Chapter 38 She can withstand it
"Shouldn't there be a suitable reason for a father-in-law to make his daughter-in-law and Ke'er kneel down?"
Song Yichui's hands trembled slightly at her sides as she bit her lip hard to keep her tears from falling.
He mustered his courage, but his voice still trembled with emotion.
Marquis Anping's eyes widened in disbelief that Song Yi would dare to ask him a question in return.
"The reason? The reason is that you disrespect your elders and fail to properly educate your children."
"When the daughter-in-law entered the house, the mother-in-law vomited blood. As the daughter-in-law, she should naturally serve her mother-in-law first, and then pay her respects to her father-in-law."
The father-in-law reprimanded his daughter-in-law for being a step too slow in her greetings. May I ask, father-in-law, shouldn't the daughter-in-law have ignored her mother-in-law's vomiting blood and first offered her greetings?
"you!"
Marquis Anping's face turned ashen.
Of course, he couldn't say such heartless things as ignoring He Shi in front of her.
Madam He covered her mouth with a handkerchief, coughed twice, and said, "Madam Song is right. I was spitting blood when she came in."
Anyone with a modicum of filial piety and human compassion would have come to take care of me first, wouldn't they? Besides, Madam Song did offer you her respects."
Song Yi knelt down with a thud, covering her face and weeping.
"My daughter-in-law is stupid and clumsy. I beg my father-in-law to enlighten me. My mother-in-law is weak and often vomits blood and faints."
If a similar situation were to occur again, should the daughter-in-law prioritize caring for her mother-in-law or first pay her respects to her father-in-law?
Marquis Anping was speechless.
What was he supposed to say? He couldn't very well just blatantly say that he had to pay his respects first and didn't care about He's life or death, could he?
If this gets out, people will talk behind his back.
"How dare you talk back to your elders!"
Song Yi knelt on the ground, wiping away tears, but spoke clearly, word by word.
"The daughter-in-law is kneeling, not talking back, but... asking for instructions."
"Please give me some guidance, Father-in-law, so that I won't make mistakes in the future." Having received this guidance, the daughter-in-law immediately took Ke'er to kneel down in the corridor.
Marquis Anping almost couldn't catch his breath.
It was just a pretext that came up on the spot, so how could he be made to make it clear?
Damn it, normally if Song says a few scary words, I'll be terrified and hide away to cry.
What medicine did I take today?
How dare you contradict him?
It's like he's become a completely different person.
But upon closer inspection, Song was still covering her face and sobbing, just like usual.
It's just that crying today made him even more upset.
Marquis Anping angrily said, "And what about Li Nanke? She doesn't even call me grandfather willingly. Does she even respect me as her grandfather?"
Song Yi's expression changed slightly, and she subconsciously covered her daughter even more thoroughly.
The tears started falling even faster.
"Ke'er usually respects her father-in-law the most. She was just worried about her father and was momentarily distracted."
My daughter-in-law will definitely teach her in the future that when she greets her grandfather, she should not be distracted by anything.
Not even her father or her own grandmother.
He nodded repeatedly as he listened.
"That's how it should be. Ke'er, have you remembered your mother's words? From now on, paying respects to your grandfather is the most important thing."
Even if His Majesty issues an imperial edict summoning me, I cannot delay in paying my respects to my grandfather.
Li Nanke's eyes darted around, and he answered loudly and clearly.
"My granddaughter has remembered her grandfather's teachings. From now on, no matter who it is, I will never be able to stop myself from bowing and greeting my grandfather."
Marquis of Anping...
Damn it, how did this become his teaching?
If Li Nanke goes out and causes trouble, wouldn't he be the one to take the blame?
Marquis Anping's neatly trimmed short beard trembled repeatedly before he finally managed to squeeze out a sentence through his teeth.
"Alright, get up. I didn't mean that. I just wanted to teach Ke'er a lesson since she's always being naughty."
