Rebirth in the 50s: The Couple with the Hidden Space novel Chapter 68

Chapter 68: Chapter 57: Persuading Mother

Zhang Guoqing was speechless. This mother-in-law, really, shares secrets but doesn’t tell them to anyone else? How does her brain work? Not telling the father-in-law but sharing with the first-time met son-in-law—isn’t she afraid of trusting the wrong person? I suppose the father-in-law must have been quite troubled back then too.

"Here we go again, you’re not being cautious. These things should be secretly kept in your heart, don’t let them slip next time. I’m the son-in-law you’ve just met, you’re too careless. What if you encounter someone scheming?"

"Silly child, I trust my daughter’s judgment. Even your grandfather praises you. I can judge people well; who’s good or bad, a glance is enough. That old man from the Zhou Family, you can tell he’s not a good person, and your grandfather didn’t believe me, but now he knows." Lin Lishan said pridefully.

Zhang Guoqing was even more speechless; you know Old Man Zhou isn’t good, yet you’re fine with your daughter being raised in his house. Is this loving your daughter or resenting her? Even if you want to say this, you shouldn’t tell him and Zhou Jiao directly, right? Someone petty might hate you for it. Luckily, you met Zhou Jiao, who’s carefree.

"Yes, yes, Mom, you’re as sharp as Jiao Jiao, can tell good from bad with a glance. Oh my, Mom, why did you bring rice and flour here, they’re so heavy."

Zhang Guoqing didn’t know what to say anymore, finally understanding Fang Fei’s meaning when she said a mother-in-law always had a youthful heart. This is just a big kid that never grew up; thinking about the previous mother-in-law, it’s worlds apart—one frugal, one generous, it made him laugh and cry inside.

"Your grandfather said other things in the countryside are easy to deal with, but rice and flour are scarce. Besides, if there’s too much stuff and people ask, just say they’re clothes and blankets. You’re strong; move the food to your mother. The rest, let Jiao Jiao handle."

Even with Divine Power, he had to move them three times!

But the small living room became spacious. Looking at the remaining packages, Zhang Guoqing started moving the boxes one by one into the inner room, convenient for the mother and daughter to view.

Watching the mother and daughter laughing and hugging together, he was genuinely happy. Putting aside the Lin Family, Zhou Jiao could get along with her mother-in-law, finally able to embrace her mother. His Jiao Jiao’s kind, gentle nature, not prone to enmity, always considering others—his Jiao Jiao should have been a princess cherished by parents, yet suffered through hardships in both lives.

Though Zhou Jiao didn’t speak of it before, the lack of motherly and fatherly love was her regret deep down, similar to how he feels grounded having parents now, naturally thinking of them, partner, and children when away from home.

Parents represent a different kind of love than that between spouses, a selfless devotion, making him realize the family affection he most desired and longed for in past lives. When his grandfather passed away after a brief companionship, the grandparent-grandchild bond made him want to immerse in that sorrow, yet the kick from new life later woke him.

A family with spouse and children can only be incomplete; adding parents makes it complete. That family he cherishes, motivating him to strive, wanting his father to have no regrets, wanting his mother to be proud without sadness. Like children in kindergarten showing off a little red flower to their parents—immature, yet deeply touched inside, grateful for the world’s best parents bestowed by heaven.

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