Chapter 183: Chapter 183
After Hua Miaozhu took out all the things she brought, she planned to stew something suitable for pregnant women to drink.
"By the way, I’ve checked out that girl, she’s not bad," Hua Miaozhu said, acknowledging that although her son-in-law sometimes acts whimsically, he did well this time.
The praise from his mother-in-law made Zhao Gang feel awkward in various ways, but he still thick-skinnedly accepted it.
"Actually, I’m just thinking about it. Taozi and the others may not be satisfied," Zhao Gang also felt that his quirky younger son and Gong Ruini didn’t quite match.
Especially as the learning progresses, Gong Ruini completely crushes Zhao Guangran, and as a prideful child, how could he be willing to endure being suppressed by a girl.
If it were a sister, it would be another matter, but if it’s a wife, how many men would be willing to endure that?
Ah, the other side might be unsatisfied, which made Hua Miaozhu a bit displeased.
"Mom, don’t just say Taozi doesn’t want to. If I were Ni Zi’s sister, I wouldn’t agree to be with Guangran either." It’s just that Zhao Guangran is her own son that Zhan Jing refrains from looking down on him in various ways.
Really? Is that girl really that remarkable? Hua Miaozhu was very curious. Although she had only chatted briefly with this little grandson earlier, he was definitely a smart kid. How could he not be as good as Gong Ruini? What’s going on here?
Listening to Zhao Gang talk about Gong Ruini’s impressive achievements, Hua Miaozhu was shocked, "No way, is she really that capable?"
A sensible and smart girl, as long as she encounters good opportunities, will undoubtedly develop very well.
Especially since Gong Ruini and Zhao Guangran often argue. Although no couple doesn’t argue, it’s one thing to quarrel now and then, it’s a form of affection, but over time, will their feelings truly remain intact? They might just become bland in various ways.
"She’s a strong-willed girl."
"Guangran is someone who cares about face. They’re not suitable," Hua Miaozhu thought it wouldn’t be a bad thing if the Gong Family disagreed, "Better this way than them becoming enemies in the future, with poor relations between the two families."
Zhan Jing understood this reasoning, but such a good girl, just to let her bloom in his house, it’s really hard to let go.
"A good thing isn’t necessarily meant to be kept for oneself; even accepting her as a goddaughter would do." Her daughter finds it hard to let good things be taken by others, but doesn’t realize that if something good doesn’t suit them, no matter how good it is, it’s useless.
That’s what she said, but alas, forget it, no need to think too much, "Let nature take its course then."
"By the way, Mom, is it okay for you to sleep in Guangran’s room?" It wasn’t that Zhan Jing didn’t want to chat with her mom, it’s just that her current condition isn’t good, and she often experiences leg cramps at night.
Once a cramp sets in, she can’t sleep and often needs Zhao Gang to get up and massage her.
Having her husband help with massages is something Zhan Jing welcomes, but if her elderly mother, being at such an old age, doesn’t sleep well, it could lead to big trouble.
Regarding this arrangement, Hua Miaozhu didn’t refuse either. Since her daughter had arranged it this way, she would go along with it, and given her age, it was hard to cope without a good night’s rest.
It seemed like his daughter was having leg cramps in the middle of the night; otherwise, she wouldn’t have made such a refusal. Hua Miaozhu started thinking about how to use dietary supplements to prevent her daughter from having frequent cramps. Although not a medical student herself, being married to a traditional Chinese medicine family, she had learned a lot about medicinal cuisine.
Hua Miaozhu didn’t push for an answer, which made Zhan Jing breathe a sigh of relief, but also feel a bit dissatisfied. Her mother didn’t seem to care enough to even ask why, leaving her feeling a little empty.
Once, if she had even a slight issue, her mother would be all kinds of concern, worried she might suffer grievances.
"Mom..." Zhan Jing called out coquettishly.
Ah, her daughter again felt she wasn’t being attended to enough, "Enough, I know your little schemes. Let me make you something nice to eat, right, what do you have at home?"
Although Hua Miaozhu could make medicinal cuisine, it required ingredients. Otherwise, even a housewife can’t cook rice without rice.
With her mother’s revealing of her little scheme, Zhan Jing giggled happily, feeling much better, "Thank you, mom. Once your grandson comes out, we’ll make sure he takes good care of you."
At this moment, Zhan Jing remembered she hadn’t told her mother the good news. Excitedly, she shouted to her mother, "Mom, when the child grows up, we’ll let the one most interested in traditional Chinese medicine take our surname." Read complete versıon only at novel·fiɾe·net
Taking their surname, the Zhan surname? Hua Miaozhu’s face flushed with excitement. Given her not-so-good health, she only had Zhan Jing as her child, which was her greatest regret.
Her husband always said that daughters and sons were the same and had passed on his lifetime of medical skills to their daughter, which made her uncles very unhappy, thinking this was Zhan family’s medical skills, which shouldn’t be passed to a daughter who was going to marry out anyway.
When Zhan Jing was getting married, there was a disagreement over whether it was she marrying in or out, causing unhappiness, "Really?" Hua Miaozhu didn’t care about her uncles’ opinions. Her daughter and son-in-law were filial, so she had no worries about her aftermath.
But having a grandson with the Zhan surname, meeting those uncles or even in the afterlife, she could answer to the Zhan Family.
Gong Ruini, being a person of action, finally stirred up Gong Tao’s agreement, and of course, pressed to immediately tell Zhao Gang.
Unexpectedly, standing at the door, she overheard this matter. Although Zhan Jing was having two sons this time, adding up to four sons, having one child take the Zhan surname was quite normal, but often many people disliked it, feeling that taking the Zhan surname implied marrying in.
This time, Zhao Gang took the initiative to propose, which was incredible, proving he’s a real man, and Gong Ruini gave Zhao Gang a thumbs up.
Gong Ruini praised Zhao Gang’s behavior, but Gong Tao felt a bit uneasy. Initially, he was going to ask Zhao Gang to help by speaking with them as his mother-in-law would consider many factors before agreeing.
Now, with Zhao Gang’s good performance, suddenly advocating for Gong Ruini, Gong Tao estimated Hua Miaozhu would go from a fifty percent chance of agreeing to a full one hundred percent.
This turned something that should have benefited Zhao Gang into a benefit for them, which he couldn’t let his friend suffer.
Besides, not wanting to benefit from this, Gong Tao was worried if Zhao Gang used this opportunity to insist on arranging a betrothal, that would be a huge loss.
If it’s just casual adult remarks, when the kids grow up and if it’s not executed, so be it. After all, these days, marriage is free.
However, if Zhao Family is used and then kicked to the curb, Gong Tao definitely wouldn’t let that happen, absolutely not agreeing to Ni Zi doing such a thing.
Marriage is no small matter, and Gong Tao didn’t want his child to suffer and be unhappy for a lifetime.
After long consideration, Gong Tao decided this wasn’t the right time to bring it up, so he turned around and retreated with Gong Ruini.
Gong Ruini thought Gong Tao had retreated temporarily because the atmosphere wasn’t suitable for saying such things. If she knew what Gong Tao was thinking, it wouldn’t just be a matter of rolling her eyes.
Not being able to persuade Gong Tao to speak was okay. Gong Ruini thought she could learn more about Hua Miaozhu’s situation.
Alas, as she hadn’t known Hua Miaozhu before, when Zhan Jing mentioned her excellence, Gong Ruini hadn’t paid much attention, and she regretted it.
It turned out Zhan Jing truly didn’t exaggerate because Hua Miaozhu was her mother.