I'm dressed up as the timid eldest daughter, and the whole family has to listen to me!

As the group was talking in the courtyard, they heard the door to Su Tao's room creak open. Su Tao emerged from the room, supporting her aching back. Upon seeing Qin Shi standing in the courtyard, Su Tao couldn't stop her tears from flowing. She quickly walked to Qin Shi, embraced her tightly, and threw herself into her arms.

"Mom, you've finally come! I've missed you so much! You have no idea how frustrated I've been these past few days."

Seeing Su Tao speak like that right in front of him, Aunt Zhang, who was standing nearby, became even more nervous, so she quickly smiled and said:

"Look at you, child, you can't even walk slowly. Hurry up and take your mother back inside to sit down. Zhang Guang is back too, I'll cook you something delicious tonight."

Seeing this, Qin hurriedly took out a handkerchief to wipe Su Tao's tears, helped Su Tao into the house, and didn't forget to turn back and say with a smile to Aunt Zhang:

"Then I'll have to trouble you, my dear mother-in-law. I'll stay in your yard for the next few days to keep Su Tao company. Don't find it bothersome. She's newly pregnant, so it's understandable that she's in a bad mood. My presence here will help her feel better, which will also be better for the baby in her belly."

Aunt Zhang smiled.

"Oh dear, what are you saying? How could I be upset? I'm really glad you could come over. It would be good for Su Tao if you could stay here and spend more time with her."

Actually, after helping Su Tao into the house, Aunt Zhang wasn't idle either. She carried the freshly planted vegetable pots into the kitchen, and Zhang Guang followed closely behind her.

"Mom, what are we going to do? My mother-in-law insists on coming to live with us, and we..."

Aunt Zhang frowned.

"Why did she go and find you?"

Thinking of what had happened between Zhang Guang and Liu Qing'er at Muxiangzhai, he couldn't help but swallow hard, then mumbled something like:

"She went to the city to look for Su Tao, didn't she? I told her that Su Tao had returned to our Zhangjia Village, so she came back with me, saying that she wanted to see Su Tao and take care of her. I couldn't say much, after all, they are mother and daughter, and we can't stop them from seeing their daughter."

Aunt Zhang sighed helplessly after hearing this.

"She didn't say anything nonsensical to you, did she? Now that we've brought Su Tao back to the village, she's definitely not happy about it. After all, it was her idea to send Su Tao to the city in the first place, and she's only been there for a few months before we brought her back. She must be upset. Look at Su Tao, she's been causing trouble for me at home all this time, just because I brought her back. She's pregnant now and there's no one to take care of her in the city. I'm worried about my grandson's safety, aren't I? How can she be so rude? If it weren't for the fact that she's pregnant, I would have beaten her up already."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Guang immediately stepped forward and said:

“Mother, the most important thing right now is the baby in her belly. You mustn’t make a mistake. You’re already so old, it’s not easy to have a grandson. Now that Su Tao is pregnant, you should be more tolerant of her. After she gives birth, you can decide how to discipline this daughter-in-law. I’ll let you do whatever you want. But right now, she’s carrying our child, so you can’t harm her pregnancy. The doctor told me that Su Tao’s health isn’t very good. If this baby can’t be saved, there might be no hope for the future.”

Aunt Zhang turned around and glared at Zhang Guang.

"Don't worry, you know me. I know what's important. Right now, I'm doing my best to take care of her. I cook whatever she wants to eat. I'm practically treating her like royalty. Tell me, what other pregnant woman gets this kind of treatment? Take our neighbor's daughter-in-law, for example. She's heavily pregnant, but she still has to work in the fields. It's just that we treat her so well. If she married into another family, she wouldn't get this kind of treatment."

Zhang Guang sighed.

“Mother, I know you’ve worked hard. Now, for my sake and for the sake of your future grandson, please treat her well for now. We can talk about other things later.”

Aunt Zhang nodded.

"Alright, alright, I know. Stop nagging me. Go and call your sister-in-law over to help me cook. Also, boil some water and bring it inside for them to drink. I owe the Su family something from my past life."

After saying that, Aunt Zhang started cooking, shoving and banging things around.

Seeing this, Zhang Guang didn't dare to say anything more. He could only sigh, silently walk out of the house, and go to call Liu Shi to help his mother cook.

At this moment, Madam Qin kept asking Su Tao about her condition.

“My dear daughter, how are you feeling now? You’ve really suffered. I don’t know what the Zhang family was thinking. You’ve only just gotten pregnant, and the baby isn’t even settled yet, but they’re already in a hurry to bring you back to the village to live. You must be feeling so miserable seeing your sister-in-law’s deadpan face all day long. I know you’ve been through a lot.”

Su Tao hadn't wanted to return to the village, but Zhang Guang had dragged him back anyway, and now he couldn't back out. Feeling wronged, he buried his face in Qin's arms and mumbled:

“Mother, I really don’t want to live in the village anymore. I’m so annoyed all the time, and I have to face Liu’s sour face every day. She’s always making sarcastic remarks about me. Besides, she hasn’t been able to get pregnant after all these years of marriage. Now that I, her sister-in-law, am pregnant before her, she must be holding a grudge against me. I’m afraid that one day she might do something to my unborn child if she’s in a bad mood. Then it will be too late to regret it.”

Qin hadn't thought of this before, but now that she remembered what Su Tao had said, her heart skipped a beat. If Liu really wanted to do something bad, wouldn't it be easy for her to stay by Su Tao's side every day?

Thinking this, Qin patted Su Tao's hand and comforted her:

“Good girl, don’t be afraid. With your mother here, no one can hurt you. I’ll stay here with you for a few more days. If you’re not happy staying at Old Zhang’s house later, you can come back to Sujia Village with me. No matter what, I can make sure you get a meal. You don’t have to do anything then. Just stay at our house for a few months and take good care of your pregnancy.”

Su Tao thought for a moment, then frowned and said angrily:

“Mother, I don’t like living in the old Su family’s courtyard either. Look at that Li Ayu, what is she? She always lives in our courtyard. I get annoyed just thinking about her. If I go back every day and see her face, I’ll be even more annoyed.”

Upon hearing Su Tao's words, Madam Qin couldn't help but smile slightly.

"Silly girl, you don't know yet, do you? Li Ayu ran off with another man a long time ago, and your father is all alone now."