"What I need to do now is make a clear distinction with the Li family," Shen Yunfang declared. "I don't covet anything from them, and they should refrain from meddling in my life. The three Li brothers should figure out how to take care of the elderly themselves. As a daughter-in-law, I will certainly not shortchange the elders, but beyond that, they better not count on anything from me—least of all Li Hongqi." In fact, by saying this, she also meant that Qiu Shuping should not get her hopes up either, as Qiu Shuping and Li Hongqi were in cahoots.
Ma Liguo and his wife nodded in agreement, thinking that handling things this way was appropriate. Since they truly couldn't get along together, there was no need to force it. Everyone could just live their separate lives and that would be that.
