Zhao Cuifen tried hard not to look at the cloth sacks of grain, casually smoothing her hair behind her ear, and said to Old Lady Zhao, "Mom, that girl Yunduo is now tightly controlled by those two old men, and it's not so easy to win her over. I think you should think carefully about how to persuade her to be of one mind with our Zhao family."
"Of course, we don't expect her to be on our side right away, that's unlikely. But no matter what, we have to make her understand that your love for her is no less than that of the two old folks in the Yun family, so that she feels a little closer to you. That way, it will be much easier to bring Yun Duo to our Zhao family in the future."
At this point, Zhao Cuifen looked at Old Man Yun again and said, "Dad, you agree with what I said, right?"
"Hmm." Old Zhao nodded, feigning modesty, and said, "What you said makes some sense."
Then, Old Man Zhao looked at Old Woman Zhao and said, "Old woman, when you go to the Yun family and see Yun Duo, you mustn't be confused and say anything nonsense. You have to coax her well, understand?"
As he spoke, his tone became much more serious: "Otherwise, if things really go wrong, you'll see how I deal with you!"
"Punish me, punish me, all you ever do is talk about this..." Old Mrs. Zhao grumbled unhappily, then added, "Do you think I don't know how to coax Yun Duo? I'm not brainless. At worst, I'll just treat her like a big dragon and a little tiger."
"That's more like it." Old Zhao nodded and said, "Then let's go."
Old Mrs. Zhao's eyes darted around, and she said, "Old man, if you ask me, we don't need to rush. Let's go in the middle of the morning, and by the time we get there it will be lunchtime." After all, they are in-laws visiting, and she didn't believe that the two old people in the Yun family would not even offer them lunch!
Old Mrs. Zhao didn't explain herself clearly, but just by looking into her eyes, Old Mr. Zhao knew what she was thinking. He immediately rolled his eyes at her and said somewhat arrogantly, "I just said that you women are all short-sighted and have long hair, and here you are again. Are we going to the Yun family just to eat a meal with them? Hurry up and let's go now, stop dawdling!"
Old Mrs. Zhao snorted in dissatisfaction, but in the end she didn't dare to say no again. She could only angrily throw the grain bag into Zhao Cuifen's arms and say, "Take it yourself! You eat it yourself, don't expect me to carry it for you."
Holding the grain bag, Zhao Cuifen felt a surge of joy, but she couldn't show it too obviously. So, she just pursed her lips, held the grain bag steadily, and said, "Mom, look at what you're saying. Did Dad give out this grain because I wanted to eat it? Wasn't it just to appease Yun Youliang? In the end, it's also for the future of our Zhao family. Don't push everything onto me."
“But you’re my mom, and I’m here, so it’s my responsibility to carry the heavy things. This amount of food isn’t heavy, so… Mom, could you let me take the brown sugar and eggs too? I’m not afraid of heavy things, and I don’t want you to have to carry them.”
"Don't even think about it!" Old Mrs. Zhao glared at Zhao Cuifen and said without hesitation.
Who knows if Zhao Cuifen will eventually move the things to her own home?
Despite her sweet talk, Old Lady Zhao still couldn't fully trust her. She was afraid that she would eventually take the things to her own (Yun Youliang's) house, ruining Old Man Zhao's scheme.
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