After learning a lesson from Hao Ren, Zhou Pandi calmed down considerably.

Old Mrs. Wu enjoyed a few peaceful days at the factory, but things weren't so good at home.

"Mom, I want to bring Jin'e back. It's been five days."

Old Mrs. Wu frowned. "It's been so many days. Didn't your wife say her mother wasn't feeling well? Haven't you gone to check on her these past few days?"

Huang Xiaomin was taken aback. "No...no."

Grandma Wu was speechless. "Go and see tomorrow. If there's anything wrong, you, as the son-in-law, should go and check on things."

Huang Xiaomin nodded and was about to clear the dishes when five yuan suddenly appeared in front of him. "I can't come empty-handed. Buy something for me."

Huang Xiaomin was about to smile when Wu's voice made him freeze the next second, "Write down a list of what you bought, and bring back every penny of the remaining money. Don't hide anything."

They are proper in-laws no matter what, and her son is someone else's son-in-law. She can't just show up empty-handed, which would be impolite and make others laugh at her for not raising her son properly.

The image of Li Jin'e's honest and kind parents flashed before Wu's eyes. "Never mind, I'll see tomorrow."

Nothing happened that night. The next morning, with Old Lady Wu's approval, Huang Xiaomin went out early to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some brown sugar cakes and soft, easy-to-chew pastries.

Carrying the things, they hurried to Li Jin'e's parents' home.

Li Jin'e, who had stayed at her parents' home for five days, looked at her younger sisters with a gleam in her eye and carefully instructed them on how to manage their husbands' families after they got married.

"You're too young to understand. Just remember one thing: capture your man's heart, and your mother-in-law won't matter."

One of the younger sisters asked, puzzled, "Why? Shouldn't it be about pleasing the mother-in-law?"

Li Jin'e spat and turned to look at her seriously. "Are you stupid? A son is born of his mother. Everyone says that a son is the apple of his mother's eye. How can a mother bear to let her son be the filling of a meat pie?"

"If you manage your man well and are also capable, how could you not have a comfortable life in your in-laws' house?"

Li Jin'e's bold remarks angered her mother, who had just entered the door. "You're talking nonsense again!"

Li Jin'e sat down on the stool without a care, "Mom, I'm not making this up."

"Look, isn't my mother-in-law the best example?"

Li's mother was no fool; she directly pointed out the reason why Li Jin'e had returned to her parents' home. Li Jin'e paused for a moment, then waved her hand to let her sisters leave first.

She leaned against the wall, pursed her lips, and said, "I don't know what's wrong with my mother-in-law. She's completely changed. All my previous methods are no longer effective."

Li's mother sat beside her, earnestly advising her daughter, "Listen to me, your mother-in-law is a good-natured person. No matter how much she changes, how much can she change? Isn't it all for the sake of that family?"

"I heard about your in-laws' affairs the other day. Your father-in-law is a good-for-nothing. If she doesn't change, do you think you'll have a good time in that family?"

Li Jin'e slowly straightened up. Seeing that she had taken it to heart, her mother pressed on and continued, "Whatever happens between you and Xiaomin is your business. As long as you control your temper, your mother-in-law won't interfere."

Li Jin'e sighed. Her mother was right. "I'll listen to Mom."

Li's mother nodded with satisfaction, when suddenly a childish voice rang out from outside the door, "Brother-in-law, you brought so many nice things!"

The mother and daughter exchanged a glance inside the house. Li Jin'e had already gone out the door first, and Li's mother, who was following behind her, shook her head.

Huang Xiaomin was very kind to his wives and sisters-in-law, and he would take out the candy from his pocket and give it to them.

As soon as Li Jin'e came out, she saw Huang Xiaomin looking at her with a smile. "You've been staying at your parents' house for quite a while now. I've missed you terribly and want to take you back."

Li's mother followed behind and smiled when she heard this. Huang Xiaomin blushed deeply when he saw his mother-in-law was also there.

A sweet smile also appeared on Li Jin'e's lips.

"Alright, I've gotten tired of looking at this girl, you should take her home now."

"Mom..." Li Jin'e called out reproachfully.

Before leaving, Li's mother took out some eggs from her own farm and gave them to Li Jin'e to take back. While handing them to Huang Xiaomin, she secretly gave her daughter a few more instructions.

Watching them leave, Li's mother couldn't help but sigh. Suddenly, a childish voice came from beside her, "Isn't my older sister doing well now? Mom, what are you still worried about?"

Watching Li Jin'e's retreating figure, Li's mother slowly said, "Your eldest sister's personality is good because she married into the Huang family. Her husband loves her, and her mother-in-law is gentle. If she had married elsewhere... I don't know how much she would have suffered."

“Xiaomin’s mother has changed quite a bit now. If your eldest sister doesn’t change her personality soon, she’ll probably have a hard time.”

"Oh! It's that serious."

Li Jin'e's figure disappeared at the intersection, and Li's mother had no choice but to close the door.

The young couple, who had just turned the corner, spotted a familiar figure in the distance. Li Jin'e quickly grabbed Huang Xiaomin's arm.

"Hey, look, isn't that my second brother?"

Looking in that direction, Huang Xiaomin rolled his eyes speechlessly. Who else could it be but Huang Xiaofu with that perverted look on his face?

Huang Xiaomin was about to go up and call him home. He hadn't come home for so many days and had been fooling around outside. It was as if his family had kicked him out of the family. How could he still be so wild?

Li Jin'e grabbed his arm, saying, "Didn't you see that there's a woman next to Second Brother? If you just tell him to go home like this, he definitely won't want to."

"What should we do then?"

Li Jin'e's eyes darted around, and she stuffed the package in her hand into his arms. She looked left and right, and walked all the way to Huang Xiaofu and Miao Fengying.

Before Huang Xiaofu could even see who it was, Li Jin'e exclaimed in surprise, "Second Brother? What a coincidence! What are you doing at the supply and marketing cooperative?"

Li Jin'e glanced at Miao Fengying, who was hanging her head, and thought to herself, "That devil."

When Huang Xiaofu saw that it was Li Jin'e, he was stunned and stammered for a long time without being able to say a word. Li Jin'e could tell that he had brought a girl to buy things, so she asked him a question she already knew the answer to.

Just then, the sales clerk handed Miao Fengying a shirt, saying, "This is eight yuan in total, sir."

Huang Xiaofu glanced at Li Jin'e, then steeled himself and pulled out eight yuan from his pocket, handing it to the sales clerk.

Miao Fengying took the shirt, buried her head, and quickly left.

Li Jin'e stared thoughtfully at Miao Fengying, occasionally glancing at Huang Xiaofu.

"Sister-in-law, are you alone? Where's the third brother?"

Li Jin'e gestured with her mouth, "There."

Huang Xiaofu was stunned, meaning they had all seen what happened. "Third brother...?"

Huang Xiaomin was speechless and about to roll his eyes, but then he remembered that he had rolled his eyes a lot today, so he forced himself to close his eyes. "Second brother, so you're not going home? You're just having a good time here."

Huang Xiaofu gave an awkward smile and pulled the man away from the busy area. "Third brother, about what happened today... could you please not tell Mom?"

“You know the situation at home. If Mom finds out I have no money…” Huang Xiaofu looked pitifully at his third brother, trying to appeal to his family ties.