Dean Liu nodded to Lin Zhilan, then turned and left.

Aunt Yu pulled Lin Zhilan aside and said, "Zhilan, I went to see the house with Comrade Su yesterday and even tidied it up. You're usually busy with work, so why don't I do the cooking from now on?"

"Sister Yu, you just need to take good care of my parents. Sometimes when I'm not home, the two kids might need your help too."

In fact, Lin Zhilan's life has become much easier since Xu Yueyun and Su Bingcheng came over.

Especially the two children.

Jiang Chengzhou resumed his previous night runs, always accompanied by Su Bingcheng.

The two children even started practicing calligraphy with Xu Yueyun, and also invited Li Xuan from next door.

Xu Yueyun and Wang Rou got along quite well in terms of calligraphy and painting.

Lin Zhilan is still a little reluctant to see Xu Yueyun and Su Bingcheng move out.

"Sister Yu, have your parents told you when you're moving out?" Lin Zhilan asked.

Aunt Yu hissed, "Didn't Comrade Xu tell you? He said he'd move over this afternoon."

Lin Zhilan wrinkled her nose and said plaintively, "Why are you moving out so soon?"

Aunt Yu laughed heartily, "Comrade Xu is afraid of disturbing your family, and you're just reluctant to let him go?"

"Um……"

Xu Yueyun is a very good elder, and she also knows how to live well and respects all kinds of family members' habits.

Lin Zhilan also enjoys watching her daughter braid her hair every day.

It felt as if I had been pampered all over.

Aunt Yu patted her hand, "It's alright. We'll live nearby from now on, and I'll accompany Comrade Xu for a walk every day."

Lin Zhilan had no choice but to agree.

The elderly couple had already packed their luggage and left work early in the afternoon.

I plan to leave right after dinner.

Grandma Ma was sitting in the courtyard when she heard the commotion in the opposite courtyard. She peeked into the other courtyard.

He had already met Xu Yueyun and Su Bingcheng.

This was the first time she had met Aunt Yu.

Grandma Ma could tell that Xu Yueyun and Su Bingcheng had a certain aura about them, and she didn't dare to provoke them.

Aunt Yu looks like an honest person.

Since Grandma Ma had nothing better to do, she was full of wicked ideas.

Ma Daniu hadn't returned yet; only Liu Chunhua was sitting there boiling water.

Knowing her daughter-in-law was unwilling to talk to her, Grandma Ma called out to her eldest grandson, "Xiao Dong, what's with this new girl over there? Who is she?"

Liu Chunhua snorted coldly, intrigued.

She waved for her son to go out and play, and then smiled at Old Lady Ma, saying, "Those who came before were Dr. Lin's parents-in-law. The lady who came today is Dr. Lin's parents-in-law's nanny."

Upon hearing the word "nanny," Old Mrs. Ma's triangular eyes widened, and her voice immediately rose, "Nanny? Does that mean servant? Isn't that something only capitalists have?"

With a "smack," Liu Chunhua threw the iron tongs she was using to hold firewood to the ground, silencing the old lady Ma who was about to finish her sentence.

"You're ignorant," Liu Chunhua said, brushing the dust off her hands. "Dr. Lin's in-laws are retired senior officials, and their nanny is provided by the government. If you keep spouting this nonsense, believe me, they might have you arrested!"

Grandma Ma was startled, and her lips trembled. "I didn't say anything..."

Liu Chunhua felt a sense of satisfaction looking at her cowardly appearance.

She deliberately leaned against the doorframe and sighed deeply. "I'm just unlucky. Other people's mothers-in-law are government officials, so they don't need any support from their families and can even help their children. What about our family? We have to support our mother-in-law and our brother-in-law. I don't know what sins we committed in our past lives."

Grandma Ma was so angry that her face turned red.

She knows that phrase well.

Isn't this exactly what she used to say to Liu Chunhua?

She's been saying things like, "I don't know what sins I committed in my past life to end up with such a spendthrift wife like you," and "Other people's daughters-in-law can earn money and take care of the family, but all you do is spend my son's money." She's been cursing her with these words over and over again for more than ten years, at least eighty times, if not a hundred.

Now that Liu Chunhua has a job, she's become bolder and has returned those words verbatim.

Grandma Ma wanted to scold, but she swallowed the words back down.

Liu Chunhua is now in a strong position and can ignore her if she wants. Old Lady Ma has always been a bully who preys on the weak and fears the strong. Besides, her leg is still not healed and Ma Daniu is not around, so she really can't beat this shrew.

She shut her mouth, shifted her position, and turned her face to the other side.

Liu Chunhua sneered, waiting for Ma Daniu to return so she could hear the mother and son complaining.

As expected, as soon as Ma Daniu returned, Old Lady Ma started crying, saying that Liu Chunhua had scolded her and how much she had suffered raising her three sons.

Ma Daniu's head ached from crying, and he would occasionally glance at his wife.

Liu Chunhua hummed a little tune as she went about her business.

"Mother, Chunhua is telling the truth, why are you crying?"

"Huh?" Grandma Ma was taken aback, staring blankly at her most obedient eldest son, as if she hadn't understood what he had just said.

Ma Daniu sighed, "Our family is indeed not as well-off as Commander Su's family, and Chunhua wasn't wrong."

"Then...how can they be the same?" Old Mrs. Ma's voice became shrill.

"It's different," Ma Daniu said, his eyes full of exhaustion. "Commander Su never has to send money home, nor does he have two younger brothers to support."

Grandma Ma choked for a moment, then started crying again about how much she had suffered to raise her children.

Ma Daniu is a "filial" person, but after hearing the same words hundreds or thousands of times, even the most filial person will feel a little indifferent.

Especially during the time that Grandma Ma lived here.

Ma Daniu had to fetch her meals, wash her feet, and do her laundry.

Training in the army is tiring, and Ma Daniu is busy all day long, leaving him physically and mentally exhausted.

Before Grandma Ma was gone, Liu Chunhua would feel sorry for him, afraid that he would get tired.

Ma Daniu knew it all too well.

He had never received this feeling of being cared for from his mother.

His mother would only ask him for money and then blame him for being useless. His wife and children never received a kind word from his mother.

More than the physical exhaustion, Ma Daniu was emotionally exhausted.

Grandma Ma was furious when her usually obedient son suddenly "disobeyed" her.

They cursed everything that was dirty and smelly.

She completely disregarded the fact that this was her own son.

Ma Daniu became more and more heartbroken as he listened. "Mom, if you can't stand us like this, I'll send you back tomorrow. Anyway, the doctor said that your leg just needs more rest and less activity."

Grandma Ma was speechless. She looked at her son's face, slid down, and sat on the ground, crying and wailing.

Liu Chunhua called the children inside to sleep, ignoring the commotion outside.

Ma Daniu didn't say anything, sent away the neighbor who came to ask, and just stayed there crying with his mother.

Grandma Ma finally cried herself to sleep. She reached out her hand and said, "Help me up."

Ma Daniu let out a breath, helped his mother up from the ground, and sat her down in a chair.

"Big Niu, are you really going to send me back?"

The veins on Ma Daniu's neck twitched. "The boss said that once your leg is healed, we'll have to send you back."

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