Chapter 457: Admiration
Xuemei took her child to see her second sister-in-law, "Second sister-in-law."
Zhao smiled and said, "I heard you were here. Let me see you. You have become more and more beautiful in recent years."
Xuemei said, "My second sister-in-law hasn't changed much either. She's still a great beauty."
Zhao touched her thinner face and said, "I'm old now. I'm not as pretty as before."
Xuemei looked at her second sister-in-law's pale face and sighed in her heart. Her second sister-in-law was really dangerous this time. She and her second sister-in-law had no contact before. They only had more contact when her second sister-in-law took care of her during her confinement. Her second sister-in-law had lived in her hometown for more than a year, and they interacted more frequently. She still had a good relationship with her second sister-in-law.
The second sister-in-law is indeed not as pretty as before. You can see at a glance that she has lost a lot of hair. In addition, she is exhausted from worrying about the child. The second sister-in-law is not energetic at all. "Second sister-in-law, I heard that the child is much better. Don't worry too much. Our Zhou family is blessed. The child will be fine. You should take care of yourself."
Mrs. Zhao's heart was in a knot. How could she not worry? If she had to blame the little girl, she really didn't, because she didn't want her to have the same childhood as her. Later, she thought that her current happiness was earned, so she completely let it go. She still had a son, didn't she? One was enough.
But she was really concerned about the health of the little girl. The child had suffered so much with her, and now she was no better than a newborn baby. "I will take care of myself, so don't worry about me."
She really needs to take care of herself, she has children to take care of.
She was really grateful to her mother-in-law. If it weren't for her mother-in-law's prohibition on taking a concubine, she would have thought a lot. Now she can rest assured during her confinement because of her mother-in-law. It's a pity that she can't visit her mother-in-law. "Have you seen mother, how is her recovery?"
Xuemei smiled and said, "I think Mom is recovering well."
Zhao said, "That's good."
Xuemei didn't ask to see the baby. The baby was too weak now, and she didn't dare to hold him. She took out the gifts she had prepared and said, "This is the third-day baptism gift and the full-month gift that I prepared early in the morning. I'm giving them together now."
Zhao looked at the exquisite gold lock and bracelet and said, "They are too expensive."
Xuemei has the support of her mother-in-law, which is also precious to Xuemei's family.
Xuemei also had a lot of money in her hands, which was supplemented by her mother and she also used some jewelry that she didn't need. "It's only natural. My second sister-in-law took care of me personally when I was having my confinement."
She always remembers this feeling.
Zhao felt warm in her heart, thinking of what her mother-in-law said about treating people with sincerity, and this was her way of repaying you.
In the evening, Xuemei brought the children to have lunch with Zhulan. Zhulan said, "Rest first today. Let your elder brother and his friends take you around tomorrow."
Xuemei smiled and said, "Okay, when I came here I heard that the temples in Jinzhou are quite famous, and I was thinking of going there!"
She wanted to accompany her mother, but unfortunately her mother needed to rest after giving birth. As for taking care of them, her mother stopped her several times when she reached out her hand. Since there was a maid who didn't need her, she might as well listen to her mother and go around and broaden the children's horizons.
Zhulan has been eating tasteless confinement meals for two days in a row. Zhou Shuren was afraid that she would get tired of it, so he hired a chef to cook different meals. At present, Zhulan still likes to eat them very much.
After dinner, Zhulan asked, "Don't be shy to tell me what's in the yard. This is your home after all."
Xuemei felt warm inside. She understood her mother's meaning. She was a member of the family, whether married or not. She smiled and said, "Mother, if you need anything, I won't be embarrassed."
"That's good."
After dinner, Xuemei took the children back to the yard. On the way back, she could still see the servants cleaning and greeting them. Xuemei looked at the scenery in the yard. Even though she had walked there twice, she still felt a little dazed, as if she was dreaming.
Xuemei returned to the yard, and Jiang Sheng and his son Jiang Du came back. "Have you finished eating too? I thought you would drink for a while!"
Jiang Sheng shook his head, "My father-in-law doesn't drink, and none of my brothers want to drink either, so we just had dinner and then left."
Xuemei laughed, "Dad doesn't drink because of Mom."
Jiang Sheng smiled but said nothing. His father-in-law made no secret of his desire to go back to accompany his mother-in-law. He never expected that his father-in-law, who was now a fourth-rank official, still had the same feelings for his mother-in-law. It was not that he did not trust his father-in-law, but he had seen too many officials who got promoted, got rich, and married concubines, so he admired his father-in-law even more.
Unfortunately, my father-in-law said he is very busy lately and has no time to rest, so he will have to wait for some time before asking for advice.
Xuemei saw that her husband was also tired, "Take a bath and rest first, I'll go take care of the children and come back in a while."
Jiang Sheng rubbed his shoulders. He was really tired from the long journey. "Okay."
In the main courtyard, Zhulan was surprised to see Zhou Shuren, "Have you finished eating too?"
Zhou Shuren, "I'm done eating."
Zhulan looked at Zhou Shuren and thought, this man must have been in a hurry to come back to accompany her and her son. Her sons and son-in-law also hurried to eat when they saw this.
Zhulan asked, "Mingqing is here, have you talked to him?"
Zhulan heard Xuemei talk about the situation in her hometown. Many people will take the provincial examination next year, and many children will take the examination for students of higher learning. Zhulan was happy. The more students there were, the more prosperous the Zhou family would be. The family's power would increase, and as the leader, Zhou Shuren would have more people at his disposal.
Zhou Shuren sighed, "Today's accounts have all been delivered, and I've been looking through them all day. My mind is full of numbers now, and I really don't have time. I'm thinking of letting Mingqing follow Changlian to the Meng family first and let Mr. Meng teach him. I'll teach him when I'm done with my work."
Zhulan raised her eyebrows, "You want to keep him?"
Zhou Shuren nodded, "Well, I am not capable of selflessly devoting myself to the family. For the sake of the future, it is better for me to guide the next clan leader."
Zhulan was silent. What Zhou Shuren said was true. Zhou Shuren had always been calculating towards the Zhou family. He really couldn't be the clan leader who did everything himself. "Our clan leader wouldn't consider you as the clan leader. Not only was he worried, but he also saw through your true nature."
Zhou Shuren smiled and said, "Indeed, if he had any thoughts before, he stopped after knowing my plan. I actually admire the clan leader."
Zhulan also admired that the Zhou clan leader was very responsible. Not to mention that he went to the clan school from time to time, his spirit for the family was admirable.
The next morning, Zhou Lao Da and Zhou Lao Er took Xuemei's family to the temple.
Zhulan was looking at the gift list for the third day bath. After discussing with Zhou Shuren, Zhulan decided not to hold the third day bath because the child was born too early and the timing was wrong. Now everyone was watching Jinzhou to check the accounts, so it was not suitable to hold the third day bath.
Although she didn't have a third-day bath, the gifts for the third-day bath were still delivered to her door early in the morning. Zhulan stared at the top of the gift list without moving her hands for a long time. Zhulan closed her eyes and then opened them again. She was indeed not mistaken. The prince?
Zhulan, "......."
What is this operation?
I owe one chapter today, 2,000 words. I will make up for it tomorrow. At 3:30, I will have two chapters, 4,000 words. At 9:30, I will have two chapters, 4,000 words~~
(End of this chapter)