The whole village knew that Yue Jiuyue's family had come to visit.
The whole village is getting better and better because of Yue Jiuyue. They all know what kind of people Yue Jiuyue's family is and what kind of person Yue Jiuyue is. Naturally, they stand on Yue Jiuyue's side and gather together to criticize Old Madam Yue.
Yue Jiuyue was unaware of the villagers' behavior; she just felt a headache coming on.
After living a good life for so long, I really don't want any awful relatives to appear in my life, disrupting my rhythm and constantly bothering me.
They could only try to appease her; she wouldn't grant their requests anyway. At worst, when they came to visit again, they would have the servants greet them politely and then see them off politely when it was time for them to leave.
Just like today.
I must say, it was actually quite satisfying.
It's just that people nowadays place too much importance on filial piety. Otherwise, Yue Jiuyue wouldn't have allowed those people to come to her door. She would have locked them out or beaten them out with sticks!
There are still some concerns, so we can only do things that look good on the surface.
Yue Jiuyue rested her chin on her hand, pondering how to deal with the Yue family in the future. Meanwhile, the Yue family mother and her two children, who had been forcibly escorted two miles away, especially the old lady Yue, were currently cursing loudly.
"What kind of damned eighth-rank official is she! How could she treat her own mother and brother like this! When her parents came to visit, she didn't even give them a sip of hot water. Such an unfilial daughter deserves to be struck by lightning!"
Grandma Yue was furious. She was so thin that she looked like a skeleton covered by only skin, and her ferocious expression made her look even more terrifying.
Fortunately, Yue Jiuyue wasn't here at the moment; otherwise, if she had seen it, she probably would have been so frightened that she wouldn't have been able to sleep for several nights.
She was very brave and unafraid to see dead people.
She's also very timid; if she encountered any zombies, she'd be terrified.
Her time travel experience doesn't mean she's not afraid of ghosts and monsters.
It will only make us more respectful, okay?
Grandma Yue continued to curse, as if Yue Jiuyue was her mortal enemy, wishing Yue Jiuyue would die immediately so her son could inherit everything.
Yue Jiabao also joined in the cursing. He was the only son in the family since he was a child and was spoiled. His family never treated his sister like a human being. This was all taught to him by his grandmother.
Only Yue Erya remained silent, following behind without daring to get too close.
"Grandma, I heard those people who came to our house just now bullied you? Who were they? Which village were they from? Tell me! I'll send my brothers to smash their pots and pans!"
Xiao Man'er, having overheard some gossip, angrily set off to demand justice for Yue Jiuyue.
Smashing someone else's pot was a serious way to vent one's anger, since iron was a controlled substance in that era, and it was expensive and hard to find. Many families still used earthenware pots for cooking.
Smashing someone's rice bowl—seriously, no one would do that unless they had a deep-seated grudge. Even if there was no real enmity, it would still create one.
"Yes, that's your great-grandmother, who is also my biological mother."
Yue Jiuyue finished speaking with a smile, and then watched Xiaoman'er struggle with her dilemma.
Little Man'er was truly dumbfounded. She never expected that the wicked woman was actually her grandmother's biological mother!
If she smashed the pot at her grandmother's house, would her father be able to tear her apart?
Xiaoman'er was also a child who grew up in the way her teacher taught her about filial piety. She would never say anything disrespectful just to please her grandmother, let alone do anything unfilial.
From the very beginning, Yue Jiuyue didn't interfere with the children or teach them anything about gender equality. Instead, she let them grow up according to the educational concepts of this world. Yue Jiuyue could only try her best to prevent them from becoming blindly obedient to their parents, and she wouldn't interfere with anything else.
So, Xiaoman lowered her head, not knowing what to do.
Yue Jiuyue didn't make things difficult for her; she just wanted to see how the child would react.
Now that we see it, how should I put it? It conforms to the filial piety that children of this era should have, but it is not blind obedience, and that is enough.
"Alright, let adults handle adult problems. You're still a child. Study hard when it's time to study, and play hard when it's time to play. When you grow up and become an adult, you can solve adult problems."
She didn't want to instill her own ideas in her child; those were her own. The child needed to make judgments and draw conclusions based on what she saw with her own eyes—that was the child's own thought.
Just as she felt that Liu was not a good mother, that she was too cruel to the child, although it's not wrong to live for oneself, since she had given birth to the child, she had to take responsibility and then make adjustments to balance work and family.
Instead of abandoning her husband and children to focus solely on work.
This was just her own opinion, so she never said it to Xiaoman'er or Lin Chaodong.
That's their wife/mother. They can see for themselves what kind of person she is, and they can feel it for themselves. It has nothing to do with Yue Jiuyue.
"oh."
Xiaoman felt a sense of relief, but also a sense of helplessness.
She couldn't bring herself to smash the pot at her great-grandmother's house, but she felt sorry for her grandmother who was being bullied by her great-grandmother. There was nothing she could do.
Stepping out of Yue Jiuyue's courtyard, Xiaoman'er had for the first time the thought of growing up quickly. She wanted to grow up fast so that she could protect Yue Jiuyue.
She clearly remembers what her home used to be like, clearly remembers who made the family better and better, and clearly remembers who took care of her after her mother left.
Xiao Man'er went out to continue playing, but while playing, she was also thinking that the Lantern Festival was coming soon, and she was determined to take Yue Jiuyue out to play with her this year.
When Lin Chaoxi returned, he talked a lot about the battlefield, about how many of his comrades had sacrificed their lives, all of them still very young.
Little Man remembered it. She remembered that life is unpredictable, and that even a very young person can die for some reason.
Now that Yue Jiuyue is so old, Xiaoman'er is afraid that Yue Jiuyue may pass away at any time. So she wants to take Yue Jiuyue around to see the sights, eat and play, because she is afraid that Yue Jiuyue has not eaten and drunk enough and will have regrets when she is gone.
Yue Jiuyue: (*≧ｍ≦*)
She really is her wonderful granddaughter!
That evening, Lin Chaodong returned home and naturally heard about Old Madam Yue bringing her children to their house.
"Mom, Grandma's here? What are they doing here?"
Let's not talk about the past; it's all in the past anyway, and they're living very well now.
Because things are good now, Lin Chaodong doesn't want anyone to ruin this beautiful moment.
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