Seeing several men glaring at her fiercely, Wu was still a little scared, but when she thought about it, she was Wang Cheng's mother-in-law, so why should she be afraid? She was cunning and arrogant to begin with. After realizing this, she straightened her back and said in a sharp voice, "I am your uncle's mother-in-law, and your grandmother's elder. If you offend me, you offend your uncle, and your grandmother."
These guards are very good at reading people's expressions. The maidservant who is the confidant of the grandmother doesn't like this woman, which shows that it is the grandmother's intention. She spat, "Bah, you are just a country woman, and you dare to call my grandmother an elder. Do you know that my grandmother is a royal lady? You are not worthy! Go, go, don't disturb my grandmother's peace."
When Mrs. Wu heard about the distinguished guest's background, she wanted to curry favor with him even more.
At this time, Wang Cheng and Nanny Li came out.
When Mrs. Wu saw Wang Cheng, she shouted, "Hey, son-in-law, you finally came out. Hurry up and ask your niece to come to my house. Your shack-like place is not big enough to entertain a lady of honor."
Wang Cheng glanced at Old Mrs. Wu and said, "Mother-in-law, let's go. We'll go to your house now." He strode towards the door.
Old Mrs. Wu saw that there was only a woman in her forties following Wang Cheng. Although this woman was also wearing gold and silver, she knew that she was definitely not Wang Cheng's relative because her age did not match.
In order to leave a good impression on the lady in the room, she said loudly and generously, "Why are only these few people going? Where is your niece? You must invite her. Invite my daughter, grandson and granddaughter as well. Those two little monkeys are like worms growing in their throats, craving for meat. Let them have a good meal today."
Wang Cheng had already walked to the door. He turned around and said to Mrs. Wu, "My niece doesn't want to go anywhere, and my brother's mother and I don't want to go anywhere either. My niece bought a lot of meat, enough for them to eat. I went to my mother-in-law's house to return the nine taels of silver. Our two families are finally even, and my brother's mother finally doesn't have to do embroidery work anymore."
Wang Cheng felt relieved when he thought that he was finally clearing all ties with the Wu family. However, he felt sad when he thought about his wife's illness.
Mrs. Wu felt depressed. Not only did her son-in-law not allow her family to marry into a wealthy family, but he also wanted to be clean with her family. This was different from what she and her husband expected. She was anxious and said, "Son-in-law, even though you have married into a wealthy family, you can't stop my daughter from honoring her parents. What do you mean by being clean? What do you mean by being clean? What a heartless thing to say."
Wang Cheng said sadly, "The doctor in the capital is treating my mother. The doctor said that she was tired during the confinement and did not take good care of herself, so she got tuberculosis. If she is not treated properly, she will not live for more than two years." At this point, his voice was a little choked, and he continued, "You sold your daughter for 100 taels of silver, plus interest, a total of 126 taels of silver. Your daughter's eyes are almost blinded by embroidery, and she dared not be idle during the confinement... The doctor said that she can't do embroidery anymore."
The villagers who were standing outside the fence heard what Wang Cheng said. They also knew about the affairs of the two families, and they started talking about it.
"The Wu family is such a piece of shit. How could they force their own daughter like that? Selling the daughter for a hundred taels of silver is cruel enough, and they even added interest. After all, she is their own child."
"If they weren't ruthless, how could they build a big tiled house and buy so much land? They sacrificed a daughter and raised a whole family, and they made a lot of money."
"It's not just about raising a whole family, it's about raising several generations of a whole family! More than a dozen people do nothing but wait for this girl to bring money home."
"Daya is such a good girl, smart and skillful, she has the ability to work for Shui Linglong Embroidery Workshop and bring honor to the girls in our village. If the Wu family treats her well and doesn't push her so hard, she might be able to produce some great embroidery. Tsk tsk, what a pity."
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When Mrs. Wu heard that her daughter could no longer do embroidery, she was even more shocked. She didn't care about whether she was a distinguished guest or not, and shouted, "How could my daughter not be able to do embroidery! Son-in-law, I originally wanted my daughter to be her own daughter, but you fell in love with her and came to propose marriage, so my old man and I helped you two get married. How can you be ungrateful? Let me tell you, my daughter learned the good craft from her grandmother at her mother's home, and it is the craft of my Wu family. Even if she marries into your family, the craft is still her mother's."
There are still such shameless people. Li Mama wanted to slap her twice. She stepped forward and shouted, "How can there be such cruel parents in the world, who let their own daughters become spinsters in order to satisfy their own selfish desires. How can there be such a tyrannical and overbearing mother-in-law in the world, who can say the perverse logic that 'when a woman marries into her husband's family, her crafts must remain in her natal family'. As the saying goes, marry a chicken, follow the chicken; marry a dog, follow the dog. When my aunt married my uncle, she became a member of the Wang family. Everything she had belonged to her husband's family and had nothing to do with her natal family. How is it possible that when a woman marries into her husband's family, her crafts still belonged to her natal family? Do she have to chop off her hands and leave them in her natal family? Tsk tsk, I really opened my eyes today!"
Luo Yuan also came along and said, "Madame Li, there's no need to waste time arguing with this greedy and evil woman. Call the head of Jiuli Village and go to Old Wu's house to settle the account. If Old Wu's family doesn't want to, go directly to the county government office and ask the county magistrate to make the decision. Let the great magistrate see that there are still such shameless and unruly people under his jurisdiction."
Brother Wang volunteered to lead people to find the village head.
Old Madam Wu grabbed Wang Cheng again and cried shrilly, "Son-in-law, now that you have rich relatives, you should also praise your Yue family. How can you take advantage of your power to bully others and try to sever the relationship between our two families..."
The two maids pushed her away and cursed, "If you dare to touch or grab our uncle again, we will not be polite."
Old Mrs. Wu sat on the ground and burst into tears.
Wang Cheng was very sad after hearing what Old Lady Wu said. It turned out that they planned to let their daughter-in-law support them for the rest of their lives. He ignored Old Lady Wu and bowed to the onlookers, saying, "Wang's family has lived here for nine years. Wang has no relatives and is not often at home. His wife and children are taken care of by the neighbors."
After saying that, Wang Cheng bowed to them again. He could never understand why his life was so miserable. His biological father, stepmother, adoptive parents treated him badly, and even his wife's biological parents were like this... Fortunately, he found his sister and had this niece.
He Lizheng followed Wang Xiaodi to Wang's house and had heard what Wang Xiaodi had said on the way. He first clasped his fists and smiled to the guards in the yard, "My house is far away, and I didn't know that the Wang family had guests. I'm sorry, I'm sorry." He frowned and looked at Old Lady Wu for a few times, then said, "I'm sorry to make you laugh, but except for Mrs. Wu, who is a good woman, the others in the Wu family are lazy and don't know what to do. Let's go to the Wu family now. I know the affairs of the two families, and I will be a witness."
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