If it were the old Yao family steward, Zhou Dashan would have had no choice but to tolerate any shortcomings.
If his daughter-in-law were in charge of the household now, and things didn't go her way, she could say whatever she wanted.
Just as Ning Huan was about to say something, Zhou Jing'an, who was standing to the side, said on her behalf, "Father, since we have already separated the family, it is not appropriate for her to come back and manage the family affairs."
Upon hearing this, Madam Liu's eyes lit up immediately. Ning Huan was not suitable to manage the household, and Liu Feng was just a lowly concubine, so she was even less likely to manage the household.
Although Zhou Lan is the eldest sister, she lives with the Zhou family matriarch. Zhou Yan is the second sister, but she is still an unmarried daughter. Will the responsibility of managing the household fall to her?
But Liu Feng, who was standing to the side, tugged at Zhou Dashan's sleeve somewhat unwillingly. Now that Yao Shi had been divorced, wouldn't it be perfect for her to take charge of the household?
But Zhou Dashan had just been frightened by Zhou Jing'an's gaze, so he was now saying he dared not mention Steward Liu Feng again.
He looked at his eldest daughter-in-law, Liu, and said, "Since it's inconvenient for the third daughter-in-law, why not let the eldest daughter-in-law manage the household?"
Seeing Zhou Jing'an nod in agreement, Liu Shi was overjoyed and quickly replied, "Father, don't worry, I will definitely manage our household in an orderly manner."
She thought that after she took charge of the household affairs, all the money would be in her hands, and all that money would belong to her.
I was incredibly happy.
At this moment, Zhou Yan spoke up, "I disagree. I also want to manage the household."
If it were anything else, what if Liu took over the household management and withheld all of her dowry? How would she get married in the future?
When Liu saw that Zhou Yan actually wanted to compete with her for the management of the household, she smiled faintly and said, "I'm telling you, sister-in-law, not to say anything else, but you are not married yet and are staying at home. What will happen to the household after you get married?"
"A married daughter is like water spilled from a cup. If you want to manage the household, then go manage it in your future husband's family. Forget about your own family."
Seeing that Zhou Yan's expression had changed and she was about to clash with Liu Shi, Zhou Dashan shouted from the side, "Stop arguing, Er Yatou. Your sister-in-law is right. You are still an unmarried daughter. If people find out, they will think that no one in our family can manage the household."
"If you really want to manage the household, you can ask your sister-in-law to share some of the household chores with you, and the two of you can manage the household affairs together."
After thinking for a moment, Madam Liu quickly said, "Then why don't we let Second Sister try to manage the household chores? Let her be in charge of all the housework."
Hearing this, Zhou Yan quickly shook her head. She wasn't stupid. She didn't want to do housework while Liu Shi left her with tasks like managing money.
"No need, I have no objection to my sister-in-law managing the household. However, since Father has mentioned that I will get married in the future, my sister-in-law must prepare my dowry. I can't be left out."
Madam Liu nodded and said with a smile, "Don't worry, your sister-in-law will definitely not treat you unfairly."
Even so, Zhou Yan didn't feel much better. No matter what, Liu was her sister-in-law, and Yao was her own mother.
Even now, she still finds everything unbelievable. How could her father divorce her mother for no reason? In just one day, her mother was sent back home and her sister-in-law took over the household management.
It's all because of Liu Feng, who seduced my father. If it weren't for her, our family wouldn't be in this mess now.
Liu Feng, standing next to Zhou Dashan, was also feeling extremely distressed. She had initially chosen Zhou Dashan simply because of his wealthy family background and his caring nature.
But now it seems that everything Yao said about him was true. Zhou Dashan was a complete coward, afraid of both Yao and Zhou Jing'an. How come she didn't see that Zhou Dashan was a cowardly bully who preyed on the weak?
Thinking of this, Liu Feng began to feel a bit disgusted with Zhou Dashan in front of her, but there was nothing she could do about it now.
Now that the eldest son's wife, Liu, has been appointed to manage the household, the Zhou family members dispersed, seeing that there was nothing else to worry about.
As he was leaving, Zhou Jing'an seemed to remember something and turned back to Liu Shi, saying, "By the way, now that it has been decided that you, sister-in-law, will be in charge of the household affairs, I must remind you that you must manage the household affairs properly."
"As for the chores at home and the affairs outside, sister-in-law should also take care of them so that no one in the family is idle."
Then, she glanced meaningfully at Liu Feng, who immediately nodded knowingly and said, "Third brother, don't worry. With me managing the household, there will definitely be no idle people around."
But these words not only made Liu Feng's expression change, but even Zhou Yan, who was standing next to her, felt uncomfortable. She thought to herself: Could it be that Madam Liu is going to assign me work too?
Zhou Dashan understood Zhou Jing'an's meaning and took Liu Feng's hand, saying, "That won't do. Xiao Feng still has to take care of me. Let her rest when she's not busy. Didn't Yao Shi also rest when she wasn't busy before?"
Zhou Jing'an raised an eyebrow and said, "Father, Liu Feng is just a concubine. Mother is the legal wife of the family. How can a concubine compare to the legal wife? Even when she doesn't take care of things, she still has to do some housework."
For no other reason than that Liu Feng, a woman who had only been in the family for a few days, was able to get Zhou Dashan to divorce Yao Shi, which shows that she had been secretly plotting against Zhou Dashan as well.
Since she's not exactly a quiet person, let her do more work. Only when she's physically tired will she be too preoccupied to think about these things.
On the way back, Ning Huan was also somewhat emotional, wondering how things had suddenly come to this.
Just like Zhou Jing'an, she plotted to get Liu Feng into the Zhou family, simply to distract Yao Shi and prevent her from causing trouble in her own home all the time.
However, Yao's actions caused Zhou Dashan to divorce her and send her home.
"I don't know what Yao was thinking. She managed to ruin such a good life."
Ning Huan shook her head. She had thought that Yao Shi wasn't very smart, but she hadn't expected her to do something like this.
Looking at Ning Huan, Zhou Jing'an thought to himself: If Yao Shi had half of Ning Huan's intelligence, she probably wouldn't be in this predicament today.
The Zhou family might even get better and better.
He shook his head helplessly: "It's all her fault. No matter how much trouble she causes, Father always lets her have her way. That's why she thinks that Father will never divorce her no matter what."
“But now that Liu Feng has entered the family, Father will definitely not treat her the same way as before. It’s just that she doesn’t understand, and she makes Father lose face in front of so many people, and she refuses to say anything nice.”
"She brought herself to the point of being divorced step by step, so she has no one to blame but herself."
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