First watch complete.
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"Even if I’ve lost a bit of weight, it’s not as exaggerated as you say..." Old Lady Zhao looked at her daughter with concern, "But you, you’ve lost at least ten pounds since New Year’s, right?" She sighed, "You carry everything on your shoulders, how could you not lose weight?"
"Mom, I’m not as exaggerated as you say, I might have lost three to five pounds at most..." Zhao Yulan said, giving her mom a playful look, "If you keep saying that, I’ll get upset. Even though I’m married, I’m still a daughter of the Zhao family. When Dad encountered this problem, how could I not shoulder it together?
I understand what you an. You feel we’ve beco too indebted to the Zhou family, you’re uneasy about it, and you’re worried these things are troubling , isn’t that right?"
Old Lady Zhao nodded: "Yes, we’ve owed them too much."
"If you say this again in front of Aunt Zhou, she will be really angry. She talked to specifically about this last ti.
She said Chuxia beca the granddaughter-in-law of the Zhou family, so problems of the Zhao’s house are problems of the Zhou family. If I’m still being overly polite, it ans I’m not treating them as family.
They are genuinely helping us sincerely and treating us as one family, so we shouldn’t overthink things. If we keep worrying, nobody will feel comfortable."
"Hmm." Seeing her daughter speak earnestly, not pretending to be strong and lying, Old Lady Zhao agreed, "I’ll listen to you, I’ll stay here properly. Your father always says it doesn’t matter if I’m here or not, but in truth, he longs for every day.
Old companion, the older you get, the more you realize its importance. When we were young, he used to bully and didn’t show much care, but after turning sixty, it’s like he beca a different person.
Yulan, Mom is not afraid of you laughing at her. Whether it’s your dad who passes first or your mom, the one left behind won’t last long, a lifeti accustod to it. Without that person, the days just lose their flavor."
"I know, the love between Mom and Dad is visible to all of us." Zhao Yulan laughed, "Whenever Dad has anything good, he never keeps it to himself, always gives it to Mom. Many old ladies in the village envy Mom’s good fortune."
"When they were young, they didn’t envy Mom, back then dragging along all four of you, struggling to make ends et, your dad had his pride, but..." the old lady chuckled to herself for a mont, then said, "Your dad was lucky, because he was literate, he caught the eye of the chief and worked as an accountant in the village, or our family wouldn’t have had the days we had later.
I rember when I married your dad, your grandma and grandpa were filled with reluctance, saying your dad only had good looks but wasn’t handy with work. If they weren’t worried I wouldn’t marry off, they wouldn’t have agreed.
But I saw that he was literate at the ti. A man who knows how to read understands reason. As long as a person understands reason, isn’t foolish, even if his temper is bad, it’s not a problem.
Over the years, I’ve realized my judgnt was right. No matter how bad your dad’s temper was when he was young, he never laid a finger on . You say, which old won in the village haven’t been beaten by their n?
Ah, as people get old, they just like to reminisce about these things. Alright, lie down and sleep. I won’t bother you anymore, you’ve really been exhausted these days."
"I’m fine." Zhao Yulan exhaled lightly, saying, "Mom, I’m quite content. When we were young, though our family wasn’t wealthy, you and Dad never favored sons over daughters, so we girls had more peace of mind than others.
Later, when I got married, even though Baohe was poor, the in-laws were unbearable, and the elder and younger brothers-in-law were botherso, Baohe treated us both well, always sided with us, so I never felt those years were too difficult.
I was really worried about Chuxia, with her stubbornness, regardless of who she married, her dad and I felt anxious. But unexpectedly, this child grew sensible quickly.
Moreover, she found such a good marriage, so considering all this, I feel that as long as a person is kind-hearted and doesn’t commit wrongdoing, good luck will always co.
Mom, when Dad is discharged, we’ll bring him ho, it will be convenient for his rehabilitation. When Dad is fully well, then we’ll consider returning.
Don’t worry about matters with the Zhou family anymore. As I said, as long as we’re sincere, every family we encounter treats us equally well."
"Alright." Old Lady Zhao readily agreed, "I’ll listen to you, as I just said, things will go the way you say, no resisting from .
Living the days, as long as everyone works together, it will always improve. If everyone pulls in different directions, who knows when things might go wrong. Like your second brother’s side, isn’t it?
In the past, they were always at odds, their days were never happy. Your second sister-in-law treasured Qiyan as her own, but look at the result, nearly got Qiyan killed. Now they’re not at odds anymore, and their days have smoothed out.
Of course, it mainly relies on you all supporting them, otherwise, that child Qiyan would be really worriso. Now things are good, your second sister-in-law isn’t lazy anymore, she goes to work as needed, and treats and your dad well.
Unlike before, always boasting and exaggerating Qiyan, now people say she’s blessed and knows to be humble, seeing everyone getting better, your dad and I are overjoyed."
