Boyi stroked little Youchen's head and coaxed him softly, "Youchen, be good, don't be afraid, Daddy is here!"
Seeing little Shuangning crying so miserably, Shumei felt so distressed that she begged Wu Ju to let her hold little Shuangning. "Mother, please let me hold the child. She's still so young. I'm afraid she'll get a stomachache if she cries for too long."
"I raised this child with all my heart and soul. Do you think you can raise her better than me? Or do you think I didn't raise her well enough and abused my own granddaughter?"
Wu Ju didn't want to hear Shumei say that, and started to argue with Shumei in rapid succession.
"Mother, that's not what I meant. It's so rare for me to see my child, so please let me hold her, comfort her, and show my meager motherly love."
Little Shuangning kept reaching out for Shumei, crying for her mother. The sound made Shumei's heart ache and distressed.
"No need. Having me as your grandma is enough. You just need to focus on making money." Wu Ju still showed no sign of compromise and kept slapping the child's bottom. "Don't cry. I told you not to cry. If you cry again, I won't give you any food tonight and you will have to sleep with mice. Do you hear me, you money-loser?"
Wu Ju beat and scolded Shumei, and the beating became heavier. Shumei could no longer bear it and rushed over to grab the child.
Zhang Xiaoqin, who had been silent the whole time, saw this and stood up from her stool, pushing Shumei away. "What are you doing? You want to hit me again? Ji Zong is gone, so you're rebelling, aren't you? How dare you hit your elders? My brother is gone, and I'm your daughter! If you want to bully my mother, you'll have to get past me first."
Zhang Xiaoqin used a bit too much force and Shumei almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, Boyi stepped forward to support her.
Boyi held little Youchen in one hand and supported Shumei with the other. He had really reached the end of his patience and had to stand up and say a few words in Shumei's favor.
"You're a married daughter, and you're always hanging around your parents' house. You want to be a filial daughter so badly, but how much living expenses do you give your mother every month? How many times do you wash their clothes? How many times do you serve them tea and water? Will you be the one to take care of your aunt and uncle when they get old?"
Boyi's words were so sharp that Zhang Xiaoqin was speechless. After a long while, she finally managed to say, "This is our family matter. What's it to you?"
In the past, Zhang Xiaoqin thought Boyi was good-looking and would tease him with words whenever they met. But after meeting him today, Zhang Xiaoqin really had a new respect for Boyi, and the feud between them was settled.
"It's a family matter. You colluded with outsiders to defile your own sister-in-law. This is also a family matter! In the end, you were driven back to your mother's house. You can only coax and deceive your uncle and aunt. If you have the guts, go back to your own home and act like a tyrant!"
Boyi's words hit the nail on the head. Zhang Xiaoqin really didn't dare to say anything. She realized that Boyi was not someone to be bullied, so she shut up and sat back on the stone bench angrily to eat melon seeds.
Wu Ju obviously didn't know the reason why Zhang Xiaoqin came back. After hearing what Boyi said, she looked at Zhang Xiaoqin with a puzzled look, wanting her to explain to her.
Zhang Xiaoqin was busy eating her melon seeds, ignoring Wu Ju completely.
"Mother, please let me hold the child! You are the child's biological grandmother, and I am the child's biological mother. I think neither of us will harm the child. This is all for the child's good. It's rare for me to see the child, so let me stay with the child for a while!"
Shumei took the opportunity to persuade Wu Ju with kind words, but seeing that Wu Ju still refused to let go, Boyi continued to help persuade her.
"Aunt, you've worked so hard raising the children. Now that Shumei is back, you finally have a moment of leisure. Don't you think you're tired enough? You're truly destined to worry. What good will it be to have just a few more days of leisure? Shumei and the children will always remember your kindness. Don't worry, no matter whether Shumei and I are rich or poor in the future, I will, on Jizong's behalf, treat you and uncle as my own parents."
Boyi began to flatter Wu Ju, and Wu Ju felt relieved and reluctantly gave the child to Shumei. Shumei quickly took the child and gave Wu Ju some living expenses.
The family had lunch in a very strange atmosphere.
After lunch, Shumei and Boyi took their two children out to play. They took the children on a boat and wandered to the village on the other side of the river, where Shumei's parents lived.
After Boyi and the others left, Wu Ju questioned Zhang Xiaoqin.
"Xiaoqin! What did Boyi say this afternoon about colluding with outsiders to frame your sister-in-law? What's going on?"
"Mom, it's okay, don't listen to his nonsense." Zhang Xiaoqin's eyes were a little evasive, and she went back to the house to pack her things while speaking.
After staying at her parents' home for so long, she felt it was time to go back. If she didn't go back, she was afraid that she would no longer have a place in the family.
"Xiaoqin! You have to be sensible and don't shoot yourself in the foot."
Wu Ju was not worried about the reputation of Zhang Xiaoqin's sister-in-law, but she was worried about her daughter's reputation, and worried that her daughter's bad reputation would affect her.
"Okay, mother, I know my limits. I'm going back first. You and father just need to take care of yourselves. I'll come back to see you when I have time."
Wu Ju was still not satisfied, but Zhang Xiaoqin had already carried her things and walked out of the yard in two steps.
The two sat next to a pile of freshly made straw by the river, watching the two children running wildly after locusts in the field.
Both of them were filled with emotion. This place used to be where Ji Zong and Shu Mei often dated. Boyi hid on the other side of the straw pile, listening to Shu Mei and Ji Zong's sweet talk while keeping watch for them. No one could understand the feeling in his heart.
Now things have changed, and with these two little ones, no one could have imagined that one day they would be able to revisit their old place as a couple.
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