Chapter 450: Chapter 450

Ye He Ping isn’t a young man anymore; he’s been through a lot and can read between the lines. Seeing his daughter talk , he’s even more certain that these two have had a fight. After all, in his memory, Shen Bin is a sensible and mature person. Without his daughter’s tantrums, there’s no way the two would quarrel.

"Look at you, not considering Shen Bin’s character. How could he ask me to come and speak on his behalf? You, with your narrow-mindedness, should listen up. He didn’t say anything to me; I saw something was off with you on my own." Ye He Ping first defended his son-in-law, then asked, "Lingzi, tell your dad, what’s really going on? In marriage, you have to talk things out. Otherwise, sulking and silent treatment aren’t good. Look at your mom and me, we are a lesson."

Ye Ling couldn’t help but tease, "Dad, are you going to say next that Shen Bin shouldn’t indulge my little tantrums, or else we’ll end up like you and mom, right?"

Ye He Ping widened his eyes at that, "Child, how can you talk like that? In the future, no such discouraging words, do you hear me?"

In this good life, Ye He Ping definitely doesn’t want his daughter to follow in his and his wife’s footsteps. Naturally, he dislikes hearing such talk, even knowing she is teasing to make him happy. He doesn’t want such words from her mouth.

Ye Ling also intended to lighten things up and saw how serious her father was about such matters. Seeing that he genuinely cared, she quickly apologized, promising not to make such jokes again.

Looking at his daughter’s playful grin, Ye He Ping suddenly felt a bit helpless, "Forget it, forget it. You’re both grown-ups. These are your affairs, and you have your own ideas. I’m just worried for you, but I can’t make your decisions anymore. Just remember not to throw a tantrum at every turn. Shen Bin is a thoughtful kid. Talk things over properly. He’s older than you, and usually, without me even saying, I know he’s the one being more accommodating."

Father’s stance clearly showed his bias towards his son-in-law.

"Dad, you see him as sensible, but you don’t know how petty he can be. Why would I get mad at him for no reason? It’s because he’s done something wrong to provoke me. Do you see me randomly getting mad at anyone else or throwing a tantrum? I’m reasonable and never act unreasonably, right?" Seeing her father side with Shen Bin, Ye Ling protested resentfully, "Anyone lucky enough to have a father-in-law like you must have done something right, always siding with the son-in-law without even asking for details."

Ye He Ping couldn’t help but laugh at his daughter’s jealousy, "Alright, alright, it’s all Dad’s fault for not asking clearly before blaming you. That’s Dad’s mistake. So, tell me, what really happened?"

How could she tell her father about such things without making him worry unnecessarily? Ye Ling made up an excuse, "It’s nothing serious. He just said I’ve gotten thicker around the waist. Isn’t that implying he’s dissatisfied with me? I’m pregnant, you know. I was upset and ignored him, went out to cook. He apologized, but I just don’t want to forgive him right now. Let’s both ignore him, so he knows better, lest he says my waist is thick again after you leave."

So, it was just this trivial matter.

Hearing her words and thinking back to his wife’s sensitivity during pregnancy, Ye He Ping, being experienced, believed his daughter’s explanation and didn’t probe further. Instead, he played along with his daughter and laughed, "Alright then, we’ll ignore him together."

Lying on the heated bed in the room, Shen Bin overheard their deliberately hushed conversation through and through, and couldn’t help but chuckle. Although the matter was brushed off with this reason, he still felt a bit wronged. Follow current ɴᴏᴠᴇʟs on Nov3lFɪre.ɴet

With his father-in-law’s character, he might privately seek him out later to advise on what to say and what not to say.

Sure enough, Shen Bin’s prediction was accurate. After dinner, while Ye Ling went out to do something, Ye He Ping took the opportunity to teach Shen Bin a lot about what to say and not to say when a woman is pregnant. When Ye Ling returned and overheard their enthusiastic conversation, she realized they were exchanging tips on taking care of a pregnant woman. She couldn’t help but laugh. Her father had been in business all these years, what experience could he possibly have? Rationally, Shen Bin should have figured it out on his own, but he listened intently, asking questions now and then, which made Ye Ling laugh. When someone is tense about another person, they become quite silly and their mind stops working.

Thinking of this reason, Ye Ling’s anger towards Shen Bin subsided a bit, but she knew she couldn’t forgive him too easily. Otherwise, he might take her for granted and continue doing such things in the future.

In her past life, Ye Ling didn’t cherish her marriage, not knowing how to treasure it, preoccupied with unrealistic ideas. In this life, she wanted to cherish her marriage genuinely, and so she carefully considered what was best whenever something came up.

For the sake of both of them living well together, she hadn’t easily forgiven Shen Bin nor given him a kind face.

Time flies, days pass like flowing water. In the blink of an eye, it’s almost time for the New Year. Celebrating the New Year in the mountains is quite simple: everyone makes dumplings together with no need to stay up all night. After all, electricity on the mountain is to be conserved. Sometimes, they cut the power at nine in the evening, not restoring it until the next morning. If bad weather knocks down the power lines, there could be ten-day outages. Living is also common.

Even when Shen Bin and his father returned with many supplies the previous year, another package from home arrived with money and goods. Looking at these things, Ye Ling couldn’t help but smile and feel warm inside. Having such an understanding mother-in-law was indeed bliss.

During a phone call from her mother-in-law, Ye Ling also learned that Ye Qian was pregnant, and the Liu Family took it very seriously, having her stay home from work. Because of this, Ye Qian had a big argument with her family.

Not much could be said in front of her mother-in-law, but privately Ye Ling thought it unlike Ye Qian to throw a tantrum in such a way. At night, she discussed it with her father and Shen Bin. Her father just sighed, thinking he hadn’t cared enough for his daughter. Meanwhile, Shen Bin raised his head to look at Ye Ling and then talked about the time Ye Qian delivered chicken soup when he was injured.

After speaking, Shen Bin felt he was being too paranoid, constantly comparing things to Shen Chun’s situation. He felt a little embarrassed, worried his wife might overthink. Fortunately, she didn’t make much of it, and Shen Bin discreetly breathed a sigh of relief.