"In addition, I also promised to give them three shops. Of course, you will be responsible for managing the shops, and you can use the proceeds to supplement your family income. After all, I think your mother-in-law is not easy to deal with. If you give her all the family property, she doesn't know how to tease you, but overall, their family will benefit, after all, I don't want anything."
"But their family refused. They asked me to buy a four-square-meter courtyard for their whole family to live in, and they also asked you to serve them! The woman also had a whim and wanted me to leave the shop to her to take care of. They Isn’t this bullying me, who has no one in my family? How can I safely hand you over to such a family!"
Zhou's words were filled with indignation, and the people next to him were also very angry.
"Then you really can't marry into such a family." The mother-in-law who left with Zhou Yaoniang couldn't help but say this.
However, after saying these indignant words, Zhou couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
Looking at Mrs. Zhou who was sighing, Zhou Yaoniang naturally knew that Mrs. Zhou was worried about how to deal with her, so she couldn't help comforting Mrs. Zhou in a low voice and said, "Mom, I'm fine. If it doesn't work, I can still go to my grandfather and grandmother." .”
Hearing Zhou Yaoniang's innocent words, Mrs. Zhou said, "Yaoniang, I'm afraid you won't be able to go back there. My two sisters-in-law will definitely not welcome you."
When Zhou Yaoniang heard this, her heart sank.
Finally, she gritted her teeth and said, "Then I can go to Yunzhou Guanyuan Town with you, Mom. Anyway, even if we die, our family will die together."
However, the Zhou family became even more opposed to Zhou Yaoniang's proposal.
"How can that be done? You are the only flesh and blood between me and your father. If you follow us there, our family's bloodline will be completely cut off."
Hearing her mother's objection, Zhou Yaoniang was obviously a little sad, and then the mother and daughter just hugged each other and cried.
And when the mother and daughter were holding each other's arms and crying, the mother-in-law, who had followed the mother and daughter all the way to this day, couldn't help but suggest, "Madam, actually I think the lady should choose a husband of noble character for her. Son-in-law, as for other conditions, we can actually relax appropriately. As long as that person respects the young lady and cares for the young lady, won’t the young lady be able to live a peaceful and happy life?"
Hearing what the woman said, Mrs. Zhou couldn't help but said bitterly, "Why don't I understand this? But where can I find this person at this moment? How do I know that this person's character is reliable?"
Hearing Zhou's words, the old lady couldn't help but whisper, "Madam, I think Xu Tianyi is good."
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Zhou was silent for a long time, and then she said with a cold face, "That man is no good. He came from afar. I may not have seen him for a long time. Who knows that he is not here for my family wealth?" ?I can't accept this."
Hearing Zhou's words, the old woman couldn't help but whisper again, "Madam, I have actually seen this Xu Tianyi several times. This young man is actually very down-to-earth and reliable! I have been watching him during this period. But he works with the guys, and he eats and lives with them. He is very friendly, but he has no other thoughts at all. Where can I find such a young man now? "
However, Mrs. Zhou was obviously full of prejudice against Xu Tianyi. When she heard this, she only said with a bad expression, "Who knows if he is pretending and wants to deliberately win my favor in this way?"
Hearing Mrs. Zhou's words, the old lady couldn't help but said, "Madam, we don't have that much time to choose a son-in-law. I guess the master's verdict will be handed down soon. By then, you just want to I’m afraid it’s too late to entrust the lady.”
"And to be honest, any normal family would probably not be able to accept a young lady getting married in a hurry. No one should choose a good and auspicious day. It is difficult for them to make a decision when their parents are around. This is the same situation in our family. , people with good character will definitely not be able to accept our family's kind, but it is open to question whether they can accept our family's character. For example, when we saw this mother and son today, weren't they just for our family's money? "
It can be said that the mother-in-law's words hit Zhou's point firmly.
The mother-in-law then said, "Madam, this is different from God's will. His parents died early, and now they are living in our house. He and the lady had an engagement. If we arranged for him to be engaged to the lady, wouldn't it be arbitrary?" It’s just a casual matter. The young lady has a marriage contract with him. When the young lady marries him, she will be considered his family. Even if our family has to be exiled after that, nothing will happen to the eldest lady."
The mother-in-law's mouth went dry as she spoke, but it was clear that Mrs. Zhou still couldn't accept such a son-in-law.
"This won't work. I'm afraid that my father and I will bully our Yaoniang. He doesn't look very good. I don't like him and I can't accept him. If our Yaoniang has a strong personality, I will We can let her marry him, but our Yaoniang's character is obviously too easy to control."
Hearing what the other party said, the woman couldn't help but whisper, "Madam, if we don't believe in God's will, we can give him a try."
