Transmigration: I Have Storage Space in the Apocalypse
Chapter 497 - 492: Going Back to Hometown Troublesome Matter 27 [Explosive Update 21]

Chapter 497: Chapter 492: Going Back to Hometown Troublesome Matter 27 [Explosive Update 21]

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The Zhang Family was about to leave, and Yan Jinsu even divided the good wine into two small pots for Uncle Zhang to take back and savor slowly.

Seeing this, Uncle Zhang felt very happy in his heart. It was because Ni didn’t treat him as an outsider, and she was still generous to this old man with good wine. Holding the wine, he left smilingly, bringing his family back home.

Of course, Xie Jingwei, not feeling at ease, followed them back home before returning himself.

Compared to the two baskets of food that Uncle Zhang’s family brought over, of course, it could not compare to the two pots of medicinal wine that weighed around five jin.

But what Yan Jinsu was grateful for was the sincere intentions of Uncle Zhang’s family! Even though they only brought over coarse grains and other things, those were exactly what Yan Jinsu was in need of at the moment!

Even Xie Jingwei, her own son, wasn’t as well-prepared as Ancestor Zhang~~ This attentiveness was well worth Yan Jinsu’s generosity.

Because Xie Jingwei was escorting Uncle Zhang and his family back, and it was still not dark yet, Yan Jinsu could feel at ease.

After the visitors left, the whole family was tired, taking turns to bathe.

What was most surprising was that Xu Xiaofen didn’t just leave after the meal, but instead followed behind Zhou Xiuhua, helping to tidy up the courtyard and wash dishes, giving Xie Jinghong time to bathe the children!

If Zhou Xiuhua didn’t know that it was already dark outside, she would want to go see if the sun was setting in the east instead.

Yan Jinsu wasn’t tired but she was dirty. After seeing off the guests, she was immediately sent back to her room by her mother-in-law.

Xiaojiu and Xiao Shi needed to bathe at home, otherwise they would fall asleep later.

Because they were young, Zhou Xiuhua usually asked Yan Jinsu to bathe the two adorable babies around four o’clock.

Now, though it was just the beginning of winter, for safety’s sake, it was still better to bathe the younger children before the sun went down. That was the right thing to do.

After bathing Xiaojiu and Xiao Shi, and they had their milk at a little past four, and everyone had their meal at a little past five, the kids accompanied them eating porridge, and now at eight o’clock, they were about to have another round of milk, they could probably sleep until around midnight.

After midnight, once the two adorable babies have had their milk and peed, they could then sleep straight through until about five or six the next morning.

Of all the children and grandchildren Zhou Xiuhua took care of, Xiaojiu and Xiao Shi were the easiest to look after.

Yan Jinsu came out after her bath, and the two babies were sleeping even more soundly. Taking advantage of the children being asleep, she called over her sister-in-law and recounted what she knew to her, so she could be mentally prepared.

All of us women have given birth to children for our husbands, who would really want to get divorced if they can carry on living together?

Don’t look at how determined her sister-in-law seemed, or how calm she behaved. Yan Jinsu still understood from the occasional daze of Xie Jinghong—Xie Jinghong still cared about her husband.

This was a good sign. For a couple living together, if the wife completely stopped caring about her husband, life would become dull like tepid water, like a frog being boiled without knowing it.

At present, both Xie Jinghong and Fan Jiefang seemed to care deeply about each other, and Yan Jinsu was happy for her sister-in-law.

"Sister, I heard that your brother-in-law’s wife seems to have left the county town with the children, heading over to her relatives in Hong Kong."

"Ah?" Xie Jinghong thought there was something that needed assistance at her younger brother’s, not expecting that Yan Jinsu would go straight to the point.

"Don’t ’ah’, or a mosquito might fly into your mouth! Alright, back to serious matters, I’ve already looked into it. Those who want to adopt a child are your brother-in-law and your mother-in-law, and I heard that your sister-in-law was initially unwilling."

"Eh, I kind of knew about it. Sigh~" Hearing this, Xie Jinghong nodded and sighed.

Thinking further about how her younger brother’s wife was so concerned about her marital issues, and even went to town early in the morning to inquire around and managed to bring back game, she understood her younger brother’s wife’s capabilities a bit more.

"What’s wrong, is there something else?" Yan Jinsu didn’t quite understand the mindset of women from this era. Seeing that her older cousin’s mood didn’t improve after talking and she still looked distressed, she straightforwardly asked.

