Chapter 94 The Best Mother-in-law's Handbook 16
When they arrived at the door of the restaurant, the waiter recognized Zhu Erlang at a glance. He looked at him carefully from the side and was shocked. Are these people here to extort money?
I’m afraid the old shopkeeper will scold us again with a gloomy face!
The waiter calmed down and came forward enthusiastically, "Master Zhu, how come you have time to come here today? Please come in, please come in."
Zhu Erlang had been to the restaurant many times. After paying the host's bill, he waved the waiter away and walked to the second-floor private room with familiarity. "What dishes does the restaurant have today? Serve our table first. Your young shopkeeper's mother-in-law is coming today. Tell her to come and serve her dinner."
The waiter immediately nodded and bowed, his eyes falling on Feng Wu. Feng Wu's clothes had changed to a higher grade, but they were still made of the same material as ordinary people's clothes. Feng Wu turned his head to meet the waiter's gaze.
The waiter immediately dismissed the idea of looking down on the old country lady. When those eyes looked at him, they were too calm, with almost no emotional fluctuations. There was no deliberate flattery of a country girl, nor any contempt when in power. He felt that in the eyes of this old lady, he was no different from the table and chairs next to him.
The waiter lowered his head and respectfully invited the guest to the private room on the second floor. He also asked a servant to go to the backyard to inform the shopkeeper.
When the mother-in-law comes, the daughter-in-law should come over and invite her to the backyard to entertain her well.
Several groups of people came in and out of the private room, all of them were servants serving tea and water, and bringing fruit plates and snacks to the guests.
Feng Wu picked up the teacup and took a sip. The old tea tasted astringent and not very tasty.
The snacks looked okay. Just as I was about to take a piece to try, Liu Qiao had already put the entire plate of snacks into the black cloth bag he was carrying.
Feng Wu: "..." What the hell is this?
Pretending to be nonchalant, Mrs. Liu smiled at the waiter who came in and said, "My child loves the cakes in your restaurant. Could you please bring another plate, or two?"
The waiter smiled awkwardly, agreed to the request, and walked out of the box.
Feng Wu turned around and saw that the children were not paying attention to Liu Qiao's actions, so she didn't care about her behavior of trying to get a small advantage. She was not her biological mother, so there was no need to worry about her.
Jiang and Zhu Sanlang came over quickly, walking hand in hand in front, followed by a little maid holding a three-year-old child.
When Jiang pushed the door open, her eyes fell on Feng Wu. She was surprised that her mother-in-law, who used to wear shabby clothes and look timid, seemed different today.
"Mother, it's a rare opportunity for you to come over today. After dinner, your daughter-in-law will take you on a tour of the county. Sanlang and I are busy with our restaurant business, so we'll be waiting by your side. Your elder and second sisters-in-law are tired, so please help me take care of my mother-in-law." Her gaze turned to Liu Qiao, and she naturally saw the bulging cloth bag in her arms. She smiled knowingly, "Second sister-in-law, you've worked so hard taking care of mother. I'll give you a thank you gift later. I hope you sisters-in-law won't mind."
"I don't mind, I don't mind, third sister-in-law, you are so thoughtful! Haha!" Liu Qiao really likes this rich and generous third sister-in-law.
Even a little bit of money that leaks through people's fingers is enough for their whole family to work hard for a year.
The third daughter-in-law in Feng Wu's memory was a very smooth-talking person. Her eyes fell on Jiang's belly and she said with a smile, "Are you pregnant again?"
Jiang's eyes curved, and she shyly glared at the surprised Zhu Sanlang. Blushing, she replied, "Yes! It's been three months. Before, I didn't say anything because the baby wasn't firmly seated. Now it's been a hundred days, and I happened to run into my mother. I don't have to go back to the village to tell you." She touched her belly tenderly and lovingly, "This child is very well-behaved. Sanlang, you're going to be a father again. Are you happy?"
Zhu Sanlang's eyes flickered, and he continued Jiang's words, "Of course I'm happy. As long as it's a child Jiaojiao gives birth to for me, I'm happy."
Feng Wu found the two actors chatting back and forth boring, so he interrupted their exchange of glances and urged them, "You're here so early in the morning, go and urge the chef to serve our meal as soon as possible." After eating, they hurried home. People in the city really know how to act!
Zhu Sanlang felt that his mother was particularly different today; her usual soft temper was long gone. The woman before him looked like a completely different person. Thinking of the scene a few days ago when his father came to him angrily, he couldn't help but ask, "Mom, Dad came to the restaurant specifically to find me the other day and said you were planning to split up the family business. Is that true?"
Now everyone's eyes were focused on Feng Wu. This was something he couldn't say to anyone, so he nodded immediately. "I've said this before: a tree grows bigger and branches out, and people grow bigger and separate. It's normal. From now on, when you separate, you can each run your own small family and not interfere with each other. There won't be so many conflicts between brothers and sisters, and everyone will still be a close and loving family. If we don't separate, we'll all be stirring the same pot, and we'll inevitably bump into each other. So, the benefits of separation outweigh the disadvantages."
Feng Wu returned his gaze. "Of course, you brothers can discuss this properly. We only have two acres of thin land at home, and we can't grow much. You brothers can divide it up. As for the money, your father used it to support his mistress. Apart from what he spent over the years, the rest is under your father's control. I haven't touched a single cent. You shouldn't ask me for this money. As for the mud brick house at home, we can divide it according to the current situation. When Zhenmei gets married, her room will be left to the fifth brother to marry. Do you have any objections?"
Everyone: "..." The words were so clear, what opinions could they have?
Naturally, daughters-in-law do not want to be inferior to their mothers-in-law. There is nothing wrong with being the head of the family and making their own decisions.
The only thing is that the unreasonable father-in-law gave all the family money to outsiders.
Zhu Erlang was actually a little reluctant to split up the family, because the fifth brother in the family was about to take the exam to become a scholar. If he passed, he would be the second scholar, and it would be a face-boosting thing to tell others about it!
But when he heard his mother directly reveal the family's financial situation, he realized that there was almost no money saved at home except for the mud brick house.
Can the fifth brother still take the imperial examination? The money required to study for the imperial examination is not a small amount. His father is unreliable, and his mother looks like she has been heartbroken by a man and has given up. Will she care about the lives of his brothers?
Zhu Sanlang didn't feel real about the division of the family business. Since coming to the town five years ago, he had no intention of returning to that poor little mountain village.
"Mom, my dad has the final say on the division of the family, so don't say these embarrassing things today. It's a rare visit to town for you, so Jiaojiao and I will treat you well."
Feng Wu remained silent. He glanced sideways at Zhu Zhenmei, who was dressed in pink, and sneered, "Why are you hiding so secretly now that you're here?"
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