Chapter 201: Don’t Be a Congenial Mother-in-Law

Zhulan felt the most guilty. The grocery store happened to pass by the restaurant, so she bought two pig trotters on the way back. When she arrived at the grocery store, she saw Li squatting at the door of the store with a pitiful look on her face. Zhulan spoke first out of guilt, "Hurry up and get in the car. I just ran into your father who went to the market again, so I'm late. Mom bought you some pig trotters to eat. You must be anxious waiting for her!"

The words in Li's mouth were blocked. Her mother said all she should say and gave her dates. She no longer felt aggrieved. She was really aggrieved just now. She felt that her mother had forgotten about her. She had been waiting for almost an hour. She sat on the ox cart and held the pig's trotter that her mother stuffed into her arms. She smelled it and it smelled really good. Her mother was thinking about her and grinned.

Big Brother Zhou looked at his mother with blind eyes as she lied. She had obviously forgotten about Li. But he felt threatened by his father's eyes. Seeing his silly wife being so easy to coax, he was grinning. Alas, his wife was the dumbest person in the family. He should love his wife more and not bully her. It was not because he felt guilty that he had forgotten about his wife.

On the way home, it started to drizzle. Not long after the ox cart went, the drizzle turned into moderate rain. Fortunately, Zhulan brought rain gear because she liked ancient umbrellas, especially bamboo umbrellas. Although those from Jiangnan were more expensive than local ones, Zhulan bought ten in one go.

The only downside is that there is no difference in size between umbrellas, they are all single umbrellas.

Now that Zhou Shuren was there, Zhulan picked up the girl and said to Zhou Shuren, "You hold her up, and I'll hold her up."

Zhou Shuren held an umbrella and felt that the lady was an eyesore. If the lady didn't come, he would have one less umbrella to bring, and he could share an umbrella with Zhulan. He looked away regretfully at the fields by the roadside.

Xue Han looked up at the top of the umbrella. Well, there was no gap. It was not until she felt that her father's eyes had moved away that she secretly looked at him. Alas, she was rejected again. It was said that the old lady's treasure did not exist in their family. She leaned close to her mother. Woo woo, mother was still the best. She wanted to pray that her mother would live a long life!

When we got home, the rain turned into heavy rain. Even with an umbrella, the lower half of our body was wet. Li was the most frightened. She had to protect the glutinous rice flour she bought, so the upper half of her body was also wet.

Zhulan changed her clothes. Zhao knocked on the door and came in with ginger soup. "Mom, I made ginger soup when I saw it was going to rain. Mom and Dad can drink a bowl to get rid of the cold."

Zhulan picked up the bowl and asked, "Have you sent it to your sister-in-law?"

Zhao knew clearly in her heart that although her mother liked her more, in her heart, she cared more about her elder sister-in-law. It was a truth that children who cried and made trouble were loved by others. Her mother disliked her elder sister-in-law, but she also cared about her. It was a pity that her character could not be changed. However, she still envied her elder sister-in-law. A fool has his own luck. She took the empty bowl and said, "The head of the family sent it over. I just sent my younger sister's bowl over."

Zhulan smiled and said, "You are the most considerate one. Your sister-in-law is careless. She will never make ginger soup at home. If she doesn't pay attention, I will rely on you."

Zhao smiled and said, "I'll take note of it. I'll go first."

She was afraid that she would become jealous of her sister-in-law if she heard too much. Her mother disapproved of her sister-in-law but did not ask her to change. She felt sour in her heart and envied her sister-in-law even more. She never thought that one day she would envy her sister-in-law so much.

Zhou Shuren heard the meaning in the second daughter-in-law's tone, and after the door was closed, he went to Zhulan's side and said, "Didn't you hear it? The second daughter-in-law is a little jealous."

