After breakfast, Shen Luzhu saw that Uncle Chu's family really had no intention of leaving, and couldn't help but feel troubled in his heart!
After clearing the dishes, Shen Luzhu and Chu Yi returned to the room together. Chu Yi saw her standing in front of the kang cabinet, lost in thought, as if she had something on her mind, so he asked in a low voice: "What's wrong? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"
"Chu Yi, what should I do? I haven't prepared any new gifts for my uncle's family!"
Chu Yi also didn't expect that his uncle's family had attended the wedding banquet yesterday and came to visit again this morning. Even his cousin's family didn't return to town: "There's no need to prepare... It doesn't matter. I'll just say that I didn't tell you." You know that the uncle’s family has been left behind.”
"How did that happen..." Chu Yi protected himself. Shen Luzhu was naturally happy, but this matter was not Chu Yi's fault. If he wanted to blame it, he should also blame the uncle's family who did not act according to common sense!
Chu Yi helped Shen Luzhu take out the new gifts from the kang cabinet and hold them. Shen Luzhu suddenly saw the cloth under the cabinet and had an idea. He smiled and whispered something into Chu Yi's ear.
Chu Yi felt that as long as his wife thought it was feasible, even if she didn't give it away, it would be okay to blame everything on him!
After solving the thorny problem, Shen Luzhu was finally happy. He changed himself into a new festive outfit, and also chose something for Chu Yi that matched his outfit. He took it out, picked off the wooden peach hairpin originally worn on his head, made a new bun, took the peach blossom silver hairpin in the betrothal gift, picked out the pair of plain silver bracelets and put them on his wrists. It was her mother-in-law who told her the night before yesterday to wear two pieces of jewelry from the betrothal gift when serving tea to show her love and respect for her husband's family!
In the main room of the Chu family, the newlyweds came belatedly with new gifts and brewed tea. Chu Ah Nai had some opinions on Shen Luzhu because of the morning meal, so when she saw her go back to change clothes, she took a The new gift also took so long, and I felt even more unhappy!
The couple knelt on the futon, kowtowed to the elders in turn, filled up the tea and served it with both hands, and invited the elders to drink tea, first grandma and grandma, then Uncle Chu and his wife, and then Uncle Chu.
The elders all had tea with them. Shen Luzhu gave the needlework he made when he was getting married as a new gift to everyone in the Chu family. This time, the order was slightly different. Grandpa and grandma were given first, and then uncle Chu was skipped. The family, after giving gifts to Third Uncle Chu, Chu Xiuxiu and Chu Li, came to Uncle Chu's family with a piece of cloth!
Shen Luzhu bowed to Uncle Chu and his mother-in-law, and apologized sincerely: "Uncle, mother-in-law, and cousins-in-law, please atone for your sins. This is all my fault. I was gullible when I was at my parents' house." I heard the rumors in the village and mistakenly thought that the uncle's family had been separated and lived alone. I did not confirm the authenticity with my husband. This was the reason why I was negligent. I did not prepare new gifts for the uncle's family, so I could only use this piece of cloth instead, and also invited the uncle and Auntie, please forgive me!"
As soon as he finished speaking, before Chu Yi could speak according to the plan, Uncle Chu spoke first. The last betrothal gift made Uncle Chu a little dissatisfied with his eldest brother's family. This morning, he saw the eldest brother's family who had not changed their appearance and sat down openly. There, Qi'er became even more unhappy: "Ms. Shen, I can't blame you. The family separation is indeed a fact, not a rumor."
Shen Luzhu secretly thanked Third Uncle Chu for speaking up. Originally, he was going to let Chu Yi speak out, but now that it comes from Uncle Chu's mouth, it is naturally better. Chu Yi is a junior no matter what.
The eldest uncle, Mrs. Wang, was already displeased when she saw Shen Luzhu cross her family and give gifts to the third family first. Now that she saw that she didn't even prepare any new gifts for her family, and was still mentioning the separation of the family, she was even more furious: "Ms. Shen, you are a newlywed. You didn't prepare any new gifts for your elders, but you even started gossiping about them. I think you just don't take our Chu family seriously!"
Shen Luzhu originally just wanted to put on a show and let everyone know that she and Chu Yi did not do this intentionally. Who would have thought that this uncle would be so shameless and unwilling to give up!
Shen Luzhu suddenly felt extremely aggrieved, as if he was about to cry at any moment: "Auntie, you have really wronged your niece-in-law. How dare your nephew-in-law not take her husband's family into consideration? If that's the case, why would you still marry her?" My husband, I really heard too many rumors, and mistakenly thought that my uncle’s family separated because they disliked my grandpa and grandma, and I felt very sorry for my grandpa and grandma. Then, then..." He said Then, I actually covered my face and started crying!
Although she didn't finish her words, the meaning was already obvious. She was just a poor little girl who was complaining about her future husband's grandma's grievances. She didn't prepare any new gifts for her hateful uncle and his family, so why was she wrong?
When Chu Yi saw this, he thought his wife was really sad. He hurriedly stepped forward to hold her in his arms and comforted her: "If you have any dissatisfaction, please don't do it like this. Just come to me!"
Shen Luzhu buried his face in Chu Yi's chest and cried even more sadly, as if he would faint from crying at any time!
When Mr. Chu saw this, he hurriedly shouted to stop him. On the second day of the wedding, he scolded the bride until she burst into tears. What would it look like if the news spread: "Okay! What are you going to do on this big day? I belong to you, Mrs. Shen." It’s not intentional, if you accept this fabric, even if this matter is over, Mrs. Shen will have to be more dedicated to her elders in the future!"
Chu Yi patted Shen Luzhu on the back to comfort him and took his wife back to the new house. Chu Li also followed behind with a worried look on his face.