If she were even half as obedient as Xin You, I wouldn't have punished her today.
Li Nanke hid behind Song Yi and pouted.
The Xinyou mentioned by my grandfather is Li Xinyou, the daughter of my second uncle and aunt.
Song Yi wiped away her tears and pulled Li Nanke to her feet.
"It's good that my father-in-law didn't mean it that way. I also think he's not that kind of heartless person."
Marquis Anping was so angry that his teeth itched. Seeing that his plan to force him to kneel and demand money had failed, he simply asked for it directly.
"I heard that Madam Qian colluded with Manager Liu to embezzle a lot of your money, but it has been recovered today?"
Tomorrow, give the remaining silver to your second son's wife and put it into the public account.
"Li Yongfeng, you.....cough cough cough."
Lady He, the wife of the Marquis, was so angry that she coughed a series of times. She hadn't expected him to ask for it so directly.
Marquis Anping snorted coldly.
"What are you yelling about? This is settled."
Then, looking up at Song Yi in a matter-of-fact tone, he said, "Don't feel like your family is bullying you."
There wasn't much money left in the house to begin with, and then that scoundrel of an older brother was dismissed from his post, and I was also penalized with a pay cut.
There's been almost no income for the family in the last six months, and the second son's wife has started cutting back on spending. Now, we can't even afford three dishes and a soup for dinner.
"You have money but don't share it, watching your family starve. That's selfish!"
Then, in a tone of bestowal, he continued:
"Anyway, your family of three needs to eat and drink. This money isn't just for others to use. We're all family, so don't feel like you're being treated unfairly."
"If you pay the money, I'll tell my second son's wife to add an extra meat dish to your room every day."
Song Yi stared wide-eyed in surprise.
She's been crying a lot these past two days, and her eyes were already swollen like walnuts.
My eyes were wide open, swollen and sore, which was very uncomfortable, but it was nothing compared to the pain in my heart.
If her stepmother's scheming for her dowry brought her sadness and distress, then the Marquis of Anping's direct demand for her dowry infuriated her.
How can people be so evil!
She was so angry she wanted to cry again.
While crying, she asked, "Heavens, is the manor already so poor? Are we about to starve?"
Has my second brother's wife also paid her dowry?
Marquis Anping choked.
The second son's wife's dowry naturally could not be handed over.
“You’re the eldest sister-in-law, you should go first and set an example for your younger siblings.”
Song Yi was very sad and asked timidly, "But is it my second sister-in-law who manages the household? Father-in-law said that my second sister-in-law has a good sense of style and is a good housekeeper."
I was foolish and ignorant; I should have learned from my second younger brother and sister-in-law. They should have been my role models.
Marquis of Anping...
She did say that.
Song Yi wiped away her tears, seemingly having made a great decision, and revealed a righteous and awe-inspiring expression.
"Don't worry, Father-in-law. If my second sister-in-law is going to do it, I will too. We will eat meat and vegetables together. We are all the same daughters-in-law. Father-in-law cannot favor only our branch of the family."
"If things really get really bad... and we're really starving, I... I'll definitely be the first to stick my head out and drink with my whole family."
We're all family, I... *sobs* I can withstand the northwest wind.
Song Yi cried so hard that she trembled all over, swayed unsteadily, and almost fainted.
Marquis Anping was so angry he nearly fell backward.
"You...you!"
He pointed at Song Yi for a long time without uttering a single curse.
In the end, he could only leave angrily, his face dark, as he flicked his sleeves.
Song Yi watched him leave, then subconsciously looked at her daughter.
Li Nanke's eyes sparkled, and she stretched out her two little hands, giving two thumbs up.
Two sweet dimples were visible.
"Grandfather left because of you, Mother, you're really something."
"Really...really?"
Song Yi was so dizzy from crying that she couldn't stop and hiccuped.
I couldn't believe I had received praise from my daughter.
Waaaaah.
Has she become a useful crybaby?
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