"Grandma, from what you’re saying, tonight’s banquet sounds quite intimidating. Who will be there, and why would they target ?" Chuxia asked with a face full of curiosity.
"The Jiang family’s elder is celebrating her ninety-sixth birthday today, and everyone from our social circle will be there to wish her well. With so many people, it’s inevitable that so may not get along. Of course, it’s not necessarily about targeting you, Grandma is just giving you a heads-up."
"Are you going too, Grandma?"
"Yes, I’ll be going, and your sister-in-law will be going as well. Our family’s old and pregnant all need to stick together, which is why I thought of having ili accompany us. Now that Xia is back, we won’t need to bother ili." Old Madam Zhou said as she purposely lowered her voice, speaking with an air of mystery, "I’ve been looking forward to Xia’s return these days. My granddaughter-in-law is so beautiful, how could we not show her off?"
"Grandma..." Knowing that Old Madam Zhou was deliberately showing her stance in this manner, Chuxia still felt a bit shy, "You’re not supposed to praise soone like that to their face."
"Hehe..." Old Madam Zhou just laughed, "The ones who ca for your wedding were all aligned with our Lin family, but many of the people going today haven’t t Xia."
"Xiaomi hasn’t been married all these years, and there’s been all sorts of talk. I’ve been holding back just to show them what kind of daughter-in-law the Zhou family has taken—the very best, of course!"
Chuxia playfully pouted, "Grandma, if you keep praising like this, I won’t go with you. By the way, Grandma, if we’re all going, what about Yingying?"
Old Madam Zhou’s eyes were full of admiration as she looked at her, "Xia, you don’t dislike Yingying?"
"Grandma, how old am I, and she’s just a child. It’s natural for her to have an instinctive self-preservation in the absence of her relatives; what’s there to dislike?" Chuxia said and then laughed, "If we’re talking about dislike, I was the real piece of work when I was little. You can ask my parents about it later. I was so bossy when I was younger, I would cry my eyes out if my parents as much as hugged another child."
After all, it was the original owner who did that, but now it could be used to my advantage.
"Alright, Grandma understands. You’re such a lovely child, the longer you’re around, the more likable you beco." Old Madam Zhou said with a smile, squinting her eyes, "Your mother was actually upset about this back then, thinking I was spoiling Yingying too much. Let Xia He and your mom talk about it, see if she dares to misunderstand you anymore."
"How have I misunderstood Xia?" Lin Yanqiu ca over, looking at Old Madam Zhou with amusent, "Mom, you can’t just say bad things about to get Xia closer to you."
"Would I do that?" Old Madam Zhou glared at her daughter-in-law with displeasure, "Were you or were you not upset with Mom over Yingying? Did I falsely accuse you?"
"It was indeed about that." Lin Yanqiu turned to Chuxia, "Laosan’s wife, don’t you think Grandma was biased in that matter?"
Chuxia smiled helplessly, "Grandma, Mom, that’s enough. You don’t need to deliberately explain this incident; I understand completely. I truly don’t mind, and I’m not just pretending. Can we turn the page on this topic now?
And from now on, whatever you decide about Yingying, I won’t object. I believe our goal should be the sa, which is to make Yingying a true mber of the Zhou family."
Lin Yanqiu breathed a sigh of relief, "With you saying that, I’m relieved, dear."
At four-thirty in the afternoon, Yu Tao returned, having taken a two-hour leave to accompany her mother-in-law and grandmother-in-law to the banquet. Seeing Chuxia, she was also very happy.
While everyone was getting ready in their rooms, Chuxia slipped back to the Wan family to ask for ti off from Elder Wan. Seeing her co in, Old Master Wan laughed, "You little one, where have you been hiding?"
Chuxia laughed sheepishly, "I went back to my husband’s family’s place. Grandfather, tonight I need to accompany my mother-in-law and grandmother-in-law to a banquet. I probably won’t be able to co back to sleep, is it alright if I join you for dinner tomorrow?"
"Go ahead." Elder Wan said heartily with a wave of his hand, then added, "Xia, prioritize your husband’s family first; after all, you’re their daughter-in-law. Here with Grandpa, everything is negotiable."
Chuxia moved closer to Elder Wan and looped her arm through his, "Grandpa, you’re just like my biological grandfather. Even though I now recognize the Lin family as relatives, our relationship will never change."
Old Master Wan pushed her playfully, "Alright, stop nagging and go get ready. A girl has to dress up for a banquet. My granddaughter can’t be outshone by anyone else."
"Don’t worry, I won’t embarrass you." Chuxia made a face at Old Master Wan, jumped up, and dashed out. When she returned ho, Grandmother Zhou had already changed and was coming downstairs.
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