Chapter 106: Good Intentions Gone Wrong

"Grandma really lived such an understanding life." Liu Yue couldn't help but sigh.

She felt that Grandma was truly wonderful, and was truly good to Shen Mo as well.

Even after death, she carefully planned for Shen Mo, letting him still feel the warmth of love in certain moments.

For them, these gold pieces weren't worth much money, and the designs weren't particularly novel either.

What mattered was the sentiment.

Liu Yue guessed that Grandma wanted to use these gold pieces to tell her granddaughter-in-law: my family's Shen Mo was also loved and liked by someone, never suffered any grievances growing up, my family is a respectable household, we respect you too, and we hope you can also cherish and respect our Shen Mo.

Liu Yue felt that such a family must be very warm.

Liu Yue said, "Husband, let's go pay our respects to Grandma together."

Shen Mo was slightly dazed for a moment, then smiled and declined, "Let's not, you're still pregnant, going to those places isn't good."

Shaking her head, Liu Yue said softly, "Grandma was such a good person, how could she not dote on her great-grandchild, it'll definitely be fine."

Liu Yue insisted repeatedly, so Shen Mo had Wang Ma pack things up.

Such as nutritional meals for pregnant women to eat on the road, hot water, clothes, a small stool to sit on anywhere anytime, and so on.

By the time everything was packed, an hour had already passed, and the three of them drove to the neighboring city.

The journey wasn't far, but it still took two hours, especially with a stretch of rural road.

In the car, Liu Yue asked Shen Mo what kind of person Grandma was.

The image of Grandma in Liu Yue's memory was pieced together from descriptions by the Shen Family members—a very capable, kind little old lady who never made things difficult for people.

At the very least, there was none of that novel trope where, because her son was rich, she looked down on her daughter-in-law in every way.

But Liu Yue really hadn't seen the little old lady much, only occasionally at the Shen Family a few times, and the impressions weren't very deep anymore.

Shen Mo fell into his memories. Grandma's image—ah, she was truly remarkable.

"Grandma was a very open-minded person who respected others."

"She also loved to stand up against injustice."

"When I was little, the uncle next door hit his newly married auntie, and Grandma rushed up and slapped him twice, knocking the uncle to the ground, and without hesitation supported the auntie in getting a divorce."

"When the uncle's family next door said the auntie was someone they had married into their home, their private property, Grandma rushed straight at them, roaring, 'Didn't the teachers tell us we've stood up? Did they not notify your family? Private property? Every person is an individual.'"

"Looking at the scumbag appearance of your family, I suspect this pretty girl was tricked into coming here by you all."

"Then Grandma protected the auntie, and called the auntie's family from thousands of miles away."

Liu Yue's eyes instantly lit up—how brave.

"Another time, child abductors came to our county town. They cunningly used leading questions to learn the child's information, then when no one was paying attention, picked up the child and ran. When surrounded by the child's family, they claimed the child was theirs and put on all kinds of acts. People back then were also foolish and actually helped the abductors."

"When Grandma saw this, she rushed up, snatched the child away, and unleashed a torrent of roaring at the abductors, the child's mother, and the surrounding people, single-handedly controlling the situation. Then she called the police. The old lady said, 'I don't believe anyone, I only believe the police uncle.'"

"The abductor tried to run, but the old lady grabbed her directly. 'Didn't you say you were the child's grandma? Why are you running? Wait for the police to come.'"

"The child's biological mother was moved to tears afterward, and brought her family to give Grandma a banner and money."

"But Grandma didn't take any of it, she didn't lack these things."

An image of a bold, domineering little old lady surfaced in Liu Yue's mind.

Shen Mo continued, "Grandma's personality was bold and warm-hearted. In the village, outside the village, around the shops, upstairs and downstairs—anyone who had something going on came to her, and she helped whenever she could."

"Like helping Old Liu's wife at the village entrance catch a mistress, telling Little Liu downstairs that he'd been cuckolded by Little Wang next door, and so on."

"When Grandma was alive, she was really interesting."

As he spoke, Shen Mo's brows and eyes crinkled into a smile.

Liu Yue, however, realized a problem—Shen Mo had never talked about how Grandma raised him. Facing this question, Shen Mo smiled and said, "There's really nothing to tell."

"My grandma had a free-range policy with me. Whatever I wanted to eat, she gave me, whatever I wanted to drink, she gave me. As long as I didn't fall in love or go bad, it was fine."

At this point, Shen Mo shivered, as if recalling something terrifying.

Liu Yue's eyes curved into a smile, and she said, "Husband's amazing, never went bad."

Shen Mo nodded.

【Was it that I didn't want to go bad? It was because I got beaten!】

【Have you seen the wooden mop used to mop floors in a small restaurant? She broke it on me.】

【Looking back to those years, I was also a man who almost became the Last Generation Hall Master of the non-mainstream scene, what a pity, what a pity.】

Liu Yue wanted to laugh—so he had been beaten.

When they arrived at the county town, it was three in the afternoon. Liu Yue suggested staying the night here, she wanted to see the place where Shen Mo had lived as a teenager.

Shen Mo scratched his head, sure, they could stay anytime anyway.

An old residential complex, with an elevator added later, a three-bedroom one-living-room house.

Shen Mo said, "The family across the door is Qian Shu's family, who rent our shop front. I have them help clean once a week and water the plants while they're at it."

"Occasionally, when their daughter who's in college comes back, she also stays here."

This surprised Liu Yue—the daughter from across the way comes to stay at your place?

Shen Mo explained with a smile, "The family across the way is surnamed Qian. I call them Qian Shu and Zhou Yi. They've been here for twenty years. They have two daughters. The older daughter is the same age as me—when I was little, I even drank Zhou Yi's milk. The younger daughter is six years younger than me and is currently in college."

"So our two families are especially close. During the period right after Grandma passed away, both Qian Shu and Zhou Yi had me come to their house for meals."

Since they needed to rest, they would go visit Grandma's grave in the afternoon.

Dinner was eaten at Qian Shu's house.

In the afternoon, after Qian Shu received Shen Mo's call saying he was back, he directly had Zhou Yi, who was helping out, come back to receive them.

Zhou Yi held Liu Yue's hand and talked about Shen Mo's childhood stories.

From Shen Mo still wetting the bed at eight years old, to Shen Mo and Qian Sanjin being suspected by their teacher of having a puppy love relationship because they were too close.

At dinner time, Qian Shu rushed back from the shop to eat together.

Coming back together with him was Qian Shu's younger daughter Qian Duoduo, a bright and beautiful college student.

After dinner, Shen Mo, Liu Yue, and Wang Ma returned to their room. Qian Duoduo wanted to come along too, which greatly displeased Qian Shu and Zhou Yi; they felt their daughter had no sense of propriety and dragged her aside for a good talking-to.

At night, Shen Mo and Liu Yue lay in bed. Liu Yue said with a smile, "I didn't expect my husband to be so popular—even a girl six years younger than you has a crush on you."

Shen Mo turned pale with shock. "Wife, what are you saying?"

Liu Yue rolled her eyes and said with a grin, "Drop the act. The way that Qian Duoduo looks at you, her eyes are practically pulling threads."

Shen Mo's head ached terribly; he could only open his mouth and explain the relationship between the two of them.

When Qian Duoduo was in junior high, she was nearly molested, and Shen Mo saved her.

A hero saving a beauty instantly planted an impression in the little girl's heart.

On the eve of Shen Mo and Liu Yue's wedding, this little girl rushed over to confess.

This was also the reason Shen Mo had basically never mentioned Qian Shu's family afterward.

Too awkward.

He really isn't a beast.

(End of chapter)