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"Indeed. Mom, a small illness is easier to treat if caught early. How about I take you to the county town for a check-up tomorrow? It just so happens that our son-in-law got promoted and has moved into the county town. We could visit our eldest daughter’s place at noon, and get to know the way." Xie Tiesheng thought it over. He could no longer ignore his wife’s frequent clutching at her chest.
They say the body is the most honest thing; it only shows discomfort through occasional, involuntary movements. Such gestures more accurately indicate where someone is feeling unwell...
As the bedfellow of Zhou Xiuhua, Xie Tiesheng was all too familiar with her small gestures. These movements had become routine over the past two years, but in the last three months, they had become more pronounced and frequent.
Having worked hard for the family her entire life, Xie Tiesheng appreciated his old wife and was deeply concerned about her increasingly unstable condition. When Zhang Shanni hinted at this, he pushed aside his worries and coaxed his wife with kind words.
"Let’s go, I don’t need to see a doctor. Just to avoid wasting money frivolously. The main thing is, our son-in-law got promoted and took Da Niu and the kids to the county town. I wonder if they’re settled in yet? It coincidentally happened when San’er was getting married, so we didn’t have the time to help out... I don’t even know if our dear grandchildren were upset~~"
As soon as Zhou Xiuhua heard her husband mention their eldest daughter, her heart, which had been preoccupied with San’er’s wedding banquet, warmed at the thought of visiting her. Her husband’s mention reminded her of her daughter.
It just so happened that right after San’er’s banquet, they received news that their son-in-law was promoted due to his work capabilities and the whole family was moving to the county town... Zhou Xiuhua was overjoyed!
Of course, she was happy that her daughter would no longer have to suffer in front of her in-laws!
Her eldest daughter had married into the Fan Family, and both in-laws were biased. They claimed that since their youngest son didn’t have a formal job, they’d give him more subsidies... Not only did they subsidize him themselves, but they also forced their son-in-law to contribute ten yuan each month to support the younger brother-in-law!
As an adult, it was unheard of for parents to require a married eldest son to specifically set aside money to subsidize a younger brother.
The most ridiculous part was that their youngest son was perfectly healthy and capable, but was too insufferably lazy to make an appearance and even dared to get involved in gambling. Such a son should have been disciplined and educated properly, but they only spoiled him more and more, without any consideration for the eldest son’s feelings!
If it weren’t for San’er assuring them that Fan Dalang was a good man and promising that, at most within three years, he could get another promotion, allowing them to split the household and move out, she would have been most reluctant to let her daughter marry into that family.
A daughter’s happiness is priceless! After living with Fan Dalang for half a year, her daughter was determined that he was the one and has never changed her mind since.
Moreover, she could tell that Fan Dalang truly did care deeply for Da Niu. Otherwise, she really wouldn’t have wanted her daughter to marry into that family.
The daughter was young and naïve, but as someone who had the experience, she knew very well the position and influence a good mother-in-law held in a family.
Her daughter wasn’t foolish—she was indeed very attentive.
Thinking of this, Zhou Xiuhua could only heave a silent sigh. Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. No matter how convincing she was, her daughter was stubbornly set on marrying Fan Dalang. As a mother, how could she possibly be more stubborn than her daughter’s desires?
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