Now that the old gentlemen had returned to the city and been restored to their posts, Xu Changqing wasn't worried that telling her mother about her father's past deeds would cause any marital strife.
Some things were better coming from her than confessed by her father. Hearing her mother's question, Xu Changqing started by explaining how Mr. Shi had helped her father get his job back then.
She began with the job Grandpa Shi had arranged for her father through Uncle Ding, explaining the favor her father owed. Then, she cherry-picked a few other instances of her father secretly helping people.
While the father-in-law and son-in-law were chatting outside, Xu Changqing broke everything down for her mother in a hushed voice, wanting to prevent any future misunderstandings.
To be honest, she had wanted to have a proper talk with her mother for a long time. But since they had been staying in their old hometown, she couldn't let on that she knew so much about the outside world.
