Lianyi said goodbye to Lu Fang with a smile, and returned home calmly. It seemed that Xu Xinya was very smart and had devised a plan for herself to escape. If she succeeded, she would be free to do whatever she wanted, which was absolutely impossible.

After Lianyi returned home, she made a dish of braised pork ribs and left some food for her youngest son. After picking up her eldest son, she went to the staff quarters of the machinery factory to visit her little granddaughter.

Dabao was also very happy when he heard that he was going to see his sister, and he smelled the aroma of meat, so he knew his grandmother must have cooked something delicious. He happily carried his little schoolbag and jumped into the staff quarters of the machinery factory with his grandmother.

"Aunt Luo, come and see your son!"

As soon as I entered the family compound, someone I knew greeted me.

"What's so good about him? I came to see my granddaughter and bring some delicious food to my in-laws. She has worked hard raising the child."

Lianyi raised the cloth bag in her hand and said with a smile.

"Aunt Luo, I think you are just saying one thing and thinking another. Your granddaughter wants to see it, and your son wants to see it too."

Another woman about the same age as Lianyi teased.

Lianyi did not deny it this time. She just smiled and took her grandson to the five-story cadre building.

After she slowly walked into the unit door, the rest of the people began to talk.

Lianyi naturally wouldn't care about these things. These people were just saying behind Song Qingchuan's back that he had too much money to burn. He would not live in a house that didn't cost money and had to spend money to buy a house. In order to buy a house, he borrowed money from everywhere and owed hundreds of dollars in foreign debt. It was unknown how many years he would have to tighten his belt to pay off the debt.

"It's not our turn to worry about these things. The mothers don't object. Even if we talk about it, they don't want to listen. We just need to take care of ourselves. Besides, I heard that the company will build a building in the second half of this year."

"Really?"

"Really? My son's new girlfriend is a clerk in the logistics department."

The building outside was already crooked, and Lianyi saw her little granddaughter Beibei. She held the little girl and teased her for a while, and then her eldest grandson took over.

Dabao took Beibei and crawled on the blanket on the floor of the living room. They were talking enthusiastically, but I didn't know what the two little ones were talking about.

The old lady of the in-laws was very happy and chatted with them for a while, and then the two of them started to prepare dinner.

Because the braised pork ribs that Lianyi brought was considered a meat dish, the two of them fried a plate of spicy and sour potato shreds and a small Chinese cabbage. Lianyi took out two eggs from the cloth bag and steamed a small bowl of egg custard for Beibei, and broke the other one to make egg drop soup. Three dishes, one soup and rice were also very good.

As soon as Li Juan entered the door, she smelled the aroma of meat. She knew without a second thought that it was her mother-in-law who came. She immediately greeted her mother-in-law with a smile, changed her clothes, and started setting the table.

"Mom, let's eat first. Qingchuan gets off work later than usual these two days."

"A new job?"

Ripple asked casually.

"Well, a new machine has been purchased and is being installed and debugged recently. He has been following along and wants to learn more from the technicians from Hong Kong City."

Li Juan knew that her mother-in-law cared about her husband, so she spoke immediately.

"This opportunity is indeed rare. You and your in-laws will have to work harder these days. If you can't take care of it, I'll come and lend a hand."

Ripple said sympathetically.

"Mom, that's okay. Beibei is very good and obedient. She plays by herself when she's full, and goes to sleep by herself when she's tired.

Now she can talk, and can tell me when she's hungry or needs to pee, so it's not that annoying. But now she's learning to walk unsteadily, so I have to pay more attention to her."

Li Juan immediately declined with a smile. It was indeed not that tiring, and there was no need to let her mother-in-law run back and forth. Besides, her mother-in-law had to worry enough about taking care of Dabao and brother-in-law. She had her own mother to take care of her, so she should not add to the trouble.

"Okay, as long as you can handle it yourself. If my in-laws want to go home and stay for two days, just send the child to my place."

After hearing Lianyi's words, the old lady's face obviously turned bad, and Li Juan's smile was a little forced.

"Sister, you don't know, those three heartless people sent me to Juanzi's place and never came to see me again. I guess they don't even know that I moved to the building now."

The old lady was not afraid of Lianyi's joke and spoke directly.

“Is this because you’re too busy at work?”

Lianyi tried to smooth things over by saying that it was okay for her to say that her own child was not good, but it was not okay for others to say so, so she would not embarrass herself by saying that other people's sons were not good.

"Humph! The fact that they have Chuanzi to be busy is just an excuse."

The old lady in-laws shook her head.

"My dear, if they don't come to see you, why don't you go to their workplace to see them and collect your pension money. Juanzi asked you to help take care of her granddaughter, and she will provide you with food and accommodation and money!"

Lianyi immediately offered an idea.

When the old lady heard this, she immediately understood what Lianyi meant and replied with a smile:

"Sister is right. Please come and look after Beibei for half a day next Wednesday morning. I will go out for a walk."

"Okay, I'll just drop Dabao off at school and come right over."

Lianyi agreed readily.

Juanzi, who was standing aside, secretly gave Lianyi a thumbs up.

It was difficult for her as a daughter to say this, but Lianyi could say it. After all, she was married and lived in the house allocated by her husband.

Just like what my mother-in-law said, her mother helps take care of the children, they provide food and accommodation and give her five dollars a month. It doesn't make sense for her son not to pay a penny. As the saying goes, raising a son is a preparation for old age. I am willing to support him, but I don't want my three brothers to benefit from it.

At this time, the sound of the door opening was heard and Song Qingchuan came back.

When he saw his mother coming, he immediately greeted her. After washing his hands, he picked up his daughter and kissed her. Then he touched Dabao's head, took out a bag of candies from his bag, and asked Dabao to grab some to eat.

"Thank you, Uncle!"

Dabao thanked him with a grin, counted out five candies and put them in his small schoolbag, but didn't take more.

"Dabao, take more."

"Uncle, these are enough. Grandma said that I can only eat one candy a day. If I eat too much, worms will grow in my teeth. I can eat five until this weekend."

Dabao counted on his fingers and said.

"Okay, listen to your grandma. After you finish eating, your uncle will buy you more."

"Qingchuan, let Beibei play by herself and come eat first. Mom specially made braised pork ribs today."

Li Juan put the heated meal on the table and said to her husband.

“Here I come.”

After Song Qingchuan finished his meal, he chatted with everyone for a while, and then Lianyi took Dabao and prepared to go home.

Song Qingchuan said something to his wife and mother-in-law, then carried Dabao downstairs and sent his mother home.

Lianyi asked Song Qingchuan about the new machines at the machinery factory, and Song Qingchuan told her the truth.

"I heard that the boss from Hong Kong City sent the new machinery here?"

"Yes, I met him once. He was a gentle man, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, and dressed decently, with a white shirt, black pants, and black leather shoes. He was always accompanied by two people."

"I heard that he found a partner in our Qingshan Town and is planning to get married."

"Ah? There is such a thing, I really didn't know, Mom, how did you know?"

Song Qingchuan asked in surprise.

"Don't worry about this. I have my own network of contacts as your mother."

Lianyi said in a pretentious manner.

Song Qingchuan smiled and didn't expose her, but Lianyi's next words left him confused. (End of this chapter)