The old lady waved her hand and said, "Then you should just stay put. What can you do? The first three months of pregnancy are the most important. You all know nothing about this, with all the travel and hardship." The old lady muttered as she went back into the house.

Zhang Shouyi followed behind the old lady. This time, the old lady neither refused him nor scolded him.

Looking at Zhang Hongmei, who was sleeping soundly on the kang (a heated brick bed), Zhang Shouyi stepped past the old woman and stared intently at his daughter-in-law.

The old lady wasn't angry. They already had a child, so what could she do? Even if she didn't like Zhang Shouyi, it wouldn't change anything.

The old lady also got on the kang (a heated brick bed), sitting with her legs crossed.

"From now on, don't let me find out that you've done anything to wrong this girl, or you'll find out."

"Grandma, don't worry, that will never happen. I've lived for twenty-eight years, and I've never indulged myself before, nor have I ever looked down on those who treat life like a game. Of course I won't do that."

Furthermore, she's the only one in my heart. Many people might think I'm cold-hearted and selfish, but all my love is for her; there's absolutely nothing like what you described.

"Okay, I'll trust you this once."

Also, my son Jingze told me he'll never get married, which means he'll be all alone when he's old. So, your child needs to have one of them recognize Jingze as their godfather. The surname doesn't need to be changed, and they don't necessarily have to live with Jingze, but they must be close. That way, when Jingze gets old and dies, someone will take care of him, and someone will be there to help him.”

Zhang Shouyi panicked immediately. He was too busy trying to shake him off to let his son become his godfather.

He glanced up at the elderly woman, knowing that even if he objected, she would eventually agree after speaking with Hongmei.

You said you gave birth to a son, why are so many people eyeing him? The Zhou family, the Liu family, the Gu family, don't they want anyone to be happy?

"Hehe, I knew you wouldn't agree, but it doesn't matter if you don't agree or disagree. My Liu family only has one capable person, which means my Liu family will never have anyone to lead the family in the future."

I love Hongmei, and I can't bear to see her like this, believe it or not? If I wanted to disregard everything, Jingze and Hongmei would already have a child.

You think I'm hiding here, powerless? But you forget, since I was able to carve out a place for myself, I can do it again.

I'm not threatening you, it won't do Hongmei any good. The children are grown up, and I can't control them anymore. If Jingze wants to stay with Hongmei, then let him. But I can't bear to see the child I've raised so carefully grow old alone.”

Zhang Shouyi then revealed his true nature, giving a wicked smile that made the old lady frown.

"You're not good for this now, you've even resorted to threats. Do you think I'm the kind of person who'll let this go?"

"I've tolerated Liu Jingze's affection for my wife, but it's impossible for him to make my son his godson." Zhang Shouyi finished speaking and looked down at Zhang Hongmei.

“She’s mine for life. Let me be clear: I care about the child, but it has to be the child she gave birth to. In my eyes, the child is not even a fraction as important as her.”

“Your child already has the Gu surname, I don’t believe Zhou Shixiong didn’t have designs on the child. I don’t have that many thoughts, but Jingze must have the courage to continue living. That’s my insistence.” The old lady frowned, staring directly at Zhang Shouyi, without backing down in the slightest.

"You're putting me in a difficult position. You know that if Hongmei knew, she would definitely agree, right? And you know I wouldn't put my wife in a difficult position, right?"

But you don't know, your great-grandson is absolutely not going to back down. He even challenged me, haha, it's quite funny, he said he'd see who dies first.

“That’s your idea, young people. I don’t care how you argue or fight. I won’t get involved. What I’m saying now is that I, an old man, am paving the way for his future.”

Neither of them spoke, but their attitudes were very firm.

Zhang Shouyi knew he couldn't hold out for long. If his wife nodded, he'd have to agree, no matter how frustrated he was. But he just didn't want them to have their way. Why? Why?

I died a violent death in my past life and had no descendants. In this life, Heaven has taken pity on me and sent Hongmei to my side. Why do so many people still want to come and join me?

Zhang Shouyi lowered his head, his face and eyes filled with gloom.

The room was unusually quiet. The old lady didn't say a word. Suddenly, she pulled over a pillow and lay down next to Zhang Hongmei.

“This child is very guarded. If it weren’t for my room, she wouldn’t go to sleep no matter how tired or sleepy she was.”

Zhang Shouyi suddenly looked up, glaring at the old woman through gritted teeth.

"You don't need to be so dissatisfied. No matter how much Jingze provokes you, he will never do anything outrageous."

He's been tormented by love his whole life. I regret not nipping his thoughts in the bud sooner.

Zhang Shouyi still clenched his teeth and refused to agree.

Gu Chuanming's smile outside made the Liu family members in the courtyard want to punch him. It was infuriating. He was definitely showing off.

Liu Changhe snorted, turned and left. If he stayed any longer, he might not be able to hold back and want to beat him up.

The mother and daughter were cooking in the kitchen. Of the Liu family, only Liu Changhe's family was truly happy. Since there was no future, they might as well accept it happily!

Liu Aimin sat in the courtyard with his head down, wondering why his son was so unlucky. Zhang Xingguo, having finished his excitement, suddenly remembered and beckoned Lu Jing over. "Go and call that person who knows medicine, and have her stay with Hongmei every step of the way from now on."

"Yes!" Beneath Lu Jing's calm exterior lay excitement. Having never married herself, she was most eager to see others have happy marriages, especially enjoying watching them hold their children.

Chengzi watched his overly excited old commander and really didn't know what to say. "Is it really okay for you to be so smug? They've already told you to leave, but you just refuse to go, and then you have to make things even more infuriating. Don't you see that only one member of the Liu family is left in the yard?"

Su Chen followed Lu Jing over. However, he could only stand in the courtyard and couldn't do anything else. He'd wait until Madam woke up before making any decisions. Did they really not find anything when he took Madam's pulse the day before yesterday?

But she still believed in rural women, who had given birth and should be very experienced.

When Er Lengzi entered, he saw a very incongruous scene in the courtyard. The old commander sat there grinning foolishly, Chengzi stood helplessly to the side, and Hongmei's two bodyguards stood expressionless, but he could sense that they were somewhat happy.

Then I looked at my uncle; he had his head down. He seemed to have suffered a blow.

"Liu Baoguo is back? Did he bring back the hawthorns?"