35-year-old Jiang Li was unmarried and childless, running her own small company with an annual income of several million, living a wonderful life.
19-year-old Jiang Li was pretty but brainles...
"What?"
Grandma exclaimed, obviously unable to accept her conditions.
Shen Changan frowned slightly, not knowing what his mother was going to do next.
"I, I just want to live with you so that I can see my eldest grandson every day."
Wang Cuimei is usually sharp-tongued and speaks directly, but today, for the first time, she blushed.
Grandma looked towards Shen Changan, waiting for his reply, but Shen Changan pursed his lips and said nothing.
His mother's personality change happened during this period, and he didn't know how long it would last. What if she returned to her old nature after coming here and scared Jiang Li away?
"I'm afraid it's inappropriate for you to ask to stay here on your first day."
Shen Changan was embarrassed to speak to his own mother, but his grandmother had no concerns and directly became his substitute.
Shen Changan also nodded in agreement. He actually thought so in his heart.
"But, but aren't you the same?"
Wang Cuimei directed her criticism at her mother-in-law. She and Jiang Liming had only known each other for a short time, but he just moved in as promised, right?
When grandma heard that she wanted to bring the war to her, she immediately refused.
"Can I be like you? Xiao Li and I already have a foundation of love, unlike you two, who just met for the first time today."
Grandma raised an old finger and kept waving it in front of Wang Cuimei.
Wang Cuimei felt a little annoyed when she saw this finger. Her mother-in-law really understood her and could make her angry as long as she opened her mouth.
"Although this is the first time Jiang Li and I have met, we already have a grandson, so we will definitely become a family in the future. Even if we don't have any feelings for each other, we have to cultivate some."
"It's wrong for you to ask me to leave now. It will prevent us from developing our relationship. I don't want to mess up our relationship like it is now."
Wang Cuimei not only refuted her grandmother, but also implied things about her in both explicit and implicit ways.
When grandma heard this, she immediately got angry and refused to let her move in.
"Wang Cuimei, you know that we're always at odds with each other. We definitely won't get along. I like Xiao Li and my great-grandson, so I'm definitely not going to leave now that I've moved in."
Grandma said this directly. Wang Cuimei had long known how powerful her mother-in-law was. Although she was usually sharp-tongued, she didn't dare to quarrel with her for the sake of the old lady.
She could only cover her heart with her pale face and take deep breaths. It was obvious that she was out of breath.
After all, she is his own mother, so Shen Changan still has to take her health into consideration.
Seeing that his mother's face looked unhappy, he quickly pulled her out.
Before Wang Cuimei could react, she was pulled to the door. She looked at her son, who had never been close to her since childhood, with regret.
“Shen Changan, I am your biological mother, are you so anxious to drive me away?”
"Mom, come out first, I have something to tell you."
Shen Changan softened his tone. Although Wang Cuimei was still a little reluctant, she didn't want to break up with her son.
She could only hold her breath as he pushed her out. When the mother and son reached the door and closed it, Wang Cuimei completely exploded.
She was already very angry and couldn't hold it in any longer.
"Chen Changan, am I your biological mother? Why do you always side with your grandmother? You said I have a bad temper. I am an old man and I am also trying to change myself."
"You've seen how I've changed over this period of time. I've really tried my best. Can't you be a little nicer to me for all the years I've given birth to you and raised you?"
Wang Cuimei was really aggrieved this time. Coupled with the grievances she suffered from Li Sixue a few days ago, this woman, who always had a hot-tempered personality, instantly had tears in her eyes.
She tried desperately to hold back her tears, but she couldn't help it and they flowed down her face.
Shen Changan was used to seeing his mother yelling and throwing tantrums at him unscrupulously in order to achieve her own goals.
He had never seen his mother look so aggrieved in his life.
The two were very close, and Shen Changan could even see the dark circles under her eyes and the red bloodshot in her eyes.
She was really very tired during this period, and these hot tears slid down her cheeks and dripped onto the back of his hand.
Shen Changan was disgusted by his mother's control over him, so he had always been indifferent in front of her.
Seeing his mother crying, this time the reason was no longer forcing him, but begging him aggrievedly, Shen Changan felt inexplicably uncomfortable.
"Mom, I called you out to tell you that what grandma said actually makes sense, but..."
Before Shen Changan finished speaking, Wang Cuimei's tears flowed even more fiercely.
"I know I did a lot of wrong things in the past, and you've never really liked me, and you've even kind of rejected me, but I'm really trying to change."
"I won't force you anymore. I will try to understand you. Even if it's the daughter-in-law you chose for me, I'm still trying to get along with her."
"Your grandmother is old, and it's really hard for her to take care of two children. I want to live here, on the one hand to ease the relationship with your grandmother, and on the other hand to help take care of the children."
Wang Cuimei's words were sincere and heartfelt, but Shen Changan shook his head with a little disappointment.
"Mom, I can indeed see changes in you during this period, but you don't really like Xiao Li, and you even have a hint of hostility towards her."
"You don't know her well enough yet. If you move in rashly, it's likely to cause conflicts."
What the mother valued most in her words were grandma and the two children, and Jiang Li had no place at all.
Shen Changan had keenly guessed his mother's thoughts from these details.
Wang Cuimei’s mind is very confused now, and even she herself doesn’t know what she is thinking?
Therefore, when faced with her son's questions, Wang Cuimei was unable to answer for a moment.
Wang Cuimei covered her mouth and looked at her son in surprise. She didn't expect that he had guessed her little thoughts.
She stopped crying and looked up into her son's eyes.
"Mom promises you, even though I can't accept Jiang Li now, for your future happiness, I promise not to embarrass her."
Shen Changan nodded. Even if he was not at home, as long as his grandmother was there, with his grandmother's protective nature, his mother would never find a chance to bully Jiang Li.
"Mom, I know you've always wanted to have a grandchild. If you can really control your temper, I don't mind you coming over after get off work every day to have dinner with us."
"As for living together, forget it. Since ancient times, daughters-in-law have not liked living with their mothers-in-law. If you are far away from each other, you can avoid conflicts between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law."
"Isn't there an old saying that goes 'far away, near, stinks smell good'? There's still some distance between you two. Once you get to know each other better and really get along, there's still time to live together. What do you think?"