Her daughter-in-law is pregnant, and she is very happy to have a grandson in the family. However, every time she sees little Yunhai getting close to his mother and wanting a hug, Shen Yu stops him and scolds him. The innocence and loss in her grandson's eyes makes Xu Zhen feel distressed: her good grandson is only two years old, but he is being restricted and required in this way. It's too much.

Xu Zhen hugged Xiao Yunhai tightly, thinking that no matter how many grandchildren she had in the future, she would love them all, but the one she cherished the most would definitely be her eldest grandson! Aunt Gao came over and took Meng Tao's schoolbag, smiling and saying, "I'm going to make beef bone soup tonight. It's still stewing, and it will be ready when Brother Shen and his father come back. I cooked some taro balls, would you like to have a small bowl first?"

Meng Tao nodded: "Mom and Xiao Yunhai also like to eat taro balls. I will go and serve them."

"Sister Xu and Xiao Yunhai should stop eating. They, along with Xiao Wangcai, ate too much this afternoon. They ate biscuits, pastries, peanuts, melon seeds, and cut fruits without stopping.

Sister Xu was angry. She couldn't talk, so she chewed snacks to vent her anger. She ate whatever she saw, and Xiao Yunhai followed her and fed Xiao Wangcai... If she ate more dumplings, she might not be able to have a good dinner later."

"Who mad at my stepmother?"

"That one, a woman called Gong Wanyi. She came every day a few days ago, but my wife always turned her down. She came again this afternoon! She chose the right time to come, waiting for everyone in the family to leave. Coincidentally, my wife also went out on her tricycle. Gong Wanyi was waiting outside the door, and when Sister Lin opened the door, she was not paying attention, so she rushed in and ran straight into the inner courtyard, chattering non-stop to Sister Xu."

"What?"

"Say..." Aunt Gao looked at Xu Zhen who was walking in front and lowered her voice, "She said how good she was with Xiao Yunhai's grandmother in the past. If Xiao Yunhai's grandmother was alive, what would happen to Sister Xu now? Sister Xu is just a substitute. If she wants to keep her position as Mrs. Shen, she has to listen to Gong Wanyi, because she understands Heping - that's what she calls Brother Shen. She also said that she has a special relationship with Heping and she knows all of Heping's secrets. As long as she wants, she can replace Sister Xu at any time..."

Meng Tao was speechless for a while: "Crazy."

"Isn't she a lunatic? But Sister Xu couldn't refute her. She even said that you can't live long if you're dumb. One day, something bad will happen... Oh, she's so shameless. I don't even want to learn from her. Sister Lin and I wanted to chase her out, but she threatened us with her teeth and claws. In the end, it was Xiao Wangcai who helped chase her away."

"You should have called Shen Yu or Grandpa Xiao Yunhai at that time, and they would have handled it."

"I was so slow that I didn't think about it! It happened that Aunt Xu called and said that Xiao Tangyuan wanted to listen to Xiao Yunhai. I told Aunt Xu about it, and soon the driver sent grandma to see Sister Xu and said that this kind of thing would never happen again."

“…”

Shen Heping and Shen Yu came back and both knew about Gong Wanyi. Shen Heping was busy comforting his wife. Xu Zhen pretended to be cold and threw a note to him. Shen Heping read the content and broke out in a cold sweat. He grabbed the paper and pen and started writing. After writing two lines, he suddenly remembered that he had a mouth. He was embarrassed to do it in front of his son and daughter-in-law, so he dragged his wife into the inner room to confess his love.

Meng Tao was watching from the sidelines, she couldn't help but laugh. Shen Yu tapped her forehead: "Greedy for someone else's misfortune."

Meng Tao grabbed his hand and said, "Dad hid his blind date history, what about you?"

"I don't have one, but I have been spotted by someone else."

"who?"

"A little cat ran over my car and took a fancy to me."

"Beautiful you!"

The couple sat on the sofa and laughed, while little Yunhai squatted at his parents' feet and played with a running toy car. Little Wangcai lay on the side and watched, occasionally stretching out his paws to push the car to prevent it from running away.

Shen Yu remembered something and said to Meng Tao, "We are going to a wedding banquet on Saturday, for a colleague."

"This Saturday?"

"Yes, today is Monday. I gave you advance notice."

"I have an appointment first, can I not go?"

"If you're not with your husband and son on Saturday, who are you going to go with?"

"A new friend. She is very sincere and gave me a beautiful gift today. I'll show it to you when I get back to the room."

Shen Yu: “…”

He pinched the young wife's chin and said, "Who has this kind of treatment? When I gave you a gift, you never asked me out once."

"I'll go if you invite me."

"I'll treat you, your son, and your parents another day."

"Is it appropriate to bring your family along on a date? Just the two of us."

"OK."

"So who are you dating this time? A man or a woman?"

"How about the men?"

"I have to get to know my wife's new friend. If it's someone like Liu Jianli or Xu Yuting, I won't waste my time."

Meng Tao elbowed him: "It's a woman, the one who beat up Wu You, Yang Jiali."

"Wu You accused you of being in cahoots with her, and you two actually ended up together."

"You can't sue me now, so what about Saturday?"

"I went to a colleague's wedding with my husband. They invited the couple, and I agreed. Classmates' reunion can be rescheduled."

"Okay, I'll listen to my husband."

"Be good, remember not to date other people all the time, even women! Only date your husband, he will give you gifts."

Meng Tao smiled and agreed: "I know."

Meng Tao and Yang Jiali's "date" was postponed until mid-April, when spring had already arrived and flowers were blooming. People on the streets had changed out of their heavy clothes and put on light, thin clothes.

Lao Mo's Restaurant was as prosperous as ever, and it was the weekend, so there were many diners. Meng Tao and Yang Jiali occupied a table by the window, ordered food, and ate while chatting slowly. As the saying goes, wine brings together bosom friends, they had many common topics and talked very happily. They didn't pay attention to the time, and the afternoon passed in the blink of an eye, and it was dark outside the window.

When they walked out of the restaurant, they saw a car approaching. Meng Tao heard Xiao Yunhai's cute little voice: "Mom, Mom!"

A closer look revealed that this was Shen Yu's car.

The car door opened, and Meng Zhehan came down holding little Yunhai. Meng Tao shouted happily, "Brother! It's you, you're finally back!"

Meng Zhehan smiled and said, "Do you miss your brother?"

"Yes."

"Girl, you didn't even come home after school! I didn't call you in advance because I wanted to give you a surprise, but you didn't come back after waiting for a long time, so we had to come out to look for you."

"I'm sorry, if you knew my brother was back, I would have returned long ago."

Shen Yu also got out of the car: "Your brother is so surprised that he is hungry. The food is ready at home. He insists on waiting for you. Go back quickly."

"OK."

Meng Tao pulled Yang Jiali over and said, "Let me introduce you. This is my friend Yang Jiali. Jiali, this is my son. This is my husband Shen Yu. This is my brother Meng Zhehan."

Yang Jiali had been looking at Meng Zhehan, and only reacted when Meng Tao pulled her, and quickly stretched out her hand: "Hello, nice to meet you, I'm Yang Jiali."

(End of this chapter)