Chapter 178 Testing

Zhou Shuren shook his head, "Changlian and Rongchuan will live together, and the vacant house will be given to Mingyun and Mingteng."

Zhu Lan frowned, "Why did you let Chang Lian and Rong Chuan live together? Chang Lian doesn't like Rong Chuan, it's better for Chang Zhi and Rong Chuan to live together, they can come up with something good."

Zhou Shuren explained, "It is precisely because Changlian doesn't like it that I let them live together. This way I can temper Changlian's temper."

Zhulan understood. Although Chang Lian's personality had changed a little, it was all just an act. Rongchuan was a kid who studied very well and had a good personality. It was easier for Chang Lian to find his own problems in Rongchuan.

As for Mingyun and Mingteng living together, Mingyun is able to control Mingteng. This kid Mingteng is indeed too noisy.

The next day, when Zhulan woke up, Li had already bought some meat and was making breakfast. Zhulan looked at the meat and saw that it was quite fat. "The pig they killed today is quite big!"

Li was delighted. "This pig weighs over 200 kilograms. I haven't killed a fat pig for a long time. This is a rare opportunity. I used the money left over from buying meat to buy lard. After dinner, I will use the lard to make pork fat."

Zhulan was happy about Li's change. Li had her own ideas. Her careful teaching was worth it. She said to Zhao who was washing vegetables, "Mrs. Dong will bring her daughter to visit us tomorrow. After dinner, we will clean the house and don't let the guests see the jokes in our house."

Then he said to Li: "Put all the meat you bought on the table and prepare it for tomorrow."

Li finally knew who was the guest. Wasn't Mrs. Dong the wife of the county magistrate? She was nervous, "Mom, don't worry. I will make sure the meat is ready and bring honor to our family."

Li is still very confident in his cooking skills.

Zhulan smiled. Li liked to be praised. She was very vain. The more she was praised, the more she worked hard. "I am confident in your cooking skills."

Li straightened her back and looked at her brother and sister-in-law proudly. Look, when guests come to the house, she is the one who brings honor to the family!

Zhao understood what her sister-in-law meant and rolled her eyes. She was very reluctant to show up in front of outsiders. She was really not jealous!

When Li saw her sister-in-law rolling her eyes, her eyes widened in disbelief. Was this still the sister-in-law who lowered her head? Why did she feel that the one just now was the real sister-in-law? She suddenly felt very hurt. It seemed that everyone in the family had two faces, but she was the only one who had one face from beginning to end!

Zhulan looked at the devastated Li and felt inexplicably funny and wanted to laugh. Sometimes, Li was quite cute.

After breakfast, except for those who went to school, Zhulan directed the rest of the family to clean the yard and assigned it to the eldest and second sons. Zhulan was in charge of Changzhi and Changlian's rooms, and Rongchuan's room was assigned to Xuehan. Zhao took Yushuang to clean her own room and the main hall.

As for the eldest wife's room, Li cleaned it herself.

The Zhou family's cleaning did not attract the attention of the women in the village. They all knew that Zhulan was a clean person, and the Zhou family had made it a habit to clean the house every now and then.

When Mrs. Dong Lin arrived at Zhou's house in a horse-drawn carriage, the villagers realized that the Zhou family was cleaning up because they had guests.

Zhulan's family changed into clean clothes, and the children stopped going out to make noises. Zhulan, her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law greeted them at the door. When Lin got off the carriage, she smiled and walked forward, "Sister-in-law, please come in."

Lin smiled and reached out her hand to pull Zhulan, saying uncomfortably, "I suddenly wanted to go to the countryside, and I thought of my sister-in-law. I'm really sorry for disturbing you today."

"Sister-in-law, don't say that. I'm very happy that you can come. I welcome you anytime you want to come."

The group entered the main hall, Zhulan and Lin took their seats. Zhulan pointed at Li and Zhao and said, "These are my two daughters-in-law. The fatter one is the eldest daughter-in-law, Li. She is a good cook. Today, let her show off her skills to her sister-in-law. The thinner one is the second daughter-in-law. She is a little timid, but she is good at needlework."

Li remembered her mother-in-law's instructions and bowed, "Hello, madam. I am Li."

Zhao then bowed, "Hello, Madam. I am Zhao."

Lin looked at them carefully. She had met a lot of people, and even those who were good at pretending could still see through them. Li didn't dare to look the two people in front of her in the eye. Although they stood upright, they were timid in their hearts. As for the second daughter-in-law, she kept her head down. She was not a really timid person. However, the two of them were much better than ordinary rural women. You know, the relatives from her natal family were either afraid of her or flattered her cautiously when they saw her. These two people gave her a okay feeling.

After taking a look, Lin smiled and took the prepared gift from the maid, "This is our first meeting and I don't know what you like, so I brought two hairpins."

As he spoke, he opened the box and revealed two hairpins inlaid with gems.

Zhulan fiddled with her fingertips. The gift that Lin sent was a bit expensive. It was a test for the two daughters-in-law. It was a pity that the two daughters-in-law already had hairpins inlaid with gemstones.

When Li and Zhao saw their mother nod, they stepped forward, their eyes clear, they bowed and said together, "Thank you for the gift, Mrs. Dong. We like it very much."

Lin stared into Li's eyes, without greed, only a moment of surprise that soon recovered, and Lin smiled a little more, "Don't call me Madam, your mother calls me sister-in-law, and you call me auntie, it seems closer."