The guests were basically all present and the banquet was ready and started on time. After the host toasted the first round of wine, Meng Tao left early on the pretext of going home to feed her baby. Meng Lijun also left because she wanted to see her niece off.

On the way, Meng Tao sighed to Meng Lijun: "The banquet was well organized. It was held in my own house. There were so many people, but it was well organized. The tea, food and dishes were exquisite and delicious. It felt no different from being in a high-end restaurant... Miao Meiyue is indeed an extraordinary person."

With such a high level, it feels even more difficult for Fu Yuting.

Meng Tao saw that the ladies at the tea party who sympathized with Fu Yuting and the baby were chattering around Miao Meiyue. Some tried to persuade her, while others criticized her for being a mother-in-law, not taking good care of her daughter-in-law and grandson, causing her daughter-in-law to become skinny and have no milk, and her grandson to be as weak as a bean sprout.

Miao Meiyue listened carefully, always with a friendly smile on her face. She was not angry at all, nor did she feel embarrassed at all. She humbly accepted the criticism and sincerely thanked everyone for their concern. Then she counted on her fingers and patiently told everyone her plans and methods one by one. She said that her eldest daughter-in-law had a weak constitution when she was in her parents' home, and her grandson was born with congenital deficiencies, and she, as a mother-in-law, had spent so much energy and worry for her daughter-in-law and grandson... As she spoke, Miao Meiyue's eyes turned red, and in the end, she even won the understanding and praise of the ladies!

This miraculous turn of events can be attributed to Miao Meiyue's own wit and adaptability, and perhaps also her extra thick skin. This is also a kind of skill, and Meng Tao could not help but accept it.

Meng Lijun smiled and said, "Of course. If Miao Meiyue didn't have some ability, she wouldn't have been able to marry Wei Guoxiong. Back then, the person introduced to Wei Guoxiong was a female doctor, and Miao Meiyue was just a little nurse beside the female doctor. Wei Guoxiong went to see the female doctor, but the little nurse always found a way to prevent them from meeting. Later, the female doctor and Wei Guoxiong had a disagreement and wanted to break up, but Wei Guoxiong turned around and married Miao Meiyue. It happened within a week. Isn't that amazing?"

"Ah... this is really a master, auntie, how do you know so much?"

"That female doctor is my friend."

"Could it be the lady you introduced me to today?"

"No, the female doctor got married later and followed her husband to the south, settling in Jiangcheng. She lived a happy life, had two sons and a daughter, and became a grandmother."

"That's great." Meng Tao said sincerely.

Fu Yuting wanted to go against her mother-in-law, but she was afraid that she could not defeat Miao Meiyue, who was as shrewd as a fox. It would be better for her to stay away from her and move out with Wei Ziping. At least the health of mother and son could be guaranteed.

There is also Wei Ziping. In Tian Zhigao’s previous life memory, the eldest son of the Wei family died and the second son became the heir... Who can guarantee that Miao Meiyue’s handiwork was not involved?

While Meng Tao was worried about Fu Yuting, she was sitting in the hospital holding her child, her face full of tears. Wei Ziping was standing not far away, talking to a man in a white coat.

Fu Yuting heard Bai Da Gua say, "... the amount was very small, it's fine now, but I must be careful in the future and never do this again - infants and young children's brains are not well developed, and taking sleeping pills frequently will make them stupid, you know?"

Fu Yuting put her face against her son's forehead and burst into tears again.

Wei Ziping walked over with anger still in his eyes. Looking at his crying daughter-in-law and weak child, he closed his eyes, slowly sat down, held his wife and child in his arms, looked up to the sky and let out a long sigh.

It was his fault. He was not doing his wife and children justice. He knew that Miao Meiyue was smooth and shrewd, and appeared to be virtuous, gentle and good at dealing with people, but in fact she was always calculating and guarding against him, and that her second disciple Yao was getting all the benefits.

When his grandfather was alive, Wei Ziping and his stepmother lived in peace and harmony, and their relationship was lukewarm. After his grandfather passed away, his father had the final say in the family. His father required that the couple must respect their mother and be friendly to their younger brother and sister-in-law. As the saying goes, "a harmonious family brings prosperity", he listened to his father's words and also believed that a family must be harmonious and trust each other, so that the family will be more harmonious, prosperous and happier.

