Chapter 598: Open-minded

At Zhou Mansion, many people came to see Zhulan these days. Today, County Lord Shen came again, but he left after sitting for a short while. Xue Han personally saw him out the door.

Zhulan saw the lady come back with an unnatural look on her face, "What's wrong?"

Xue Han sat next to her mother, "Mom, I think the county lord doesn't like me."

Although County Lord Shen hid it well, she felt that County Lord Shen didn't like her.

Zhulan thought, this is a woman's intuition. If there is nothing wrong, Xuehan is indeed Yao Zheyu's official match. "You may be overthinking it."

Xue Han thought about it. She had only met County Lord Shen once from a distance and they indeed had no interactions. Maybe she was just being too sensitive.

In the carriage of Prince Yao's mansion, the maid next to County Master Shen asked, "You don't like Miss Zhou?"

Shen Yile sighed, "It's not that I don't like it, I just can't like it. Maybe it's because our auras are not compatible."

The eldest girl smiled and said, "It seems that Miss Zhou is not to your liking."

Shen Yile didn't think much about it. She had the capital to be proud to like or dislike someone. She didn't need to put herself in a difficult position. Even if she was the daughter of the Zhou family, in her eyes, the daughter of the Zhou family was not worth her attention. She should pay more attention to the Yao Hou Mansion.

Shen Yile closed her eyes. She thought her stepmother was her biggest enemy. What a surprise it was actually her father-in-law. If it weren’t for Yao Yao, whom her husband trusted, she would have thought it was her stepmother’s idea!

Time flies, and it took Zhulan almost a month to fully recover. Unfortunately, after recovering from the serious illness, she no longer had the strength to hug her son. Well, of course, it was also because the little guy had gained weight.

These days, Wu Ning and Xue Han have been accompanying Zhu Lan. Zhu Lan watched Wu Ning embroidering her wedding dress and thought of the dowry list that Wu Ming had prepared for Wu Ning, which she had just received.

Wu Ming prepared a lot of dowry for his only sister, including two thousand taels of silver, a manor, some prepared jewelry, cloth and wood, which were all delivered to Zhou's house along with the dowry list.

Of the two thousand taels of silver, one thousand taels was the money kept at the bottom of the box, and one thousand taels was given to Wu Ning by Zhulan to buy a shop.

The material for Wu Ning's wedding dress was prepared by Zhulan, and some of it has been sewed now. It will take Wu Ning one or two months to sew the complicated wedding dress herself.

Zhulan thought of the dowry that Wu Ming had prepared. This dowry had emptied the Wu family's assets. The Wu family was able to save all this because Wu Ming lived in a frontier area. Otherwise, it would have been difficult to save all this without a strong foundation.

Now Wu Ning's dowry and her make-up, which Wu Ming had prepared, were already very rich, and the girl's future was secured.

Xue Han put down the scripture she was copying and said, "Mom, I feel a little cold. I'll go close the window."

Zhulan smiled and said, "I'm fine now, don't worry, just leave the window open."

Xue Han saw that her mother looked fine, so she sat down again. The whole Zhou family had been worried these days. "Mom, count the days, my third brother will be back home soon!"

Zhulan, "The day has come."

Lijia Village, Chang Lian and Dong Shi came back from Dongjia Village. Dong Shi looked unhappy, "This is too much."

Chang Lian looked at his wife who was burning with anger and said, "Calm down. The Dong family members are not targeting you."

Dong gritted her teeth. She knew that she was not being treated harshly. She and Chang Lian had enjoyed the highest treatment in the Dong family since they came back. She took a deep breath and said, "But you can't treat my sister like this. You can't even let me in."

Chang Lian sighed, "Didn't my father-in-law and mother-in-law let my eldest sister in?"

Dong felt even more upset. Her parents were still a little angry. Although they let her sister into the house, they were very cold to her. Her sisters-in-law mocked her sister, but her mother just retorted weakly and then fell silent.

