Divorce with three kids? I'll build a house and eat meat, driving my in-laws crazy.

Chapter 195 Don't call me godmother anymore
Popcorn was popping out haphazardly. Chu Xiu used his sleeve to shield Chaochao's face, put one arm around her waist, and pulled her to the side.

He asked anxiously, "Chaochao, are you alright?"

He, a grown man, was naturally not afraid of these things, but a young lady absolutely could not afford to lose face.

After all, she still has a long way to go before she gets married.

Chaochao nestled in his arms, touched the spot on her face where popcorn had hit her, and said with a blush, "I...I'm fine."

Chu Xiu frowned: "How could it be nothing? That corn was so hot."

As he spoke, he turned to look at Xiao Wu, who was stunned for a moment before quickly opening his bundle.

He found a bottle of ointment and handed it to him: "Young master, this works well."

When Chaochao saw the delicate little bottle, she quickly waved her hand and said, "I'm really fine."

Even if something happens, there's no need for such expensive medicine.

She had only ever seen this medicine in pharmacies, where it was displayed on high shelves and priced at 10 taels of silver.

She wasn't born into privilege; she's been used to bumps and bruises since childhood.

She was just startled.

Chu Xiu pushed away her hand that was covering her face and said, "Don't move."

He opened the ointment, carefully applied it to the reddened areas of her face, and gently asked, "Does it still hurt?"

Chaochao was completely bewildered by his gentle actions and ambiguous tone.

Especially since he was holding her waist with one hand and applying medicine to her with the other.

She almost fell over; her body lost its support, and she ended up half-sitting on Chu Xiu's lap.

Chaochao had no idea how Chu Xiu's seemingly frail body could support the weight of the two of them. Her mind was buzzing, and everything around her seemed to disappear.

Her heart was pounding so hard it felt like it was going to jump out of her chest, and all she could see and think about was Chu Xiu's handsome face, his brows furrowed in worry.

Originally, only a few areas on my face were red, but after applying the medicine, my entire cheeks turned red.

Chu Xiu frowned even more deeply. "Why are you so hot?"

He touched her face and forehead, then touched himself.

Turning to Xiao Wu, he asked, "Did you get the right medicine?"

Xiao Wu said innocently, "That's right."

He couldn't read before, he only remembered the appearance.

But he already knows quite a few words, how could he possibly make a mistake?

Hearing the commotion, Li Ruru walked over and saw the scene before her.

Her daughter was being held by her godson, the two of them leaning against each other in a half-squatting position.

Fang Xingzhi coughed and blinked frantically at Chu Xiu.

Unfortunately, Chu Xiu didn't have time to look at him, and was still asking Chaochao, "Do you have a fever?"

Even through her thin clothes, he could feel her body getting hotter and hotter.

"Chaochao, hurry up and put the lid on the pot," Li Ruru said.

"Mother... Mother, I'm going right now." Chaochao jumped up and hurriedly went to find the pot lid.

When Chu Xiu saw Li Ruru and then looked at the medicine in his hand, he realized that he had been somewhat impolite.

He slapped his forehead, realizing he'd been so worried about Chaochao that he'd done something like that.

He felt unworthy of being human, even more despicable than Chen Jingang, who openly took advantage of Chaochao.

"Godmother... I..." Chu Xiu wanted to explain, but didn't know how to say it.

Li Ruru didn't look at him, and said to everyone, "The popcorn is ready, everyone come and eat."

Chaochao breathed a sigh of relief. Luckily, her mother didn't say anything, otherwise she would have been too ashamed to face anyone.

She silently picked up the popcorn that had fallen to the ground and blew on it.

Fang Xingzhi grabbed a handful, tossed one up and popped it into his mouth, then nodded and said, "Not bad, not bad, I didn't expect this corn to taste so good."

He has a refined palate and doesn't like to eat coarse grains.

At Li Ruru's house, he thought the cornbread was quite delicious, and today's popcorn also had a unique flavor.

"Wow, the corn has blossomed!" Yinyin ran over, looking completely bewildered.

Li Ruru patted her head and said, "That's right, that's why it's called popcorn." Yinyin had never eaten popcorn before, only half-cooked corn that her older sister fried, which was hard to chew.

She grabbed two and put them in her mouth, closing her eyes to savor them.

She suddenly opened her eyes wide and asked, "Mom, is there sugar in this?"

Li Ruru nodded, and then, using the pot lid as cover, put half a piece of dark chocolate into the pot.

Soon, even more popcorn was popped out of the pot.

There are chocolate, matcha, barbecue, and spicy flavors, with various colors and flavors placed in different baskets.

Peipei tasted them one by one, her eyes lighting up as she exclaimed, "Mom, we can sell this popcorn at a stall too! It's so delicious!"

Mom is amazing; she can make everything look different.

She makes konjac tofu in a variety of colors, and her popcorn is also colorful and delicious.

Li Ruru laughed and said, "You little money-grubber, you want to take everything to set up a stall."

She only made popcorn as a snack for the children.

I hadn't even thought about setting up a stall, but it's been raining every day now, so I can't set up even if I wanted to.

Besides, setting up a stall requires a lot of effort, and she would prefer that her children have more time to do what they like.

Before, Li Ruru's family was poor, and she was single-mindedly focused on making money, and making more money.

Now that she has money and confidence, she wants to raise her children properly.

Chu Xiu, who usually loves to eat, only ate a few kernels of popcorn today.

Everyone else was eating with great relish, but he couldn't taste anything.

Xiao Wu and Fang Xingzhi were both worried for him. Xiao Yishan patted him on the shoulder and said, "Master Chu, it's been a long time since you taught us to read."

Upon hearing this, Yinyin, Peipei, and Xiaowu all crowded around.

Several heads nodded in unison, "Yes, yes, we've neglected our studies."

Fang Xingzhi stroked his chin. He taught Chu Xiu, and Chu Xiu taught these children. He really made the best use of everything.

I stole a glance at Li Ruru; this woman really doesn't suffer any loss.

Li Ruru seemed lost in thought, her brow furrowed and her mind elsewhere.

Chaochao was equally distracted, afraid that her mother would bring up what had just happened.

But her mother never mentioned it, acting as if nothing had happened, which made her increasingly anxious and afraid.

Every day, Chaochao spent in this torment.

As night fell, she couldn't resist sneaking off to the mountain spring to find Li Ruru.

“Mother, what happened during the day was my fault. Punish me if you want. It has nothing to do with Master Chu. Please don’t take your anger out on him.”

Li Ruru turned to the side, revealing Chu Xiu's surprised expression behind her.

Their eyes met, and they both lowered their heads.

Chaochao knelt down with a thud and said, "Mother, I'm telling the truth, it has nothing to do with him."

Li Ruru clasped her hands together and said with a smile, "Chu Xiu just said the same thing."

Hearing this, Chaochao was taken aback and secretly glanced at the person kneeling beside her.

How could he take all the blame upon himself?

No matter what, she is still her mother's own daughter, and her mother won't do anything to her.

But when it comes to outsiders, Mother never shows mercy.

Chaochao's heart was in turmoil, fearing that her mother would drive Chuxiu away.

Chu Xiu sensed something unusual in how Li Ruru addressed him.

His godmother usually calls him Ah Xiu or Xiu'er, but today she called him by his full name.

It seems my godmother is really angry.

He pursed his lips and said, "Godmother, what happened today was my fault. I shouldn't have laid a hand on Chaochao."

You can scold me, hit me, and even if you kick me out because of it, I won't complain.

Li Ruru said, "Don't call me godmother anymore."

(End of this chapter)