Chapter 262 Reasons
The Qinghua Courtyard group first went to Qiuhua Courtyard to check. Madam Zheng was sleeping soundly and was not disturbed by the sound of firecrackers. Meimei saw that Mama He and Chunyue, along with the maids, had set out various foods in front of the hall to keep watch all night, so she asked if there was anything she was not satisfied with.
Mother He smiled and said, "It's enough! The young lady gave the order, and the managers in various places sent all kinds of New Year's items one after another. This old servant and Chunyue packed them up and put them away. During these few days of the festival, the servants lived like the masters, with all kinds of food! On the 20th of the twelfth lunar month, we received new clothes, and on the 29th of the twelfth lunar month, Miss Cuixi personally distributed the monthly allowance and New Year's money in this courtyard with this old servant. We are all grateful to the Lord and the young lady for their sympathy and generosity!"
Meimei nodded and said, "It's only your hospital that has gotten better. Madam is ill, and it's all thanks to you for taking good care of her. This hospital is now independent, and Mom and Chunyue have been working so hard to manage things. It's New Year's Day, and Madam's room must be neatly arranged, and her private belongings such as clothes and jewelry must not be missing, and no one else can touch them. If something is missing, you won't be able to pay for it when Madam gets better!"
Mother He said repeatedly: "Young Madam is right! This old servant has always done what Young Madam said. A while ago, the big..."
She suddenly remembered something and looked at Xu Junying who was sitting next to her drinking tea with her mouth open. Meimei smiled:
"Speak!"
"My aunt can only take some silver. I have locked all the jewelry and valuables of the madam in the big cabinet. No matter how much I force her, I won't give her the key!"
Meimei nodded: "Mom, you're right! In a few days, some of the Zheng family may come to visit Madam. You should take care of it. What items should be given and what kind of gifts should be given? How did Madam send them off in previous years? Make a list and give it to the housekeeper, and she will do it!"
On the way back to Tsinghua, Xu Junying and Meimei walked at the end as usual. He put his arm around Meimei and said:
"Why do I feel like you treat your wife very well?"
"I also think I treat her very well. It's really strange. She's not my biological mother-in-law!"
Xu Junying hugged her tightly and said, "If your mother-in-law were alive today, would you be able to serve her every day?"
Meimei nodded: "That's for sure, I will treat her very well!"
"You said those nice words to coax me even though you know your mother-in-law can't possibly come back alive!"
Meimei smiled and said, "I treat Madam well. There are probably several reasons for this. First, the most important thing is to respect the sick. Who doesn't have illness? Especially for someone like her who can only feel but not speak, if we have these conditions, why not let her live decently and with dignity? She is not someone else. No matter how bad she is, she is still your stepmother and Heng'er's grandmother. Second, I have to repay her. Without her full support, I couldn't get the right to be the housekeeper of the Hou Mansion. The old lady also supported me. Both of them have selfish motives. The old lady is paving the way for Zhuang Yulan, and Madam is planning for Heng'er. If I have to choose one of the two, I will naturally lean towards Madam. I appreciate her kindness and don't feel that I owe the old lady anything!"
Xu Junying smiled bitterly: "You guys don't take me seriously by doing this."
"I heard that you didn't care about the internal affairs of the mansion before, and you let it go at that time. You didn't express anything other than opposing my housekeeper!"
Xu Junying was silent for a moment. "My silence doesn't mean I don't care. I know a little bit about what the wife did. She has embezzled and misappropriated money, most of which she took back to her parents' home or gave to Xiaojuan. But she did have one good thing, she didn't own any property outside. She was too confident and believed that everything in the Hou Mansion would be hers... And you, you were so generous right from the start. To be honest, I didn't believe you would be so bold. You were also very careful, so I didn't notice it.
What is this called—'The dog doesn't bark, the dog barks at the man?'
Meimei protested: "What nonsense are you talking about? It's too ugly!"
Xu Junying smiled and said, "How can it not sound bad?"
"It should be: If you don't make a sound, you'll be amazing!"
"Yes! This is very fitting! My wife is truly a literary genius, much better than I am!"
"What do you think? The sister of the new number one scholar..."
"Fake!"
"Then you can still call them brother and sister. What else can we do?"
Xu Junying bent his index finger and tapped her forehead lightly: "Pay attention to the etiquette between siblings, and don't act like a spoiled child. It's not right to share a snack with him all the time!"
"That's a habit that siblings have had since they were little, okay? One likes to eat the filling, and the other helps eat the crust... I didn't have a brother before, I'd love to have a brother for me to call!"
"It's enough to have a husband. What do you need a brother for? I'll eat the snack crusts - no, that's not your habit! If you want to call me brother... just call me secretly in the room!"
"That's absurd, I won't do it!"
Meimei tried to break free, but Xu Junying held her back: "What else? Just now you said that you are good to your wife. Are these the only two reasons?"
"There are two more reasons. Let's not talk about them, shall we?"
"explain!"
"What if you're angry?"
"No!"
"Okay, the third reason - she is the biological mother of the seventh child."
Xu Junying was stunned for a moment: "What kind of reason is this? It was originally the case, and she also gave birth to Xiaojuan!"
