After being reborn, I took my childhood sweetheart to cultivate immortality.

Xu Meifen didn't want to argue with the old lady, but she also didn't want to sit there and listen to her nagging, so she could only make an excuse to leave.

Seeing that the old lady was still unhappy, Xu Qingman had no choice but to let her younger brother, Xu Qinghe, draw the attention of the problem.

Actually, the old lady wasn't a bad person; she just had a habit of being sharp-tongued. Moreover, the relationship between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law was indeed not very harmonious. Otherwise, with only one son, Xu Jingheng, the two of them wouldn't have insisted on living in the countryside at nearly seventy years old.

Years ago, the relationship between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law was quite antagonistic. After all, the daughter-in-law hadn't given birth to a son or daughter all these years, so it was only natural for her to pressure her son to divorce and remarry.

Although the two elderly people didn't like their daughter-in-law, they treated Xu Manman, their adopted granddaughter, perfectly well. So even if the old lady criticized her mother to her face, Xu Qingman couldn't say anything and could only try to divert the old lady's attention elsewhere.

"Grandma, you haven't come for so long. My little brother can say so many words now, and he can call Grandpa and Grandma." Xu Qingman took the old lady's arm, urging her to pay more attention to her beloved grandson.

Sure enough, the old lady looked at her with surprise, "Really? Gou Dan can call me Grandma now?"

The old lady walked lightly towards her beloved grandson, as if the frail old woman from just moments ago was not her at all.

"Dog Egg, do you still remember Grandma? Come here, call Grandma." Grandma Xu, Chen Guiying, affectionately teased Xu Qing and the little boy.

"Grandma, Grandma, giggle~"

"Oh, oh, Grandma's dear grandson." Hearing these repeated calls of "Grandma," the old lady's eyes filled with tears.

Since the arrival of her beloved grandson, villagers can no longer call their own family members "deserted." And now, the little grandson has even learned to call her "Grandma."

"Old woman, why are you crying?" Grandpa Xu Maoye looked at the old lady strangely.

"Who's crying? I'm happy, you know?" The old lady glared angrily at her husband. This old man was good in every way, except he was such a spoilsport and didn't know how to read the room at all.

Xu Maoye... cries when he's happy, cries when he's unhappy, this woman is really hard to please.

All morning, Xiaoqing and her grandson were passing the game back and forth between the two elderly people. Despite their advanced age, they were incredibly agile when playing games with their grandson.

Seeing that her younger brother didn't need her to comfort him, Xu Qingman thought about going to check on her mother. She had just been scolded by her grandmother, and couldn't say anything. Being a daughter-in-law is really not easy, especially since her grandparents don't live with them.

“Mom,” Xu Qingman stepped forward and hugged Xu Meifen.

Seeing the worry in her daughter's eyes, Xu Meifen felt a little amused, but mostly touched. This child has really grown up; she knows how to care for herself now.

Patting her daughter's head, Xu Meifen smiled and said, "Mom isn't upset. Your grandparents aren't bad people. Compared to other people's in-laws, they're already good enough."

Xu Qingman looked up at her mother and saw that her expression did not seem to indicate that she was in pain.

Then I heard my mother sigh, "I've been married into the Xu family for so many years and haven't had a child, so it's only natural that they're unhappy. Later, when we adopted you, they weren't very nice to me, but they still loved you very much."

Xu Qingman nodded. Indeed, her grandparents treated her better than most elderly people in the village treated their own granddaughters. She could understand why they wanted a child born to a father.

Besides, they only give their mothers a hard time and say a few unpleasant things. Even decades later, there will still be parents who will go to great lengths to make their daughters-in-law suffer in order to have a grandson.

People like grandparents, who were born in feudal times and grew up with feudal ideas, are indeed very good to their daughters-in-law.

Since her mother gave birth to her younger brother, Xu Qingman could tell that her parents actually wanted to change their attitude towards her mother, but unfortunately, they were used to saying it and couldn't control themselves.

When Mr. Xu returned home at noon, he brought good news. There would be no more trouble in Xu Gensheng's family; the two families had already agreed that Xu Jinbao would visit the woman's family.

Seeing his family staring at him with incredulous expressions, Xu Jingheng chuckled. He hadn't believed it at first either. He was still thinking about how to deal with that family in a way that wouldn't interfere with his daughter.

Who knows…

Thinking of this, Xu Jingheng grimaced and said awkwardly, "I didn't handle this. I just finished my work at the factory this morning and was trying to figure out a solution when Jin Chen from next door came to me."

As he spoke, he gave his daughter a meaningful look before continuing, "He told me that the girl's father works at his company, and he only told him that he had to make sure Xu Jinbao came to his door, otherwise he wouldn't have to go to work anymore."

After all, his family is relatively well-off because of his job; if he loses this high-paying job, his family will be ruined.

Grandpa Xu stared at his son, asking incredulously, "Is it really that simple? That brat Xu Gengsheng would actually part with such a large sum of money?"

"Well, not entirely. Jin Chen even went out of his way to find the family that was planning to buy a girl for their relative and warned them. Now, even if Xu Gengsheng and his wife take our Manman back, they won't be able to find a buyer."

After Xu Jingheng finished speaking, he couldn't help but look at Xu Qingman, organize his thoughts, and said to her, "Slowly, I know how Jin Chen next door feels about you."

Xu Qingman blushed and looked at her father, weakly calling out, "Dad."

Xu Jingheng reached out to stop his daughter from speaking, and then said to her, "You've finished your college entrance exam now, you're an adult now, and one day you'll leave your parents and marry someone else."

Compared to others, he grew up right under our noses, so we know him well. Besides, he's a decent person and capable. Now it seems he truly cares about you. However…”

Mr. Xu paused for a moment, then said, "Slowly, Dad can agree to let you associate with him, but you're all grown up now. There are some things that are not suitable for you to do right now. You absolutely cannot agree to do those things for that kid. Don't let yourself suffer, understand?"

"Dad, I understand." Xu Qingman became even more shy. She hadn't expected her father to accept Yu Jinchen so easily; she had thought it would take a long time.

In truth, Xu Jingheng was far from willing to accept that brat who coveted his daughter so easily. It was only because he'd gone to such lengths and put in so much effort for this matter.

He'd softened his heart and agreed, and that kid's tricked him. Thinking of this, Xu Jingheng gritted his teeth in anger. That brat was still too young; he'd only agreed to see him slowly, but marrying him wouldn't be so easy.

At this time, Xu Jingheng was unaware of why his daughter had filled all her college applications with Huacheng University. He also didn't know where Yu Jinchen's business focus had shifted.

Otherwise, I'm afraid I'd be so angry that I'd run over and beat him up, and that wouldn't be enough to vent my anger. It's a case of the old fox meeting the young fox; we'll see who's more cunning then.