"Old man, stop urging me to drink. Don't let it interfere with Jian Guo's important business. It's good to make more money before the New Year so we can relax during the holidays."

"Okay, okay!"

"Chunmei, where are Xiaomin's clothes?"

Li Chunmei handed a bundle to Grandma Xia, saying, "Here, Mom will give Xiaomin a bath tomorrow."

"I understand. Don't worry about leaving the child with me. I'll make sure she doesn't suffer any harm."

"Oh, right, Mom, I'll ask someone to bring you some meat tomorrow."

Grandma Xia said with a displeased look, "You are looking down on an old woman like me. I may be old, but I can still earn money and still afford to feed my granddaughter a bowl of meat."

"Mom, you know that's not what I meant."

“I know what you mean. You’re worried your sister-in-law will object, right? I help them run the restaurant every day of the year, and I never see her pay me a salary. Now I’m giving my granddaughter a piece of meat, and she dares to object!”

Li Chunmei could tell from her mother's appearance that she had probably been mistreated by her sister-in-law, which explained why she was standing at the restaurant entrance waiting for them.

Seeing that Grandma Xia was angry, Li Chunmei had no choice but to change the subject, "Mom, then I'll buy some malted milk powder. Xiaomin likes to drink it, so you can drink it too. You can't refuse this!"

The relationship between a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is really hard to predict, and outsiders shouldn't get involved. If things go wrong, you might end up pleasing neither side. As long as you can save face, it's fine. As long as it's not a major issue, it's a minor problem.

As dusk fell, the winter night roads became difficult to navigate. Xia Jianguo and Li Chunmei told their parents they were going to ride their bikes home.

Xia Minmin stood at the door and waved goodbye to her parents.

Throughout the entire twelfth and first lunar month, the middle-aged man who was being ridiculed was mocked as a "good grandson."