Chapter 22 The Squeamish Third Master

The next day, Qi Huaijing paid his respects to Mrs. Yue on time as usual, and gave her a new table in a kind voice. He let her nag for more than a quarter of an hour without saying anything back, which was barely enough to save her face.

Chen Tang sighed inwardly, after all, he was his own son, so he just let it go so easily.

If the daughter-in-law dared to do this, the mother-in-law would probably not be reconciled even on her deathbed. She would sit up in shock in her dying illness and scold her for a while before she would close her eyes.

However, from then on, no one dared to send anyone to the couple.

In this family, no one wants to accept the new table given by the Third Master.

Not long after, Chen Tang quickly discovered that what Qi Huaijing said was true. This sword strike saved a lot of verbal effort and also scared a lot of people.

First, Mrs. Yue was frightened.

She finally gave up the idea of controlling her new daughter-in-law and showed some mercy.

Not only were they exempted from the evening greetings and meals, but even in the morning, no one was allowed to stay and serve them. As soon as the greetings were made, they were sent away early and told to go back to the courtyard to order food and eat on their own.

Every day at the dinner table, she watched Qi Huaijing protecting his new wife as if he were protecting his own eyes, and she was tired of watching it.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Now, Qi Huaijing got what he wanted, Chen Tang reaped the benefits, and even his sister-in-law got some benefit from it.

Secondly, he frightened Qin Jiangyun.

Ever since she witnessed Qi Huaijing swinging his sword on the spot, Qin has become more alert.

She has always been a smart person with a clear mind and sharp eyes. She was originally polite to Shen Tang, and now she is even more humble and polite.

Whenever there was an important matter at home, she would order the maids in charge to ask Third Grandma's opinion first.

Chen Tang was not the kind of person who would act arrogantly once he gained power, and he knew his own limits very well. He simply asked about the whole story, and then asked his sister-in-law to act according to the usual practice.

The two sisters-in-law discussed things with each other and respected each other, creating a harmonious and prosperous family.

In the end…it also frightened Shen Tang.

Because of his sword, Chen Tang, in addition to learning how to manage the household and practicing accounting, began to carefully study her husband's temperament.

The job of housekeeper is easy, with her elder sister-in-law leading the way, so she can just learn it bit by bit.

Accounting is a profound subject.

What are the longmen accounts, unilateral accounts, triangular accounts, and quadrangular accounts... food, clothing, housing, monthly wages for servants, kitchen expenses, farm accounts, family relationships...

Chen Tang felt that he could learn for a lifetime.

Fortunately, Bai Lu had been a maid in a merchant's family since she was young, and had been taking care of things in the courtyard. Although she could not read completely, she was very familiar with the accounts and often helped her answer questions and resolve doubts.

Chen Tang couldn't help but feel deeply moved - it was true that people learn things at different times and specialize in different fields.

However, although being a housekeeper and doing the accounting are difficult, after all, there are people to teach you. But to figure out her husband's temper, she can only do it on her own.

Before, Chen Tang always felt that he and he had known each other for many years and knew each other well.

In previous years, when she looked at her third cousin Qi Huaijing, it was as if she was looking at a person in a painting - for example, the painting of the gentleman among bamboos hanging in her father's study, a handsome and beautiful young man, as bright as a jade tree standing in the wind.

Now, he has gone from being a person in the painting to being the person beside my bed.

She then realized that she couldn't understand him at all...but he could see her clearly.

Whenever she thought of this, she couldn't help but shudder.

He was a difficult person to understand, but no matter how difficult a person was to understand, Chen Tang studied him overtly and covertly, day and night, and slowly figured out the trick.

Qi Huaijing is a very pampered person.

The first is picky eating.

He often went out, and if he had a meal at home, he would send a message back in advance and ask Chen Tang to help him order the dishes.

Every time he took on this job, Chen Tang sighed silently - this person is so hard to support!

Mr. Qi Sanye’s picky eating is simple, but complicated... it’s really complicated!

He won't eat mixed food.

For example, all kinds of stuffed dumplings, buns, wontons, pies, meatballs, snacks, stir-fried dishes made with many ingredients, sticky stews...

He said: "Disgusting."

He also doesn't eat whole food.

For example, whole chickens, ducks, fish, big fat geese, whole chicken legs, duck legs, pork elbows, whole peaches, apricots, big duck pears...

He said: "Vulgar."

He only eats neatly cut meat, freshly fried vegetables, and neatly cut fresh fruits.

Fortunately, I can drink the soup. Of course, it must be a clear and clean soup without any debris.

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At first, Chen Tang felt a little sympathetic towards Madam Yue - how did she raise such a picky eater?

Later, she felt inexplicably nervous - the children she would give birth to in the future would not be as picky about food as him!

The second is to choose clothes.

For a grown man like him, it's quite a headache to figure out how to dress.

He doesn't wear clothes that have been scented with incense because he dislikes the smell of the scent that chokes his nose.

But he... doesn't wear clothes without fragrance, saying it's too bland.

Over the years, the servants have always collected various fresh dried flowers and herbs, washed and dried them, packed them in gauze, and then put them layer by layer into the Third Master's suitcase to leave a faint herbal fragrance.

Chen Tang sighed, this child is really hard to raise!

She felt even more sympathy for Mrs. Yue, and was also more worried about her future.

Not only the scent, he was also very particular about the color of his clothes, and even Chen Tang could not escape his attention.

Chen Tang has been low-key since childhood and likes to wear plain clothes in inconspicuous colors, such as pink, light green, light lilac, and light apricot yellow, so that he can blend in with the crowd.

But Qi Huaijing likes her to wear bright and eye-catching colors.

For example, red, silver red, vermilion, pomegranate red, carmine red, rose red...

Or yellow, apricot yellow, English yellow, goose yellow, peony yellow, sunset yellow...

Very beautiful.

Chen Tang also liked her very much, but he always felt that she was a little too eye-catching, that is... he could see her at a glance in the crowd.

He has his say.

"Since ancient times, people are judged by their clothes and horses by their saddles. You should respect the clothes first and then the people. You are the master, so you have to dress like this to show your authority in front of your servants."

Chen Tang: “…”

In fact, he looks better in red. This color is indeed eye-catching and matches his features well.

But he doesn't wear it often.

Because men's red clothes are different from those of girls, in order to maintain the heroic look, the fabric is often stiffer than that of clothes of other colors.

He felt uncomfortable.

Except for the wedding season, he still wore moon white, smoke black, tea green and other colors, which made him handsome, elegant and pleasing to the eye.

He also has a statement.

"I am a well-known bully in the family. I am used to being a bully. I don't need to use clothes to show my power. Even if I don't wear anything, no one dares to bully me."

Chen Tang: “…”

He looked at Chen Tang's slightly unconvinced expression, smiled gently, and whispered in her ear.

"...Except for you, little devil. You can bully me however you want... It doesn't matter if you are wearing clothes or not... It doesn't matter where you are..."

Chen Tang: "Oh my, you..."