Chapter 817 The Bride Who Died of Fright 4
"That's right, I'm just his sister, not his biological mother, how could I possibly take care of him?"
Out of the corner of her eye, she saw her mother take all the gifts off the table. She smiled. Very well, she could go back to the mansion for lunch now.
Grandpa Ning and Grandma Ning's lips twitched repeatedly. They really hadn't realized that this brat was so hard-hearted.
"Alright, stop talking nonsense. Wuya, now that you've married into Master Song's family, you must always remember the education your family gave you. Be filial to your parents-in-law, take good care of your husband, and give birth to a son or daughter for the Song family to carry on the family line..."
Ning Yan frowned as she listened. This old man was really showing off to her, deliberately lecturing her in front of her husband, implying that if she took good care of the Song family of three in the future, the credit would also be hers.
If they don't serve her well, she can easily shirk responsibility, since they've already taught her, but if the child is disobedient, there's nothing they can do.
Just as she was about to speak, the original owner's biological mother strode in angrily, carrying a pile of boxes. "Wu Ya, what do you two mean by this?"
On my return visit day, instead of giving me more silver, you actually brought back a pile of stones and bricks? How dare you?!
Ning Yan looked smug. She didn't know which world she had casually collected these stones and bricks from, but this world was already using them. She was absolutely delighted.
Before she could speak, the servant objected, "How is this possible? I personally watched the old lady prepare these gifts, how could they be stones and bricks?"
After saying that, he looked at Aunt Song with suspicion, "Madam, even if you are unhappy that our young mistress doesn't want to help raise your son, you don't have to smear our madam like this, do you?"
The elderly couple, who had been glaring angrily at Ning Yan, immediately became suspicious as well.
This daughter-in-law is extremely greedy, so it's not impossible that she would exchange these things for money.
She then looked at her eldest daughter-in-law, who quickly said, "The fourth son's wife said these gifts are her daughter's homecoming gifts, and she wants to see them first, so she closed the door."
Aunt Ning wasn't stupid. "What you mean is that if I switch the things, the things Wu Ya brought back should be in my room. Mother can search all she wants. If she finds anything, I'll punish her however I want!"
Yes, those boxes of stuff, if the fourth son's family really swapped them, the stuff should be in her room.
So, the problem really lies with Wuya?
Ning Yan looked puzzled and said, "Why are you looking at me? My mother told you to search, why don't you just search and see?"
Are you going to falsely accuse me of replacing the items?
I've been wronged!
Fine, fine, so this is how you treat me? Well then I'll go and look it up myself!
My mother-in-law picked out the finest fabrics and the best pastries in town for the family. Most importantly, there was a packet of fifty taels of silver inside! With so much stuff, I refuse to believe we can't find it!
After saying that, she went straight to her mother's room.
She moved so fast that Aunt Ning couldn't stop her. By the time she followed her into her room, Ning Yan had already taken things out of her closet one by one.
"Mother, what else do you have to say?"
Old Mrs. Ning and Old Mr. Ning were filled with anger as they looked at the things Ning Yan had found. Old Mrs. Ning grabbed Fourth Aunt Ning's braid and started scratching her.
Ning Yan pulled Song Yanzhao aside to watch the excitement.
"You shameless bastard, how can you be so easily swayed?"
"Even if you wanted those things, couldn't you have waited until your daughter left? I've never seen anyone smear their own daughter like you! I'll beat you to death today!"
Aunt Ning was wronged by the scolding. No matter how powerful she was, she couldn't hit back because it was her mother-in-law who hit her, otherwise her husband could divorce her.
He could only hold the old lady's hand while trying to explain himself, "Mom, I really didn't do this. Think about it, where would I find stones and bricks in such a short time?"
Yes, the fourth brother's family didn't leave for long, just a few words, and they didn't have any bricks or stones in their house.
Everyone looked at Ning Yan with suspicion again.
Upon hearing this, Ning Yan immediately clung to Song Yanzhao's arm and cried pitifully, "Husband, let's go. It's clear that my family doesn't welcome us. I'll never come back again. Just pretend I don't have a family!"
"Okay, your husband will take you home."
Because of the matter of hiding gifts, Song Yanzhao also had a problem with the Ning family. His wife had never touched those things from beginning to end, so how could she have secretly switched them?
She also hid the things in her mother-in-law's room, even though she had never been inside her mother-in-law's room.
He had heard of people who didn't take their daughters seriously before, but he had never seen anyone so humiliating and shameful as to smear her with so much dirt.
As my wife said, it's better to not have such a family.
The couple said they were leaving, and the maids and servants quickly followed. The Ning family members were stunned and tried to pull them away.
Unfortunately, they were protected by servants, and the servants couldn't even grab a piece of their clothes. Soon, the two ignored the Ning family's attempts to persuade them to stay, got into the carriage, and left on their own.
Inside the carriage, Song Yanzhao tentatively reached out and put his arm around his wife's shoulder. "Wife, don't be sad. Even if your family doesn't care about you, you still have me. I will be good to you for the rest of my life." Although his life was rather short.
His only hope now is that his efforts over the past two nights will allow his wife to conceive, so that even if he dies, she will have someone to rely on.
Parents will also treat their wives well because of their grandson.
Ning Yan: I'm sad? I'm faking it!
But thinking of the two ghosts that appeared that night, she decided to keep up the act. The more pity this man showed her, the more soft-hearted he would be when things came to a head.
Besides, it's not her fault at all. It was all "Song Yanzhao's" own initiative. It really has nothing to do with her.
She reached out and hugged the man's waist, nestling her body into his embrace. "Husband, I have you now. I'm not sad, not sad at all." The truth, absolutely true.
Song Yanzhao felt even more heartbroken. How could he not be saddened by having such a family? His wife was just putting on a brave face. "When we get back, I will tell the people in the manor that no matter who comes from your family, they are not allowed to enter the house. So that you won't feel sad when you see them."
Ning Yan rubbed against his chest contentedly. Uh, this guy is still a bit too thin. It's not comfortable to hug him. If it weren't for the two good-looking guys she met last night who made up for this, she wouldn't sleep with a man like this. He's too uncomfortable.
Upon returning to the manor, Ning Yan went to her room in a "heartbroken" manner, and a servant went to the main courtyard to report on what had happened at the Ning family that day.
The servant's report was also biased; he naturally favored the young mistress, who was said to bring good fortune and improve the young master's health.
He emphasized that the young mistress was unwilling to help her family raise her younger brother and support his education, implying that the young mistress only cared about her husband's family and would not ask anything of her own family.
She then recounted how her in-laws had replaced the gifts with stones and bricks, and the young mistress angrily returned home, not even having her homecoming meal. She's probably heartbroken in her room right now.
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