After hearing this, Zhou seemed to think it was feasible, but she didn't have any plan in mind, so she couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "How to try this?"
The mother-in-law immediately leaned into Zhou's ear and whispered an idea.
Mrs. Zhou couldn't help but nodded after hearing what the old woman said. She seemed to quickly agree with what the old woman said.
After the mother-in-law finished coming up with her idea, Mrs. Zhou couldn't help but sit up straight and said, "What you said makes some sense. Let's do what you said and test his character first. If he is a reliable person, Even if I marry Yaoniang to him, I don’t have to worry about Yaoniang’s whereabouts.”
Seeing that Ms. Zhou finally figured it out, the mother-in-law immediately said, "That's not exactly the truth. Madam can figure it out, but it won't be any better."
The mother-in-law and Mrs. Zhou talked for a while, and Mrs. Zhou still cared about Yaoniang's opinion.
She looked at Zhou Yaoniang and said, "Yaoniang, if that man is of good character, are you willing to marry him?"
Zhou Yaoniang only lowered her head and whispered, "Yao Niang listens to mother's arrangements."
As soon as Zhou Yaoniang said this, Mrs. Zhou knew that Zhou Yaoniang had agreed to her proposal, so she couldn't help but said, "Okay, let's just decide like this today."
After returning to the Zhou Mansion, Zhou Yaoniang also got off the carriage with Zhou.
When they returned to Zhou Mansion, everyone naturally came out to greet their mother and son.
Xu Tianyi was also among the crowd.
But he doesn’t fight or steal, and he doesn’t seek the limelight among the crowd.
Although the scars on his face are still very scary, now that Wang Xuan, a so-called talented man, is compared, Xu Tianyi looks different.
The scar on his face didn't seem so scary anymore.
Seeing Zhou Yaoniang looking in his direction, Xu Tianyi just smiled faintly at her.
On the other hand, the housekeeper of the Zhou Mansion was surrounding Zhou and reporting on some of the things that had happened during Zhou's absence.
Among them, the housekeeper focused on one thing: "Madam, there is something I think I must tell you. After you left the house the day before yesterday, the people from Dali Temple only came to our house once more. , they confiscated an account book and a box of gold and silver jewelry from the master’s study.”
Zhou obviously didn't realize the seriousness of the matter at this time, so she just whispered, "So what? Who doesn't have accounts and property?"
Hearing Zhou's words, the housekeeper only said in a low voice in embarrassment, "Although Madam said that, I asked Mr. Lu..."
Upon hearing Master Lu, Zhou immediately interrupted the butler before he could finish his words, "Are you talking about Lu Zhizhang?"
The butler nodded and said, "Yes."
Upon hearing this, Zhou's expression became even more distorted.
"Why does it have to be him? He really doesn't give any face to my family."
When she heard that it was Lu Zhizhang who came to check her home in person, Zhou Yaoniang couldn't help but look a little sad.
"If that's all Madam, the most important thing right now is that the account book may be evidence of collusion between the master and the Yunzhou Prefect. I heard people say that the Yunzhou Prefect colluded with many important officials in the capital. Many people are because of this Yunzhou prefect." The governor of Zhou fell off his horse."
"Our Minister of Punishment even heard that not only was he beheaded, but he was also sentenced to be beheaded. Now his whole family is detained in the Marsh Prison."
When she heard that her husband's immediate boss had been treated like this, Ms. Zhou no longer cared about hating the Lu family. Her whole body went limp, and she almost sat down on the ground.
Fortunately, the women around her were quick-sighted and quick-handed, so Zhou was barely supported by them.
"How could this be? Then what would happen to my husband if they told me?"
Hearing Zhou's question, the housekeeper just shook his head helplessly and said, "I don't know either. I also went to inquire about this matter with Mr. Lu before, but Mr. Lu said that he had no comment on the matter."
"But I think before I found no evidence, I thought I was going to be exiled. This time I found out that there was some collusion with Yunzhou Prefect. I'm afraid this case can't be let go lightly. Maybe this matter will also involve the Minister of Justice and his family. It’s the same result.”
As soon as she heard the man's speculation, Zhou, who was already a little overwhelmed, couldn't help rolling her eyes when she heard this, and then she fainted.
At that moment, everyone was in a panic. Naturally, everyone gathered around the Zhou family and started fighting.
However, when everyone gathered around Zhou to enter, Zhou Yaoniang just stood there quietly.
Xu Tianyi naturally noticed Zhou Yaoniang, so he did not follow the others to care about Zhou. He just walked slowly to Zhou Yaoniang and asked in a low voice, "Are you okay?"
After hearing Xu Tianyi's question, Zhou Yaoniang shook her head.
When she heard the housekeeper's words just now, although she did not faint like Zhou, the situation at this moment felt like the earth was falling apart for her.
