Revenge of the Hideous Lady (Xyla Quest)
Chapter 2160

Peggy Howards continued to dice onions while gazing at Josh Batton. "I'm really fond of you, Josh. You have an even more wonderful personality than your appearance suggests. My daughter is very lucky to have found you.

"Annabeth is a kind-hearted person, but she can be a little reckless with her words sometimes. I hope you won't mind if she says anything to annoy you. Please try to bear with her.

"Of course, you can always come to me if there's anything you can't handle with her. I can speak to her about it," she added.

Josh nodded gently. "There's nothing about Annabeth that I have a problem with because I think she's great in every aspect. Besides, men are supposed to be tolerant toward their wives. As long as she doesn't cross any lines, I'd be more than fine with it."

She felt even more assured when she heard this.

"You're truly wonderful. Thank you," she said, smiling in contentment.

"Annabeth is even more wonderful. You and Dad have raised her well," he complimented.

"How's her temperament lately? Pregnant women can get upset easily sometimes."

"She's been great and hasn't thrown any tantrums," he said, chuckling. "Don't worry, I can tolerate it even if she does. My parents taught me that men are doomed if they aren't good to their wives." Peggy chuckled at this. "Your parents' teachings are unique indeed."

Previously, she'd heard about the Battons' teachings from her daughter and Sharon Lindt.

She genuinely found it unique. Other families would educate their young ones to behave in a certain way, but they only had one rule; the men in the family should always be good to their wives.

In her mind, a family like theirs was uncommon.

"Yeah, I think so too," Josh laughed.

After that, they both started joking around, invoking laughter in the kitchen with him entertaining his mother-in-law with endless jokes.

They got along famously, like mother and son, creating a heartwarming scene.

Over an hour later, they had

yet

prepared a tableful of dishes with Peggy as the head chef since she wanted to cook personally, while he was merely her assistant.

He placed the completed dishes on the dining table one at a time.

There were a total of five sides and one soup, including marinated meatballs, stir-fried cauliflower braised prawns, sour-and-spicy shredded potatoes, pan-fried squid, and chicken soup with ginseng.

Although the dishes weren't served with exquisite plating, they still looked and smelled appetizing.

Annabeth was pleased to have the chance to eat her mother's home-cooked food, not realizing that she'd finished over a bowl and a half of rice.

She ate quickly due to hunger, so by the time she was done, the others were still eating.

She then excused herself to play with her phone next to them silently while Josh continued to eat, chatting with Bobby and Peggy.