Jiang Jianhua, his expression stiff, picked up his bag and left.
The clever mother-in-law, Song Yushuang, simply put away the cut-out "double happiness" characters and then invited Yun Tangyin and Yu Xia to have tea together.
It's still pre-Qingming green.
But Yu Xia didn't seem to like drinking it much; aside from taking a symbolic sip when it was poured, she didn't touch it again.
But the smile on her face never changed, and she looked at Yun Tangyin with the eyes of a sister.
Song Yushuang held Yun Tangyin's left hand: "Yinyin, you'll be coming in soon. You're part of our family. If you need anything, just let me know. And if you need anything done, have Acheng do it as soon as possible. Don't be shy with me."
Yu Xia held Yun Tangyin's right hand: "Yes, Yinyin, although I, your sister-in-law, am not related to you by blood, we are sisters-in-law. The lack of blood relation is stronger than blood ties. Just ask, and I will never refuse to help if I can..."
Yun Tangyin smiled.
She knew exactly what Yu Xia was thinking.
Since she said that, it would seem petty of me not to ask for her help.
Yun Tangyin made her expression as sincere as possible: "Sister-in-law, you know what, I do have something I'd like to ask you for help with."
Yu Xia seemed surprised that Yun Tangyin would need her help so soon.
On the one hand, there was doubt, and on the other hand, there was the feeling that this was a good thing.
After all, in everyday family matters, this kind of mutual help is the fastest way to shorten the distance between people.
Yu Xia concealed the glint in her eyes and patted Yun Tangyin's hand with a smile: "What is it? Tell your sister-in-law."
Yun Tangyin looked at her: "Sister-in-law, as you know, Fu Yucheng comes from the military and has many friends, all of whom are good brothers who have risked their lives for him. When he gets married, all those friends should come to the wedding banquet, both out of courtesy and obligation..."
At this point, Yu Xia felt she could already guess what Yun Tangyin was going to say next.
But she maintained her smile and nodded gently, waiting for Yun Tangyin to finish speaking.
Yun Tangyin's smile remained sincere: "I'm new here and haven't officially joined the family yet, so it's not appropriate for me to do these things directly under the Fu family's name. Sister-in-law, do you think you could help me with this?"
The word "handle" is used very cleverly.
The banquet can be arranged, and all the major and minor details of the entire process can also be handled, if Yu Xia agrees to help arrange it now.
Whether Jiang Jianhua gets involved in the wedding or not, it's still a conflict between the two of them.
Yun Tangyin still remembered that last time she tricked Jiang Jianhua out of a radio at the department store. The pained look on her face made it seem like she was going to cause trouble later.
If you want to cause trouble at a wedding, the best way is to find someone you don't get along with to handle it, and put yourself in the position of a victim.
Anyway, don't the two of them like to compete?
This is a perfect opportunity to let the two of them have a good battle of wits, preferably until they are both severely injured, so that Yun Tangyin can reap the benefits.
Although Yu Xia is the eldest sister-in-law, she doesn't have the power to manage the household. The eldest son, Fu Yuanzheng, is adopted, so he can't compare to Fu Yucheng, who is her biological son, nor to Fu Yuanshan, who has the status of being entrusted with a child by a comrade-in-arms. She herself doesn't fight for anything and is like a block of wood...
Therefore, Yu Xia never really got involved in anything at the Fu family's place.
To put it bluntly, in her eyes, Yun Tangyin's initiative to ask her to handle the wedding was giving her an opportunity to demonstrate her abilities in front of Song Yushuang.
Yu Xia nodded hurriedly, "Of course, of course! As your sister-in-law, I'll definitely take good care of it for you!"
It wasn't that she couldn't see through Yun Tangyin's intentions; it was just that this opportunity to perform well in front of Song Yushuang was more important than anything else for Yu Xia, who had always been marginalized.
Yu Xia could already imagine how furious Jiang Jianhua would be when he found out that she, Yu Xia, had organized the entire wedding...
She held Yun Tangyin's hand and said a few more words before happily leaving.
Now only Yun Tangyin and Song Yushuang are left in the room.
Song Yushuang watched the door close again before putting down her teacup, a smile playing on her lips: "Yinyin, you're a smart child."
Yun Tangyin simply smiled faintly: "No way~"
Song Yushuang looked at Yun Tangyin with satisfaction. The more she looked at her daughter-in-law, the more she liked her. She got up and walked away a few steps. When she came back, she had the jade bracelet in her hand.
It's the one that's only for daughters-in-law to wear.
Song Yushuang took Yun Tangyin's left hand and gently put the bracelet on her wrist: "I saw it before, but I wasn't in a hurry to put it on you."
Yun Tangyin lowered her eyes, looked at the bracelet on her wrist, and smiled.
Song Yushuang took Yun Tangyin's hand and placed it on her lap: "Yinyin, from now on, no one in this family will let you suffer any grievances, that's what Mom said."
After speaking, he gently tucked a few stray hairs from Yun Tangyin's temple behind her ear, his eyes filled with a doting and kind look.
Yun Tangyin smiled and nodded: "Thank you, Mom."
She wasn't stupid. Song Yushuang personally put the bracelet on her wrist, which meant she wanted Yun Tangyin to change her address. Of course, she understood.
As expected, Yun Tangyin's "Mom" was as sweet as honey, making Song Yushuang's smile even wider.
She adores her smart and sensible daughter-in-law!
But Jiang Jianhua is no longer happy about it; she's furious!
"Now that we're handing over the ledgers, what are we going to do if Yun Tangyin discovers something fishy?!"
Jiang Jianhua was both angry and anxious, and threw the ledger in his hand directly into Fu Yuanshan's arms.
Fu Yuanshan, wearing a white tank top and green shorts, frowned as he took the ledger.
"Why so suddenly? Did Yun Tangyin ask you for the account book, or did Mom ask for it?" Fu Yuanshan looked at the account book, his brows furrowing even more.
"Mom wants us to settle the accounts and give them to her in the next couple of days! What should we do?"
Jiang Jianhua grabbed a sofa cushion and threw it at Fu Yuanshan: "It's all your fault! You said it wouldn't matter if you were short a month, but it's been almost half a year now, and you still haven't covered the debt. If Mom finds out..."
Fu Yuanshan didn't react much after being hit a few times; he just flipped through the ledger in his hand and pursed his lips.
A calculating glint flashed in her alluring eyes, but in the end, she merely gave a cold smile and stopped Jiang Jianhua's hand: "Doesn't she want to see the account books? Then let her see them!"
Jiang Jianhua was stunned: "Are you crazy?! There's a loss of over a thousand yuan in this account, all of it from the Fu family. If they trace it back to us and pin it on us for speculation, do you even want to live anymore?!"
Fu Yuanshan put a finger to his lips and smiled: "Shh, keep your voice down. It's just a matter of falsifying accounts. I doubt she'll be able to tell. Be good, go inside and get your pen, listen to me."
Jiang Jianhua looked at Fu Yuanshan with suspicion, and actually went to get the pen and came back: "Will this work?"
He had already opened the ledger and pointed to a few key entries: "Stop talking nonsense, just write whatever I say, and change this first..."
Fu Yuanshan sat next to him, squinting as he directed the half-believing Jiang Jianhua to falsify the accounts.
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