After leaving the Zhou family, the three brothers felt as if a big stone that had been blocking their hearts had been removed. Perhaps it could be said that their previous confusion was due to never having experienced true harmony, and not believing it was possible. Now, they truly understood how negative they had been before.

Old Master Zhou was right. Whether a family prospers ultimately depends on the men. The difference between being alert and not when women fight is like night and day.

On the Zhou family side, their spirits were high after the departure of the three brothers.

Especially Old Master Zhou, who most longed for his old companions to have a happy old age. It seemed now that this desire might be realized.

Old Master Zhou looked at Chuxia with increasing satisfaction. This granddaughter-in-law was indeed a great blessing to the Old Zhou family. Ever since she married into the family, everything had gone smoothly, and even the big upheaval was overcome thanks to her!

Back in their room that evening, Old Master Zhou discussed with the old lady what reward they should give to Chuxia, the granddaughter-in-law.

The old lady laughed, "She’s not someone who covets money or things. If you truly value her, don’t mention making her move back home. Let her follow her heart, live where she wants, learn what she wants. I believe this is the reward she would most appreciate."

After contemplating for a while, Old Master Zhou laughed, "Yes, I was so happy today that I got confused. Alright, let’s settle it this way. I’ll announce it in front of the whole family tomorrow."

"Mm, wait until Yulan, Baohe, and Yushan and their spouses are here, then announce it, so they can truly feel reassured from their hearts..." After a pause, the old lady laughed, "These words carry a different weight coming from you than from me. It should have been done a long time ago to let them settle down sooner."

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On the Ye family side, after the three brothers returned and chatted a bit with Old Master Ye and Grandma Ye, they each took their wives back to their own rooms. Although not all of them lived there, each had a designated bedroom of their own.

Ye Zhongliang, Miao Yanlei, and Ye Zhongjun, Ai Yuehong talked very well.

After all, the previous discord between sisters-in-law was mainly because of conflicts among the brothers, which made them unable to see eye-to-eye. Now that the men had reconciled, there was no need for them to stir trouble.

Moreover, the men were right; if the old man were gone, this family would fall apart. Whether out of public or private concern, they all hoped the old man remained safe and sound.

The work with Qiang Yuxian wasn’t that easy.

As soon as Ye Zhonghe started, she hit the roof, recounting all the hardships she endured since marrying into this family. If someone who didn’t know any better listened, they really might think marrying into the Ye family was like falling into a den of wolves.

In the end, even Ye Zhonghe was angered by her and interrupted her, "Enough, stop with the lamenting like it’s all doom and gloom. Why not look at your own faults?

Meiyun and Meiru are both your daughters, but you’ve always favored Meiru. Whenever the sisters had a conflict, no matter who’s at fault, it was always Meiyun’s fault because of your blind, unjust favoritism, which has only led Meiru to develop an increasingly skewed character and lose sight of her own position.

Ultimately, the misfortunes of the daughters are your doing. Meiyun craved affection, got married early, and her husband’s family didn’t value her, leading to an unhappy life.

Meiru, on the other hand, was spoiled by you to be willful and clueless about her true self, which led her to be insatiable and do such shameless things, ultimately ruining her life.

Your indulgence of Meiru was nothing but because you thought she was pretty and would one day marry a rich man, supporting the Ye family, and thus elevating your standing in it.

You clearly knew your daughter was wrong, but still forced the blame onto Chuxia and Xiaomi, not because you love your daughter, but because your fantasy shattered, and you turned your resentment onto them.

Qiang Yuxian, from beginning to end, you have been an exceedingly selfish woman, and this selfishness has only grown more serious with age. I warn you, starting tomorrow, you are not to set foot in the old Ye family residence again.

In the past, it was my failure to get to the root of the problem that let you act like a madwoman, causing havoc, which led to Father losing his fighting spirit. Luckily, Chuxia was magnanimous, otherwise, I’d regret it for the rest of my life!"

With these words, Qiang Yuxian was already shaking with anger. She could not accept her husband’s accusations at all, seeing herself as having done everything to secure her husband’s status as the family head.

Yet now, not only did her husband not appreciate her, but he also blamed everything on her, it’s... it’s such an injustice!

Besides, when did she ever favor the younger daughter over the elder?

When the two daughters were young, she treated them exactly the same. Later, the elder daughter insisted on marrying that pauper, ignoring all her advice, which utterly disappointed her, so she didn’t bother with her anymore.

Then, because her daughter realized he was no good and kept coming home to cry, she was extremely annoyed. The path was chosen by herself; she didn’t listen at the time, so who’s to blame?

Now she’s married with a child, what’s she supposed to do? Support her daughter in getting a divorce?

Speaking of the Zhou family, if it weren’t for their support, her elder daughter wouldn’t have divorced her husband and lived alone with her granddaughter.

This family already dealt with enough gossip as it is; adding one more divorced daughter to it would sound truly wonderful if it got out! It was precisely these concerns that stopped her from letting her daughter move back home after the divorce, knowing how hard life was for her daughter but being unable to help at all, did anyone really think she felt at ease with it?

But what could she do? For the sake of the Ye family, for the entire family, what else could she possibly do?

Now, with all her sacrifices, her husband not only failed to appreciate her but also blamed her this way. Then what meaning does her life have in this world? (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please read on m.qidian.com.)