Niu Dasao spoke for a while, feeling a little better, and then went home to cook.
Ouyang Meihua circled Li's mother, "Mother, you are truly a blessing from our past lives."
"There is no mother-in-law in the world like you who dotes on her daughters-in-law like her own daughters."
With eldest sister-in-law's attitude, Tian Jing could not remain silent any longer, otherwise, her mother-in-law would think she was dissatisfied with her.
So Tian Jing also nodded, "I didn't pay attention before, but now, with comparison, eldest sister-in-law and I are truly fortunate. Thank you, Mother."
Li's mother smiled broadly, "If each of your small families is harmonious and beautiful, with children and grandchildren around, I feel very happy."
As soon as Li Zhengguo entered the front courtyard, he felt a different atmosphere and heard his mother's laughter.
He quickened his pace into the kitchen and indeed saw his wife.
Disregarding his mother and eldest sister-in-law, he pulled the wife he had missed for over a month into a tight embrace, "Wife, you're finally back."
"Whoo-hoo!" Ouyang Meihua whistled.
Tian Jing blushed profusely and pushed her husband away:
"You're about to become a grandfather, and you're still so reckless and impulsive."
Li Zhengguo's gaze was fixed on his wife's face:
"Even if I become a great-grandfather, I'm still a man with emotions who misses his wife."
"Hahaha, yes, Zhengguo is right." Ouyang Meihua smiled and ushered the two out of the kitchen:
"You two go back to your room to express your feelings, your mother and I will cook."
"Thank you, eldest sister-in-law." Li Zhengguo shamelessly pulled his wife towards the main house.
Tian Jing found herself in a dilemma.
Retreating to the kitchen would be too affected, while following her husband into the main house would be too blatant.
Li Zhengguo did not have these chaotic thoughts like Tian Jing; his only thought was to hold his wife tightly.
So, as soon as the bedroom door closed, he did just that.
In the bedroom where there were only the two of them, Tian Jing also let go of her excessive affectation; she missed her husband too.
Leaning in his familiar, warm embrace, she sighed with contentment. Perhaps the pain of her two lives was only for the happiness of this one.
"Why are you sighing?"
Although Tian Jing's sigh was almost inaudible, Li Zhengguo still heard it.
Tian Jing wrapped her arms around her husband's waist, burying her face deep in his chest, "Happiness and contentment."
Li Zhengguo responded with an even tighter embrace.
Only when Ouyang Meihua's loud voice called out for dinner from outside did the two, who were quietly embracing, separate. They exchanged a smile and walked hand in hand to the dining room.
Li Liguo also came; he had been coming over for meals every day for the past month.
Watching his younger brother and sister-in-law enter hand in hand, he looked at his own wife.
After his wife returned, she didn't go home. Passing by their deserted home after work, he felt a sense of desolation.
Fortunately, the quadrangle courtyard today brought him a surprise. After dinner, he would drag his wife home.
Ouyang Meihua did not look at her husband's gaze. At over fifty, what else could they do but rely on each other for companionship?
Was it like Niu Xiaosao?
Peh! Ouyang Meihua spat in her heart. She really couldn't understand where Niu Xiaosao got the courage to have this child.
Li's mother looked around and beamed like a flower. As soon as the bowls were cleared, she waved them away to rest.
Li Liguo pulled his wife, carrying a luggage bag, out of the quadrangle courtyard.
Tian Jing wanted to help her mother-in-law tidy up the dining room and kitchen, but Li's mother refused, telling her to rest well. The exhaustion from the past two months was evident on her face.
Hearing this, Tian Jing gave up the idea of helping. She returned to her room and took clean clothes to take a bath.
After bathing, she refused her husband's affection, saying she needed to rest.
Li Zhengguo pulled away the thin quilt from the 'ostrich' (referring to Tian Jing): "Mother was just trying to scare you."
Tian Jing clung to the quilt, "Whether it's true or not, I just need to rest."
Unable to pull it away, Li Zhengguo flipped over and pressed himself onto the 'ostrich':
"Haven't you looked in the mirror? When you and I stand together, we look like two generations. A few more years, and we'll look like three generations."
Tian Jing giggled, "Then should I call you Grandpa?"
Li Zhengguo lowered his head, "Whatever, as long as it's in our room..."
The next day, Tian Jing naturally overslept. Ouyang Meihua also arrived late. Tian Jing had already eaten her late breakfast when she came looking for something to eat.
Seeing Tian Jing looking at her with a half-smile, she blushed and coughed, "Ahem, I thought about it all night and still can't figure out how Niu Xiaosao got pregnant?"