"Little girl, you get along well with your mom, so you wouldn’t know. Being a daughter-in-law is really not easy. Even if Jiefang could persuade his mom to not adopt another child, in the future with my unreasonable mother-in-law mediating between us, life would still be chaotic!"

"What’s the big deal? Your mother-in-law lives with your uncle anyway. You don’t have to face her all the time. You only have to deal with her during festivals, and she’s an old lady. She might not like you, but could she possibly make things difficult for her own grandson?"

"Can’t that be enough?" It’s already tough on herself, so why is it in Yan Jinsu’s mind, it seems like it’s not a big deal?

"Hey, second sister, who has everything in life just the way they want it? Think about it differently, would you prefer your mother-in-law to be unkind to you or to your child?"

"I..." It’s not a choice that needs to be made at all. Which mother-in-law doesn’t love her grandson and instead prefers a daughter-in-law who is an outsider?

Er, seeing Yan Jinsu’s shining eyes, Xie Jinghong felt like facepalming.

"See, there you have it. We’re not her birth daughters, if she doesn’t like us, she doesn’t like us, and we don’t have to live with her every single day!

Besides, second sister, think about it this way, and you can sort of understand Brother Jiefang’s mom’s perspective!"

"How... how so?"

"It’s easy to guess. She’s been a widow for many years, her son is definitely her lifeline. When she sees her son treating his wife nicely and she can’t stand it, it only means she has a normal mindset!

Not to mention anything else, right now when you see Xiao Xian being close to Xiao Si, you’re already jealous! Let alone that old woman who became a widow early and raised three children by herself, she can’t bear to see her children siding with others, so that’s understandable."

Seeing her older cousin feeling embarrassed by her words, Yan Jinsu’s words took a gentler turn as she patted her on the shoulder to comfort her, continuing:

"As long as the mother-in-law does not mistreat the grandsons, but just shows a long face to her daughter-in-law, what’s there to fuss over? If she gets angry, that only shows she’s foolish. If you get annoyed with her, then you’re just not looking at it the right way.

In the end, you and she are two separate individuals. Whatever she does is her business, and at most when you face her, you just bow your head and avoid her bickering.

Brother Jiefang is not heartless, he surely knows what his old mother is like. He simply turns a blind eye because he sees that she’s just sulking and hasn’t done anything really wrong.

If the old woman is just pulling a long face and he disciplines her for that, then he would be unfilial.

And as for you seeing her angry face and disliking you, that’s even simpler. She can show you long face, but can’t you just pull a face in front of Brother Jiefang when she does?

Although at first when she sees you treating her son badly, she’ll definitely be angry, but old ladies tend to have idle time. Seeing you not being nice to her son, she might actually feel relieved and start seeing you in a better light... Of course, this varies from person to person, I only say this because I was thinking your mother-in-law is a widow."

"Can that really work?" Xie Jinghong felt doubtful hearing this unconventional conclusion.

"In theory, it can work. Because you need to first find out the reason for the friction in your relationship. You’ve borne three sons for Brother Jiefang, even if the old lady is excessive, she wouldn’t leave her grandchildren motherless! How many stepmothers actually have good intentions?"

Seeing Xie Jinghong nod, Yan Jinsu continued:

"If the son and wife aren’t getting along well, then she will feel that her son isn’t treating the daughter-in-law well either, and she’ll think her son is still hers.

But she also cares for the grandson, surely she wouldn’t want the son and daughter-in-law to be in constant conflict, as that’s detrimental to the family. So, as a mother-in-law, she would definitely end up advising the daughter-in-law not to go too far.

As for advising the son, the old woman would rather wrong herself than wish any hardship upon her son."

"And look, you shouldn’t always expect Brother Jiefang to stand up for you in front of his mother. Doing that will only make the old woman resent you even more! At the right time, you should show that you’re feeling aggrieved, giving the mother-in-law a sense of ’controlling’ her son. This way, the old woman won’t always be looking to stir up trouble."

"Can... can that work?"

"Hey, second sister, that, you need to verify it yourself. To be honest, I don’t know! Who made me fortunate enough to have met a good mother-in-law, eh?" Saying that, Yan Jinsu smiled triumphantly.

Xie Jinghong: "..." How I want to punch her smug face, what should I do?!