Second watch.

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"Auntie, it’s nothing, I’m not saying anything that shouldn’t be heard..." Um, doesn’t that sound like accusing her of eavesdropping? Yun Doudou suddenly stopped, looking at Chuxia with an embarrassed expression for help...

"Auntie understands the true meaning of your words, she won’t misunderstand..." Chuxia smiled at Liang Xiaohong, "Auntie, am I right?"

"Of course, of course..." Liang Xiaohong nodded quickly, "Doudou, I know you’re helping me smooth things over. After all, it was my fault, I should have knocked earlier. At my age, I should think more before acting. How can I have the face to wrongfully accuse someone?"

"Auntie, don’t say it like that..." Chuxia sincerely looked at her, "I know you must have had something important to talk to me about, and you just happened to walk in on us having a private conversation, leaving you in a tough spot.

Actually, anyone would have reacted the same way in your situation. If you’re always apologizing and admitting fault, we’d feel embarrassed instead. We should have closed the door, right?"

"Alright, I won’t dwell on it any longer..." Liang Xiaohong sighed and said, "Auntie came over to ask you for a favor. You and Xiao Feng are closest in age and get along well. Could you help persuade Xiao Feng?"

"Chuxia, you talk with Auntie, I’ll go see how Xiaoqiong is doing." Yun Doudou said as she quickly slipped away, not wishing to intrude further.

Liang Xiaohong gave an apologetic smile to Chuxia, "I’ve been wanting to find the time to discuss this with you, but you’ve always been so busy. Auntie was afraid that if I waited any longer, you would go back, so..."

"Auntie, you don’t need to explain, I understand..." Chuxia’s expression turned serious as she looked at Liang Xiaohong, "Auntie, I really want Xiao Feng and Laowu to be happy, but honestly, if Laowu doesn’t step in, no one else can help.

If Xiao Feng didn’t care deeply for Laowu, she wouldn’t have married him under those circumstances. Last time, such a big issue arose, and Xiao Feng still didn’t leave Laowu. Now, her insistence indicates that she’s truly disappointed in him.

And her delay in returning is also because she’s waiting for Laowu to truly realize his mistakes and apologize on his own, so even if I go as you ask, you shouldn’t hold too much expectation for the outcome.

Even though Xiao Feng and I can chat fairly well, in this matter, she won’t listen to me. Not just me, even if Zhou Mikang tries to persuade her, it wouldn’t be of any use either."

"I know..." Liang Xiaohong wore a bitter expression, "Of course, I understand all this, but Zhongkang is so stubborn, I really don’t know what else to do.

I’m afraid that if we keep dragging this on, the marriage will truly fall apart. If possible, could you talk to Xiao Feng and ask her to forgive Zhongkang this time?

Actually, Zhongkang knows he’s wrong, but he just can’t swallow his pride. He cares too much about saving face, and at his age, he doesn’t understand yet which is more important – face or happiness.

He doesn’t understand, and as parents, we can’t let him stay ignorant. I know asking this of Xiao Feng isn’t fair, but I’m out of options, and I can see that Xiao Feng truly cares for Zhongkang. She’s more mature than him, so as her mother-in-law, I have no choice but to selfishly hope she’d step back for once.

But if I say this to her, it would just be putting pressure on her, so Auntie can only ask you to pass on my thoughts. No matter what decision she makes, I won’t blame her, and I’ll always treat her like my own daughter."

Reluctantly, Chuxia said, "Auntie, I can help you with this, but you should understand that if Laowu’s character doesn’t change, there will inevitably be a next time, even if they get past this.

She also understood why Liang Xiaohong approached her. Being a senior and discussing this at the Mei family would indeed give off an impression of strong-arming. Among the younger generations, she and Yu Tao were the most suitable candidates, but Yu Tao was due to give birth in a month and wasn’t in the best health, leaving Chuxia to handle it.

Liang Xiaohong probably knew that this approach was merely a temporary fix rather than a long-term solution, but as a mother, she couldn’t help but always think about her son’s well-being. Given her long-held sense of guilt toward Zhou Zhongkang, she desperately wanted to shield him from every storm.

In fact, the more she did this, the less conducive it was to Zhou Zhongkang’s growth. However, as the younger generation, Chuxia found it difficult to voice these thoughts. It’s likely that Liang Xiaohong’s decision was kept from Old Madam Zhou, otherwise, she would have opposed it immediately.