I am chasing a rough man in the 80s
Chapter 147: Successfully Taken (Thanks to Shu Yue Er for the update)

Chapter 147: Chapter 147: Successfully Taken (Thanks to Shu Yue Er for the update)

"Frankly, if you weren’t Suizi’s birth mother, I wouldn’t want to deal with you. Besides my wife, you are the most cunning person I have ever met."

That comment nearly made Chen Lijun’s already skyrocketing blood pressure increase even more.

"How wonderful it must be for you, coming here and acting friendly when you don’t even like me!"

No one else would dare to speak to his mother-in-law like this, except this arsehole.

She’s on her nerves having him say "Mom" in every other sentence. Chen Lijun spat twice in her heart.

She would never acknowledge him as her son-in-law - never!

"But I know if I can’t get along with you, Suizi will be caught in the middle."

"That girl despises me, and you are siding with her against me. Maybe she’ll like you even more for that?"

There was a hint of bitterness disguised in the corner of Chen Lijun’s mouth.

"Maybe, for a while. But I’m not planning to live with her for only a couple of years. When she gets older and understands, if you two become too close, you both might gang up against me."

Yu Jingting snorted. By then, he would be the poor chap being ganged up on by his mother-in-law and wife, like they were playing a bad bargain against him.

"How are you so sure she will change her mind? That she will recognize me later? If she got a little bolder and could cut me off like Nezha did, severing all ties."

"Yes, she is stubborn, but she is also smart. Your tricks might fool her for a while but she’ll realize them eventually. That young lady is pretty sharp."

Without thinking, the words ’young lady’ slipped out.

Chen Lijun was taken aback, as though remembering something, she stared at Yu Jingting with a deep, thoughtful look.

So, this young man truly does love Suizi deeply.

But what surprised Chen Lijun even more were the words ’her tricks’ from Yu Jingting.

"How do you know I am tricking her?" Suizi hadn’t noticed, so how did this young man see through it all?

Yu Jingting didn’t want to answer that question and just remained silent with a smile on his face.

Chen Lijun, who was used to manipulating others, had met her match for the first time.

Having things out of her control irritated her, and she felt like having a cigarette.

From his pocket, Yu Jingting pulled out a new pack of Hongmei cigarettes that he had brought intentionally.

"Since I dare to call you ’mom’, it means I am resolved to be the son-in-law of your household. It’s been said many times, I don’t fear offending you."

He handed the cigarette to Chen Lijun.

"Even though you purposely infuriate her to make her distant from you, all ’for her own good.’ Whatever the specific reasons are, if you don’t want to tell me, I won’t ask."

"However, my wife is stubborn. In the future, she definitely won’t forgive you without crossing swords first. In case you two really start a fight -"

"You’d back her?" Chen Lijun completed Yu Jingting’s sentence effortlessly.

"Of course. But let’s get one thing straight. If you two reconcile, and she becomes unreasonable, you, being her mother, would need to back me."

Two extremely smart people looked at each other, and Chen Lijun began to laugh.

This time, she was genuinely laughing with an open heart.

"After the child is born, send me a message, and... treat her a little better."

Chen Zixiao felt like he was hallucinating.

He was out for just a few minutes.

Before he left, his sister was absolutely opposed to Yu Jingting.

Now when he came back, the two were discussing names for Suizi’s child.

The satisfied expression on his sister’s face was absolutely genuine.

It was genuinely the look of a mother-in-law admiring her son-in-law.

On the journey home, Chen Zixiao asked Chen Lijun.

"Sis, didn’t you always look down on him?"

"I have never looked down on him. Since being in Yang Village, I believed that he was a young man with a future."

"???"

While pondering deeply, Chen Zixiao wondered if Yu Jingting’s mother, a spirit medium, had taught Yu Jingting some magic. Might that have been why his emotionally twisted older sister suddenly softened?

"The opposition before was just because I was worried that his temper wouldn’t suit Suizi and that she might be wronged."

"So you’re not worried now?"

"He even calls Suizi his little lady, what have I got to worry about."

Chen Lijun, who had been suppressing her feelings for days, could finally relax and let out a sigh of relief.

"Sis, are you sure nobody has cast a spell on you?" Is there still time to get out of the car and find some dog blood to spill?

Little lady, however one heard it, isn’t it disrespectful to women?

"You don’t understand, he’s just like his father, his way of showing affection is just a bit unique."

This was beyond unique, it was distasteful, thought Chen Zixiao to himself.

It was too late to find dog blood. would rubbing the pig elbow that Jingting gave against his sister’s face do instead -- it had frozen pig blood on it, would that ward off evil spirits?

"He is capable, likes Suizi, and knows—"

"Knows what?"

Knows how to mediate the relationship between a mother-in-law and a daughter-in-law.

This was what Chen Lijun appreciated most about Yu Jingting.

Chen Lijun didn’t say it out loud.

Yu Jingting didn’t either.

But his presence here and his words had already laid his cards and strategies bare for Chen Lijun to see.

He was going out of his way to tell Chen Lijun that he had a plan to reconcile Suizi and Chen Lijun in the future.

As long as Chen Lijun played her part, he would be able to stir things up. Eh, I mean, he’d be the adhesive that binds them together.

She had no reason to reject such a son-in-law.

Chen Lijun was already imagining the scene of her being reunited in Beijing with her daughter and grandchildren after resolving the crisis on her side.

Given Yu Jingting’s performance today, she agreed to bring her son-in-law along as well.

Wang Cuihua was her close friend and naturally had to come too.

Jiaojiao could attend the affiliated school of her agency... After sorting out her younger sister, Suizi would be without worries.

Chen Lijun’s thoughts, all of sudden, jumped ahead several years.

"Sis, why don’t you tell Suizi that you’re doing this for her good?"

"The less she knows, the safer she is."

"I thought you were snobbish about Jingting’s background and wanted to find a better match for Suizi."

"Family background can be fought for, education can be improved, but IQ and capability are innate. My son-in-law, I would not consider family background, character and intelligence are the most important. He is worthy of Suizi. Also, most importantly—"

Chen Lijun took a bite of the pastry that Suizi had made, the corners of her eyes relaxed, feeling cheerful.

"He called Suizi his little lady."

"..."

Chen Zixiao thought, in the future he would leave such incomprehensible discussions to his brother.

Outside the car window, the vast northern wilderness flew by.

Chen Lijun’s thoughts drifted back to a long time ago.

Back then, Yu Jingting was still called Yu Tiegen, kneeling straight as a rod in front of his father’s spirit tablet, speaking to the coffin of Yu Shuisheng.

Dad, rest assured, I’ll take good care of your little lady.

For a kid of only ten years, showing such courage by standing in front of a coffin was surprising enough, let alone making such a responsible statement. Chen Lijun was very surprised.

But "little lady", was too crude for someone as educated as Chen Lijun.

She told Yu Jingting not to refer to his mother that way.

But Yu Jingting had soberly corrected Chen Lijun at the time.

His father had said that only the woman you loved the most could be called that, and no other woman deserved this name.

Yu Jingting, kneeling in front of his father’s coffin, must have been deeply impressed by this title.

"Suizi, that girl usually seems uncomprehending, but she has good taste in men. Little lady, good choice, little lady."

After getting out of the car, would there be time to call the mental hospital for his sister? Chen Zixiao was somewhat perplexed.