Old Mrs. Song is reborn; get out of here, you scumbag husband and illegitimate child!

Grandma Lei sat on the sofa.

I waved to Aunt Liu, the nanny.

"Sister Liu, go to the market and buy some good vegetables. Tingting can stay home for lunch. Stew that old hen too, and stew it for a long time."

Aunt Liu nodded.

I went out with my shopping basket.

Grandma Lei got up and walked to the telephone in the corner of the living room, and dialed the number for Lei's mother's workplace.

"Tingting has arrived. Try to come back home during lunch break." Grandma Lei hung up the phone and turned to walk back to the living room.

She glanced at the sofa area and immediately frowned.

Qian Wanru not only didn't leave, but she also shifted her position slightly.

He insisted on sitting right next to the armrest of the single sofa where Lei Li was sitting, practically pressing his entire body against it.

Grandma Lei walked over.

I picked up the purple clay teapot on the coffee table and added some water.

"Just like it."

Grandma Lei looked at her and said, "Your family has only been back in Beijing for a short time. With the New Year approaching, you must have a lot of relatives and friends to visit, right? Since there's still time, hurry up and visit as many relatives as possible."

The meaning behind those words is already quite clear.

Qian Wanru remained seated, not even lifting her eyelids.

"Grandma Lei, I don't have any relatives left to visit."

Qian Wanru sighed, forcing a smile. "My grandparents are gone, and the rest of my distant relatives don't live in Beijing. It's the Lunar New Year, and my house is so quiet and deserted."

Grandma Lei didn't reply, and instead drank her tea.

Qian Wanru leaned back on the sofa and continued:

"My dad is about to retire in a few more years, and the higher-ups haven't said anything about giving him another promotion. My brother's company insists on sending him to another city. If he goes there for a few years, he won't even have a real position when he comes back. My sister-in-law is busy trying to find connections everywhere."

Grandpa Lei: ...

Qian Wanru tidied her hair behind her ear, her tone carrying a hint of smugness.

"I've figured it out now. There's no point in working a fixed job for a meager salary. I'm planning to start my own business. Import and export trade is profitable now, so I'm thinking of opening a shop."

"I definitely can't do business on my own."

Qian Wanru leaned closer to Lei Li and said, "We still need to rely on the elders of our family's long-standing friendships and these old friends to give us a helping hand."

Lei Li stared straight ahead, his chin taut, not even glancing at her directly.

Qian Wanru ignored Lei Li.

He turned to look at Grandpa Lei.

"Grandpa Lei, my grandfather and you were sworn brothers back then," Qian Wanru said softly. "If my grandfather hadn't passed away so early, our family wouldn't be in this situation..."

"Alright. Your grandfather has had a hard life." Grandpa Lei raised his hand to interrupt her.

Grandpa Lei leaned back on the sofa, his face darkening.

My old comrade-in-arms was a man of steel, but his offspring were all worse than the last.

He has little ability, but a lot of ambition.

He's always thinking about using his family's connections to scheme and gain favor.

He couldn't be bothered to listen to such schemes.

"Tingting," Grandpa Lei asked, "you're still in university, what do you study at school?"

Song Tingting sat up straight: "Grandpa Lei, I'm studying English, and I'm also learning German and Japanese."

Grandpa Lei nodded upon hearing this.

"Don't you find it difficult to learn so many languages?"

"fine."

Song Tingting answered truthfully:

"I want to learn more languages. In the future, if I need to read original books and technical materials from those countries, it's better to be able to understand them myself than to wait for someone else to translate them. Only by mastering the original language can I truly understand the meaning."

"Good! That's ambitious!"

Grandpa Lei patted the sofa armrest, "It's a good thing that you're so young and love learning. Having knowledge will give you confidence wherever you go."

These compliments were like ears to Qian Wanru.

It made her feel very uncomfortable.

She couldn't help but interject, "Which school do you go to?"

Song Tingting turned to look at her: "Peking University."

Qian Wanru was stunned for a moment.

He chuckled softly.

"Learning languages ​​can be so boring. I studied Japanese and English for a while. But to be honest, English will definitely be the most sought-after language in the future. You won't need to learn Japanese at all. Learning so much is pointless."

Song Tingting picked up the water glass in front of her and took a sip.

He didn't reply to a single word.

A silence fell over the room.

