“Mom, do you want Xiaojie to be as tall as Dad? Times have changed. Boys who are too short will have a hard time finding jobs,” Xiaojie’s mother earnestly advised.

There were many reasons why she chose her husband; love was only a small part of it. After completing her doctorate, her pool of potential men became increasingly smaller.

She looked down on men with low abilities, so she chose the less attractive Xiao Jie's father, who was relatively unattractive. Relatively speaking, she was satisfied with Xiao Jie's father's education and abilities, but she overlooked his family background.

If she had known her future in-laws were like this, she definitely wouldn't have agreed to the marriage; she would have preferred to enjoy a happy single life.

Unfortunately, the hardest thing to buy in the world is knowing beforehand.

Grandma Xiaojie's face darkened even more. "You're looking down on my son now? Back when you couldn't get married, only my son was willing to marry you. Now you're trying to kick me to the curb? Do you think you can marry well after leaving my son? Bah! My son can still marry a young woman after his divorce, while you can't even marry an eighty-year-old man!"

Xiao Jie's mother was both angry and embarrassed. She was not good at arguing and had grown up in a gentle and polite environment. Her parents and relatives were all teachers, so it was a scholarly family. Her siblings were also teachers.

The company's colleagues are all reasonable people who speak kindly. They have never encountered such an unreasonable old lady before. Xiao Jie's mother was so angry that her face turned pale and she kept trembling.

Seeing that things were not going well, the others left, not wanting to get involved. However, some elderly people stayed to persuade her, but the old lady became more and more enthusiastic, spitting as she relentlessly accused her daughter-in-law of all sorts of crimes.

She was so frustrated.

"Back then, she was too old to get married. If it weren't for my son's kindness in marrying her, she would have been an old maid. Now she's complaining that my son is too short?"

"She takes advantage of having a job and doesn't do any housework. She won't even pick up a fallen soy sauce bottle. She went back to work when her child was less than three months old and doesn't even feed the child. Is this how a mother should act? She's even more heartless than a stepmother!"

"You don't care about the child, but I do. I raised my son Xiaojie with so much care and hardship. She's never even washed a diaper, and now she's accusing me of ruining my grandson. You be the judge, am I being wronged or not?!"

Xiao Jie's mother was so angry that her eyes turned red. She never expected that in this old lady's heart, she was an old maid who could not get married. No wonder the old couple had treated her so badly all these years. It turned out that in their hearts, she was just an unsold product!

"Since you put it that way, I have to make it clear. I am a postdoctoral fellow at Cambridge University. The reason I haven't gotten married yet is not because no one wants me, but because I want to focus on my studies. That's why I haven't considered marriage. I've had a constant stream of suitors."

As soon as Xiao Jie's mother spoke, everyone's expression changed, and the way they looked at her changed as well; no one dared to underestimate her.

"Your son is a PhD from an ordinary university in the US, his looks are just average, and his family isn't particularly well-off. I married him because I was marrying down. Even now, my income is higher than your son's, so what gives you the right to say these things?"

Xiao Jie's mother sneered and said, "I'll give you five thousand yuan a month for living expenses. That's enough for me to hire a responsible nanny who will take good care of Xiao Jie. I won't need to lift a soy sauce bottle for her. If you find it too much trouble, please go back to your hometown with your father. I wouldn't dare trouble you!"