Accidentally Married to the Big Shot
Chapter 401: Mother-in-law and Daughter-in-law Relationship

Chapter 401: Chapter 401: Mother-in-law and Daughter-in-law Relationship

Xiao Fen and Xiao Le finally recorded a video.

They shot it at the hospital reception desk with the hospital’s name in the background. Dr. Li, dressed in a white coat, spoke confidently in front of the camera. Xiao Fen played the role of a reporter, while Xiao Le naturally took on the role of a videographer—after all, that’s what he specialized in studying.

After recording the video, the two went back to edit it and then posted it on the hospital’s official account. In addition to WeChat, they also uploaded it to TikTok, Xiaohongshu, and Bilibili. Basically, they posted it everywhere they could.

Using the headline "H1N1," the video received a lot of clicks. Seeing it was from the hospital’s video account, many people left comments below asking questions, which Xiao Fen answered one by one.

After this video was published, the fan count on every platform increased. Xiao Fen decided to seize the momentum and shoot more videos featuring parents and children visiting the hospital for medical consultations.

Of course, they couldn’t overlook other departments. She and Xiao Le planned together, deciding to interview a doctor from each department.

As they gradually gained more followers, she noticed that other doctors were also eager to appear on camera. In particular, some doctors, seeing their colleagues in the same department starring in videos, would secretly ask Xiao Fen when it would be their turn.

Xiao Fen would schedule appointments with them, and the doctors, wanting to look good on camera, did their homework in advance.

Step by step, the follower count on the video account grew. Many fans, after watching videos featuring specific doctors, would leave comments asking how they could make an appointment with that doctor.

Once again, Xiao Fen answered their questions promptly, guiding them on how to register for an appointment.

As a result, the number of patients registering for appointments kept increasing. Naturally, these doctors were very happy as their performance was closely tied to patient numbers.

The more patients they had, the higher their bonuses would be. This, in turn, motivated them to eagerly shoot more videos, preferably ones that looked like expert explanations.

There were even some fans who followed certain doctors just for their looks, though these fans were relatively few. Most of the audience remained quite rational.

As the follower count grew, Xiao Fen began planning to do livestreams.

The doctors who had previously appeared in videos, seeing how much fans adored them, were happy to cooperate with Xiao Fen for livestreams. Each session revolved around a single topic, and the doctors answered fans’ questions in real-time during the stream.

In just half a year, their follower count climbed to tens of thousands.

For a video account of this kind, such a follower count was already considered very impressive.

Seeing how dedicated and effective Xiao Fen was, the hospital decided to transfer her to the publicity department. She no longer needed to work as a nurse; instead, she could fully devote herself to her new role in the publicity team.

Xi Wanfen was thrilled by this. She felt she had found the right position for herself, so whenever she had free time, she studied how to make the videos even more engaging.

She also collaborated with Xiao Le to plan short skit-style videos to promote healthcare knowledge. They directed and acted in these videos themselves, throwing themselves into the work enthusiastically.

Naturally, because of her hard work and contributions, the hospital increased her pay by one thousand dollars.

Of course, this part came later.

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At the end of summer, Qiu Yurou also came to Yun City.

She had been eagerly anticipating Gu Wei bringing Su Meixi and the baby back to Feng City. Gu Wei himself had said they’d take the baby to Feng City to host a one-month celebration once the baby was a month old.

However, because he was so busy and felt reluctant to subject the baby to the hassle of travel, they never returned to Feng City.

So Qiu Yurou had no choice but to come see her grandson herself.

When Qiu Yurou arrived, she didn’t stay in a hotel. Instead, she decided to stay directly in their villa. After all, the villa was big enough, and there was no shortage of rooms.

When Qiu Yurou saw Xiao Zhao, she immediately wanted to hold him.

Although she already had two other grandsons, Xiao Zhao was Gu Wei’s child, which made him different from Gu Chengsheng’s children. She wanted to treat them equally.

However, when she saw Xiao Zhao, she couldn’t help but shed tears.

She said to Gu Wei, "Poor Xiao Zhao, living in such a small villa with only two nannies to care for him. How is this acceptable?"

Aunt Lan, who was working nearby, couldn’t help but silently retort in her heart: Living in a villa and still calling the conditions poor?

Ever since the confinement nanny left, they had hired another childcare nanny. The childcare nanny was responsible for the baby’s daily needs, while Aunt Lan took care of the household chores.

Qiu Yurou said, "Think about your elder brother’s two kids. They have four childcare nannies, live in a sprawling manor villa, and just the lawn outside is bigger than your entire property. Recently, they even installed a giant slide on the lawn, bigger than the slides in some residential complexes. They also have a sandpit and a heated kiddie pool. Whenever they have free time, they take the kids swimming, saying it’s good for strengthening their legs..."

Aunt Lan thought: Well, when you put it that way, OK, maybe these conditions are a bit lacking.

Su Meixi, however, wouldn’t take this lying down. A daughter-in-law and her mother-in-law are natural adversaries; a mother-in-law shouldn’t talk like this in front of her daughter-in-law—say it to your son if you must.

Su Meixi retorted, "Mom, surely you’re aware of Gu Wei’s position. If he raised children the way my brother-in-law does, he’d be reported in no time. The last time he went to a disaster relief site, he got cyberbullied just because he wore a slightly nicer watch. After that, he didn’t dare wear the watch his brother gave him and switched to wearing a mere two-thousand-dollar one."

Qiu Yurou kept gazing at Xiao Zhao and sighed, "Well, your father has only himself to blame for choosing such a path. Still, your living conditions are better than most people’s. I’ve heard that in many average families, they can’t even afford nannies or babysitters and have to rely on the mother-in-law to do everything herself. If she doesn’t do a good job, it creates tension between her and the daughter-in-law.

You see, a mother-in-law at this age is not as strong as she used to be. If she doesn’t help, the son and daughter-in-law will complain. If she does help, caring for a baby is such exhausting work—it aches all over—and yet she still gets criticized. I’ve seen several mother-in-laws my age who look at least ten years older from all the stress."

Su Meixi followed up, "Exactly. That’s why our situation isn’t bad at all. Ultimately, what children care about most isn’t a giant slide or swimming pool—it’s whether their parents love them. As long as there’s love, what difference does it make where you live? Wouldn’t you agree?"

Seeing how tough it had been for Su Meixi to give birth to Gu Wei’s son, Qiu Yurou decided not to press the issue further.

She and Su Meixi had always struggled to get along. Although their relationship as in-laws had improved, they weren’t close—Qiu Yurou couldn’t treat her the same way she treated her goddaughter.

However, Qiu Yurou got along very well with Li Shirui. After seeing her grandson, she called Li Shirui over to chat, and they even made plans to have dinner together that evening.

The two old friends chatted so enthusiastically that their laughter could be heard from the room upstairs where Su Meixi was.

That evening, they all went out for dinner together, and this time, it was Li Shirui’s turn to host. She treated them to some local specialties.

Su Meixi hadn’t gone out to eat in a long time and found that going out with a baby was truly a challenge.

She had to prepare the baby’s milk bottle, diapers, wet wipes, and a change of clothes in case the baby had an accident.

She also had to bring a thermos of hot water to mix the formula, just in case the hotel didn’t have hot water at the right temperature.