Chapter 105: Even Trouble Others

Xuemei took a deep breath and silently told herself that she must not be angry with Bangchui, as she would be the one to die of anger in the end. She lowered her head and continued to feed her daughter, ignoring Li.

Seeing her elder sister-in-law in such a miserable state, Li felt very superior. Now that she had money, she felt that she was no worse than her elder sister-in-law who was well-educated. It was the time for her to show off. How could she just shut up just because she was ignored?

Unfortunately, before he could finish his words, Zhu Lan interrupted him, "Ahem!"

After all, the son-in-law must give face to Li. Li's face is the face of the eldest son, and he cannot scold her in public.

When Li met her mother-in-law's gloomy eyes, the arrogant little girl was instantly frightened. She was not afraid of her mother-in-law scolding her, but she was afraid that her mother-in-law would have a blank expression on her face, so she dared not utter a sound.

Xuemei was stunned. In the past, her mother had to yell at her sister-in-law to make her behave. But now she didn't have to do that anymore? She also felt her sister-in-law trembling. She must be afraid. Why was her sister-in-law so afraid of her mother? This was her familiar home?

Zhulan saw that Li had become obedient. She ate breakfast while taking care of the children around her. Zhulan's image of a good grandmother was perfect and the children all liked to be close to her. If the eldest grandson hadn't been so miserable today, he wouldn't have been able to sit next to Zhulan. Even if he had given up his seat, the youngest grandson would have looked at Jiang Du with sharp eyes after every bite.

After breakfast, Li was afraid that her mother-in-law would punish her, so she cleaned the table and dishes and secretly apologized to Xuemei in the kitchen, "That sister-in-law was straightforward and had no ill intentions. Don't take it to heart, big sister. Just treat it as a fart from the sister-in-law."

Xuemei vented her anger. In the past, Li had often ridiculed her behind her mother's back. Knowing that her eldest sister-in-law was very afraid of her mother, she felt relieved. "Sister-in-law, you'd better be careful when you speak in the future. I'm a family member, and it's okay. It's not good for sister-in-law to offend people outside."

Li's brain has become much smarter in the past six months, and she has figured out what's going on. This is not forgiving her, but criticizing her. She used to think that her elder sister-in-law was a peasant girl who acted like a lady, and she looked down on her. Every time she saw her elder sister-in-law, she wanted to find fault with her. Now she finds that the tone of her voice is similar to that of her mother-in-law. She feels cold down her spine, and the desire to show off can no longer be felt. She dares not to offend her elder sister-in-law!

Xuemei saw her sister-in-law quickly wipe her hands and run away, "........"

Why did she feel that her sister-in-law was afraid of her? What did she say?

Zhulan was playing with the children. When the eldest daughter came over and learned Li's reaction, Zhulan said, "......."

I guess Li was thinking too much and scared himself!

Zhulan sent a few children to play with Xiaoxuehan. Her arms were sore so she couldn't do needlework, but she was able to help the eldest lady to make cloth. Time passed quickly while they chatted.

Zhou Shuren brought Jiang Sheng back from the clan school. Jiang Sheng took the paper back to the house and started copying the books.

All the sons knew the job of copying books, just as Xuemei knew her brothers, but no one really cared.

Especially after knowing that the books he copied were those brought back by his father, he focused on calculating the value of the books his father brought back. It still cost five taels to copy by hand without providing paper and pen, which shows how valuable the books he brought back were.

Chang Lian no longer got entangled with the jade pendant, but instead started to win his mother's favor.

Zhulan was peeling pine nuts when she said to Xuemei, who was making clothes, "Changlian has come here for the third time, right?"

Xuemei wanted to cover her face. Chang Lian's flattery of his mother was too obvious. "Yes."

Zhu Lan clapped her hands, "This kid knows the value of books. He knows that showing filial piety to me is more effective than to your father. However, this kid is not as smart as your second brother. He is too superficial and needs training."

As she spoke, Zhulan touched the fire wall. The second brother had just added another handful of firewood!

Xuemei was stunned. "Mom, are you saying it wrong? How can my second brother be smarter than Chang Lian? You must be talking about Chang Zhi!"

