Early in the morning, Chu's mother woke up and went out of the house. Chu's father was already exercising in the yard. He asked with a smile, "Did you sleep well last night?"

Chu's mother gave a soft hum and did not answer.

Headed to the kitchen to make breakfast: simple congee and pickled vegetables.

Despite Chu Fang giving the elderly couple a lot of money, their long-standing spending habits and mindset meant that their lives remained unchanged. They ate whatever they wanted and still spent 50 cents a game of mahjong.

After dinner, Chu's father went to work, Chu's mother chatted with her mother for a while, and the latter went upstairs to watch TV, while the former rode her electric scooter to her father's grave.

Since the burial, she has visited her father's grave every day, without fail, rain or shine.

The road from the foot of the mountain to the tomb of Chu Fang's maternal grandfather has been repaired. The well-maintained and wide road leads directly to the tomb.

Arriving at her father's grave, Chu's mother sat before it, gazing at her father. The grave wasn't a formal work photo, but a portrait of Chu's maternal grandfather painted by Zhong Tingyue, a faint smile on his face. Compared to the work photo, the portrait better reflected the image of her father in her heart.

Her eyes were glazed over, as if she were lost in memories.

... ...

Central Plains.

"Sigh~~~" Gao Ruoyun sighed deeply.

After thinking for a few seconds, he sighed again: "Sigh!"

"Little Rou Niang, why are you sighing so early in the morning?" The neighbor next door craned her neck.

"It's nothing," Gao Ruoyun shook her head.

"Nothing? Your feelings are practically obvious." The neighbor next door rolled their eyes. "What's wrong?"

Gao Ruoyun opened her mouth, but didn't know how to speak, so she could only sigh again.

"Has something gone wrong with Xiaoyue'er?" the neighbor next door asked.

They've been neighbors for decades and know each other well. Only a child could make Gao Ruoyun sigh like this, but Zhong Rou is studying and doing very well, so it's impossible for her to be worried.

It's obvious that only Zhong Tingyue is left.

Gao Ruoyun then told the neighbors everything that had happened in Chu Fang's family, including Chu's mother's hostility.

"Is there any way?" she asked.

"No." The neighbor next door shrugged. "From our outsider's perspective, Chu Fang's mother's reactions are perfectly normal; from Chu Fang's mother's perspective, she doesn't seem to have done anything wrong."

Gao Ruoyun glanced at it.

You don't need to speak up for justice here.

The neighbor next door smiled and jokingly comforted her, "Chu Fang is so wealthy, it will be quite difficult to marry into the family. But once you marry into the Chu family, you'll never have to worry about food or drink for the rest of your lives. Just imagine how wonderful it would be to live the life of a rich lady."

"Hmph." Gao Ruoyun snorted coldly, "If there are so many troubles, it's better not to get married. My daughter has no trouble getting married."

"Alright, alright," the neighbor said. "How about my daughter marries Chu Fang? Of course, I'm not against it either..."

"roll!"

Gao Ruoyun headed home and saw her husband playing cards early in the morning. She was furious: "How can you be so heartless? Such a terrible thing happened to our daughter, and you're still acting like a carefree bum..."

Here we go again, Zhong Ping thought helplessly.

These days, Gao Ruoyun is in a state of 'highly volatile', thinking about Zhong Tingyue all day long and constantly nagging her in her ear.

If you get agitated, you'll explode like a powder keg!

Zhong Ping shrank back: "How about we let them break up?"

"You f***ing..."

Gao Ruoyun erupted like a volcano, followed by a violent storm with lightning and thunder.

Zhong Ping let his wife ramble on and on, remaining silent.

He knew his wife was just anxious and worried about their eldest daughter, and that she was just emotional. He just needed to let her vent her emotions.

After a long while, Gao Ruoyun's mouth was dry from talking, and her emotions gradually wore off. She turned and went to the field, leaving behind the words, "You can't help with anything."

Zhong Ping shook his head and smiled.

He wasn't that anxious about Zhong Tingyue's matter.

On the one hand, Chu's mother wasn't so heartless as to be stubborn like a child; on the other hand, Chu Fang wasn't the kind of person who blindly obeyed his parents' every word, treating it as an imperial edict and blindly following it. He had his own ideas.

only... ...

He looked up at the sky.

The eldest daughter's life has been full of twists and turns.

... ...

Chengdu.

Chu's mother didn't come down the mountain until noon. After making lunch at home, she headed towards the mahjong parlor as usual.

"Why are you so late? We've been waiting for ages," one of her close friends complained.

"Mind your own business." Chu's mother sat down at the mahjong table.

"Hey, why are you like a spark? You explode at the slightest touch?" another friend said with a laugh.

"none of your business!"

Upon hearing this, the three best friends looked at each other and smiled together.

My best friend of many years wasn't angry.

Even the usually innocent and cheerful Chu Ma has her worries, which she finds amusing.

Just then, a middle-aged woman came in from outside, immediately attracting the attention of everyone in the mahjong parlor.

"Hey, isn't this Ma Fei's mom? Long time no see."

"What a rare guest."

"Didn't you go to your son's place in the capital?"

“... ..."

Everyone spoke briefly.

"I'm back again." The middle-aged woman smiled as she enjoyed the greetings from the crowd. "The capital is boring. There are people everywhere. Apart from convenient transportation, convenient medical care, and people to take care of you, there's really nothing else."

The people present: "... ..."

His tone was full of belittling, but his words were laced with boasting.

"Oh, it's been a long time since I've seen Chu Fang's mother." The middle-aged woman's eyes lit up when she saw Chu Fang's mother, and she patted her on the shoulder.

Chu's mother had a cold face. She spoke frankly, "I don't want to see you."

"No, I miss you so much in Beijing, really. I want to show you this bustling city. You know the subway? It whooshes by so fast! And the zoo, it's full of all sorts of animals. Oh, the houses in Beijing are so expensive! My son has to pay two or three million for a down payment on a house..."

"Tch!" Chu's mother glanced at her sideways.

Chu's mother rarely had conflicts with anyone in her life, but there were a few exceptions, and the person in front of her was one of them.

When they were children, Chu Fang and Ma Fei were in the same class. They got into a fight over a trivial matter, which caused a conflict between Chu Fang's mother and Ma Fei's mother.

Even though Chu Fang and Ma Fei reconciled, their mothers still had conflicts and would argue whenever they met.

A friend whispered something in Ma Fei's mother's ear.

Upon hearing that Chu Fang had made a fortune, owning a house and a car in Shanghai, and had even started a company, Ma Fei's mother's pupils constricted slightly.

Damn it!

Oops!

You tried to show off in the wrong way.

I thought my son was already amazing, but I never expected Chu Fang to achieve even more.

How embarrassing...