Nan Xi pursed her lips without uttering a word.
"Qinglian, you speak."
Fang Qinglian immediately looked pitiful, "Jianshen, don't blame Nan Xi, blame myself, I am useless, I wanted to stand up, but then realized I absolutely lacked the ability to do so."
"Is that so?" Lu Jianshen looked towards Nan Xi.
Nan Xi still did not speak.
Lu Jianshen turned back to Fang Qinglian, "Your legs still aren't healed, sitting just fine, why suddenly want to stand up?"
"Sorry, Jianshen, because," Fang Qinglian cried out in panic, "because I was too excited, just now Nan Xi said she wouldn't bring up divorce with grandpa, she'd rather die than divorce you."
"Don't frame others, when did I say that?"
For the first time in front of Lu Jianshen, Nan Xi was so confrontational, so out of control.
"Did you say it?" Lu Jianshen looked at her, his eyes cold.
"If you don't believe me, I can go find grandpa and bring up the divorce now," Nan Xi spread her hands in an indifferent manner.
Lu Jianshen rubbed his temples and sighed softly before he spoke.
"Qinglian, I know you're anxious and want me to divorce immediately, but haven't we agreed? Grandpa is not well right now, let's wait until his birthday is over to bring up the divorce."
"If you can't even wait these few days, I'm sorry, between you and grandpa, I must choose grandpa."
Upon hearing this, Fang Qinglian panicked immediately.
She reached out and tugged at Lu Jianshen's clothes, pleading pitifully, "Sorry, Jianshen, I didn't mean to."
"That night, I shouldn't have fought with you over this."
"I was just too anxious, I'm afraid the delay might breed more troubles, I'm afraid you will not be able to part with the divorce, I'm even more afraid that you will not want me anymore."
As she spoke, Fang Qinglian even reached out and hugged Lu Jianshen directly.
Nan Xi's eyes widened, in broad daylight, this mistress was hugging her husband without any shame.
Just as she was about to speak, suddenly a cold voice forcefully intruded.
"It's quite the declining day, since when can a mistress hold someone else's husband and still be so aggressive?"
This voice?
Nan Xi had just turned her head when Lu Jianshen spoke, "Mom, how come you are here?"
"Why can't I be here, patrolling the marketplace daily, saw something degrading customs, was going to stop it, but didn't expect it to be my own son doing it?"
Yun Shu snorted coldly, her words were anything but polite.
"Mom, it's not Qinglian's fault, she didn't mean it, and..."
Lu Jianshen's words had not even finished when Yun Shu forcefully interrupted.
"If it's not her fault, then it's yours, a married man still snuggling up to other women, it's disgraceful, later when you go out don't say you are my son."
Yun Shu always had a deep loathing for "mistresses."
"Keep your hands to yourself; if I ever find you hugging any woman other than your wife again, don't bother coming back to the Lu Family's house, you'll disgrace our family."
Yun Shu's words were sharp, precise, and devoid of any superfluity.
Every word, every term, hit right on the mark.
Nan Xi stood aside, suddenly feeling very insignificant in front of this mother-in-law.
At that moment, she really wanted to shout: Mother-in-law is powerful, mother-in-law is formidable.
However, she was still very surprised.
After getting married, she and Jianshen had not visited the Lu Family often, each visit was mainly to see the grandfather.
As for her mother-in-law, the amount of times they had seen each other was exceedingly few.
In her impression, mother-in-law was a very cold woman, always indifferent to her, rarely speaking to her, so Nan Xi had always thought she disliked her.
She even comforted herself: it's understandable, someone of her background, coming from a wealthy family, would definitely desire a daughter-in-law from a reputable family, a gentle and sensible lady, unlike someone from a humble background like her.
Because of this understanding, so when she did not seek out Nan Xi, Nan Xi never bothered her either.
Unexpectedly, her mother-in-law had stood up for her so satisfyingly.
Sometimes, you have to believe, there's a fix for every situation.
Like Fang Qinglian, she needed her mother-in-law to handle her.
Fang Qinglian clenched her fists tightly, trying hard to explain, "Aunt Yun, you're right, I overstepped."
"There's still hope for you; you realize your mistakes."
"I just got back, and I heard that grandpa's grand birthday is being moved earlier, I wanted to prepare a gift for him, Jianshen knows his preferences, that's why I came together with him, please don't blame Jianshen."
"Spending a rest day not with his wife but with another woman, of course, I blame him. And... "
Yun Shu's piercing gaze fixed on her, "I don't remember grandpa inviting you, don't bother picking out that gift, it'll be better not to give it."
"Mom, stop it, I invited her," Lu Jianshen couldn't hold back anymore.
"You be quiet," Yun Shu immediately gave him a sharp look.
Following that she said, "It's grandpa's grand celebration, not yours; since when can you decide for grandpa, if you want to invite? That shall wait until your own eightieth birthday."
Fang Qinglian's face turned as white as a sheet, devoid of any color.
At that moment, Yun Shu switched to a gentle smile, "The things grandpa likes are all collectibles, quite costly, the Fang family might have a bit of money, but compared to our Lu Family, it's hardly worth mentioning."
"Aunt Yun, thank you for reminding, although the Fang family is not as prominent as before, we still have enough to afford it."
"Is that so?" Yun Shu spoke unforgivingly, "The Fang family I believe in, even though it has declined, it still has some assets, but it's probably your sister Fang Qiao who is more favored now."
"Your leg is ruined, you should stop dancing, in the Fang family you're not as esteemed as before, and I see you barely have any pocket money. Rather than spending it on futile things, better save it for yourself."
"Besides, suppose the gift is bought and the Fang family doesn't think it's worth it, refuses to reimburse you, wouldn't you be left to struggle in the coming days?"
"Or, are you expecting Jianshen to be the sucker paying for this?"
Yun Shu's successive remarks utterly refreshed Nan Xi's perception.
It made her want to scream out in joy, declare how formidable it was.
Fang Qinglian had been forcibly enduring, but now, she couldn't any longer.
"Aunt Yun, I respect you and always speak respectfully, but these words of yours really hurt me."
"Even if the Fang family has fallen, even if I don't have much pocket money, it's still better than the Nan family; Nan Xi's maternal home doesn't have a penny, still scraping money from the Lu Family, but what about her? What will she use to buy gifts?"