Seeing Chen Ahfu's expression, Old Lady Chen thought that Chen Shi must be afraid that Hu would ask for more, so he didn't dare to come back. She didn't want to think about Wang and Chen Ahfu's mother and daughter anymore, and scolded Hu, "You are more diligent than anyone else when you go back to your old Hu family, but you come to my son's house and sit there like a Buddha. You don't go over to light the fire, but you are waiting for my son to serve you?"
Mrs. Hu was so angry that she had no choice but to sit in front of the stove and light the fire.
Chen Ye had been unhappy since the incident with the two parrots. These days, she not only coaxed Chen Ye, but also did not dare to talk too much and cause trouble. Chen Ye's attitude towards her improved. However, he never went to help the old Hu family with work again. Once, Hu Laowu asked someone to invite him and his son to the Hu family for a drink, but Chen Ye did not go, and did not allow Chen Agui to go either.
Hu Laowu could put down his pride and please those who were more arrogant than him, but he could not put down his pride and coax Chen Ye. Now, the relationship between the two families is not as close as before.
Old Lady Chen would dislike anyone her eldest son disliked, and she always hated Mrs. Hu. Therefore, Mrs. Hu's life at home was not easy now. She always kept her tail between her legs. If she did something wrong, she would be scolded by the two of them.
She didn't dare to offend the old lady, so she could only glare at Chen Afu fiercely.
After cutting the stewed food, Old Lady Chen led a few men to sit on the kang and drink wine, and then called Da Hu and Da Bao into the house to eat. Chen Ahfu and her daughter were busy in the kitchen rolling noodles and making fried chives and eggs.
Ever since Chen Afu learned to make money, Dabao's status in the Chen family has been rising. Now, not only does he not have to sit in front of the stove to make fire, he can also sit on the kang and eat meat like Dahu.
Mrs. Hu did not dare to eat at the table as before, but continued to sit in front of the stove and continue to light the fire. When she saw the old lady enter the house, she smacked her lips and whispered, "Sister-in-law, there is a new thing going around in our village now. Oh, it's so unpleasant..."
Wang was cutting noodles. After hearing what Hu said, she looked up and asked, "What's new?"
Chen Afu was frying eggs. After hearing what Hu said, he hit the edge of the pan hard with a spatula.
The piercing sound startled Mrs. Hu, and she cursed, "You idiot girl, you scared me to death. Are you still stupid? You're using so much force, aren't you afraid of breaking the pot?"
Wang was upset when she heard Hu scolding her daughter. She was often brainwashed by Chen Afu, who told her that Hu was a bully. Besides, Hu Laowu didn't dare to provoke her family anymore, so there was no need to endure her anger.
So he said to Mrs. Hu with a gloomy face, "Sister-in-law, my Ah Fu's illness has long been cured. Now he is both hardworking and filial. He is much better than some girls. Can you please stop talking about stupidity all the time?"
Before Mrs. Hu could continue speaking, she was startled by Chen Ahfu knocking on the pot.
Chen Ahfu glanced at her coldly and said, "Aunt, we heard a lot of things when we went to Third Uncle's house this time. Do you want me to talk to my uncle about it?"
After hearing this, Mrs. Hu snorted and dared not say anything.
After the noodles were cooked, they were put into a large bowl and brought in. After entering the house, Chen Ahfu discovered that Chen Ahju was also in the house. She had been sitting quietly on the stool behind the door and hadn't said a word, so he didn't know she was there.
She must have come here today to see what gifts the wealthy second wife brought back, and to hear about Chen Aman. Chen Aju and Chen Aman are about the same age. Chen Aju is most dissatisfied with Chen Aman being a city girl. Every time she comes back to her hometown, she dresses better than herself, and many more people praise her than herself.
Several women sat at a large table on the ground floor and started eating.
Wang talked about Chen Shi's recent situation, saying that their braised skewers business was good, but she didn't say how much money they made. She also talked about Chen Afu being the needlework master of the young master of Tangyuan, and designing clothes for the Nishang Embroidery Workshop opened by the Chu Mansion.
Seeing that Mrs. Hu and Chen Aju's eyes were red with jealousy, Chen Afu felt very amused.
Chen Ye and Old Lady Chen were very happy to hear this, especially when they heard that the braised food on the table was braised by Chen Shi's family, and now they were making money from the braised food business and had a close relationship with the steward of the General's Mansion, so they were very happy.
They were even more happy and surprised that Chen Afu became the needlework master of Tangyuan, and said that no one in the village would dare to mess with the old Chen family anymore. Of course, they secretly hoped that Chen Afu would never go and claim her biological father. Now, what these two people are most afraid of is that Chen Afu will know that she is not Chen Ming's biological child, and run to climb up the social ladder to claim her biological father, then the old Chen family has raised her for nothing for so many years.
Chen Ye was happy and drank a little too much. Not only was his face red, but even his eyes were red. He sighed, "If I had known that Ah Fu was so capable, I would not have worked as a farmhand for the Hu family for so many years for free. When Hu Laowu was little, I helped him for the sake of Ah Gui's mother. But when he grew up, he did nothing and asked me to work for his family, and I did. At that time, I thought that although Hu Laowu was a bastard, he had a good brain and could make a living in the neighborhood. I thought that since I had helped him so much, he could also take care of our Chen family. But I never expected that he would be so heartless and put his plan on our Chen family, and not even give me any face. Bah, what a thing..."
He got angrier and angrier as he spoke, and later on he started to curse Mrs. Hu. Chen Agui quickly stopped him and said, "Dad, don't be angry. You've already said that my uncle doesn't recognize his relatives, so why are you still angry? Just stop working as a free laborer for him in the future."
Mrs. Hu was so angry that she gritted her teeth and dared not speak.
Chen Afu interrupted again and said some things about how capable Chen Ayu was, how good Chen Atang was at studying, and how diligent, pretty and likable Chen Aman was.
Old Mrs. Chen smiled and said, "Those three children are really lovable."
After hearing this, Chen Ye said to Chen Aju, "Look, Aman is younger than you, and she does all the housework. You should learn from her. A girl of your age should do something, too."
Old Mrs. Chen also said, "You should have learned to do it a long time ago. A girl this old who can't do anything, what will you do when you marry into your husband's family in the future? Your mother spoils you at your parents' home, but your future mother-in-law and husband won't spoil you."
After the meal, Chen Afu and Wang took out the things that their own family and the third room gave to the first room and the old lady. Chen Afu saw from the corner of his eye that Hu and Chen Aju's eyes were shining.
The silver hairpin for the old lady, the jade-mouthed pipe for Chen Ye, and the silver cloves for Chen Alan were the most eye-catching, making the old lady and Chen Ye grin from ear to ear. The silver cloves for Chen Alan were the ones that Chen Afu bought for himself. Later, thinking that Alan would get married in more than a month, he decided to give them to her. He also told the old lady that he bought these earrings for Alan because she was getting married.
They also took out the silks that they had bought for Old Lady Chen, Chen Ye, and Chen Agui, the satin clothes that Chen Daya had made, and the silk clothes that Chen Shi had made for Old Lady Chen and Chen Ye, as well as some food. The food came not only from the prefectural capital, but also from the provincial capital and even the capital.
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