80s Mischief-Maker Mom, Raising Kids and Living Fine

Zhou Hongyu is an outcast among peers—enjoying hardship with arrogance and being mentally ahead of her time.

One day she dreams and enjoys half a lifetime of happiness that her two sons an...

Chapter 4 A Broken Pot with a Broken Lid

Zhou Hongyu has a strong temper and always keeps her word.

Old Man Chang was worried that if this troubling topic continued, Zhou Hongyu might ruin the marriage his grandson was about to have if she was even slightly unhappy.

Old Man Chang changed the subject: "Guofu, tell me about this refresher course. With such expensive tuition, are you trying to hire the top scholar from ancient times to be your teacher?"

Chang Fu's eyes flashed with disdain: "Dad, what era are we living in? Ancient top scholars? He's a professor who studied abroad! You can't find many like him in the whole of China!"

Old Man Chang muttered to himself, "Does a monk from out of town chant sutras better?"

Sun Yanxia proudly exclaimed, "Dad, they came back from America! It's modern society, they drive cars, fly on airplanes, and they even have a washing machine at home! You, living in a backward society, wouldn't understand!"

Old Man Chang was greatly surprised: "Wow, life over there is so good!"

"Of course, you don't know that one of our teachers has a relative over there, their family..."

Zhou Hongyu noticed that Chang Guofu was deliberately avoiding talking about the training course, which was quite interesting.

She combined her dream with the calculations and concluded that Chang Guofu's illegitimate child was born around this time.

The third son and his wife were truly a mismatched couple. Sun Yanxia showed off her cleverness by scheming to get the old man's money for his funeral, while Chang Guofu took the money and kept a mistress outside.

The news about the refresher course wasn't something I overheard.

The principal's niece was Chang Guofu's mistress, and he secretly told her that.

Chang Guofu used his mistress's connections to get a recommendation from the school to study in another city, with all expenses reimbursed, so he didn't have to pay any fees.

Sun Yanxia was completely kept in the dark about the intricacies behind this.

Zhou Hongyu dared not utter a single word to Sun Yanxia.

Because, in Sun Yanxia's eyes, Chang Guofu was the best man in the world.

If Zhou Hongyu dared to leak even a hint, Sun Yanxia would be the first to tear her apart.

Chang Guofu could not have done anything wrong; the fault lies with others, especially those with ulterior motives who attempted to sabotage their marital relationship!

After dinner, we sat for a while longer. The third brother and his wife hadn't achieved their goal tonight, and they were still in a bad mood.

Chang Guofu made an excuse that he had to accompany his superiors to a meeting, and that his family had to go back.

Old Man Chang was worried about his grandson, so he quickly advised, "You haven't been back for so long, why don't you stay one more night before going back? Your room is usually tidy, so it won't be a problem!"

Sun Yanxia reached out to Chang Jizong, who was having a great time playing, and said repeatedly, "No, Dad, Jizong has a lot of schoolwork to do, and the teacher is keeping a close eye on him. He can't miss a single day!"

Old Man Chang: "Then I'll take you to class first thing tomorrow morning, so as not to delay Jizong's important matter!"

Zhou Hongyu could barely hold back her laughter. The old man really didn't understand; people were doing this to vent their anger!

Sun Yanxia squinted and refused again: "No way, Dad. Jizong will be a university teacher in the future, so we have to start from a young age and give him a head start!"

However, his beloved son spoiled him, waving a wooden sword: "I'm not going back, and I'm not going to have extra classes tomorrow. I'm staying to play with my cousin! From morning till night!"

Chang Meiying crossed her arms and chimed in, "Yes!"

Although my younger cousin has many flaws, she has to help him as long as it can annoy her annoying third aunt.

Sun Yanxia was furious when she saw the two of them singing in unison. This was her precious son, who should have been on her side!

Sun Yanxia hugged Chang Jizong tightly and said fiercely to Chang Meiying, "My precious son is an obedient child, that's why people like him. Unlike Meiying, who is so sharp-tongued at such a young age, she doesn't seem easy to get along with. No one will like her when she grows up!"

Chang Shuying defended her younger sister and vehemently denied it: "Third Aunt, you're wrong. I'm more obedient than Meiying, but my mother likes Meiying more!"

These words made Zhou Hongyu, who was about to come over and yell at someone, stop in her tracks.

Does she prefer the US and UK?

That's completely untrue! Who's making this up?

The youngest daughter is still small, and there is a large age gap between her and her older siblings, so this is the time when she needs to spend the most time and effort on her, just like with all her previous children.

The girl from the US and UK is mischievous and naughty, and also a clever little devil with many tricks up her sleeve. She's always up to no good, which is why we've been paying more attention to her.

Is she biased?

Zhou Hongyu was so badly hurt by her eldest daughter's words that she forgot to bother Sun Yanxia, ​​who had a foul mouth.

To Old Man Chang, the scene looked like a major battle was about to begin.

How did these two, who were originally as close as sisters, start having a falling out?

"Guofu, didn't I say we had another meeting? You should all go back now!"

"Okay, Dad, we're going back!"

Chang Guofu walked far ahead, while Sun Yanxia forcefully pulled on the unmoving Chang Jizong, saying to Zhou Hongyu as they walked:

"Second sister-in-law, you'd better hurry up and borrow money to buy a house and get your son a wife!"

Zhou Hongyu frowned. Although Chang Laosan and his wife had failed this time, the progress of the matter would not change much.

Chang Laosan still wanted to pay for the so-called continuing education course, and Sun Yanxia still wanted to move back in to save money after giving a large sum of money.

After seeing off the Chang family, Old Man Chang walked up to them and asked, "Second daughter-in-law, what are your plans to do about Pengfei's matter?"

He suspected that Zhou Hongyu might be holding a grudge because Sun Yanxia hadn't lent him money.

This matter must be dealt with.

The Chang family was already a powder keg. The second son's wife was always fighting with the eldest son's wife. If she were to start fighting with the third son's wife as well, the old couple might as well find a river and jump in to find some peace and quiet.

Zhou Hongyu gets a headache whenever her father-in-law mentions this matter.

For decades, she's had everything she could ever want, rarely needing to use her brain; her brain is practically rusted.

She said there was no need to worry about it; her in-laws wouldn't listen. They were all focused on getting their granddaughter-in-law into the family and having a great-grandchild as soon as possible.

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