He never anticipated that his daughter-in-law would be so quick with her words, even more than them.
âItâs a joyous event, they can even stay there for a while.â
âBig brother, you may not know, but when my son went there, I was left alone in the house. Itâs always been so quiet, and no one is usually here. When I first saw Yunhan, I felt this sense of hope. I wanted to acknowledge her as my daughter, but she said she would have to think it over and wait for Ahao to come back. Now that Ahao is back, everything happened this way. From now on, weâre all one family. We will get through this hardship quickly. And now my daughter has me as her father. If anyone dares to bully her, I would fight them to the death.â
âDad, your daughter is here to kowtow to you,â says Meng Yunhan, preparing to kneel before the old Zhao patriarch.
This unexpected occurrence stunned both Father Yun and the old Zhao patriarch.
âQuickly get up, quickly get up, Iâm going over to check on my son-in-law, and then look at my grandson.â Old Zhao helped Meng Yunhan up and asked her to show the way as he prepared to see Yun Hao and Little Huzi, leaving Father Yun alone in the hall.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
Father Yun looked upset and sighed deeply when he returned to his room.
âWife, how many times have I told you? Yunhan was angry with the eldest and second daughter-in-law, inviting them for dinner would definitely make her uncomfortable. You yourself had left an open-ended promise to interfere in the third sonâs household matters. Now Yunhan acknowledges Zhao as her father, and theyâre going to her maternal home with Yunhao and Little Huzi tomorrow.â
Mother Yun sprung out of bed in response.
âShe is going to take Ahao and Little Huzi to town, and acknowledge a new dad?â
Could things change this quickly?
âAnd sheâll have to take care of Old Zhaoâs retirement and funeral.â Father Yun saw Meng Yunhanâs resolve and persistence when she said this. Her words werenât empty promises, she planned on carrying them out. Furthermore, he noticed his third sonâs wife had a transforming temperament. If the circumstances change, she would likely rise to the occasion. He feared even his sons couldnât match her accomplishments, a notion that perpetually occupied his mind.
âAlso, wife, even if you donât work, you should help with the chores. Yunhan has to handle all the housework, cut grass for the pig, and take care of Little Huzi and Ahao. She canât handle everything alone.â
He wasnât going to clean diapers as a grandfather, but the household chores were somehow all taken care of by his daughter-in-law. As for grass-cutting, she not only cut the grass but even cooked and fed it to the pigs.
âI did do something.â Mother Yun murmured and then realized that she really hadnât done anything. Thatâs because Little Huzi was always well-behaved; after feeding him, he would lie down next to his father to sleep. And because of that incident, she bore a grudge against her daughter-in-law and had indeed neglected everything.
âAlright, enough of this. If youâre not willing to live with the third sonâs family, make it clear to Yunhan early on. She doesnât have to be tethered to us. If Old Zhao can help Yunhan find a job, she might stay in town and not come back.â Father Yun wanted Meng Yunhan to go to town, but he also didnât want her to go. He was conflicted.
âCan a job be found that easily?â
Father Yun didnât understand what has caused his wife to change so drastically?
She kept saying she was thinking about whatâs best for Ahao, but she used his hard-earned money to subsidize the eldest and the second sonâs household. Itâs all about money, all about money.
Indeed, Ahao has never been a child who cried easily, nor did he say sweet words.
Father Yun sighed deeply again, âIf Yunhan wants to take Ahao and Little Huzi to town, do not stand in her way.â