Chapter 476 Scolding
"Grandma, I just mentioned Yuan Ziyu's dowry. Why are you sending me away just for that one sentence?" Huo Jiao pouted and said with a look of grievance, "No matter how good Yuan Ziyu is, she's just a granddaughter-in-law. I'm your legitimate granddaughter. Could it be that in your eyes, I, your own granddaughter, am not as good as a granddaughter-in-law?"
"Jiao'er..." Huo Jiao spoke very quickly, and Yu had no time to stop her.
"How dare you!" Old Madam Huo was so angry that her face turned red. She slapped the table beside her. The teacup on the table shook and fell to the ground.
When Old Madam Huo was young, she had followed the old marquis to fight on the battlefield. Although she is old now, her vigor has not diminished. In anger, she slammed the table, scaring Yu and Huo Jiao so much that they stared at her in a daze, unable to say a word.
"Is it about this sentence?" Old Madam Huo looked at Huo Jiao and asked.
Huo Jiao was stared at by Old Madam Huo so hard that she didn't dare look directly at her. She quickly lowered her head and whispered, "Grandma...Grandma, I didn't say anything!"
"Nothing?" Old Lady Huo sneered and said, "Jiao'er, don't think that just because I'm old I can't understand what you're thinking. I'm turning a blind eye because you're my granddaughter and nothing irreparable has happened. What's the matter? Are you still trying to emulate your cousin?"
When Mrs. Yu heard Mrs. Huo mention Yu Fangyin, she couldn't help but flinch. She had been scolded so humiliatingly before, but she had to defend her own daughter. So she hurriedly said to Mrs. Huo, "Mother, how could you think that? Jiao'er would never do such a thing."
"It's not the best." Old Lady Huo snorted, "You two, mother and daughter, should just focus on your own family. Stop dwelling on trivial matters and stop being jealous. It's useless to be jealous or obsessed with something that's not yours."
"Yes, mother." So he didn't dare to refute anymore and agreed quickly.
Seeing that Huo Jiao still had a somewhat indignant look on her face, Old Lady Huo said, "Jiao'er, I won't say much more. Since you don't like your eldest cousin's wife, then you should come here less often in the future. Go back and live your own life. Also, tell your husband's family to do things in a down-to-earth manner. Don't always think about finding a backer and doing whatever you want. If your brother-in-law's case is unjust, the Huo family, as in-laws, will certainly not ignore it. But the actual situation is probably clear to your husband's family. We, the Huo family, will never do such a thing as covering up for someone without knowing right from wrong."
This time, when Huo Jiao returned to her parents' home, not only did her husband's family ask her to come back to attend the wedding, but she also had a mission. Huo Jiao's brother-in-law had abducted a commoner girl, which resulted in a death and he was thrown into the Jingzhao Yin prison. So, Huo Jiao's husband's family wanted Huo Jiao to use their connections to get her brother-in-law out.
As a result, before he could finish his words, Old Lady Huo blocked his way back.
Huo Jiao was anxious and a little regretful. If she hadn't spoken about the dowry in a rash manner just now, would her grandmother not have spoken to her like that and would not have sent her back?
"Grandma, you can't just ignore your granddaughter. If our Huo family doesn't help, my life over there won't be easy." Huo Jiao was anxious and tears fell. "I was wrong just now, okay? I won't talk like that in the future. You can't just ignore your granddaughter!"
"How can I manage it?" Old Lady Huo said angrily, "Helping you commit crimes and exploit the people?"
"How can it be that serious?" Huo Jiao muttered, "If our Huo family could intervene, it would only take a word. Who would dare to disobey?"
"Hmph!" Old Madam Huo snorted heavily and said to Yu Shi, "This is the good daughter you have raised. She can't distinguish right from wrong, is jealous and doesn't know how to repent."
"Mother." Upon hearing this, Yu knelt down and said, "I know I was wrong. I will teach my daughter-in-law a lesson when I get home."
Yu really didn't know that Huo Jiao came back and asked for this matter. If she knew, she would definitely stop it. She knew that Old Madam Huo and Huo Lixiu were both upright people and would definitely not help with this.
"Mom!" Huo Jiao complained softly, "Why are you like this?"
"Jiao'er, stop talking." Seeing that Old Lady Huo's expression was getting darker and darker, Yu hurriedly stopped Huo Jiao: "Let's just leave it at that. Don't say anything else."
"I..." Huo Jiao was of course not satisfied. She didn't get any benefits after coming back this time.
"Alright." Old Lady Huo felt a headache just looking at Huo Jiao. How could her granddaughter, who was so cute when she was little, become like this now? "It's settled for today. You can go back today. If there's anything you don't understand, let your mother tell you."
After saying this, Old Lady Huo said to Yu Shi seriously, "I've said everything I need to say. Whether you listened or not, don't make trouble again. If you do something weird again, don't blame me, an old woman, for not giving you face. You'll be marrying in soon, so put away those little tricks of yours and don't make yourself look bad later."
"Yes, mother, I've made note of it." Yu responded respectfully. Although she had her own little thoughts, she always respected her mother-in-law. Now that her mother-in-law had spoken to her in person, no matter how many little thoughts she had, she dared not show them.
"Okay, I'm tired, you guys go back." Old Lady Huo waved her hand and said.
"Grandma..." Huo Jiao was still a little unwilling. Just as she was about to speak, Yu pulled her back and said, "Okay, let's go back."
Yu hadn't expected Huo Jiao to be so clueless. How could she have assumed the Huo family would be complicit in something that concerned human life? It seemed she needed to have a good chat with Jiao'er. She couldn't help but feel a little regretful. She shouldn't have chosen such a family for Jiao'er. They had nurtured her to the point where she couldn't even distinguish right from wrong. It seemed she had to discipline Jiao'er and stop making such irrelevant comments. After all, she had not only a daughter but also a son.
If the mother-in-law and the eldest uncle were to completely annoy the third branch, how much benefit would they lose?
When Mrs. Yu pulled the reluctant Huo Jiao back, Old Madam Huo sighed and rubbed her forehead.
"Old Madam, please don't be angry. Tomorrow is the auspicious day for the prince's wedding. You should be happy." The nanny beside Old Madam Huo hurriedly advised.
"Oh, how can I not be angry? How can I not be upset when my children and grandchildren are not doing well?" sighed Old Lady Huo.
"Grandma, children and grandchildren have their own blessings. Tomorrow our Huo family will have a new baby. What a happy event this is?" The nanny hurriedly advised, and then said a lot of words to make Grandma Huo happy.
Finally, Old Lady Huo finally smiled: "That's true. Okay, let's stop thinking about it and think about happy things."
After Yu brought Huo Jiao back to the courtyard of the third house, she talked to Huo Jiao earnestly for a long time. In the end, the mother and daughter parted unhappily. Huo Jiao returned to her husband's house angrily without even saying hello to Yu. Yu was so angry that she fell backwards, but she had no choice but to relent. She couldn't help but feel more regretful. Did she really raise this daughter astray?
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