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The wife is good, but with the son away from home every day, the wife must certainly feel unsettled. What he’s most afraid of is that Yan Jinsu will tire of San’er’s career involving frequent separations, causing chaos and unrest at home!
"Dad, Mom, I’ve completed my mission this time and can probably take a month off. After that, I can return to my original military unit and won’t need to go to the capital anymore."
"Really? Oh my, that’s wonderful!"
Zhou Xiuhua listened and smiled contentedly, then, as if remembering something, she pointed at San’er’s temple and scolded:
"I’m talking to you, Shitou, you’re the father of five children, how can you still be so thoughtless in your actions?
Your little girl is managing the home alone – can you imagine how difficult that is? When she comes back, if she acts up a bit, you’d better indulge her! If you dare to lose your temper at the little girl, don’t blame your old mother for kicking you out of the house!"
Xie Tiesheng listened and didn’t speak, but seemed to silently agree that the words were quite right.
Xie Jingchen: "..." Who exactly are your biological children?
"Mom, what are you talking about? How could I upset Ni? I’m too busy adoring her and you to make her upset. Don’t worry, if she wants to hit or scold me, I won’t fight back!"
"Ha! You better not upset our little girl, she has such a good nature. You don’t know how many neighbors are jealous of me for having such a filial daughter-in-law!"
"Oh?" Xie Jingchen heard what his mother said, and his eyebrows furrowed – something didn’t feel quite right.
Seeing San’er’s sharp reaction, Xie Tiesheng quickly added:
"Yep, especially the old lady three streets over, the one who always holds onto Third Son’s wife’s hand and doesn’t want to let go!"
"That’s right. Speaking of Old Mrs. Li, I always feel she has an ulterior motive, especially since I’ve heard that her son and his wife seem to be getting a divorce!"
"Um, you should show off less in front of that family then, Mom, to prevent you from bragging my wife away!" Hearing what his father said, Xie Jingchen quickly instructed his mother.
"Uh..." Zhou Xiuhua widened her eyes and then speechlessly rolled her eyes at San’er, saying:
"Shitou, you’re overthinking it. Even if Old Mrs. Li is out of her mind, she wouldn’t compete with me for my wife, right? Ni has born our family five grandchildren—"
Zhou Xiuhua was speaking and didn’t realize she had slipped and used her son’s nickname. She then paused mid-sentence, turned to her husband in shock, and exclaimed:
"That’s wrong! Their son and his wife are divorcing, but isn’t it because their daughter-in-law can’t have children?"
Could that old lady be eyeing her family’s Ni who is good at bearing children?!
Xie Tiesheng, with a teachable-child expression, calmly responded with a stern look:
"Thank heavens, you’ve finally caught on!"
"Good heavens!! This... From now on, that old lady is not allowed in our house anymore!" Zhou Xiuhua angrily slapped her thigh, so hard that she began sweating from her forehead; she turned and snapped at Xie Tiesheng fiercely:
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