Yu Zhou was not happy and said, "That girl knows how to be nice to the people in the second house, but unfortunately she is very vindictive. Your father treats her well and buys cloth for everyone in the second house, but she is not respectful to the elders. I don't know if she does it on purpose!"
Yu Ruhai couldn't help feeling annoyed after hearing this. Seeing Yu Jiao being nice to the people from the second house, he felt very disappointed.
If he hadn't decided to buy Meng Yujiao for the fifth brother, how could the second branch have had this blessing?
"You better stop talking. I've already told you that the girl is smart and won't suffer any loss. I asked you to treat her better. If you really treat her well, we won't be without the cloth today." Yu Ruhai started to blame Yu Zhoushi instead.
Yu Zhou was naturally unhappy to hear what he said. It was obvious that he wanted to take control of Meng Yujiao at the beginning. She disliked Meng Yujiao because she was the one who broke the rules first. If she hadn't climbed into Jin Yan's bed and that happened, she might have been able to treat Meng Yujiao with some kindness. After something like that happened, no matter how capable Meng Yujiao was, she would not like her.
Yu Zhoushi did not dare to say these words, and only said, "I have never treated her harshly. Which girl or daughter-in-law is as unruly as her?"
Zhao said, "Dad, this is not Mom's fault. It's Meng Yujiao who is too willful. You can't let Mom treat her like an aunt and serve her, right?"
Yu Ruhai glanced at the two of them calmly and sighed, "No one comes to see me anymore. Our Yu family depends on her, and we still have a long way to go. If this continues, even if the second branch gets a room full of good things, it won't be your turn."
Yu Zhou and Zhao each had a thoughtful look on their faces.
In the west room, Zhang teased the little girl, Jie Geng, in Wang Mengyan's arms, and said with emotion, "The good days of the second house are coming. This person really can't look at the present."
Some time ago, Yu Mengshan broke his leg, and the second branch was on the verge of having trouble making ends meet. Song cried all day long. But things have changed, and now the second branch is doing well, with constant laughter and joy.
Wang Mengyan knew that her mother-in-law had no bad intentions. She said these words out of envy, and she would never be jealous like the third wife. She smiled and said, "When the third brother passes the imperial examination, mother's good days will come."
Speaking of Yu Zhizhou, Zhang couldn't help but feel sad, "Your father and I are not talented. Others have decent clothes for the provincial examination, but our Zhizhou is shabby."
Wang Mengyan was about to comfort her when there was a knock on the door. Wang Mengyan stood up holding the child and lifted the bamboo curtain.
Yu Fuling walked in with a bamboo green cloth in her arms, smiling, and said crisply, "Aunt, Sister Mengyan, this is the cloth Yu Jiao picked for my third brother. She said that the provincial examination is coming soon, and we can't let other people dress up in fancy clothes while our third brother doesn't have decent clothes."
Zhang's complexion improved instantly. She never thought that the second wife still cared about their Zhizhou and even bought cloth for Zhizhou to make new clothes.
She took the cloth from Yu Fuling and said happily, "How can I be so embarrassed... Third brother is going to take the provincial examination, and this cloth is really a timely help. Auntie, please don't be polite. Please thank Miss Meng for Auntie."
"Don't be polite, Auntie. We are all family members. We shouldn't favor one over the other. Second and fourth brothers have new clothes, so third brother can't be left out." Yu Fuling wanted the eldest wife to remember Yu Jiao's kindness, and said, "Yu Jiao is very thoughtful. Although she is young, she is a thoughtful person."
Zhang was now filled with gratitude towards Yu Jiao, and said with a smile, "That's right, I told your mother before that the girl is a kind and grateful person. With such a considerate and filial daughter, your parents will have someone to rely on when you get married."
Yu Fuling took out two buns wrapped in paper from her bosom and stuffed them into Wang Mengyan's arms. "Sister-in-law, these are the meat buns we brought back from town. They are still warm. Give them to little Platycodon."
After Wang Mengyan took it, she said softly to the little Platycodon in her arms, "Hurry up and thank your aunt."
The little girl reached out to grab the bun and said in a tender and soft voice, "Thank you, auntie."
Her speech was not clear yet, and she called her aunt "Gugua", which made Yu Fuling laugh.
After Yu Fuling left, Wang Mengyan tore the buns into small pieces with her hands and fed them to little Platycodon. Although the little girl didn't understand anything, she knew what was delicious and what was not, so she only ate the filling and spit out the skin.
Zhang smiled from ear to ear when she saw this, and caressed the bamboo green fabric on the bed lovingly, saying, "Meng girl is a good girl, so thoughtful that she still cares about Zhizhou. I don't know how to thank her."
While Wang Mengyan was educating Little Platycodon not to only eat meat fillings, she said, "Mom is right. We should put two good things together. She knows what is good and what is bad. We just need to be kind to her."
Zhang nodded, then thought of something else and said, "What do you think of your second uncle's idea of making oil-paper umbrellas and selling them?"
Zhang had already told Yu Zhixing about making umbrellas, and Wang Mengyan had also heard about it. She said, "I think this is feasible. Although my husband is not well educated, he can paint. Besides, the paintings on the umbrellas are not bought for collection, so they don't have to be very good, as long as they look good."
"Your father and I also think it's feasible." Zhang whispered, "Meng girl can make money. Your second uncle took the lead in asking about this matter. I privately think that he also wants to help our eldest wife."
Wang Mengyan nodded.
Zhang had another concern. She glanced in the direction of the main hall and said, "Although it doesn't cost much to buy paper and tung oil, your father and I don't have any private money. Our first wife is not as good as the third wife. I'm afraid your grandparents won't be willing to give us this money from the public treasury."
Wang Mengyan was very smart and said, "Don't be afraid. Since Second Uncle has come to ask you privately, even if Grandpa and Grandma don't pay the money, Second Uncle still has a way. If Second Uncle took the money from Yu Jiao, we will return the money to Yu Jiao when we make money, so that Second Uncle and his family won't suffer any loss."
Zhang suddenly felt enlightened, and immediately went to consult Yu Qiaoshan, asking him to reply to Yu Mengshan.
Yu Hanshan just came back from outside during dinner time. He borrowed a gong today and went to the nearby village to advertise the pork stall.
Song took out the buns that Yu Jiao and the others had brought back. When she and Yu Mengshan were in the room, they had each eaten a meat bun. They shared one at the table, making for a harmonious meal.
Yu Jiao originally thought that since she bought so much cloth, Zhao and Yu Zhou might become jealous and make trouble, but she didn't expect that neither of them made trouble. Yu Zhou even took the initiative to show goodwill and asked about their trip to the Fahua Temple today. Yu Jiao was surprised.
Others treated her well, and she wasn't the type to be cold and annoying, so she responded in a friendly manner.
In the meditation room of the Fahua Temple, a young man in a plain monk's robe was leaning on a couch, his bright and beautiful phoenix eyes looking indifferently at the man in black kneeling on the ground.
The man in black replied respectfully, "Mr. Cheng, Master Yu has not come into contact with any masters in recent days. However, one of the two women who came up the mountain with Master Yu is a female doctor named Meng Yujiao. It is likely that she cured Master Yu's poison, but this woman is a bit strange."
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