Chapter 994: Helping Out or Adding to the Chaos

"Fine, I'll get out immediately."

Gu Zhihao went out, overjoyed.

She looked at the man's back, unable to fathom—why on earth did she ever take a liking to such a man?

There were many types of men she liked, but Gu Zhihao was definitely not one of them.

Yet Gu Zhihao was truly good to her, better than any other man had ever been!

Her sanity had returned, and the memories of these past few years had not vanished; she remembered every bit of the kindness Gu Zhihao had shown her, she hadn't forgotten a thing.

He had never left her side when she was foolish, and now that she was no longer foolish, she couldn't bring herself to mention a breakup.

But not mentioning it... it just felt awkward no matter how she looked at it.

Just as she was feeling awkward, Gu Zhihao came back in.

He wore a fawning smile on his face: "Wife, remember to eat your meal, eat it while it's hot."

"Get out!"

She threw a cushion, and it landed right on his head.

He wasn't angry, and even comforted her with a good temper: "Don't be angry, Wife, I'll get out right away. If you need anything, just call me, I'm always at your beck and call."

After returning home, the two of them slept in separate rooms.

For a married couple to sleep in separate rooms during the postpartum month was a custom in Jiangzhou, and it also happened to resolve the awkwardness.

Shi Youxuan told her father about her sister regaining her memory; Shi Yucheng's first reaction wasn't joy, but worry.

His brows furrowed tightly, and he muttered under his breath: "Why did she have to recover? Wouldn't it have been better if she stayed foolish? Heaven must have seen me living too comfortably and felt uneasy, so it sent that girl back to torment me again!"

"Xuanxuan, you have a broad perspective and plenty of ideas; can you think of a way to keep your sister foolish?"

Shi Youxuan:...

"I can't, no matter how many ideas I have, I can't do that." She refused firmly and decisively.

"Then what should we do? What if she starts causing trouble again? It's not like before, they have two children now..." Shi Yucheng automatically excluded Moli, categorizing him as Jian Yixin's son.

"If she stays the same, incorrigible, wouldn't that just ruin the children?"

"Although Gu Zhihao is a bit petty and lacks vision, he is someone who genuinely wants to live a life. She doesn't appreciate a man like that when she's fine; just watch, in a few days they'll be clamoring for a divorce. When that happens, who gets the kids? No matter who gets them, they'll be children of a single-parent family. Won't their mental health suffer?"

Shi Youxuan:...

Her father really thought far ahead.

But it was very realistic; these were all practical problems that couldn't be ignored.

The aunt chimed in from the side: "Thinking so much is useless. Let's go back. With me there to hold the fort, we won't have to worry about her causing trouble."

Shi Yucheng:...

"Don't you go adding to the chaos. Just focus on your pregnancy and rest well. If you two go back and clash like needles against wheat, who am I supposed to help if you start arguing?"

"Nonsense, of course you help me! She is your daughter, I am your wife, and I have your son and daughter in my belly. Three against one, who do you say you're helping?"

Regardless of whether Shi Yucheng opposed it, Ji Yingjie had made up her mind, and no one could change it. Plus, she had originally planned to give birth in Jiangzhou, and as her due date drew closer, it was settled just like that.

Jiangzhou.

Airport.

Shi Youxuan came to pick them up, and as soon as they met, she was met with a barrage of complaints from her aunt.

"Didn't I say that brat didn't have good intentions? You wouldn't listen to me. If you don't listen to your elders, you'll suffer for it. How about that? Isn't it proven now that I was right?"

"It's fine that you're okay, a narrow escape, but if something had happened to you, there would be nowhere to cry."

Ji Yingjie didn't bother to pretend in front of Shi Yucheng; she only cared about her niece and didn't even ask about Shi Yuke.

"Yes, yes, you are always right. Your elderly self has a keen eye for people, and you can see through any demon or monster at a glance..." Flattery never fails.

Ji Yingjie was very satisfied: "That's more like it, your little mouth is getting sweeter."

