Seven days after the funeral of the Wu family matriarch.
Wu Yongliang handed over all the power in the family to Lü Yazhi.
Lu Yazhi and Wu Yongliang sat on the sofa, while Wu Jiandong and Li Sumei sat facing each other.
Wu Yongliang's two daughters, who were away from home, returned from other places through Wu Yuting's contact.
When Wu Xiaoli learned that her biological father had still married Lü Yazhi, she made a scene that very night.
Wu Yongliang preemptively said, "Anyone who dares to cause trouble at home, get out of here right now."
After she passes away, everything in this house will be left to Ms. Lü alone.
After these words were spoken, neither Wu Xiaoli nor Wu Xiaoling, who had been observing the situation, dared to speak.
Wu Jiandong looked at his father and said, "Dad, Aunt Lü, everyone's here."
Wu Yongliang nodded and then said:
“Your grandma has passed away. In this family, it’s just our family from the eldest branch. Xiaoli and Xiaoling have also returned. I should introduce them to you. This is Lü Yazhi. You can call her Aunt Lü from now on.”
Lü Yazhi listened attentively, without interrupting or interjecting, and simply sat quietly.
After hearing their father's words, Wu Xiaoli and Wu Xiaoling looked unhappy and dared not say anything.
As the eldest brother, Wu Jiandong spoke to his two younger sisters:
"Aunt Lü is a very good person. Her son-in-law is Commander Shen. No matter what, the two of you must not be disrespectful to your elders in the future. You must respect people."
Wu Xiaoling asked curiously, "Who is Commander Shen?"
Li Sumei answered briskly, "It's Shen Jichuan. You've met him before. He's a nice guy. Now he's a military region leader."
Wu Xiaoling couldn't immediately recall who it was.
But upon hearing that he was a military commander, young and kind, I immediately became curious.
Wu Xiaoli glared at Li Sumei.
"What does this have to do with you? Look how agitated you are."
Li Sumei's face immediately fell.
After Wu Xiaoli finished speaking, she looked at Wu Yongliang and said:
"Dad, you need to divide our family property carefully. You only have three children. My eldest brother is the only male heir, so it doesn't matter if you get a bigger share. But the others aren't your children. You need to understand that."
"Xiaoling and I are your biological daughters."
Wu Yongliang said, "I treat you all equally. Your Aunt Lü married me, so her child is naturally my child too."
Wu Xiaoli stood up agitatedly to resist.
I disagree.
Li Sumei looked at her father-in-law, seemingly trying to persuade him, and said, "Dad, you're perfectly fine, why are we already talking about dividing the family property?"
“Even if this matter really comes to a head, it should be you who tells Jiandong and lets him make the arrangements.”
Wu Jiandong immediately said, "Yes, Dad, now you and Aunt Lü should just live your lives well and not think about anything else."
As Wu Jiandong spoke, he turned to look at Wu Xiaoli and Wu Xiaoling.
"Xiaoli, Xiaoling, your dad has spent a lot on you two. After that ugly argument, haven't you learned your lesson?"
“If you keep causing trouble, don’t blame me for not taking care of you as your older brother.”
Wu Xiaoling wisely chose to remain silent.
Wu Xiaoling, however, impulsively retorted, "Who cares what you say about me? Besides, have you, as my brother, ever cared about me?"
"Dad remarried, wasn't it you two who instigated it? I don't know what you were thinking."
Lü Yazhi looked at Wu Xiaoli, who had started making a fuss.
"Xiaoli, don't argue with your dad, your brother and sister-in-law. They are both doctors, good people who save lives, and they respect me a lot."
“Your father is also a good man. He has been single for many years. I married him because he is honest and treats me well.”
"To be honest, our family is fine as long as you're not making a fuss at home."
“I do whatever Sumei says about things at home. I usually take care of Xiaowei, and Xiaowei always likes to call me grandma. We get along very well.”
"If you don't believe me, you can ask your brother and sister-in-law, ask your father, or even ask the neighbors if we are like this."
"I'm making this clear today: I came to this house because of Lao Wu. I'm not interested in housekeeping or anything like that."
Li Sumei nodded.
That is indeed the case.
Lu Yazhi seems to have a good temper, is gentle and kind, and is good to the children in her family.
Moreover, they truly treated her like a daughter-in-law, providing her with food and drink, and arranging everything in the household very well.
The key point is that Aunt Lü doesn't stop her father-in-law from spending money on her son, nor does she interfere much.
Li Sumei was still thinking that her father-in-law had called everyone together today because he wanted Lü Yazhi to manage the household.
But now I've heard Lu Yazhi say it herself: she won't manage the household.
Li Sumei felt that she was being petty.
“Aunt Lü, we remember how good you were to us. Jiandong and I will treat you well in the future.”
Lü Yazhi said with a smile:
“Sumei, I also have a daughter. I came here because of your father. To put it bluntly, if your father were gone, I would definitely go back to find my daughter. I won’t be a burden to you and Jiandong, and I don’t need you to take care of me in my old age.”
Upon hearing this, Li Sumei felt a little relieved, but still said, "It's time to take care of you in your old age."
Lü Yazhi certainly didn't believe that.
Old Wu, upon hearing Lü Yazhi's words, felt a pang of heartache and pity...
He always felt that Lü Yazhi was being wronged by him.
***
Half a month after the funeral of the old lady of the Wu family, Old Wu happened to be busy at work for a few days.
Lü Yazhi specifically told Li Sumei and Wu Jiandong about it.
She needs to go to the Shen family to see her daughter and grandson.
Li Sumei asked instinctively, "Then what about my son?"
Lü Yazhi didn't say much, only that the nanny should take care of her for now.
After saying that, she picked up her things and went out.
Li Sumei glanced at her husband and said with a full-hearted complaint:
“I just saw Aunt Lü leave with her bag. Is she going to stay at her daughter's house for a few days? What will happen to our son if she doesn't come back?”
Wu Jiandong didn't think that much about it.
He then said, "Our dad's not home, and people miss their daughter and grandson too. What's wrong with going back to see them?"
“Sumei, Aunt Lü is a stepmother, and she’s done a very good job.”
Li Sumei said, "A stepmother is still a grandmother. What's wrong with a grandmother taking care of her grandson? We agreed to let your father marry Aunt Lü because we thought Aunt Lü had a good temper and could help us take care of the child, right?"
"Xiao Wei said that Grandma's cooking is much better than the nanny's cooking."
Wu Jiandong chuckled and said, "I also think Aunt Lü's cooking is quite delicious, comparable to that of the head chefs at state-run restaurants."
Li Sumei glared at her husband.
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