Chapter 61: Want to please Yun Tangyin?
Fu Yucheng paused as he picked up the food, tapping his bony fingers lightly on the chopsticks. He then picked up a piece of spareribs that Yun Tangyin loved and put it in her bowl: "Eat more. I went to the silversmith shop this afternoon, and I must be hungry."
Yun Tangyin looked up and smiled at him. Just as she was about to open her mouth, she saw Fu Yuanshan's chopsticks clatter against the edge of the bowl. He lowered his head to eat his rice, but his ears turned red.
Song Yushuang saw all of this, put down his chopsticks and coughed twice: "Who of you will go to the market with me tomorrow? Buy some meat and eggs to nourish Yinyin."
Fu Yuanshan quickly responded: "I'll go, Mom."
Jiang Jianhua was unhappy: "Mom, isn't it my sister-in-law who manages the family's money? I have to ask her for money to buy meat, right?"
She deliberately shouted the words "brother-in-law" extra loudly, as if to remind everyone who was the boss.
Yun Tangyin scooped up a spoonful of soup and said, "Don't worry, sister-in-law. I won't skimp on the money I have to spend. But let me be frank. If you dare to inflate the price of vegetables like you did last time, your rations will be based on the minimum standard from now on."
Jiang Jianhua wanted to say something, but Fu Yuanshan stepped hard on him under the table, so he had to swallow his words.
Fu Yucheng glanced at Fu Yuanshan and said slowly, "Has Second Brother been very busy recently?"
Fu Yuanshan hummed: "It's okay, but the work is too diverse. I still want to learn more skills in the workshop."
"That's right." Fu Yucheng nodded. "But the workshop is very oily and dirty, so my second brother will definitely get dirty. It's better not to go into the main room so as not to dirty the new cushions that Mom made."
This is apparently a reminder, but in fact it is a warning.
Fu Yuanshan's face turned red and white, and he took two mouthfuls of rice and stood up: "I'm full, I'm going back to the house first."
Jiang Jianhua quickly put down his bowl and followed. When he reached the door, he heard Yun Tangyin say to Yu Xia with a smile, "Sister-in-law, come with me to find a tailor tomorrow to make that piece of floral fabric for Mom."
"Oh! Okay!" Yu Xia responded crisply, her voice full of joy.
Jiang Jianhua clenched his fists and cursed Fu Yuanshan a thousand times in his heart. If he hadn't been staring at Yun Tangyin just now, would Fu Yucheng deliberately bully others?
Back in the house, Fu Yuanshan was dissatisfied: "Why were you arguing with Yun Tangyin just now? Didn't you see Fu Yucheng protecting her?"
"I just want her to get more money, right?" Jiang Jianhua also got angry. "My brother can't just eat pickles when he comes, right?"
"Yun Tangyin has the final say on what to eat!" Fu Yuanshan scratched his hair irritably: "If you make her unhappy again, we won't even be able to eat!"
Jiang Jianhua was stunned by his yelling. He suddenly remembered the search of Yu Xia's house during the day and was furious.
"Didn't you say you'd definitely find the job posting Yu Xia hid? Now, instead of finding any evidence, we've only let Yu Xia and Yun Tangyin get even closer!" "How would I have known Yu Xia hid things so well?" Fu Yuanshan also grew angry. "If you hadn't been so determined to cause trouble and search the house, would there have been so much trouble?"
The two of them started arguing with each other, and the noise was so loud that it could be heard even outside the yard.
In the main room, Yu Xia pursed her lips and chuckled, "These two are arguing again."
Song Yushuang sighed: "Let them quarrel. They will stop when they have quarreled enough."
She looked at Yun Tangyin, "Yinyin, what are you going to do?"
"What else can we arrange?" Yun Tangyin put down the bowl. "They are not members of our Fu family. If they want to come, they can be guests. If they want to stay, let them stay in the east wing. The food is the same as ours. If Xu Runli dares to be picky, let Second Sister-in-law pay for her to improve her living conditions herself."
Yu Xia clapped her hands: "That's how it should be! We can't let outsiders take advantage of us."
