How to capture the evil villain? I choose to be his mother!

Chapter 99 The 18s Vicious Female Supporting Character's Scientist Mother
Zhu Xiao hugged the chubby khaki puppy with his back pressed against the wall.

Her eyes were wide open, filled with fear:

"Mom...Dog...Don't..."

The more nervous Zhu Xiao was, the more he stuttered.

Zhu Wen didn't want to force her, so he half-knelt down and looked Zhu Xiao in the eye:
"Don't worry, Mommy won't hurt your puppy. She just wants to give it a bath. Do you think it's dirty?"

Zhu Xiao avoided her sight in panic, repeating:
"Hot water...no...puppy...no..."

Zhu Wen was silent.

She guessed that when the Zhou family said they wanted to kill a dog to eat, they probably said something like "boil hot water", which formed a strong impression of fear in Zhu Xiao's mind.

Zhu Wen changed his mind and patiently advised:

"How about this, baby, give the puppy a bath yourself?"

Zhu Xiao carefully moved his eyes back:

"Baby?"

Zhu Wen nodded and smiled at her gently:

"Well, the baby is you."

Zhu Xiao repeated foolishly:

"Baby...it's me..."

Zhu Wen nodded again:

"Yes, baby, it's you. This is the nickname your mom gave you. Everyone has a name. Did you name your puppy?"

Zhu Xiao tucked her chin in shyly and nodded lightly.

Zhu Wen: "Oh? What's its name?"

Zhu Xiao was reluctant to say it at first.

After a while, under Zhu Wen's patient and careful gaze, she finally mustered up the courage:
"Its name is...Doggo..."

Zhu Wen did not find it strange:
"So it's called Dog? What a cute name."

As Zhu Wen approached step by step, Zhu Xiao gradually let down his guard and decided to listen to Zhu Wen and give the dog a bath himself.

Zhu Wen picked up an unused basin at home, poured hot water of a suitable temperature into it, and motioned to Zhu Xiao to put the dog in it.

Zhu Xiao did as he was told.

The puppy loves water. As soon as it gets into the water basin, it splashes water all over Zhu Xiao's face.

Instead of being annoyed, Zhu Xiao showed a bright and sincere smile.

Zhu Wen laughed.

The other members of the Zhu family also laughed.

In addition to being pleased with Zhu Xiao's relaxation, I was also impressed by Zhu Wen's changes.

Zhu Yi whispered to Meng Hong:

"Girl Wen looks a little different, a little like she used to be. She's always been acting weird in the past few years since she got married to Zhou Bai, and she's not like herself anymore."

Meng Hong's eyesight is not good, but it does not prevent her from glaring at Zhu Yi sharply:
"You know who should be blamed for this?"

"Blame me, blame me. So doesn't this mean they should get divorced? There's still a long way to go."

Zhu Yi admitted his mistake and felt more and more that letting his daughter divorce Zhou Bai was a good thing.

The conversation between the two did not reach Zhu Wen's ears.

She helped Zhu Xiao give the dog a bath and then dried its hair bit by bit with a towel.

Then he took Zhu Xiao to the room to take a shower.

In order to prevent Zhu Xiao from worrying about the dog, she specially brought the dog into the room and made a small nest for it to squat.

In this way, Zhu Xiao can take a bath while watching the dog and feel completely at ease.

After that, Zhu Xiao really stopped resisting.

She let Zhu Wen carry her into the bathtub.

Nowadays, people in rural areas use soapberries for bathing, washing their hair, and doing laundry, which is natural and healthy.

However, Zhu Xiao didn't use soap nuts. He just rubbed it with clean water, and the clean water turned into muddy water.

Fortunately, Zhu Yi had boiled enough hot water, so he quickly poured out the dirty water and replaced it with new water.

After rubbing it three times, there was finally no mud or dust left.

Zhu Wen pursed his lips slightly and asked her:

"Baby, won't grandma give you a bath?" Zhu Xiao had already accepted this title very naturally.

She happily held the bubbles made from the soapberry:

"Grandma said...I was...dirty..."

Unintentional words can hurt people's heart.

Zhu Wen was still calm.

Zhu Wan couldn't stand it anymore:

"This Zhou family is going too far! How can they treat their granddaughter so harshly?"

Her eyes turned red, and she wanted to hug Zhu Xiao and comfort him.

Zhu Wen said casually:

"Don't worry, we will settle these accounts with them one by one."

Zhu Wan was stunned.

She looked at Zhu Wen's indifferent profile, and suddenly remembered a time when she was a child, she, as the elder sister, was bullied and cried by boys from the same village. Zhu Wen, as the younger sister, also said with a cold face, "I will fight back", full of murderous intent.

How long has it been since she saw such a reliable and reassuring sister?
Zhu Wan sighed in a low voice:

"very nice."

Zhu Wen didn't understand, but she also felt that it would be good to be away from the Zhou family.

Zhu Xiao took a bath, and the whole family was mobilized. Finally, she became a clean little girl.

Because of years of malnutrition, she is short and her hair is dry and yellow.

But her skin is like Zhu Wen's, naturally good, fair and tender, and looks smooth.

Her thin face only served to highlight her plump and smooth bones. Her pair of bright eyes, inlaid like gems on her tiny face, which was no bigger than a palm, made her look as delicate as a porcelain doll.

Unfortunately, Sun Fang left a bruised purple slap mark on his cheek. The dirt on his face wasn’t obvious before, but now that it’s clean, even the fingerprints are clearly visible, making Zhu’s family members so angry that they want to bite him.

Another thing is that Zhu Xiao is too thin. She is just a bunch of dry bones in his arms. Zhu Wen can't wait to make her plump as soon as possible.

At night, Zhu Wen sleeps with Zhu Xiao.

Lying in the dark room, the newly changed sheets are clean and smell of soapberry and sunshine.

Zhu Xiao was so happy that he couldn't help flapping his calves twice.

While his mother wasn't paying attention, he turned over and got up, then looked at the dog sleeping in the kennel at the foot of the bed.

"Baby."

Zhu Wen suddenly spoke.

Zhu Xiao was so scared that he quickly crawled back into bed.

Zhu Wen, who saw her movements clearly, smiled.

Then he raised his hand and stroked Zhu Xiao's head.

Zhu Xiao, who thought he would be scolded, poked his head out cautiously.

Just like a snail hiding in its shell, cautiously extending its tentacles.

Zhu Wen sighed:

"In the future, if you forget the name Zhou Zhaodi, remember that your name is Zhu Xiao, which means Zhu like your mother, and Xiao like the one in dawn."

Zhu Xiao seemed to understand what he said, but not quite.

She actually doesn't quite understand whether the name is good or bad.

It's just that when someone in the village calls her, they sometimes add:
"Zhao Di, have you called your brother back?"

Maybe it's not malicious intent, it's just pure gossip.

But Zhu Xiao just doesn't like it.

I also started to dislike the name "Zhao Di".

But the name "Zhu Xiao"...

She loves it.

Because she could feel the cherishment and love in her mother's tone when she spoke of it.

So, even many years later, when Zhu Xiao recalled her mother, whom she admired and loved most in her life, she could still remember the tone of her voice when she mentioned the name "Zhu Xiao".

That is the expectation her mother has for her, and she will work hard and persevere in achieving this expectation.

(End of this chapter)