her mind was much clearer than ever.
If she lived the rest of her life knowing her boundaries, then she could still enjoy it.
She had planted some potatoes, and the harvest was good. Once she got her hands on paddy seeds, her family would have enough money for a long time. There was just no reason for her to annoy Zhao Chuchu when she could have a good life ahead of her..