Zhang Yecheng knew that his mother had not had a good look on her father-in-law's relatives because her daughter-in-law had not given birth to a son in recent years.
He hurriedly said to Mrs. Zhang: "Mom, this is a New Year's gift from Wenyao's brother-in-law."
My mother is impeccable in her treatment of others, but what he is afraid of is that his little sister will say embarrassing things.
Mrs. Zhang is the one who opens the door for business. She welcomes and delivers guests every day and comes into contact with all kinds of customers. Although she is very dissatisfied with her daughter-in-law, she will not disrespect her daughter-in-law in person.
The reason for ignoring Xiuxuan just now was because she was just a child. What do children know?
She would not do this in front of adults. She immediately raised a smile and said kindly: "Brother-in-law is here! Let Wen Yao and Ye Cheng greet you, and I will go to the shop to have a look. You guys have lunch before leaving. Just now The kid is greedy, protects his food, talks nonsense, and makes you laugh. Chengye, Wenyao will prepare some more New Year's goods for your brother-in-law to take back."
How she acts like a mother-in-law in front of her daughter-in-law, how she makes things difficult for her daughter-in-law, she doesn't show it at home, in front of outsiders, and she shows great respect for her daughter-in-law.
After all, she is a grocery store proprietress, and she also needs face.
It was just an accident.
It was her daughter who had just mentioned that the grocery store next door laughed at them, no matter how good their business was, they didn’t even have a grandson, and no matter how much money they made, it was always cheaper for people with a foreign surname. She was so angry.
She also knew that weak families would come to give New Year gifts every year, and every time they bought something at their grocery store, they would be given money.
My son will weigh more, and even charge only one price for the goods. This is what relatives should do, and it really doesn't count in the autumn wind.
She was just angry that the Liu family had given birth to three daughters and that the old Zhang family had lost their incestuous relationship. She could not hold her head up in the family because of being made irresponsible remarks, so she couldn't help but say some things to irritate the Liu family.
If Mrs. Liu could give her a fat grandson, she could use her relatives as her ancestors.
Ruoshui didn't plan to stay long, let alone eat at Zhang's house. No matter what they said in the yard just now, they greeted him with smiles, and he could only pretend not to know. After all, every family has its own scriptures that are difficult to recite.
He smiled and said, "No, I have a lot of things to do at home. I have time to go to the city today to send New Year gifts. I also need to do some New Year shopping and I have to rush home."
Mrs. Zhang then told her son: "Cheng Ye, please prepare some more New Year gifts for Wen Yu and his wife."
She was also worried that her daughter would say some mean words and be rude, so she turned to her daughter and said, "Xiaoli, why don't you discipline your child properly! He only knows how to protect his food. He's not too young to be rude. Also, You take your children to play in the autumn breeze at your parents' house every day, and the place is dirty. Can you clean it up quickly? You don't think it's embarrassing, but I do! "
This also hinted to Ruoshui that what they just said about fighting the autumn wind had nothing to do with them.
Mrs. Zhang is still very cool in front of outsiders. If she were just mean, the grocery store wouldn't be able to grow that big.
Zhang Xiaoli looked at the four pieces of cloth held by Ruoshui and nodded absently.
Those four pieces of fabric looked very good, and one of them, a rose-red brocade, was better than the ones she saw in Jinxiu Square!
Where can a weak family get such good fabrics?
Mrs. Zhang smiled at Ruoshui again and said, "I'm going to make you laugh. Come and sit in the house. The yard has been stained by two naughty boys. Let's eat before leaving. I'll go look at the shop."
Ruoshui was a little embarrassed and smiled: "It's okay. I haven't eaten anymore. We are in a hurry. When my mother comes, we will leave. Besides, the store is also busy. Everyone is busy at the end of the year. Next time I have time with Wen Yu When we come together, we must sit there more often.”
Mrs. Zhang took advantage of the situation and said: "Okay, since you are busy I won't keep you. I'll go to the shop and take a look. There have been a lot of petty thefts at the end of the year."
