Fu Baimian also sighed along with them. With such a thing happening, he felt ashamed as well.

After the Xie family paid them, they didn't cause any more trouble. Xie Shulan made a fortune for her mother in life: she was sold for silver when she was alive and after she died, her mother scammed even more money from them. Her mother really struck it rich.

After this incident, Fu Baiman even thought that it was better for her little daughter to never marry. What if she made a wrong choice and married someone like Fu Baishan? Wouldn't she be risking her life?

"Perhaps you should avoid going there in the future." Fu Baiwan sighed.

Tian Guihua had already thought of this, but she had been hesitant to say anything because of the man. This time, since he brought it up himself, it was naturally a good thing.

“You’ve surely tasted Grandma Wang’s milk, haven’t you?” Tian Guihua said intentionally.

Fu Baiwan sighed, "I've only eaten it once. It was because Baishan was fussy and didn't want to eat breast milk, and she got engorged, so she forced me to eat. For all these years, whether our family was rich or poor, I never gave her a hard time. Now it's time to pay her back."

Tian Guihua knew that he was too disappointed with the two of them to say so.

This matter also shocked the two daughters-in-law of the Fu family, of course, they all sighed that their in-laws were kind to them.

When a person dies, life must go on.

In the blink of an eye, the day for Fu Si Jin and Meng Yan's wedding arrived.

The festive atmosphere dispelled the gloom that had hung over the Fu family for days, and smiles returned to everyone's faces.

Fu Sijin kept his promise to Meng Guoxiang and gave Meng Yan a grand wedding. Such a spectacle was rarely seen even in the town.

In fact, Fu Si Jin knew that Father-in-law raised these points only because he didn't want his daughter to suffer or be burdened. After all, any parent would do the same.

When Meng Yan was getting on the palanquin, Meng Guoxiang cried so hard he became a tearful mess, much to everyone's amusement.

The Fu family's house was especially lively that day. Not only people from Yangshuzhuang Village, but also people from nearby villages came to witness the commotion upon hearing the news.

Before this, Fu Si Jin lived with his brothers. However, the family left a new house for him. But everyone knows that he will be busy with business in the future and won't live at home often.

On the night of their wedding, Fu Sijin gave all of his wealth to Meng Yan. Of course, he also said that there was another portion prepared for his parents and siblings.

Mengyan evaded, "I don't want to."

Why?

Meng Yan blushed and lowered her head. Her bright red wedding dress set off her skin, which was as white as snow, giving her a touch of delicate beauty. "You keep these," she said softly. "I have enough food and drink at home, so I don't need these."

She was pampered since she was a child and had never lacked money, so she didn't have that much desire for it.

Her greatest wish is to marry the person she loves and live a peaceful and prosperous life.

Fu Sijin smiled, "You silly girl, buying jewelry and making new clothes costs money, doesn't it?"

"Then you buy it for me." Meng Yan said in a coquettish voice.

"This money is more useful in your hands than mine. Don't you want to open a shop in Los Angeles?"

Meng Yan's eyes rolled. "If that's not enough, I have more here."

Her dowry is quite a lot.

Although her parents said to keep it for emergencies, she felt that marrying into the Fu family meant there would be no need for any such thing.

……

Mengyan is very filial and sensible. She takes the initiative to do housework, even though she doesn't know how to do some things, she still helps by washing and cleaning.

Of course, in a few days, she also understood that in this family, as long as she got along well with her sister-in-law, there would be no problems.

Of course, she also genuinely likes the little girl.

In fact, the Fu family treated her very well. Besides Zhou's occasional off-the-wall remarks, the rest were amiable.

Fu Dajing thought that since they had just celebrated a wedding at home, there was no need to go through the trouble of organizing his son's full moon wine. It would be enough for the whole family to get together and have a good meal.

But Zhou disagreed.

"My sister-in-law went all out for her wedding, and even the second and third sons had big celebrations. Why shouldn't our son have a grand one too?"

Zhou felt wronged and muttered: "It's not because I haven't given birth to a girl. If our Si Pang was a girl, it definitely wouldn't be like this."

Fu Dajin didn't mean anything else, he was just being considerate of his parents' age. They were always busy with big events and celebrations, which while festive, took a toll on their health.

Unexpectedly, this made the daughter-in-law unhappy. Of course, from Zhou's perspective, what she said wasn't wrong.

It's been seven or eight years since they got married, and she finally gave birth to a son. It’s understandable that she wants to celebrate. Most importantly, she needs to show that Yang Widow, the one who always tries to boss her husband around, what’s up.

Speaking of Widow Yang, she's really having a hard time right now.

Her husband had been dead for so many years, he was still autopsied to confirm that he wasn't poisoned, only then did it clear her suspicion.

Although she didn't take any lives, the Yuan family still refused to acknowledge her as their daughter-in-law, and wouldn't even let her live in the house her husband left behind.

Even Yang's family disdained her, fearing she would tarnish their reputation and make it harder for the other girls to marry.

Now, she is left by her in-laws and disowned by her family, so she lives in that dilapidated house of Liu Cheng.

As for Liu Cheng, he was imprisoned because he confessed to many past crimes after entering the government office.

Finally, Tian Guihua bit the bullet and made the decision. "Let's do it," she said. "They are all my grandsons; I can't treat them differently."

The couple decided unanimously not to inform their third aunt's side. Firstly, they wanted to keep a distance from them. Secondly, with someone having just passed away in their family, they probably wouldn't be in the right frame of mind.

Unexpectedly, Old Mrs. Fu and Fu Baishan showed up unannounced, and they even brought the child with them. The child had no milk to drink and was so hungry that he had lost a lot of weight. He kept crying loudly.

When Tian Guihua saw the child, she thought of the child's mother and softened her heart. It was just a meal, so why not eat it? Besides, they wouldn't starve.

"Big daughter-in-law, quickly feed my dog some milk."

Although he was a child, he was technically her nephew by marriage. Zhou felt awkward about it. Besides, what would her own son eat if other children drank breast milk?

"Grandma Three, I don't have much milk. My little Fatty Four isn't even getting enough."

"Your kid has a big head and ears, he won't starve if he eats a little less. Look at my dog, it's not much bigger than that mouse."

Zhou didn't speak, but she didn't move either.

"Third Grandma, give me the child," Wu also felt that this child was so young and had already lost his mother. It's pitiful.

Old Madam Fu glanced at Wu Shi, and reluctantly handed the child over. "Your child is so big now, your breast milk doesn't have much nutrition anymore."

If it weren't for the pitiful sight of the little babe in her arms, Wu would have simply walked away. She could take or leave the child’s affection.

She made a mistake when she served this.

Tian Guihua silently watched everything, whispering in a low voice: "Second brother's family, please take the children down first."

Grandma Fu didn't take Tian Guihua's anger to heart. She continued to criticize her deceased daughter-in-law, saying that she was unlucky and had caused her son to become a widower again and tarnished their family name, making it difficult to find another wife for him.

"Third Aunt, everyone is dead. You should just say a few words." Tian Guihua said coldly.

First published on the Traditional Chinese Novel Network

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