This story began over thirty years ago. When the old man was sent down to the countryside, Liang Yiyi's grandmother died after being bedridden for six months due to illness. Of the family's three children, the eldest son had already joined the army, and the second son was working at a grassroots level, so they weren't affected much. Only Liang Jianlan followed her parents to the rural area where they were sent down. After the old lady passed away, she and the old man were left alone to depend on each other. Later, the family was rehabilitated, and the old man was appointed to a position in the Military Commission. He was busy every day, and he felt that Liang Yiyi had endured all the hardships she had endured in the countryside with him, so he was very obedient to her and never treated her unfairly with money. Liang Jianlan, having suddenly risen from hell, became somewhat arrogant. She felt that her father's high position and his status within the compound made her a well-known figure, and that no one could match her noble birth, so she began to look down on others.
Later, Liang Jianjun and Liang Jianguo rose through the ranks, each having their own families and careers, unable to return home often. Yiyi's mother was left at home, having to manage the company and care for the elderly and children, making her unable to accompany the troops. Liang Jianlan felt that her sister-in-law's family's business ventures made her look down on her. Ming Huixin, too afraid to control her sister-in-law, only intensified her malice. Over time, Liang Jianlan's selfish nature began to surface. Everyone in the compound knew Liang Jianlan's temper, and even when she reached marriageable age, no one dared to introduce her to a man. Later, when she was already a maid, she became anxious. So Liang Jianlan begged her sister-in-law to find her a boyfriend. Ming's mother was very attentive, diligently arranging the match, but her sister-in-law rejected every candidate she introduced. Later, she claimed that her sister-in-law deliberately withheld suitable matches for her, having said this in person in front of Ming Huixin, leaving Ming Huixin feeling frustrated and unwelcome. In fact, these blind date candidates were introduced to the sister-in-law with the consent of the old man. Minghui didn't expect that she would end up like this after doing her best for her sister-in-law. She felt disappointed and dared not care about her sister-in-law's affairs.
Who knew that this sister-in-law would actually start a free love relationship and start dating Liang Yiyi's current uncle Wang Haobing behind her family's back. What kind of person is this Wang Haobing? He is a scoundrel. He has one advantage: he is sweet-talking and can coax Liang Jianlan into a good mood. Liang Jianlan's marriage is not going well and she is a little eager to get married. She has set her sights on Wang Haobing and will not let go. The family investigated Wang Haobing and found that he was completely useless. The old man asked her to break up with Wang Haobing, but Liang Jianlan refused to agree. She even threatened to die in front of them if they did not agree to her marriage, which made the old father and son furious. The old man said that he would treat this daughter as if she did not exist in the future. No matter how she lived in the future, she would have nothing to do with the family. Although the old man said that he would not recognize his daughter, the two brothers could not disown their sister, nor could they disobey their father. So they gave Liang Jianlan some money and hastily held a wedding for the two of them and married her off.
After Liang Jianlan's marriage, she found life difficult. Neither of them had jobs, and they lived off the meager dowry her parents had given them. Soon, they couldn't make ends meet. Wang Haobing urged Liang Jianlan to return home and ask her two brothers to find them jobs. Liang Jianlan wondered why her older brothers could benefit from their father's influence, while she, the only daughter, was about to be kicked out of the family, starving. She returned home and begged her father for a job, money, and a house—anything she wanted, demanding everything her brothers had. She didn't consider that her brothers had achieved their positions through their own merit; the old man hadn't helped them through any backdoors. She had no education, yet she dreamed of a good job. How could such a good opportunity await her? But she was a stubborn person, determined to stick to her own path. The men in her family, helpless, assigned her and her husband to work at the cotton mill, one guarding the gate and the other working in the workshops. They told her it was a job she could take or leave.
Seeing her family's stubborn attitude, Liang Jianlan was at her wit's end. She went home and discussed it with her husband, and they both went to work at the cotton mill. Who knows how Wang Haobing managed to rise through the ranks and become workshop director? Liang Jianlan also had a daughter, born the same year as Yiyi, two months after her birthday. She then quit working and started acting like the wife of a workshop director, even showing off at her parents' home twice. When no one paid any attention, she finally gave up.
A few years passed, and Wang Xiaoping had grown up. At a young age, she had inherited her mother's long-standing tradition of being a tantrum and unreasonable. Liang Yiyi was always in trouble when she came home. She would either push her over, breaking her arms or legs, or have her toys snatched away. Yiyi, despite her cheerful and generous nature, would always be driven to tears by her. Yet, she would feign innocence, eating and taking what was yours, then complaining about not giving her the best. Her two older brothers, deeply concerned about their sister, would watch from the sidelines whenever she came home, fearing she would suffer. Even so, they couldn't escape her clutches, and they couldn't afford to argue with a child like Wang Xiaoping. So, every visit from her family irritated the family. This time she is coming home on Sunday, so Wang Xiaoping must come. She is also going to take the college entrance examination this year. However, such a vicious and unreasonable person is actually a good student. In the past, when Yiyi was not doing well, her family often used this matter to provoke Yiyi, as if their daughter is the best in the world and everyone has to pamper her.
Upon hearing the old man's words, Liang Yiyi immediately comforted him, "Grandpa, don't be angry. These are minor matters. Mom can handle them. Your health is most important. Don't let such a small thing upset you. You'll have to take care of your brother's children in the future. If you get upset, your great-grandson won't dare hold you." The old man was immediately delighted at the thought of holding his great-grandson. "Oh, oh, I'll listen to my granddaughter and wait for the day when I can hold my great-grandson. I'm happy just hearing her talk," he said, and immediately burst into laughter. "If you can't do it tomorrow, I'll go out early and go fishing with your old friends so you don't get angry with them," Liang Wenlong said. "Okay, that's a good idea. Listen to my eldest grandson. Tomorrow, Old Liu and I will go fishing, and we'll come back to stew fish for my granddaughter tonight." The Old Liu the old man was referring to was Liu Wenliang's grandfather. They had fought together on the battlefield, were later demoted together, and after being rehabilitated, they both joined the Military Commission. They had a deep revolutionary friendship. The old man and Mr. Liu have the closest relationship in this compound. Mr. Liu knows everything about his family. Going out with him can also enlighten the old man and help him get out of his stubborn state.
The three of them finally managed to cheer the old man up, and they breathed a sigh of relief. He was the family's treasure, and he couldn't afford to be upset. Liang's father didn't go to the army today. He had an appointment with an old friend to discuss something, so he left early and said he wouldn't be back until the afternoon. He didn't know his sister was coming, otherwise he might have been very angry. The three of them gathered their hearts and prepared to face tomorrow's "disaster day."
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