Chapter 182: Chapter 175: Decided by Su Xiaomeng
Zhou Mengqin spoke unhurriedly.
Bai Fengmao got a bit annoyed, "Fine, not a match, not a match! You can leave! But I’ll still lay it out—I won’t let you take away my great-grandchildren."
Zhou Mengqin didn’t hurriedly jump up this time.
Instead, she looked calmly at Bai Fengmao, "Elder Brother, this... is not something you can decide."
"Is it possible, Little Sister Zhou also wants to fight?"
Zhou Mengqin stood up, then smiled, for some reason...
The cold air about her when she entered warmed up a bit at this moment.
Just because Su Xiaomeng didn’t say that thing, it let her save face, also proving she was right, Su Xiaomeng is useless.
So was she pleased, relieved?
Bai Fengmao thought, could Zhou Mengqin really be such a tasteless person?
"How could that be? Children are not objects to be snatched around."
Zhou Mengqin said leisurely, but these words... came with a sting.
Bai Fengmao clearly felt it, this was mocking his actions of snatching the children yesterday!
"Where the children are raised, that should be decided by the parents. I won’t mention Shixiu, I think Su Xiaomeng herself should make the decision."
Zhou Mengqin glanced at Su Xiaomeng and said calmly.
Bai Fengmao clenched his fists tightly, his temper really started to rise.
According to Zhou Mengqin’s tone, does it mean Su Xiaomeng might let the children go back with them to the Yin Family?!
Ha! How did Yin Shaohui marry such an arrogant wife?
Bai Fengmao grinded his teeth in resentment, completely forgetting that he just had a bit of respect for Zhou Mengqin earlier!
"Su Xiaomeng! Tell this family! Who do the children belong to!"
Su Xiaomeng bit her lip again, not daring to look at Bai Fengmao, or Zhou Mengqin, or anyone, just staring at the ground...
Bai Fengmao felt in his heart, this should be an obvious matter, yet this girl hesitated and didn’t say a word!
"Meng Meng! Don’t be afraid of the Yin Family, Grandpa’s here to back you up, what are you afraid of! Speak up loudly!"
The more Grandpa said like this, the more she felt troubled, conflicted...
"That’s enough."
Yin Shixiu really couldn’t watch Su Xiaomeng like this, if she kept biting her lip, wouldn’t it spoil the feeling when he kissed her.
Bai Fengmao, seeing Yin Shixiu speak, immediately redirected his anger towards him, "And you! Making Xiaomeng climb walls to meet you in the middle of the night, it’s so cold, don’t you have any sense?!"
Su Xiaomeng felt a chill down her spine and looked up at Bai Fengmao, obviously... Grandpa knew everything.
"What are you staring at me for, girl? Think that because Grandpa is old, my eyes don’t work?"
"I told you not to see him, and now look, they’ve all bullied you with your liking of him!"
"Grandpa, it’s not what you think."
Su Xiaomeng hurriedly explained, "Last night—"
"Could it be that he didn’t seduce you to climb the wall last night?"
Seduce... that word...
Su Xiaomeng felt stuffy in her heart, what kind of situation is this?
"Grandpa, calm down, listen to me first."
Yin Shixiu felt both helpless and amused in his heart.
Mr. Bai really becomes shrewder with age.
"No one will fight with you for the children, if you want to keep the grandchildren with you, I can purchase a big house in the city, and we can all live together."
Zhou Mengqin looked at Yin Shixiu, shocked as well.
She started to wonder if she was raising someone else’s child!
"That’s easy to say! Can you make this decision?"
Bai Fengmao snorted.
His old eyes glanced at Zhou Mengqin with a bit of smugness in his words too.
This Xiaomeng girl is too soft, really made him lose face just now. But...
Ha ha, didn’t Yin Shixiu also make Zhou Mengqin feel bad!
"Of course, my wife, my children, my family, naturally it’s up to me."
Yin Shixiu said calmly.
With this statement, he naturally took over the dilemma Zhou Mengqin had thrown to Su Xiaomeng just now.
Zhou Mengqin wasn’t too upset, compared to what Yin Shixiu said to them two days ago, this was nothing.
Her face just cooled a bit, looking at Su Xiaomeng, "If—"
She intended to say, if Shixiu says that, and you are willing, then I won’t interfere.
But before she finished, Su Xiaomeng took a deep breath, looked at her grandpa, and held his hand, "Grandpa..."
She smiled at him.
Bai Fengmao, seeing this smile, knew it wasn’t a good sign, was this girl really...
"I’m not divorced from Shixiu yet..."
"But soon!"
"But I don’t want to divorce him."
Bai Fengmao felt frustrated, winked at her, and raised his eyebrows, wanting to say:
Silly girl, does grandpa not know your thoughts? Even if you like Yin Shixiu to this extent, you can’t say it in front of these two monsters from the Yin Family!
Once they know you like Yin Shixiu, will you still have a good day in the future?
But Su Xiaomeng clearly didn’t pick up on Bai Fengmao’s hint.
She said, "Shuangshuang and Huang Huang are Mr. and Mrs. Yin’s grandchildren, they have the right to see the children."
"What do you mean by this?"
"Grandpa... can we not argue about these things?"
