Mrs. Zhou did not believe Yi Ming's rhetoric, because she knew her son's financial situation quite well.
Before Zhou Yiming went to work as an errand in the Yamen, he had been relying on his parents to live. All his food and clothing expenses came from his parents. Even his daily pocket money was given by his parents.
After he and Lin Ajiao got married, both Zhou Ruhai and Mrs. Zhou felt that since their child was older and had a family, they should give them some money every month. After all, their son had never earned a penny in his life.
Although the two old men made this decision, the money they gave Zhou Yiming and his wife each month was not much, just enough to buy some rouge and gouache for Lin Ajiao.
Since Zhou Yiming went to work as an errand in the Yamen, although he has gained an extra income, the income of a small headhunter is naturally limited, so Mrs. Zhou felt that Yi Ming was talking big words. After the matter was over, she would have to pay for her son. Money takes care of the aftermath.
After all, his son's big words have been revealed, and the servants at home are all waiting to get money. If he doesn't help his son fulfill his promise at this time, it will be difficult for Zhou Ming, who broke his trust with his servants, to establish his authority at home in the future.
Mrs. Zhou pinched Yi Ming's shoulder and pretended to be angry: "You brat, you haven't been working as an errand outside for a long time. You have learned a lot of bad things from those shabby people outside. How dare you do it on your own?" You are very brave to brag in front of my mother!
Don’t I know what kind of virtue your boy has been since he was a child? When you have money, you spend it recklessly. Your salary is not enough to buy rouge and gouache for your daughter-in-law. Where do you get the money to reward your servants?
In the end, you still have to rely on your father and me! "
Facing his mother's ridicule, Zhou Yiming felt very unconvinced and thought to himself that my mother really looked at people through the cracks in the door and looked down on them.
But he didn't feel angry because Mrs. Zhou didn't know that he got one hundred thousand taels of silver from Yang Shijun. If he wanted to collect the reward money in a short time based on his meager salary, it would be really difficult. It's quite difficult.
"Mom, don't underestimate me. Maybe I will give our whole family a big surprise." Zhou Yiming pretended to be mysterious with a smile.
When Mrs. Zhou heard what her son said, she felt a little moved, but she also knew in her heart that her son was deliberately joking to make herself happy in order to ease the embarrassing situation at hand.
While fumbling with the tattered clothes on Zhou Ming's body, she said with mixed emotions: "I'm not surprised or not, my mother doesn't care at all. She only hopes that you will be safe and that there will be no disasters, so she will be satisfied." As for the rest, Mom doesn’t have any extravagant expectations for you.”
After hearing these words, Zhou Yiming suddenly felt very warm in his heart. Compared with his father, my mother's maternal love is really so selfless.
After everyone in the yard saw the scene between Zhou Yiming and his mother, showing a loving mother and a filial son, they all felt envious and felt that the relationship between mother and son was really great.
Zhou Ruhai has been feeling very uncomfortable since he was ridiculed by Yi Ming just now. He has been struggling with whether he should stand up quickly and admit his mistake to Yi Ming in front of everyone in the family, because if he doesn't do this, his son There will definitely be a knot in my heart. Once things become like this, it will be difficult for the relationship between father and son to return to what it was before.
And more importantly, after his son experienced the ordeal last night, he made two great contributions. It can be said that Zhou Ming was the first contributor to this arrest.
As long as the current emperor is not a fool, he will definitely reward his son heavily afterwards. The financial rewards are secondary, and the most important thing is the promotion of official position. Judging from the importance of Yi Ming's meritorious service, he may be promoted several levels in a row. He left the inspection yamen in the south of the city directly and went to a more important yamen to hold important positions.
And if this happens, Zhou Ming, who is young and energetic and unfamiliar with the rules of officialdom, will definitely need his own help. If the relationship and relationship between their father and son cannot return to normal, then the two of them will talk very badly. Embarrassing, let alone expect to be able to give Zhou Ming advice at important moments.
Even if he can be shameless and give pertinent advice, it is still unknown whether Zhou Yiming will listen to his bad temper.
After thinking about these consequences, Zhou Ruhai felt completely heavy. After all, if he wanted to avoid these situations, he must stand up bravely and take the initiative to admit his mistakes to Zhou Ming. Such a move would undoubtedly cause a great loss to his face. , it is very likely that I will not be able to hold my head up in front of my family in the future.
Faced with this dilemma, Zhou Ruhai found it hard to choose. It was only at this moment that he understood in his heart how abominable Laifu, the murderer of a thousand swords, was.
Not only did he almost ruin his son's reputation with a few words, but he also put himself in a dilemma at this moment.
