318: Whose wife is better?

"How could that be, son? I fully support your approach.

As for her ruining my reputation after returning to the village, I couldn't care less. If she really does that, it would actually play right into my hands.

If that happens, other villagers with similar thoughts won't come knocking to pull strings like she did after hearing her story.

As for my reputation being ruined, it won't affect me at all. I have no relatives left there, and I haven't been back in years, so they can say whatever they want!

One needs to be broad-minded and not live in the mouths of others, otherwise, it will be very exhausting."

Zhang Chunhua said with a broad-minded expression.

Just then, Mr. and Mrs. Lin Zhenhua, along with Lin Jiahua and Chen Yuxi, came out one after another.

"Chunhua, why did they leave so quickly? They specifically came over today, was it to ask something of our Zifeng?"

Lin Jiahua couldn't help but ask out of curiosity.

Zhang Chunhua smiled bitterly, shook her head, and recounted what had just happened. Finally, she sighed with emotion: "It really holds true to that saying! When poor, even in a busy market, no one asks about you; when rich, even in the deep mountains, you have distant relatives!

This Sister Chen of mine, ever since I married into the Lin family, I think I've only met her two or three times when visiting my maiden home, and it was just to exchange greetings.

All these years, we've never interacted.

I didn't expect her to come knocking today. If my son hadn't become the Municipal Party Secretary, I believe she would never have stepped foot in our home in her entire life."

"Refusing others is difficult to say, but for the sake of our Zifeng's future, such matters must be firmly refused.

Otherwise, once a precedent is set, it will be hard to stop.

Your mother and I were in Miaoshan Town, and people often came to us wanting to go through us to get Zifeng to do favors, but we strictly refused them.

Once they knew this path wouldn't work, fewer and fewer people came to us."

Lin Zhenqiang said with a serious expression.

Hearing what Lin Zhenqiang said, Mr. and Mrs. Lin Jiahua nodded in agreement.

Li Lan spoke up: "Your Father and I are planning to return to Miaoshan Town tomorrow. We still aren't used to living in this apartment building. After staying for so many days, I'm starting to feel a bit unwell."

"Grandpa, Grandma, then I'll have someone take you back tomorrow!"

Lin Zifeng didn't try to keep them, because he knew his grandparents were used to living in the countryside. If they lived in an apartment building for a long time, they might even get sick, so he suggested sending them back.

"No need, Zifeng. You have to officially start work tomorrow. Your Father still has a while before school starts, and he's idle anyway, so let Your Father take us back. Don't let it interfere with your work."

Lin Zhenqiang directly rejected his suggestion.

"Your grandpa is right. Don't worry about us. Just do your job well. We are hoping you will have great achievements in the future and that we can go down in history with you!"

Li Lan said with a smile.

"Zifeng, just listen to your grandparents! Tomorrow, Your Father and I will take your grandparents back; it's a good chance to stay in our hometown for a few days.

My granddaughter is sleepy, so you and Yuxi should take the child home to sleep early!"

Zhang Chunhua said, looking at Lin Yining, who was feeling sleepy in Chen Yuxi's arms.

Lin Zifeng didn't insist. He agreed, took the child from Chen Yuxi's arms, said goodbye to everyone, and left with Chen Yuxi.

On the way home, Chen Yuxi finally spoke: "Husband, I didn't expect such a thing to happen today.

Judging by Mom's words, she hasn't had any contact with that Auntie Chen for years, yet she could still come to the door to pull strings for her son.

This is inherently against the rules, and I didn't expect that after refusing her, she would actually get angry.

Regardless, they showed up suddenly, and we still entertained them warmly! That Wang Lin is still reasonable, but why is his mother like that?"

Regarding what happened tonight, Chen Yuxi, who had always lived in the provincial capital before marrying Lin Zifeng, was very puzzled.

"You don't know this, but some people from the countryside have some strange and stubborn ideas.

That is, 'We grew up in the same village, why is your son so successful? What your son can do, my son might not necessarily be unable to do.'

During the conversation, that Auntie Chen mentioned multiple times that her son is also a university student; the subtext is, 'You, a university student, can become a Municipal Party Secretary, so my son might be able to do it in the future too.'

She also indicated that her son is very outstanding, which was just hinting at this point."

Lin Zifeng smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"How could she have such thoughts? Isn't that just ignorant?"

Chen Yuxi was even more puzzled.

"In the countryside where I used to live, people have a saying: children are best when they are your own, and wives are best when they are someone else's.

Especially mothers, they have an innate, mysterious confidence in their own sons."

Lin Zifeng said with a smile.

"Oh, then in your heart, whose wife is better?"

Chen Yuxi said with a forced smile.

Lin Zifeng didn't expect Chen Yuxi to focus on this, so he was a bit stunned and said: "In my heart, my own wife is the best."

"Don't try to brush me off. Didn't you just say it yourself, children are best when they are your own, and wives are best when they are someone else's?"

Chen Yuxi asked, intentionally pressing the issue.

"I was talking about a certain group of people, and I just happen not to be among them."

He explained with a laugh.

Actually, Chen Yuxi was just joking with him; it was a little bit of affection between husband and wife, so she didn't pester him endlessly, and she wasn't that kind of person.

So the two quickly changed the subject, talking all the way as they hurried home.

The two drove into the Residential Community while talking and laughing; Lin Yining had already fallen completely asleep.

Lin Zifeng carried his daughter, Chen Yuxi closed the car door, and the two walked upstairs side by side.

Back home, after settling Lin Yining down, the two took their pajamas and walked into the Bathroom together.

Under Lin Zifeng's persistent pestering, the two took a bath together for the first time, which naturally involved some steamy moments.

After more than an hour, Lin Zifeng carried the exhausted Chen Yuxi out of the Bathroom. The two returned to the Bedroom and fell into a deep sleep in each other's arms.

Early the next morning, as soon as it was light, Lin Zifeng got up.

He didn't disturb Chen Yuxi, who was still fast asleep, carefully got out of bed, changed into sportswear, and tiptoed out of the Bedroom.

After going downstairs, Lin Zifeng jogged all the way to a nearby small park, practiced a set of Eight Extremities Fist, and after working up a sweat, jogged back home.

Upon returning home, he took a refreshing shower, changed his clothes, and walked into the Kitchen.

After having breakfast with Chen Yuxi and their daughter, Li Li also arrived on time for work.

He said goodbye to the mother and daughter and went to work, full of energy.