Only then did Wang realize that the handkerchief she was holding had fallen out at some point, and her face became even more embarrassed. Who could not guess the reason for what had just happened? Fortunately, she did not rush to take out the handkerchief as evidence, otherwise it would be even more difficult to explain now. Damn it, didn't she say that this embroidered handkerchief took a lot of effort to get, how could it be embroidered by Su Wenyue's maid!
Yang had always liked her daughter-in-law Wang, thinking that she was filial and sensible, and got along well with her sisters-in-law. She didn't expect that the third daughter-in-law was a person with evil intentions. If she hadn't been prepared to make things difficult for the fourth daughter-in-law, she would not have even stolen the maid's handkerchief. It was precisely because of the stolen maid's handkerchief that she caused today's incident and ruined the tea ceremony!
"Third wife, do you have anything else to say?" Yang looked at Wang, not hiding her dissatisfaction.
"Mom, I, I didn't mean it. I just believed what those people said and misunderstood my fourth sister-in-law. I hope my fourth sister-in-law won't take it to heart, and we sisters-in-law can get along well in the future." Wang's acting skills were pretty good. Knowing that her mother-in-law was dissatisfied with her, she immediately made an angry expression of being wronged and deceived, and pushed all the responsibility onto others.
"Although I don't know why Third Sister-in-law is dissatisfied with me and targets me like this, but what Third Sister-in-law said is right. We are sisters-in-law, and we should be harmonious and get along well. Mother, let's forget about this matter. I don't have the intention to target the eldest sister-in-law and the third sister-in-law. I just want to prove that I am not as bad as the rumors say. I hope you don't mind."
Who doesn't want to be a good person? Su Wenyue said with a smile. She was quite magnanimous and had no intention of holding on to the mistakes of Liu and Wang. Anyway, she won the battle today and successfully destroyed the good impression of Wang in the eyes of her mother-in-law Yang. It would not be easy for Wang to stab her from behind in the future. Anyway, it was not a life-and-death battle. After staying in that big house for a long time and seeing all those conspiracies and shady things, Su Wenyue felt that she had become much more magnanimous about some things. What was Wang? Even if she was a little scheming, she just wanted to lower her status in front of her mother-in-law Yang. It was really nothing.
Old Man Han and Mrs. Yang were both very satisfied with Su Wenyue's performance. Which daughter-in-law could be so magnanimous and not care about things? Even she herself might not be able to be so magnanimous if she encountered such a thing. But the fourth son's daughter-in-law really didn't care after she said she didn't care, with a smiling look on her face. She was really generous.
Now that the matter has been brought to light, there is nothing more to it. Liu and Wang were both well behaved at this time, and no longer had any intention of playing tricks. The tea-serving ceremony still had to continue. Han Yu was the fourth child and the oldest among the brothers, so Su Wenyue still had to serve tea to several of his brothers and sisters-in-law. However, in return, his brothers and sisters-in-law also prepared gifts for the newlyweds.
Although the eldest sister-in-law Liu is not a very nice person, the eldest brother Han Hu is a down-to-earth man who values family affection very much. He loves his younger brother Han Yu, whom he has raised since childhood, from the bottom of his heart, so he is generous. Su Wenyue weighed the red envelope in her hand and felt that it was not light.
Although Han Hu is nearly thirty years old, he now has only two daughters. The eldest daughter is twelve years old and named Han Xiaofeng, and the youngest daughter is seven years old and named Han Xiaohua. Su Wenyue took out the gifts she had prepared in advance for the younger generations and gave each of them a pair of silver flower hairpins. Not to mention Wang, even Li felt a little jealous. The fourth daughter-in-law was too generous.
Yang saw Su Wenyue's actions. Although she was satisfied with Su Wenyue's generosity, she felt that the fourth daughter-in-law was too sincere. It would be enough to give gifts to the younger generation just for the sake of politeness, but why spend so much? Although the fourth daughter-in-law's family was wealthy and her dowry was quite generous, she could not stand such lavish spending, especially the eldest daughter-in-law was greedy. She would have to teach the fourth daughter-in-law not to let the sisters-in-law cheat her of all the good things in her hands, and to be more cautious.
Yang's preference for her youngest son could not be changed, so she was naturally strict with her youngest daughter-in-law. Besides, the daughter-in-law would live with her son for the rest of her life, so the thing would have to be left to her grandson.
When it was the turn of the second son, Han Ping, he was also not vague. The couple were both down-to-earth people. They felt that the fourth son's wife's family was wealthy, and it was an injustice for her to marry into the Han family. They could not be stingy when it came to giving, so as not to let others laugh at their Han family. Therefore, the red envelope they gave to Su Wenyue was no less than that of the eldest son.
The second son, Han Ping, was very lucky. He had a pair of children. The eldest son was nine years old and named Han Baofu, and the younger daughter was six years old and named Han Xiaocao. Su Wenyue gave Han Baofu a set of writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstone, while Han Xiaocao was given a pair of silver flower hairpins like her two older sisters.
Seeing that the gift from Su Wenyue was so expensive, the second son and his wife felt embarrassed to accept it. They thought that the gift they prepared was already very generous, and it was all they could afford. Compared with the gift given by the fourth son's wife to their two children, it was not even a fraction of it.
"Fourth brother's wife, this gift is too expensive. They are still young, how can they use such good things? Besides, my Baofu can't read yet. This inkstone is very expensive. Don't let this brat waste it. My sister-in-law is a refined person, so keep it for yourself."
"Yes, yes, Fourth Sister-in-law, you keep such a good thing for yourself."
Han Ping waved his hands repeatedly, and Li also agreed. Although she also wanted her son to learn calligraphy and study, who doesn't hope for their son to have a bright future? But this gift was indeed too expensive. She had secretly been to that shop before and saw that the white paper alone cost several cents a piece. The one given by the fourth son's wife was obviously of much better quality than that in the shop, so it must be very expensive, not to mention the brush, ink and inkstone, which could not be bought without several taels of silver.
"Brother and sister-in-law, please don't refuse. Baofu is the only male child in our Han family and the hope for our future. He should have learned to read and study long ago. Even if it is a girl, it is good for her to learn a few more words. Not to mention passing the imperial examinations, reading can make people wise and broaden their horizons, making it less likely for others to bully them."
Su Wenyue's gift touched the hearts of Old Man Han and Yang. Most old people in a family would have some idea of favoring boys over girls, not to mention that the Han family had only one child. Old Man Han and Yang had previously thought of sending Han Baofu to a private school, but the world became more and more chaotic these days, and the family's financial situation became increasingly tight, so they gave up the idea.
"Second brother, second brother's wife, since fourth brother's wife is so kind, don't refuse, just accept it." Old Man Han saw that the second brother and his wife were still refusing and spoke.