After entering the house, Chu Yi was thinking about how to comfort his wife. Unexpectedly, as soon as he closed the door, Shen Luzhu suddenly stopped crying and raised his head from his chest. There was no trace of tears on his rosy little face. At this moment, she was looking at him with a smile.
Seeing his wife like this, Chu Yi didn't understand anything. Even he was deceived. He raised his hand and tapped Shen Luzhu's forehead: "Naughty!"
Shen Luzhu covered his mouth and chuckled. To be precise, she should be called a drama queen, hehe!
Turning around, he saw Chu Li following him, standing aside in a daze and looking at him. He hurriedly knelt down and pulled him in front of him: "Ali, was the red date and longan porridge in the morning delicious?"
Chu Li didn't know why his sister-in-law suddenly asked him this, but he still answered obediently: "It's delicious!"
"That's what my sister-in-law made specially for you. If Ah Li likes to eat, can I cook it for you more often in the future?"
"Well! Thank you, sister-in-law!"
"Then, let's just treat today's matter as a little secret between the two of us and keep it secret for my sister-in-law, okay?" Shen Luzhu didn't want to criticize his elders in front of the children. Anyway, the family has been separated, and we will live our own lives in the future. , do not interfere with each other, there is no need to take it too seriously!
At this time, Grandpa Chu was drinking tea and chatting with Uncle Chu and the eldest grandson's family in the hall. Since the family was divided and Chu Ren got married, except for returning home for a few days during the holidays, the eldest grandson would study in a private school for the convenience of the rest of the time. They all live in his father-in-law's house in the town. It's hard to bring his great-grandson back once. Naturally, Mr. Chu wants to get closer and enjoy the hard-won family happiness!
The eldest uncle, Mrs. Wang, followed her mother-in-law back to the back room. Ever since the last betrothal gift, Ms. Wang had been dissatisfied with Chu Yi and Uncle Chu. Although she spoke very harshly to the man, if anyone had any ideas, she would I broke up with them, but I also knew in my heart that if the eldest son wanted to continue taking the imperial examination, he couldn't rely on himself and his father alone. The support from his parents-in-law must not be lost, so he was even more afraid of them not being around. , Grandpa Chu and Grandma Chu were deceived and separated from their family!
Mrs. Wang originally wanted to take advantage of Chu Ren's return to attend the wedding so that her son and grandson could get closer to his grandpa and grandma, so that they would know that the eldest son was thinking about his family and his promising eldest grandson. Knowing that her Chu Ren is the hope of the old Chu family!
Furthermore, the first year was the year of the imperial examination, and it was already a huge expense for the eldest son to go to the capital city to take the exam. However, due to bad luck, he still had to study hard for three more years. After the first month of the new year, the private schools in the town were about to start classes again. With the start of this course, another year of study will be required, and filial piety money for all the teachers will also be indispensable!
Unexpectedly, before she had even finished anything serious today, Mrs. Shen jumped out to cause trouble for her!
Even if her mother-in-law didn't help her from beginning to end, her father-in-law wouldn't let her investigate the Shen family's fault, let alone the third child who was biased: "Mom, we have separated our families, but what about that?" Not only for the eldest grandson of our Chu family, but also for the sake of our Chu family's future success, even if they heard the rumors, they should ask us for details before speaking. Mrs. Shen is like this, she doesn't take our Chu family seriously at all! "
"Ms. Shen's work is indeed not thorough enough. You can't just listen to the wind and rain, and the meal this morning. In my whole life, the old lady has never seen anyone arrange breakfast like this. She looks like she doesn't know how to live. But this matter Since your father has the final say, we have no choice but to forget it!" Grandma Chu has always listened to Grandpa Chu, so even though she was still dissatisfied with Shen Luzhu in her heart, Grandpa Chu said that she had the final say. Then she will listen to the man.
Wang heard Mrs. Chu's dissatisfaction with Shen Luzhu and continued to add jealousy: "My mother has good eyesight. Look at her wearing gold and silver today. No daughter-in-law working in the countryside can be like her." What a virtuous person! The daughter-in-law looked at the few things she brought with her, which were all the betrothal gifts sent by Chu Yi that day. Before she got married, she deceived the man into estranged from the family and gave her all the family wealth. What else could she say? It’s the relic of the second younger brother and sister. Others don’t know it, but I don’t know it either?”
When Grandma Chu heard that Mrs. Wang was going to bring up the old incident again, she glared at her: "Why are you talking about this again? Be careful to tell your father-in-law to listen, and you will be rewarded by it!"
Mrs. Wang also knew that she almost spilled the beans again and hurriedly changed the subject. Business was more important: "My daughter-in-law wanted to come home today so that the whole family can be close to each other. Aren doesn't spend much time at home. At this moment, He looks like he has to go back to the town to study hard. It is too difficult to take the imperial examination. Fortunately, the gentlemen in the town say that he will be a promising person in the future. However, the family conditions are not good and they can't help him. I'm afraid. It’s holding him back!”
"Aren goes to town to study, and there is a lot of money to spend. If he has any difficulties, he must tell his family and tell him to just concentrate on studying!" In Grandma Chu's heart, besides Grandpa Chu, her eldest grandson is the most important thing. , whether the Chu family can change its family or not, it all depends on him!
"My daughter-in-law told him the same thing, but Aren is a kind-hearted child and always says that he can't bear to let the whole family work for him. It's not spring yet and he has to pay Shu Xiuhe's filial piety money to his husband, so he is also worried!"
After hearing this, Grandma Chu quickly took out a blue cloth package from the kang cabinet, took out ten taels of silver from the purse in the package, and stuffed it all into Wang's face: "His grandpa and I kept it for him. He who has money, let him not worry about money!"