Fu Yucheng held Yun Tangyin's hand and said, "If Xu Runli dares to make excessive demands, you don't have to step in. I'll handle it."
Yun Tangyin smiled and nodded, knowing that Fu Yucheng was supporting her.
With his words, I believe no one would dare to be presumptuous.
The next morning, just as Yun Tangyin and Yu Xia were about to leave, they saw Fu Yuanshan squatting at the gate, mending his hoe. Seeing the cloth bags in their hands, he suddenly said, "Sister-in-law? Let me go with you. Didn't Mom say she wanted to help you recover?"
Yu Xia was about to refuse, but Yun Tangyin stopped her with a look.
On the way, Fu Yuanshan deliberately walked beside Yun Tangyin and tried to speak to her several times, but Yu Xia spoke first.
"Yinyin, look, there's someone selling candy figures up ahead!"
"Yinyin, the color of this cloth is really pretty. It will definitely look good on Mom."
Fu Yuanshan couldn't get a word in and could only follow behind, watching Yun Tangyin and Yu Xia talking and laughing, feeling uncomfortable as if he was being scratched by a cat.
When they arrived at the tailor shop, Yu Xia pulled Yun Tangyin to pick out buttons and deliberately left Fu Yuanshan at the door.
Fu Yuanshan stared at Yun Tangyin's back, his fingers unconsciously stroking the industrial coupons in his pocket.
He had specially exchanged it with a colleague and wanted to give it to Yun Tangyin as a favor, but now he didn't even have the courage to hand it over.
"Brother, do you want to pick something too?" Yun Tangyin came over at some point, holding a piece of blue corduroy in her hand. "This piece of cloth would be great for making pants."
Fu Yuanshan suddenly came to his senses and nodded hurriedly: "Good... It's good, strong and durable."
"Then let the salesperson cut three feet. I'll make a pair of pants for Ah Cheng as well." Yun Tangyin handed the cloth to the tailor and said to Yu Xia, "Sister-in-law, do you like any of them?"
Yu Xia's eyes lit up, and she pointed at a piece of light grey plain cloth: "This one is good! It's resistant to stains and can be made into a coat, perfect for my husband."
Yun Tangyin was about to respond when Fu Yuanshan suddenly came over and said, "Light gray is too old-fashioned. Big Brother is still young. Why don't you try this aqua green?"
As he said this, he tried to pull the cloth, but the tailor raised his hand to stop him.
"Please watch carefully before you move, and don't wrinkle it." The tailor picked up the tape measure and rolled it up casually. "My dear comrade, if you have nothing to do, please go outside. I only have female customers here, and it would be inconvenient for you to watch me measure my body."
Fu Yuanshan's hand froze in mid-air. He could only frown and reluctantly retreat to the door.
Yu Xia covered her mouth and laughed secretly, leaning close to Yun Tangyin's ear: "He really thinks he's a dish."
Yun Tangyin didn't respond, and asked the tailor to mark the lines on Song Yushuang's fabric first. Suddenly, she caught a glimpse of Fu Yuanshan secretly glancing at her, so she turned to Yu Xia and said, "Sister-in-law, I think that pink one is also good. Do you want to cut two feet of it?"
"Oh! That's right!" Yu Xia immediately forgot about Fu Yuanshan and pulled the tailor to look at the fabric: "I want that one, it's soft, perfect for making a small waistcoat."
Fu Yuanshan watched the two people busy picking out fabrics, and the industrial coupons in his pocket were wrinkled.
He originally wanted to buy cloth to please Yun Tangyin, but he didn't expect that he couldn't even get a word in, and instead felt like an unnecessary shadow.
After the tailor finished cutting the cloth, Yun Tangyin paid him and turned to Fu Yuanshan and said, "Brother, if you're alright, go back first. My sister-in-law and I still have to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some things."
"I..." Fu Yuanshan was just about to say that they wanted to go together when he saw Yun Tangyin quickly catching up with Yu Xia. The sound of their laughter floated over, like a thin needle, piercing his heart and making him feel stuffy.
He stood at the door of the tailor shop, watched the two men turn into the alley, and suddenly put the industrial coupons back into his pocket.
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