Zhulan wiped her hair, "I heard it, but there's nothing I can do. Zhao has too many things hidden in her heart. She has drawn a circle around herself. I can't do anything about it. People get along with each other. She has locked herself up. What can I do? The intimate mother-in-law is too convoluted. In ancient times, there was no need for intimate mothers-in-law!"

She was sure that if she were to be confidant with Li and Zhao, Li would be so frightened that she would go crazy, and as for Zhao, she would think too much because she was too smart.

Zhou Shuren asked casually, then lay down on the kang, "It's comfortable on a rainy day. I haven't felt this cool for a long time."

Zhu Lan frowned, "It's cooler today, but I'll suffer when the rain stops. The humidity will be even more uncomfortable."

Zhou Shuren counted the days, "It will be over in a few days. After that, the weather will be less bad. And there are fewer rainy days in summer this year. I think it will rain today for a few days. The high temperature will be gone, and I can finally have a comfortable day."

He was already afraid of heat stroke, and he went outside every day this summer. It was a miracle that he didn't get heat stroke.

Zhulan replied, "It's still very cold in September. No, this is ancient times, not modern times. The greenhouse effect has already made the weather abnormal. The ancient climate was accurate. And this is the northeast, so the temperature has dropped significantly. Phew, I'm finally comfortable."

Zhou Shuren no longer had to come back drenched in sweat every day. His underwear couldn't even be washed because it was soaked in sweat, which was also a testimony to Zhou Shuren's hard work. Zhulan looked at Zhou Shuren carefully, "You seem to have lost weight again."

I reached out and touched Zhou Shuren's arm. He had indeed lost weight again. I felt so distressed.

Zhou Shuren didn't think much of it. Only by enduring hardships can one become a superior person. The hardships he endured today were all for laying the foundation for the future. He couldn't bear to see Zhulan feel bad, so he tapped her lips and said, "Kiss me and I'll get fat again."

Zhulan knew that Zhou Shuren was teasing her, but she still bent down and gave him a kiss. Zhou Shuren's eyes darkened and with his big hand he led Zhulan into the conversation. This was a benefit that came right to her door, and she was being unfair to herself for not being so cunning!

This time, no one disturbed her. Zhulan's mouth was swollen and her face was as hot as fire. She glared at Zhou Shuren and said, "Lunch will be served soon. How can I go out like this?"

She was really afraid that Ming Teng would ask her. After all, she had her dignity to save.

Zhou Shuren was shameless and teased Zhulan, "Who dares to say it when I'm here?"

Zhu Lan glared at Zhou Shuren. Zhou Shuren was thick-skinned, but she was not as thick-skinned as him. "Go and bring me a basin of cool water."

Zhou Shuren just said it verbally. He still took Zhulan's face into consideration and put on his shoes and went downstairs, "I'll go get some water now."

Soon the water returned and Zhulan applied a handkerchief to her lips for a while before they returned to normal.

Zhulan looked at the heavy rain outside and was a little worried, "Will the rising river water burst the dam?"

"No, the dam was newly built this year. County Master Dong was really good. It's my hometown, and they didn't cut corners when they repaired it. It's rare to have floods here in the north. It won't rain for another two days."

Zhulan felt relieved. When she heard Li calling her to eat, she put down her handkerchief and confirmed several times that she was back to normal before following Zhou Shuren to the main hall to eat.

Li was very strong and chopped the pig's trotters into small pieces so that each person could get a piece from the two trotters. The vegetables were sweet potato leaves fried with lard and cold radish shreds. The staple food was corn pancakes mixed with white flour.

Because it was raining so heavily, students didn't have to go to school in the afternoon. Zhou Shuren, who was at home for a rare occasion, took several students to take the test.

The rain lightened up in the afternoon and turned into moderate rain, and it didn't stop until I fell asleep.

The sky was still gray in the morning, and the rain, which had finally stopped, started again after breakfast.

Li looked at the sky and said, "Mother, the rain will not stop today. Will the young master of the Marquisate still come? Do I still need to go buy it?"