She then advised, "Auntie, I've been through this before. Listen to me, for the sake of your grandson, you should maintain a good relationship with Teacher Li."
"Why should I? I'm her mother-in-law."
“She’s your eldest grandson’s mother now. After all, she’ll be spending more time with him in the future. Auntie, these relationships are built over time. Look at my younger brother and sister-in-law, they’re a thousand times more filial than other people’s siblings. It’s all thanks to the friendship we’ve developed over the years. Teacher Li is a good person. As long as Tao Tao is close to her, she’ll definitely take good care of him.”
Grandma Zhou looked at her eldest grandson, who was doing his homework with Su Lin.
“Auntie, to be honest, do you want Tao Tao to live alone in the future, or do you want him to have parents who love him and a sister who loves him? Director Zhou and Teacher Li are both relying on him for their old age, how can you mistreat him? I am genuinely thinking about you and Tao Tao. Otherwise, why would I say all this?”
Seeing that Old Mrs. Zhou kept pursing her lips, Su Yu added another dose of medicine, "Auntie, Director Zhou only has one son. Do you want Director Zhou to be left alone in his old age? If the son is not close to his father, how will he take care of him in his old age?"
Grandma Zhou suddenly realized that she was only able to live such a good life because she was relying on her son for support in her old age.
There used to be elderly people in the village who had no descendants, and now they still rely on the villagers to support them. Their pitiful state was truly unbearable to see.
How could her son live that kind of life?
She quickly pulled Zhou Taotao over, "Taotao, your dad and your stepmother... your current mom treat you very well. Look, they bought this house for you; it's close to the school. They love you."
"Grandma, aren't you the stepmother who beats children? Many children have been beaten to death by stepmothers. My dad was bewitched by my stepmother and has no regard for his own family. Don't worry, Grandma, I'll make sure you have a good life from now on."
"..."
Su Yu sighed, rubbing her forehead. This old lady really knew how to indoctrinate people. If her mother-in-law were like this, she would definitely…
Grandma Zhou was about to cry. "That was a story Grandma told about someone else. I was just telling it for fun."
Su Lin chimed in, "That's right, Zhou Taotao, how could you take your grandma's story so seriously? Your dad bought you a house, he's so good to you. My sister didn't even buy me one."
Su Yu: "..." I owe you something, I even bought you a house!
...
Everyone in the compound knew that things had become much more peaceful after Old Mrs. Zhou moved out. Director Zhou's wife even looked better. Although the food wasn't great due to insufficient supplies, her face had miraculously gained weight.
Director Xiao from the Municipal Women's Federation subtly inquired about Grandma Zhou's situation several times, and Director Zhou's wife always smiled and said, "She's doing well, and she even goes for a walk."
"Where do you live? I'll go visit you when I move there."
Director Zhou's wife then gave her the address.
After getting the address, Director Xiao went to the Song family's house.
Song's mother was preparing dinner. Her son had been busy traveling around with his boss lately and hadn't had time to come home for dinner, so she and Old Song were eating very simply, just some porridge and pickled vegetables.
Director Xiao came upstairs and said as soon as he entered, "Director Qin, I still feel uneasy and need to go and take a look."
"Who are you looking at?" Song's mother lifted the pot lid, letting the porridge boil on its own, before wiping her hands and coming out.
He then instructed Song's father, "Old Song, keep an eye on things."
"Okay." Song's father obediently squeezed into the kitchen that had been partitioned off in his house.
After Song's mother and Director Xiao sat down at the table in the living room, Director Xiao said, "It's all because of that old lady from the Zhou family. We haven't seen her since she moved out. I don't know what kind of trouble that old lady will cause. But it's so peaceful now, and I'm still worried."
"That's impossible. The Zhou couple would never do such a thing."
Director Xiao said, "I know, but I'm just worried and want to see her. Your old lady may be annoying, but she came all the way from the countryside. She has no one to rely on."
Song's mother asked, "What are you planning to do?"
"Why don't we go take a look? We already have the address, it's not far away."
After thinking for a moment, Song's mother nodded and said, "Alright, let's go take a look." She was also quite curious to know if Old Mrs. Zhou had really come to her senses.
Secondly, Song's mother and Director Xiao went to visit Old Lady Zhou.
The old lady was sitting in the yard eating sunflower seeds and chatting with other middle-aged women who were washing clothes.
When she saw Song's mother and Director Xiao arrive, she greeted them with a smile, "Oh, Director Qin and Director Xiao are here."
This is an old acquaintance.
Song's mother smiled and said, "I came to see you, old lady." She handed the dried sweet potato to Zhou's mother.
"Don't mention it," said Grandma Zhou, accepting the gifts and inviting them inside.
The two entered the house and found it nicely furnished and comfortable. They didn't seem to have been mistreated.
"Look, this is a one-bedroom apartment, and Su even partitioned it for me."
"Su?" Song's mother asked.
"That's Su from my son's office."
Director Xiao did know, "Yours is Su Yu, right?"
"It's her. This girl is wonderful. Warm-hearted and thoughtful. She takes good care of this old man like me."
Song's mother said, "Why did you suddenly decide to move out?"
"...It was for the sake of the child's education. The Su family happened to have an empty house, so we bought it."
Song's mother and Director Xiao exchanged a glance, neither of them believing it at all.
Director Xiao said, "How have you and Mrs. Zhou been lately?"
Grandma Zhou said, "Great! How could it not be good? Su is right. How bad could a daughter-in-law who can buy a house for my grandson be?"
"..."
The two sat for a while and got to know the situation. This old lady really lives a carefree life.
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