Chapter 367 368. Comparison
Xie Ruyi and Gu Yuanjin called their two sons and daughters-in-law together.
The second son, Gu Ledi, had just married Xie Yuewei, the daughter of Xie, the landlord of nearby Fu County, some time ago.
Xie Ruyi was very satisfied with the second son's wife. She was gentle and polite, and always smiled at everyone she met.
But Song Xiuniang had a sad face all day long, as if someone owed her something.
"I'm sure the two brothers told you guys to come here today, right?"
Song Xiuniang clutched her handkerchief tightly, knowing that her mother-in-law was going to get angry again.
"Third brother's wife, what's wrong with you? Why didn't you think of sending a letter back to your parents' home for such a long time? Besides, didn't the third brother give enough betrothal gifts and sacrifice half of his life there, and your brother still has the nerve to make a scene there?" Xie Ruyi didn't give any face as soon as she opened her mouth.
Song Xiuniang quickly glanced at her sister-in-law, who was younger and richer than herself, and found that she was only looking at Gu Ledi next to her. She felt relieved, but quickly became nervous again, thinking that she was not taking her seriously.
She wanted to say that her second sister-in-law's betrothal gift was more than ten times more than hers, but when she thought of the twenty-six dowries that the other party brought when she got married, she didn't have the courage to mention it.
"We're talking about your own business, why are you looking at others?" Xie Ruyi didn't wait for Song Xiuniang's reply. He found that she still had the mind to observe others, and he became even angrier.
"Mom, I can't read, how can I write a letter to him?" Song Xiuniang said hesitantly.
"These are all excuses. There are few literate people in our family. Have you ever lost contact with your seventh uncle and his family?" Xie Ruyi now disdains this daughter-in-law more and more. She can be so heartless to her family who gave birth to her, so how can he expect her to care about the Gu family?
"If you can't write, ask a scholar to help you. If that doesn't work, your younger brothers and sisters can also write..." Gu Yuanjin pressed his wife to stop her from saying anything.
He looked directly at Gu Lejia and said, "You chose this path yourself, so you have to finish it even if you have to kneel down.
It really doesn't make sense for your brother-in-law to go to your seventh uncle's house in Haicheng to cause trouble again and again.
Besides, there are servants guarding there, how can he keep saying he is your seventh uncle's relative? What does he want to do?"
We are not fools. Are you trying to take advantage of the fact that no one is around and take charge in the name of relatives?
If the housekeeper who stayed behind was not so powerful, would the eldest son of the family become enemies with the seventh son because of this matter?
Gu Lejia had had this thought before he returned home, but when Gu Yuanjin mentioned it, he lowered his head in shame.
"Don't delay any longer. Write a letter and send it to Fu County today. The housekeeper will pass by here on his way back to Haicheng in a few days," Gu Yuanjin snorted coldly, "He is your brother-in-law. Even if he wants to help, he can only ask you two. You'd better explain it clearly to them.
If it happens again, you won't be able to stay in my house."
Although the words were not made very clear, Gu Lejia and Song Xiuniang both understood.
If this matter is not handled properly, the second wife will probably have to take the lion's share in the future.
After Xie Ruyi and the others left, Song Xiuniang finally dared to wipe away her tears, "This is not my fault, but you blame it all on me."
Just as Xie Yuewei was about to leave with Gu Ledi, she heard Song Xiuniang say coldly, "I know you are laughing at me again. We are both daughters-in-law of the Gu family. Why do you always think you are superior to me?"
Xie Yuewei stopped and turned to look at her, the smile on her face had long since disappeared, "You think too highly of yourself, do you think that your deeds are worth making us go all the way here to see your joke?
My parents-in-law called us here just to use this matter of yours to warn us. We all rely on Uncle Seventh to have the good life we have now. Don't ruin your good life because of your mother's family's selfishness.
I live more comfortably in the Gu family than you do, because I know my place better than you do."
Xie Yuewei knew that as long as she was a good granddaughter-in-law of the Gu family and niece-in-law of Gu Wenheng, her family would not have to do anything and would be tied to this boat. When she went out, others would look at her with a high regard and would not dare to provoke her easily.
What made her heart beat was not the man who was with her, but the ancient family rules. If she managed her family well, she would not have to be like her mother, sinking into the backyard and constantly competing with concubines for rooms.
"Now that your mother-in-law likes you and has never said anything harsh to you, of course you can make sarcastic remarks here." Song Xiuniang said hatefully.
Xie Yuewei smiled nonchalantly. Some people were digging holes and jumping into them, so why should she waste time here?
She said softly to Ledi beside her, "Husband, let's go back!"
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After the two of them left, Song Xiuniang immediately turned around and looked at Gu Le's family, "These are your family members. None of them take us seriously."
Gu Lejia has been back in the family for so long that he has already figured out that he is nothing outside and this is his root.
"If you feel uncomfortable staying here, let's get divorced. I will find a way to give you some money and send you back to Haicheng."
He was fed up with such endless complaints. If Song Xiuniang had not done anything wrong, he would have wanted to send her a letter of divorce.
"I don't want a divorce," Song Xiuniang screamed when she heard the word "divorce". Life was getting better and better now, and the Gu family's wealth was growing. Why should she leave?
She was a widow who remarried. If she left the Gu family again, would she have a future?
"Then you should calm down a bit and stop thinking that everyone has a grudge against you. Others won't say anything to you, but they will distance themselves from you," Gu Lejia shook his head. "Don't you think you don't even have anyone to talk to in this village?"
Song Xiuniang knew all this, "That's because everyone looks down on me. I'm a widow..."
"You are the one who looks down on yourself first," Gu Lejia interrupted her impatiently when she heard her repeat the same old thing, "My sixth aunt got divorced and remarried, and she is still happy all day long."
Song Xiuniang, "...How can it be the same? Who made me not have capable brothers?"
"I can't reason with you," Gu Lejia turned around and wanted to leave, but came back to pull her, "Now come with me to write a letter to your brother. I haven't gotten even with him for killing me last time, but now he has the nerve to pretend to be a relative.
You have helped this brother a lot, but he is making such a fuss, don’t you think about you? You are still so open-hearted to such a person..."
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Jin Qianqian didn't know when people in Beijing started talking about her jealousy.
Relying on the assets in his hands, he controlled the Gu family alone and did not allow Gu Wenheng to get close to women, let alone take concubines.
At first, Jin Qianqian didn't take this matter to heart at all. After all, there were different topics to talk about every day in Beijing, and some topics were covered up by another topic before they became hot.
(End of this chapter)
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