His stepmother was in charge of the daily household necessities and asked him to hand in his salary. He did so, and his wife and children were naturally taken care of by his stepmother. He also often reminded his wife to be filial and obedient, to discuss things properly, and not to talk back to the elders... As the eldest son in the family, he must be responsible and forbearing. He believed that he had done it, but he did not expect that he would have such a result today! It turned out that the so-called family harmony is the key to success, but only the three of them were trying to cooperate. Others did not care at all. His wife was wronged, and his son almost became a fool! When his son was just born, his cry was so loud, but later he became weaker and weaker. His wife had no milk, so Wei Ziping asked the kitchen to cook more food and add more nutrition. Miao Meiyue said that his wife had some hidden minor illnesses and needed to be treated with appropriate methods. She knew medicine and knew what to do, so don't worry.

Wei Ziping chose to believe it. After all, his son was the eldest grandson of the Wei family. His father was very happy and valued him very much. He was reluctant to let go of his grandson and gave him a full name and nickname himself.

The child is raised by the father and cared for by a nanny. The father hugs the child every day. Even if the stepmother is not the biological grandmother, she will take good care of the child and will not treat him badly.

Unfortunately, the child was too weak. When asked by people who knew about it, they all said that it was not appropriate to hold a full-month banquet. Until the 100th day, the father insisted on holding a big one, both to thank relatives and friends and to show off his joy of becoming a grandfather.

As a father, Wei Ziping was of course very happy to hold a hundred-day banquet for his child. He had been receiving and accompanying important guests in the front hall. Later, several elders were arguing about a topic and needed to look up classics for verification. Wei Ziping happened to have this book, so he went back to his room in the inner courtyard to look for it, but saw the nanny outside his room banging on the door and shouting. After asking, he found out that his wife was in the room holding the child, and he didn't know what she was doing.

Wei Ziping asked to open the door, and his wife hugged her son and cried to him, saying that her son had slept for most of the day and could not be woken up no matter what he did. He did not drink milk, urinate, cry, and seemed to have stopped breathing! Wei Ziping was shocked. It happened that one of his classmates who was a doctor was among the guests today. He immediately took the child from his wife's arms, and the couple hurried to find the classmate. The classmate checked the child and felt something was wrong. He said to go to the hospital immediately. Wei Ziping asked the driver to drive to the hospital for an examination. Everyone couldn't believe it: the little baby was fed sleeping pills!

The doctor said that judging from the child's condition, he had taken sleeping pills more than once! Fu Yuting cried and said that it must have been Miao Meiyue who did it, and that they would know the answer by arresting the nanny and interrogating her!

Miao Meiyue instructed the nanny to use various excuses to prevent Fu Yuting from getting close to the child, but there is no mother who does not worry about her child. Fu Yuting often paid attention to the child's voice and figured out a pattern: when her father-in-law and Wei Ziping were at home, no matter how the child cried, her mother-in-law and the nanny would patiently coax the child, and the child's voice could be heard throughout the house. When her father-in-law and Wei Ziping went out, the house would be unspeakably quiet. When Fu Yuting went to ask, the nanny said that the child was asleep, but how could the child sleep for most of the day without waking up?

It was obvious that Miao Meiyue was annoying and noisy, but Fu Yuting could never have imagined that she would actually give the child sleeping pills!

Fu Yuting was almost going crazy with pain, regretting why she was so obedient. Her son was about to be killed, so why was she still a virtuous and obedient daughter-in-law? She couldn't control herself and yelled at Wei Ziping, shouting out all the harshness of her mother-in-law and the injustice and grievances she had endured at home. She scolded Wei Ziping for being useless, saying that if he couldn't protect his wife and children, he shouldn't get married, and she was blind to marry him!

She also said that the Wei Mansion was not a place for people to live, and that she would not go back to the Wei Mansion with Wei Ziping, and that she would take her child back to her hometown! Wei Ziping was shocked, angry, distressed, and blamed himself. He wanted to run home to settle the score with Miao Meiyue, but was persuaded by his classmates: There is a big wedding banquet in the Wei Mansion today, with so many guests, what kind of noise is this?

Wei Ziping calmed down and took great pains to pacify his wife.

After settling in the ward, the child woke up and cried with hunger. Wei Ziping hurried to buy milk powder, but Fu Yuting said there was no need to buy it. She opened the canvas bag she always carried with her and took out the bottle and milk powder can. She had prepared a bottle at home before, but the child didn't drink it. She was worried that it would go bad in the hot weather, so she didn't give it to the child. It smelled good, but it would be a pity to pour it out, so Fu Yuting unscrewed the bottle and wanted to drink it herself, and then made another bottle for the child.

Wei Ziping was also worried that the milk would go bad if left for too long, so he didn't let Fu Yuting drink it, but took it himself. He took a sip first, then another sip, and then looked closely at the label on the milk powder can. He said to Fu Yuting, "It's not bad, it tastes very good, fresh and fragrant. This is high-end stuff, very expensive, is Miao Meiyue willing to buy it for Dongdong?"

