Reborn in the 70s: Pampered by Regiment Commander
Chapter 383 - 261: Find_4

Chapter 383: Chapter 261: Find_4

Chuxia’s eyes rolled, "So you mean to say, right now, she wants to remarry Mikang?"

"Just because she wants to marry, she marries?" Lin Yanqiu curled her lips, "Chuxia, relax, no matter what game she’s playing, Mom is on your side. Grandma Zhou is definitely on your side too. She’s only chatting with her because it’s been so many years since they’ve seen each other."

"I know," Chuxia looked around, "Where are Grandpa and the others?"

"Grandpa went to Grandpa Jing’s place, your second uncle and aunt are tidying up, and Xiaohua is helping them."

"This must be Chuxia, right?" Perhaps hearing the conversation, Ye Meiru stood up, smiling as she pointed at Chuxia and asked, looking her up and down before covering her mouth to laugh, "Grandma, doesn’t she look so young?"

"Chuxia, come over here," called Old Madam Zhou.

"Grandma, I’m done packing," Chuxia affectionately took Lin Yanqiu’s hand and sat opposite Old Madam Zhou, politely nodding to Ye Meiru, "Hello, welcome to my home as a guest."

"No need for such politeness, I used to come here often, this place is practically my home," Ye Meiru continued to smile, "How old are you? Are you eighteen yet?"

"What do you mean?" Chuxia smiled faintly, "Why is Miss Ye so interested in my age?"

"Oh no, it’s just that I remember Mikang likes mature and stable women. When I heard he got married, I thought he would have chosen someone mature and stable. Surprisingly, you’re so young, you look like a high school student."

"Chuxia, come sit next to Grandma," Old Madam Zhou pointed to the seat beside her, emphasizing once more.

"Grandma, I’m fine sitting here," Chuxia didn’t move.

"Upset with Grandma?" Old Madam Zhou laughed, "Little thing, not old, but quite the temper. You wouldn’t let Grandma drive her away just because you haven’t seen Meiru for so many years, would you?"

"No, no..." Chuxia quickly waved her hands, "I just thought, since Miss Ye has come from afar, it’s only polite to face her when talking. Since Grandma wants me sitting next to her, I will." While speaking, she moved next to Old Madam Zhou and casually fixed her slightly disheveled clothing.

"Everything’s packed?" the old lady asked.

"Hmm."

"Did you put away that wedding photo of you and Mikang?"

"Hmm."

"Good, then that’s settled. Mikang cherishes that photo very much. Knowing that you value it will surely make him very happy. Sigh, this child, I don’t know how much he’s suffered. Lucky for him, he married such a good wife like you. Otherwise, ah..."

"Grandma, I haven’t done much," Chuxia said.

"Having you at home with us is better than anything else."

"..."

Listening to Old Madam Zhou and Chuxia’s back-and-forth, Ye Meiru’s expression grew more and more rigid.

After being thrown out by Mikang, she was unwilling to let it be and came directly to the Zhou family.

Originally, she assumed that Old Madam Zhou would scold her, but from the moment they met, the elderly lady asked warmly about how she had been over the years, her concern overflowing in her words, which made Meiru feel immediately confident.

She understood Old Madam Zhou too well. Her favorite type was a girl with classical beauty like herself, and once she took a liking to someone, she wouldn’t change her mind easily.

From what she knew about Old Madam Zhou from the sidelines, the old lady wasn’t aware of the true circumstances behind her and Zhou Mikang’s separation years ago. So, as long as she behaved herself, there was still a possibility that Old Madam Zhou might force Zhou Mikang to marry her and take her home.

She considered two paths, both to help Zhou Mikang.

One was to share his hardships.

The other was to exchange her own freedom for his peace.

If it were possible, she would certainly choose the former, but if that path was blocked, she would take the latter and let him live the rest of his life in guilt towards her; that also seemed good to her.

Marrying him meant sharing his hardships, but his actions had already closed off that path. She could only pin her hopes on Old Madam Zhou. Yet now, the old lady’s behavior clearly told her she had accepted Lin Chuxia, Zhou Mikang’s new wife.

She had just been harping on Chuxia’s youth to make a point, knowing that Old Madam Zhou didn’t like young and inexperienced girls, believing they wouldn’t know how to care for people and couldn’t provide the best care for Zhou Mikang.

Unexpectedly, before her smile could even reach her lips, it was smacked back into place by the old lady’s retort.

"Grandma, I have other things to attend to, so I won’t bother you any longer," Ye Meiru stood up, smiling as she said her farewells, "I’ll come to see you another day."

"Go ahead with your business," Old Madam Zhou said cheerfully, "but I guess the next time you come to see Grandma, you won’t be able to come here. This place likely won’t belong to the Zhou family for a while."

"That’s not necessarily true," Ye Meiru looked at Chuxia, "Could I trouble Comrade Lin to escort me?"

Old Madam Zhou looked at Chuxia, "Xiaomi, would you like to go?"

Chuxia’s lips twitched, finding the old lady rather amusing. Was she deliberately emphasizing her status in this way? With things said to this point, could she even refuse to go?

Actually, she was quite willing to go, heh heh... it was rare to encounter such a situation, and she really wanted to verify whether this fierce fiancée would threaten her to stay away from Zhou Mikang, blah blah blah...

No sooner had she agreed than the door was pushed open, and Zhou Zhongkang and Mei Xiaofeng entered.

She had met Zhou Zhongkang once before. Mei Xiaofeng, she didn’t know, but Liang Xiaohong had visited her son and daughter-in-law today, so she could roughly guess the other person’s identity.

"What are you doing here?"

Before she could say anything, Mei Xiaofeng spoke first. Chuxia followed her gaze, compared, and hmm, it wasn’t her being addressed but Ye Meiru. Chuxia moved to the side.

Ye Meiru’s complexion also wasn’t looking too good, "I came to see Grandma Zhou." She said this and then turned back to give Old Madam Zhou a farewell before quickly slipping away.

So, was she supposed to escort her or not? Chuxia stood there dumfounded, feeling a little embarrassed, and turned to ask, "Grandma, she’s run off. Should I still go and escort her?"

"Come back," the old lady said.

Zhou Zhongkang, along with Mei Xiaofeng, followed Chuxia over and sat opposite the old lady, "Grandma, this is Mei Xiaofeng, your granddaughter-in-law."

"Xiao Feng, did you receive all the stuff your mom sent you?"

"I did, thank you, Grandma." Mei Xiaofeng hesitated but then said, "Grandma, Ye Meiru came to see you about Third Brother Zhou’s matter, right?"

--------

Revised. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, we welcome you to vote with recommendation tickets and monthly tickets on Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)