CHAPTER 631: CHAPTER 608: FILIAL DAUGHTER-IN-LAW

A week later, Liu Hongmei received the notification for the job.

Very surprised.

Three jobs, one for herself, as a logistical staff member at a kindergarten in Su City, where her child could also attend, and they provided a dormitory.

The other two were jobs as ticket sellers at the Su City Public Transport Company.

Her two younger brothers finally had jobs.

Fang Xiaohui was really fast.

How eager she must have been to deal with Fang Peizhong, the speed was astonishing.

When people handed things over to her, they explained clearly that if Liu Hongmei did not handle it well, Fang Xiaohui, who could arrange this job for her, could also make them unable to work.

Fang Xiaohui really put in a great effort in this matter; knowing that without certain connections, it wouldn’t have been so easy to arrange these three jobs, it was all thanks to Song Mohuan.

Song Mohuan used his influence to find an old classmate from Su City; they helped them get this done.

This was a huge favor; the couple invited the person for a meal and also gifted them cigarettes and alcohol.

But in any case, Fang Xiaohui felt that if she could get Fang Peizhong in, the whole thing wouldn’t be a loss.

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Liu Hongmei pushed a wheelchair through the door; Fang Zhiyuan glanced over as he rested at home for the day, having tried to avoid staying home lately.

Today, he really didn’t want to go out, often ending up at someone else’s home, either playing chess or freeloading meals.

Over time, those old friends and comrades got annoyed, and he couldn’t keep that up forever.

He definitely didn’t want to visit the old folks; going there, he wasn’t welcomed.

"Hongmei, what are you doing?"

Overall, he was quite satisfied with this daughter-in-law. Although she initially didn’t support taking care of Ye Hua, eventually, when he really let go, she willingly accepted the task of caring for the bedridden wife.

This saved Fang Zhiyuan quite a lot of trouble.

For how dedicated Liu Hongmei was at caring for his wife, Fang Zhiyuan was willing to treat his daughter-in-law well.

It’s just that the son was truly disappointing, always running off and nowhere to be seen.

Liu Hongmei, out of breath, replied, "Dad, it’s getting hotter and hotter, and it’s not good for mom to always lie on this bed. After a while, even a healthy person would get sick, not to mention mom is a patient. You see, mom’s temper is getting worse now.

I’m afraid she’ll get some illness from being stuck inside, so I borrowed a wheelchair to take mom out for some fresh air."

This answer was absolutely appropriate, leaving no room for criticism.

Fang Zhiyuan was moved; his daughter-in-law had put some thought into it.

This looked great to outsiders. Taking such good care of a bedridden wife was beneficial for the Fang family’s reputation.

Thinking of this, Fang Zhiyuan considered and spoke up.

"Why don’t I push your mom then?"

Liu Hongmei nodded, "Alright. I’ll help you carry mom downstairs first; I need to go to the market to buy some groceries. Since you’re home today, let’s have a better lunch. You push mom around nearby, and when I get back from the market, we’ll come back together.

You wouldn’t be able to move mom by yourself."

Fang Zhiyuan was even more satisfied; this daughter-in-law really cared.

Together, Liu Hongmei and Fang Zhiyuan carried Ye Hua down; only when he lifted the heavy Ye Hua did Fang Zhiyuan realize how hard it usually was for his daughter-in-law to take care of her.

Ye Hua was still filled with anger.

If she could speak, she might have already been ready to bite someone.

The two pushed the wheelchair outside, and to show his attentiveness to his bedridden wife, Fang Zhiyuan deliberately pushed the wheelchair himself.

Along the way, when neighbors saw Fang Zhiyuan taking such good care of his bedridden wife.

People came up to praise Fang Zhiyuan; after all, to take such good care of a bedridden wife, even taking her out in a wheelchair for some sun was commendable. People thought highly of Fang Zhiyuan for this quality, it showed his character.

Fang Zhiyuan was proud.

He had always cherished his reputation, finally winning some at his old age.

Liu Hongmei pointed to the market, "Dad, let’s go to that market, they have fresh fish there. I know you like fish, so we’ll have fish for lunch today."

This pleased Fang Zhiyuan; it was rare for his daughter-in-law to care about her father-in-law’s preferences. However, that market was a bit far; they usually didn’t go there.

But for his taste buds, he decided to go anyway.

He spotted a small park nearby where he could sit Ye Hua on a bench without getting tired.

The two continued walking.

Suddenly, Liu Hongmei was dumbfounded, staring ahead.

Fang Zhiyuan curiously turned to see what Liu Hongmei was looking at so intently.

He looked in the same direction and saw a shocking scene.

Fang Peizhong was supporting a pregnant woman, a look of tender affection on his face, carrying bags filled with baby items.

"Suyun, slow down, there’s no rush, I’m carrying everything."

"Peizhong, we can’t delay any longer; we need to have the wedding soon. My parents have already said so. If we delay further, we won’t be able to register the baby. You need to arrange for your parents to meet mine and settle this."

"You know my parents are country folks; they don’t understand things here, bringing them would only embarrass us. We can handle this ourselves. I’m afraid they’d disgrace us if they came.

How about this? I’ll speak to my parents today. Within these two days, we’ll hold the banquet and settle this."

Fang Peizhong couldn’t let Zhang Suyun meet his parents, or his secret would be exposed. His father was old-fashioned and would lecture him on propriety and morals if he found out.

Zhang Suyun reluctantly stroked her belly, "Even if your parents are rural, my parents would still pay attention. They wouldn’t let them lose face; you’re assuming wrongly about my family. My parents are teachers after all.

Intellectual families don’t disgrace others, not considering the individual, they’d still see us as family. Even for their son-in-law’s sake, they wouldn’t make things difficult for your family.

And when will we register the marriage? If we only hold a banquet without registering, what about the child later?"

Zhang Suyun was mainly worried.

The baby was about to be born, but Fang Peizhong kept delaying with all sorts of excuses.

He just wouldn’t go register the marriage.

She was worried Fang Peizhong might be hiding something from her, but it was also clear that Peizhong truly loved her, always by her side; if he wasn’t sincere, it wouldn’t make sense.

Yet Zhang Suyun was worried.

There was always a sense that something was going to happen.