Upon hearing that it wasn't just some random person, but the mother of her future grandson, Aunt Qiao immediately beamed with joy. "Yuzhen is coming to our house for dinner tonight? Great! I'll go buy some eggs right now."
As she spoke, she hurriedly went into the room to get the money. When she came out, she saw Pan Danu still standing there. She immediately glared at her and said irritably, "What are you still standing there for? Don't come back if you don't find enough mushrooms for tonight's meal."
Pan Daniu watched the mother and son leave one after the other. Daya tugged at her clothes, looked up at her, and asked, "Mom, why did Grandma go to buy eggs when that person came to our house for dinner?"
Pan Danu lowered her head and patted Daya's head, saying softly, "Your grandma likes him."
She was truly blind before, single-mindedly wanting to give the Qiao family a grandson, while neglecting the daughter she had painstakingly given birth to.
"Yuzhen, Battalion Commander Qiao just came over and said that his wife wants to invite you to their house for dinner tonight."
Liu Yuzhen was taken aback, a hint of panic flashing in her eyes. Why would Pan Dani invite her to dinner? Could it be that she had discovered her affair with Qiao Honghai?
It shouldn't be. If she found out, she would definitely have a huge fight with Qiao Honghai instead of inviting her over for dinner.
So it must be that Qiao Honghai wanted to call her over, and he said that on purpose.
Her family is not well-off, and she is getting older every year without getting married. Her family wants her to leave the troupe and go home to find a partner and get married.
She didn't want to marry a peasant. She had fantasized about marrying a military officer, but all the officers were already married. The unmarried young officers came from wealthy families and wouldn't even consider her.
Just when she was in a dilemma, Qiao Honghai approached her and said that Pan Daniu would not be able to have children in the future, and that he wanted a divorce. He also said with deep affection that he liked her.
She was somewhat tempted. Qiao Honghai was ten years older than her and had four daughters. His circumstances weren't great, but he was a military officer and could accompany her to the military. So she agreed.
If Pan Daniu agrees to a divorce, she can marry Qiao Honghai, and her family will stop forcing her to go back for arranged dates.
She'll have to leave the regiment sooner or later. She's mediocre and too old to stay long. It would be better for her to marry a capable officer so she won't have to go back to farming.
That evening, in front of Pan Daniu and her daughters was only a plate of bland, unsalted vegetables.
Aunt Qiao, however, moved all the eggs and mushroom soup in front of Liu Yuzhen with great enthusiasm.
Liu Yuzhen was secretly pleased, but pretended to be embarrassed and said in a sweet voice, "Auntie, don't my sister-in-law and the children like to eat eggs and mushroom soup?"
Aunt Qiao smiled ingratiatingly, "Don't worry about them, just eat. You must be exhausted from dancing every day. Eat more, you're so thin. If you're not full, Auntie will cook more."
As she spoke, Aunt Qiao placed an egg into her bowl and said earnestly, "Eat up."
She was secretly pleased with herself; her son was indeed capable, having been married and had four children, yet he still managed to win the favor of the comrades in the cultural troupe.
On Su Yue's side.
Su Yue ate a bit too much tonight. She took a leisurely stroll around the yard, then walked up to Fu Shen, who was washing dishes, and frowned as she talked about Aunt Qiao telling her to take the child home to raise.
"Today, Aunt Qiao came to ask me if I wanted to choose one of her granddaughters to take home and raise."
Fu Shen, who was washing dishes, suddenly stopped, wondering if he had misheard. He turned around and asked, "What did you say?"
Su Yue pouted, "Aunt Qiao said that since I haven't given birth yet, I should choose one of her granddaughters to raise."
Fu Shen frowned, looking displeased: "It's not like it's a dog or a cat, how can you expect someone to pick one to take home and raise?"
Su Yue said with some grievance, "I said that I would only support my own children, not others. She got angry and said that I didn't want to support others, but I wanted others to support me. She said that we in the city are hypocritical. She said that if others support me, it means that my godmother has recognized me and is supporting me. So I went to talk to my godmother about it."
Fu Shen looked at Su Yue and said, "Don't worry about what she says. If she goes any further, someone will come after her."
In the past few days, many people have advised Qiao Honghai to take better care of his family affairs, otherwise it would be too late if something happened and he was implicated.
But he didn't take it seriously at all, and even said nonchalantly that the conflict between his mother and daughter-in-law wouldn't affect him. Seeing his stubbornness, the others stopped saying anything.
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