Zhulan, "It seems that you don't see through it either. Let me tell you, the smartest person in this family is your second brother Changyi. He sees things the most clearly. The third brother is just a little bit calculating and too superficial. As for your youngest brother Changzhi, he is smart in studying but doesn't worry too much about money. So I'm right. It's you who don't see through your brothers."

Xuemei almost pricked her hand with a needle. She thought she was a smart person. Her grandmother always praised her when she was alive, but she didn't expect that she was wrong. She thought her honest second brother was the smartest, and looking at her leisurely mother, she felt that she was not smart anymore. She didn't even understand her own mother. She always thought her mother was simple-minded and straightforward. Now look what she heard?

Zhulan knew that the eldest lady was hit hard, so she drank her tea slowly. Well, it tasted good.

Before the eldest daughter-in-law could react, Zhulan heard the voices of the younger daughter-in-law and Wang Ru. Wang Ru came to her house. She had been busy these days and had not paid much attention to Wang Ru.

She stood up, put on her shoes and went downstairs. Xuemei came back to her senses and said, "Mom."

Zhulan motioned Xuemei to keep quiet and slowly walked to the door. The young lady Xuehan did not invite Wang Ru in, so the two of them stood in front of the main door. Zhulan carefully opened the door, tilted her ears and eavesdropped.

Xuemei, "......."

Mom was eavesdropping, right? No, Mom was the elder, how could she be eavesdropping? But the reality told her that Mom was eavesdropping, and in front of her!

Wang Ru couldn't suppress her voice, "Are you engaged?"

She just went to Pingzhou with Shi Qing, which took ten days in total. She just got home this morning and heard the shocking news that Zhou Jia had been reintegrated into the family, and the heroine Zhou Xuehan was actually engaged, and to a child adoptive husband!

When she heard the news, she came over to confirm it immediately. Her butterfly was too powerful. How could she destroy the marriage between the heroine and the hero without even doing anything?

If Zhulan knew what Wang Ru was thinking, she would definitely laugh, because it was clearly her and Zhou Shuren who were fanning the flames!

Xue Han frowned, "Does my engagement have anything to do with you? What are you so excited about?"

Could it be that Wang Ru fell in love with Rong Chuan? What my mother said was that close friends would spy on their fiancés. Oh, no, that's not right. She and Wang Ru are not close friends anymore. The coldness in her eyes means that she was spying on Rong Chuan directly. She was still spying on him even though they were engaged. How frivolous!

Wang Ru opened her mouth. Yes, why was she so excited? She should be happy. Zhou Xuehan was engaged. She didn't have to worry about Zhou Xuehan and the male lead meeting. She didn't have to be on guard against Zhou Xuehan. She should be happy. "I'm excited because I'm happy for you. I came in a hurry and didn't bring a gift. I'll make it up when I get back."

Xue Han didn't believe anything Wang Ru said, and she wouldn't ask for any gifts. "We're not friends, so there's no need to send gifts. Go back!"

Wang Ru's good mood did not last long. She felt empty inside. The plan she had been planning for a long time was no longer useful. She felt very uncomfortable. Seeing Xue Han's increasingly good looks and temperament, she was unwilling to accept Zhou Xue Han's easy fate. She could not help but touch the pearl bracelet. She hated Zhou Xue Han as soon as she touched the bracelet.

Last time she came to show off, Zhou Xuehan didn't even point out that she looked ugly wearing the jade bracelet, causing her to lose face in Pingzhou. She touched the bracelet again and took it off, "This is a bracelet given by Master Shi. You have never seen pearls before, right? Although they are small, each one costs one or two taels of silver. I give this bracelet to you as an engagement gift."

Xue Han's eyebrows were knitted into knots. She was sure that Wang Ru didn't understand the meaning and was just showing off. Then her anger subsided a little. She said in a bad tone, "For the sake of the past, I'll give you a piece of advice. Don't accept gifts from men outside your family casually, especially close-fitting jewelry. If you don't think about yourself, you should also think about your two sisters. Don't make them unable to get married."