Chapter 736
Shen Rang is newly married and can rest at home for a few days, but he will have to go back to work soon.
He cherished the time he spent at home and wished he could be with Huo Zhao every moment.
The two are deeply in love during their honeymoon, and anyone with common sense would not say anything.
But the old lady was simply not a reasonable person.
Sure enough, once at the dinner table, the old lady couldn't help but start nagging: "Zirong's wife, although you are a new bride, you should know what you can and cannot do. Zirong married you to help him, not to hold him back, right?"
Huo Zhao subconsciously looked towards Shen Rang.
How did she drag him down?
He was the one who pulled her leg.
Shen Rang spoke up: "Grandmother, why do you say that?"
The old lady frowned: "Look, what time is it? You're only just arriving. Isn't this her delaying you?"
Don't underestimate the seemingly trivial matter of eating. If she holds you back on such a small thing, how can you expect her to handle important matters?
Huo Zhao glanced at the water clock and said, "Grandmother, we don't seem to be late."
She had even considered that in order not to be impolite to her elders, she shouldn't arrive right on time, as there was still a quarter of an hour before the scheduled mealtime!
The old lady frowned even more deeply: "Not late? Is being late your only goal? Arriving early when dining with elders is basic etiquette, but you actually made us wait here for you. Is that acceptable?"
"What are you talking about?!" Shen Jun couldn't help but exclaim. "Mother, we ate this meal in the North Courtyard. We've been here the whole time, haven't we? What exactly do you mean by saying this?"
"Shut up!" the old lady snapped. "I'm just trying to help you! This new bride is so ignorant; she needs a good talking-to right after she entered the household! Otherwise, if she's spoiled, won't she cause chaos in the house?!"
The old lady looked at Shen Jun and felt that she couldn't stand him no matter how she looked at him.
My son used to listen to me and obey me no matter what I said. Shen Jun would just go along with what I said. How come Shen Jun has changed so much over the years and has even learned to talk back to me?
It must have been Zheng who taught them!
Thinking of this, the old lady glared fiercely at Madam Zheng.
Madam Zheng didn't even glance at the old lady, and said to herself, "It's still early, there's no need to rush, please sit down."
Seeing that Madam Zheng had directly shut her down, the old lady was even more furious. She immediately sneered and said, "It seems that you've become quite capable over the years."
After watching Huo Zhao sit down, Madam Zheng said indifferently, "Mother said she wanted to cause trouble in the family, so let's try to avoid trouble. Otherwise, who knows how far this good family will be pushed by Mother."
Before the old lady could get angry, Shen Jun quickly said, "Alright, alright, Mother, you've come all this way, let's eat first and try the cooking of our Marquis's chef. Has anything changed over the years?"
Since Shen Jun had spoken, the old lady couldn't very well refuse him. Although she still didn't smile, she eventually started eating.
Seeing this, Shen Jun secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
The conflict between Madam Zheng and the old lady was not something that could be resolved with just a few words, so Shen Jun didn't dare to ask for much more. He only hoped that things wouldn't get too ugly in front of Shen Rang and Huo Zhao.
This was the old lady's first meal after arriving in Luoyang. Logically, it should have been a joyous occasion, but given the atmosphere at home, the meal was unpalatable.
Huo Zhao only ate two bites before putting down his chopsticks.
The old lady frowned immediately upon seeing this: "Zirong's wife, I see you haven't eaten much, are you full already? With such an appetite, how will you be able to carry on the Shen family line in the future?"
When the topic of carrying on the family line came up, the old lady became very interested: "I heard that our family already has a younger generation member named Nianchu, is that right? Zirong, look at you, you haven't even entered the family yet, and my family already has a child. You'd better hurry up and have one!"
The old lady did not know much about the Marquis's mansion.
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