Don’t say these things in front of our son, he’d really take issue with you. Fortunately, you’re his real mother, otherwise, if he found out, he’d never speak to you again in his life.

Also, Huihui is a sensible child, you absolutely cannot wrongly accuse her with baseless suspicions. If your foolishness actually drives our daughter-in-law away, our son definitely won’t forgive you!"

"I’m just talking with you..." Mrs. Liu couldn’t help but sigh, "It’s not that I’m being pessimistic, but that girl clearly has a good background, I can’t help but overthink."

"That’s where you’re wrong. Think about what Huihui said when she first came in..." Mr. Liu said, his expression relaxing, "I came out with you because I didn’t want to make them uncomfortable. Actually, I trust our daughter-in-law. Just wait, once our son’s leg heals, our daughter-in-law will marry in immediately. Who knows, maybe by this time next year, we’ll be holding our grandchildren!"

"That would be wonderful..." Mrs. Liu said, cheerfully rolling up her sleeves, "Then I’ll come to the city to help take care of their child, and maybe do some odd jobs to support the young couple. You can honestly earn work points at home. By New Year’s, our whole family will reunite joyfully, and those who criticized us will bite their tongues!"

"You old lady, always thinking so far ahead..." Mr. Liu laughed at his wife, "Now you’re not worried that the daughter-in-law might run off with someone else?"

"I never truly thought she’d run off with someone. I just wasn’t confident. Think of all those girls our son dated before, none were better than Huihui, yet none worked out in the end.

A good girl like this, a college student, good family background, well-behaved siblings, and we actually get such a daughter-in-law. I couldn’t even dream of it..."

Mr. Liu interrupted her, "I’ve always said our son has potential, no need to rush, but you wouldn’t listen, always pressing him. Now think about it, aren’t you glad those previous ones didn’t work out? Say what you want, none of them can compare to Huihui when it comes to character!"

"Old man, you were right about this, I won’t argue..." Mrs. Liu exhaled deeply, "Then let’s not dawdle on the road and quickly get food for the kids. Who cares what that boy wants to say, our daughter-in-law’s health comes first!"

"Absolutely, absolutely..." Mr. Liu agreed, quickening his pace toward the cafeteria. Mrs. Liu spat at him playfully, "Look at you, not even as considerate as our son, never knowing how to care for your wife in your whole life, just off you go without a thought, not even checking if I can keep up.

Look at our son, how considerate he is to Huihui! Imagine how he’ll care for her once his leg is better. You should learn a thing or two, or else I’ll just move in with our son and won’t bother with you, you old thing!"

"For heaven’s sake, are you losing your mind in your old age?"

"You old fogey, you’re the one who’s losing their mind!"

"If you’re not mad, why would you say such nonsense? You’re too old to compare yourself to the daughter-in-law..." Mr. Liu sneered, "If people in the village heard your thoughts, they’d laugh at you!"

"If you don’t tell them, who would know?" Mrs. Liu glared at her husband, snorting coldly, "Besides, I’ve suffered with you my whole life. Now that I’m older, isn’t it right for you to be a bit nicer to me?"

"Right, right, you’re always right, I’ll listen to everything you say, okay?" Mr. Liu chuckled, patting his wife’s arm, then took the lunchbox from her hands, "I’ll carry the food, you walk empty-handed, alright?"

"That’s more like it!"

Mr. Liu: "..." Why does he feel that after staying in the city for a few days, his wife has become more delicate? He’d better take her back as soon as the son recovers, otherwise, who knows what she’ll turn into...

...

When the old couple returned to the room with the lunchboxes, Jiang Wenyuan had already left. Zhao Qihui was whispering to Liu Lianbao, and upon hearing the door open, she jumped up, "Uncle, Aunt, you’re back? I hate to trouble you to fetch food for me, really..." She rubbed her hands, embarrassed, "I really shouldn’t have."

"Child, there’s nothing wrong with it. You’ve had a long day at school, what’s wrong with us getting you a meal?" Mrs. Liu opened the lunchbox and beckoned, "Come eat while it’s hot. You shouldn’t be so polite with us. You take care of Xiao Bao when we’re not around, and now that we’re here, taking care of Xiao Bao means taking care of you too. After you get married, it’ll be the same way. I’m not the type of person to act like a typical mother-in-law."