Forced to marry a disabled man in the countryside? I'll repay you tenfold!

In this day and age, it's not acceptable to freeload. Even when Aunt Xie comes to eat, she always makes sure to order extra food afterwards; she never tries to take advantage of others.

This is also why Su Wanqing likes Aunt Xie.

At this moment, Su Wanqing was surprised to see that not only Uncle Ding, Ding Xiaomei, and Aunt Xie were eating, but also her wicked mother-in-law Zhou's mother and Gu Yuan had come.

Did they come from Xinjiang?

Su Wanqing calculated the time, and oh, it was about the same as the previously estimated time; Gu Yuan's family would be exonerated at the beginning of the year.

Right now, Aunt Xie is arguing with Zhou's mother about something.

While picking at the rice in her bowl, Zhou's mother said leisurely, "Anyway, it's an apartment that was allocated to my son by the higher-ups. Gu Yuan and I just happened to have nowhere to go, so we just found an apartment near you and got one, and we can live there."

Aunt Xie ate her meal and snorted, "Oh dear, although this was allocated to your son, you can't make the decision yourself. It's up to your son and daughter-in-law to discuss it. You're already this old; you should find another man and live a good life. Why do you always have to meddle in your son and daughter-in-law's affairs? Aren't you afraid of becoming a laughingstock?"

Zhou's mother snorted, "So what? He's my son. What's wrong with me using the reward I gave him? Who gives you the right to criticize me?"

Su Wanqing understood after listening for a couple of sentences. She first went to the pot to get her own portion of rice, and then said naturally, "Oh, Mom, you're back? When did you get back? Why didn't you send a telegram beforehand?"

Seeing Su Wanqing carrying so much food, Ding Xiaomei immediately got up, grumbling as she snatched the food away and placed it on the table: "How far along are you in your pregnancy? Why aren't you careful? Carrying so much food? I'll do it, I'll do it. Don't carry it yourself next time."

Su Wanqing smiled and nodded, "Okay, I understand." She sat down and began to eat her second breakfast.

Zhou's mother glanced at Su Wanqing, clearly in a good mood, and casually said, "We arrived at five o'clock. Luckily, we had your address, asked someone, and were led to you. We arrived just in time for dinner."

Oh, you have no idea, ever since you left, the food you left behind wasn't nearly enough for us. If Gu Yuan's parents hadn't been exonerated and brought back, we probably wouldn't have made it to spring. It's freezing cold in Xinjiang, thank goodness we're back.

"By the way, your belly has gotten so big in just a short time! It looks like you're ten months pregnant, like you're about to give birth. But considering the timeline, it seems to be even before I met Yan Shen? Could the baby in your belly not be Yan Shen's?"

Su Wanqing: "..."

How could anyone say something like that? Zhou's mother really... I don't know what she was thinking.

"Cough cough cough!" Gu Yuan coughed and tugged at Zhou's mother's sleeve.

Seeing Ding Dajiu's ashen face, Zhou's mother realized she had misspoke. "What's wrong? I was just saying. Her belly doesn't look like she's seven or eight months pregnant."

Su Wanqing smiled slightly: "I'm carrying three babies, so I'm definitely bigger than the average pregnant woman. Mom, it's fine if you say that to me, but it wouldn't be good if Yan Shen heard it. He's still seriously injured, and he just made a contribution to the country. I don't know how heartbroken he would be to hear his own mother talking nonsense like that."

Uncle Ding slammed down his chopsticks and yelled at Zhou's mother, "Look at you all day long, you've been spoiled rotten since you were little. Don't you know what you should and shouldn't say? It's one thing if you don't care about things at home, but don't make trouble for others."

Zhou's mother remained silent, burying her head in her food. After a while, she said, "Now that we're back, I don't have any other requests. Just find a place for Gu Yuan and me to stay."

As Su Wanqing ate her meal, she felt something was amiss. In the original story, Gu Yuan's parents were exonerated and should have been relocated to Fengcheng.

So why did this wicked mother-in-law go back to Bincheng and stop living with Gu Yuan's parents? Or was she kicked out?

While Su Wanqing was still curious, Uncle Ding explained, "Wanqing, Grandpa Gu and Aunt Wen were exonerated a few days ago, which is great news. They've both been transferred to Bincheng. Grandpa Gu has been appointed as a professor in the History Department of Bincheng University, and Aunt Wen has been transferred to your Academy of Agricultural Sciences as its vice president. They've also been allocated housing. However, the two elders don't want to live with them. We should discuss this with Yanshen."

He sighed. His sister was utterly useless, only caring about her own pleasure. What could he do?

He could only do more and give more to make Wanqing feel better, so as to avoid conflicts with Yanshen and damage their relationship.

"If all else fails, how about giving Wanqing some of our parents' inheritance and some random land?" Uncle Ding thought to himself. Years ago, he gave his son and daughter each an apartment in the capital, and his two younger sisters also had some land. But back then... there was actually some land that the family rented out.

Su Wanqing didn't know what Uncle Ding was thinking, but she breathed a sigh of relief. As long as they didn't live together, everything was fine. However, she wanted the extra house, so she decided to arrange for Zhou's mother to move elsewhere.

She nodded: "Okay, I'll go to the hospital later and ask Yan Shen for his opinion."

Zhou's mother wanted to say something more, but Gu Yuan gently pulled her back, and she reluctantly shut up.

After watching the commotion for a while, Aunt Xie patted Su Wanqing's hand with a smile: "Little Su, you have to make this clear. This house was earned by your husband, so you can decide where to live. Don't let anyone take advantage of you."

Su Wanqing smiled but didn't reply, though she already had a plan in mind. She wouldn't let Zhou's mother live in the house awarded by the organization; that would only cause her trouble. The best solution was for them to buy or rent a place nearby, and they could just visit occasionally.

It wouldn't cost much, and the key is that Zhou's mother herself had a lot of savings.

At this point, Uncle Ding was incredibly embarrassed, feeling utterly ashamed. He truly couldn't understand why his sister, at her advanced age, insisted on being with Gu Yuan, this young gigolo. Otherwise, living together would have been fine.

But these two are really... well, let them live their own lives and stop causing trouble for others.

I'll talk to Yan Shen in a bit and find them a place to stay for now.

Su Wanqing then realized, but something was wrong. In the original text, she was assigned to Fengcheng. Why was she assigned to Bincheng this time?

She shook her head, not thinking about these things. In any case, she would never live under the same roof as Zhou's mother again, especially since she didn't want her children to learn from Zhou's mother's behavior. She would rather her children learn from Uncle Ding and Ding Xiaomei.

After we finished eating, we had to put aside our big shopping trip for now and first took Zhou's mother and Gu Yuan to see Zhou Yanshen.