Mrs Lu finished praising Niu Niu and then turned to praise Yangyang.
Yangyang, embarrassed by her compliments, blushed and said, “Grandma, stop praising me. I’m not as good as you say.”
Hai Ling laughed too. “Mum, you’d better stop. If you keep going, his tail will shoot up to the sky.”
“Our family’s children are just that outstanding. Even if their tails reach the sky, they’ve earned it through their own ability. Others couldn’t manage it even if they wanted to.”
Hai Ling smiled helplessly.
“Mum, the one you should praise most is me, your son. Without me, where would you get such a wonderful daughter-in-law as Hai Ling, such an adorable granddaughter as Niu Niu, or such a clever, sensible, and handsome grandson as Yangyang?”
Lu Dongming came in carrying bags and packages.
“Mum didn’t even wait for me. She took the daughter-in-law and grandchildren and left me outside to carry everything alone.”
Lu Dongming placed the things he had brought on the coffee table and sofa. There was so much that the coffee table could not hold it all.
Mrs Lu looked disdainful. “What’s there to praise about you? My grandchildren are outstanding because of their mother’s excellence, not because they inherited anything from you.”
“I had a part in the children too. Naturally, they inherited my genes as well. That means I’m excellent.”
“They were so heavy they nearly killed me, bringing all this stuff.”
Lu Dongming shook his arms.
Mrs Lu scolded him. “Who told you to buy so many things? We lack nothing at home. I was even thinking of having you take some things from here to your place.”
“It’s your daughter-in-law showing filial respect.”
Mrs Lu smiled. “A daughter-in-law is truly thoughtful and filial. Every time she comes back, she buys all sorts of things for us old folks, making sure we want for nothing in food or clothing.”
Lu Dongming: “…”
Real mum, absolutely his real mum!
Such double standards!
When he bought things, his mother blamed him for wasting money and buying too much, taking up space.
When Hai Ling bought things, his mother praised her daughter-in-law for being filial and considerate.
Even if she did not want to eat something, she would eat it and then boast about it everywhere, saying this daughter-in-law bought her something delicious, and that daughter-in-law bought her something else.
Whenever a daughter-in-law gave her jewellery or clothes, his mother would show them off everywhere again.
It had to be said that the current Mrs Lu was the happiest mother-in-law in Guancheng.
All four sons were capable, and all four daughters-in-law were filial to her. She got along with her daughters-in-law like mother and daughter.
After experiencing Lu Dongming’s car accident, Mrs Lu had completely let go. Children and grandchildren have their own fortunes; why should she meddle so much? As long as her son liked it, as long as her son was happy, that was enough.
Once she let go and stopped interfering in her son’s private affairs, her relationship with her daughters-in-law grew even closer.
Indeed, when the family is harmonious, everything prospers.
Now, whether it was the Lu family’s ancestral business, her sons’ businesses, or even her daughters-in-law’s businesses, all were thriving.
Hai Ling burst out laughing.
Yangyang’s face grew even redder.
This grandmother was especially good to him.
He knew why she was particularly kind to him: because he was not a Lu family child by blood. Grandma worried he might overthink things, so everyone treated him especially well to prevent him from developing any other ideas.
Whatever the Lu children had, he had too.