"Is it grandpa arguing? It’s your mother-in-law who only lets the kids in the house but not you, the daughter-in-law! I’ve never heard of such a thing in this world!"
Bai Fengmao’s mouth was dry from talking, unsure if this silly girl understood or not!
"But in this world, there’s also no reason not to let grandparents see their grandchildren."
Bai Fengmao’s blood pressure was rising.
Yin Shixiu looked steadily at Su Xiaomeng...
Su Xiaomeng bit her lip, feeling a bit intimidated but still looked at Zhou Mengqin, "Mrs. Yin... I will often let Shixiu bring the children to visit you."
Zhou Mengqin’s face showed no expression, even though Su Xiaomeng’s words were inclined towards the Yin Family.
Bai Fengmao was quite annoyed by his granddaughter and then looked at Zhou Mengqin’s expression...
His eyes swept around these Yin Family members and, finding nowhere to vent, he suddenly fixed his gaze on Yin Shiqing and his son and daughter-in-law!
"What’s this? Yin Bowen, right? And you, the granddaughter-in-law, Zhu Lan, right?"
The mentioned Yin Bowen and Zhu Lan glanced at each other, then hurriedly replied, "Yes, Mr. Bai, I’m Yin Bowen, and my wife is Zhu—"
"Alright, don’t pretend to be so polite and courteous in front of me! Since your grandmother insists on surrendering to the state, I’ll contact my third son right away!"
Yin Bowen and Zhu Lan started feeling anxious.
Quickly looked at grandma.
Zhou Mengqin, sensing her son and daughter-in-law’s gaze, didn’t look at them, just said, "Whatever the police decide, that’s it."
"Grandma—"
Zhu Lan wanted to say something but was stopped by Yin Bowen.
Even if there’s a need to argue or even plead, this is not the place for it; Yin Bowen still understood this.
What Yin Bowen didn’t expect was that Zhou Mengqin wasn’t just putting on a show; even after returning home, she maintained the same attitude, absolutely unwilling to shield them...
"Okay, but... you’re not going to hire a lawyer to go against my son, are you? My son is a very busy man. If you’re playing one way in the open and another way in the shadows..."
"Brother Bai, rest assured, when I Zhou Mengqin make a promise, it means what it means."
Bai Fengmao snorted, then turned to instruct a servant to contact his third son and have him come over in the afternoon.
Yin Bowen, although composed, was growing increasingly uneasy inside.
Once the matter was settled, Zhou Mengqin stood up, looked at Su Xiaomeng, and then met Bai Sixian’s gaze on the other side of Su Xiaomeng.
Bai Sixian stood up...
"Miss Bai, do you also think your daughter suffered grievances in front of me?"
"Speaking of which... I should also call you Aunt Zhou."
Bai Sixian’s voice was sweet, not loud but every word was clear; her tone was calm and unhurried, "I understand your strict requirements for Xiaomeng are from the perspective of a matriarch of a big family."
"Miss Bai seems to be sensible."
Zhou Mengqin said lightly.
Bai Sixian smiled, "If you’re standing from the perspective of a matriarch, then all the descendants of the Yin Family should be under your care. If Xiaomeng suffers grievances in front of you, I won’t mind, as we are all women and have come through the position of a daughter-in-law, understanding the difficulties therein."
"What does Miss Bai want to say?"
"Somehow, I haven’t seen Xiaomeng suffer much grievance from you, but I have seen Xiaomeng suffer endless grievances from your children and grandchildren."
Zhou Mengqin’s expression stiffened slightly.
"The last time I met you, my daughter almost suffered a triple tragedy. This time, the consequences were again nearly unbearable. Of course, I am willing to believe these are coincidences, but... why is it so coincidental?"
Bai Sixian’s big eyes met Zhou Mengqin’s gaze, unpretentious, neither fighting nor retreating.
A slightly helpless smile crossed her lips, "Perhaps because Xiaomeng was born ordinary, growing up in a regular family, so when dealing with these well-educated descendants of the Yin Family, she either feels inferior or is looked down upon. Or maybe... as the matriarch of such a big family like the Yin Family... you haven’t managed to properly discipline the family’s descendants."
"Boom!"
Bai Sixian’s calm words pierced Zhou Mengqin’s heart directly, making her take a fresh look at this youngest daughter of the Bai Family who left home at the age of twenty.
One has to admit, impressive.
"Xiaomeng likes Yin Shixiu, but it’s apparent that your son is also quite devoted to Meng Meng right now. They love each other, and neither I nor my father would be the villains to break them apart."
Bai Sixian reached out to Su Xiaomeng, pulling her to her side, facing Zhou Mengqin.
"They are a couple, whether to stay together or separate is up to them to decide."
"As a mother-in-law who looks down on her daughter-in-law, you can always not accept Meng Meng, but as the mother of the family, you must ensure that the descendants of the Yin Family will not let Meng Meng suffer grievances. After all, with the upbringing of a big family like the Yin Family... even if she’s not the daughter-in-law, if she were an ordinary person, you wouldn’t let the descendants bully just because of their family background, right?"
"Rest assured."
Zhou Mengqin said lightly, her face no longer holding a smile.
Bai Sixian managed a faint smile, quite helplessly saying, "I hope that I can indeed feel reassured."
Zhou Mengqin squinted her eyes, looking at Bai Sixian.