"Sister-in-law Lin, what you said makes a lot of sense. I’ve never thought of it that way before. No wonder you’re running a big factory."

Huang Jiao felt that coming here was really the right decision. Frequently interacting with successful people had been incredibly beneficial. What Lin Wan told her was something she had never considered. She had originally just thought of opening a dance class to earn a little money.

But after hearing Lin Wan’s perspective, she suddenly felt that the future looked very promising.

"I don’t have much skill. I just learned these things from others."

"Well, you need to have the ability to learn too, like me. I used to teach dance at a school, which was very easy. If I didn’t have classes, I stayed home watching TV, and if I had classes, I’d go teach. I never had much ambition. But now that I’m married, it’s different. As a young couple living together, you have to think about daily needs and also plan for the future. It brings more responsibility and burden, sigh. We don’t have much choice. Sister-in-law, can I come visit you often in the future?"

"Of course, but our home is in Z City, and I might have to go back right after my confinement period."

"Oh, that’s unfortunate... No worries, we can keep in touch over the phone."

Lin Wan noticed that Lu Guoqi’s wife was very articulate and handled matters well. After the couple left, Lin Wan even praised in front of Han Yi that Lu Guoqi had found a good wife.

With Huang Jiao’s cleverness and eloquence, her dance class business would definitely do well. If she’s dedicated and responsible in teaching, she won’t remain unnoticed in the future.

...

The incident of the Mei family’s mad daughter-in-law and dead grandson had just passed less than a week ago. Using the excuse of sentimental memories, Xie Lingzhi moved the two elderly people to a new house.

This time, Xie Lingzhi didn’t ask for Old Mei’s opinion. In his current state, Mr. Mei couldn’t really say anything. Xie Lingzhi took advantage of this and forcibly moved him to the new house.

The new building was completely different from their decades-old house. To create a sense of living in a new home, Xie Lingzhi didn’t bring any old furniture from the old house. Everything here was new. The new soft leather sofas were far more comfortable than the old, cold wooden ones.

After having been humble in the Mei family for her entire life, Xie Lingzhi finally reached an age where she could truly be her own master.

To free herself up a bit, Xie Lingzhi not only hired a maid for laundry and cooking but also found a caregiver for the two elderly people, who worked twelve hours a day, ending the shift at 8 p.m., not living in the house.

Mrs. Mei Lang really liked the new house because the caregiver was hired to do exactly what she wanted. It was far better than when she had to do all the cooking herself. Moreover, she was quite satisfied with this house, feeling fortunate to live in a new place before it’s too late. There were three rooms on this floor in addition to the maid’s room, and the rooms were large. Their eldest daughter-in-law knew the couple liked to sleep in separate beds as they aged, so they specifically arranged two beds in a spacious, sunlit room for them, letting them sleep apart without being in different rooms, which Old Mrs. Mei was quite happy with.

But since moving here, Old Mei had kept a cold face, not speaking to anyone. The family just ignored him, and even if they engaged with him, he wouldn’t respond completely. In the room, Old Mrs. Mei spoke to him, advising him not to be stubborn. The old house was still there and wouldn’t disappear.

Xie Lingzhi and Mei Shuping’s room was moved from the first to the second floor, leaving the third floor for their son. In this house, there was no room for Han Yi and the third son. If they wanted to stay, they could go back to the old house directly.

However, Xie Lingzhi was still pondering when to demolish and rebuild the old house.

That old house was ominous, and even after moving out, Xie Lingzhi wasn’t at ease and always wanted to destroy it completely. But with Old Mei and Old Mrs. Mei around, they wouldn’t agree to demolishing the house.

Yet, Xie Lingzhi wasn’t in a hurry. After all, the two of them wouldn’t live for many more years, and her son, having just divorced, wouldn’t need the house either.

Meanwhile, Lin Wan was about to finish her confinement period in a few days. If it hadn’t been for Mei Shuping’s call about wanting to hold a full-month banquet for the baby, they wouldn’t have even known the family had moved.

But as for Mei Shuping’s request, Han Yi refused it, citing that Hua Hua was still in mourning and it wasn’t appropriate for Xingyang as a younger brother to dress up for such an occasion.

Mei Shuping wanted to counter this but didn’t know how. Hua Hua wasn’t dead, but in the eyes of outsiders, the "elder grandson" had indeed just passed away. To rush into a celebration before the body was cold would seem heartless. What mood would the guests have at such a celebration? How would people view the Mei family?