Chapter 650 Qin Dazhuang
Jiang Xiaoxiao glanced at Ladi crying uncontrollably, while Tang Yuan tightly held Jiang Xiaoxiao's hand, glancing uneasily at Ladi and Qin Dazhuang.
"Mom, just let Uncle-in-law come in."
Jiang Xiaoxiao sighed. The children are still young, and no matter how much resentment exists between adults, it's unrelated to the children.
In children's innocent hearts, they yearn for the purest parental love.
You can't sever the relationship between children and their father because of this.
Tang Yuan's heart is kind, and at this moment she couldn't bear to scold her son.
The children are still so young, a blank slate, and adults shouldn't project their preferences onto this slate, but let him explore by himself and freely paint his life on it.
"The children are crying like this, let's go inside the courtyard first. If outsiders see, they'll think something happened."
Jiang Xiaoxiao spoke.
Qin Dazhuang hurriedly picked up Ladi, tenderly wiping away her tears, "Ladi, don't cry, don't cry, our Ladi doesn't cry, Dad feels heartache."
Uneasily, he followed his sister-in-law into the courtyard.
The courtyard was still familiar, once feeling like home, warm and close.
But now stepping inside only made him feel his face burning, as if enduring torment in a furnace.
Fan Xiuying was chatting and laughing with Zhaodi, and when she glanced up, she saw Jiang Xiaoxiao and then Qin Dazhuang holding Ladi.
Her expression changed.
"What are you doing, who let you into our house? You actually have the nerve to enter our house, put the child down and get out quickly!"
Thinking of the misdeeds of this son-in-law, Fan Xiuying's anger was uncontrollable.
If it weren't for the two granddaughters, what she would say now would be a hundred times harsher.
Qin Dazhuang hurriedly set the child down, apologizing in a meek voice.
"Mom..."
"Stop it, stop it, who is your mom? You better not claim relatives randomly. I'm certainly not your mom. How could I dare to have a son like you? Having a son like you, I'd be so angry I'd report to King Yama several times!"
Fan Xiuying said irritably.
Jiang Xiaoxiao approached, "Mom, don't be like this, look at the two children."
Fan Xiuying glanced down at Ladi and Zhaodi, who were each tightly holding Qin Dazhuang's hand, their eyes somewhat anxious, wanting to persuade their grandmother.
But they also knew their father did wrong, and with powerlessness, the tears just rolled down.
Fan Xiuying felt heartache for her granddaughters, her heart softened.
"Come see the children if you want, why be sneaky? From now on, if you come to see the children, just come openly and say something. Fine. You two go play outside with your dad. Make sure to bring the kids back before dark."
Fan Xiuying knew it was impossible to completely sever the father-daughter relations.
There's a natural yearning in children for their father, and due to divorce, just because the father is like that, you can't completely extinguish the children's desires.
Such severance of human relations is truly a bit heartless.
As long as Qin Dazhuang treats the children well, even if he often sees them, it's no problem.
As long as her daughter Jiang Xin doesn't remarry Qin Dazhuang, everything else is negotiable.
Qin Dazhuang didn't expect his mother-in-law to relent.
In the past, he wanted to take the children out, but the mother-in-law disagreed, so he would often hide outside the courtyard and look at the children, never daring to take them out.
It's not that he couldn't take the kids out, but he didn't want to cause disputes with the family of his father-in-law and mother-in-law.
In fact, he was the one at fault for the divorce, and if he didn't know to repent now, he would be truly worthless.
He also didn't want to intensify conflicts between the children and their grandparents.
He saw how caring they were towards the children.
The two elders didn't seek any reward but helped him look after the children, and if he instigated the children to cause trouble with the elders...
Could he still be considered a person?
This sudden surprise was overwhelming.
Qin Dazhuang was a bit dumbfounded.
"My mom agreed you could take the children, aren't you going to thank her?"
Jiang Xiaoxiao saw Qin Dazhuang's honest demeanor, puzzled at heart. He used to be like this, but during the divorce with Jiang Xin, he was so tumultuous, causing so much drama. Back then, Qin Dazhuang was not like this.
Can a person's temperament change so drastically?
Qin Dazhuang isn't a woman; women might have a few days each month when they're unwell and temperamental.
Adding to it is menopause, but could men actually experience menopause?
Qin Dazhuang quickly bowed to the elder woman.
"Thank you, thank you, I promise to bring them back before dark."
He never imagined he'd have such an open opportunity to take the children out.
Zhaodi and Ladi were immediately delighted upon hearing Grandma's words, the two children wiped away their tears.
Now they were just happy.
Released from their father, they ran over to Fan Xiuying and hugged her, one on each side, playfully.
"Grandma, you're the best grandma in the world."
"What if I didn't let you see your dad, would I be the worst grandma in the world?"
Fan Xiuying teased them.
The two children are still young, yearning for their father, which is normal.
Zhaodi and Ladi chuckled.
"Alright, go change clothes and wash your face. Grandma will brush your hair before you leave with your dad. It's getting late; you can't spend too long at noon with your dad. Qin Dazhuang, you can come see the children for a day every week, preferably on Saturdays and Sundays. During the week, the children have school, and you can't interrupt their education."
Come earlier next time so you can spend the whole day, but make sure to return them before dark.
Slight flexibility had already been granted; a little more wouldn't hurt.
Qin Dazhuang excitedly agreed, "Mom... Auntie, I know, I know, I'll come earlier next time."
The two girls tidied up and left with Qin Dazhuang, who gratefully nodded to Jiang Xiaoxiao.
If it hadn't been for his sister-in-law's intervention, he likely wouldn't have encountered such a good thing today.
Fan Xiuying watched the departing trio and sighed, brushing the flour off her apron.
"Who knows what Qin Dazhuang wanted? A good family was unnecessarily destroyed. Otherwise, would it be like this now? Just to see his own kids, he has to sneak around. Truly sinful!"
After lamenting, she turned and continued to roll dough and cut noodles.
Jiang Xiaoxiao asked Tang Yuan, "Did you see any black cloud over Uncle-in-law's head?"
This topic was left unfinished earlier by Tang Yuan, and she was curious if people with bad habits or illnesses would have a cloud over their heads, indicating bad luck.
Tang Yuan shook her head, "Mom, Uncle-in-law doesn't have any cloud over his head now."
Jiang Xiaoxiao was surprised.
Could it be that after her brother-in-law improved, the cloud would disappear?
Seems she should test Qin Dazhuang, investigate what's going on with this cloud.