“Back then, you opposed me and Shuang’er being together, and you had that same expression on your face. I knew it the moment I saw it!”
Mother Jian: “……”
You just had to bring that up, my good son!
“Since you’ve guessed it, then quickly help Mom figure something out. You have no idea, that kid Azhou…”
Once Mother Jian started, she went on like a machine gun, spewing her worries non-stop. She hoped her eldest son would side with her and break up this ill-fated romance.
However, after listening, Jian Fan’s face remained unmoved.
“Mom, here you go again. Azhou is your son, yes, but he’s also an adult with his own thoughts. What kind of partner he likes, and who he’ll spend his life with, that’s his own business. Why do you have to meddle? They say children and grandchildren have their own fortunes, and there’s a kind of love called letting go. Do you really need me to teach you such a simple principle?”
Mother Jian’s face turned somewhat unsightly. “What do you mean meddling? Is there anything wrong with a mother choosing a good daughter-in-law for her beloved son? And you talk about letting go, but when you raise a child for a hundred years, you worry for ninety-nine. It’s not something you can just let go of. You’re speaking from a position of no pain, not considering me at all. No wonder your own son angers you every day!”
Hearing this, Jian Fan was thoroughly exasperated. “If I didn’t consider you, and listened to you constantly nagging me to have grandchildren, would I have persuaded Shuang’er to have this troublemaker? Now you get the joy, and I get all the trouble. I’m still regretting it. This kid has occupied my wife again tonight. Just wait until I deal with him later.”
“You wouldn’t dare!” Mother Jian, furious, slammed the table, her eyebrows raised as she glared. “You have no sense of proportion, boy. If you dare to hurt my grandson, I’ll skin you alive when you get back!”
Seeing his mother’s wrinkles deepening, and no amount of makeup could hide the passage of time around her eyes, Jian Fan couldn’t help but soften his tone.
“Mom, don’t be fooled by Azhou’s obedient appearance. He’s even more stubborn than I am. Once he’s set on a person or a matter, not even nine oxen can pull him back.”
“Nine oxen aren’t enough, then add a hundred. We have to pull him back, no matter what.”
Mother Jian was also a stubborn one. Jian Fan had seen this point back then, and too lazy to argue with her, he chose to get married to Jiang Yushuang first and then report it.
“You’re making me so angry! My elder son angered me when he got married, and now my younger son is also here to anger me. Oh my, what kind of karma have I brought upon myself!”
Mother Jian was so angry she was trembling, gasping for breath, clutching her chest, her face full of pain.
Jian Fan sighed helplessly and relented, “Alright, just tell me directly, how do you want me to help you?”
Upon hearing this, Mother Jian’s spirits immediately revived.
Her breathing didn’t hitch, her back didn’t ache, and her chest no longer hurt. She could pick up a hoe and work ten acres of land in a day.
Jian Fan’s mouth twitched as he watched.
Mother Jian said excitedly, “My request is very simple: persuade your brother to cut ties with Jiang Ling!”
Jian Fan shook his head. “No, Azhou has already made up his mind about Jiang Ling. If I go to persuade him, he’ll definitely resent me for getting the beauty for myself while ignoring his lovesickness. I won’t be the villain who does that.”
“This won’t work, and that won’t work. Then what do you suggest we do?”
“If we can’t handle Azhou, we can handle that woman.”
Mother Jian’s eyes lit up. “That’s right! How did I not think of that? Dealing with Jiang Ling would be much easier than dealing with your scoundrel of a brother.”