Because in the eyes of most mothers-in-law, they are elders, and even if they do something wrong, they see no reason to apologize.
Xu Niannian smiled gently, "Mom, what are you talking about? Where have you wronged me?"
Xu Niannian liked to smile. Ever since Jin Yu told her she looked good when she smiled, she smiled all the more.
A smile always gives a more friendly impression.
Wu Lan had been very nervous before, worrying that Xu Niannian would be angry, but seeing that not only was she not angry but also speaking to her with a gentle smile, Wu Lan’s anxious heart finally relaxed a bit.
"My good daughter-in-law."
With emotion, Wu Lan wiped away the tears at the corner of her eyes, "When you were pregnant, Mom wasn’t by your side, nor was I there when you gave birth. As a woman, I know the discomfort of pregnancy. Back then, no one was there to take care of you, and you suffered. Now, Mom even caused an accident with your eldest child; I really owe you an apology."
Wu Lan truly felt guilty, and as she spoke, tears fell from her eyes again.
Wu Lan was a woman with a touch of petty bourgeoisie sentimentality. Although she spoke and acted straightforwardly, she was also easily sentimental.
The more she talked, the more she felt she was not a good mother-in-law.
"Mom, what are you talking about?"
Xu Niannian only knew that Wu Lan felt guilty, but she did not expect her to feel so remorseful that she was almost crying.
If she tried to stop her, she felt that Wu Lan might start bawling like the eldest child just had.
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"Mom, I knew you were tied up at that time. I didn’t take it to heart. Besides, who says no one took care of me? Everyone in the family looked after me, with Nanny Zhao, my second aunt, and Young Aunt, not to mention my grandparents were here too. Jin Yu treated me very well too. I didn’t know what discomfort was; there was no situation like you described."
After Xu Niannian said so much, Wu Lan still thought she was trying to comfort her, and her emotions were a mix of feelings.
She felt that she truly was blind in the past for having found such a good wife for her son, and such a good daughter-in-law for herself.
"Still, Mom owes you an apology for causing an accident with your eldest child today." Thinking of the small child being dropped, Wu Lan’s heart ached, and she wiped away another tear.
"Mom, the eldest is fine, really. The child is disobedient and always causing trouble. He falls a lot. Even when I was looking after him myself, he would often tumble. It’s nothing—he’s tough."
But how could such a small child be tough? How could he fall frequently?
Wu Lan, upon hearing this, knew Xu Niannian was saying it to comfort her, completely unaware that every word Xu Niannian said was the absolute truth.
Moved, she decided in her heart to treat Xu Niannian well from now on.
After much persuasion, Xu Niannian finally managed to console Wu Lan. After Wu Lan went to rest, she took the empty cup back to the room.
She never wanted a drink at all.
When Jin Yu saw her return with an empty cup, he raised an eyebrow and carelessly placed his book on the bedside table, "You talked for so long, did you manage to comfort Comrade Wu Lan?"
Xu Niannian chuckled lightly and sat down at the vanity, taking out the snow cream and applying it to her face while answering Jin Yu.
"How did you know I was comforting Mom? Maybe I was blaming Mom just now."
"My wife isn’t that kind of person."
Jin Yu hugged Xu Niannian’s waist from behind, resting his chin on her shoulder, watching the beauty in the mirror spread the fragrant snow cream on her face.
A tall man over one meter eighty, bending down just to hug her.
Xu Niannian squeezed out too much snow cream and seeing him approach, used it on Jin Yu’s face right away.
She turned her head with a teasing smile and rubbed the cream evenly on him, "How am I not that kind of person?"
Xu Niannian was curious about one thing, "If Mom and I really had a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law conflict, what would you do to resolve it?"
Jin Yu glanced at Xu Niannian. The small woman hooked his neck, her eyes like liquid orbs gazing up at him, brimming with slyness, while her curled eyelashes fluttered like a fan.
Jin Yu’s throat bobbed, his deep eyes as dark as ink, "Isn’t that simple? Let Mr. Jin deal with it. His wife, he can discipline; my wife ..."
"You still want to discipline me?" Xu Niannian imitated Jin Yu’s brow raise, deliberately asking with a sinister tone.
Jin Yu hugged her tightly and turned her around so that she sat on his lap, "I’ll let you discipline me."
"Who wants to discipline you? You’re shameless." Xu Niannian hugged his neck, leaning her body backward like a child.
"You sure are easygoing."
It wasn’t long before the university entrance exams, and Xu Niannian couldn’t help asking him, "Jin Yu, do you really want me to go to university?"
"Don’t you want to go?" Jin Yu supported her slender waist, fearing she would fall.
"I hadn’t planned on it originally, but since you mentioned it, I’ve decided to go."
"Then why are you asking?" Jin Yu didn’t understand her hesitation.
Jin Yu felt he had asked a stupid question since the moment he finished, a certain young woman immediately laughed like a fox that had just stolen a hen.
"Aren’t you worried that after I go to university, a lot of boys will chase me?"
That was indeed a problem.
Jin Yu’s lips tightened, yet he said something that belied his real feelings, "I’m not worried. Those in university are mostly old men; probably most of them are already married with kids. You wouldn’t be interested. If they chase you, you might even realize that your husband is the handsomest."