Daoxiang Garden had such a troublesome incident, and without Hua Xiaomai having to say anything, the moment Meng Yuhuai walked in, he was grabbed firmly by Meng's mother, who crisply and swiftly recounted the whole story, frowning as she said, "Your wife has never seen much of the world, getting scared over every little thing, yet she still tried to act calm in front of me. Since she's pregnant, I think you need to put in more effort."
Meng Yuhuai hadn't expected that in just one day of his absence from home, such an incident would occur, and precisely when Mrs. Yang was visiting, which made him somewhat suspicious. He twisted his brows habitually and dropped a line, "I'll go and see her," before heading straight to the back of the house.
At that time, Hua Xiaomai was draping a garment over the clothesline, which was a bit too high for her short stature, making it a struggle. Looking around, she dragged a stone over and stepped on it.
