Director Zhou hasn't come back yet. His wife is cooking in the hallway, the two children are doing their homework, and the old lady is standing at the door chatting idly.
When Su Yu and Li Mei came to visit, Director Zhou's wife couldn't help but retort, "Others learn by their own hard work. I've been teaching for so many years and I've never seen a student who doesn't study hard and can learn well just by eating pig brains."
"Our Tao Tao is a good student who studies hard, he's just a bit dim-witted. You're not doing this on purpose, are you? Trying to make things difficult for our Tao Tao."
Director Zhou's wife was so angry her heart ached.
Just as she was about to have a serious talk with her mother-in-law, Su Yu and Li Mei came over.
She didn't recognize Su Yu, but she did recognize Li Mei. Seeing that Li Mei was one of her husband's subordinates, she didn't want to argue and become a laughingstock.
Li Mei smiled and said, "Aunt Zhou, you're still cooking at home."
Grandma Zhou hummed in agreement.
Su Yu smiled and said, "Auntie, I've come to ask you for help. I originally came to learn how to make salted vegetables from Sister Mei, but hers isn't as good as yours, so I've come all this way to ask you for help. Could you please give me a few pointers?"
When Grandma Zhou heard Su Yu's words, she felt a little smug.
Looking at his daughter-in-law, he realized that although she was a freeloader, she was a capable person.
She deliberately said, "The pickled vegetables I make are perfectly fine. Let me tell you..."
“Auntie, I see you have two students at home. Why don’t we let them do their homework at home and go to Sister Mei’s house for a while? Let’s have some tea and relax.”
Grandma Zhou glanced at her eldest grandson; she couldn't disturb him. They had invited her for tea, and it was a matter of face.
She pretended to be serious and said to her daughter-in-law, "Someone came to invite me for tea, so I'll go first. Hurry up and cook, my son will be back for dinner later."
Director Zhou's wife: "..."
Su Yu smiled and took the old lady's hand, "Auntie, let's go quickly. The hot water will get cold soon."
The old lady then hurriedly followed.
Seeing her mother-in-law leave, Director Zhou's wife breathed a sigh of relief. She hadn't had a single peaceful day in ages. She didn't know when it would end.
Then look at Zhou Taotao doing his homework at home. This stepson was already old enough to remember things when he came to the city, and with his grandma always making a fuss, he's not close to her now and doesn't call her "Mom" much. What's she trying to achieve?
She felt that if it weren't for her daughter, she really wouldn't want to live like this anymore.
At Li Mei's house, Tian Yuanyuan had already gone inside to do her homework, while Su Yu and Li Mei were making tea for the old lady. Li Mei also brought out some dried sweet potatoes that Su Yu had brought, so the old lady could eat and drink while being served comfortably.
Grandma Zhou had never received such treatment before. She felt both satisfied and bittersweet. "Don't worry about me, even my wife has never treated me this well."
Su Yu smiled. Some old people are like that. Their wives serve them food and drink their whole lives, but it's not as good as a bowl of plain water from an outsider.
"Auntie, I know you've been wronged."
Grandma Zhou said, "What do you young people know?"
“We’re all women, who doesn’t know how tough it is for women? I raised my younger brother myself, so I protected him fiercely. Now that he’s married, I still worry that his wife will mistreat him. You love the child you raised yourself. Isn’t Sister Li Mei the same?”
Li Mei nodded, "Yes, we love our own children the most. Aunt Zhou, we know the pain you're going through."
Old Mrs. Zhou felt a pang of sorrow, yet also a greater sense of closeness with the two men. They both understood her good intentions. With reddened eyes, she said, "If only my son knew. I did it all for the sake of our Zhou family."
Su Yu said, "Auntie, to put it bluntly, arguing with your wife won't help. You need to think about something practical for your grandson. After all, none of us can guarantee we can take care of him for the rest of our lives, right?"
Hearing Su Yu's words, Grandma Zhou felt that they made a lot of sense.
Su Yu continued, "For example, as the older sister, I can't stay with my younger brother forever, so I've thought of things for him and helped him buy a house. No matter how well they live in the future, they'll always have a house to live in and won't have to worry about living under someone else's roof."
Upon hearing this, Old Mrs. Zhou's heart leaped into her throat.
After she left, wouldn't her grandson be living under someone else's roof?
Forgot why she came here, Old Mrs. Zhou grasped Su Yu's hand, "Comrade..."
"Just call me Su. I'm Director Zhou's subordinate."
"Su, you have experience, can you give me some advice? This would be helping Director Zhou out."
Su Yu looked at Li Mei with a troubled expression, meaning that she hadn't expected the old lady to pull such a stunt.
"Sister Mei, do you have any ideas?"
Li Mei gave an awkward laugh. If even Director Qin had no idea, what idea could she possibly have?
Su Yu looked troubled. "If what I said was inappropriate, please don't be angry, Auntie. Sister Mei, you can't just say things like that."
Li Mei quickly said, "No, no," Su Yu only took on the task for her sake, and she wasn't the kind of person who didn't know what was good for her.
Grandma Zhou said, "Just say what you have to say. Why would I be angry?"
Su Yu analyzed, "Putting everything else aside, just about this house, ma'am, I just saw your grandson, he must be over ten years old."
"I'm thirteen," the old lady said proudly.
"Yes, they'll be getting married in a few years. Where will he live after the wedding?"
"..." Old Mrs. Zhou was stunned; she hadn't considered this issue at all.
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