Even if we all close our eyes now, there’s nothing on our minds. Of course, it would be better if we were alive; we still want to see our great-grandchildren, especially when it’s a pair.
You say, how co our Chuxia is so promising? Just all of a sudden, it’s two. I just start laughing out loud with happiness when I think about this at ho. Look at that girl, so delicate, yet really impressive..."
Zhao Yulan interrupted the old lady with a smile: "Mom, don’t let Chuxia hear that. She’s thin-skinned; if she hears you say that, she’ll be too shy to face anyone."
"I’m not stupid, I wouldn’t say those things in front of the kids. It’s just that I can’t sleep, so I’m chatting with you."
"..."
The mother and daughter chatted until dawn without feeling sleepy, so they both got up. Zhao Yulan went to the kitchen to help Sister-in-law Yin and Aunt Qin, and Old Lady Zhao took a stroll at the door.
It’s not that she didn’t want to help, it’s just that people wouldn’t let her into the kitchen. Just preparing breakfast with three people was enough, so she didn’t insist.
As Chuxia was coming downstairs, the old lady happened to stroll in from outside, "Grandma, why are you up so early?"
Old Madam Zhou replied with a smile: "Your grandma didn’t sleep a wink all night. Look at her eyes, as red as a rabbit’s."
"I see, Grandma is eager to see Grandpa, so it’s understandable to have trouble sleeping." Chuxia went up and took the old lady’s arm, "Grandma, you’ll see Grandpa soon, no need to rush, right?"
"I’m not rushing, it’s just I couldn’t sleep well in a new place." The old lady, at her age, in front of so many people, wouldn’t really admit she couldn’t sleep because she missed her husband, so she blad it on the unfamiliar bed.
Lin Yanqiu jumped in quickly: "Mother-in-law and I have discussed setting up heated kang beds in those two side rooms. I’ll arrange for Zhongliang to take care of it later. In about half a month, you’ll be able to sleep on the kang."
"No, no, no..." Old Lady Zhao quickly waved her hand, "Forget it, I’ll just put my old face on the line and be honest. I really couldn’t sleep last night because I was thinking about the old man, not because of the new bed."
"Grandma..." Chuxia laughed, "No one will laugh at you for missing Grandpa; why say you’re putting your old face on the line?"
"Aunt, Chuxia is right. Your relationship with Uncle is so good, we’re only happy for you, no one will laugh. As for setting up the kang, it’s because of the doctor’s advice.
Sleeping on the kang will help Uncle’s recovery, and when Chuxia is in confinent later, sleeping on the kang is good too. Isn’t this killing two birds with one stone?
Besides, my mother-in-law also misses the days of sleeping on the kang, so we’ve decided to set up kang beds in this house. If anyone wants to change their mood, they can sleep there for a few days. Please don’t overthink it; this is all for our own benefits."
Originally, Old Lady Zhao wanted to say a few words of thanks, but recalling her daughter’s advice last night, she said: "Our whole family is blessed to have such good in-laws like you. Ah, let’s not speak in platitudes anymore, going forward, let’s treat each other well — we’re all one family without need for two separate accounts."
"Sister-in-law, I like what you’re saying." Old Madam Zhou was all smiles, "However, you must an it and do it, just as well, I’ve wanted to stay here longer, but worried about having no one to talk to; now with you here, I have company.
When Yanqiu and Taotao go back, I’ll stay here. We can stroll around the campus together in our spare ti, watch the young boys and girls, and visit our Chuxia. Does that sound good to you?"
"Good, good, good." Old Lady Zhao nodded repeatedly, "What you say goes."
Chuxia was left speechless; the two old ladies have ford a coalition... from now on, her life at school will be constantly monitored by the two old grannies...
However, this is exactly what she wants to see; it’s important for Grandma to be relaxed and the mother-in-law to be happy. Life should be comfortable for everyone, otherwise, there’s always a sense of regret.
After breakfast, Chuxia went to school. Wang Zhongliang was responsible for taking Zhao Yulan and Old Lady Zhao to the hospital. Both Old Madam Zhou and Lin Yanqiu didn’t join in the excitent — there’s a pregnant woman at ho, after all.
Around noon, Zhou Xikang arrived.
At the mont she saw her husband, Yu Tao’s joy overflowed clearly from her eyes. After greeting her grandma and mom, Zhou Xikang took his wife into their room.
"Can’t you talk outside? It’s not good for you to pull in like this..." Yu Tao blushed and complained, "It puts in an awkward position in front of Grandma and Mom later."
"What are you thinking?" Zhou Xikang looked her over with a grin, "Is it that whenever you see , your mind just goes to these outlandish things?" (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian (qidian), to vote for recomndations, monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian to read.)
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