Liu Jingxiang was a little embarrassed and inwardly resented his wife for making so many fuss.
Then she pulled out a roll of fabric for thermal underwear from her bag. "This fabric was woven by Hongmei's friend's textile factory. It's all new. I'm making underwear for the child so he can wear it comfortably."
After taking out all of these, Hu Aifen took out a silver longevity lock. She wouldn't give the rest to Ma Li; she really disliked Ma Li's superior attitude and look down on everyone. So, she decided to give these valuable items to her son later.
No matter how bad he is, he is still my son.
"The child is still sleeping. I'll go tell your older brother and let him go about his business."
After finishing her sentence, Hu Aifen picked up her bag and went downstairs. Liu Jingxiang thought for a moment, then followed his mother downstairs.
"Jingxiang, are there any rooms available? I need to talk to you about something."
"Mom, it's on the first floor. This is the room my eldest sister used to live in."
The mother and son entered the empty room, and Hu Aifen handed the purse to Liu Jingxiang, saying, "This is a gift from your great-grandmother, grandfather, and grandmother to the child."
You can keep it yourself. I'm not trying to sow discord between you two. It's just that I don't think much of Ma Li, and besides, a grown man can't be without some money.
If you store it somewhere outside, it won't be good for you if your wife finds out. If you keep it at home, it won't be good if your second uncle and mistress find out either.
You don't need to refuse. The two thousand is for you; the rest is for my grandson. If you have a place to put it, I'll help you take it out; you can hide it yourself.
"Mom, are you going to treat my second uncle and his wife like this too?"
“Jingxiang, you are my son. I won’t try to sow discord between you, but you should know that everyone has selfish desires. You shouldn’t have the heart to harm others, but you can’t be without the heart to guard against others.”
In the end, Hu Aifen took out the bag and put it in the trunk of the car. The excuse was easy to find: Liu Jingze drove Liu Jingxiang to pick up Liu Changhong.
Upon seeing this, Liu Aimin knew that things weren't going well. He continued reading his newspaper in the living room while Hu Aifen went upstairs.
"Mom, where did Jingxiang go?"
"Have him lead the way to your eldest brother to bring your second grandfather back."
"Mom, I can't go back to the capital. I'm their only child. What will happen to them if I leave?"
"Oh? So my Jingxiang is the son-in-law you've chosen?"
"No, no!"
"That's fine then. Since my Jingxiang married you, he has the responsibility to take care of your parents. However, he can't neglect his filial duties to us either, as he still has his second uncle and aunt to support in their old age. Therefore, he must return to the capital."
"Once your father retires, he can take over the capital."
"We have a home in Haishi, why go to the capital?"
“It’s because Liu Jingxiang is my son. We live in the capital, Jingxiang’s great-grandmother lives in the capital, and his grandparents live in the capital. He definitely has to go back.”
"But that's not what my mistress told my parents."
"Then go and ask her, what right does she have to decide my son's fate?"
If it weren't for her, my son and daughter could have stayed with me.
"Then, eldest sister, little sister, Jingxiang also doesn't want to stay in the countryside."
"Unwilling? Without the money we send them every year, could they live such a comfortable life?"
"You're in your postpartum period, don't think about these things. Discuss things yourselves. As for when to go back, that's up to your second uncle to decide."
In fact, before Hu Aifen arrived, the old lady had already given instructions that this was the only way to get Jingxiang to go back, and it all depended on whether the second aunt could persuade the second uncle.
When the baby woke up, Ma Li picked up the baby in a flustered state and turned her back to breastfeed.
Hu Aifen found a small basin for the child, filled it with water, and washed her grandson. This was Hongmei's habit, and Hu Aifen felt that since conditions allowed, she had learned to do it as well.
An hour later, Hu Aifen washed the child clean, changed the diaper, wrapped the child up again, and coaxed the child to sleep.
"Ma Li, you can rest too. I brought crucian carp, pork ribs, pig's trotters, and pork. What kind of soup do you want? I'll make it."
"Mom, this is the mistress's house." This means that it's inappropriate for you to act like a guest.
Just then, Shen Xiuting entered the room.
Hu Aifen smiled and looked at Shen Xiuting, saying, "Mistress, is this house yours?"
"No, this is our home."
"I knew it! We haven't separated our families. This house was bought with Grandma's money. If you said it belonged to you, I would have really had to take Jingxiang and his family out."
Shen Xiuting's eyes turned red with anger, but she really couldn't refute it.
Although Ma Li was ugly, she wasn't stupid. She immediately realized that her mother-in-law was no pushover. Besides, she felt a little more at ease, knowing that she wasn't living under someone else's roof and that she had a share in the house.
"Second Aunt, you rest, I'll go downstairs to cook." Hu Aifen was still all smiles.
"No need, I'll have the housekeeper cook."
"Alright, then I have to go down and make some soup for Ma Li. As her mother-in-law, I can't be irresponsible. I came here to take care of my daughter-in-law during her postpartum period, so I can't just do nothing. Ma Li, what kind of soup would you like?"
"Mom, I'm fine with any kind of soup, just not too oily."
"Okay, I understand."
Hu Aifen went downstairs, and Shen Xiuting sat to the side, asking, "Where's Jingxiang?"
"He took his elder brother to call the second master."
"Second wife, you promised my parents that Jingxiang would take care of them in their old age and see them off when they die. Now this mother-in-law is telling us to move back. What will happen to my parents?"
"There's no definite news yet. What's the rush? Besides, it's only right that Jingxiang takes care of them in their old age, but he can't just abandon us, can he?"
Hearing Shen Xiuting's words, Ma Li's chest heaved with anger. How shameless! How could she say such things now? She ignored her and lay down with her back to Shen Xiuting, holding her child.
Shen Xiuting was also very unhappy and stormed back to her room, ignoring Liu Aimin who was sitting in the living room.
Furthermore, Liu Jingze drove Liu Jingxiang directly to the bank.
This younger brother wasn't so old-fashioned that he wouldn't listen to anything. After seeing the things his great-grandmother and grandparents had given him from the back seat, he immediately changed his mind and decided to go to the bank.
I rented a safe deposit box at the bank, got everything set up, and deposited the two thousand yuan.
"Jingxiang, if you don't want your wife to know about the safe, then you'd better keep it hidden."
"Yes, I know. Let's go pick up Second Master."
The two brothers didn't say a word to each other. Liu Jingze was a cold-hearted person. He only fell into Zhang Hongmei's hands because of her. Otherwise, he would have remained such an indifferent person for the rest of his life.
It was already noon, and Liu Changhong was about to go eat. He had no power at all now. Ever since the leaders took over military power, those of them who were neutral had been excluded from the center of power.
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