The Two Three Blissful Things（9）

It was a call from Cheng Yang's mother, Qiao Anxia's mother-in-law.

When the phone started ringing, she was kneeling by the trash bin peeling onions, so she lifted her head slightly to peer at the screen on the chair by the side. When she saw the name, her heart sank. After a long while, she stood up to pick up the call. "Mom."

"Xia Xia, are you busy? Why did you take such a long time to pick up?" Cheng Yang mother's warm voice came through. 

"No..." Qiao Anxia lowered her eyes before adding simply. "I'm cooking..."

"Where's Cheng Yang? He isn't helping you?"

"He drank a bit so he's sleeping."

"This child… drinking again? Why is he always like this..." his mother chastised.

"He didn't drink a lot..." Qiao Anxia explained hurriedly before diverting the topic. "Mom, why did you call?"