She jabbed-back at Zack without mercy, “And was it not all thanks to your nana’s help that you managed to marry Serena?
“Just my luck to have so many foolish grandsons, one more foolish than the next? They don’t even know how to get a girl. Do you think it’s easy trying to get good matches for you lot?”
“Pfft-”
Serena could not hold it in anymore and burst into laughter.
Only Grandma May had the guts to retort against Zack like that.
Each of the York family’s sons was a leader among men, but in their nana’s words, they turned into fools when it came to relationships, and were even outdoing their foolishness one after another.
“Nana, you’re trying to make me die of laughter so you can inherit my flowers, aren’t you?” Serena said as she laughed.
Grandma May laughed too and she reached out to pat Serena’s back. She said, smiling, “Take it easy. Don’t hurt your stomach from laughing.”
Zack helplessly looked at the two women.
Once Serena was done laughing, he said, “Honey, have some soup first.”
Serena said in relief, “Luckily, I wasn’t drinking soup earlier, or else I might have spat it out.”
“Dig in.”
Grandma May laughed as she scooped from a dish she liked. After tasting it, she frowned and said, ” Seren, these weren’t cooked by you, were they? It tastes a little different from before.”
“Does it taste bad?” Zack asked.
“If you think it tastes bad, I’ll call Kevin right now and get him to pick you up so you can go to the hotel and eat all the delicacies there since my homecooked food isn’t to your taste.”
“Such a belligerent tone. It must be Zack’s cooking.”
Grandma May continued to eat as if nothing had happened and said to Serena, “Seren, Zack’s cooking hasn’t improved much. You should let him practice more. Let him cook on the weekends and prepare all your meals. With more opportunities to practice, his cooking will get better.”
Zack’s expression was dark. “Nana, you’re insulting me yet you’re eating my food at the same time.”
“You never used to cook. If it weren’t for Seren’s influence, I wouldn’t be able to eat your cooking either. I definitely have to eat more now that I have the chance to. Although they don’t taste five-star, they’re still palatable-I won’t die, at least.”
Zack was speechless.
“Nana, we’re going for a barbecue tomorrow.”
Serena changed the topic so they would stop bickering.
“You young’uns can go ahead. I’m a bag of old bones with no teeth. How could I eat barbecue?”
Grandma May did not want to be the third wheel.
Right now, she was trying to scope out a good match for Dylan York, but she still did not have anyone in mind yet.
Sigh… She had too many half-witted grandsons that she even had to worry about their marriages.
“We’re going back to Wildridge Manor for the barbecue.”
Zack added, “Liberty is going too.”
Grandma May hummed in acknowledgment and said, “Liberty’s going too? Then Nana will follow you guys back to join in on the fun. You should call your mom and dad later so they can make preparations. Liberty is young, but she represents the elders in Seren’s maiden family.”
“Got it.”
Serena was deeply moved as she listened to their conversation.
Her in-laws did not look down on her family just because her pedigree did not match up with Zack’s.
This was a show of respect for and recognition of her.
Since the small gathering the next day was essentially a meeting of the parents, Grandma May got
Serena to call Mrs. Stone and invite her and her husband to come along too.
Duncan did not expect his act of dragging Zack out as a shield would turn into a family meeting between the elders of Hunts and Yorks.
Liberty had met everyone in the York family before, but she had never been to the real York family home. Therefore, Grandma May attached great importance to this visit and she specially called Liam and Tania to make sure they made ample preparations.
Grandma May even tagged everyone in the family group chat. As long as they were in Wiltspoon, they had to return to Wildridge Manor tomorrow.
After dinner, Grandma May urged the young couple to go out for a walk.
Zack complained, “The wind is too strong outside.”
Grandma May glared at him. “Don’t you know how to layer up? No matter how strong the wind is, if you’re heavy enough, can it blow you away?”
Zack was struck speechless.
Was he heavy enough?
Had he gotten fat?
No way. Seren said he had lost weight and her heart ached to see it.
It was after Zack had lost weight and started having gastric problems again that Serena felt pity for him and that was how their relationship got better. Thus, his deception and concealment of his identity had come and gone with the wind.
Serena came out of the bedroom with a jacket on and she had helped grab one for Zack too.
“It’s really windy tonight and the spring chill is still lingering. You should put on a jacket before we go out.”
Serena walked over and thoughtfully helped Zack put on his jacket. His face was full of smiles.
Grandma May looked away, unwilling to look at her silly grandson.
The couple left for their walk, hand in hand.
Meanwhile at the Browns’ rented house, Mrs. Brown came to the door.
She was anticipating greeting her son when she heard the door open. Once she saw that it was really Hank, she asked in concern, “How was it? Was it open? Where did Liberty bring Sonny? Did she hide with Sonny somewhere else because we kept disturbing her?”
Mrs. Brown was hoping that her son would separate from the Yates woman and remarry Liberty, but she knew deep down that was a slim chance. So, Sonny had become the one thing she was most afraid of losing.
If Liberty went into hiding with Sonny, where would they go to look for them?
Hank first asked quietly, “Mom, is Jessica home?”
“She’s gone out to buy some takeout. I asked her to cook, but she said there were too few ingredients in the fridge and decided to pack some food home. She can’t make concessions at all. Now that the two of you are unemployed and your sources of income are gone, she still doesn’t know how to cut back on spending.”
Mrs. Brown was extremely displeased with her new daughter-in-law.
Hank breathed a sigh of relief and after entering the house, he first went to take a look at the kitchen. Other than vegetables, there were only three eggs left in the fridge. Indeed, the ingredients left in the fridge were too few.
“Mom, you and Dad do nothing at home all day but you don’t even help by doing groceries at the market. Even I can’t stand eating just vegetables and eggs every day, let alone Jessica.”
As long as it was his parents doing the cooking, the food would only consist of a plate of plain lettuce and three boiled eggs.
Yes, just three boiled eggs-one for him and one for his parents each. Jessica had no share of it.
Jessica could tolerate it once or twice, but after many times of this happening, Jessica could no longer endure it.
“We’re just helping you save money.”
Mrs. Brown answered as if it was a matter of course. “You guys still have to renovate the house and holding a wedding needs money too. Why don’t you discuss it with the Yates woman and call off the wedding? You guys have already registered your marriage anyway and the wedding gift has been given to her parents.
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