Ji Wanmei was unaware that her aunt had already returned to Shanghai.

Logically, she should have gone to see her aunt, but when she thought of her father, Ji Wanmei hesitated.

“Auntie, you know, my dad has been alone all these years. After my mother passed away, he stayed with me and has always been alone,” Ji Wanmei said. “Now, every year during holidays, it’s just the two of us. If I leave, he will definitely be sad.”

My aunt sighed on the other end of the phone: "Your dad has really had a tough time these past few years."

"Well then, I'll see if I can find some time to come visit you in Pingquan County. Your uncle and I will be leaving again after the New Year. I don't know when we'll be back. I brought you some gifts from abroad, and I'll bring them to you then."

Ji Wanmei thought that it would be best if her aunt and uncle could come to Pingquan County.

Actually, over the years, her father has been very resentful that her mother's family, especially her maternal grandfather, has never come to visit her.

Although he never said it, Ji Wanmei knew it all.

A moment later, Ji Xingguo came in from outside the courtyard and casually asked, "Whose call was that?"

Ji Wanmei hung up the phone and said, "It was my aunt who called. She said they've returned to China and want to come see me during the Chinese New Year."

Ji Xingguo's face immediately darkened: "What is she doing here?"

Ji Wanmei said helplessly, "Dad, the one you're unhappy about is Grandpa. Aunt didn't do anything to upset you, did she?"

“I will never forgive your grandfather for how he treated your mother back then!” Ji Xingguo said with a dark face. “Don’t let her come. She’s already a foreigner, what’s the point of her coming back? Our family doesn’t welcome her.”