When Ling Nuan rushed home, Grandma Xun was still chatting with Xun Yao.
Zhao Shuting had gone to the kitchen.
Sister Li looked rather strange. "Zhao Shuting voluntarily went to the kitchen. She said she wanted to cook for the old lady."
Ling Nuan nodded and then walked towards the living room, feigning calmness.
"Grandma." Ling Nuan greeted her with a smile.
Grandma Xun broke into a smile at the sight of Ling Nuan. "Nuan Nuan, why are you here? Come here quickly."
After Ling Nuan sat down beside her, Grandma Xun took Ling Nuan's hand and started scolding Xun Yao. "They say raising sons is for old - age support. What's the use of raising you, my son? You're not as filial as our Nuan Nuan."
Xun Yao replied with a smile, "Our Nuan Nuan is the most filial. We can't compare with her."
Grandma Xun laughed heartily. Then she turned to Ling Nuan and asked, "Nuan Nuan, where's your mom? Why didn't she come with you?"
Ling Nuan paused.
Before she could say anything, Xun Yao spoke up. "My sister..."
Ling Nuan immediately shot him a cold look.
Xun Yao wasn't intimidated at all. He said with a smile, "She must have something to do, so she couldn't come. She'll definitely come when she's free."
Grandma Xun didn't notice anything amiss and laughed merrily.
After Zhao Shuting finished making dinner, everyone sat down at the table. Grandma Xun was still praising her. "Shuting's cooking skills are getting better and better."
Zhao Shuting deliberately took a furtive look at Ling Nuan as if showing off. Then she coaxed Grandma Xun with a smile. "I'm glad you like it, Mom. I'll cook for you every day."
Hearing this, Grandma Xun joked, "Really cook for me every day?"
Zhao Shuting immediately followed up. "Really. It's truer than real gold. From today on, I'll live here and cook for you and accompany you every day."
"No way!" Ling Nuan immediately refused.
Although she had something on Xun Cong, if she really let Xun Yao and Zhao Shuting get close to Grandma, who knew what these money - grubbing people would do?
Ling Nuan refused without even thinking.
The smile on Grandma Xun's face faded. She seemed to sense something was wrong and asked Ling Nuan carefully, "Nuan Nuan, are you unhappy? Did something happen?"
Seeing this, Zhao Shuting immediately took the opportunity. "Nuan Nuan, did aunt do something wrong to make you angry? Tell aunt. Aunt will definitely change. We're all family. Don't keep things in your heart."
Ling Nuan was seething with anger.
She really wanted to scold Zhao Shuting, but looking at Grandma Xun's worried expression, she had to hold it back and pretend nothing had happened.
"Aunt, you misunderstood. I just think Xun Cong is still young and needs someone to take care of him. If aunt comes to accompany grandma, what about Xun Cong?" Ling Nuan came up with a good excuse.
Grandma Xun laughed. "Is that what you're worried about? Don't listen to your aunt's nonsense. How could she live with me every day? I'll be happy if she can come and see me more often."
Zhao Shuting immediately replied, "Mom, then I'll come and see you more often. Next time, I'll bring Xun Cong with me."
Grandma Xun readily agreed.
After dinner, Zhao Shuting and Xun Yao continued to play the role of the good son and daughter - in - law. They accompanied Grandma to watch TV and made the old woman beam with joy.
Ling Nuan sat there sulking.
"Miss Ling, maybe it's a good thing for the old lady not to remember what's happening now," Sister Li comforted her.
Ling Nuan sighed worriedly. "It's good for grandma, but it also gives some people an opportunity to take advantage."
Thinking of what Xun Yao and Zhao Shuting had done, Sister Li immediately became worried. "How about not letting them get close to the old lady in the future?"
Ling Nuan shook her head. "What if grandma invites them here on her own initiative like today?"
She could avoid them once or twice, but in Grandma's eyes now, everything was still as good as before. She couldn't keep Grandma from seeing her son and daughter - in - law for a long time.
If Ling Nuan really interfered in this matter and Grandma sensed something was wrong, she didn't know what would happen next.
Moreover, looking at Grandma beaming with joy in the living room, she just couldn't make such a decision.
"Grandma... she's really happy, isn't she?" Ling Nuan's eyes turned slightly red.
Sister Li didn't dare to respond.
It was easy to tell the difference between real happiness and fake happiness.
During the days Sister Li had accompanied Grandma Xun, she could say that today was the happiest day for Grandma Xun.
She suddenly understood Ling Nuan's dilemma.
She hoped that Grandma could have a happy life in her remaining days in this world, but she was also worried that leaving these two trouble - makers by Grandma's side would cause a lot of trouble.
As they were talking, Grandma Xun felt sleepy. Zhao Shuting voluntarily helped Grandma back to her room.
Only Xun Yao was left in the living room.
Xun Yao seemed to have found something to hold over Ling Nuan. He swaggered over.
"Ling Nuan, wasn't Mom really happy today? It's all thanks to us," Xun Yao implied.
Ling Nuan gave him a cold look. "Just say what you want."
Seeing Ling Nuan's attitude, Xun Yao actually laughed.
"Ling Nuan, so there's also a time when you're under my control?" Xun Yao sneered.
"A dog barking so happily?" Ling Nuan retorted coldly.
"You!" Xun Yao was furious.
Zhao Shuting had come downstairs. She vaguely heard something and rushed over shouting, "If you want us to coax the old woman, there are four conditions."
Ling Nuan curled her lips in disdain.
"Go ahead."
"First, give us one million." Zhao Shuting immediately asked for an exorbitant amount.
Ling Nuan did have the ability, but after spending the past three years dealing with Shen Shaoqing, apart from that house, she didn't have much money left.
Ling Nuan nodded. "Okay."
Hearing this, Zhao Shuting became even more excited. "Second, you have to publicly kneel down and apologize to Miss Huo, admitting that you're the mistress!"
Ling Nuan didn't say whether she would agree or not. She just asked, "How much did she give you to make you sell your last bit of conscience?"
Zhao Shuting's eyes were spinning like a whirlwind. Anyway, she just refused to admit it.
"Just say whether you agree or not," Zhao Shuting urged.
Ling Nuan didn't respond. She just asked, "What about the other two?"
Zhao Shuting assumed Ling Nuan had agreed and continued. "Third, give Shen Shaoqing what he wants. Fourth, leave Jing City and never come back!"
Ling Nuan understood.
Huo Xiao had put forward three requirements, and the first one was added by Zhao Shuting herself.
"As long as you agree to these four conditions, we'll be filial to Mom in the future and make her happy every day." Then, her tone changed. "Ling Nuan, you don't want Mom to be unhappy at the end of her life, do you?"
Ling Nuan smiled and replied, "Aren't you afraid something will happen to your precious son?"
Mentioning Xun Cong, Zhao Shuting's face darkened, but soon she regained her composure. "Afraid of what? Miss Huo will protect our safety. Who do you think you are? You can't just do anything to us. Don't have such wild dreams."
Hearing this, Ling Nuan's face suddenly darkened.
It wasn't because she had lost her hold on Zhao Shuting, but because she was worried about Xun Cong.
"Have you lost your minds?" Ling Nuan was extremely angry. "You're handing your weakness to Huo Xiao. Guess what she'll do?"