Gu Xiaobei had no choice but to persuade Chen Qiumei, "Mom, please don't be upset. My brother didn't abandon you. You should go home and check on my father who is there all alone."
Chen Qiumei started to cry and didn't say a word. Gu Xiaodong looked extremely upset; without saying bye, he got up and left after a while.
Gu Xiaobei wanted to leave too, but he was afraid that the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law would fight again once he left.
Seeing her son leaving, Chen Qiumei stopped crying and said angrily, "If I go back like this, what would I tell people when they ask if I have a grandson? I'll be laughed at by the whole neighborhood."
Gu Xiaobei decided to stop persuading her and just leaned on the sofa. After all, his stepmother Chen Qiumei is tough as a cockroach; she would bounce back in no time.
Just as expected, Chen Qiumei after a while said, "I don't know if your brother will be back for dinner tonight. I should go buy some groceries."
