After spending one night in Xunjia Village, the family said goodbye and left.
Although there are many vacant houses here, it's still not as comfortable as living at home.
What's more, there's also Gu Yu who occasionally gives everyone the cold shoulder, making everyone feel even more bored staying there.
On the way back, Xun Liangfen remained silent until they were far away from Xunjia Village before she spoke to Hua Baoguo, "Last night, my mother came looking for me. She said she wanted to come back to the city with me."
After saying that, he stared at Hua Baoguo, trying to read something from his face.
Hua Xiangyun, who was following behind, overheard all of this.
Even Hua Zhian and his wife, who were right behind them, exchanged a glance.
Hua Baoguo replied directly, "That's your mother. If she wants to live with you, she can."
But you often come with me on trips, sometimes for months at a time. Will she be able to get used to being alone in the city?
There's no problem with my mother-in-law coming to stay with us, but the problem is that my husband and I are often away from home, and for long periods of time at that. How can we take care of them?
Xun Liangfen hadn't expected this answer: "You don't object?"
Hua Baoguo said, "What good would it do if I objected? Besides, that's your mother. You can treat her however you want. I can't help you much anyway."
Hua Xiangyun almost burst out laughing. This father is just as straightforward as ever. Can't he speak a little more tactfully?
If he had been born a few decades later, he probably wouldn't have been able to find a wife.
Xun Liangfen felt something and looked back to see her daughter walking with her head down, while Hua Zhian was suppressing a laugh. She glared at him fiercely, then turned back to Hua Baoguo and growled in a low voice, "She is, after all, your mother-in-law."
"Just because she's my mother-in-law, it's not easy for me, as her son-in-law, to entertain her. Why don't you invite your father-in-law over? I'll definitely make sure he's well taken care of. But you know my schedule isn't entirely up to me, otherwise I wouldn't have been neglecting my family all these years."
Hua Xiangyun mentally gave herself a thumbs up. She appeared confused, but she knew exactly what was going on.
Honestly, if it weren't for the two elderly people in their family, I don't know how much trouble they would have been in.
"..." Xun Liangfen was speechless for a moment, but she had also taken her mother's complaints from last night to heart.
“These children are about to go off to university. Why don’t we let them come to the county town to keep their parents company?” That way, the elderly can take care of each other.
Hua Xiangyun looked up slightly at Xun Liangfen's back, wondering if it was her own idea or her cheap grandmother's little scheme.
Hua Baoguo: "Xun Liangfen, are you serious? My parents worked so hard to raise our children, and now you're asking them to take care of your old mother?"
I wouldn't dare say that, nor would I agree to it.
I've already made up my mind. After my child graduates from university in a few years, I'll retire and come back to take care of my parents and fulfill my filial duty.
If you feel you've wronged your parents, then you can do that too.
You can bring your mother to a house in the city, but not in Heping County.
Such a request is truly laughable. I don't know where Xun Liangfen gets the audacity to say something like that.
If it were his father-in-law, he certainly wouldn't have any objections, and his own father might even be very happy.
But what kind of person is my mother-in-law? Everyone knows the answer. How can you expect to have a good life at home if you bring such a person into the family?
Xun Liangfen said, "My mother isn't completely immobile now; we just need to keep each other company."
"What? Are your father-in-law and mother-in-law going to separate the family or get a divorce?" Hua Baoguo found such demands increasingly ridiculous.
An old woman is abandoning her family and property to move to the city. What is she trying to do?
"That's not how it is. You should have heard about what happened in the village a few days ago."
Although that thing hasn't reappeared, everyone is still scared. My mother is timid and doesn't want to be in a different environment..."
"If you put it that way, then everyone in the village should just quit?" Hua Baoguo had lost all respect for his mother-in-law. "Why don't you think about what will happen to your father if your mother leaves the village?"
“Aren’t my brother and the others still here?” Xun Liangfen felt there was no problem at all. “Besides, my mother doesn’t stay at our house all the time; she just stays for a short period of time.”
Hua Xiangyun rolled her eyes at the ground. With that kind of personality, she would find it troublesome to stay even for a day.
Besides, with that kind of personality, who knows how much trouble they'd cause if we brought them into the house.
Fortunately, Hua Baoguo was clear-headed this time. "So I didn't object. Anyway, you have to be filial to your mother. You have to bear the filial duty of a daughter."
"You can take a long leave or retire to be with him, but my dad has a heart condition and can't be around your mom. If he gets upset and something bad happens, will you take responsibility?"
Before Xun Liangfen could speak, Hua Baoguo struck again, "You should take care of your own parents. My parents are so old, I don't want them to have to serve others."
Xun Liangfen wanted to refute this, but when she thought of her mother's temper, she didn't have the courage to say that Gu Yu wasn't like that.
They rarely come home, but their mother has managed to stay home for the past two days without doing a single chore. She's either watching the commotion or going out to chat and slack off. When they arrive in Heping County, she'll definitely act like a guest again.
As for bringing people to the city, Xun Liangfen never considered it, not because she couldn't take care of them, but because with her mother's personality, she didn't know how many embarrassing things she would do. Her colleagues and friends were all there, and facing strange looks from others would be a huge challenge.
Hua Baoguo scoffed, "You're getting more and more regressive as you get older. You don't want to take care of your own grandson, and you don't want to serve your in-laws, but you want to bring your mother-in-law to your husband's family. It's amazing that you even dared to say that."
Hua Baoguo wanted to save her some face, but the words just slipped out without any regard for his feelings.
Little did he know that his children and daughter-in-law had overheard his words and felt even less respect for Xun Liangfen.
Xun Liangfen hesitated for a long time before saying, "...But I've already promised my mother that I'd come back and discuss it with you."
Gu Yu was supposed to leave today, but she didn't dare to make the decision on her own, probably because she had already guessed that this would be the outcome.
Hua Baoguo said, "There's nothing to discuss. Just do as I said before. If you want to take care of your mother, you can bring her to live with you, but don't even think about bringing her to the county town."
You tell them this here too, but don't bring it up again when you get back. If you upset my parents and they get seriously hurt, you'll be in trouble.
Xun Liangfen used to live a decent life, but now it's getting worse and worse, and Hua Baoguo is becoming more and more disheartened.
Xun Liangfen felt a little annoyed when she realized that her original plan had failed.
He didn't want to talk anymore along the way, and kept his head down as he continued on his journey.
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