Most of the people of the same generation as Grandpa Xu and Old Man Meng remembered what Old Lady Meng looked like when she was young. They were very surprised to see the bride's appearance, but when they heard that the bride was Meng Zhehan's adopted sister first, and then introduced to Shen Yu and they got married, they didn't think much about it and just thought it was just a coincidence. After all, there are many similar people in the world. The bride also has the surname Meng, and looks very similar to Old Lady Meng. She happened to be met by the eldest grandson of the Meng family, so of course he would adopt her as his sister. This is a very normal thing.

Except for the people in the Xu family who knew the inside story, no one thought or believed that the bride had any blood relationship with the Meng family.

After the wedding, the Meng family specially invited all of Meng Taohua's relatives from her mother's side to a banquet at the hotel as godparents. Han Shufang, Wang Cuixi and the children of the Liu and Xu families hated Meng Shaoan and were reluctant to accept the invitation at first and wanted to refuse. Liu Yongsheng learned about the Meng family's treatment of Meng Shaoan and Mr. Meng's step-wife, and through conversations with Mr. Meng and Meng Shaokang, he also recognized Meng Zhehan's character. He felt that the Meng family's family style was actually very good, and it was just that Meng Shaoan was spoiled by the old lady and was spoiled. The entire Meng family should not be blamed for Meng Shaoan's fault alone.

Moreover, the Xu and Meng families are old friends, and Meng Zhehan and Shen Yu have known each other since childhood. They can be said to be as close as brothers. It is natural that they will maintain long-term friendship in the future. It is better to resolve the feud than to create it. The past is over, and there is no need to be too stubborn. The future continues, and everyone should look further ahead.

With this idea in mind, Liu Yongsheng persuaded Han Shufang, Wang Cuixi, and relatives and friends from Linshui Village in Xingyang County to accept the kind invitation from the Meng Mansion. They tacitly agreed to keep a secret together, hiding emotions that should not be expressed, and interacted like ordinary relatives and friends.

Old Meng was a shrewd man. After he had smoothed out all the connections, he would come to the Shen residence with Grandpa Xu from time to time, saying that he wanted to chat with Liu Yongsheng and Meng Jinniu. Meng Tao certainly couldn't stop him from coming. She couldn't win the competition of shamelessness with the old man. The old man was also very tactful and talked to everyone in a cordial manner. He never talked about topics that shouldn't be talked about. Meng Tao simply ignored it and just treated it as entertaining one more guest.

By the end of September, after a lively and joyful Mid-Autumn Festival, the weather had obviously turned cooler, so Liu Yongsheng and his wife and Wang Cuixi said goodbye and went home. Although they had retired, every family had some trivial work to do. Liu Yongsheng and Han Shufang were now taking care of Xiao Mingming, and they also had an important matter:

Liu Yongsheng's 90-year-old mother is still alive. In previous years, Liu Yongsheng and his wife were in poor health and could not take care of her personally. They could only send money and supplies every month to let their younger brother in their hometown support the elderly. This year, the couple is in good health, and Liu Yongsheng's old stubborn illnesses have disappeared. His physique has become stronger and he can move freely. They plan to bring the old lady from their hometown before winter to take good care of her and show their filial piety, so they have to go back quickly to make preparations.

Meng Jinniu, Bao Dongmei and Qian Liang also said that they had lived in Beijing for too long and their families must be looking forward to their return. The production team was very busy with the autumn harvest, and Zhou Cuiling had been absent-minded since Zhang Guoqing left. She had long exceeded the leave she had requested from the grain station. Zhang's father and mother just smiled and said nothing, but it was obvious that they must be thinking about their two sons, especially younger brother Zhang, who was naughty and mischievous and had no parents to take care of him. He must have been scolded by his brother Zhang Fu a lot. Moreover, the couple had not yet retired, so they also asked for leave.

Meng Tao and Shen Yu did not try to persuade him to stay. There was still a long time to come and there would be plenty of opportunities for him to visit the capital city again in the future.

Grandma Xu and Aunt Xu helped prepare Beijing specialties for everyone to take back. They prepared a few extra portions for Xingyang County and Linshui Village. Some friends, such as Deputy County Chief Luo, who were unable to attend the wedding due to busy work but had given gifts, should also bring a return gift.

Grandpa Xu asked his eldest cousin Xu to make arrangements and have them all fly back, which would save a few days and be more stable.

First, Grandpa Liu, Grandma Liu, Xiao Mingming and Grandma Xu were sent on the plane. Xiao Mingming clung to Meng Tao and was reluctant to part with her. Finally, after everyone's persuasion, Meng Tao agreed with him on a time to meet again. The little guy then let his grandparents take him away, looking back every few steps.

When they arrived at Linshui Village in Xingyang County, relatives and friends couldn't help but pull Bao Dongmei and Zhou Cuiling, wanting to go with them. Everyone joked in a good-natured manner: This is not possible. How can a girl run back to her parents' home right after getting married?

Shen Yu took his wife into his arms and whispered to comfort her. Seeing his sister crying, Meng Jinniu's eyes also turned red. He said to Shen Yu, "You know my grandfather loves my sister the most and doesn't want her to marry far away. But my sister left her hometown for you, so you must love her well! If you are not good to her, I will, I will take her home!"

Shen Yu solemnly promised: "Please rest assured, Brother Jinniu, Grandpa can see it too: Taotao is my life, I will always love her!"

Meng Jinniu stared into Shen Yu's eyes and nodded vigorously.

Zhou Cuiling and Bao Dongmei stood aside and couldn't help wiping their eyes with handkerchiefs. Meng Tao felt inexplicably uncomfortable and couldn't speak. Her tears flowed like a broken dam.

I was complaining in my heart about what Meng Jinniu and Shen Yu were doing. Is it fun to make her cry? Hate it.

After the relatives went back, the Shen residence seemed empty. Grandma Xu asked Shen Yu and Meng Tao to move back to the Xu residence, but the couple was reluctant as they had a secret. It was so convenient to live in their own home. Shen Yu even found a nanny and a worker to help with the yard and housework.

But Grandma Xu said that the Shen residence was a little too quiet at the moment, and Meng Tao was pregnant, so she had to live in a popular place to help with the fetus. It would be most suitable for her grandmother's family as there were more people in the family, so she had to stay in her grandmother's family at least until the fetus was seven months old, and then she could move back to their Shen residence.

There is always some truth in what the older generation says. Since it concerns the baby in her belly, Meng Tao has to take it seriously. So the young couple decided to listen to their grandmother and move back to the Xu Mansion. Before leaving, they made some arrangements for the Shen Residence.

There is a safe built into the wall in the study room of the Shen residence, where some valuables are stored. Shen Yu and his father Shen Heping know that there is also an underground secret room. Shen Heping does not live in Beijing all the time, so he is not very clear about it. Shen Yu put six large wooden boxes in the basement, which were filled with golden yellow croakers! It was a large yellow croaker, not a small yellow croaker. Meng Tao was stunned.

Shen Yu said that these six boxes of gold were salvaged from the bottom of the sea by someone else, but it alarmed several parties and they are all searching for it. The gold was moved here a year ago, and we agreed at that time that we would only provide a warehouse and would not guarantee any consequences. However, if this batch of gold is not discovered by anyone and is safely stored for three years, we can take possession of two boxes.

After hearing this, Meng Tao waved his hand and put all the items into the space: the yellow croaker sank to the bottom of the sea and had no owner. Others risked their lives to salvage it, but we could get two boxes just by keeping it safely, which was not bad.

(End of this chapter)