“It’s all Mom’s fault! Mom is incompetent at making money!” Zhang Cuihua said resentfully.

Although their family's financial situation has improved now, they rely entirely on Liu Dekai's salary; they have no savings.

"Mom, it's not about the money," Liu Dekai said with a helpless smile.

The Mo family knew very well about his background and circumstances. If they were to ask for an exorbitant dowry, it would be clear that they didn't want to marry him. However, Mo Youyou didn't mention money at all.

“Youyou said… after I marry her, you might have to move out. I’ll find you a very nice place then,” Liu Dekai said with difficulty.

"What?!" Zhang Cuihua was completely stunned.

Is she moving out?

Can't she live with her son and daughter-in-law?

"No, why is this happening?" Zhang Cuihua couldn't accept it, feeling both sad and angry. "It should be that Youyou is marrying into our Liu family, how come it's become that I have to leave just because she's married in?"

If she doesn't live with her son, who does she live with?

"Youyou is not used to living with strangers."

“A stranger?” Zhang Cuihua raised her voice. “I’m a stranger? I’m your mother! I’m her mother-in-law!”

What kind of bullshit stranger is this!

"Mom, don't get agitated. I promise I'll find you a really nice house, one that you can live comfortably in, no worse than home," Liu Dekai quickly reassured his mother.

"No matter how nice it is, it's not home! Why should I live alone outside when I have my own home? It's not like I don't have a son!"

"Mom, please understand me. I'm not asking you to move out forever. If there's a chance, I'll let you move back!"

He has already agreed to Mo Youyou's request.

Therefore, knowing that his mother would be upset, Liu Dekai had to persuade her to accept it, otherwise what if the marriage fell through?

That was a price Liu Dekai couldn't afford; he couldn't gamble on it.

“This…” Zhang Cuihua’s eyes turned red with anger.

But she held back and didn't actually cry in front of her son.

Liu Dekai felt even worse.

“Mom,” he said, leaning forward and taking Zhang Cuihua’s hand, promising her, “Trust me, this is only temporary.”

When Liu Dekai agreed to Mo Youyou's request, he had already thought of a solution.

"Once Youyou gets pregnant, you can come back. Then we'll tell you we're bringing you back to take care of her, and she won't be able to refuse."

What a perfectly legitimate reason! Even if Mo Youyou still refused at that time, Liu Dekai could still forcibly take his mother back.

He said he was really worried about Mo Youyou's health.

Righteous and stern in wording.

He is absolutely flawless.

Zhang Cuihua remained silent; she was extremely distressed.

Originally, she had left her hometown to follow her son to the army, and her living conditions were much better than in the village. But no one told her that her son would drive his old mother away after he got married!

She's all alone, how miserable she is!

"Mom, I know you're upset, and I don't want to live separately from you, but..."

They all knew very well that Mo Youyou was not only Liu Dekai's wife, but also the ladder that helped him climb the ranks in the military.

"Please consider this for my future, okay?"

"If I hadn't been dating Mo Youyou, I wouldn't have been able to get promoted so quickly, let alone bring you to the capital so soon. To continue my promotion, I'll still have to rely on her and her father. I absolutely cannot afford to offend her!"

This is the most important and fundamental reason for compromise.

"Sigh..." Zhang Cuihua sighed deeply, knowing that she couldn't possibly refuse.

What mother can truly be indifferent to her son's future?

She couldn't be of much help anyway, and now that she's not holding him back, that's the most meaningful thing she can do for Liu Dekai.

"Let's do as Youyou says."

Zhang Cuihua usually likes to stay in the living room before going to bed and talk to her son. However, after saying those words today, she unusually went to her bedroom early.

Seeing his mother's lonely figure and disappointed expression, Liu Dekai blamed all the mistakes on Mo Youyou.

It's all her fault. How could she make such a request and put him in such a difficult position?

After getting married...

A fleeting glint of ferocity flashed in Liu Dekai's eyes.

The empty, quiet living room was really unsettling, so he got up and went back to his bedroom.

Once inside, Zhang Cuihua's facade of self-control, which she had previously maintained in front of her son, crumbled completely.

Almost as soon as she closed the door, two streams of hot tears fell from her eyes.

"Waaah..."

Zhang Cuihua clenched her fist and covered her mouth, trying her best not to make any sound even though her body was trembling from crying.

My son is still in the living room. If he hears me crying, he'll be in a terrible predicament!

She lay down on the bed, holding a white handkerchief, and kept wiping away the tears that slid down her face.

Humans are most afraid of comparison.

Zhang Cuihua had two daughters-in-law, so it was inevitable that Su Yueya and Mo Youyou would be compared.

I compared them once before leaving the village.

Even though she hadn't met Mo Youyou yet, her status as the daughter of a brigade commander alone gave her a significant advantage over Su Yueya.

Even though Zhang Cuihua knew very well that Su Yueya was a good daughter-in-law, she abandoned Su Yueya and disregarded all of Su Yueya's good qualities when it came to her son's future.

Now, Su Yueya has been dumped, and Mo Youyou is about to enter the family.

This led to a second comparison.

This time, Zhang Cuihua's heart was filled with thoughts of Su Yueya's good qualities, all the good qualities she had once discarded like trash.

"If it were Crescent Moon, she wouldn't make such an outrageous request!"

Zhang Cuihua's tears flowed even more fiercely.

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