"Hongyu, I'm talking to you! Why aren't you answering?" Ding Ermei frowned and said sternly when she saw Zhou Hongyu looking dejected.

"Grandma, I understand," Zhou Hongyu said hurriedly.

"When we get to the Zhao family, you two need to be nice to them and eat as much as you can when you see something delicious. Anyway, the Zhao family is rich, so why not take advantage of it?" Ding Ermei instructed.

"Grandma, we understand." This time, Zhou Jiaxiang and Zhou Hongyu said in unison.

Ding Ermei was very satisfied. Holding one child in each hand, she walked out with a powerful and imposing aura.

When Ding Ermei and her family arrived at the Zhao family's place, it was just before dawn.

The Zhao family's gate was tightly shut, and it was quiet inside. Clearly, no one in the Zhao family had gotten up yet.

Ding Ermei rolled up her sleeves and stepped forward.

"Open the door! Open the door! Mother-in-law, father-in-law, open the door quickly!" Ding Ermei shouted at the top of her lungs while banging on the door.

Ding Ermei's knocking on the door was urgent and loud, waking up Zhao Qingshan and Wu Meiyun.

Wu Meiyun tried to get up, but Zhao Qingshan held her down.

"Meiyun, don't get up, I'll go check on her," Zhao Qingshan said.

"Qingshan, it sounds like Granny Pearl's voice to me. Could something have happened to her?" Wu Meiyun became more and more frightened and couldn't stay in bed any longer.

"No, Bingchen is here!" Zhao Qingshan said, but he was actually quite unsure.

Early this morning, just as dawn was breaking, if something serious hadn't happened to the Zhou family, why would Ding Ermei have come to their door looking for them?

"Meiyun, get up slowly, be careful not to feel dizzy. I'll go out and take a look." Zhao Qingshan said this and hurriedly walked out.

As soon as Zhao Qingshan opened the door, Ding Ermei grabbed the two children and rushed inside.

"Mother-in-law, what happened?" Zhao Qingshan caught up and asked.

“Father-in-law, something terrible has happened! My daughter-in-law had an amputation surgery at the hospital last night. I stayed up most of the night and I’m exhausted. The doctor won’t let the child stay at the hospital, so I brought the child to your house to rest.” Ding Ermei said in a string of words.

"Who had their leg amputated? Was the surgery successful? How is the person?" Wu Meiyun asked anxiously as she walked out of the room.

Wu Meiyun's concern led to confusion.

Upon hearing Ding Ermei mention that her daughter-in-law was having surgery, he immediately thought of Zhao Zhenzhu.

Otherwise, Ding Ermei would have no reason to come to the Zhao family so early in the morning, right?

"Meiyun, don't worry, it shouldn't be a pearl." Zhao Qingshan rushed forward and supported the swaying Wu Meiyun.

Zhao Qingshan observed carefully.

The two children that Ding Ermei was holding hands with seemed to be from the second branch of the Zhou family.

If it was Zhao Zhenzhu in the hospital, how could Ding Ermei have brought the two children from her second wife to the hospital?

"It's Xiao Cui, my second son Bingxing's wife. She lost a hand, and I don't know how she'll manage in the future!" Ding Ermei pretended to wipe away her tears.

"Mother-in-law, it's good that everyone is alright. Don't be too sad," Wu Meiyun comforted her.

Having been terrified by Ding Ermei, Wu Meiyun still felt a little weak in the knees.

Wu Meiyun felt a little resentful towards Ding Ermei.

It's hard for her not to think things through when someone comes to her house and bangs on the door so early in the morning.

"Sigh! My heart aches whenever I think about the suffering Xiao Cui endured." Ding Ermei raised her hand and pounded her chest.

Ding Ermei truly felt sorry for her.

But it wasn't because I felt sorry for Ding Xiaocui. It was because I felt sorry for the money she had spent.

“Mother-in-law, then why did you come to my house…” Zhao Qingshan frowned.

