Chapter 324 - Chapter 324: Chapter 332: Regret is Too Late (2/2)

“Mother, if there is anything that troubles you, you can tell me too. I, as your son, am certainly closer to you than your daughter-in-law. As long as it’s reasonable, your son will find a way to help you,” Han Yu added.

“No, there’s no need, nothing important. I’ll go back now,” Mrs. Yang said, daunted by her son’s firm attitude and apparent anger. She decided to give up the idea of seeking her daughter-in-law’s help.

“Then I’ll have a servant girl lead you back. The house is large, and there are many paths; don’t get lost on the way,” Han Yu instructed someone to send Mrs. Yang carefully back to her room, then returned to his own room. By that time, all three children were asleep and Su Wenyue was clearly in the room, smiling as she watched Han Yu come in.

“Is Mother back? Did you make sure to have someone escort her properly?” Su Wenyue asked, appropriately showing concern for her mother-in-law. It wasn’t her who insisted on not seeing the mother-in-law; it was Han Yu’s own demand.

“Don’t worry, I arranged for a servant girl to send Mother back. As for this matter, don’t concern yourself with it. Mother needs to understand that one must bear the consequences of their actions, without always letting those opportunists come and make trouble in front of us.” Han Yu said this with a face full of disgust, remembering Third Child’s family. He had promised his wife he would handle it, yet they followed them anyway. Even though his wife hadn’t brought it up again, he still owed her an explanation.

“Wife, I’ll make sure to keep a close watch on Third Child and his family. I thought that after breaking his leg, he would behave more sensibly, but he seems to have gotten smarter, cajoling Mother and still coming into the city with us. It seems I may have been too lenient. If he dares to harbor any hidden intentions, I will not spare him!”

Su Wenyue did not miss the hint of ruthlessness in Han Yu’s tone. Still, she would stay cautious for the sake of her children; in this lifetime, being overly cautious was never a bad thing. Han Lin hadn’t done much thus far, and Han Yu’s guard was mostly up against Mrs. Wang, but Su Wenyue understood that Han Lin was definitely more sinister and cruel than Mrs. Wang, not someone to be taken lightly.

But as for Mrs. Yang, having left Han Yu’s, she returned to her own room and became even more uneasy, pacing back and forth and making Old Man Han dizzy.

“I say old lady, what’s the fuss about? Why are you pacing around?” Old Man Han had also been against bringing Jiang Chunlan and Wang Fangru, so at the moment, he didn’t care about those two girls who didn’t respect themselves. Only upon seeing Mrs. Yang’s excessive reaction did he speak up.

“How can you be so heartless? Chunlan and Fang Ru are still outside in this cold weather with the snow falling, and night is nearly here. What if the girls freeze to death?”

“What’s there to worry about? Decent girls who knew shame and restraint wouldn’t have shamelessly insisted on following us to the prefecture. Fourth child didn’t handle this wrong. Don’t go bothering Daughter-in-law over this; you know it was her filial piety that allowed us to move in. Don’t be ungrateful,” Old Man Han cautioned his wife, fearing she would stir up trouble in her confusion.

Mrs. Yang listened to Old Man Han and didn’t get angry, “I understand this logic, and I acknowledge the Daughter-in-law’s goodness. I wouldn’t criticize her, but Chunlan and Fang Ru, after all, came with us. If something happens to them, we won’t be able to explain it to their families.”

The more Mrs. Yang talked, the more distressed she seemed, regretting bringing them along. Initially, she thought that since they had arrived, Fourth child and his wife would surely not ignore them.