"Does Da Shan really have to leave the wedding arrangements to his younger brother and sister-in-law?"

"You don't want to?"

“It’s not that I’m unwilling,” Huang Shi frowned, “I just feel it’s unnecessary.”

After what happened with the Qin family, this time he wanted to choose for himself, and he would investigate all aspects before he dared to make a decision.

Even if it was Jiang Nuan who handled it, he wouldn't dare to completely trust her.

“What do you know?” Old Huang sneered. “We’re just farmers, and the people we know are all peasants. She’s different. She’s on a completely different level. Putting everything else aside, marrying a literate city girl shouldn’t be a problem.”

"A city wife? And she has to be literate?" Huang Shi couldn't help but gasp. "Dad, with our family's conditions, do you think any girl would want Da Shan? Don't forget he's been married before."

“What’s wrong with a second marriage? There are no children. A second marriage isn’t bad either,” Old Man Huang glared at his son. “What’s wrong with Dashan? He’s successful and treats his wife well. Our family isn’t poor either. Why can’t we have him?”

“We don’t have any wealth,” Huang Shi said with a wry smile. “No matter what, we’re just ordinary farmers.”

People generally believe in marrying up or down, so how could a city girl possibly be interested in her own son?

“You don’t understand,” Old Man Huang said with certainty. “We may not be capable, but Yaya is. Just for that reason, it’s impossible for no one to marry into our family.”

“Father,” Huang Shi reminded him, “we have already separated our families.”

No matter how capable the aunt from the next room is, she doesn't belong to the main branch of the family.

"So what? Ya Ya is a filial daughter, she won't care about that much." As she spoke, she looked ahead with worry, "I'm just afraid that she'll realize something later and become estranged from us."

The younger daughter-in-law is very capable.

He never dared to distance himself from his youngest daughter-in-law in the past, despite the many burdens his youngest son's family had; he dares even less now.

The amount of food that slips through his fingers is enough to feed his grandson for the rest of his life.

"What if—and I mean what if," Huang Shi asked hesitantly, "your sister-in-law finds out about this and makes a scene? What will we do then?"

"No, she has no evidence and is in the wrong. Besides, we didn't do anything."

“That’s true,” Huang Shi thought for a moment and nodded in agreement. “My son was overthinking it.”

Inside the house, Old Mrs. Huang, who overheard the two's conversation, couldn't help but laugh. "Are you overthinking it? Just open your eyes and watch!"

She truly treated her youngest daughter-in-law like her own daughter and understood her personality very well.

Ever since that incident in the mountains, she has completely distanced herself from the old house.

She roughly figured out the reason: Dashan had caused trouble, almost killing Xiaochuan and his brothers. The whole family was busy trying to salvage their eldest grandson's future, but no one cared about Xiaochuan and his brothers.

To this day, neither Dashan nor the eldest son has properly apologized to their youngest daughter-in-law.

Even the eldest daughter-in-law only said a few polite words.

For something this serious, even if we don't kowtow and admit our mistakes, we should at least set a table and offer some wine and tea.

Nobody's a fool, especially since the younger daughter-in-law is so clever; how could she not see through it?

As the old saying goes, time reveals all!

No one cares about the male offspring of the second wife; anyone would feel disheartened in that situation.

If the old man doesn't cause trouble, everyone will just stay at a distance. But if he does, just wait and see how others deal with him.

Don't think that having the title of father-in-law guarantees a lifetime of security!

In the past, Old Mrs. Huang always regarded her husband as her heaven and listened to Old Mr. Huang in everything. Even if she was dissatisfied, she would endure it as long as she could.

But what happened last time really touched a nerve with her.

Compared to Huang Shi, her youngest son, Huang Mu, was her lifeblood.

Huang Mu's birth was exceptionally smooth, without any suffering for her. She was also beautiful, and naturally had a certain charm.

In addition, since Old Man Huang's attention was focused on Huang Shi and he paid little attention to Huang Mu, Huang Mu felt even more sorry for him.

As their feelings deepened over time, so did their favoritism. Out of love for the house, they even treated Jiang Shi as their own daughter.

When Huang Mu passed away, she wished she could go with him on the spot, but she managed to pull through because she wanted to take care of her daughter-in-law and grandson.

After realizing Old Man Huang's scheme, she was not without resentment, but she did not interfere. She understood that her grandson would have to live this kind of life sooner or later. Although it was tough, as long as he could get through it, he would never have to be afraid of anything in his life. As long as he could live well, that was enough.

Later, the second wife's family prospered, and Huang Chuan and his family became more and more successful. She was smiling in her dreams, but then this incident suddenly occurred.

Huangshan's actions nearly cost the lives of all the men in the second branch of the family, yet no one ever mentioned it.

For the first few days, she could convince herself that these people were worrying too much about her grandson, but as time went on, she realized that these people didn't take the matter seriously at all.

Perhaps he would be even more eager for his youngest son to die out so that Da Shan could inherit the fortune of the second wife.

This realization hit her so hard that she couldn't recover for several days, and she remained in a daze until today.

With a disdainful glance at the two, Old Lady Huang took out the box containing the silver notes, stuffed all the silver, jewelry, and headdress that Jiang Nuan had given her into her bosom, and secretly went out with her cane.

Jiang Nuan was both amused and exasperated when she saw what was in front of her.

"Mother, what are you doing? Why are you returning the things I gave you?"

"We can't let them get away with this," Old Mrs. Huang sneered. "We'll keep all of these for Da Chuan and the others."

“No need. Your daughter-in-law has already prepared the things for their brothers,” Jiang Nuan pushed the things over. “You can keep these for yourself.”

Even if she were to fall out with the old house in the future, she would never be so tasteless as to ask for the things back.

To put it bluntly, the people at the old house are not good people, and she herself is no saint either; she's just used to pretending to be harmless.

We haven't taken any action yet, so things are peaceful for now. But if we do take action, we won't leave any room for maneuver.

"No need," Old Mrs. Huang waved her hand, not caring at all. "When a woman goes out to marry, she has to eat and wear clothes. I married your father, so I belong to him. No matter what, he has to take care of my food and drink. You take these and use them to help Xiao Chuan and the others build some property. An old woman like me can't use them all."

She did like them, but these inanimate objects couldn't compare to her grandchildren.

"That's different. It's more convenient to spend your own money. Take it back quickly."

Jiang Nuan suspected that her mother-in-law had suffered some kind of trauma.

Thinking of this, she tentatively asked, "Does Father know about this?"

“What does it have to do with him?” Old Mrs. Huang wrinkled her nose, looking impatient. “Don’t mention him again. He’s a wicked old bastard.”

Upon hearing this, Jiang Nuan opened her mouth in shock, "Mother, what happened?"

It made the old man so angry that he became mentally unstable.

“He deserves to be scolded,” Old Mrs. Huang said coldly. “If I weren’t worried about Da Chuan and the others being bullied, I would have broken ties with them long ago.”

Although I don't want to admit it, it is indeed the truth. As long as the old man is alive, he will be a deterrent, and no one will dare to bully their young grandson who has no one to back him up.