Chapter 1006 - 807: Suspicion
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At the dinner table, Han Yi and Mr. Mei talked about their plan to return to Z City. Han Yi originally planned to leave the day after tomorrow.
But Mei Shuping wasn’t very agreeable.
"Take your time, I’ve already arranged for your leave until the ninth. It’s not often you come here, spend more time with us at home. Besides, I heard the weather forecast today, it seems there’s going to be a storm in the next couple of days. Snow is fine, but if it rains heavily when you’re leaving, driving alone with Xiao Wan and Xingxing, how can we be at ease? You should wait a couple of days and leave after the fifth."
"Yes, stay a couple more days," Mr. Mei said with a raspy voice, sincerely wanting his grandson to stay longer.
Han Yi paused and then looked at Lin Wan to seek his wife’s opinion. A couple of days earlier or later didn’t make much difference to Lin Wan.
Seeing Han Yi consulting Lin Wan, Mr. Mei quickly asked Lin Wan as well, smiling, "Xiao Wan, what do you think?"
"Then let’s wait for two days," she said. If the weather forecast predicted rain, waiting a couple of days wouldn’t hurt.
Mr. Mei laughed gladly. Actually, he had hoped Xiao Wan would have the child here. But her father was initially against it.
Besides, it would indeed be troublesome here. After the child is born, during the confinement period, apart from Liang Qian, there’s really no one to take care of her.
Mei Shuping heard his father’s voice, and frowned, realizing his father’s throat hadn’t gotten better after many days. He thought about taking him to the hospital for a thorough check-up after the fifteenth.
The family leisurely finished dinner, and somehow, Old Mrs. Mei found a Mahjong set.
Mr. Mei got out two sets of chess and set up a few tables in the living room. The family cracked melon seeds and played chess.
The women played Mahjong.
Old Mrs. Mei didn’t play, letting her daughters-in-law and granddaughters-in-law play instead.
She wasn’t trying to ease relations but rather to stir up trouble among them.
Knowing full well they didn’t get along.
Liang Qian saw this and chuckled, "Big sister-in-law, let’s decide on the stakes first."
"One point," Xie Lingzhi replied, turning to look at Ye Qing, who was yawning, with a cold expression, clearly not wanting to play.
It was two against two, her and her daughter-in-law against the two of them, clearly at a disadvantage. Although she wasn’t sure about Lin Wan’s skill level, from Ye Qing’s state, it was clear she couldn’t play well.
Plus, being someone with mental illness, if something triggered a sudden episode in the middle of the game, it would just cause trouble for them.
Moreover, during this time, many people from the military district came to visit and pay respects. If word got out that her daughter-in-law was mentally ill, the family’s reputation would be ruined.
Especially in the future, if her family member Xiao Chi faced outside scrutiny and couldn’t easily divorce, people would surely say her son was heartless.
"One point it is then," Liang Qian said, pulling Lin Wan to sit down. Actually, she didn’t want to play either. When it came to card skills, she couldn’t beat Xie Lingzhi, who lived in the cardrooms.
Lin Wan knew how to play but wasn’t skilled, and Ye Qing also knew but had no energy in her current state. She was just forced into it and couldn’t opt-out.
So, Xie Lingzhi sat first, followed by Ye Qing, then Lin Wan, and finally Liang Qian.
In the first two rounds, Xie Lingzhi won, which instantly motivated her to play despite her initial reluctance.
However, in the subsequent games, Liang Qian self-drew twice. Ye Qing dealt twice to Lin Wan, and Xie Lingzhi dealt once to Ye Qing.
After a few rounds, calculating the scores, the pair of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law still lost.
Old Mrs. Mei watched for a while and was quite pleased seeing them play Mahjong like this, moving happily among her grandchildren and daughters-in-law.
She seemed much better than when she had been in the hospital previously and wasn’t as fussed.
Though Xie Lingzhi lost, she didn’t lose as much as Lin Wan and Ye Qing. Apart from her, Ye Qing lost the most tonight.
One point at a time, yet she lost quite a few pieces.
Noticing it was late, Liang Qian ended the game, and they all retired to their rooms to sleep after washing up.
The next day was the day to visit Xiao Wan’s family. Her father-in-law and godfather’s family were all going to visit relatives, and with so many leaders visiting yesterday, they also needed to pay them a visit in return.
Han Yi was to go with Mei Shuping to introduce him to people in the Capital City.