Lei Li endured to the limit.

"Qian Wanru, were you silenced at home or something? You just can't stop talking when you're at someone else's house. None of the elders in the room have said much, but all we hear is you babbling on and on."

These words were spoken.

Qian Wanru's face instantly turned as black as the bottom of a pot.

She stood up, her eyes red and swollen.

"Lei Li, you..."

She was about to explode in anger.

The sound of a key turning came from the entryway.

"Dad, Mom, I'm home."

Lei's mother pushed open the door and walked into the living room while changing her shoes.

The sound dispelled the tense, gunpowder-like atmosphere in the room.

Lei's mother walked into the living room carrying her bag.

I spotted Song Tingting standing by the sofa right away.

Song Tingting wore a beige sweater, paired with dark slim-fit pants, and a mid-length coat over it.

He looked clean and neat.

With his bright eyes and upright posture, he is clearly a person of exceptional intelligence, like someone from a pyramid.

Marrying such a highly intelligent daughter-in-law means your descendants won't be afraid of being stupid.

The flower buds in Lei's mother's heart have all blossomed.

Song Tingting gave a slight bow and greeted, "Hello, Aunt Lei."

"Oh, good! Good!"

Lei's mother grabbed Song Tingting's hand and looked her up and down. "You must be exhausted from the journey. Sit down quickly."

Lei's mother's gaze swept over the various net bags and glass jars piled on the table.

She turned and glared at Lei Li.

"You brat, you have no sense at all."

Lei's mother said disdainfully:

"Tingting carried such a huge pile of things all the way here, didn't you even think to go and pick her up? How could you make her carry all this herself?"

"Auntie, Brother Lei picked me up from the train station yesterday," Song Tingting quickly came to Lei Li's rescue. "He picked me up today too."

Lei Li touched his nose and didn't say anything.

Lei's mother's expression brightened, and she pulled Song Tingting to sit down.

"Tingting, actually, Auntie really wants to spend the New Year in your southern region," Lei's mother said with a smile. "Lei Li said that the New Year celebrations there are especially lively."

Song Tingting continued, "Where we're from, we do all sorts of New Year's greetings. Starting from New Year's Eve, we pay respects to our ancestors, worship the gods, and visit relatives to exchange New Year's greetings."

"That's really interesting."

Lei's mother nodded repeatedly, "When I have the chance in the future, I will definitely visit you."

Qian Wan, who had been left out in the cold, couldn't take it anymore.

"Aunt Lei! You've been here for so long, and you haven't even glanced at me once."

Lei's mother chuckled twice:

"Wanru is here too. Seeing you all angry, I thought you were about to go back."

"How can I go back?"

Qian Wanru pursed her lips, "Of course I have to stay and keep you company. My mom told me before she left that she wanted to invite you out shopping these next few days."

Lei's mother nodded.

"Okay. We'll talk about it when we have time."

"Tingting, what's that big red paper wrapped in all your stuff?" Lei's mother pointed to a package on the corner of the table.

Song Tingting stood up and took the red paper package.

"Auntie, here are some meat pies and mung bean cakes." Song Tingting handed them over.

Lei's mother took it.

It's quite heavy.

"Pies? What kind of fillings do they have?" Mrs. Lei asked.

"There are red bean paste, taro paste, peanut and sesame paste fillings," Song Tingting pointed, "and there's also a pineapple filling."

Upon hearing this, Lei's mother...

Their eyes lit up.

"That's great! I love sweets." Lei's mother happily untied the string from the paper package. "I've never had pineapple filling before."

Peel back the layers of red paper to reveal the golden-brown, crispy pie inside.

A sweet, fruity aroma wafted out.

Lei's mother took one piece and handed it to Lei's grandmother.

"Mom, try this."

Then he took a piece of peanut and sesame and handed it to Grandpa Lei.

"Dad, this smells good."

After the distribution was completed.

Lei's mother pinched a piece of pineapple filling herself.

I took a big bite.

The flaky pastry melts in your mouth, and the pineapple flesh inside is perfectly balanced between sweet and sour, refreshing and not greasy.

"tasty!"

Mother Lei nodded repeatedly, praising as she ate, "You Southerners are so skillful; you make such exquisite food."

She took another bite. "What's this?"

Song Tingting smiled, pursing her lips:

"Large yellow croaker fish maw and golden turtle maw."