"Talent?" Father Feng said, looking up at Mu Anxiao, "Are you talking about this little girl?"
"Yes, don't be fooled by her young age. She's been practicing martial arts since she was a child. Didn't you always say your Feng Qishi was always bullied? But he didn't want to go out and learn martial arts. Now it's perfect, he's found himself a teacher." Uncle Chen raised his eyebrows.
Mother Feng glared at Uncle Chen, who was talking to Father Feng, and said, "You're an uneducated wild girl, don't lie to us."
"You haven't been to school?" Shi Momo asked in surprise.
Feng Qishi's heart sank at his mother's words.
Mu Anxiao calmly looked at Mother Feng and said, "I haven't been to school, but I have a desire to learn. As they say, one is never too old to learn. If you look down on me like this, it's rather pointless, isn't it?"
"My son is just a bookworm who only knows how to read. He has no social skills and won't be successful in the future. And you're just a village girl who hasn't been to school," Mother Feng narrowed her eyes. "In other words, you should look in the mirror and see if you're qualified to talk to me."
Shi Momo's parents exchanged glances after hearing Mother Feng's words and said nothing.
Mu Anxiao glanced at Feng Qishi beside her and said, "In your eyes, he's just a good-for-nothing bookworm who only knows how to read. But in my eyes, he's a genius, a genius who can learn well without any tutoring classes. With his looks and his charm," she looked at Shi Momo, "there's no need to rush into blind dates. As they say, everyone has different personalities and different lives. What he doesn't want to do now doesn't mean he won't want to do it in the future. It's truly not the act of a responsible mother to unilaterally condemn your son's future like this."
"What right do you have to say that to me?" Mother Feng yelled angrily.
Mu Anxiao said, "I didn't say I have the right." As she spoke, she turned to look at Feng Qishi, who had a displeased look on his face, and asked, "Why are you looking at me?"
"What right do you have to say that to my mother?"
The moment Feng Qishi blurted this out, Mu Anxiao's heart sank sharply, but her expression didn't change at all.
"I was wrong," she said.
Shi Momo looked at Mu Anxiao in surprise, her quick admission of fault. "You change too fast!"
Feng Qishi could tell that Mu Anxiao was sincerely apologizing. However, when it came to his mother, he was the only one who could dislike her. No one else was qualified to comment on his mother's upbringing or her character. No matter how his mother treated him, he wouldn't allow anyone to interfere, including Mu Anxiao.
"I'm leaving now." Feng Qishi ignored Mu Anxiao and turned to leave.
Shi Momo followed him out.
Mu Anxiao stood in place, her mind blankly thinking, Did I say too much? She... she looked up at Mother Feng. Didn't she say she wasn't Feng Qishi's mother? Why is Feng Qishi still like this?
"Mu Anxiao, come here." Uncle Chen broke the awkward silence and beckoned Mu Anxiao over.
The Shi family was unaffected. On the contrary, Father Shi took a liking to Mu Anxiao. "You don't look very old, yet you're already so capable. Come, let's chat."
Mother Shi added, "Yes, how much do you charge? My younger son likes watching martial arts movies and we're looking for a teacher to train him in boxing. How about you come?"
Mu Anxiao said, "I can only train people as old as Feng Qishi. I can't train your younger son." She then looked at Uncle Chen and said, "I'm leaving now. I'll find you at school tomorrow."