Reborn in the 80s: The Smart Wife with a Secret Space Chapter 691

Upon hearing the old lady’s words and seeing her disdainful expression, Xinyan burst into laughter, "Old lady, meeting is fate. Bring your bowl from home, and I’ll ladle you a small bowl of fish soup. Try Aunt Chen’s cooking."

The old lady, hearing there was fish soup to drink, stopped grumbling about her daughters-in-law and granddaughters-in-law and smiled cheerfully, "Then I won’t stand on ceremony. This aroma has been tempting me for a while."

The daughter-in-law sitting nearby felt a bit embarrassed and coughed lightly, "Our old lady has loved good food her whole life. Unfortunately, among the few of us daughters-in-law, and even the few granddaughters-in-law who married in later, none of us can really cook well. Our cooking skills are just average."

The old lady quipped, "What kind of fate do I have?"

The entire room burst into laughter.

Granny Zhang chimed in, "In life, you can’t have everything your way. Your daughters-in-law and granddaughters-in-law are all good. Just by looking, you can tell everyone in your family gets along well. You’re really fortunate."

Upon hearing Granny Zhang’s words, the old lady wore a proud expression, "You look younger than me. I’ll just assume the role of elder and call you little sister. I’m not boasting, but the character of both my daughters-in-law and all three granddaughters-in-law is just like this."

As she spoke, she gave a thumbs-up.

Granny Zhang also responded with a smile, "It can be seen that they’re all quite filial to you."

The ward was suddenly lively, and everyone chatted as they ate.

They learned that the old lady’s surname was Cui, and though her family wasn’t a wealthy one, all her children and grandchildren were quite accomplished. Aside from the wife of the second son who didn’t work, every adult in the family had a job, making their household conditions quite good.

After the meal, Xinyan said to Sister Chen, who returned from washing dishes, "Aunt Chen, I’ll stay overnight to keep watch. You should go back early to rest and just bring breakfast tomorrow morning."

Sister Chen intended to offer to stay instead, but Xinyan stopped her.

Sister Chen felt sorry for Xinyan, who had just returned to Beijing today and thought she should go back to rest well, but understood that with Xinyan staying, Aunt Zhang would be more at ease, so she didn’t object further.

After Sister Chen left, Xinyan took a basin to fetch water, intending to help Granny Zhang wash up so she could rest early.

However, at the place where she fetched water, she ran into Zheng Yuezhong, the youngest son of the old gentleman she had saved at the Beijing City Restaurant before, "Mr. Zheng."

Zheng Yuezhong didn’t expect to meet Xinyan at the hospital, "Xiao Han, right? What are you doing here?"

Xinyan moved to the side to get water, "A senior in my family fell ill, so I’m here to keep watch. What about you?"

Zheng Yuezhong looked exhausted, "My mom is hospitalized, and I’m here to take care of her."

Xinyan was about to say something else when someone walked in, "Yuezhong, I asked you to fetch a basin of water. Were you hiding here to smoke again?"

Zheng Yuezhong quickly extinguished the cigarette in his hand, "I was just a bit frustrated, so I only smoked a few puffs, really not lying to you."

Afraid of his wife’s anger, he quickly changed the topic, "Qifang, this is the same Xiao Han who saved Dad before."

Then he turned to Xinyan, "Xiao Han, this is my wife, Liang Qifang."

Xinyan nodded at the newcomer, "Hello, Comrade Liang."

Liang Qifang had a straightforward personality, "So you’re Xiao Han, you’re really pretty, thank you for saving my father-in-law before."

Xinyan had already received a thank-you gift from the Zheng family and didn’t want them to keep bringing it up, "It was a trivial task, anyone would have done it in that situation. Besides, Mr. Zheng gave quite a generous thank-you gift, so it couldn’t be rejected. There’s no need to mention it again."