The two elderly people never interfered with their decision about whether or not to have children. The old lady had clearly told her that if she wanted children, she should have them, and she would help take care of her during her postpartum period and the baby.
It's okay if you don't want to have children, since Zhou Yi is never home anyway and can't fulfill his responsibilities as a father.
It's unreasonable to let the daughter-in-law take care of the child alone; they respect her choice.
Gaining the understanding of the elderly is extremely important to Chen Hong, as they can shield her from a lot of malicious speculation and rumors from the outside world.
Ever since Chen Hong and her son moved to Beijing, although city dwellers aren't as gossipy as rural people, any news can spread like wildfire in less than a day.
She enjoys gossiping about other people's family affairs, but some relatives and neighbors still have nothing better to do than ask her when she's going to have a child.
One of the Zhou family relatives even had the audacity to ask Chen Hong why she wasn't pregnant yet, suggesting that she was overworking and harming her health.
They even kindly wanted to introduce her to an experienced traditional Chinese medicine doctor to help her prepare for pregnancy.
Enraged, Chen Hong called out to her, "Stepmother!" The woman was completely bewildered by Chen Hong's outrageous behavior.
Realizing that Chen Hong was humiliating her, she immediately went berserk, yelling that she would beat Chen Hong to death and even tried to physically assault her.
If it weren't for the many people holding her back, she would definitely have been kicked into the hospital by Chen Hong.
Thus, Zhou Yi's distant cousin-in-law was unaware that she had escaped a disaster, and foolishly went to Zhou Yi's parents to complain.
The old lady snapped at him, "My daughter-in-law wasn't wrong either!"
You're not her mother-in-law, so what business is it of yours whether they have children or not?
You're being way too nosy! Even we respectable in-laws don't have the right to interfere with how the couple lives their lives. Who do you think you are?
To put it nicely, I'd call you a clan sister-in-law; to put it bluntly, you're not even a long-time neighbor.
You should mind your own business first, since you sometimes don't even visit your family for the New Year!
"We're still alive, old folks. We don't need you, a junior, disciplining our daughter-in-law. Does that make you look bad?"
Well, she got scolded for complaining, and before she could even utter a word of provocation, the old lady kicked her out of the house. The cousin-in-law slunk away.
When she got home and repeated what she'd said to her husband, he almost hit her: "Are you fucking crazy?! If you're crazy, go take your medicine. What are you doing acting like a mother-in-law to that Zhouyi wife?"
Have you forgotten which bastard got married for three years without getting pregnant? My mom was just asking out of kindness, and you scratched her face all over, didn't you?
That's your own mother-in-law, and that's after three years of infertility following marriage, yet you still beat my mother so fiercely.
The fact that Zhou Yi's wife didn't tear your mouth apart is already a sign of decency for us men of the Zhou family!
"From now on, you better stay home quietly. If you dare to go and spout nonsense to Zhou Yi's wife again, she'll beat you to death, and I won't care!"
"I was just trying to be helpful by reminding her. How important is it to have offspring?"
"Whether you're genuinely kind or not, everyone knows. You think you're so smart? You're not young anymore, you're a fucking joke!"
You'll keep doing this every day! You don't care that your son isn't studying properly, and you even know he's skipped school again these past few days.
You don't worry about what you should be worried about, and you have nothing better to do than show off your abilities!
I'm telling you, if this happens again, you can pack your bags and go back to your parents' house. You don't care about anything there anyway, so it's the same whether you're there or not.
With the protection of her parents-in-law, this cousin-in-law did not appear in front of Chen Hong for three or four years.
From then on, no one interfered in her family's affairs or said a single unnecessary word.
Just as Chen Hong was making her life more and more exciting, this day was a weekend.
Chen Hong took Yu Yang to Professor Dong's house and then went shopping with her younger sister, Xiao Yun.
In the morning, the two sisters took Nini to a beauty salon for a full-body treatment, and then went to a styling studio to get her hair done.
They didn't go home for lunch; instead, they went to a nearby hotel for a luxurious buffet.
It was already 1:30 after we finished eating. I wanted to book a room for Nini to take a nap, but little Nini was playful and refused to go to sleep.
The two sisters had no choice but to take Nini out of the hotel and go shopping to buy some seasonal clothes for Xiaoyun and themselves, as well as some newly launched brand-name cosmetics for their younger sister.
Xiaoyun hasn't officially taken over the shares in the travel company yet; all she has is her salary and the rent from two houses.
She lives in Houhai and drives her sister's car to work. She insists on paying for water, electricity, and gasoline, which are the living expenses for the mother and daughter. She also transfers 3,000 yuan to her sister every month.
Since her sister was already preparing for a divorce, the money being spent now was considered marital property, and Chen Hong happily accepted it all.
She planned to return the money to Xiaoyun after her sister completed her divorce proceedings, which would also serve as a way to preserve their little savings.
Now, Xiaoyun pays for everything herself when she goes to beauty salons, gyms, and participates in activities with her older sister.
She had made up her mind; she wouldn't let Du Shi benefit from all the money she had spent, so she stopped depositing money into her account.
Her older sister buys her the expensive clothes and cosmetics that she herself can't afford, and she's now determined to spend lavishly!
The three of them walked into the hotel lobby and were about to leave when Nini suddenly shouted, "Daddy! Mommy, Daddy's over there! I see Daddy!"
Chen Hong and Xiao Yun turned their heads in the direction Nini was pointing and saw Du Shi wearing a dark blue suit, with his arm around a woman's waist as they entered the elevator.
All that was left for them were their affectionate backs!
"Is it him?" Chen Hong asked. She didn't see Du Shi often, so she didn't really see him clearly.
"It's him!" Xiaoyun's eyes were filled with rage as she stared intently at the slowly closing elevator doors, wishing she could tear that despicable couple to shreds immediately.
Nini shouted loudly to her aunt, "Auntie, it's Dad, it must be Dad, I recognize my dad!"
Did he come here to see us? Why doesn't he go home? I miss him so much!
I called him last night, and he said he had to work and earn money to buy me new clothes and good food, so he didn't have time to come home!
Is he going to give me a surprise? Mom, let's go find him! Dad will be worried if we can't find him!
The two sisters exchanged a glance, and Xiaoyun immediately said to Nini, "Nini, that's not Dad, you're mistaken."
That man just looks a bit like your dad. See, that uncle has a wife; he came with his family. You've mistaken him for someone else.
Little Nini is small but very stubborn. She kept saying, "I didn't mistake him for someone else. That's my dad. I want to go find my dad."
As she spoke, she twisted her little body and tried to run towards the elevator.
Chen Hong winked at her younger sister, then picked up little Nini and said, "Nini, be good. Auntie will go and see if that person is your father."
You and Mom go to the playground in the mall and wait for Auntie. If it really is your dad, I'll help you find him, and then we'll go buy you a nice new dress together.
If it wasn't your dad, but that aunt's husband, your aunt will call him and ask him to take a day off next week to come home and play with you, okay?
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