Chapter 120 Correcting the Mistakes of 2 Years Ago
Chapter 120 Correcting the Mistakes of 2 Years Ago
Originally, tonight was supposed to be a candlelight dinner for two, but now, it has turned into a family gathering.
Zhou Yongan had no place to put his energy in pleasing his wife, so he could only peel the lobster silently.
Ignoring his mother's words, he dipped the peeled shrimp meat in spicy sauce and handed it to Li Qingwen's mouth.
Li Qingwen had just had a good sleep, his eyes and brows were as gentle as water. He glanced at his majestic grandmother and shook his head slightly at Zhou Yongan with some resistance.
Zhou Yongan didn't care and coaxed him lovingly, "Be good, open your mouth."
Li Qingwen picked up the bowl and leaned closer: "Put it here."
The atmosphere at the table remained quiet.
Zhou Yongan was still making small moves. After peeling the shrimp, he turned to Xiaohua and said, "Switch the minced beef with taro and sweet and sour spare ribs over here."
Li Qingwen's ears felt hot after hearing this, and he grabbed Zhou Yongan with his hands under the table.
Zhou Yongan smiled at her calmly.
"Is this okay?" Grandma's face turned serious and she stopped the servant who was about to take action, "Bring another bowl and serve it to the side."
The servant did as he was told.
After the thrilling meal, the family sat around the coffee table drinking tea and chatting.
The old lady was concerned about her grandson's marriage and asked him, "Have you met the daughter of the Xu family?"
Zhou Xixiang was wearing a dark sweater, which made him look deep and reserved. He replied calmly, "We have arranged to meet next week."
The old lady nodded affirmatively: "The Xu family has been in the political circle for two generations, and they are a good match for our Zhou family. You should mainly observe the character of the girl, and if there is no problem, that will be enough."
Zhou Xixiang held the cup and drank tea quietly without much expression.
Luo Zijin added tactfully: "Let's also talk about interests and hobbies, and compare temperaments and personalities."
Zhou Yongan heard this and interrupted casually: "That's right, don't pay too much attention to appearance. Anyway, the most beautiful one has already been married to me."
It was not his turn to talk too much. Zhou Xixiang glanced at his brother and said calmly, "Flowers are stuck in cow dung."
Zhou Yongan laughed and retorted: "There's not even a blade of grass on your pile of cow dung. Don't you like to nourish living things?"
The old lady couldn't stand the foul language and glanced at the person who was making a fuss.
Zhou Yongan was feeding Li Qingwen peanuts.
The old lady said, "You two, there has been no news for two years. Is that reasonable?"
Li Qingwen: “…”
The old lady said: "If you marry into the Zhou family, you have to have children and branches. What's the matter with no movement?"
Zhou Yongan said calmly, "We are still young and have only recently started preparing for pregnancy."
Li Qingwen glared at him, but did not dare to glare too obviously. After all, no one could match Zhou Yongan in talking nonsense.
The old lady muttered quietly, "It would be best if she can have a baby. If not, it's time to correct the mistake she made two years ago."
When Luo Zijin heard this, his heart skipped a beat and he had a feeling that something was wrong.
The old lady's words were very rude, and Zhou Chunsheng immediately expressed his opinion: "Mom, you are exaggerating. Qingwen is a well-behaved and smart child. I think it is a blessing for Yongan to marry her."
The old lady stubbornly said: "Marriage should still be based on equal status. If there is an imbalance between the strong and the weak... on the surface it seems that the weak party has the upper hand, but in marriage, the weak party always suffers."
Li Qingwen was like a hamster, with many peanuts stuffed into her mouth by Zhou Yongan. Hearing what his grandmother said, Zhou Yongan looked at her sideways, and saw that she had not chewed yet, with her cheeks bulging, so he immediately took out a tissue and handed it to her, asking her to spit it out.
No one present refuted the old lady's words.
