Reborn in the 80s, Get Rich by Eating Melons

Chapter 410: Chapter 410: Conversation between Father-in-law and Son-in-law

Tong Yao, being directly involved, was shocked. She never expected Si Chen to have liked her for so long.

No, to be precise, he liked the original host.

For a moment, she was left speechless - laughing or crying, she didn’t know which was appropriate.

However, they were already married. Mulling over these things was meaningless. To Si Chen, and perhaps to anyone, the person Si Chen liked was her.

After all, even if Si Chen initially liked the original host, it was only a superficial liking as they never had any contact.

Therefore, she didn’t need to worry too much. Tong Yao felt much better after comforting herself like this.

"Xiaochen, both your father and I know that you are a good boy, but your mother’s behaviour today was indeed excessive. And also your sister, she has no respect for elders," Wen Yun said. Although she was relieved to hear Si Chen truly liked her daughter, she couldn’t help but bring up the happenings of the day. "If they hadn’t gone too far today, your father and I wouldn’t have called you to talk about this."

Tong Yaohui nodded in agreement, "Regardless, your father was injured while saving me. I indeed owe your family a favor, but this has nothing to do with Yaoyao. Even if you hold any grudge about the past, don’t shift the blame onto Yaoyao."

He was silent for a while before earnestly adding, "I am old and won’t be able to take care of Yaoyao forever. The future is yours to navigate. Yaoyao might seem a bit clever at times, but she’s ultimately a girl. I would only feel at ease if you stand by her side offering her protection."

Normally, Tong Yaohui portrayed a stern father figure; regularly advising Tong Yao not to act capriciously, encouraging her to have a good life with Si Chen, and to be understanding about Si Chen’s work.

He seldom gave such emotional speeches.

But he was saying it now. A part of it was because Lin Fengying caused trouble, and another because today’s argument had nearly caused him to pass out. He suddenly realized his age and that he would eventually leave Tong Yao.

If he didn’t arrange for Tong Yao’s future, he wouldn’t rest in peace even after his death.

Si Chen listened to the seniors’ words attentively and replied once they finished, "Dad, my father’s death wasn’t your fault, it was caused by internal conflicts within our family. I won’t treat Yaoyao unfairly because of those past events."

Then, he looked at Tong Yao with sincere eyes, "In the future, I will take good care of Yaoyao. Regarding my mother, I’ve already discussed with Boyi. If she stays in Kyoto, we brothers won’t be involved in her life nor offer financial assistance."

As always, whenever talking about Lin Fengying, Si Chen’s tone became exceptionally cold. Especially after knowing she had gone to Wen Yun and Tong Yaohui, his resentment toward Lin Fengying increased.

Upon hearing Si Chen’s words, Wen Yun sighed heavily, "Xiaochen, I know you are a sensible boy and none of this is your fault. I’m just afraid of Yaoyao being bullied. Your mother had a hard time raising you guys, I understand that. If Yaoyao disrespects her, I would also educate Yaoyao. However, they shouldn’t disrespect us by calling Yaoyao a disaster."

After a pause, she added, "Your sister said that the reason you and Yaoyao don’t have children is because you don’t want to have children with Yaoyao. To be honest, I took Yaoyao for a medical check-up. She is perfectly healthy, but we didn’t tell you because we didn’t want to put pressure on you."

Initially, Wen Yun didn’t intend to discuss this, but seeing as Lin Fengying and Si Xiaohui had been openly speaking about it, she did not want her daughter to bear this responsibility any longer.

At least the Si family needs to understand that the delay in having children is not solely Tong Yao’s fault.

"I know," Si Chen replied, nodding, "Yaoyao mentioned this to me before. We are still young and it’s best to let nature take its course regarding children. There’s no need to rush."

After finishing, he paused before adding, "I don’t have any health issues either."

So the reason they don’t yet have children is simply a matter of fate not aligning.

Hearing that both of them have given thought to this issue, Wen Yun finally felt at ease. However, thinking about the day’s events, she was still a bit angry. She had never met anyone so unreasonable, it thoroughly shook her worldview.

Tong Yao, seeing Wen Yun still worn out, empathized and vented her fury, "Mom, they just wanted to break me and Ahchen up. But when they figured out they couldn’t do it, they went to you and Dad. If they come again, you don’t need to worry over it, you can just ask the shop staff to drive them away. Once they know they can’t make a move on us, they’ll stop coming."

Given that Lin Fengying and Si Xiaohui were capable of stooping so low, her family had no reason to maintain respect for Lin Fengying. If Si Chen were to blindly protect them without considering right or wrong, then she would confront Si Chen.

She wasn’t someone who could be easily exploited. Had she been there at that moment, she would have given Si Xiaohui a good beating.

She couldn’t touch Lin Fengying, her mother-in-law, but dealing with Si Xiaohui was well within her capabilities.

Hearing her daughter’s emotional words, Wen Yun felt a bit better and said indulgently, "She is still your mother-in-law."

Tong Yao bit into an apple and crisply replied, "It’s precisely because she’s my mother-in-law that I can say these things. If it were anyone else, I would’ve recommended that the shop workers use force. Basically, they dare to act like this only because they know our family is reasonable. If we get tough with them, let’s see if they dare to come again."

Despite agreeing with her daughter, Wen Yun felt it wasn’t right to talk about Lin Fengying this way in front of Si Chen.

"Xiaochen, Yaoyao is spoiled by us and speaks without thinking, don’t be upset."

However, Si Chen calmly responded, "Yaoyao is right. If they cause trouble again next time, just get the staff to drive them out, there’s no need to save face for me."

"..."

Not expecting their son-in-law to think the same way, both Wen Yun and Tong Yaohui glanced at each other with some helplessness.

However, having said that, if Lin Fengying dares to cause trouble in the shop next time, she wouldn’t be so polite.

If it weren’t for the fact that Lin Fengying is Si Chen’s mother, she wouldn’t have tolerated Si Xiaohui’s insolent behavior today.

"It’s getting late, Xiaochen has to go to work tomorrow. You both should go back and rest now!" With the matter having been settled, Tong Yaohui glanced at the clock and stood up to see the guests off.

As they reached the door, they noticed it was snowing. Wen Yun quickly went back inside to fetch an umbrella and instructed, "Take it slow on the road, and remember to give me a call in the morning." _{𝖓𝔬𝔳𝔭𝔲𝔟.𝖈𝖔𝔪}

Tong Yao took the umbrella and looking at the heavy snow outside commented, "Mom, it’s cold out there. You both should go back in as well! Seeing the weather, it looks like it’s going to snow heavily today, so don’t go to the shop tomorrow."

"We got it, you both should go back quickly!"

Wen Yun waved her hand, watching her daughter and son-in-law walk off into the distance. Only then did she and Tong Yaohui return to the house.