He secretly vowed in his heart that if he could get through this difficulty smoothly, he would settle the score with Laifu, the dog slave. He would not be able to understand the hatred in his heart without beating this dog slave black and blue.
While Zhou Ruhai was still hesitating, Lin Ajiao took action decisively.
In fact, Lin Ajiao's mood at the moment was similar to Zhou Ruhai's. Ever since Yi Ming explained the whole story of why she went to Huamanlou yesterday, Lin Ajiao had been immersed in self-blame and wanted to find a chance to admit her mistake to Yi Ming, but... Firstly, she was concerned about her own face, but secondly, she really didn't wait for a good time, so she kept standing by uneasily.
It wasn't until she saw those servants admitting their mistakes to Yi Ming and being forgiven immediately that she suddenly understood. She felt that admitting her mistakes was the only way out. After all, she and Yi Ming were husband and wife, and they were closer to each other than those servants. , Yi Ming is so tolerant to those servants who admit their mistakes. If he sincerely admits his mistakes to Yi Ming, he will definitely not embarrass himself too much.
Having made up her mind, Lin Ajiao was just about to walk over and put her idea into action when she saw Zhou Yiming and Mrs. Zhou interacting warmly. The picture the two showed made Lin Ajiao feel sad. There is an indescribable feeling.
She knew in her heart that according to common sense, she should be the one standing next to Yi Ming and interacting sweetly with him at this moment. After all, she was his wife, and that position should belong to her.
The reason why this scene did not appear was entirely because Lin Ajiao was too impulsive and brainless, which caused her to lose this important opportunity to deepen her relationship with Yi Ming, and almost completely broke their relationship.
After thinking about this, Lin Ajiao hated herself to the core, thinking that from now on, as long as her husband did not leave her, no matter what he did, or how others slandered him or slandered him, she would always be on his side. Even if his choice proves to be wrong in the end, he will die with no regrets.
After patiently waiting for Zhou Yiming and Mrs. Zhou to finish talking, Lin Ajiao did not hesitate anymore. She walked up to Zhou Yiming and was about to speak when she saw Zhou Yiming's eyes and the emotions she had been brewing before. They all disappeared, and they hesitated for a long time, unable to say a word.
It wasn't that Lin Ajiao lost her temper at the critical moment, but the way Yi Ming looked at her made her feel strange and scary, as if she was not his wife but a stranger.
In fact, the reason why Zhou Yiming looked at Lin Ajiao like this was intentional, because Lin Ajiao had disappointed him so much before. He wanted to teach her a lesson and let her remember it better before encountering similar situations in the future. No matter whether she has an explanation or not, she must stand by her unconditionally. Otherwise, no matter how good the relationship between the two is, if such scenes of distrust occur again and again, it will be meaningless for the two of them to live together.
Everyone in the yard saw Zhou Ming and Lin Ajiao standing face to face, but they didn't say a word, and there was an indifferent expression on Zhou Ming's face. All these circumstances showed that Zhou Ming was really angry. Yes, because if it wasn't like this, based on the relationship between him and the young mistress, the two of them would have talked to each other long ago.
When the servants saw this scene, they were secretly worried for their young mistress, because most of them knew Zhou Ming very well and knew that although he usually had a very good temper and was very kind to his servants, the thing he couldn't stand the most was Betrayal, especially by someone closest to you.
These servants were worried about their young mistress while whispering to each other in low voices.
"Do you think the young lady will be forgiven?"
"I think it's disgusting. Our young master can bear anything but betrayal by others. What our young mistress did just now was too outrageous. Just based on Laifu's words, she decided that the young master had done nothing good. If it were me It’s the young master, and I can’t spare her.”
"I also feel that the young master is so lenient to us because we are all servants who have never read books and have insufficient brains. We have been deceived and it is understandable.
But our young mistress is different. She has read books and has martial arts skills. She was deceived by a man, and she still ignored the young master at the critical moment. If the young master forgives her easily, he will be too ungrateful. . "
Zhou Ruhai stood aside and felt worried for his daughter-in-law. He even planned in his heart to see if his daughter-in-law would be forgiven after she admitted her mistake, and then he would decide whether to bow his head and admit his mistake to his son.
After all, there is a lesson learned from the past. If you use it as a reference, you will be much more sure of success if you take action later.
Mrs. Zhou stood next to Yi Ming. She had been very happy since she saw Lin Ajiao coming over just now. She felt that her daughter-in-law was really considerate. At this time, as long as she lowered her attitude and came over to meet her son. If they make a mistake, the couple will definitely be able to reconcile as before.
After all, the son is not such a stingy person. As long as the daughter-in-law gives enough face, he will definitely forgive her daughter-in-law for what she just did.
