CHAPTER 528: CHAPTER 523: NOT A BAD PERSON

Fang Pingying, upon hearing Granny Zhou’s question, was unclear about her intention, but due to the messy affairs involving the Luo Family, Fang Pingying couldn’t help but be cautious.

She then said, "It’s not her who opened it, but my parents’ family. Just let my younger sister manage it."

Originally, the shop indeed bore Fang Ping’an’s name, which was what she had told Zhou Guangsheng at the time.

Granny Zhou looked at Fang Pingying and nodded, indicating that she understood.

But after that, she immediately followed up with another question, "It’s just you and your sister in your parents’ family, right? And I’ve heard that you’re not your parents’ biological child?"

Fang Pingying felt that Granny Zhou was inquiring about their family’s assets, seemingly already calculating the significance of the shop that Fang Xiu had opened.

She became slightly displeased and asked Granny Zhou, "Granny Zhou, what exactly do you want to ask?"

"I..." As Granny Zhou furrowed her eyebrows and was about to speak, a call from Li Yuchun came from a distance, "Pingying, what are you doing?"

Yaoyao and Ruirui were asleep at home, and Haohao, the little fellow, refused to sleep. Li Yuchun, worried that he would disturb the two’s sleep at home, decided to take him for a walk.

She came over carrying Haohao and saw Mrs. Zhou, so she asked Fang Pingying, "This is..."

"Mom, this is Guangsheng’s mother." Fang Pingying introduced them to one another, "Aunt Zhou, this is my mom."

Upon hearing that it was Zhou Guangsheng’s mother, Li Yuchun immediately remembered the previous incident when she had beaten Fang Xiu, and her face turned stern, her tone somewhat sarcastic as she said, "Oh, you’re Guangsheng’s mother? What a coincidence."

Granny Zhou was not someone to be underestimated either. As soon as she heard the unfriendly tone in Li Yuchun’s voice, she opened her mouth to retort.

But when Haohao in Li Yuchun’s arms heard Zhou Guangsheng’s name, he immediately started looking around, calling out, "Daddy, I want daddy."

Granny Zhou glanced at Haohao in Li Yuchun’s arms and, suspecting that the child was calling for Zhou Guangsheng as daddy, frowned and asked, "Whose child is this, calling for who as daddy?"

Li Yuchun glared at her and retorted sharply, "Why do you care so much? It’s certainly not calling you daddy."

Granny Zhou didn’t beat around the bush; she looked directly at Haohao and spoke up, "If it’s Fang Xiu’s child, calling my Guangsheng daddy now really won’t do. My Guangsheng is definitely not his father. Other matters can be faked, but this one absolutely cannot."

"We won’t call him then, who do you think cares?" Li Yuchun snorted as she looked at her, "If it weren’t for your son Guangsheng himself wanting our Haohao to call him daddy, we wouldn’t care less."

Granny Zhou couldn’t save face after being spoken to by Li Yuchun in such a manner and retorted without good humor, "My family’s Guangsheng has his own son. He doesn’t care for such a bargain son."

Li Yuchun had been informed of all this by Fang Xiu and others; she knew the story well.

She showed no restraint towards Granny Zhou and burst into laughter, "Ha ha, I’ve heard that the grandson you are looking forward to is even cheaper, belonging to who knows who."

Upon hearing this, Granny Zhou’s face turned dark instantly, her hands on her hips, looking like she was ready to argue, "You watch your mouth..."

Meanwhile, Li Yuchun was about to hand Haohao over to Fang Pingying, ready to avenge Fang Xiu and have a showdown with the old lady.

Unexpectedly, Haohao didn’t reach for Fang Pingying’s hands but instead stretched his two chubby arms towards Granny Zhou, "Granny..."

Everyone was startled, not understanding what the little fatty intended.

But to be honest, no matter how angry both parties were, the moment they heard this milky little voice, coupled with Little Fatty’s cute appearance, they couldn’t continue to quarrel.

Especially for people the age of Li Yuchun and Granny Zhou, it was the time when they loved children the most.

Sure enough, Granny Zhou was momentarily frozen in place. Once she came to her senses, she somewhat awkwardly looked at Haohao, not sure whether to hug him or not, and hesitantly said, "This child..."

At this moment, Xiao Pang gave Granny Zhou a toothy smile and called out, "Granny, hug!"

Seeing this, Li Yuchun grew displeased. She smacked Little Fatty’s hand and said sternly, "Granny is not a good person, aren’t I, your grandma, already holding you?"

Little Fatty felt wronged by Li Yuchun’s smack and suddenly pouted before bursting into tears.

Unable to bear it, Granny Zhou softened at the sight of Little Fatty crying. She set aside the argument she had with Li Yuchun and reached out to hug Haohao, all the while with a helpless expression, "Come here, I’ll hug you for a bit, alright?"

"You..." Li Yuchun, not trusting Granny Zhou, was unwilling to hand Haohao over to her.

Granny Zhou gave Li Yuchun a dismissive look, "Rest assured, I’m not that heartless. How could I have any grievance with this child? And how could I possibly do anything to him right at your doorstep?"

Li Yuchun was still worried and glanced at Fang Pingying.

Actually, Fang Pingying had only met this old lady twice. Although she appeared somewhat fierce, she really didn’t seem like a bad person.

And now, Haohao was making a fuss about wanting her to hold him.

So, she smiled at Li Yuchun and said, "Mom, let Haohao play here, we’re all watching, nothing will happen."

Little Fatty was very smart and usually clingy, and he was quite loved by adults.

Once Li Yuchun put him on the ground, he ran toward Mrs. Zhou. After reaching her, he looked up with a smile and called out "Granny," then threw himself into Mrs. Zhou’s arms.

At Mrs. Zhou’s age, she had been longing for a grandchild so much that her eyes had turned red.

Even if she occasionally met a child on the street, she couldn’t help but play with them for a while. Now that Little Fatty was so adorable and somehow related to their family, it might be that in the future he would indeed be calling her Granny. The stern expression Mrs. Zhou had put on consciously relaxed instantly.

She grinned, picked Little Fatty up onto her lap, and playfully asked him, "What’s your name? How old are you?"

"Granny, hello." Little Fatty stuttered as he answered the questions, "Haohao, 2 years old."

Granny Zhou was thoroughly amazed when she heard this, her eyes widened in surprise as she looked at Li Yuchun, "Wow, how did you teach him? How is he so smart? At this age, a child in our countryside wouldn’t even speak yet, they’d cry loudly seeing strangers and would be shy."

Every parent likes to hear others praise their child as smart and lovable.

Li Yuchun, hearing Granny Zhou’s sincere compliments, let go of her displeasure from before, and smilingly said, "He is always taken out by us along with his two older siblings, sees a lot of people, is courageous, and doesn’t get shy."

"That’s very good." Granny Zhou nodded her head, stretched her hand to touch Haohao’s face and said with a loving smile, "Look at this little one, such a handsome face."

Seeing the affectionate way Mrs. Zhou treated Haohao eased some of the initial defensiveness Li Yuchun and Fang Pingying had towards her. Moreover, they were no longer as upset about her hitting Fang Xiu at the store before.

Li Yuchun even took a seat next to her on a chair and started chatting with her.