Fu Yuting curled her lips and said, "Even if we kill Miao Meiyue, she won't be able to buy such a good thing for our son. Go wash the bottle first and quickly make a bottle for our son to drink."

The milk powder was ready. The couple surrounded their son and watched the little guy gulping down the milk as if he had been hungry for a long time. His two skinny little hands, like chicken claws, tightly grasped the bottle for fear that someone would snatch it away.

Fu Yuting couldn't help but shed tears again, and Wei Ziping was also very sad - he could still starve his son with a salary of nearly 50 yuan a month! Wei Ziping was a little greedy and made a big bottle of milk, but the child had a weak constitution and a weak stomach. The doctor told him to feed the child in moderation each time and not too much, otherwise he would spit up milk, cough and choke, which was very dangerous for such a weak child.

So when the couple saw that the child had drunk half a bottle, they made up their minds to take the bottle away. The child didn't cry even though he couldn't get it back. It might be because he was in his mother's arms. Fu Yuting held her son, lifted him up, put his face against hers, and spoke to him gently. Wei Ziping also told his son: Let's eat this much first, you go to sleep, and you'll have more to drink when you wake up.

Little Dongdong hugged his mother's face with both hands and looked around curiously. He didn't make any noise. His well-behaved and quiet appearance made the couple feel relieved and uncomfortable.

The child fell asleep, and Wei Ziping asked Fu Yuting to put him on the bed, but Fu Yuting refused because she was reluctant. She didn't feel tired at all and just wanted to hold her baby son like this forever.

Wei Ziping had no choice but to let her do what she wanted. He unscrewed the half bottle of milk left by the child and asked Fu Yuting to drink it, saying:

"You should try it too. This milk powder is really good. I just finished drinking it and my stomach felt good. It's like I'm full of energy. It's true. You know I worked overtime to write a work report last night. I was busy all day today and didn't eat anything. Then this happened. I felt suffocated and irritated, and felt tired. Now... Anyway, I can't put it into words. Everything feels good. I feel refreshed."

Fu Yuting took the bottle and said, "It said it was high-end, so it must be good."

"Where did you get it? From now on, we will buy this brand and give it to our son, and you can drink it too."

"It's easy for you to say that. This milk powder is very expensive. Miao Meiyue is in charge of your salary. Where would you get the money?"

"Don't worry, I'll get it back tomorrow, no, tonight. We'll raise our son ourselves from now on."

"You don't care about the Wei family rules? Aren't you afraid that the child's grandfather will be angry?"

"They were the first to disobey the rules. I grew up with my grandfather. They know very well how he raised me. They are abusing my son instead of educating him. Of course I won't agree to that."

"Are you going to live in the Wei Mansion in the future? I'm really scared. If I'm not careful and Miao Meiyue plots against me again, it will be too late to regret it."

Fu Yuting took her husband's hand, put it to her face, and begged, "Ziping, can we move out? Even if we have to rent a room in a slum, I can do that! I just want my son to grow up safely, and I don't want him to have to endure what happened today!"

Wei Ziping tidied up his wife's messy hair and said, "Tingting, we are descendants of the Wei family. We have been taught by our grandfather since we were young. I will not leave the Wei family. You must also be strong and brave. Don't be afraid. I will make arrangements in the future to protect you and your son. There are some things we must face and we cannot avoid or give in."

Fu Yuting leaned into her husband's arms and sighed, "Okay, I'll try my best to meet your requirements. For my son, I'll risk it all! From now on, I will change and become a powerful shrew. If anyone dares to hurt us again, I will pay them back fiercely!"

"Becoming a shrew is great? Nonsense."

Wei Ziping laughed: "Anyway, don't worry. I know what to do. I will strive to create a safe and comfortable environment for you, your son, and our family of three. You don't have to live your life under Miao Meiyue's wishes."

"Really?"

"certainly."

As the couple chatted, Fu Yuting was in a good mood. She said to Wei Ziping: I will go back later to get some clothes for her and the children, and also get the can of high-quality malted milk that she locked in the cabinet. It is a good tonic and she wants to drink it.

When she was reminded of this, she quickly told Wei Ziping, "That malted milk and this can of milk powder were both sent by Meng Tao. You don't know Meng Tao, but Shen Yu knows her, right? She's his wife. Tao Tao brought the gift and refused to hand it over to the person in the front yard. She brought it directly to me in the back yard! She's so nice. I'll always consider her my best sister!"

"So that's how it is..."

Wei Ziping was very surprised. He didn't expect that his wife was actually friends with Shen Yu's wife. All the powerful and wealthy families in the capital knew Shen Yu's abilities. No wonder he could get such good milk powder.

(End of this chapter)