"Hahahaha." Tian Jing burst into laughter. Wasn't this a confession?
Ouyang Meihua angrily raised her hand to hit her.
Tian Jing feigned surrender, "I know, I know, you thought about it all night, and you researched it all night."
As soon as she finished speaking, she ran out, laughing. She had learned to be mischievous too.
At noon, after work, Li Zhengguo finally told Tian Jing about the Tian family's affairs: "Tian Liguo is back, and the second branch of the Tian family is all back."
Tian Jing's eyes flickered, "Is his money still there?"
Li Zhengguo smiled and shook his head, "After Tian Liguo was notified to return for an investigation, he brought the entire second branch back."
"Upon returning, he loudly handed over his bank cards to the village, asking for help to pay the Tian family's medical expenses."
"If there's any left, it will be donated to the village as a contribution. If there's nothing left, then he can't do anything about it."
Tian Jing paused, "It seems Tian Liguo has some sense."
"Yes," Li Zhengguo nodded, "The police quietly followed Tian Liguo for half a month and found nothing."
"It's useless," Tian Jing shook her head, "There are no thieves who can steal for a thousand days, but no one who can guard against thieves for a thousand days. Tian Liguo seems to have thrown away a hot potato, but in reality, he has put himself in danger."
"He's figured it out too." Li Zhengguo gave a mocking smile, "So this morning he went to town to beg me for my life."
Tian Jing thought for a moment and said, "If he comes to you again, tell him to find Zeng Jingchu."
Li Zhengguo was surprised why his wife arranged it like this. What did the Tian family's affairs have to do with Zeng Jingchu?
Tian Jing glanced at her husband, "Have you forgotten what Zeng Jingchu said after he knew the source of the Tian family's money?"
Li Zhengguo suddenly understood, "Perhaps Zeng Jingchu knows who the real culprit is, but it's unclear if Zeng Jingchu was involved?"
"I don't know," Tian Jing shook her head, "We are not suited to get involved. Zeng Lin, who is by Zeng Jingchu's side, is a capable person."
Li Zhengguo pondered for a moment and said, "If Tian Liguo comes again, I'll quietly tell him, so as not to cause trouble for Zeng Jingchu."
Tian Jing smiled without speaking. She didn't know if Zeng Jingchu feared trouble before, but she knew that the current Zeng Jingchu was not someone who feared trouble.
Perhaps he would welcome more trouble, to send Zeng Lin further away.
In the afternoon, Zeng Jingchu was carried over by Zeng Lin, accompanied by Chen Fu, Ji Qing, and Ji Xiang.
Looking at this group, Tian Jing raised an eyebrow at Zeng Jingchu.
Zeng Jingchu shrugged, "If I don't come here, Ji Qing won't go to my place with Ji Xiang, and Ji Xiang won't go either."
"Serves you right!" Tian Jing gloated.
At first, Zeng Jingchu naively thought he could buy the children's attention with money and gifts, but now he knew it was difficult.
Zeng Jingchu ignored Tian Jing's mockery; he cared about Tian Jing's current situation. Seeing Tian Jing standing before him safe and sound, he felt relieved:
"Tian Liguo is back. I estimate he'll know you're back soon."
Tian Jing stared intently into Zeng Jingchu's eyes, "Do you think he'll come to me again?"
Zeng Jingchu nodded.
Tian Jing asked, "How much do you know?"
Zeng Jingchu blinked, wanting to shake his head, but fell silent under Tian Jing's direct gaze.
Tian Jing sighed softly and asked Chen Fu to take Ji Qing and Ji Xiang to the kitchen to see their great-grandmother.
When only the three of them were left in the living room, Tian Jing said, "Zeng Jingchu, you are not a superpower user, you don't have the capital to enjoy special treatment."
"You have already experienced the humility of ordinary people in the face of superpower users. All your struggles will only add to the ridicule."
"The order in China is relatively good, but it is precisely because of the good order in China that you can't move much."
"The identities of Zeng Jingrong and I, along with Zeng Lin by your side, have made you a person of interest."
"Your hatred and resentment cannot be personally avenged, but you cannot vent your anger elsewhere either."
"If your belligerence doesn't dissipate, you probably won't have the chance or time to wait for Ji Xiang to grow up."
Zeng Jingchu froze.
After a long time, he finally relaxed his tensed muscles, "In my lifetime, will I have a chance to trample Matvey and his group under my feet?"
Looking at Zeng Jingchu, who seemed like a deflated ball, Tian Jing nodded, "Perhaps, through Zeng Jingrong."
Zeng Jingchu's dim eyes lit up again, and he sneered through gritted teeth, "Good, I look forward to that day."