After being massaged by Su Qingqing for half an hour, Zhou Jiajia felt entirely refreshed, and half of her fatigue had vanished; this showed that Su Qingqing's massage skills were quite mature and had a significant effect.

When her legs had been massage enough, Zhou Jiajia thought of another punishment idea, so she said, "It's so hot! Why is the weather this hot?"

"Hot in this mere ten-degree weather? I'm speechless," Xiao Lian felt utterly dumbfounded and thought the sister-in-law beside her must be nitpicking, creating issues out of nothing.

Su Qingqing knew this was her eldest sister's test, so without saying a word, she immediately fetched a fan and began fanning Zhou Jiajia to cool her down.

Feeling gusts of cool air coming, Zhou Jiajia instantly felt the air become much fresher and nodded her head in satisfaction.

However, she didn't know that her punishment idea not only didn't punish Su Qingqing but actually backfired on herself.

After a few minutes, she couldn't help but sneeze uncontrollably.

"Achoo! Achoo!!!"

"Why are you fanning so fiercely? Trying to make me sick to death?" Zhou Jiajia exploded in anger, questioning.

"Sister, I'm sorry, I didn't do it on purpose," Su Qingqing quickly apologized; although she believed she hadn't done anything wrong, if Zhou Jiajia said it was her fault, she was ready to admit it and apologize.

"I think you did it on purpose," Zhou Jiajia scolded angrily, "Take that fan away immediately, stop fanning!"

"Pfft!" Xiao Lian couldn't help but let out a laugh, thinking to herself: That's really self-inflicted misery that can't be lived down.

However, her laughter was heard by Zhou Jiajia; thus, Zhou Jiajia immediately turned her head and scolded her, "What's so funny? Do you also want to be scolded?"

"Don't want to! Don't want to!" Xiao Lian quickly shook her head in response, then kept her mouth tightly shut, not daring to anger this "hot-tempered" sister-in-law.

Seeing that Xiao Lian was subdued by her authority, Zhou Jiajia slightly pushed down her anger; then she turned back and yelled at Su Qingqing, "I'm now filled with anger, you figure it out."

Where there's fire there must be cooling, so Su Qingqing quickly thought of herbal tea; but since there was no bottled herbal tea left in the fridge, she focused her attention on the fruit basket to see what could reduce the heat; soon, she spotted a yellow pear.

The pear has the effect of moistening the lungs, cooling the heart, and reducing phlegm; therefore, it was the best choice to calm Zhou Jiajia's internal rage.

Afterward, she took the fruit knife and the pear, went to the kitchen to wash it; then she peeled the skin of the pear in the kitchen.

Once the skin was peeled, she washed it again; then she cut the pear in half, removed the stem; and then cut the pear into small pieces that were easy to swallow.

Having prepared everything, she served the plate of peeled and stemmed pear to Zhou Jiajia, then took a toothpick and fed the pear pieces to Zhou Jiajia's mouth to help her cool down.

Seeing that Su Qingqing was so considerate and served her so well, Zhou Jiajia's favorable impression of her increased quite a bit.

"Little sister-in-law, you are so biased. I have lived with you so long, and you have never peeled a pear for me," Xiao Lian said indignantly, feeling very envious.

"What little sister-in-law? She is my maid, you got that?" Zhou Jiajia scolded angrily.

She had yet to accept Su Qingqing, yet Xiao Lian had acknowledged her as if she didn't exist at all, completely disregarding her presence.

Xiao Lian pouted again, daring to be angry but not to speak.

Indeed, if Zhou Jiajia did not accept Su Qingqing, then Su Qingqing couldn't possibly become her younger sister-in-law; she shouldn't challenge the authority of the elder sister-in-law.

After a while, once the pear was eaten and the fire had somewhat died down, Zhou Jiajia said calmly, "I would like some grapes."

Su Qingqing immediately brought over the grapes; then she peeled them one by one and handed them to Zhou Jiajia to eat.

Since the grapes had seeds, to test Su Qingqing's patience, Zhou Jiajia unsparingly said, "Stretch your hand to my mouth."

Su Qingqing put down the grapes she was holding, without any hesitation, and immediately extended her delicate hand to Zhou Jiajia's mouth.

"Ptooey! Ptooey!!"

The next moment, Zhou Jiajia spat the grape seeds in her mouth onto Su Qingqing's hand, letting Su Qingqing catch and dispose of them.

"Oh, come on!" Watching this scene, Xiao Lian also had enough; if it were her, she would have flown into a rage and lost her temper on the spot; no matter who you were, she would confront you.

However, Su Qingqing had her own considerations and thoughts, all of this was just a harsh test from Zhou Jiajia; she always believed that the kind, gentle, and approachable Zhou Jiajia was the real Zhou Jiajia; therefore, as long as she thought positively, all humiliations could be easily overcome.

Anger would only lead to losing oneself and squandering good opportunities; thus, it should not be allowed.

Feeling her hand smeared with Zhou Jiajia's saliva, Su Qingqing had no complaints, nor did she wipe it with a tissue; she quietly accepted it, until Zhou Jiajia finished spitting.

On the other side, seeing that not a trace of anger appeared on Su Qingqing's face, Zhou Jiajia nodded approvingly; this younger sister had a gentle and kind character, was generous and proper; and most importantly, she possessed the spirit of enduring hardship, which was the quality Zhou Jiajia admired the most.

"No wonder Yifan likes her, she is indeed a kind-hearted girl." Zhou Jiajia suddenly realized and finally understood why Lin Yifan insisted on having Su Qingqing.

However, the test had just begun, and all the drama lay ahead; if Su Qingqing couldn't endure, then she shouldn't blame her for being ruthless and not giving a chance.

After about fifteen minutes passed, Zhou Jiajia said, "I'd like some ice cream!"

"In such cold weather, where would there be ice cream to eat? Isn't this just deliberately making things difficult?" Xiao Lian muttered under her breath, really feeling it was hard to watch any longer.

Su Qingqing had lived with her for a while, and even if they hadn't developed any familial affection, at least there was some friendship; therefore, seeing Su Qingqing being bullied by the elder sister-in-law, she really felt frustrated.

Although Xiao Lian's voice was low, it was still heard by Zhou Jiajia next to her, who immediately retorted, "Don't you know that in the North, ice cream is the best-selling item this season?"

"But we're in the South, aren't we?" Xiao Lian retorted unconvinced.

"What about the South? Doesn't the South have even more ice cream? As long as she is determined, she can find it!" Zhou Jiajia rebuked sharply, showing no mercy.

"..." Xiao Lian was left speechless by the retort; now Zhou Jiajia was the Examiner, and whatever Zhou Jiajia said was right; It was just tough on her younger sister-in-law.

After a long silence, Su Qingqing finally spoke, "Sister, please wait a moment, I'll go buy it for you right now."

Having said that, she took the car keys and hurried out of the house.

Zhou Jiajia was right, if one is determined, even if you can't buy it, you can make it; hence, there's no excuse for complaining.

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