Zhao's mother was pacing back and forth in front of the guesthouse, carrying her small leather bag.
The high heels made a creaking sound as they stepped on the ground.
She raised her hand, glanced at the watch on her wrist, and showed an impatient expression.
"Honestly, so many years have passed, and these people haven't made any progress at all?" The Peng family is such a family background, it's already a blessing for her that they would even consider that country bumpkin girl from the Ning family, yet she still refused. They simply don't know what's good for them.
So what if the second son of the Peng family is an idiot? The Peng family is rich. Marry into the Peng family and you'll live a life of luxury, wearing new clothes. What's not to like?
They just have to stir up trouble.
Just as Zhao's mother was getting completely impatient, the Ning family returned, chatting and laughing.
"Dad, Grandma, Hongzao, let's pack up and get ready to move."
"Brother, are we going home? I miss home."
"No, that's not it. I bought a courtyard house in Beijing. We're moving there so that if we come back again, we'll have a place to stay." He had been eyeing this courtyard house for a long time.
Although it's not big, it's more than enough for their whole family to live in.
"Brother, you really bought a house in Beijing?"
"Of course, I have to work hard to prepare more dowry for you, my little one." Ning Hongze gently pinched Ning Hongzao's nose and smiled with a doting expression.
"Brother, I don't want to get married. I want to rely on you and have you support me for the rest of my life."
"Fine, if you don't want to get married, then you don't have to. I'll take care of you for the rest of your life."
“Yes, Dad will take care of you too.” Ning Anping said with a smile. He thought that the two best things he had ever done in his life were these two children in front of him.
One was bringing red dates home, and the other was adopting Hongze.
"Don't listen to your brother and father's nonsense. Your brother is getting married, and you're getting married too. When the time comes, give me a baby, and Grandma will help you take care of it."
Grandma Ning said with a smile.
"Grandma, don't worry, the most important thing now is for Daddy to marry Aunt Meimei."
"You little rascal, you're even bragging about your dad." Thinking of Xu Meimei, Ning Anping's smile deepened.
"Ning Anping." A voice broke their laughter. Upon hearing this familiar, sarcastic voice, the smiles on the faces of both Ning Anping and Grandma Ning vanished simultaneously.
"It's you. What are you doing here?" Grandma Ning asked with a stern face, her usual kind and gentle demeanor gone.
"I've come to see my granddaughter," Zhao's mother said with a smile. "My dear in-law, it's been a long time. I didn't expect that after all these years, you've actually gotten younger." Zhao's mother touched the hair at her temples.
She wasn't talking nonsense; she was serious.
Over the years, Grandma Ning has not aged at all; in fact, she looks much younger. It's clear at a glance that she's living a very good life.
This was also thanks to Ning Hongze feeding them from time to time.
He would often take nutritional supplements from the mall, change the labels, pour them into glass bottles, and give them to Grandma Ning. Grandma Ning didn't know the price of these things, nor did she know what they were. Her beloved grandson gave them to her, so she didn't ask any questions and shared them with Ning Anping. Of course, Ning Hongzao's share was extra and not the same as theirs.
Ning Hong had explained to them that this was for adults and the elderly, and that it would be bad for children's health. Besides, if it wasn't too late, it would just have to be thrown away after it expired.
Grandma Ning couldn't bear to throw away such good food. Over time, she developed the habit of eating it without asking any questions.
No, over the past ten years or so, my wrinkles have lessened and my gray hair has decreased.
People look ten years younger.
However, Zhao's mother did not seem to be having a very comfortable time.
Zhao's mother remarried.
However, the family she remarried into had elderly parents and young children to support. If it weren't for the influence of the Han family, her life would have been even more difficult in that family.
Although Han Weiguo treated her well, Zhao's mother could sense his dislike for her. Unlike Ning Anping, that silly boy, who treated her with utmost respect, as if she were his own mother.
It's a pity, Ning Anping's family was too poor.
Ning Anping was a poor boy from the countryside, she always thought so, and still does today.
What did she just hear?
What did Ning Anping say about the boy he adopted?
She bought a courtyard house to give as a dowry to her granddaughter.
A courtyard house in Beijing?
Goodness, how much will that cost?
Zhao's mother's mind immediately wavered.
"Don't call me in-law. What kind of in-law are we? I don't have a wife who leaves without even a marriage certificate. Oh, right, you even looked down on me because I'm a cripple?"
"That's right, mother-in-law, you've misunderstood. Back then..."
"No need to say anything more, I heard it very clearly back then." Seeing Zhao's mother, Ning Anping suddenly remembered those days, those days that she had almost forgotten, how Zhao had insulted her with that stack of national grain coupons and money.
“Anping, let me tell you, we really had our reasons back then.”
“Mrs. Zhao,” Ning Hong interrupted Zhao’s mother.
Ning Hongzao originally wanted to say something, but before she could open her mouth, Ning Hongze tugged at her hand twice, telling her not to speak.
"You must be Anping's adopted child. You're so good-looking."
"Hehe." Ning Hong chuckled lightly, not answering Zhao's mother's question, and went straight to the point. "You're here because of the Peng family, aren't you?"
"this??????"
“Go back and tell Han Weiguo that since this matter was agreed upon by the Han family, the one who is to marry into the Peng family is naturally a daughter of the Han family. There is absolutely no such thing as letting a daughter of the Ning family marry out. Tell the Peng family the same thing. Anyway, this matter has nothing to do with our family.”
"The Peng family is indeed a good family, listen to me..."
"I don't want to hear it. Since it's a good family, let the Han family's daughter marry into it."
"Anping, Qingqing only has one daughter. Can you really bear to hurt her?" Zhao's mother knew perfectly well how much Ning Anping had loved Zhao Qing back then. "You loved Qingqing so much, can you really bear to?"
“Mrs. Zhao,” Ning Anping said, emphasizing the three words. “I did like her a lot back then, but now I don’t. She only has one daughter, and I only have one daughter. I’ll cherish my own daughter. Besides, I’m getting remarried soon. But the wedding will be held in S City. I think you won’t have time to go, so I won’t invite you.”
"What? You're getting remarried? How could you remarry? How can you do this to Qingqing? Don't you think about your daughter?"
Upon hearing that Ning Anping wanted to remarry, Zhao's mother jumped up immediately. How could this be allowed?
If Ning Anping remarries, will he still care about Zhao Qing?
She also wanted to get something out of Ning Anping through Zhao Qing.
"No, I disagree."
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