I am chasing a rough man in the 80s
Chapter 680: Suizi Can Hold Up Half the Sky

Chapter 680: Chapter 680: Suizi Can Hold Up Half the Sky

"Are you planning to scold her?" Yu Jingting saw the anxious look on his second grandmother’s face.

"Forget it, she’s already old and too much stress in one day isn’t good for her."

"Speak clearly."

"...It’s no fun killing someone with one strike. Let’s leave her be for a few days, let her squirm with anxiety at home, hanging by a thread, then I’ll deliver the final blow."

By that time, her mother would be able to walk freely in her in-law’s house.

Suizi didn’t want to flaunt her strength right away, she preferred to keep it understated.

But the situation in Fan Family is exceptional. Hiding her power means she could easily be seen as a pushover. It was better to reveal her skills from the start, let them understand a principle.

To hurt her mother, they’d have to step over her dead body first, but that’s assuming they have the guts to fight her.

Although the relationships within the Fan Family are complicated, they’re generous when it comes to giving gifts.

Just at the wedding alone, Suizi collected a pile of gold and silver jewelry for her mother. She also received a large courtyard house as a gift from an elder with incredibly long battery life.

Interestingly, after the wedding, people from the Fan Family started delivering gifts to Suizi one after the other.

The first one was the fourth branch of the Fan Family. Before Chen Lijun’s wedding was over, Fan Yun found Suizi alone and slipped her a gold bracelet claiming it was a welcome gift from the fourth grandmother.

Contrasted to the others who only started sucking up after seeing Suizi’s strength, the fourth branch aligned themselves quickly. They had previously had a black sheep like Fan Gao so the fourth grandmother had already prepared a generous gift for Suizi and her mother, eager to disassociate from Fan Gao.

What really impressed Suizi was something Fan Yun said when she was giving the gift. She said her grandmother told her that it was too late to look for a latrine when you’re already squatting, meaning it was always better to establish relationships in advance. They couldn’t go wrong fostering a good rapport with the next family head.

In the eyes of the fourth branch, Suizi had become the next leader.

Fan Yun was somewhat overly blunt and straightforward, leaving Siuzi unsure of how to respond.

After the wedding, the mother of the Fan family hosted two family banquets within a month. Each time, Suizi sat on her right, and Yu Jingting on her left.

For those not in the loop, it looked like the mother of the Fan family treated Suizi like her own granddaughter. Even the jade pendant the mother had worn for decades was now around Suizi’s neck.

Actually, Yu Jingting had insisted on moving it, thinking it suited his wife. These days, whatever he did, the old lady dared not object and could only quietly seethe.

Soon, rumors of the Fan family’s next daughter-in-law having won the mother’s heart spread like a virus among the family. The gossip reached all sectors of Beijing, everyone knew that the mother of the Fan Family "especially liked" Suizi and her husband.

If not for the stiffness in the mother’s expression, or the spark of hatred in her eyes whenever she looked at Suizi and Jingting, even Chen Lijun would have believed it.

She asked Suizi several times about it, only to be brushed off every time.

Don’t ask, it is simply her charm that the old lady is too fond of, fond to the point of obsession.

The mother of Fan Family was firmly under the control of Yu Jingting and his wife and she was frustrated, unable to swallow the resentment yet unwilling to let it go.

After much thought, she decided to set another trap, ostensibly to celebrate Liu Xi, her second daughter-in-law, being pregnant but also to make Chen Lijun uncomfortable.

She had planned everything perfectly, preparing two gifts, one gold and one silver. The gold one was for Liu Xi and the silver one for Chen Lijun. Neither daughter-in-law was short of cash or in need of possessions, it was mainly to upset and annoy Chen Lijun.

But the mother miscalculated.

Chen Lijun was playing out a lead actress script. She had no interest in the petty maneuvers of the courthouse.

Recently, she got a project and was focusing on her career. When it came to the banquet, she sent Suizi in her place to attend.

Yu Jingting was busy with his own plans, having no time, so Suizi had to go alone to the banquet.

Mother Fan didn’t have the chance to meet Chen Lijun, and was somewhat feeling like punching cotton. But seeing Suizi alone without that bandit-like Yu Jingting made the old lady spirited again.

"Liu Xi, come sit by me, Suizi, you sit over there." Mother Fan instructed Suizi to sit at the very edge of the table, next to Fan Yun.

Fan Yun was the outsider of three generations in the family. Seeing Suizi being assigned to sit next to her, she lowered her voice and asked Suizi, "When did you fall out of favor?"

Suizi shrugged, she was always been out of favor.

Previously, when she sat next to the old lady, it was all done by Yu Jingting. Even if Mother Fan wasn’t happy, he would sit wherever he liked. This was a signal to everyone else that his wife’s position was unshakable.

Now that Mother Fan couldn’t see Yu Jingting, she was acting up.

Suizi hadn’t settled in her seat yet, and Liu Xi objected.

"Suizi, how will we talk if you’re sitting so far away, come over here!"

Mother Fan hadn’t realized at this point that Liu Xi stood by Suizi. She frowned slightly, considered for a moment, and assumed Liu Xi wanted to quarrel with Suizi. So, she said nothing.

After Suizi moved over, Mother Fan started speaking in an affectation.

"Now Liu Xi is pregnant. We still don’t have a boy in our branch. The one in your belly is our family’s eldest grandson. As a grandmother, I have to show my support."

"Oh, I’ve asked, and it’s a girl in my belly." Liu Xi did not play along with her mother-in-law.

Mother Fan’s eyes twitched, showing a displeased expression.

"All girls, how am I supposed to explain to your grandfather? Are we destined to be childless in this branch, putting our hopes on these girls?!"

"Women hold up half the sky..."

A voice came from the neighboring table. Suizi looked over and saw that it was Fan Xi, one of the boys who had been taken to the hospital by Mother Fan to intimidation Chen Lijun. He smiled meaningfully, having previously extended an olive branch to Suizi’s family earlier.

Suizi lowered her eyes, thinking that there were a few reasonable people among the three generations of the Fan’s family. There might be hope for the family’s future.

"Fan Xi, what nonsense are you talking about over there?" Mother Fan asked, irritated. This boy who had formerly gone to the hospital with her to intimidate Chen Lijun was now changing sides so quickly?

Fan Xi’s face was one of innocence.

"Grandma, how is this nonsense? It was what the great man said. But I think it’s not very accurate. Other women may hold up half the sky, but our sister Suizi can hold up more than half."

Suizi raised her drink cup to Fan Xi, "Fourth Brother, you flatter me."

Mother Fan took out two boxes, which were the major moves she prepared today.

"Liu Xi, you’re pregnant now. I have to give you a gift. And who else, there is also a gift for your mother."

Seeing Old Lady’s expression, Suizi thought, ’What a joke’.

She told her mother she didn’t want to come. But her mother insisted, so she did, only to see an old baby hopping around trying to be tricky!

Wouldn’t it be better for her to stay home with the two kids, listening to Jiaojiao play the piano, or even brush up on her professional books?

Suizi opened the box uninterestedly to find a silver locket, the kind that was worn around the neck. Liu Xi’s box contained a golden locket. Suizi sighed. What a headache.

What kind of expression should she make to satisfy the perverse old baby?

Suppose she said she didn’t care, would the old lady get upset and yank the locket out of her hand?

While Suizi was in distress, Liu Xi did something that surprised the old lady.