Madam Qu's expression changed from cold to stern. "My eldest daughter-in-law, even if he gets married and has children, or even grandchildren, you as a mother should also take good care of him. Why do you say this?"
Madam Qu tilted her head slightly and said, "The boss has become ill due to overwork. Could it be that this is the result of your neglect?"
Duan pursed her lips, reached out to pick up the silk handkerchief on the table, held it in her palm, opened her mouth slightly and tried to say something, but finally held back. She didn't know how many words and thoughts went through her mind, but Duan finally began to speak, "Since Master passed the imperial examination, he has had chest pain and chest tightness all day long. I asked him the reason, and he said it was because he had a high fever when he was a child and didn't recover, so the teacher lifted him up from the bed to read, and then he got sick."
Madam Qu looked at Duan, "What do you mean?"
Mrs. Duan's expression was very calm. "I have no other intentions. It's just that the root of the illness in Master's body has existed since he was a child. Even if I have great abilities, I can't make a man who has always been strong die suddenly. Mother's complaints are unreasonable."
Old Madam Qu's eyes widened and she gasped rapidly a few times.
Chen Laowu stood quietly beside him with his head down, his face completely hidden in the darkness. No one knew what his expression was. He just looked relaxed with his shoulders drooped, not at all nervous because of the quarrel.
Xu from the second room was a little anxious, and reached under the table to tug at her sister-in-law's sleeve.
Her eldest sister-in-law is good in everything, she is talented, has a good family background, and is lucky, but she is not good at all, and she refuses to give in. When she followed her eldest uncle in his post, they were far away from each other, and when she came back for a short time during the Spring Festival, her mother-in-law would only flatter, obey, and care for her. Now that her eldest uncle is gone, her eldest sister-in-law has returned to Xuancheng. She was very popular for many years, but now she is starting to stink when she is close to him.
The specific manifestation of being close to the stinky is that the eldest sister-in-law and the mother-in-law can't get along. One says the front door building, and the other says the gun head. The mother-in-law is strong-willed, and the eldest sister-in-law is cold. The mother-in-law is so angry that smoke comes out of her head, but the eldest sister-in-law still looks as cold as ice...
She was caught in a world of ice and fire. She was very anxious. Very anxious.
Not to mention that a harmonious family is the foundation of everything, just one point, if the city gate catches fire, it is easy for innocent people to be affected!
Whenever the two of them fought, she was always the cannon fodder in the end.
Unfortunately, she still remembered eating but not being beaten. For example, now, she couldn't resist the urge to open her mouth to stop the fight - "Why are you talking about uncle again... Uncle just celebrated his death anniversary, and everyone is sad. My sister-in-law didn't mean that either, and my mother didn't mean that either..."
Madam Qu glanced over with a burning gaze, "You understood what I meant and what your sister-in-law meant. You are the only one in the world who understands!"
Mrs. Xu's face turned red instantly: If you have the guts, go and compete with my sister-in-law...Why do you always scold me?
Only her injury achieved.
What a mouth she has! She is really an idle lady, Miss Xu!
The eldest sister-in-law Duan lowered her eyes slightly, pulled up her sleeves, and said calmly, "Erlang is different from his father. His father is easily influenced, but Erlang has his own ideas. He is such a grown-up man, he knows what to do and what not to do. Mother, you should relax."
Without waiting for Madam Qu to react, Duan stood up and said goodbye. Without making any eye contact with Chen Laowu, she walked straight out.
There was still a piece of roast duck between Xu's chopsticks.
The clamps are all clamped.
After some hesitation, Xu decided to use Mrs. Qu's bowl as the final destination for the roast duck, and also picked up a few scallion shreds and a piece of dough.
Where did you get the conclusion that I still have the appetite to eat roast duck at this moment! ?
——Old Madam Qu looked at Xu in disbelief. After calming down for a while, she let out a long sigh and pinched her nose while telling Xu, "You should also go to eat. I'll talk to your fifth uncle."
Xu nodded quickly. Her chubby face matched her husband Chen Cai very well. After putting the roast duck away, she wiped her hands on her skirt and walked out.
Madam Qu motioned for Chen Laowu to sit down and said, "Tell me in detail."
Chen Laowu replied "yes", bent down and sat halfway on the stool, and said with a smile, "The Jingxian shop is doing well under Afu's management. Manager Dong and Master Li are both capable. Now they have swallowed up Songji and done a lot of things. It seems that our business in our hometown is doing very well. Afu has always been unreliable, and now you have thrown him out to fend for himself. He is a man who can stand up on his own..."
Chen Laowu wanted to say more, but Old Lady Qu waved her hand to stop him, "Don't talk about others, just talk about Erlang."
Chen Laowu looked in the direction where Duan had just left.
Madam Qu said impatiently, "Don't worry about them. Women are kind-hearted and think that tolerance is love, but they don't know that tolerance is indulgence!"
He waved his hand again, "Tell me in detail about Erlang's recent situation. I heard a little about the incident two months ago when Master Qiao of Qingcheng Mountain Academy was taken away by the government. I thought it would not affect Erlang's studies, but now that you mention it, I think I neglected it."
Chen Laowu rubbed his hands awkwardly, as if he felt guilty for the quarrel between the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law caused by him, and changed his tone while speaking, "Alas - I was also distressed to see Erlang suddenly become thin. I didn't consider that my nephew's wife was also there. Now I think what my nephew's wife said makes sense. This Master Qiao has many students all over the world, and he is also a third place winner in the imperial examination. The Qiao family has a strong foundation in the capital, and the son-in-law of the Qiao family has a title. Master Qiao has many opportunities to make a comeback - our Erlang stepped forward to clean up the mess at this time, so that the Qiao family can see his sincerity!"
"Disaster!"
Madam Qu's nose was sore and after rubbing it for a while, it finally felt better. "Unless the Ningyuan Marquis returns from Fujian in one piece and is cleared of the charge of treason, the Qiao family can be restored with dignity."
Chen Laowu looked like he was hearing this for the first time and said hesitantly, "Then...then isn't our Erlang doing useless work?"
Madam Qu pursed her lips tightly and did not answer.
Chen Laowu thought for a moment and then said, "Not only that, I heard that Jin Jie'er..."
Madam Qu's expression eased a little, "What happened to Sister Jin?"
Chen Laowu accurately grasped the change in Madam Qu's expression and smiled, "It's nothing, but I heard that Jin Jie'er has a close relationship with the Qiao family. She even took his only daughter to our old house to raise her after Master Qiao was imprisoned."
Madam Qu frowned slightly.
Chen Laowu smiled again, "It's okay to keep her. We can afford to keep a girl, but what should we do in the future? As my sister-in-law said, we don't know whether the Qiao family will live or die. We can earn a reputation of loyalty and integrity when we are classmates in Erlangbang Mountain Academy, but...if we keep the daughter of a criminal in the Qiao family without permission, if it gets out, will others think that our family is following Master Qiao to help him do things such as collusion with the enemy, treason, and anger the court?"
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