Meimei considered it over and over again, and said softly, "Although I have never met the Seventh Brother, judging from the Fourth Brother and the Sixth Brother, I think he should be somewhere between you and the Sixth Brother. His character is not that bad. He died on the battlefield for his beloved at a young age, and he may not have died with peace of mind. I... sympathize with him."
Xu Junying's breathing became more and more rapid. He suddenly let go of Meimei, took two steps forward, and quickly turned back, holding her shoulders tightly and shaking her, and said in a suppressed angry voice:
"Sympathy, pity! You actually thought about him! What's the big deal about dying on the battlefield at a young age? Those who died on the battlefield were all young men in their teens and twenties! You still want to sympathize with him? This is war. Whoever is not as skilled as the other will die! I went to the battlefield when I was fourteen. Can you count how many scars I have on my body? I was on the verge of life and death, and I came back alive after countless hardships... Just because I'm alive, I'm not worthy of your concern?"
Meimei sighed, put her arms around his waist and leaned into his arms, resting her head on his chest, listening to his rapid heartbeat, and comforting him with her body. Xu Junying froze for a moment, took a long breath, folded his arms, hugged Meimei tightly, and rubbed his chin on the top of her head.
When he calmed down, Meimei pinched him twice on the back, and Xu Junying said in a muffled voice:
"Don't blame me for breaking your nails. The clothes are thick and don't reach your flesh!"
Meimei said, "Xu Junying, you are such a boastful fellow! When did I ever say that you are not worth caring about? I don't care who your hero was before, now you are my husband, and no one can get into my heart except you! It is because of you that I sympathize and pity Old Seventh, completely as the eldest sister-in-law, and this is not okay? If it's not okay, then it's not okay. Just say it, why are you angry - you just swore that you wouldn't be angry!"
Xu Junying took another breath and quickly exhaled, reaching out to hold her face: "I'm sorry! I was wrong, I couldn't help it... Meimei! If I'm so irritable again in the future, will you still treat me like this?"
"Why?"
Xu Junying answered the question irrelevantly and kissed her on the cheek: "There is another reason!"
Meimei's heart tightened slightly, and she responded to him lightly with her lips: "Can you please not talk about this? You'll be angry again later, and you can't be angry today!"
Xu Junying held her lips and kissed her gently, then let her go with a slight gasp: "Who is this related to?"
"With you!"
"Well, if you don't want to talk about it, then don't talk about it!"
Meimei smiled and said, "I can't say anything now. I have to go back to my room to wash up, change clothes, and go to the ancestral hall to worship my ancestors!"
Xu Junying pulled her and said, "Hurry up! We need to wash and change clothes, and wake up Heng'er. It will take a lot of time. We are the eldest son's wife, so we have to go in a few steps ahead of them!"
The maids had already taken Heng'er back to Qinghua Courtyard to let him get some sleep. Only Cuixi and Cuisi held lanterns and lit the road from a distance, but at that distance, they could only serve as guides.
Meimei looked up at the dark sky and took a deep breath: "It's so fast, I've been in Hou Mansion for more than a year!"
Xu Junying also laughed and said, "I remember when you first came, the mansion was in chaos..."
"It's not that messy. Are you referring to me burning your grandmother's purple-leaf forest?"
"That counts as one! After the ladies returned, the whole city was talking about how my true love moved the heavens and brought my dead wife back to life through tears - who made that up?"
Meimei giggled: "I can swear! I never made that up! It must be the ladies who spread rumors, and that's how it ended up!"
"What on earth do you tell the ladies?"
"I pretended to be sincere and said: My husband treats me so well, I can't leave him, so I'd better come back alive! After I finished speaking, I felt so ashamed - I didn't even mention my son! They believed my words even though they were full of mistakes and omissions. They were so moved that I didn't intend to cry, but in the end I had to cry with them for a while!"
Xu Junying pulled her closer: "Let me carry you? You're walking too slowly!"
"Cui Xi and the others are ahead of us. It's not good to see them! If you want to get ahead, just take Heng Er and go first. It's not that important for us women!"
"It's okay, stay away, I'll drop you off at the door!"
Without saying anything, Xu Junying walked up to Meimei, squatted down, reached his hands behind his back, carried her on his back and walked away.
Meimei leaned on his back: "I will fall asleep!"
"Don't sleep, we'll be at the door soon - let's talk, how did we spend New Year's last year?"
Meimei perked up, raised her head and smiled, "Last New Year, Wei'er was born. Bai Jingyu and Mr. Xu had a fight, and I had a quarrel with the Second Madam - that was another kind of excitement! Then you arrested me to make amends, and you told the Second Madam: The country has its laws, and the family has its rules. If she dares to be rude to you in the future, please punish her! Nothing is too much!"
"Nonsense! I didn't..."
"You have!"
They had already reached the gate of Tsinghua University. Xu Junying put Meimei down. He wanted to argue again, but there was no chance. Cuixi and Cuisi were standing side by side in the gate, waiting for them. 纟. Welcome to Qidian (屮dn．∞m) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Book title: The Journey to Good Luck in the End of the World, Book number: 61, b口 Fighting zombies is a pastime, practicing superpowers is strengthening the body, picking up a space is a trivial matter, the leisurely end of the world is extremely easy, who says our fortune is top-notch!
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