When Madam Shu was almost at the front yard, she heard a servant's message and hurriedly rushed to the old lady's courtyard. When she arrived, the old lady was sitting in the seat of honor, with Fang Ruotang sitting right next to her.

The six sons-in-law in the family all stood obediently in a row, answering the old lady's questions very well.

"Mother, you're here!"

Fang Ruotang was facing the main gate and immediately saw the Shu family's residence.

Gu Yanjin and the other five also turned around, bowing respectfully and calling out, "Mother!"

As for why he didn't call her "mother-in-law"!

Sigh!

To put it bluntly, who will marry whom is still uncertain! Calling her "mother" is definitely not wrong, after all, that's what Ye Wuxia, the son-in-law who married into the family, calls her that.

The others then adopted the same way he called them.

"Hey hey hey!"

Shu gave an awkward yet polite smile, then quickly walked up to Fang Ruotang, pulled her up and down, and exclaimed, "You've lost weight!"

"I haven't lost weight, I haven't lost weight!"

Fang Ruotang smiled and twisted her body to let Madam Shu take a closer look.

"Now that you're back, you'll stay home for a while longer, won't you?" Madam Shu said the same thing as Madam Cui.

"I can't stay! I'll be leaving in a couple of days. I have things to do on the Cloud Deep Continent." Fang Ruotang felt a little guilty for not being able to stay with her mother.

Shu didn't complain. She knew her daughter was very capable. She couldn't help her, but she wouldn't hold her back either.

"Okay, be careful when you're out and about, okay? I've prepared a lot of your favorite foods for you, and they're all with your grandfather. Remember to take them with you when you go out."

"Okay, thank you, Mother."

Fang Ruotang hugged Shu Shi.

Shu's eyes reddened, but she held back her tears.

She had only three children, but none of them lived with her. Her two daughters had gone to the Cloud Deep Continent, and she could neither eat nor sleep well day or night.

But she knew the world had changed, and she couldn't stop her two daughters from becoming stronger. Besides, she had finally found a new way of life, and as a woman herself, she knew how rare this opportunity was, and she certainly wouldn't hold her daughters back.

Like her, her son had no talent for cultivation and obediently accepted the family's upbringing, continuing to study at the academy.

"Alright, stop making a fuss. You're making the child feel uneasy when he's out and about!" the old lady advised.

Madam Shu immediately composed herself and said, "I'm doing well at home, so you don't need to worry about things there. By the way, are you the only one who came back? Where are your three older sisters?"

“They didn’t come back. I seized a territory in the Cloud Deep Continent, and we also established a branch of the Heavenly One Sect there. Everything is on track. My sister and brother-in-law are also busy with their own things. They originally wanted to come back with me, but a secret realm will open in three days in the Cloud Deep Continent, so I didn’t let them come back. After all, it’s their first time venturing into a secret realm. If the news gets out, we might not be together. So I didn’t let them go through all that trouble. I let them prepare more and avoid them suffering losses once they enter the secret realm.”

“That’s right, you did the right thing. There’s nothing going on at home. You all have your own things to do, so don’t keep coming home.” Madam Shu didn’t understand the mystery of the secret realm.

But she knew it wouldn't be an easy thing, and there might even be danger, so she hoped her daughter and the others would be fully prepared before entering.

Cui interrupted, "You two chat first, I'll go prepare tonight's family dinner."

"Thank you for your trouble, sister-in-law. I'll just say a few words to Xiao Liu and then come to join you," Madam Shu replied immediately.

Cui hurriedly said, "No need, no need, it's no big deal. I'm just preparing the dishes for dinner. I can handle it by myself. It's not easy for Xiao Liu to come back these days. You should talk to her more."

"Alright! Thank you very much, sister-in-law," Madam Shu replied.

Cui teased, "No need to thank me, we're all family. When Sheng Tang comes back alone, you'll be the one who's busy."

"Definitely, definitely!" Mrs. Shu smiled.

Fang Ruotang treated Cui Shi like her own mother, without any formality. When Cui Shi said she was going to prepare the dinner dishes, she immediately named a few of her favorite dishes.

Mrs. Cui smiled and said, "Okay, your aunt remembers all your favorite foods!"

"Thank you, Auntie."

Fang Ruotang smiled sweetly, and Cui Shi was so pleased with her that she couldn't help but touch Fang Ruotang's face before leaving, and even sighed.

"You've grown taller again!"

"A little bit!"

Fang Ruotang gestured with her fingers.

After Cui left, Fang Ruotang immediately asked Gu Yanjin and the other six.

"Don't you eat at home tonight?"

"exist!"

The six of them really liked hearing the phrase "at home".

"Why didn't you make a sound just now? Will your aunt prepare your meal?" Fang Ruotang asked with a worried expression.

Both the old lady and Madam Shu looked helpless.

"You brought your husband back, and you think you'd go hungry?" Madam Shu glared at Fang Ruotang reproachfully. What were they thinking?

Fang Ruotang looked completely innocent.

She felt that she hadn't been wrong!

Everyone has returned to Dayong, shouldn't they all go back to their own homes?

Anyway, she just got back, and even if we asked her to eat at someone else's house, she wouldn't be willing, even if it was a feast. It can only be said that none of the six of them are as attached to home as she is!

Prime Minister Fang returned quickly, accompanied by the Empress.

The Empress immediately spotted Cui Shixu and said irritably, "It's true what they say, a married son is like water spilled from a cup. If it weren't for Prime Minister Fang discussing matters with me, I wouldn't even know you were back."

Cui Shixu looked completely unmoved by reason.

"Mother, you said it yourself, I'm a married woman, so isn't it normal for me to go home with my wife?"

The Empress's expression froze.

Prime Minister Fang was embarrassed.

But there was a hint of pride in him; his granddaughter was truly remarkable.

"Grandfather, Empress."

Fang Ruotang took out the Spirit Root Fruit as soon as they met.

"Eating this will give people the spiritual root to cultivate. Let my family eat it first, and I will bring some back when I have the chance later."

Fang Ruotang was very easygoing, and Prime Minister Fang couldn't do anything about her, but such a thing couldn't be kept from the Empress anyway.

Moreover, he also has a son who is the husband of his granddaughter! To put it bluntly, they are in-laws. Prime Minister Fang immediately gave the Empress one and said, "This old minister will have his family take it first, and if there is any left over, he will send it to the Empress."

"No need, no need. Since it was given to you by Xiao Liu, you can handle it yourself." The Empress immediately declined, she had no reason to take these things away.

Prime Minister Fang was just being polite, simply making a formality regarding the exchange of goods. Seeing that the Empress had said this, he did not insist.

Fang Ruotang looked around and said, "Grandfather, why don't you take it now? While I'm here, I can keep an eye on it. I'm going to the Cloud Deep Continent again in a couple of days. I have things to do there. The secret realm is about to open, and I need to take the sect disciples and my older brothers and sisters inside. I'm worried about them and want to protect their safety."