"So that's why Zhiyu asked me that question today."
Lu Ze was clearly excited: "Qing Tang, we can take the college entrance exam now."
"I won't go; I need to take care of the child."
Lu Ze's excitement gradually subsided, and he said with relief, "Yes, we still have a child. So I won't go. I'll earn money to buy milk powder for our baby, right, baby?"
Lu sat silently to one side. He couldn't control his brother and sister-in-law's life trajectories, and he respected all their decisions.
"Bang!!" Tian Hongfang slammed her hand on the table and stood up.
"Just tell me if you want to or not. Don't use the kids as an excuse. I'm not old and can't walk or take care of the kids."
The young couple looked at her in astonishment. Tao Qingtang pursed her lips and said, "But Mom, this is my child after all. It's too much trouble for you."
“What? I’m not her grandmother. We’re all family here. Just focus on your studies. The child won’t let you worry about anything.”
Lu Ze held Tao Qingtang's hand and looked at her hopefully.
Their dream in high school was to get into the same university, but that dream was shattered. Although they eventually got together, they always felt a sense of emptiness when they thought about it.
Tao Qingtang shook hands with her and said firmly, "Okay."
“That’s right, oh my, our family will have three college students, oh no, when Ye girl marries in, there will be four.” Tian Hongfang imagined the scene with delight, glancing at Lu Yun who was listening attentively to the side.
"You should study hard and get into a good university in the future, so you can follow in your brother and sister-in-law's footsteps."
Lu Yun frowned, but she didn't say anything. Why bring her along?
But he didn't dare to argue back, and whispered "okay".
......
"Your cooking has no flavor at all. Is it even going to work? If you marry Ting Shen, he won't even be able to eat a decent meal. What use are you to him?"
As soon as Ye Zhiyu arrived at the door, she heard Xu Ronghua's scolding voice, accompanied by Li Xi's sobs. The contrast between their voices, one high and one low, was surprisingly well coordinated.
As soon as he came in, Liu Shengnan noticed him and winked at him.
Xu Ronghua and Li Xi were not hiding in the room, but over at the dining table.
It was cold, so everyone decided to move the table under the eaves and then put a cloth over it to barely block the falling snowflakes.
The two of them staged a scene in front of everyone, where a wicked mother-in-law made things difficult for her prospective daughter-in-law.
Xu Ronghua felt that he would never see these educated youth again, so apart from maintaining his image, he vented his dissatisfaction without any restraint.
"Zhiyu is back. Come on, eat with your aunt. Even though the food isn't very good, just keep your aunt company."
Ye Zhiyu looked at Xu Ronghua, who was smiling brightly at her, and heard the undisguised disdain in her tone towards Li Xi. Her smile widened.
"OK."
Li Xi's expression changed, and she couldn't help but retort, "Auntie, this is what I made for you. She..." Who does Ye Zhiyu think she is?
She was already embarrassed enough by losing face in front of so many people, and she didn't want to be watched by Ye Zhiyu any longer.
But the more unwilling she was, the more Xu Ronghua insisted on doing it.
She glared at Li Xi, "When an elder speaks, do you have the right to speak? Shut your mouth."
Li Xi wiped away her tears and ran out.
Fu Tingshen, who had been observing from inside the house, sensed something was wrong and quickly chased after them.
"Oh dear, I'm so sorry, Zhiyu, I've made you laugh. You're so thoughtful. Auntie really likes you. My poor son, I don't know what kind of bewitching drug Li Xi has given him."
Ye Zhiyu chuckled, "She's really putting her scheming thoughts on the table."
Smiling, she removed Xu Ronghua's hand from hers and placed it back on her own knee.
He spoke up under her gaze: "Auntie, you can't say things like that. People who don't know better might think I'm clinging to you so that you'll deliberately make things difficult for Li Zhiqing."
You should try to be more understanding. If Ting Shen likes it, he might resent you for making things difficult for Li Zhiqing.
Xu Ronghua slammed his hand on the table: "He dares?"
Ye Zhiyu smiled but didn't say anything. Whether he dared or not, who knew?
"No, did this aunt treat you like this before?"
Liu Shengnan, who followed Ye Zhiyu back to her room, couldn't wait to smell it. Thinking about what Xu Ronghua had done today, she shuddered. It was too terrifying.
Ye Zhiyu raised an eyebrow. "She wouldn't dare."
At most, she's a bit arrogant because she likes Fu Tingshen, but she doesn't have the guts to make demands of her.
No sooner had she dared to bring it up than the Ye family came knocking on her door.
Liu Shengnan patted her chest, "Thank goodness, thank goodness. We were all scared. If you hadn't come to your senses, you wouldn't even dare to think about marrying him."
Zhou Xue came in and heard this, and chimed in: "I counted in the room, and Li Xi changed her clothes four times today. Every time she came back to the room, she was covered in a mess."
Wu Wenwen sighed, "She's pitiful too."
They just disliked Li Xi, but that doesn't mean they could approve of Xu Ronghua's actions.
They will also get married and have children in the future, so it's easy for them to identify with them.
"Alright, it's obvious that Xu Ronghua doesn't like Li Xi and wants her to leave Fu Tingshen on her own. You two will definitely be very happy in the future."
Ye Zhiyu really didn't want them to go through all that trouble for those three crazy old women.
......
"Xiao Xi, Xiao Xi".
Fu Tingshen chased after her and soon stopped Li Xi on the street.
Li Xi thought he was there to comfort her, but unexpectedly, Fu Tingshen blurted out a complaint.
"Xiaoxi, can't you be a little more sensible and not be so willful? My mom has already told me in private that you have a lot of patience and she's already quite satisfied with you. If you run away now, all your efforts will be wasted."
"Brother Tingshen, how could you say that to me? I endured Auntie's humiliation for your sake, and you still resent me? Do you know what Auntie thought of me, making Ye Zhiyu eat the food I made? She clearly knew..."
Li Xi tried to make Fu Tingshen understand that his mother had never come with the intention of agreeing.
But Fu Tingshen couldn't listen to any of that at that moment.
"What's wrong with letting Ye Zhiyu eat? It's just a bowl of rice. Besides, your cooking isn't very good to begin with. Where's the energy you had when you were seducing me? What's with the coy acting?"
Li Xi swallowed the words she was about to say.
Knowing full well that she had snatched Fu Tingshen away from Ye Zhiyu, and that she and Ye Zhiyu were enemies, doing this was an insult to her.
Li Xi was in tears. Combining her two lifetimes, she felt as if she was seeing Fu Tingshen's true colors for the first time.
His gentleness, thoughtfulness, and unwavering care, his insistence on having no one but her, were all born out of consideration for his own wishes.
Sentimental? How ridiculous, he didn't say that before.
So he knew all those methods used to seduce him, hahaha.
After a long pause, Fu Tingshen realized that he had gone a bit too far and cleared his throat.
He held her shoulders and said earnestly, "Xiaoxi, that's not what I meant. I just really want to be with you. You know, if I miss this opportunity, I'll be forced to get close to Ye Zhiyu again."
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