With the intervention of Xu's father, Xu Wangting, the uncle, became much more friendly towards Ji Ling.

Sitting in the living room, I asked him about his mental journey after the college entrance examination and gave him some encouragement. When he heard that the notification letter had not come out yet, he frowned.

"You have good grades, so the notification letter should come out the soonest. I'll find time tomorrow to ask someone to go and ask." The notification letters will go through the provincial capital and then to the city and county. Xu Wangting offered to help, and Ji Yong on the side was also very happy.

"Brother, thank you for your help."

"You are just too polite. Why bother your family?" Xu Wangting glanced at Ji Yong indifferently.

The indifference and arrogance that comes from the bones are the most hurtful.

Ji Yong smiled as if he didn't notice, but Ji Ling, who was sitting beside him, felt extremely uncomfortable.

She turned her head to look at her father, "Dad, did my eldest brother talk to you today? Xiaoke and I went to his factory to look for him, and we were surrounded by people. Those people kept asking me how to learn, and finally gave us a lot of fruit. My eldest brother even said that this was the first time he had received something from someone in the few years he had been working."

Ji Yong said, "It's good to guide others, but you are not allowed to collect things in the future. We are all living a tight life."

"I see. Isn't it because I got the top score in the college entrance examination that they are so enthusiastic?" She turned her head and raised her chin towards Xu Wangting. "Look, my uncle took the initiative to ask about the admission letter for me."

Xu Wangting: Ji Yong's eyes flashed with a smile, and he felt warm that his daughter defended him. He also praised his daughter generously, "You have grown up and become more sensible, which is great."

Ji Yong was very pleased that his daughter knew the difference between good and bad, and knew how to care for others.

In the kitchen.

Xu Fang had been paying attention to what was going on in the living room. Seeing her eldest brother ignoring her husband, she felt uncomfortable. This was also the reason why she didn't like to go back to her parents' home. What surprised her was that her eldest daughter stood up to defend her husband, making her eldest brother lose face.

According to her past habits, she should have scolded her daughter for being ignorant, but at this moment she inexplicably felt that her daughter was right and she agreed with her daughter's approach.

"Little sister, your Ji Ling has really grown up. I remember a few months ago she was still making a fuss and asking our dad to arrange a job for her." Xu Hongmei said with a fake smile, "I think Ji Ling used to hide her cleverness."

Xu Fang frowned, "Sister-in-law, children are not that complicated. She will be nice to whoever is really nice to her."

Mother Xu threw the chopsticks for beating eggs onto the stove and said, "Hongmei, fry the eggs. Add more oil. Xiaoling likes them tender."

Xu Hongmei knew that her mother-in-law was unhappy, so she went to fry eggs with a smile.

Although her mother stood up for her, Xu Fang felt guilty, thinking that she was still causing trouble for her mother at such an old age.

Xu's mother saw her daughter's worries and interrupted her, "Set the table. It's my birthday tomorrow. The whole family will be happy together."

This is advice to my daughter and also a pointer to my daughter-in-law.

After that, everyone was tactful and stopped causing trouble.

The meal was sumptuous, and the eggs were fried tender and smooth. If Ji Ling hadn't been afraid of being misunderstood as a provocation, she really wanted to ask her aunt how she fried the eggs.

Restraining the impulse, they had a peaceful meal. After the meal, Xu's father asked the men in the family to go to the study to play chess. Ji Yong said he wanted to go visit his parents, so Xu's father asked him to bring his regards. On the other side, Xu Yujia still pulled Ji Ke to the bedroom, but was stopped by Ji Yong.

"Xiao Ke, come with Dad to visit grandpa and grandma."

"Xu Yujia, don't get involved in adults' affairs." Xu Hongmei called her daughter and nodded to Xu Fang with an apologetic look on her face, "Little sister, you guys go. It's a rare trip back home, it would be bad if you don't go and take a look."

Xu Fang's relationship with her parents has eased now, and she can go back to the city several times a year, but she never visits the elders of the Ji family. This is something everyone in the family knows.

Just now Ji Yong said he would take the children with him, and didn't mention the whole family. However, Xu Hongmei arbitrarily distorted Ji Yong's words and pushed Xu Fang forward, obviously in retaliation for what happened in the kitchen that night.

Xu Fang smiled, "Xiaoling and Xiaoke both got into college, and Xiaoling was the top scorer in the college entrance examination. These are two happy events in the family, so we need to talk to the elders about it."

Xu Fang didn't care about Xu Hongmei's mean tricks, but she didn't want Xu Hongmei to think that she was easy to bully. She turned around and said to her niece, "Yujia, write down anything you don't know in a notebook. When your eldest cousin comes back, she will tell you and teach you how to study. Who knows, you may be able to get the top score in the college entrance examination next year."

Xu Yujia was not a good student and she used connections to get into the college entrance examination. The Xu family did this secretly, but looking at Xu Yujia's grades, who among those who know her would not understand what was going on?

If I don't say it, I'll just give face to Mr. Xu.

Xu Hongmei's face turned blue and red.

Xu's mother was sitting nearby drinking tea. When she saw this scene, she cursed inwardly, saying that it served her right.

Some people just can't stand being on the stage and always like to step on others.

Xu's mother did not like this daughter-in-law, but since her son liked her, she did not object.

Xu's father is the director of the design institute. His son's smooth career in the institute over the years is largely due to the care of his father-in-law. Xu Hongmei was already in a high position, but now she feels more and more that she is the greatest contributor to the family.

Xu's mother didn't mind her showing off, but she absolutely could not allow her to bully her daughter in front of her.

In the past, her daughter had low self-esteem and had to endure bullying in silence, so she was the only one who could stand up for her. Now her daughter knows how to fight back. Although the one being bullied is her daughter-in-law, she also drags her granddaughter into it. Mother Xu was not angry, but felt very good instead.

This granddaughter is also spoiled by her daughter-in-law.

After the Ji family of four left, the Xu family's living room became extremely quiet.

Xu Hongmei knew that she had offended her mother-in-law again. She looked up and saw her daughter leaning on the sofa with red eyes. She felt distressed and aggrieved. "Mom, my little sister doesn't like to go to my parents-in-law's house, but there is no need to make sarcastic remarks about Yujia. Yujia is not good at studying. She is not playful. She is just stupid and it is useless to study. Can you blame Yujia for this?"

Hearing her mother say that she was stupid, Xu Yujia couldn't hold back her face and got up and went to the bedroom.

Mother Xu frowned slightly, and her eyes lost their usual gentleness and were a little cold. Xu Hongmei's heart trembled slightly when her mother-in-law looked at her like that.

My mother-in-law also came from a wealthy family. Although there were not many people from her family alive and not here, she still had some background. Xu Hongmei instinctively felt timid when facing her mother-in-law.

"You know Yujia is feeling bad, so you want to stab her in the heart? Don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you. You are a teacher, you should understand this principle the most. Why do you let me explain it to you today?"

Xu Hongmei blushed and defended herself, "Mom, I really didn't mean anything else. This time I saw my little sister was happy, so I thought about going to my parents-in-law's house, and she must have followed."

Xu's mother interrupted her rudely, "Of course she should go with them. If the child is successful, it will be a great honor for the parents. Xu Fang's parents-in-law have disliked her for years, and today is her day to show off."

I still have something to say. If there are any typos, please point them out. I will correct them when I see them. Thank you. 　　 　 (End of this chapter)