A charming widow in her 70s married a factory manager and raised his children.

While Zhuang Qingxiang was making desserts at home, Jin Guilan arrived.

His face was deathly pale, and he stumbled along.

Zhuang Qingxiang was startled by her appearance and quickly helped her into the house, then poured her a glass of sugar water.

"Sister Jin, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell? Or have your two sons upset you again?"

Jin Guilan hugged the teacup, trembling uncontrollably.

"Sister Jin, what happened? Tell me!" Zhuang Qingxiang was frightened by her appearance.

"Meihua, Meihua... She, she was violated by Huang Yuejin!" Jin Guilan squeezed out the words through clenched teeth, trembling, before collapsing into a wail.

Zhuang Qingxiang: "..."

Jin Guilan grabbed Zhuang Qingxiang's hand and cried, "What are we going to do? My perfectly good daughter! That damned Huang Yuejin, I really thought he was a good person, but... but..."

Knowing it was because of Li Meihua and Huang Yuejin, Zhuang Qingxiang immediately relaxed, coughed lightly, and asked, "How do you know Meihua...?"

"I heard it with my own ears, right in my room!" Jin Guilan's eyes flashed with ferocity, her teeth clenched. "Everyone who's been there knows how loud that was!"

Zhuang Qingxiang pursed her lips, mustered her courage, and asked softly, "Then how do you know it was Huang Yuejin who forced Meihua? What if it was...?"

"What do you mean?" Jin Guilan jumped to her feet, staring at Zhuang Qingxiang in disbelief. "Zhuang Qingxiang, I thought we were friends, and you threw dirty water on my daughter?!"

"I didn't mean that," Zhuang Qingxiang quickly waved her hand. "I just thought you should ask Meihua what she thinks."

Jin Guilan glared angrily at Zhuang Qingxiang, her eyes wide like copper bells, and her anger blazing from her nostrils.

Zhuang Qingxiang hurriedly tried to pull her along, but was rejected three times. Finally, she had no choice but to give up and said with a bitter face, "Sister Jin, I was wrong. I just wanted to remind you to ask Meihua. She's a girl with big ideas."

Jin Guilan snorted coldly, turned and left, clearly annoyed by Zhuang Qingxiang.

Zhuang Qingxiang sighed.

Jin Guilan clearly looked down on Huang Yuejin, and it's unknown whether Li Meihua will ultimately get what she wants.

This girl is really bold; she actually slept with Huang Yuejin.

Doesn't she consider what if Huang Yuejin isn't as kind-hearted as she thinks, and tries to take advantage of her and then deny everything?

Zhuang Qingxiang was so worried about this that she lost her appetite for the snacks she had made, while the three children ate them until they looked like cats with dirty faces.

Later, Sun Yongxian and Shi Peiran arrived, firstly to have some snacks, and secondly to tell Zhuang Qingxiang the news.

"Li Meihua, tsk..." She gave a thumbs up, "That's her. She keeps her word and really got Huang Yuejin under her thumb."

Zhuang Qingxiang smiled and said, "I heard about it. Sister Jin came over today and said she was terrified. She insisted that Huang Yuejin had abused her daughter. I told her to ask Meihua first, and she got angry with me. What's the situation now?"

"Meihua is still kneeling in the main room begging Sister Jin for forgiveness." Sun Yongxian sighed. "Huang Yuejin is kneeling with her. It seems she's determined to marry him, but Sister Jin just won't budge."

"So it must be quite lively over there again?" Zhuang Qingxiang asked.

"No way, who would dare to make a fuss about this? Even if Sister Jin is very angry, she wouldn't dare to shout it out to the neighbors. I think this matter is going to cause a lot of trouble. Sister Jin always feels that Huang Yuejin is too old and not good enough for Meihua."

"Then it depends on Li Meihua's abilities," Shi Peiran said with a smile. "I think this matter will be settled soon. Sister Jin, as a mother, can't go against her daughter's wishes."

Just as the three were having a lively conversation, Lu Congyue returned looking travel-worn.

