Your Highness, your wife doesn't want you anymore!

The next morning, Nan Zhi waited at the villa's gate early, with Jin Si Nian beside her, helplessly advising, "Zhi Zhi, it's the same to wait inside."

"Grandma isn't going anywhere."

Nan Zhi shook her head and stubbornly stood outside the door: "Wait... a little while longer."

Not long after, a black sedan slowly drove into the courtyard. The door opened, and an elderly woman with a gentle and kind face, dressed in an elegant cheongsam, stepped out.

Jin Si Nian held Nan Zhi's hand, lowering his voice with a mix of laughter and tears: "Zhi Zhi, you've gotten me into trouble."

Nan Zhi looked at him with a puzzled expression.

"I heard you say that your grandmother was very frugal and couldn't bear to throw away old clothes even when they were worn out. I thought that when she came to visit, she would be dressed simply and in worn clothes."

Nan Zhi was speechless for a moment, then whispered in defense, "That's prejudice."

"I... I never said that my family was struggling."

She just wanted to say that her grandmother was always frugal and that raising her alone was very expensive.

Now that my grandmother is retired, she receives a monthly pension of over ten thousand yuan, but she is used to being frugal and reluctant to spend it recklessly.

"And...and there's also...this is my maternal grandmother."

Jin Si Nian held her hand tighter and said earnestly, "We're already married, so there's no distinction between 'yours' and 'mine.' She's our grandmother, and we'll take care of her together from now on."

Nan Zhi, supporting her slightly protruding belly, stepped forward and softly called out, "Grandma... Grandma."

Liu Xinlan's gaze immediately fell on her stomach, and her eyes instantly reddened: "How many months pregnant are you?"

"It's been about four months, you... feel it."

Liu Xinlan carefully pressed against him, feeling the movement in her belly, her tone tinged with reproach: "Such a big thing as getting married, and you kept it from me without saying a word, and you even married someone so far away."

She looked around at the grand and luxurious detached villas, muttering with disdain, "Living in such a mansion isn't necessarily a blessing."

"In wealthy and powerful families, rules are as strict as a box."

Nan Zhi gently tugged at her sleeve: "Grandma..."

"Can't I even say a few words?"

"Every time I asked you how you were doing these past three years, you said everything was going smoothly, but is it really that good?" Liu Xinlan said with heartache.

Because of her stutter and being a girl, Nan Zhi was abandoned by her biological parents to be raised by them when she was young. She finally grew up and thought that she could live a carefree life in the city, but she never expected to step into the quagmire of a wealthy family.

Nan Zhi responded softly, "It's...it's good."

Liu Xinlan sighed and turned to look at Jin Si Nian: "I don't know whether to call you President Jin or just call you grandson-in-law."

Jin Si Nian stepped forward, his attitude humble and respectful: "Grandma, you can just call me grandson-in-law."

Liu Xinlan nodded: "In terms of seniority, I can be considered your elder, so from now on I will call you Xiao Jin."

"My granddaughter comes from an ordinary background and has a stutter. I know that most wealthy families like yours value marriage and often arrange business marriages based on social status."

"Grandma, Zhizhi and I got our marriage certificate a long time ago, and we are a legally protected couple," Jin Si Nian solemnly interrupted her.

Liu Xinlan's lips twitched, and she bluntly stated, "My daughter Zhizhi stutters when she speaks, which is a significant flaw in the eyes of outsiders..."

"I don't care."

"To be honest, Zhizhi and I had a fight last night because of this. I genuinely like Zhizhi."

"I really, really like it."

Liu Xinlan looked at his sincere and earnest appearance, and then voiced her concerns: "I heard from your assistant that your mother, Madam Jin, has always been very pessimistic about Zhizhi."

Jin Si Nian gripped Nan Zhi's hand tightly, his tone unwavering: "The person who will marry Zhi Zhi and spend their life with her is me, not my mother."

To be honest, he was inevitably nervous at this moment, and his fingers tightened unconsciously around Nan Zhi.

He wouldn't let Nan Zhi take the brunt of his grandmother's questioning. As her husband, he should bear all the pressure himself. He knew that he had to get past this hurdle to gain the approval of his elders.

"I heard you have an older brother?"

Jin Nian nodded in agreement.

Liu Xinlan's face turned cold, and her tone was clearly deliberate: "A family with two sons is not suitable."

"To be honest, I think more highly of that young man from my hometown than you. At least his family background matches Zhizhi's, and the two of them get along without any barriers."

Jin Si Nian's heart sank slightly as he instantly understood who his grandmother was referring to. He said in a deep voice, "Just because an elder approves doesn't mean the two people are a good match."

"I know who you're talking about. I assure you, I will always be loyal to Zhizhi..."

Before he could finish speaking, Liu Xinlan interrupted him coldly: "I only care about your actions, not your empty words."

"Don't be a strongman in words but a coward in deeds."

"If you dare to wrong Zhizhi, I'll risk my life to pull you off your horse."

Nan Zhi quickly leaned close to Liu Xinlan's ear and whispered, "Grandma... this is too serious."

Liu Xinlan lowered her voice and secretly explained to her, "I just wanted to scare him a little, otherwise he would think you're all alone and have no one to back you up, and he would dare to bully you at will in the future."

Nan Zhi earnestly defended herself: "He, he really... didn't, didn't bully me."

Liu Xinlan patted the back of her hand, her gaze returning to Jin Si Nian, her expression still serious, without the slightest softening.

Nan Zhi, with one arm around her grandmother Liu Xinlan and the other holding Jin Si Nian's arm, said softly to ease the atmosphere, "Let's... go inside."

For the entire day, Nan Zhi stayed close to her grandmother almost every step of the way, while Jin Si Nian was left out in the cold. He felt a deep sense of loss, but he couldn't show any displeasure.

Nan Zhi accompanied Liu Xinlan on a tour of the villa, inside and out. Even when her grandmother went to the bathroom, she obediently waited outside the door.

The grandfather and grandson always have so much to talk about.

Jin Si Nian felt increasingly uncomfortable. He moved closer to Nan Zhi, wanting to strike up a conversation, but just as he uttered a single word, the bathroom door opened.

Nan Zhi subconsciously pushed him away, then immediately snuggled back to Liu Xinlan's side, affectionately taking the old woman's arm.

Jin Si Nian stamped his foot in frustration, and could only watch as Nan Zhi leaned against Liu Xin Lan as they walked up the stairs step by step.

He couldn't help but mutter to himself that bringing his grandmother over might have really been a mistake.

Undeterred, he followed them up the stairs, hoping to join their conversation, but was bluntly shut out.

Nan Zhi turned to look at the man who had followed her all the way, and said somewhat shyly, "Um, I... I have something to say to my grandmother."

Jin Si Nian's eyebrows drooped, looking like a wronged puppy, and he asked in a low voice, "Can't I...listen?"

Nan Zhi gently shook her head: "No, I can't."

He fell out of favor as soon as his grandmother arrived.

Jin Nian could only squat outside the door...