Shi Youxuan and Nianyin supported her on either side as they walked out of the airport.

Before they returned, Nianyin had already arranged a place for her mother—a luxurious Villa in the suburbs.

The Villa had everything one could need, and the scenery outside was also charming, with mountains, water, and fields; it was like a paradise, the scenery was extremely beautiful!

But Ji Yingjie disagreed: "I'm not staying in any Villa, I'm staying at home."

The home she referred to was the Shi Family.

Nianyin objected: "No, your body is precious right now, you cannot stay at the Shi Family. If you were bumped into by someone blind, even slicing them into a thousand pieces wouldn't make up for it."

Shi Yucheng's expression didn't look too good.

The ones to be "sliced into a thousand pieces" referred to his daughter and son-in-law.

Before Shi Yucheng could express his dissatisfaction, Ji Yingjie had already started a confrontation: "Heh, you've grown bold now, Nianyin, you can even make decisions for me? Will I have to look at your face to act in the future?"

Nianyin had arranged the accommodation without authorization, which made her very unhappy.

"No, Nianyin wouldn't dare."

"What else wouldn't you dare to do? I think you're quite bold. Do you think that useless man is helping you take care of the children, so you're taking his side and trying to drive me out?"

"No, Mother, I can swear it's absolutely not like that." Nianyin explained incessantly; she had meant well, but hadn't expected it to turn into a bad deed.

"As long as it's not, let's go, we're going home."

Shi Youxuan also wanted to persuade her: "Aunt, it's better to stay in the Villa, it's spacious and comfortable. If you like the bustle, you can stay at my place; I have many people at home, it's even livelier."

She glared: "What kind of talk is that, going home with you? I am the mistress of the Shi Family; just because the house changed its name doesn't mean I don't have a place to stand, right? I'm not staying anywhere else, I'm staying at home."

She looked determined, not like someone who had come to foster the relationship between Shi Yuke and her husband, but more like someone who had come to do battle!

The others were worried but could do nothing; who could control her?

Ji Yingjie insisted, so they returned to the Shi Family.

The house had already received news of their return, and Gu Zhihao, just like last time, had prepared a table full of dishes.

There were a few dishes specifically prepared to suit the mother-in-law's taste, delicacies made with great care; this time Ji Yingjie didn't find any fault, and the atmosphere at the dinner table was surprisingly harmonious.

Gu Zhihao breathed a secret sigh of relief.

But he was happy too soon; just as he relaxed, Ji Yingjie began to stir up trouble: "Where is your wife? We've been back for such a long time, doesn't she know as a junior that she should come down and greet us?"

Gu Zhihao didn't speak, but Shi Yucheng already stood up for his daughter: "Yuke is currently in her confinement period; if it were you in confinement and someone asked you to go out and greet people, would you be willing?"

Ji Yingjie glared at him: "You're biased. I'll let it slide this time, but you must be biased toward me in the future; I am your wife, and I worked hard to give birth to a son for you."

The conversation downstairs reached Shi Yuke's ears, word for word.

She didn't have a single good impression of this stepmother.

Even without the business at the Ji Family, she still wouldn't have a good impression!

People always say that the relationship between a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is the hardest in the world to manage, but in fact, it isn't.

What is harder to manage than the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationship is the relationship between a stepmother and a stepdaughter, especially when they are adult stepchildren.

"What are you doing? I'm warning you not to go too far, put it away, or I'll throw it out."

"Heh, this is my home; which one of us is really going too far?"

Nianyin and Shi Yuke started arguing in the living room.

Nianyin lowered her voice, but Shi Yuke did not, and the sound of the argument downstairs quickly alerted the people upstairs.

Ji Yingjie had just laid down after washing up, and upon hearing the argument, she immediately sat up: "I'll go down and see."

Shi Yucheng stopped her: "You have to be everywhere; stay in the room and don't go out, I'll go look."

"Your body is heavy; if you get bumped or knocked, even killing them wouldn't be enough to compensate."