~Between the Pages and the Coffee Pot: Translated Novels~

  Chapter 139: Support     Qin Yanci was equally disgusted. Thank goodness Old Qin chose Ying Sisi for him. If he had ended up with Li Yuwei, who had no shame or skin, he would have died of anger.   To distract himself, he said, “Wife, let's go for a walk around the streets here.”   “Okay.”   They walked along the street for a while.   As they were returning, Ying Sisi's sharp eyes spotted two white round beads, about the size of a bean, on the ground. She picked them up and put them in her palm. “What is this? It's oval-shaped.”   Qin Yanci examined them carefully. “It looks like a pearl bird's egg.”   “Pearl bird? Is there such a small bird?” Ying Sisi was amazed.   “Yes. Hummingbirds are even smaller.”   Ying Sisi said, “Can they hatch?”   “You can try? I raised one when I was studying. Pearl birds are very clingy. They will land on your shoulder, your hand, and play with you.” Qin Yanci rarely showed such a gentle expressi...

 Chapter 138: Relying on Each Other     The gloom in Ying Sisi's heart dissipated. “Yes! It's good that you're here. Otherwise, I'd still be bullied.” She hadn't thought about resisting before, but she was a stranger in a strange land. She had nowhere else to go.   It's different now.   She has money, and a stable home.   When something unfair happens, there's someone to help her fight back.   At noon.   Feng Shuangxi came to the door and shouted, “Yuwei, I asked Mom to make you some chicken soup.”   Li Yuwei was overjoyed. “Aunt is too polite.”   “You're her daughter-in-law. If she's not polite to you, who will she be polite to? How is your foot? It's all my fault. My hand hurts. I reacted slowly and couldn't grab you in time.” Feng Shuangxi said with heartache.   Li Yuwei said sweetly, “It's much better. I don't blame you.”   “I'll feed you the chicken soup.” Feng Shuangxi opened the lid of the box and used a spoon to sco...