Chapter 158 Father and Son Work Together


    The audience burst into an uproar when E tried her best to tter grandma.


    On hearing that the Maitreya was carved by E, Melody was so excited, tears welled in her eyes, "It''s


    beautiful. I like it very much. Help me put it on."


    E put her son down, took off Melody''s pearl ne and reced it with the Maitreya pendant.


    "Grandma, I went to the temple especially to have the Maitreya pendant blessed by eminent monks. It


    is now an auspicious symbol to keep you safe and happy!"


    E''s words sparked another round of heated discussion and praise.


    Wearing the pendant, Melody sped E''s hand and introduced her to her old workmates, "This is


    Jerry''s mother. Isn''t she beautiful?"


    "Yes. You are lucky to have her."


    "I heard that E is a superstar now!


    How brilliant!"


    ...


    Samuel was observing what was happening. He arched an eyebrow, satisfaction in his eyes.


    He didn''t want to talk with Catherine, until now. He started to respond her.


    The clock struck 12:00. All who were invited were in attendance. More than 30 people gathered around


    the big table.


    Melody went to the bathroom with the help of Mrs. Qi. Everyone else found their seat and sat down.


    It was awkward for E because her son Jerry had sat next to Samuel.


    He took Jerry from her arms without a word and carried him to where Catherine was sitting. Samuel sat


    Jerry between him and Catherine.


    After watching the scene, many people concluded that E was no longer a member of the family.


    Catherine would be the hostess of Shao family in future. Quite a few people had favor with her.


    E standing there not far from her son, squinted at Samuel angrily and gritted her teeth. "Jerry,e


    here."


    Her words made people stop talking andughing. They all looked at her.


    "Miss Bo, don''t worry about Jerry. I can look after him well. In order to be a goodpany of Jerry, I


    have learned some parenting knowledge from nursery school teachers."


    Catherine smiled. She prevented Jerry from going towards his mother.


    Unsurprisingly, everyone spoke highly of Catherine for her thoughtful behavior.


    E took a deep breath. She thought Catherine was going to take Jerry from her.


    "Miss Gu, if you are fond of kids, you can bear yours with Mr. Shao. But Jerry is my son. It''s my


    responsibility to take care of him."


    She said as she went over to pick Jerry up.


    Catherine did not let go of Jerry. The situation became tense.


    The crowd hoped that Samuel could say or do something. But he kept silent as if he had seen nothing.


    He walked out of the private room when his phone started ringing.


    Well...


    What had happened here?


    Vincent and Vi made eye contact about the situation. Vi would have humiliated E, but Vincent''s


    look stopped her.


    At that moment, Melody came from bathroom and said, "E, bring Jerry with you here. Come and sit


    with me here."


    Embarrassed, Catherine let Jerry go with an awkward smile.


    identally, Catherine locked her eyes with Emma''s scornful ones. This made her more angry.


    Standing outside the private room, Samuel hung up his phone and recalled E''s words: ''Miss Gu, if


    you are fond of kids, you can bear yours with Mr. Shao...''


    He was surprised that she would let him bear kids with Catherine. He needed to find time to talk to her


    about this.


    When Samuel returned, something else embarrassing happened.


    E sat next to Melody with Jerry close to her. Beside Jerry was Samuel.


    E, Jerry and Samuel sat together as if they were a family.


    However, beside Samuel was Catherine. They made a couple as well.


    Many people found this a weird seating arrangement. However, they said nothing about it.


    A big 3yer cake was ced in the middle of the table. A waiter lit some candles and turned off all the


    lights.


    The crowd joined together to sing "Happy Birthday" to Melody. She cut the cake after she blew the


    candles.


    It all worked out fine. Hot dishes were served consistently.


    E was thoughtful about her son and reached over with her chopsticks to refill his te. When the


    dish boiled shrimps with salt was served, Samuel asked Jerry whether he would like some shrimp?


    Jerry wanted to refuse his father''s offer but sensed awkward. His father''s expression was unusual.


    Jerry nodded his head.


    Samuel nodded his head as well with satisfaction. He took up disposable gloves from the table and


    started shelling the shrimp in a leisurely manner. Then he put some shrimp into Jerry''s te.


    Catherine did not care much about this until Jerry put all the shrimps in his te into his mother''s te.


    She seemed to understand something.


    She also noticed that E was watching Jerry, looking puzzled. E just found out that Jerry did not like


    to eat shrimps.


    What a pity that unlike her, her son did not like to eat seafood. E was fond of seafood.


    Speaking of seafood, L and her shared the same tastes. Whenever the two got together to have


    meals, they always ordered seafood.


    With Samuel shelling the shrimps, E was pleased to eat them while her son refused to eat.


    After, Jerry got a clue of what his father meant, he smiled.


    Samuel continued shelling the shrimps and two thirds of them went into E''s stomach.


    "Dad, I want that salmon."


    Pretending to know nothing, Jerry said to his father while looking at him. They both knew what they


    were doing.


    Samuel wiped his hands with tissue and took a piece of the salmon when the mess gear brought the


    dish.


    Then he dipped some mustard and put it in the scoop of his son''s te to let Jerry give it to E.


    Meanwhile, E was pouring water into Melody''s ss. She did not notice that there was a piece of


    salmon on her te.


    "Dad, I want that shrimp dumpling."


    "Dad, I want that meat ball made of seafood."


    "Dad, I want..., "


    Samuel did as his son asked.


    Most people thought that Jerry was ying with Samuel when they saw Samuel take food for Jerry.


    However, Jerry gave the food to E.


    A few people who were watchful and alert, including Catherine, knew what exactly was happening.


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    They were sympathetic to Jerry who gave such attention and thoughtfulness towards his parents.


    At the beginning, E didn''t think anything was happening, Until Jerry continuously put food that his


    dad gave him on her te. She eventually knew what was going on.


    ''Did Jerry let his father fetch food for her indirectly and deliberately?'' She thought to herself.


    She was full but Jerry continued asking his father to fetch food for him. "Jerry, do not ask for food if you


    don''t like it, okay?" she said atst.


    Samuel heard what E said and he put down his chopsticks.


    Catherine lost her appetite when she noticed the scene. Her food remained on the te, untouched.


    She sat there in silence except when she was asked a question and had to reply.


    She could not overstep her boundaries in front of Melody and Samuel even though she hated E''s


    guts so much