Chapter 120 Chapter 120 I didn’t expect him to be completely on my side…
When Mrs. Pan heard Fang Ying ask about the maid, she was very unhappy: "She said that a married woman shouldn't care about her parents' affairs."
Nanny Gai echoed, "That's right. Why are you asking who will serve Chu Yin? Chu Yin herself is just a maid. Why does she need someone else to serve her?"
"Oh, isn't that the noble's maidservant?" Pan said, her face full of disdain. "She really thinks she's such a big shot. Well, she's gone, let's not talk about her anymore."
She felt that she had gotten rid of a big trouble and felt indescribably relieved. She specifically asked the kitchen to add more dishes to dinner.
Fang Chengxun sat down at the table, saw the dishes, and asked, "Is Auntie back today?"
"Ah, yes." Pan hadn't planned to tell her husband right away, but he knew it so soon. She could only say, "That Chu Yin who taught Second Lady has something to do at the Zhou residence. She's been told to go back and not come back anymore."
Fang Chengxun frowned and looked at his second daughter: "Really?"
Fang Quan didn't dare to say much, and replied in a low voice, "Yes."
"Why are you like this again?" Fang Chengxun frowned even more when he saw her shrinking back. "Did you learn all this for nothing?"
Seeing her daughter's eyes redden, Pan was afraid she might cry and say something she shouldn't, so she quickly advised, "Let's eat. Master, if you want to teach her a lesson, there's no rush."
Only then did Fang Chengxun stop talking.
After dinner, the children returned to their rooms. Mrs. Pan was still worried that her husband would ask about Fang Ying and Chu Yin again. Unexpectedly, Fang Chengxun opened his mouth and talked about a letter from the Fang family, saying that they planned to renovate the ancestral hall next spring.
Hearing that it was a request for money, Pan said unhappily, "I'll renovate it next spring. I'll write to you right away."
"I have to let you know first." Fang Chengxun glanced at his wife, whose thoughts were clearly written on her face. "I'm telling you this because I want you to be more frugal in the future. Don't touch the money that Auntie and son-in-law sent you. Save it."
Mrs. Pan didn't think much about it and just complained, "Isn't it frugal enough on weekdays? How can I save more?"
It wasn't until the next day that she remembered and complained to Aunt Gai. Aunt Gai suddenly said, "Master, do you think that Aunt Gai sent money yesterday?"
Pan thought about it and slammed the table and said, "That's true! I was wondering why you asked about it at the dinner table..." He thought that there were extra dishes in the evening because his daughter sent money.
"No wonder he told me to be frugal..." Pan was getting angrier the more she thought about it. "He told me to be frugal just because he added a dish to dinner. How could he not be frugal when entertaining his colleagues? How could he not be frugal when buying a full-moon gift for his granddaughter?"
Nanny Gai quickly advised, "Madam, please keep your voice down. Even though the master is not at home, there are still some gossipers out there. Go and learn what you are saying for him."
"Who?" Pan widened her eyes. Fang Ying had returned yesterday, and her husband knew about it before she even mentioned it. She didn't take it too seriously, thinking it must have been someone from the outer courtyard who reported it.
She couldn't control the people in the outer courtyard, but now she was talking in her own room, and she didn't believe anyone would dare to spread it.
Gai Ma Ma said, "You can't be sure there are people with bad intentions. Madam, please be careful." She also advised her not to take the master's words to heart, "Just agree to whatever the master says. After all, the money from the Ji Mansion will be sent every month. If you save it up, you will have enough."
Pan only complained a few words to her close servants and did not dare to disobey her husband. She sighed and put the matter aside.
Unexpectedly, on the Double Ninth Festival on September 9th, Fang Ying sent someone to deliver a gift, but there was no money in it.
"What does she mean?" Pan's heart sank as she asked Madam Gai, "Usually, if it's a festival or something, they would send it all together. Besides, there's only one day difference, and tomorrow is the tenth day. They wouldn't send another one just for this, would they?"
Nanny Gai also felt that something was wrong: "Could it be that he is angry about Chu Yin's incident and is deliberately withholding the money?"
Mrs. Pan was afraid of this. She had moved into the new house for more than a year. With Fang Ying's monthly allowance, and the original courtyard rented out, she had an extra source of income and lived a much more comfortable life. She had also finally saved some money for herself. What if Fang Ying really didn't give her anything in the future...
"No, it was Liu Lang who originally said he would give the money. It must be because Madam and Liu Lang went out. Let's wait a little longer. She can't just not give it without saying a word." Pan said calmly.
How should I say this? Should I just say I don't want to give it to you?
Nanny Gai thought this was unreasonable, but seeing her wife's expression, she didn't dare to say anything more, fearing that it would anger her and put her in a bad light. She just agreed, "Yes, wait a little longer, maybe it will be delivered in a few days."
The master and servant began to wait anxiously. Naturally, no one came on the tenth day, and there was no movement on the fifteenth day. Mrs. Pan became more and more anxious, and she would lose her temper with the servants almost every day.
On the 20th, as the sun set in the west, Pan felt her heart sink as well.
"How about," Nanny Gai suggested carefully, "tell the master about it?"
"What do you mean?" Pan asked angrily.
Nanny Gai lowered her voice: "If you hadn't told me, the master would have thought the money had been delivered."
"It's no use talking to him."
This house was given to him for free by his in-laws, and his son-in-law and daughter had to contribute to the daily expenses. Fang Chengxun already felt ashamed, and even if Fang Ying really refused to give it to him, he would never ask for it.
But no, with just my husband's salary, life would be difficult, and where would the money from the Fang family come from?