Because it was just as the old man said, there were a lot of news about Yongan's romantic affairs in the past year. If his daughter-in-law's family was of equal status to the Zhou family, Yongan would not be so presumptuous.
After drinking tea, Zhou Xixiang left the old house first because of company matters.
Before Zhou Yongan and Li Qingwen were about to leave, Zhou Yongan asked Li Qingwen to wait a moment, and then went to talk to his grandmother alone.
In the study, the old lady was looking at her second grandson. He was wearing a warm cotton coat and looked so young. Even after getting married, he was still a child.
The old lady smiled kindly: "My dear grandson, what do you want to tell grandma in private?"
Zhou Yongan first bowed deeply to his grandmother according to the Zhou family etiquette: "Grandma, you are so majestic today. We have accompanied you until now. You should be very happy, right?"
The old lady did not notice his abnormality and said with a smile: "Of course I am happy. I missed you when I was in Pingcheng. I am naturally happy to see that you are still healthy."
Zhou Yongan's face suddenly tensed up. He lowered his eyes to look at the leather shoes under his feet, then raised his eyes sharply, "Dad, brother, me, and Qingwen, you know how busy we are. We have been with you since this afternoon. Why is grandma so happy? It's because the smiles on everyone's faces have shifted to you."
"My mom is afraid of you, my dad doesn't dare to refute you, my eldest brother is broad-minded and can see things in a broad way, but I can't. Grandma, some of your words are really too much!"
Seeing her grandson so angry, the old lady finally understood that her good grandson was not here to whisper to her, but to settle accounts with her.
"What do you know? You little bastard, you are so arrogant, how dare you criticize me? Your father is not even capable of that!"
Zhou Yongan: "I just want to tell grandma that your dear granddaughter-in-law has nothing, so you should love her even more."
There’s no heating in the study, so it feels a bit cold just standing there for a while.
The old lady closed her eyes and said, "I miscalculated. I thought you were just after her beauty and wanted something new. You would get tired of her after two years. I didn't expect... you would even make it official."
She made a wrong move and miscalculated.
Zhou Yongan pleaded again: "Please be nicer to Qingwen."
The old lady said seriously, "Didn't you hear what I said just now? Qingwen was wronged to marry you. Did you ever think about her when you were fooling around outside? If she loved you, would she not divorce you? She still refuses to let go, silly child, she wants our money."
Zhou Yongan looked at the old lady in front of him with an unpleasant expression.
The old lady smiled and said, "Let me tell you this, children born in poor families have no hope or ideals in their heads. They always think about having enough food and clothing. You and she can't be in sync in terms of thinking, so how can she help you in your career?"
"If she was smart enough, she should have used you as a springboard. The reason she failed to do so is purely because you are still worth using!"
"enough!"
Zhou Yongan couldn't listen any longer: "You don't know anything about Qingwen, please take back your prejudice!"
Grandma's views on family background are deeply rooted. It is basically impossible for an old lady like her to change her mind and accept Li Qingwen.
"Yong'an, tell me, besides being pretty, what else is so special about her? Why do you have to have her?"
The old man was the same back then. He caused a lot of trouble in the city just for a woman without a family background.
Why does it have to be Li Qingwen?
She doesn't have a prominent family background or a glamorous background, but she has a kind heart and an indescribable charm.
During this year, due to his wrong judgment, he had been hanging out outside for a while with the idea of giving up on Li Qingwen. He had also met some girls, but he always felt that they were missing something.
"Maybe it's because she has nothing."
Zhou Yongan said, "If grandma really can't accept Qingwen, we won't come here to bother you so often in the future."
"you……"
The old lady's face turned pale. "Are you threatening grandma, Yongan? How can you talk to grandma like this?"
Zhou Yongan said: "When grandma can accept Qingwen, I will bring her back to see you."
The old lady sat down on the chair, as if struck by lightning. She stared at the figure disappearing at the door, her eyes full of disbelief and shock.
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