Back home, Madam Yan asked the servants to prepare a fruit platter.
She pulled Yan Yirou to sit on the living room sofa and said earnestly, "Don't always leave the child with your mother-in-law while you go out to play. Your mother-in-law has four sons, most of whom are married and have children. She should enjoy life too, you know?"
Yan Yirou said she understood. She didn't want to bother her mother-in-law too much, but today was a gathering with her best friends, and the child was still young, so it wasn't appropriate to take him out.
"Mom, what's going on with Yan Yixuan?"
Yan Yirou casually asked, "The other party suddenly returned to the capital and even called her back. It couldn't just be to show off how much her husband dotes on her and is by her side every day, could it?"
"Your grandmother asked about her situation. Although your aunt tried to keep it a secret, she could still glean from snippets of conversation that she was unhappy in her husband's family." Madam Yan couldn't help but feel grateful that her daughter had met the right person and had a reliable husband's family.
Yan Yirou pouted: "Zeng Chengxian is obviously the kind of person who knows how to pretend. Unless Yan Yixuan can swallow her anger, they'll have a lot more to argue about."
Madam Yan sighed and said, "After all, she's a junior we've watched grow up. If she's not doing well, your grandmother will feel uncomfortable too. She's getting old and wants her children and grandchildren around her. A harmonious family brings prosperity. If she asks you for any help, don't refuse her outright."
"Only you care about Grandma's old age," Yan Yirou said, leaning on her shoulder. "But Uncle and Aunt are still like overgrown babies."
"Hehehe." Madam Yan was amused by her analogy, her eyes filled with a helpless yet doting look: "You!"
Madam Yan told her daughter that her relationship with Old Madam Yan was actually one of mutual reciprocation.
She married into the Yan family and only gave birth to one daughter. The childbirth damaged her health, making it difficult for her to conceive again. However, the eldest son of a prominent family has always had the responsibility to carry on the family line. Her mother-in-law did not force her to divorce, nor did she speak ill of her, nor did she allow her husband to secretly have an illegitimate child. Compared to the eldest sons of other prominent families, her life was much better, thanks to her understanding mother-in-law.
Now that her mother-in-law is old, Madam Yan couldn't bear to make the old woman sad.
Of course, she didn't want to wrong her daughter either.
"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing." Yan Yirou felt that her mother had a hard life and realized that the life of a wealthy wife was far more complicated than she had imagined.
Sometimes, the less people have, the more they tend to flaunt it.
But she knew the Gu family was different.
Yan Yirou came back today because she wanted to maintain a facade of harmony in front of her grandmother.
Madam Yan stroked her daughter's head: "You've grown up. I'm happy, but also a little sad. My daughter might not need me..."
Before she could finish speaking, Yan Yirou said, "No, that's not true. Little Star and I both need you. Don't overthink it, and don't even think about abandoning this big burden of mine."
Madam Yan tapped her forehead in annoyance: "Even if I lose you, this big burden, I can't bear to lose my little Xingxing. Next time you come back, remember to bring little Xingxing with you. If you don't have time to take care of him, just leave him at home and I'll take care of him. Anyway, I'm just idling at home."
Yan Yirou's lips curled up wildly, and she smiled brightly: "Mom, you just said that my mother-in-law should enjoy her own life and not bother her all the time. You should do the same. Enjoy your time with Dad. The romance of middle age is so wonderful."
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