The old lady's heart didn't lighten upon hearing this; instead, it grew even heavier: "But she has a fiancé. For you to interfere like this, you're just..."
To put it nicely, it's immoral; to put it bluntly, it's a male homewrecker. How could he be so foolish!
"Xiao Jin, tell Grandma, is it true that you can't live without her?"
Fu Huaijin didn't understand what she meant at first: "What?"
What does it mean to say that you can't live without her?
Seeing that he was still trying to hide it, the old lady stood up helplessly, walked a few steps to his side, gently patted his shoulder, and said with a hint of reproach in her eyes, "Even now, you're still pretending to be stupid. Didn't you bring this person here today just to show it to me?"
The ugly daughter-in-law will eventually have to meet her in-laws. What's there to hide? She's not some uncultured old woman. Does she think he'll break them up?
"I used to think she was a bit ugly, but if you really like her, I won't hold it against you. It's just that her reputation..."
Sigh... She can't even bring herself to say it. She'll probably be gossiped about behind her back and become the butt of jokes.
Fu Huaijin pictured Su Yuxi's stubborn smiling face in his mind, and for some reason, he didn't want the old lady to misunderstand: "She's not ugly."
The old lady pursed her lips and glared at him. Even if beauty is in the eye of the beholder, with such a large dark spot on her face, how could anyone say she wasn't ugly? Did she really think everyone was blind?
Or perhaps this guy has a problem with his aesthetic sense, mistaking ugliness for beauty, which is why he can't see those beautiful women.
She had never really thought about this before, but now it seems that it really is true.
“Grandma, the dark spot on her face is from the poison she got while helping me find medicinal herbs. She’s not ugly.”
Fu Huaijin's voice was not loud, but every word was powerful and penetrating.
The old lady's pupils widened in surprise. She naturally knew what medicine they were looking for. Several years ago, the Fu family had been searching for those medicines extensively, and they had been searching for several years without finding a trace.
"You mean you've found the few medicines you were missing?"
"How could that be? She's a girl..."
They mobilized so many people to search for that medicine, losing countless sums of money, just to find that sliver of impossible hope that a girl like her could find it.
The old lady still didn't believe it, but looking at the serious look in her eldest grandson's eyes, her face was filled with astonishment and shock. She knew it was absolutely true.
Instantly, she was overwhelmed with self-reproach.
Looking back on what I just did, I realize how shallow and ignorant I am, having lived most of my life. I was gossiping about other people's appearance behind their backs, complaining that they weren't good-looking, when in fact they only became like that for their grandson.
Oh dear! She deserves to die.
Fu Huaijin gently closed her eyes and began to turn the prayer beads in her hand again. Everyone knew she was a girl, but no one knew what she had gone through to find these few medicinal herbs. Deep mountains and dense forests, unknown dangers, miasma, poisonous insects and snakes—the difficulty she faced was unimaginable.
"You don't need to worry about her affairs. In the future, you should also distance yourself from Liu Ying."
The old lady calmed herself down and disagreed: "She saved your life. Even if you don't like her, you can't just kick her out."
“It’s not that our family can’t afford to raise a girl, otherwise people outside would say that our Fu family is ungrateful.”
Mentioning this matter, Fu Huaijin's emotions surged like a raging sea, and his nameless anger spread like wildfire.
Overwhelmed with emotion, his hands trembled involuntarily, and a tickle in his throat made him cough.
Once this started, it was unstoppable, with a constant stream of coughs gushing from the mouth.
This sudden change caused the old lady's expression to change drastically. She quickly cupped her hand and gently patted his back, repeatedly comforting him, "Xiao Jin, don't get agitated. I'll listen to you. I'll try to stay away from that girl from now on. Why are you in such a hurry?"
"Anyway, we've already compensated that girl enough over the years, so we don't owe her anything anymore."
Besides, they weren't ignoring her; they just downplayed her feelings. Nothing could compare to his eldest grandson.
Seeing that he still hadn't gotten better, the old lady became even more anxious: "Where's the medicine? Should I give him one?"
Fu Huaijin frowned, clutching his aching heart and gasping for breath. With each breath, he felt as if a thousand-pound stone was pressing on his lungs, causing him immense pain. The color drained from his face, and he knew that if he didn't take his medicine soon, he really wouldn't be able to control it.
He rummaged through his clothes and quickly found the medicine bottle in the inner pocket. With trembling hands, he opened the cap, poured out a white pill, and swallowed it without hesitation.
This is a highly effective medicine that stops coughs quickly, but it has significant side effects.
His coughing stopped quickly.
Seeing that her grandson had survived another ordeal, the old lady patted her chest as if she had just escaped a disaster, and with trembling legs, she found the nearest seat to sit down.
That was so close!
"That scared me to death." What if I hadn't been able to catch my breath?
It won't work.
Her body really can't withstand such a shock.
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The living room was filled with a tense atmosphere, as the two men glared at each other angrily, their gazes sparking with fury. Invisible tension filled every corner, as if a single spark could ignite the entire space.
The old lady anxiously helped Fu Huaijin out of the room, unaware of the undercurrents in the living room.
"Xiao Su, Xiao Su, take Huai Jin back."
Su Yuxi rolled her eyes at the person opposite her with disdain, snorted, and got up to walk towards Fu Huaijin.
When Liu Ying saw them come out, her angry faces immediately turned gentle and harmless, concealing the resentment in her heart. The speed of her change of expression was comparable to the face-changing act in Sichuan opera.
Su Yuxi immediately noticed that Fu Huaijin's expression was not right: "He's coughing again."
The old lady was heartbroken: "Yes, it's no wonder he coughed when he got emotional. You should take him back to lie down quickly, so he doesn't get tired."
"Oh." She went over and took Fu Huaijin's arm from the old lady.
Not to be outdone, Liu Ying wanted to compete with her, so she quickly went over and stood on the other side of Fu Huaijin, intending to reach out and support Fu Huaijin as she always had.
However, before her fingers could even touch a corner of Fu Huaijin's clothes, he turned away as if avoiding a plague.
The air seemed to freeze for a moment.
Liu Ying clearly hadn't expected him to resist so much. Her hands froze in the air, unsure whether to put them down or not, and she felt an overwhelming sense of grievance.
The old lady couldn't bear to watch any longer. She sighed inwardly, walked over and pulled Liu Ying aside to ease the awkward situation: "Alright, you two go back first. Don't wander around unless necessary. If you have something to say, just talk to someone else. My wife is still in good health, so she doesn't need to come here all the time."
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