"So how do you want to arrange this? Tell me!"
"Mom, do you think we could rent a place near the university, or we could buy a house together, but we can only pay the down payment?"
We'll hire a nanny later, so my wife's commute will be closer, someone will look after the kids, and she can come home to see them whenever she's free.
"Okay, as for the house, we don't need to rent one. There are a few over there. I'll go take a look later."
"Oh right! How could I forget that? And what our family has in abundance is a house, isn't it?"
"As for the nanny, that's even easier to say. Your Aunt Wu used to take care of Xiao Xuan, so it shouldn't be a problem to have her move in with us."
"That's fine. I'd feel even more at ease if Aunt Wu could take care of the child."
"As for the houses you mentioned, no matter how many we have, it has nothing to do with you."
"Dad, I know that. I was just saying."
"What does that have to do with me, Grandpa?"
"It has nothing to do with you. If you need to live there in the future, you can move in, but it doesn't belong to you."
"Oh! I see. Uncle is the same as me!"
"right!"
"Then I have no objection, as long as there is a place for me to stay."
"As for when to move there, we'll have to wait until the child is one year old. Otherwise, the child is more likely to get sick from moving back and forth."
Also, since we're moving there, we need to prepare a room for the child in advance. The renovations are manageable, but the smell will take at least a year and a half to dissipate.
"That's true, then I'll definitely do whatever you say."
"Grandma, can we not let my little brother move out?"
"Why?"
"I'm so lonely at home with only one little baby. My little brother can play with me at home."
"But weren't you complaining just a couple of days ago, saying that your little brother can't play with you? All he does is cry?"
"No, I didn't dislike him at all. That's not true. You can't wrong me."
"Alright! We'll talk about this later."
"Does Xiao Xuan really like his younger brother that much?"
"I love it! Uncle, I really love my little brother."
"Then when your younger brother is a little older, you can take him to play."
"Sure, I have lots of toys I can share with him."
"Good girl."
Don't let him fool you!
"Why? Dad, isn't Xiaoxuan a very good boy?"
“I didn’t say that. I meant that he doesn’t actually like his younger brother now. He probably wants us adults to focus all our attention on the little one so he can have more time to play and no one will be watching him box or study.”
"Grandpa, I didn't. You can't wrong me."
"Do you think you can hide your little scheme from Grandpa?"
"Okay! But I really want my little brother to stay, so that when I go back to school, there will be someone at home to keep my great-grandparents and grandparents company."
"Good girl! I'll trust you this time."
You must believe me!
"Okay, I believe you."
"This kid is really smart."
"She's quite smart, but she needs to be guided properly, otherwise she'll go astray."
"That's true."
"I would never be a bad child!"
"You said it yourself, remember what you said."
“I remember, Grandpa. I’m a man and I keep my word.”
"That's good."
But going back home is not easy. Not only is the child too young, but the daughter-in-law has only just finished her postpartum confinement period and needs to rest and recuperate at home.
Besides, even if I go back, I have to make arrangements at home first. Even if I don't prepare anything else, I have to have someone air out the bedding beforehand.
This is good for both children and adults.
After all that trouble, it's finally time for you to go back when your grandson is over fifty. You should be fine now. Just pick a nice day and drive back.
But what no one expected was that just a few days before they were to leave, the other party still found an opportunity, but this opportunity did not come here, but to the daughter-in-law's family home.
I heard it's caused quite a stir; not only do the neighbors know about it, but even the in-laws' workplaces know.
Even though he teaches at a military academy and people don't really care about comparisons, the fact that his in-laws helped him find connections still has a negative impact on him.
Even if you didn't ask anyone for help, everyone now knows that you didn't ask your in-laws for help, but what happens in the long run?
Who would reply? No matter what happens, people will only think that the connections the in-laws made weren't strong enough. Otherwise, why would their own brother end up like this?
In other words, whether they intervene or not, it won't benefit the couple in the marriage; in the end, they'll be caught in the middle.
Finally, I heard that the in-laws had no choice but to take drastic measures to avoid further damage. They applied for early retirement, leaving the other party unsure whether to be happy or upset.
You see, no matter how much you beg, they've retired and have no connections anymore. If all else fails, they can just lock up the door and go on a spontaneous trip, leaving you nowhere to turn.
Besides, their relationship wasn't good to begin with, and they weren't even born of the same mother, so why would they help each other?
I also heard that they even invited the in-laws' mother out, but this old lady isn't their biological mother. People only showed her some respect because of the deceased old man, but now that they've come to make a scene, how can they possibly give her any face?
It's already quite generous of them not to kick us out outright. How could they possibly listen to you here, arrogantly giving orders and telling us what to do?
Besides, this isn't some other matter; why would anyone get involved? People are already grateful if they don't get involved. They're too busy trying to distance themselves to get involved; who would be so foolish as to get involved?
They also heard that the other party planned to ask their own father for help, but little did they know that after the baby's one-month celebration, the old man and woman went directly to the eldest brother's house.
They knew the older brother, but they didn't know where his family lived.
Even if you knew, it wouldn't matter. People of their level can't just meet anyone they want, let alone if they didn't know.
Even if you find out where they live, the security there is not just for show; they won't let you through without the host's permission.
So there's really no need to bother asking the old man for help. You'd be better off using that time to figure out how to avoid getting involved.
After they came to make trouble at home last time, I had already had their whole family thoroughly investigated. To be honest, Junde's wife and brother-in-law didn't have much of a problem. As long as they were given power and left the army, everything would be fine.
However, the wife he married was not a good match. Not only did she accept bribes from others, but she also took money to do favors for people, and this was no small matter.
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