The hosts were chatting in the living room, while Li Xiaoxiu and Yuying were busy in the kitchen.

The hot meal was served on the table, and the family gathered together to have a delicious lunch.

After dinner, several women chatted and took care of the children in the living room. Grandma saw that Wang Cuimei had made great progress in this matter and had let go of the previous grudges. Her eyes looked at her with much softer eyes.

Wang Cuimei could feel the changes in her mother-in-law, and she became more determined in her ideas.

Jiang Li is not only a meritorious person to the Shen family, but also the lucky star of their family.

It was because of her arrival that the irreconcilable relationship between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law was reconciled, and the relationship between father and son was greatly enhanced.

Wang Cuimei spoke to Jiang Li in an increasingly friendly manner, and several times she held her hand and affectionately called her "daughter."

Shen Huadong was not used to such an environment, and he didn't like to talk about family matters with women.

Seeing that the women were chatting happily and completely ignoring the existence of their father and son, he quietly winked at Shen Changan.

Shen Huadong was the first to walk towards the study. Although Shen Changan still wanted to stay here with his wife, he was his biological father after all. He had always helped him unconditionally when he encountered difficulties, so Shen Changan had to give him this face.

Shen Changan followed his father resignedly, and the two of them came to the study one after the other.

Shen Huadong invited Shen Changan to drink tea, and took out the chess and played with him again.

Shen Changan remembered that he had played chess with his father when he was a child. After he became an adult, his father was very strict in disciplining him and rarely smiled.

"Dad, we haven't played chess for more than ten years, right?"

Shen Huadong smiled and nodded, “Yes, Dad always treated you as a child and often interfered with your thoughts.”

"Although chess is a puzzle game, I was blinded by greed at the time and always wanted you to focus on your studies."

"Now that I think about it, a harmonious father-son relationship isn't built through control, but through mutual respect and understanding, and more importantly, frequent communication. Otherwise, even father and son will drift apart."

Shen Changan was greatly shocked that Shen Huadong could say such considerate words.

"Dad, this isn't something you would say. Why did you suddenly change your personality?"

Shen Changan took the initiative to pour a cup of tea for his father, and then the two of them set up the chess game.

"Who told you to marry a good wife and give birth to a pair of good sons? It was only after I became a father-in-law and grandfather that I realized my own problems."

Shen Huadong was embarrassed to tell Shen Changan, mainly because all the family members had gone out to eat, and he was the only one left in such a big family.

From that moment on, Shen Huadong felt a deep sense of loneliness.

This kind of loneliness was too uncomfortable, so I decided to change my mind.

After he let it go and treated his son as a friend, their originally tense relationship was greatly improved.

"Dad, it's really good that you think this way. I kept the relationship between Xiao Li and you a secret because I was afraid you wouldn't agree."

"I always thought I knew you all very well, but now I think I was too self-righteous and wasted so much time."

"But fortunately, my relationship with Xiao Li is getting better and better, so it's not too late to get married at the end of the month. I've been by her side all this time, and I've taken care of the children myself."

"I finally understand now that being a parent isn't easy. After becoming a father, I can now understand your thoughts."

Shen Changan said sincerely, and Shen Huadong stood up excitedly and patted his shoulder.

"Changan, I'm really happy that you have such thoughts. I also reflect on my mistakes. You have grown up and have your own judgment."

"Go ahead and do your own thing. Dad will be right behind you, supporting you unconditionally. If you need any help, just tell me."

"Dad is an honest official. He hasn't saved much money, and his ability to make money is even worse than yours. But I haven't retired yet and still have some power in my hands."

"I haven't used these rights in the past few decades. In the coming period, I am willing to help you as much as possible within the scope permitted by law, so that you can fly higher and further."

This was the first time that Shen Huadong spoke such straightforward words to his son. Shen Changan clenched his fists and remained silent for a long time. He was so moved that he couldn’t speak.

Although his father was taciturn, his care and love for him were engraved in his bones.

"Dad, thank you."

"There's no need to thank each other between father and son. Besides, you're going to be a husband and a father. You can't be as incompetent as I was before."

"You have two children and your expenses are high. You should find a way to earn more money so that your wife and children can live a good life with you."

Shen Huadong patted Shen Changan on the shoulder again and again, and when Shen Changan looked up, he saw his father's loving face.

Shen Changan felt that such a father was very good, but also a little strange.

He remembered that when he came back, his father punished him by making him do 200 push-ups with weights.

He was exhausted at the time and felt quite resentful towards his father.

Not long after this, his father began to love him even more, as if all the conflicts and grudges between father and son had disappeared with his upcoming marriage.

It seems that in the eyes of parents, if you don’t get married, you are a child who will never grow up. Only after getting married and having children will you be qualified to talk to them face to face.

Shen Changan had a smile on his face, but he was silently sighing in his heart, this is really a magical feeling.

The relationship between the father and son upstairs is growing stronger day by day. Downstairs, Wang Cuimei took out an old wooden box from the room. The box contained gold and silver jewelry that she had accumulated over the years.

People in the 1970s and 1980s had a habit of not wearing their own jewelry but giving it to their future daughters-in-law or granddaughters-in-law.

Wang Cuimei opened the box in front of Jiang Li, and Jiang Li was dazzled by the box full of gold jewelry.

She had long known that middle-aged women liked to wear gold and silver, and that gold was indeed not very valuable in the 1970s.

Wang Cuimei and her husband have good jobs. Although the money they earn cannot make them rich, it has surpassed 99% of people in the country.

They have money and free time, so naturally they are willing to buy some jewelry to wear.

When Jiang Li saw the box full of jewelry, he knew that Wang Cuimei was the best representative among them.

However, gold can maintain its value. If you don’t buy these things too early, they can indeed be exchanged for a lot of money in ten or twenty years.

Jiang Li was still sighing in her heart when Wang Cuimei had already stuffed the box full of gold jewelry into her arms.

"Xiao Li, I don't usually like to wear jewelry, but I love buying it. I don't have any use for it myself, so I'll give you this box of jewelry."