Pan was just feeling helpless when she suddenly remembered something: "Is Liu Lang coming back soon?"
"Yes, he's been gone for half a month." Aunt Gai clapped her hands happily. "It's good to have Liu Lang back. He promised to give me this money, but now he's not giving it to me without telling me. We have to let him know, right?"
Pan also smiled: "That's right." Halfway through her smile, she frowned again, "Shouldn't I let the master go and talk to him?"
Without waiting for Nanny Gai's reply, she shook her head again, "No, he won't say it."
But she couldn't communicate with her son-in-law. What should she do?
Pan was worried for two days at home, and couldn't think of how to bypass Fang Chengxun and his daughter. She told Ji Yanlang about the money herself, but she didn't know that Fang Ying told him the whole story the next day after Ji Yanlang returned home.
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Ji Yanlang was speechless for a long while after hearing this. He really didn't know how to evaluate his mother-in-law. In the end, he could only say, "You are right. This money really cannot be given. Don't let it be said in the future that we rely on the monthly money to ignore our parents-in-law."
"Yes, and if we send them money every month for a long time, they will take it for granted. It's much better to help them when they really encounter difficulties."
Ji Yanlang nodded in agreement and asked, "But shouldn't I inform my father-in-law?"
Fang Ying had already thought it through: "Go there in a couple of days with the money, and tell him that I just found out when I came back that I didn't send any money back this month because I was angry with my stepmother. If he asks, tell him the truth. Remember to tell him that I got to know this through the princess. After hearing that, he will definitely not accept it again."
This is to use the Princess of Qin to scare his father-in-law. Ji Yanlang couldn't help but smile: "You..."
"What's wrong with me? Isn't this the truth?"
"It's the truth, but why did you hide it from me and wait until I went to Zhenzhou and came back before telling me?"
Fang Ying knew he was going to bring up this old matter, so she explained, "You were leaving then, so why would I bother you with any thoughts on the way? Besides, this is a matter between me and my stepmother, and you have no right to interfere."
Ji Yanlang took her hand and said with a smile: "Isn't it inserted now?"
"But remember, don't mention Second Mother. Just say it was Sister Chu Yin who asked the princess to pass on this message to me." Fang Ying said, and couldn't help but sigh, "She's suffered enough in that family."
After hearing what Fang Ying said, Ji Yanlang couldn't help but ask, "When you were a child, I mean, after your mother-in-law passed away, did you also compromise like this?"
Seeing the concern in his eyes, Fang Ying finally smiled and shook her head, "You know my personality. I'm not one to be bullied. Besides, you know my stepmother, she's a clueless person. Before I got married, my father was worried about her and left all the household affairs in her care."
Ji Yanlang felt slightly relieved, but he also knew that his father-in-law was just relying on his eldest daughter to take care of the household chores, not out of love. If Fang Ying was as young and ignorant as Fang Quan, the same thing would be inevitable - no, Fang Quan was still Pan's biological daughter after all. If she was a stepdaughter, who knows how she would be treated.
Thinking of this, Ji Yanlang found it difficult not to dislike Pan, and the respect he had for his father-in-law Fang Chengxun, which he had originally felt because of Fang Ying, also disappeared completely.
In the past, he might have found some excuses for Fang Chengxun such as being busy with official duties, but now that Ji Yanlang has a daughter of his own, he knows that with his love for his daughter, he cannot ignore her to the extent that Fang Quan did.
"Okay, don't worry, leave this to me." He held Fang Ying's hand tightly. "Don't be angry about this anymore, it's not worth it. When your sister is old enough, we will help her find a good husband."
"Is that what you said?"
Ji Yanlang smiled and nodded: "I said, leave it to me."
Fang Ying felt warm in her heart. Before he came back, every time she thought about how to explain this matter to him, she would think about how to defend herself if Ji Yanlang felt that she was too cruel by simply withholding the money and not sending it over.
Unexpectedly, he was completely on her side and was worried that she had suffered the same grievances as Fang Quan in the past. This made Fang Ying completely release the anger that had been accumulating in her chest since she heard Xing Niang's report.
So when it was time to go to bed at night, Ji Yanlang came up to her and asked for sex. Although Fang Ying was still very resistant in her heart, she let him do it. After all, Ji Yanlang was tired from the journey last night. He just hugged her, kissed her, and went to bed early.
But she still underestimated the man's insatiable demands after being alone for a long time. After several attempts to stop him failed, Fang Ying could no longer bear it and kicked Ji Yanlang down.
Ji Yanlang was caught off guard and fell to the ground with a bang, which scared Lichun, who was waiting outside, so much that he hurriedly asked for instructions.
"Nothing." Ji Yanlang stood up with a grin, rubbing his arm while lowering his voice and asking Fang Ying, "Are you going to murder your husband?"
Fang Ying felt a little guilty after hearing the loud noise, but she still replied, "I told you to stop..."
When Ji Yanlang fell, his arm hit the pedal. He was in pain and couldn't help being angry, but after hearing Fang Ying's scolding, he thought back and realized that he really didn't care whether she was happy or comfortable.
But no matter what, being kicked off the bed when he was in high spirits was still a little unpleasant, so he just said, "Okay, okay, it's my fault."
Then he put on his inner garment, asked the maid to come in and serve Fang Ying, went to urinate, and returned to bed to sleep.
On the second day, Ji Yanlang sent a message to his father-in-law, saying that he had returned to Beijing and wanted to visit his father-in-law at his home if he had nothing to do after work the next day. Fang Chengxun didn't know the reason, so he agreed and asked Pan to prepare some delicious dishes to entertain his son-in-law the next night.
Pan was delighted.
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