When Ding Xiaocui had surgery, shouldn't Ding Ermei have notified Ding Xiaocui's family? Why did she come to the Zhao family to say these things?

“Father-in-law, it’s like this, we were busy at the hospital all night last night. After Xiao Cui arrived at the inpatient department, Jia Xiang and Hong Yu kept complaining that they were hungry. It’s so late at night, and I don’t know where to buy them food, do I? I don’t have any other relatives in town, so I had to swallow my pride and bring the children to your house. Firstly, to ask for some food, and secondly…” Ding Er Mei said with an embarrassed smile.

"Grandma, I'm so hungry."

"Grandma, I'm so hungry too, I want to eat something."

Zhou Jiaxiang and Zhou Hongyu also gave a timely "performance".

"Meiyun, why don't you sit with your mother and the others in the living room for a while? I'll go to the kitchen and make some noodles." Zhao Qingshan winked at Wu Meiyun and then walked into the kitchen.

Ding Ermei is Zhao Zhenzhu's mother-in-law. Since she has come to our door and asked for food, Zhao Qingshan can't just not give her anything to eat.

As for Ding Ermei's "second time," Zhao Qingshan had no interest in hearing it.

After Zhao Qingshan left, Ding Ermei approached Wu Meiyun and asked, "Mother-in-law, why are the men cooking in your house? That's not good. Women should be virtuous; washing clothes and cooking are things women should do. If you don't do any chores at home, be careful your father-in-law won't want you anymore."

If it weren't for politeness, Wu Meiyun would have rolled her eyes at Ding Ermei.

Who cooks in their family is none of Ding Ermei's business.

Ding Ermei is really meddling in things that don't concern her.

“Mother-in-law, if you don’t want to eat a man’s cooking, I’ll tell Qingshan not to cook anymore. I’m not a good cook, so why don’t you go to the kitchen and cook for yourself?” Wu Meiyun couldn’t help but retort angrily.

"No, no, I'm so hungry I'm dizzy and have no strength to work," Ding Ermei shook her head and said.

Ding Ermei still needs to ask Wu Meiyun for help later, and she doesn't want to offend Wu Meiyun too much now.

Seeing that Wu Meiyun didn't want to listen, Ding Ermei had no choice but to stop talking.

"Grandma, I want to eat peach shortbread."

"Grandma, I want to eat White Rabbit candy."

Zhou Jiaxiang and Zhou Hongyu started arguing.

Peach shortbread and White Rabbit milk candy were considered high-end snacks in those days. Zhao Tianyu used to give them to Zhao Zhenzhu frequently.

Zhao Zhenzhu was not a stingy person. Whenever her family sent her some good food, she would share some with the children of the first and second wives.

"Mother-in-law, do you have any peach shortbread or White Rabbit milk candy? Could you take some out for the kids to have a bite or two?" Ding Ermei said before Wu Meiyun could speak.

"I'm sorry, I don't have either of those at home." Wu Meiyun laughed in exasperation.

Wu Meiyun wouldn't be so angry if Ding Ermei hadn't acted so matter-of-factly.

We don't have any peach shortbread at home, but we have a big bag of White Rabbit candies.

However, Wu Meiyun did not want to take it.

From the moment the two children from the second wife entered the door, their eyes were darting around, never staying still.

Wu Meiyun was displeased.

"Several members of your Zhao family are on salaries! Aren't you supposed to be rich? How come you don't even have peach shortbread or White Rabbit milk candy?" Ding Ermei muttered.

Wu Meiyun pretended not to hear.

Wu Meiyun finally understood why Zhao Zhenzhu and Ding Ermei didn't get along.

Zhou Jiakai and Zhou Yunyun have been staying at the Zhao family's house for several days now.

Ding Ermei, the grandmother, hasn't uttered a single word of concern for Zhou Jiakai and Zhou Yunyun since she entered the house.

Besides needing to eat, there's still need to eat.

It's easy to imagine how selfish Ding Ermei is.