Chang Lian hugged his wife and said, "Don't think about it. I think your sister is very strong. She knows what she will face when she returns."

Mrs. Dong felt a little sad. She originally wanted to live in the Dong family house with Chang Lian because she missed her parents. However, the appearance of her sisters-in-law and the attitude of her clansmen made her feel depressed. Finally, she returned to the old house in Lijia Village.

She meant that her sister should bring the children to live in Lijia Village, but her sister didn't want to trouble her too much, so she bought a house in Zhoujia Village as soon as she arrived at her hometown without going back to Dong's house.

Dong, "In the hearts of our parents, even if they love us, we are not as much as the descendants of the Dong family."

Chang Lian patted his wife on the back. His wife felt a little sorry for Dong Yiyi, but she was more afraid. She was afraid that the Dong family would treat her the same way when she was in trouble. "I'm not as capable as Dad, but I can still protect you and the child."

He is not like his brother-in-law. He has long learned to walk on solid ground.

In Zhoujia Village, Dong Yiyi arrived home in her sister's carriage and helped her husband get off the carriage. "Although it looks shabby, I feel particularly at ease."

Jiang Ming looked at his wife, feeling bad, "I hurt you."

Dong Yiyi smiled and said, "If you didn't marry me, I would have either become a monk or suffered in the Dong family. Now that I have two more children and can live a stable life, I have let it go."

Jiang Ming looked at Dong Yiyi in a daze. He regretted hurting the woman in front of him. She was a good woman. It was a pity that it was too late to regret. No matter how open-minded Yiyi was, she would never forgive his harm.

Dong Yiyi waited for the children to get off the carriage and took a deep breath. She still had to clean up the house. Although the house was bought, they had not had time to clean it up when they went to Dong's house. After the servant put all the luggage in the house, Dong Yiyi supported her husband and said, "You sit down and rest, I will clean up the house."

Jiang Ming's legs and feet have recovered a lot in a month. "I'll help clean the tables and chairs."

Dong Yi paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "Okay."

Jiang Mulan bit her lip and said, "Mom, I'll help you."

Dong Yiyi looked at the young lady. On the way back, the lady went from being unwilling to calm down. Now she can take the initiative to reach out. Dong Yiyi was happy in her heart, "Okay."

Jinzhou, Zhou Mansion, in the afternoon, Zhulan had just woken up when Zhao came and asked, "Why didn't you bring Yudie with you?"

Zhao held the letter in her hand, "Yudie was still taking a nap, so I didn't bring her here."

Zhulan sighed. Even if Yudie's health was better, it was still not good. This child was more sensitive than other children. She noticed the letter in Zhao's hand and asked, "What do you want to see me for?"

Zhao blushed, "Mom, my mom sent me a letter saying my brother is engaged."

Zhulan, "This is a good thing."

Zhao's face turned even redder. It was indeed a good thing, but, "Mother, my brother has chosen a lady from an official family."

Zhulan understood that it was because of the Zhou family that Fang was able to marry her son to a young lady from an official family. "Are you afraid of causing trouble for the Zhou family?"

Zhao nodded, "Mom, I am indeed afraid."

She was really scared. Her gratitude towards her mother became more and more unfamiliar as her mother's actions became more and more excessive. She could not trust her mother at all now.

Zhulan looked at Zhao's blushing face. Of the four daughters-in-law of the Zhou family, Zhao's was indeed the most inadequate. Li was also from a peasant family, but her family was strong. Only Zhao had a hindrance. "I know. I will pay attention."

Zhao heaved a sigh of relief, "Yes."

In the evening, Zhulan waited for Zhou Shuren to come back and told him about the engagement. Zhou Shuren said, "I'll have someone check it out."

Zhulan: "Well, it's better to be careful."

Zhou Shuren also thought so, "By the way, Jinzhou will not be peaceful tomorrow, if you have nothing to do tomorrow, try not to leave the house."

(End of this chapter)