After Mrs. Zhang finished speaking, she hurried out.
Her son, daughter-in-law, and three granddaughters all walked in. She was really worried that the shop would be understaffed and things would be stolen.
Zhang Xiaoli also smiled: "Brother and sister-in-law, you guys chat, I'm going back to the house!"
After Zhang Xiaoli finished speaking, he took his two sons back to the house.
Zhang Xiaoli married a scholar. Her husband's family lived in a remote mountain and her husband-in-law was studying in the city. They used to rent a courtyard to live in. After renting for a few months, they felt that the rent was too expensive and Zhang Xiaoli didn't know how to cook. I moved back to my parents' home.
Therefore, their family of four has been living and eating in the Zhang family for many years, and being married means not being married.
Zhang Xiaoli also planned to adopt one of his sons to his eldest brother if his eldest brother and sister-in-law failed to give birth to a son, and then inherit the grocery store.
Because she was still counting on her eldest brother and sister-in-law to adopt her son, she didn't dare to say anything blatantly, so she tactfully took her son back to the house.
Liu Wenyao breathed a sigh of relief. She didn't want her father and younger sister's family to know about her situation.
Her mother-in-law had only been mean to her in the past few years, but she was still generally okay with her relatives. She didn't show any dissatisfaction when her father came to live in the city when Heavy Rain brought her father to live in the city.
It was just a matter of accumulation, and after her father left, he became more and more serious about not giving her a good look.
Fortunately, my husband is devoted to me and refuses to take concubines. He also defends me even when her mother-in-law makes things difficult for her. He also loves his three daughters very much, otherwise he would not be able to live this life.
However, Liu Wenyao felt that her mother-in-law would treat her worse and worse because her husband-in-law was too protective of her and refused to take concubines no matter what.
I was married just a few years ago and gave birth to my eldest daughter. When my second daughter was born, things were fine. But after the birth of my third daughter, things got worse and worse.
It's also her stomach that doesn't live up to expectations.
Zhang Yecheng warmly greeted Ruoshui and Ruoxuan into the house, "You sisters, go get snacks and candies for your uncle and cousin. Didn't you say you had something for cousin Xuanbao before? Cousin Xuanbao is here. , take it out quickly."
The three sisters hurriedly ran back to the house to get their things.
Liu Wenyao said loudly: "Sister Rui, bring out the new clothes that my mother made for Xuan Bao and my cousin."
Every year Liu Wenyao would make a new set of clothes for Ruoxuan and Ruobian to wear during the New Year.
As for the other brothers from the weak family, although she did not make it herself, she would give them a suit of cloth.
After all, she usually has to help look after the store, she also has a family to take care of, and she also has to take care of her sister-in-law's family, which is quite busy.
She held Xuan Bao in her arms and asked her if she had been rewarded by the county magistrate and the emperor.
Ruoxuan answered truthfully, and then added: "Those pieces of fabric were given by the emperor. My mother and I specially selected them for my aunt, uncle and cousin to make clothes."
"Hey, how can you give away the things given by the emperor? If my aunt doesn't want it, take it back!"
"It's okay. The emperor gave me a lot. My family can't use them all. Just don't give them away casually! It doesn't matter if your family wears them."
"If you can't use it up, just save it for future dowry. The fabrics given by the emperor can be packed at the bottom of the box. We don't want them. Your cousin has a lot of clothes." What an honor it is to have the things given by the emperor in the dowry? That would make your husband’s family look up to you!
"Auntie, you can leave it to your cousin and the others as a dowry! I also picked out some jewelry to give to my cousin. It's very beautiful, and it's also a gift from the emperor."
"Why did you give them back the jewelry? It was given by the emperor. No, no."
Here Ruoxuan and Liu Wenyao were talking.
Ruo Shui and Zhang Chengye also talked about what happened at home recently.
They had already heard about many things from Master Liu when they went to give New Year gifts to Master Liu when the shop was not busy a few days ago.
The couple were very happy for them.
The weak finally rise up!
After a while, the waiter in the store said that Mrs. Lei was here.
