When my mother-in-law came in, she brought two bowls of chicken soup. She handed one bowl to her daughter and the other to her son-in-law.
"Chengyuan, why don't you have a bowl of chicken soup too?"
You seem to have lost weight these past few days.
Let's replenish it!
Yu Chengyuan looked flattered and hurriedly said, "Mom, you're too kind. You even prepared this for me."
I don't need chicken soup, you should drink it!
Weng Hong said with a smile, "We're all family, don't be so formal, drink it while it's hot."
Yu Chengyuan couldn't refuse, so he had no choice but to accept and drink it.
Thinking to himself that the sun must have risen in the west, his mother-in-law suddenly treated him differently.
At this moment, the mother-in-law was holding her granddaughter, Little Tangtang, gently coaxing her to sleep while casually asking, "Chengyuan, tell me about the matter of severing ties between our family and the Wang family."
Weng Hong also wanted to know.
Yu Chengyuan briefly recounted what happened: "Mom, it wasn't anything complicated. We just had some conflicts and couldn't continue the relationship, so we broke up."
Yu Chengyuan did not want to spread the word that his father was not from the Wang family.
I'm just worried that my mother-in-law might accidentally let something slip to my father later.
Weng Hong nodded and didn't ask any more questions. She knew this was a private matter, and her in-laws probably didn't want it to be publicized, since it wasn't exactly something to be proud of.
Yu Chengyuan continued, "Mom, I want to ask you about something."
The mother-in-law replied, "Go ahead."
Yu Chengyuan hesitated for a moment: "My dad has been greatly affected by this matter recently and hasn't slept well all night. I want to ask him for some sleeping pills to help him sleep."
He dared not reveal its true purpose, since consuming too much of it could cause problems.
The mother-in-law frowned, and after thinking it over, said, "There's still some at home. I can give it to you, but you must tell him not to eat too much."
Thinking that what her son-in-law said was true, he wouldn't use this thing to harm people.
Yu Chengyuan quickly thanked his mother-in-law, saying, "Thank you, Mother-in-law, I'll remember." After saying that, he put the sleeping pills into his shirt pocket.
Half an hour later, Tangtang fell asleep.
Weng Hong then said to Liu Sulan, "Daughter, you should sleep with Tangtang too. If the little one wakes up later, you won't get any sleep either."
Then he said to his son-in-law, "Let's go out!"
Old Liu went out to buy things and he's back. You two old men can have a chat now.
"Okay, Sulan, you can sleep with your daughter!"
I'm going out to chat with my father-in-law for a bit.
Yu Chengyuan nodded and said to his wife.
Liu Sulan nodded. "Okay, I'll sleep for a while. I'll go home with you in a few days when I've recovered enough."
Although the accommodations and food here are very good, she still wants to go back home as soon as possible; it's not good to stay at her parents' house all the time.
My parents won't say anything, but there are always some idle people in the neighborhood who will inevitably gossip and chatter.
"Nonsense, how are you going to go back like this?"
Besides, the mountain road is rugged, what if the wound reopens?
I'll go back after my postpartum period is over.
If you don't take good care of yourself during your first pregnancy, you'll suffer a lot when you're old.
Weng Hong immediately spoke seriously.
"Honey, there's no rush. Let's talk about it after you've recovered."
Everything is for the sake of my daughter-in-law's health.
Listen to my mother-in-law, I'll go back after my postpartum confinement period is over.
Yu Chengyuan's thoughts were the same as his mother-in-law's.
After all, it's an old house that hasn't been lived in for many years. It's very damp inside, which isn't good for the children or the daughter-in-law.
After living there for a while, the humidity inside will decrease, and it will be much better to move in once there are more people around.
"All right!
I'll listen to you and go back after my postpartum confinement period."
Liu Sulan pursed her lips, resigned to her fate and could only listen to the two of them.
After the two came out, Yu Chengyuan sat on the sofa opposite his father-in-law.
His father-in-law poured him a cup of tea, which smelled like Tieguanyin.
The mother-in-law sat down next to the father-in-law and asked seriously, "Son-in-law, I didn't feel comfortable asking you directly when Sulan was in the room earlier."
Now that we're out here, tell me the truth, what's the real purpose of you taking those sleeping pills?
Don't tell me it's your dad who can't sleep; I won't believe it.
I could tell from the look in your eyes just now that you weren't telling the truth.
This sleeping pill is no joke; taking the wrong one can be fatal.
Weng Hong thought her son-in-law didn't understand the properties of the medicine, and although she had already reminded him in the room, she still decided to ask him to find out.
"What sleeping pills?"
Son-in-law, what do you need that medicine for?
Liu Jianguo was also taken aback and quickly asked.
Yu Chengyuan's heart skipped a beat; he hadn't expected his mother-in-law to see through his lie.
This is terrible!
"Mother-in-law, I'm so sorry!"
I definitely didn't give those sleeping pills to my dad.
I gave it to Grandma Wang.
Yu Chengyuan had no choice but to admit it honestly.
We can't deny it!
This has all been discovered.
"What?
Son-in-law, you wouldn't be thinking of...
My parents-in-law were so shocked that they stood up abruptly, their faces filled with disbelief.
"Father-in-law and mother-in-law, you don't need to act like this. Don't worry, let me explain slowly."
I know the properties of sleeping pills, so I won't give her too many.
I just wanted her to sleep soundly, and then my brother and I planned to go to Grandma Wang's room to look for something that night.
Yu Chengyuan quickly interrupted the two elders and explained.
How could he possibly harm an old woman for her sake? Even if he hated that old woman, he would never do such a thing.
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