"The clan leader's youngest son is getting married. I think I heard someone say that the clan leader's in-laws are asking for a separate house to live in. I wonder if that's true? If so," Xie Jian said calmly, looking at the clan leader, "then they do need a house."
The second uncle and the third uncle both looked at the patriarch with surprise in their eyes. A daughter-in-law is supposed to serve her parents-in-law, especially a new bride. She has to follow the rules within a year after marrying in. There is no reason for her to live in a separate room.
"How could such a thing happen?" The clan leader received the strange look from the other party, his face darkened for a moment, and he glared at Xie Jian fiercely: "Whoever is spreading rumors, if I knew about it, I would beat him to death."
Second Uncle coughed lightly a few times and said, "Xie Jian, after something like this happened to your family, I'm afraid no one will buy this house."
"It's just a matter of how much silver, so you don't have to worry about it, Second Uncle. Since the three elders don't have such an opinion, I will go and ask other relatives and friends. It's getting late, so please go ahead, the three elders." Xie Jian drove them away.
Shen Heng was somewhat surprised by Xie Jian's calmness. Even as an outsider, she was furious. Come to think of it, anyone who could become prime minister must have some extraordinary qualities.
When Xie Jian closed the gate of the yard and came over, Xia asked him worriedly: "Ajian, do you really want to sell the house and land?" If they sold them, there would really be nothing left.
Xie Jian nodded lightly: "Selling it is the worst option, sister-in-law, there is nothing to be nostalgic about." He would not stay in Nanming County forever. Sooner or later, he would live a normal life with his sister-in-law and Min'er.
Xia was very reluctant to let go, but Xie Jian was the backbone of the family, so whatever he said was what she had to do.
After dinner, Shen Heng took on the task of washing the dishes. Just as she was wiping the stove and preparing to sweep the floor, Xia walked in.
"Min'er, have you finished eating? Looks like everything's fine." Chen Heng took the empty bowl from her sister-in-law's hand and washed it with hot water from the soup pot. In modern times, even washing dishes is a bit of a chore, let alone cooking. One person usually has to eat either a work lunch or a quick snack. She'd only been here two days, and already many skill points had been activated.
"Thank goodness." If something really happened to her son, Xia knew she would follow him directly: "Aheng, sit down for a while, sister-in-law has something to tell you."
Shen Heng took off her skirt and hung it behind the wooden cupboard, then sat down: "What's wrong, sister-in-law?"
Xia looked at her sister-in-law. The old Ah-heng would lower her head whenever she met someone's gaze, always seeming petty. The Shen family was a wealthy and prominent family in Nanming County, but she didn't know why Ah-heng had developed such a temper. She really liked the current Ah-heng; she was graceful and decisive.
"Aheng, I know I've wronged you in the past. Please believe me, Ajian is someone you can trust with your life."
Shen Heng was stunned: "Why did sister-in-law suddenly say that?"
"Don't you consider this place your home yet?" Xia asked softly.
The sudden question caught Shen Heng completely off guard: "I, of course not. This is my home. Sister-in-law, Min'er, and Ajian are my closest relatives."
"That's it. They say women should be virtuous and gentle, but in our family, only Ajian can handle everything. He has it too hard. A virtuous and gentle woman can't protect a family. Aheng, you're right. If you're not brave and strong, who are you showing your cowardice to? There are some things men can't do, but women can. They can act like a spoiled child or fight. Just use all your tricks, okay?"
Chen Heng blinked. What does that mean?
"Like when the clan leader, second uncle, and third uncle came over just now and said that, you could have scolded them. They're so proud of their status that they won't do anything to us. At most, others will say we're hot-tempered and shouldn't be provoked. If I weren't so tired today," Xia said, exhausted by her son's affairs, as if all her strength had been drained away, "I would have scolded them."
"That's right, sister-in-law." Xia was teaching her how to behave, Shen Heng agreed. How should she put it? She could empathize with the Xie family's situation. There was something Xia said that was right. She didn't regard this place as her own home. She couldn't empathize with them. Maybe in a year, or maybe even longer, she and Xie Jian would part ways.
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