This silence continued until Song Yushuang got up to go to the toilet.
Jiang Jianhua seemed to finally lose patience, put down the scissors in his hand, and even tapped his shoulder: "It's been a long time since I cut out the character for 'double happiness', my skills have become rusty."
Yu Xia didn't respond to her question, but instead spoke directly to Yun Tangyin: "Yinyin, what else would you like to cut?"
Yun Tangyin smiled and said, "Anyway, I don't know how to cut it either, sister-in-law. You can cut it however you like."
Yu Xia seized the opportunity and started chatting with Yun Tangyin: "How about cutting out mandarin ducks playing in the water? It has a good meaning, and you newlyweds should be this sweet."
Her behavior made it seem as if she and Yun Tangyin were sisters.
Jiang Jianhua, standing nearby, looked at him with disdain, but dared not show it.
In addition, Fu Yuanshan had given her a heads-up, so she now knows that she can't openly confront Yun Tangyin.
Forcing a smile, Jiang Jianhua chimed in, "Yes, our sister-in-law has the most skillful hands in the family. She can cut out any pattern that our third sister-in-law likes, right, sister-in-law?"
here we go again.
It's starting again.
Yun Tangyin ignored him, only fiddling with the red paper in her hand.
Anyway, she doesn't know how, so she'll just sit here and try to imitate what she's doing.
Yu Xia seemed lost in thought. She used to argue with Jiang Jianhua, but now she didn't respond at all.
Instead, her eyes crinkled with laughter as Yu Xia carefully cut out a pattern of mandarin ducks playing in the water: "What else does Yinyin like?"
Don't tell me, really don't tell me.
Yun Tangyin held the paper-cut of mandarin ducks playing in the water that Yu Xia had cut out, examining it carefully from all angles.
She is indeed skillful.
The haircut is even better than what you can buy outside!
Yun Tangyin looked at it and said, "No need for that. Just cut out a few 'double happiness' characters for a festive look. I think this 'Mandarin Ducks Playing in the Water' design is perfect."
That's the truth.
Yu Xia smiled happily: "As long as Yinyin likes it, then my efforts haven't been in vain."
As she spoke, she took Yun Tangyin's hand and patted the back of it: "This is how sisters-in-law should act. Mom will be happy to see this. From now on, you help me, and I'll help you. We're all family..."
Now we're getting to the point.
Yun Tangyin had long known that Yu Xia was trying to win her over and put Jiang Jianhua down. She saw through her intentions but didn't say anything. She just smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, don't be so polite."
Yu Xia was about to respond, but then she paused for a moment, realizing what was happening.
What Yun Tangyin just said was... "Don't be so polite?"
Yun Tangyin still smiled and said, "We're all family, but even brothers keep clear accounts. I'm still young, and if I'm in charge of the household, I'll inevitably do things that offend people. Since you say so, I'm relieved. Please don't get angry with me over this."
After saying that, he looked at Jiang Jianhua and said, "Second sister-in-law, don't you think so?"
This is not only a preventative measure, but also a threat with profound implications.
Jiang Jianhua was stunned.
She didn't say anything!
Yu Xia herself brought up the topic, but how did it end up being asked about her?
Jiang Jianhua couldn't help but glare at Yu Xia, instinctively wanting to say something, but remembering Fu Yuanshan's instructions, she could only force a smile and say, "That's right, that's right..."
What she was really thinking was: Yun Tangyin is talking nicely now, but if she can't manage the household and can't handle things properly, won't she end up having to beg Fu Yuanshan for help?
Thinking this way, Jiang Jianhua became more relaxed, waiting to see the show.
She wasn't even that angry that Yu Xia was so eager to curry favor with Yun Tangyin anymore.
She finished cutting out the last big red "double happiness" character in her hand and glanced at Yu Xia's confident expression.
Jiang Jianhua wondered if Yu Xia had any other tricks up her sleeve.
Yu Xia, who would never take the initiative to be a scapegoat, saw that Yun Tangyin hadn't actually started arguing with Jiang Jianhua. Although she had a smile on her face, her eyes had already darted around the two of them several times.
When Song Yushuang returned, she saw that the "double happiness" characters had already been cut out, and her smile remained unchanged: "Is everything done?"
Yu Xia stood up first: "Mom, everything is ready, just waiting to be put up."
Yun Tangyin also stood up and helped Song Yushuang sit down: "Thank you for your hard work."
Song Yushuang didn't answer Yu Xia. Instead, she patted Yun Tangyin's hand and smiled warmly, saying, "What hardship I'm going through is nothing. Once you're really married into the family, you'll be the one who has to work hard. You'll have to take care of everything, both at home and outside."
This can no longer be called a hint; it's an explicit statement!
Yun Tangyin was well aware that Song Yushuang was deliberately announcing this in front of the two of them, but more importantly, it meant not only that she was about to take over the Fu family, but also that she would become a thorn in the side of the eldest and second eldest sons.
Although she didn't know why Song Yushuang chose this time to provoke her, Yun Tangyin still smiled and said, "I will try my best to do well."
Jiang Jianhua is the kind of person who can't keep things to himself. If he's unhappy, no matter how hard he tries to force a smile, it will look terrible.
Hearing Song Yushuang say this, she couldn't sit still any longer and stood up immediately: "Mom, I'll go back first. I'll see if there's anything I can do to help, and I'll start making arrangements in the next couple of days..."
Song Yushuang called out to her, "Wait!"
Jiang Jianhua stopped and turned around, his heart pounding: "What's wrong, Mom?"
Song Yushuang smiled and said to Jiang Jianhua, "The wedding is just around the corner. You should settle the accounts in the next few days and bring the account books over for Yinyin to review. This will make it easier for her when she enters the family."
Jiang Jianhua's expression visibly froze.
Yu Xia lowered her head, hiding the schadenfreude in her eyes.
Yun Tangyin then began to think.
Could there be any flaws in the Fu family's account books?
In the original story, there seemed to be a plot point at this point, but she was too busy cursing the original author at the time. She only vaguely remembered that it involved some domestic power struggles, which were nothing more than the scheming and infighting among the three sisters-in-law.
Yun Tangyin began to regret not having read it carefully, word by word.
But it doesn't matter. She'll deal with whatever comes her way. She's got a cheat code, what is she afraid of?
Yun Tangyin smiled and said, "Then I'll have to trouble you, Second Sister-in-law."
Jiang Jianhua could only nod with a forced smile: "Of course, I'll go back and tell Yuanshan now..."
Song Yushuang nodded, smiled and waved for Jiang Jianhua to go back, gently telling her to be careful.
To be honest, Yun Tangyin only gained a new understanding of her methods of managing her daughter-in-law at this moment.
That's something they've mastered...
It's estimated that Song Yushuang had long wanted to take back the power of managing the household from Fu Yuanshan, but because of her status as a comrade-in-arms entrusted with the care of his son, if she were too forceful, it would seem that she was not a very decent mother-in-law.
Therefore, having his biological son marry a wife is an excellent opportunity to reclaim power from the Fu family.
Yun Tangyin: What a clever person.
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