Aunt Jin is a straightforward person.

After being scolded by Uncle Jin, Aunt Jin tried to put herself in Zhao Zhenzhu's shoes and became increasingly anxious.

If Zhao Zhenzhu doesn't accept her gift, Aunt Jin will really feel guilty and won't be able to sleep tonight.

"Mom! Aunt and the others..." Zhao Zhenzhu originally wanted to persuade Wu Meiyun.

Seeing Wu Meiyun wink at her, Zhao Zhenzhu swallowed the rest of her words.

"Sister Wu, Pearl, I'm leaving now. Jin Peng is packing up the stall by himself. I'll go back and lend a hand." Aunt Jin felt relieved after completing her task and hurriedly took her leave.

As they reached the door, Aunt Jin turned back and said to Zhao Zhenzhu, "Zhenzhu! There are five yuan under the food box. You dropped it on my stall earlier. I'm returning it to you. Remember to keep it safe."

After Aunt Jin finished speaking, she didn't wait for Zhao Zhenzhu to reply and ran away in a hurry, as if her pants were on fire.

"Aunt Jin is really... adorable." Zhao Zhenzhu hesitated for a while before finally managing to utter the word "adorable."

“Your Uncle Jin and Aunt Jin are both people who don’t like to owe anyone anything. Aunt Jin must have felt bad that you didn’t accept her wontons just now,” Wu Meiyun said.

"Mom, I was just thinking that it's not easy for them to earn money," Zhao Zhenzhu defended herself.

“I know they don’t earn money easily. When you go to the Jin family to return the food box later, just bring back a gift of about the same value, right?” Wu Meiyun glared at Zhao Zhenzhu and said, “You meant well, but you did something that made people lose face. I think you’ve forgotten most of the social etiquette I taught you in the past few years at the Zhou family.”

After reflecting on herself, Zhao Zhenzhu was suddenly startled.

Her mother was absolutely right.

In the Zhou family, Zhao Zhenzhu did nothing but work every day in order to please Ding Ermei.

Ding Ermei didn't allow Zhao Zhenzhu to interfere in the Zhou family's social interactions. As for her own family, because Ding Ermei disliked it, Zhao Zhenzhu could only send gifts to her family during holidays and festivals; she couldn't attend to anything else.

The oppressive living environment made Zhao Zhenzhu extremely averse to trouble.

Zhao Zhenzhu would refuse directly if she could, without bothering to do it indirectly; she truly disregarded social etiquette.

"Mom, I'm learning again now, please don't think I'm stupid," Zhao Zhenzhu said, tugging at Wu Meiyun's arm affectionately.

"You! You usually seem so shrewd, but you're actually quite clueless about many things." Wu Meiyun knew Zhao Zhenzhu had taken her words to heart, so she tapped Zhao Zhenzhu's forehead and let the matter drop.

When Zhao Tianyu was leaving get off work, Liang Xiaohe cornered him in the office.

"Tianyu, I've come to pick you up so we can go home together," Liang Xiaohe said with a grin.

Zhao Tianyu remained silent, not even glancing at Liang Xiaohe, and closed the office door before walking out.

"Tianyu, wait for me!" Liang Xiaohe caught up with him.

Zhao Tianyu did not slow down and continued walking forward.

"Tianyu, are you still angry with me?" Liang Xiaohe asked, jogging alongside Zhao Tianyu.

Zhao Tianyu remained silent.

"Tianyu, what's wrong with you? All I want is six hundred yuan for medical treatment so I can give your Zhao family a big, healthy son! Do you have to give me attitude all the time?" Liang Xiaohe questioned with a stern face.

Zhao Tianyu's face turned ashen.

It would have been fine if Liang Xiaohe hadn't mentioned treating the illness. But the mere mention of the word "treatment" made Zhao Tianyu feel nauseous.

Liang Xiaohe used medical treatment as an excuse. Her real intention was to drain the Zhao family's savings to buy Liang Xiaobao a job.

What is Zhao Tianyu to Liang Xiaohe?

A fool? A sucker?

Zhao Tianyu quickened his pace; he didn't want to argue with Liang Xiaohe on the street.

"Zhao Tianyu, you're not allowed to leave. What are you unhappy about? Just say it. Don't keep giving me that long face, like I owe you something. Do you know that's emotional abuse?" Liang Xiaohe ran up to Zhao Tianyu and blocked his way.

"Get out of the way," Zhao Tianyu said coldly, looking at Liang Xiaohe.

"No way! I won't let you have it! Zhao Tianyu, you said you loved me and would always protect me. We've only been married for three years! Have you changed your mind?" Liang Xiaohe cried as she questioned him.

"..." Zhao Tianyu opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but felt that nothing he said would be appropriate. So, while Liang Xiaohe was wiping away her tears, he walked around her and quickened his pace to go home.

"Waaaaah..." Liang Xiaohe cried even louder.

Liang Xiaohe felt somewhat apprehensive.

Zhao Tianyu seems like a completely different person these past two days.

In the past, as long as Liang Xiaohe asked, no matter how difficult the matter was, Zhao Tianyu would find a way to get it done for her.

But now, Zhao Tianyu not only refuses to give Liang Xiaohe money, but the warmth in his eyes when he looks at Liang Xiaohe is gone.

what is going on?

Did Zhao Zhenzhu say something bad about her in front of Zhao Tianyu?

The more Liang Xiaohe thought about it, the more convinced she became that this was indeed the case.

When Zhao Tianyu returned home, Zhou Yunyun rushed over, shouting, "Uncle, uncle, I have some good news for you!"

"What good news?" Zhao Tianyu picked up Zhou Yunyun in his arms.

Seeing Zhou Yunyun's bright smile, Zhao Tianyu's frustration dissipated somewhat.

"Grandpa said we're having wontons tonight, they're so delicious!" Zhou Yunyun whispered in Zhao Tianyu's ear, making a slurping sound as she spoke.

Aunt Jin gave us too many wontons today.

It would be such a waste if we didn't finish it today, otherwise it would taste bad tomorrow.

So, Zhao Qingshan decided not to cook tonight and the whole family would eat wontons together. Zhou Jiakai and Zhou Yunyun were overjoyed.

"Little glutton, you're already drooling just thinking about the wontons before you've even tasted them?" Zhao Tianyu smiled.

"No, that's not it! Yunyun isn't drooling. Mommy took Yunyun to eat wontons at the market today! Yunyun was just trying to make Uncle drool for him because she was afraid he'd be embarrassed," Zhou Yunyun explained in her childish voice.

"You can do that?" Zhao Tianyu's eyes widened.

This was the first time Zhao Tianyu had ever heard of someone drooling in place of another person.

"My brother said that you should drool before eating delicious food as a sign of respect. Yunyun already drooled for my brother, now I'll help my uncle," Zhou Yunyun said seriously.

"Hahaha..." Zhao Tianyu burst into laughter, all his pent-up frustration vanished.

My nephew and niece are so cute.

One of them seriously tried to fool his younger sister, and the other actually believed him.

Zhou Jiakai, standing not far away, heard what his sister and uncle were saying and felt guilty, so he tried to hide.

"Jiakai, come here." Zhao Tianyu beckoned to Zhou Jiakai.

"Uncle." Zhou Jiakai walked over slowly and greeted him.

"Jiakai, why are you teasing your sister?" Zhao Tianyu asked.

Zhou Jiakai lowered his head, looking somewhat embarrassed.

"What? Don't you always say you're a real man? How come you dare to do it but not take responsibility?" Zhao Tianyu used reverse psychology.