Just as I was about to turn around and go back, there was another knock on the door.
"Moon Maiden, we've come to see Mother. Please open the door."
Visiting her mother? How long has Madam Xu been at the Song family's house? Neither her son nor her daughter-in-law has come to see her even once. Her daughter just got married yesterday, and she's here to see her mother today?
They're not even afraid of being struck by lightning for saying that.
"Moon Lady, who's outside?" Old Madam Xu asked upon hearing the noise.
"Oh, someone I don't recognize, they must have gone to the wrong door."
She was terrified they would come to the Xu family's door back then; she'd never forget their faces.
Yesterday, the Duke's mansion held a grand wedding ceremony, drawing crowds from all over the capital to watch the spectacle, including the Xu family.
They originally went to see which family's daughter was so lucky to marry into the Duke's mansion, but unexpectedly, the wedding procession ended up at the Song family's residence.
In terms of age, Song Ning is the only member of the Song family who is old enough to marry Xie Linzhou.
This caused an uproar throughout the entire Xu family.
They used to look down on the Song family for being poor, but now that the Song family has climbed up to a higher social status, how can they feel good about it?
“I knew we went too far before,” said Xu Wenxing, the second master of the Xu family.
Grandpa Xu lowered his head and remained silent, probably blaming himself.
Madam Xu curled her lips: "No wonder Mother wanted to leave home before. It turns out she knew that the Song family had climbed up the social ladder and rushed to seek refuge with them."
Before he could finish speaking, Old Master Xu glared at him coldly and said, "Shut up!"
Madam Xu immediately fell silent, glanced at Madam Xu the Second beside her, and asked with a smile, "Sister-in-law, what's your opinion?"
Madam Xu smiled gently: "What can I do? My elder brother is here, so he has to make the decision."
Old Master Xu looked at the two of them and asked, "Do you want to come to the Song family's door?"
Madam Xu couldn't sit still any longer: "Of course, Yue Niang is a member of our Xu family. Now that she's related to the Duke's mansion by marriage, we relatives naturally have to pay her a visit. We are Yue Niang's true family."
Although everyone in the family thought so, even Madam Xu the Second had to admire her sister-in-law.
My sister-in-law was the first one who didn't want Yue Niang to come back, and she put in a lot of effort. Now she can still say such things. I really admire her thick skin.
The eldest and second eldest Xu family members were unaware of what their wives had done, thinking that the Song family would surely understand since Yue Niang hadn't acknowledged the Xu family before.
I decided right then and there to visit them tomorrow.
On this day, the Xu family seemed to come alive again, and everyone took out their best clothes, preparing to visit the Song family the next day.
As soon as the eldest and second eldest sons of the Xu family got off the carriage, they saw that their wives were being refused entry by Yue Niang.
As he stepped forward, Madam Xu and Madam Xu automatically stepped back behind him.
Grandpa Xu stepped forward and knocked on the door, calling out, "Moon Lady, it's me. I've come to see my mother. Please open the door."
When Liu Yuelan heard that the person knocking on the door had changed, her face darkened even more. What a shameless family! Both families are in such a state, yet they still have the nerve to come here.
She didn't want to open the door, but the Xu family kept knocking, which made the neighbors think something had happened.
The neighbors all knew that the Song family had married off their daughter yesterday, to a mansion owned by a duke. Now that they had just married off their daughter and climbed the social ladder, they were ignoring their relatives.
However, some people spoke up for the Song family: "Who are these people? The Song family has been here for so long, how come we've never seen them before?"
"Is there even a question? The Song family married off their daughter yesterday, and today relatives are already coming to their door, probably to freeload."
"It's hard to say. I know the Song family well. They're all good people. It's impossible for them to abandon their relatives just because they've become successful. We neighbors even received some of their wedding gifts yesterday."
There are few in the entire capital who dare to offend the Duke's family through marriage. With the Duke's family as their backer, they can walk sideways in the capital. Wouldn't everyone have to come up and curry favor with them?
Madam Xu's expression darkened upon hearing the surrounding whispers, but it didn't matter. The Xu family was about to prosper, so why should they care about these comments?
Liu Yuelan opened the door from the inside and asked with a stern face, "What do you want?"
Grandpa Xu immediately smiled and said, "Moon Lady, we've come to see Mother."
“My mother said she doesn’t want to see you. Please leave.”
She also has a temper. The old lady Xu left the Xu family, and the nanny told her about it. She couldn't wait for her to leave, but now she's pretending to come and see her mother.
That's hilarious.
I used to think these two older brothers were nice people, but now I realize that birds of a feather flock together. No wonder the Xu family declined. With men like them who have no opinions of their own, it would be abnormal for the Xu family not to decline.
After saying that, he was about to close the door.
Xu Wenjie, the eldest son of the Xu family, rushed forward to block the door: "Yueniang, we really came to see our mother. After all, she is our own mother. It's been so long, we should come and see her."
Before Liu Yuelan could speak, Old Madam Xu's voice rang out from behind: "Are you here to see this old woman, or did you hear about the Song family's daughter's wedding yesterday and want to curry favor?"
Grandpa Xu was speechless for a moment: "Mother, I..."
"Didn't I say that once I leave the Xu family, you are not allowed to set foot in the Song family's house again? If you don't listen, this old woman will break your legs!"
Old Madam Xu knew this day would come. She made those definitive statements back then so that one day these unworthy descendants of the Xu family would come knocking on her door.
I can't believe it. She made such a solemn promise back then, and now she actually has the nerve to show her face. How could she have given birth to two such shameless children?
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