After I awakened my inner voice, I became the treasure of my family.

Chapter 51 Li Tingxue pleads with her mother-in-law

Jiang Mianmian looked at Li Tingxue, who was breastfeeding her child, and said softly, "Tingxue, your younger brother and sister-in-law are coming to visit you soon. How about this, you can have Le'an come back with me later."

"Look, the child is already asleep. It would be terrible if any sudden noise woke them up."

As she said this, her heart was pounding. She dared not gamble; if she were to lose sight of Le'an and allow "that person" to take advantage and harm the child, the consequences would be unimaginable.

After all, that daughter-in-law's "sister-in-law" is no longer a normal person. So after thinking it over, she felt it was best to take her precious granddaughter away from this troublesome place as soon as possible.

However, upon hearing her mother-in-law's words, Li Tingxue immediately felt at a loss. No, no, she absolutely couldn't let her mother-in-law leave.

If her daughter isn't around, given her mother-in-law's current behavior, she'll probably find an excuse to retreat back to her own yard and hide away.

At that time, how could the mother-in-law have the mind to care about her younger brother and sister-in-law's affairs? What would happen to her younger brother?

Was she supposed to let him live with a wandering ghost for the rest of his life? No, absolutely not! Xingzhou was her own brother; as his sister, how could she just stand by and watch him go?

Now, the only way to keep her mother-in-law is to keep Le'an by her side; she really has no other choice.

“Mother, this will not do. Although Le’an’s uncle and aunt said they came to see me, they actually came to see their little niece.”

How could we let them come all this way for nothing, only to not even get to see their niece? Mother, you tell me, this... it just doesn't make sense!"

When Jiang Mianmian saw that Li Tingxue disagreed with her request, her face instantly turned ugly. She hadn't expected Li Tingxue to disagree.

At this moment, she realized that Shen Xiuyan and Li Tingxue were a pair of natural jinxes; wherever they were, trouble followed.

Especially recently, the two of them have been causing all sorts of trouble. Now they're even trying to hold Le'an back. It seems like they're trying to kill her little granddaughter.

Meanwhile, Li Tingxue's face flushed red instantly after hearing her mother-in-law's resentful and accusatory words. She felt wronged and started to cry. She didn't want to do this either!

But neither she nor Shen Xiu had the ability, so they had no choice but to rely on their daughter as a bargaining chip, leaving their mother-in-law to stay by their side to help and protect them... Waaah...

"Mother... I beg you, please. Mother, please don't be angry!"

Besides, my younger brother and sister-in-law won't come to visit me every day. Please, let me take Le'an with me to see her uncle and aunt this time. Please...

As for her parents, we'll talk about that later. Right now, the most important thing is the matter of Xingzhou and his wife.

At this moment, Li Tingxue felt uneasy, worried that Jiang Mianmian would flatly refuse. As for her own parents' situation, she could deal with it later, since the most important thing right now was to resolve the issues with Xingzhou and his wife.

Looking at her pitiful daughter-in-law, Jiang Mianmian's once firm resolve began to waver.

She sighed softly and thought to herself: Oh well, I can just hold Xiao Le'an myself later. Besides, nothing unexpected happened when I held Xiao Le'an last time.

Besides, this is her own home. If she discovers anything amiss, she can simply grab Le'an and run away, leaving everyone else to their own devices.

Thinking of this, Jiang Mianmian's originally cold expression softened slightly: "Alright, I can let you take Le'an to see him. However, this is a one-time thing, there will be no next time."

Upon hearing her mother-in-law finally agree, Li Tingxue was stunned at first, then almost cheered with excitement!

"(⊙o⊙)Wow!"

Immediately afterward, Li Tingxue's face lit up with a bright smile, and she giggled, "Thank you, Mother! You're so wonderful! You're simply the best mother-in-law in the world, hee hee hee..."

Meanwhile, in the reception room, Shen Xiuyan sat upright with his signature standard smile on his face, exchanging pleasantries with Li Xingzhou and his wife, who had come to visit his wife. However, his eyes seemed to be glancing into the room from the corner of his eye.

Only when he saw Jiang Mianmian carrying the child and his wife following closely behind did his wildly beating heart finally find a place to rest and instantly settle back into his chest.

Shen Xiuyan finally let out a long sigh of relief. In fact, only he knew that he had been restless and extremely anxious during the waiting process.

Upon seeing Jiang Mianmian arrive, he immediately stood up and strode towards his mother with great speed and a genuine smile, personally going to greet them.

Li Tingxue also walked over quickly, exchanged a quick, imperceptible glance with Shen Xiuyan, and then immediately looked away, as if nothing had just happened.

She smiled and greeted her younger brother, Li Xingzhou, and his wife, Ji Wanru, with a "sister-in-law."

After exchanging brief pleasantries with his sister, Li Xingzhou and his wife spotted Jiang Mianmian standing not far from Li Tingxue.

Seeing that she was holding a baby in her arms and was slowly walking towards them, they felt a little strange, but they didn't show it.

Although they were slightly surprised by this, the couple did not show any unusual expression on their faces, and instead smiled.

When they were close enough, Mr. and Mrs. Li Xingzhou dared not delay and quickly bowed to Jiang Mianmian to greet her. They knew that the old lady in front of them was their elder sister's mother-in-law.

From the moment the couple stepped into the Marquis's mansion, according to etiquette and rules, they should have paid their respects to Jiang Mianmian, an elder of the Marquis's mansion, to show their respect. This is the most basic principle of conduct.

It would be wishful thinking to expect Jiang Mianmian to show warmth and hospitality to Li Xingzhou and his wife when they were facing each other.

The fact that she wasn't giving them the cold shoulder or showing them disdain at that moment was already a sign of great restraint.

Jiang Mianmian simply said, "Okay, sit down!" and then didn't look at them again.

As soon as she finished speaking, she quickly walked to a spot far away from Li Xingzhou and his wife and sat down by herself.

However, Jiang Mianmian's tense face and serious expression were a silent message to everyone in the room—nobody come near me!