Chapter 159: Taking Him Back to Raise

Lin Xiangnan’s attitude was so infuriating that Hu Meili couldn’t help but chase after her with a feather duster.

But her legs couldn’t keep up with Lin Xiangnan’s, and in the blink of an eye, Lin Xiangnan was gone.

“Lin Xiangnan! Come back here!”

Grandma Hu couldn’t stand it anymore. “You’re almost fifty years old. Can’t you control your temper? Lin Xiangdong’s matchmaking isn’t going well, and it’s definitely because you’re too noisy.”

Not to mention a former wife in the countryside, there was also a fierce and divorced widow as his mother. Lin Xiangdong’s matchmaking was no easy feat.

Being lectured by her own mother, Hu Meili immediately felt wronged. “You don’t know how annoying that little bastard is.”

“Everyone deserves their own retribution.” Grandma Hu smiled and asked, “Do you think you were a good person when you were young?”

Hu Meili was speechless.

“Alright.” Grandma Hu picked up the baby from the cradle and handed it to Hu Meili. “Take him. Use the child to control Lin Xiangnan. Where can she run with the child in your hands?”

Hu Meili was heartbroken.

“That heartless Lin Xiangnan. She’d rather I take care of the child so she can go out and have fun. You watch, even with the child in my hands, she won’t be back until dinner time. And even then, she’s not guaranteed to come back.”

Lin Xiangnan didn’t even wait for Gu Zhenhua, she came back to find her after the New Year, just because she was tired of taking care of the child and wanted her to help.

Over at their hometown, it was much better than the family compound. There were Grandpa Hu and Grandma Hu who were retired at home, and her younger siblings who were on winter break. Anyone could take care of the child for a while.

Even because there were more people, they even fought over who got to hold the baby.

Even Gu Zhenjun had been a lot more relaxed these days, and he could spare some time to catch up with his old friends.

But he didn’t go back home to see his parents, he only informed his elder brother’s wife, Xu Xiaodong.

Gu Zhenjun used to live at home because he had nowhere else to go, but now he was hanging out with Lin Xiangnan, he didn’t even want to be near his parents.

However, the Hu family all worked at the pharmaceutical factory, and they were colleagues with Gu Chouni and Gu Fugen. The news of Lin Xiangnan bringing the child back home was subtly passed on to the Gu family.

“I’ve never seen a daughter-in-law like that. She came back once, and didn’t even bring her grandchildren back to greet her grandparents for the New Year.” Gu Chouni scolded, “She’s got no manners.”

“The Hu family really has no manners. We’re relatives, but when I met Hu Daxi at the factory, I greeted him, and he was so indifferent.” Gu Zhenguo complained.

Xu Xiaodong gave her husband an elbow, reminding him, “Gu Zhenhua will be back on holiday soon. You don’t want him to come and give you a lecture, do you?”

Hearing the news of Gu Zhenhua, Gu Zhenguo immediately quieted down, and even felt a twinge in his chest.

Out of fear of Gu Zhenhua’s intimidation, Gu Zhenguo even persuaded Gu Chouni, “Mom, calm down. When Gu Zhenhua got married, it was agreed that he would be a son-in-law and live at his wife’s place. We can’t pick on them about that.”

“It’s all your wife’s fault. All these years, she’s only given birth to two daughters.” Gu Chouni said with heartache, “That child is our grandson. But I haven’t even seen him.”

“My wife is really not…” Gu Zhenguo and his wife’s eyes met, and his momentum weakened. He turned to blame Gu Chouni, “It’s all your fault, Mom. You’re too harsh on the two children at home. Your grandson sees you, and he doesn’t want to come.”

Hearing this answer, Xu Xiaodong smiled contentedly.

When she went back to her parents’ home for the second day of the New Year, she was lectured by her family. It hadn’t even been a month, and Gu Zhenguo couldn’t be arrogant.

Gu Chouni dissatisfiedly said, “Two little girls, do you want me to support them?”

She glared at Xu Xiaodong, then said to Gu Zhenguo with a heavy heart, “Those who can’t even give birth to a son, I don’t know why you listen to her. You’re even being bossed around by her, it’s embarrassing.”

Xu Xiaodong didn’t say anything, just looked at Gu Zhenguo.

She was a daughter-in-law, it was inappropriate for her to argue with Gu Chouni, her mother-in-law. But Gu Zhenguo could.

Thinking of his father-in-law and brother-in-law’s looks at him on the second day of the New Year, Gu Zhenguo had no intention of getting a divorce.

He believed that if he dared to divorce, his father-in-law would dare to come to his house with a hoe the next day.

“Mom! My wife and I are fine, why are you meddling so much?” Gu Zhenguo complained, “If you’re bored, go and nag my dad. Don’t bother me.”

“This child, I’m not worried about you?” Gu Chouni said with grievance, “If you don’t want to listen to my nagging, I’ll go see my grandson.”

Her eldest son and grandson were both important to Gu Chouni.

Especially in the past two years, her eldest son hadn’t given birth to a son, and he was even siding with his wife.

She couldn’t bear to scold her son, and her son would protect his wife if she scolded her. Gu Chouni was so angry.

Seeing Gu Chouni preparing to go find her grandson, Gu Zhenguo immediately panicked.

“Mom! Don’t go, if anything happens to Gu Zhenhua’s son, he’ll come back and find trouble with me again.”

Gu Zhenguo complained, “It’s not you who’s getting beaten up, you’re not in a hurry.”

Gu Chouni looked at her son, hesitated for a few seconds, and said, “I’ll go secretly to take a look. Don’t let anyone know.”

“The child is only a few months old, he can’t walk yet, he needs to be held. How can you sneak a peek?” Xu Xiaodong said, “You should just wait for Gu Zhenhua to come back. After all, you’re his mother, when the third brother comes back, he’ll definitely bring the child back for a visit. For the sake of reputation, the third brother will still do the courtesy.”

Xu Xiaodong’s words were too realistic, and Gu Chouni found them jarring.

“What do you mean courtesy? It’s what he should do. I carried him for ten months and raised him. Without me, where would he be today?”

Gu Chouni said angrily, “Don’t even talk about letting me see the child, he should leave his grandson at home and let me raise him!”

Xu Xiaodong was shocked to look at Gu Chouni, she really dared to think.

Did she not know what kind of person she had raised, Gu Zhenguo?

Not to mention Gu Chouni’s parenting skills, just the fact that Gu Zhenhua and Gu Zhenjun almost starved to death when they were young, almost gave them psychological trauma. Gu Zhenhua would be crazy to leave his child with Gu Chouni to raise.

But Gu Chouni seemed to have thought of a good idea, and excitedly said, “When your dad comes back, I’ll talk to him and take the grandson back to raise. After all, he’s the eldest grandson of our Gu family.”