The Blessed Beauty Returns with a Dimension

Zhao Guilan went home in a huff.

Liu Baoguo helped the old lady into the house one step behind her.

"Mom, you go and rest in your room. Guilan has that kind of temper, don't mind her. I'll try to talk to her."

His wife had such a temper that she would probably come home and give his mother an attitude.

The old lady sighed. Living in her second son's house, while she was close to her second son and daughter-in-law, she could not bear the latter's temper.

Over the years, she's been prone to throwing tantrums and giving people the cold shoulder.

She doesn't care at all; to her, elders don't even seem to exist.

If it weren't for her fondness for her second son, she wouldn't stay here and endure this.

But what can she do when her husband died early, leaving her alone, and now the eldest son is gone too?

If she doesn't bear it, what else can she do? Must she really watch her second son suffer this indignity?

She can only bear this grievance as an old lady.

"You should persuade your wife properly. Guizhi is not having an easy time. After all, we are family. If she truly feels uncomfortable, then in the future we won't bother Guizhi and them."

The old lady returned to her room.

Liu Baoguo entered, only to see Zhao Guizhi lying on the kang, facing the wall.

"Why are you always so short-tempered and quick to get angry? What do you think the officials who were just here thought when they saw you talking like that? You're deliberately embarrassing the kids. Wei Guo is so old now, and you know the son is getting married soon. If not for anything else, you should think of him."

He filled a pipe with dry tobacco.

Zhao Guilan suddenly sat up.

"Who isn't thinking about the son? Are you not speaking from your conscience? Why have I been scheming here if not to get the son a house to get married in? Our whole family is squeezed together, can't even turn around.

Your elder brother's house, although not good, is still five rooms. Now, Guizhi is back. How do you suggest I let our son get married, and where do we find him a house?

I've been stressing out and scheming, but isn't it all for this family? Yet you casually decided to let Guizhi stay. As for our son's house, you come up with a solution."

Zhao Guilan felt her anger rising more and more.

"What should I say to you? You're quick-tempered; can't you speak calmly and listen to what I have in mind? Guizhi's return is her right, let her come back. But you didn't see the way those three city people looked at us!"

"What look? Why should I care about that? We live our own lives. Why bother with outsiders? Can they support Liu Guizhi for a lifetime? What's special about them? Just because they're officials doesn't mean they can meddle in family matters."

Zhao Guilan sat cross-legged on the kang and raised her voice, obviously speaking for her mother-in-law to hear.

"Why don't you use your brains? No matter what, they are city officials. If they truly argued the case, what reason do we have to not let them come back and stay? It's their home, their parents, and we're merely uncle and aunt. What right do we have to deny them their return? If it came down to it, do you believe you have the upper hand?"

Liu Baoguo looked at his wife's face and felt helpless.

Apart from making a fuss, his wife didn't think things through.

"So what is your idea? We can't just let it slide, where will our son get married? The in-laws have already been informed."

Zhao Guilan saw her husband puffing away and realized he had a plan.

Besides throwing a tantrum and fighting, she knew her husband had a sharper eye for things.

"Guizhi can come back. It's her right, just let her. Coming back doesn't mean she can manage."

Liu Baoguo said indifferently.

"It sounds easy. If she's back, what's she supposed to do then?"

"If Guizhi returns, do you think the production team leader will grant her household registration? Of course not. Without registration, how will she and the three kids manage? No grain, no work points. Within a couple of days, they won't be able to make a living. Then they will have to come to us for help.

I have a thought. In the next few days, start finding someone else for Guizhi. When the time comes, we can marry Guizhi off when they ask for help. Those two kids will need us to arrange things, and the house will still return to us. We'll have the upper hand morally and legally.

As uncle and aunt, we've helped them. Reasonably, no one can find fault with us. You should use your brains. Moreover, there are still those three city people behind Guizhi. Who knows, maybe we can benefit from this connection."

On hearing this, Zhao Guilan's spirit was lifted.

"Ah, old man, you have a plan. Why didn't I think of that? If she returns as a widow, marrying her off is the solution. It wouldn't interfere with us at all. Okay, okay, I'll look into it right away. If it doesn't work in our village, I'll check my own village, where there are many bachelors unable to find a wife. They might scramble for a free bride."

Zhao Guilan said, about to get up and go.

Liu Baoguo shook his head, "You should calm down today. Even if we are to marry her off, it can't be done immediately. Those three city people are still here. At the very least, wait until they leave. We need to assess the situation, and rushing might give others a reason to gossip. You surely wouldn't want our son to become the talk of the town."

His wife was always too impatient.

Zhao Guilan nodded, naturally willing to listen to her husband, and her mood improved.

Meanwhile, Song Moting and Fan Jianguo, together with Liu Guizhi, took some items and went to the production team leader's house.

Matters regarding the household registration must be resolved.

Liu Guizhi was anxious; if her registration couldn't be entered into the team, there really would be no way forward.

The three of them entered the team leader's house, where village people didn't lock their doors during the day.

"Leader, Leader! It's Guizhi!"

She called out twice.

The curtain lifted, and the team leader's wife warmly greeted them.

"Oh, it's Guizhi, come in, come in. Your uncle told me you were back today. I didn't believe him! I didn't think it was true. Come in and sit. These two must be the big city officials?

Come inside, come inside, it's so cold out.

The three followed their host inside.

The team leader was sitting inside, and upon seeing them, he stood up and quickly invited them to sit on the kang.

Seeing the items in their hands, the leader knew they were here to request something.

What could these city officials possibly ask from him? It must be related to Liu Guizhi.