Song didn't think so. She could tell from her daughter's words that her father-in-law didn't care about other daughters-in-law and only cared about her daughter. It was Jing Zhiqi's role.
"Do you think he's a good person? If Jingzhi hadn't warned me, I don't think he would have cared at all. These men are like this, turning a blind eye and thinking it's a woman's business and they don't want to get involved."
An Laoer's wife was shocked after hearing this, but then she thought that what her sister-in-law said was right. From what Daya said, the previous daughters-in-law of the Lin family had all been tormented, and they were afraid of Lin's mother just looking at her submissively.
The fourth daughter-in-law of An Lao Si thought that even if her family was powerful, she still had to be able to stand on her own feet, otherwise it would be in vain. "Sister-in-law, you have taught Daya very well. This is how she should be when she goes out. Our family is not the kind of family that allows others to bully her. Good job, Daya. You have set a good example for the younger sisters. This is how our daughters should be when they go out. Sister-in-law, please tell my daughter what to do when she goes out. I don't expect her to be as tough as her sister Daya. As long as she is not bullied, that's enough."
Song and An Laoer's wife burst out laughing. Song couldn't help laughing and said, "You are too anxious, Fourth Sister-in-law. How old is San Ya's child?"
"That's right, sister-in-law. If anyone should be anxious, I should be the one. But what you said makes sense, sister-in-law. My Erya's marriage is coming up soon. You have to help me guide her then. Don't let her foolishly get bullied when she goes out."
An's mother listened for a long time without getting a word in, but she never tired of hearing these sisters-in-law praise her son. Sitting there listening to them praise their son made her feel comfortable. They all thought their son was heartless before, but now they were just contradicting themselves.
Lin Dawu drank cup after cup of tea in the outer room. Finally, when he couldn't bear it any longer, the woman from the An family came out to prepare dinner and ordered several men in the family to go out and buy things and do this and that.
Lin Dawu finally had time to breathe a sigh of relief, but it was too early. After An Jingzhi was called away by An's mother, the two chatted for a while, and he asked about Sister Daya's situation.
After coming out, he sat next to Lin Dawu again, his pressure even lower than before, just looking at him without saying a word. The court ruled the country with filial piety and emphasized filial piety. Lin Dawu did not dare to rebel against his own mother. An Jingzhi did not know what to say to him, because if he did, people would think he was a heretic.
It's hard to say anything about him, but it's okay to scare him. An Jingzhi sat next to Lin Dawu with his aura fully open and stared at him for half an hour. Lin Dawu tried to speak to ease the atmosphere, but An Jingzhi just said "hmm" and sent him away. He could also see that An Jingzhi didn't like him. How could this brother-in-law be more intimidating than their village chief? Just like that official.
By the time dinner started, Lin Dawu's back was soaked. After sitting for so long, he finally figured it out. He guessed that his brother-in-law knew about his mother's unreasonable behavior and was venting his anger on Daya.
During the meal, Lin Dawu sat next to Daya and didn't dare to raise his head. He didn't even pick up the dishes and only dared to eat the rice in his own bowl. Daya was angry and amused. Is it really that serious? Didn't he get so scared after sitting with her brother for a while? But thinking that her husband was usually very good to her, she took the initiative to pick up some dishes for him. Lin Dawu looked at his wife with a touching face. His mother was so unreasonable, but his wife was still so good to him. It was worth it to marry such a wife in this life.
The An family saw An Jingzhi's attitude towards Lin Dawu and knew that he was trying to warn Lin Dawu. They all laughed in their hearts and pretended not to notice.
Song warmly entertained Lin Dawu and pretended to ask, "Hey, why don't you eat the vegetables, uncle? You're just eating rice. Is it because our food is not as delicious as yours? That's why you don't eat any vegetables."
These words frightened Lin Dawu so much that he apologized repeatedly. He raised his head, faced An Jingzhi's gaze, and picked up a few pieces of food with his chopsticks.
Daya saw that her family was intentionally supporting her, so she did not step forward to help Lin Dawu. Otherwise, it would be a matter of face for her family, and she would not do such a stupid thing.
Linjia Village was relatively close, so after dinner, Lin Dawu and Daya returned to the Lin family that day. Before leaving, Daya carried a few boxes of cakes that An Jingzhi had brought back from the county. Since they had both brought eggs to the An family, the An family naturally couldn't be disrespectful.
Of course, the cakes were given by He's father. His son's condition was getting better day by day. He saw it with his own eyes and was extremely grateful to An Jingzhi.
He's father felt that taking the money would be an embarrassment to the other person. Thinking that An Jingzhi loved to eat and was about to go home, he brought a few more boxes of cakes and asked He Changxing to take them home for him.
After Daya returned to her parents' home, Lin's father was a little absent-minded the whole day. When his son and daughter-in-law came back with cakes, he finally breathed a sigh of relief and stopped Lin's mother, who was too petty and wanted to take the cakes to her room and hide them. Lin's father asked Daya to arrange the snacks herself. Daya was not stingy and distributed some of the cakes to the whole family and took the rest back to her room to put them away.
Except for Lin's mother, everyone else in the family had a better impression of her.
An Jingzhi brought back a lot of pastries and gave a box to each family. There were two boxes left, one for his parents and one for Grandpa An and Grandma An.
Upon hearing that these were pastries given to their grandson by the father of his good friend and classmate at school, Grandpa An and Grandma An wondered what kind of return gift they should give. But then they thought again, these pastries were so expensive, and they were worried about what their family would have to give to match the price.
The An family also felt that this gift was a bit hot.
An Jingzhi explained with a smile: "This is a thank-you gift from someone. Who would be so enthusiastic about their son's classmates? They are willing to give so many good things." The total value of these cakes is two or three taels of silver.
Mother An held the cake box and asked, "What's the thank you gift?"
An Jingzhi told his classmate about how he helped him take the Tongsheng exam, gave him a schedule, and prepared a lot of test papers. When the An family didn't understand something, he replaced it with other words in a concise and sincere tone, and didn't think that they wouldn't understand and just give a perfunctory answer.
Grandpa An looked worried. "Jingzhi, can you do this? Don't let people blame you if you don't pass the exam." If they didn't pass, wouldn't they have to return all the things they collected? What would their family use to pay them back? His grandson only had the title of Tongsheng, how could he help others pass the exam?
The other members of the An family also had the same idea.
An Jingzhi had guessed their thoughts long ago, and brought up the teacher of the school. With the teacher's endorsement, the matter would have a lot of credibility. He also said that these gifts were actually equivalent to thank-you gifts for classmates who lost weight and made progress in their studies, and they didn't have to pay them back if they failed the imperial examination.
The An family, who had no idea that obesity could affect lifespan, were a bit surprised when they heard this. They couldn't gain weight even if they wanted to, while others were gaining weight and needed to lose weight. But An Jingzhi's words reassured them; otherwise, Grandpa An would have been thinking about who to borrow money from to pay for the pastries.
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