"Brother Lu is finally back. You must have been away on a business trip for four or five days." Shi Peiran greeted him with a smile.

Lu Congyue smiled and said, "Yes, thankfully I won't be this busy anymore."

As he spoke, his gaze fell on Zhuang Qingxiang, and his smile widened.

Shi Peiran coughed lightly: "Yongxian, we should go home now. We can also try to persuade Sister Jin."

Sun Yongxian nodded knowingly, while Chongzhuang Qingxiang winked and walked away with Shi Peiran with a grin.

"dad!"

The three children rushed towards Lu Congyue, one calling him "Dad" and the other "Dad." Xiao Chenglin, who couldn't speak as fluently as Xiao Donghua, was so anxious that his face turned red.

Lu Congyue hugged all three children, smiling and trying to make them happy, and even brought them the gifts he had bought for them during his business trip.

Zhuang Qingxiang looked at them with a smile, and then, after Lu Congyue leaned over and kissed her, she went to the kitchen to cook for him with a slightly flushed face.

By the time Lu Congyue finished showering and changing his clothes, dinner was ready.

After finishing his meal, he patted his stomach and said, "Home-cooked meals are still the best."

"You've eaten enough, so go and get some rest," Zhuang Qingxiang advised. "I can tell you're exhausted just by looking at your dark circles."

He also told the three children to play by themselves and not to disturb their father.

Lu Congyue was indeed exhausted, and fell asleep as soon as he got onto the kang (a heated brick bed).

Zhuang Qingxiang washed and hung up all his clothes, then gave the three children a bath and put them to bed on the kang (heated brick bed).

She sat in the main room, sewing the clothes in her hands.

In the dead of night, she finished making the new dress for Xiao Luyue. Just as she stretched and looked up, she saw Lu Congyue leaning against the door frame, staring at her intently.

"When did you wake up?" she asked with a smile, putting down what she was holding.

"Not long," Lu Congyue said softly, closing the door behind him and walking towards Zhuang Qingxiang. "I didn't call you because you were busy."

"Would you like some water?" Zhuang Qingxiang asked.

Lu Congyue shook his head, pulled her up and hugged her, and whispered, "I'm hungry."

Zhuang Qingxiang understood instantly.

This hunger is not the same as that hunger; he's thinking about it.

"You don't want to?" Lu Congyue chuckled softly. "I've been so busy lately, I've lost count of how long it's been since we've had a proper time together."

"But aren't you very tired?" Zhuang Qingxiang asked, worried about his health.

Lu Congyue picked the person up and walked towards the west room.

"I'm tired because I rushed back. They won't be back until tomorrow, so I can rest at home for a day... and spend time with you and the kids. Besides..."

He put her on the kang (a heated brick bed) and took her hand, placing it on his body.

Do you think I'm tired?

Zhuang Qingxiang blushed as if she had been burned, her ears turning bright red: "Stop messing around."

Lu Congyue stared at her without even blinking.

Even after being together for so long, she's still shy and timid. The more I look at her, the more I like her, and the more I can't let her go.

I don't want to go on business trips.

It would be good to take her with me on my business trip.

I just want to be with her all the time.

After the lights were turned off, the two of them had only been cuddling for a short while when Lu Congyue couldn't help but become fierce.

He couldn't help himself as soon as he heard Zhuang Qingxiang making a sound.

He would only slow down after coaxing Zhuang Qingxiang into saying nice things and begging for mercy.

The ordeal lasted half the night, and when Lu Congyue finally let go of her, Zhuang Qingxiang bit him in anger.

"Don't do that again."

Lu Congyue chuckled and pulled the person into his arms: "I'll listen to you."

I'll listen to everything else, but not this one thing. I'll never listen to it in my entire life.

Zhuang Qingxiang nestled obediently in Lu Congyue's arms, listening to his heartbeat, and after a long while, she finally said, "Congyue, it's so good to have met you."

I hope things will continue to be good for us, like the happiest people in the world!