When he got home, Lu told his family about the incident and reminded them to be careful so as not to let anyone take advantage of the situation.
When Madam Sun learned that a young girl had taken a liking to her third son, her face turned green instantly. She glared fiercely at Lu Baichuan and said, "If you dare to do such a shameless thing, I will disown you as my son!"
Back then, Madam Sun thought Lu Baichuan was unworthy of He Jiuniang. Now that she finally found him agreeable, if he dared to wrong He Jiuniang, she wouldn't hesitate to personally clean house.
Lu Baichuan was speechless with embarrassment, and hurriedly tried to prove his innocence: "Mother, don't worry, your son will definitely be careful. I didn't even glance at her from beginning to end, and my elder brother and the others can testify to that!"
When he first heard that voice, he found it grating and had no good impression of the person, so he naturally didn't want to pay attention to her. Then his wife arrived shortly afterward, and he was too busy coaxing her to have any interest in that woman.
Hearing him say that, Madam Sun nodded in satisfaction, but still glared at him before looking away.
Old Lu said, "Do you know whose daughter she is? This matter cannot be left like this; we need to give her a good talking-to."
"I know, but he's not from our village; he's a relative of the Li family at the edge of the village."
It was Boss Lu who spoke up. Zhang Cuiya had previously revealed her identity, saying she was Li Sanniu's cousin.
"Li Sanniu's family? They seem like a very honest family."
Lu Guilan was somewhat surprised. The women in Li Sanniu's family all worked in the workshop. After getting to know them, she knew that they were all diligent and down-to-earth people.
"Who doesn't have a few difficult relatives?"
Sun rolled her eyes. There were some things she didn't want to say. Back in her hometown, some of Lu's relatives were really awful, and her own family was just as awful. They had caused her a lot of trouble over the years. So when she fled the famine, she didn't bother with her family. Now she didn't even know if they were alive or dead, and she didn't want to know.
If those people knew that his family was doing so well now, they would definitely come and cause trouble again, and that would be terrible for everyone.
Sun was not the kind of person who was easily swayed. She would not let some trivial matters from her maternal family affect her own family, much less be so selfless as to sacrifice her own family for others.
Those are the kind of relatives you shouldn't keep in touch with, even if they're still alive!
"Alright, I'll send someone to tell the Li family right away. As we agreed before, if any family misbehaves, they will be disqualified from working for the Lu family. However, the Li family has behaved well, so we'll give them a chance. If they are reasonable, they will definitely understand. Otherwise, we won't need to show them any consideration."
When Yu spoke up, she said that as the eldest sister-in-law, she could handle such a small matter. She couldn't expect her parents-in-law to do everything while she remained inactive.
After saying that, he instructed the maid to go to the Li family, and then he went to comfort He Jiuniang.
After He Jiuniang returned, she didn't say much, she just held and coaxed the newborn baby of the second son's family.
When they came back, the child was crying the whole time. But when He Jiuniang took him in her arms, the crying stopped, which was quite amazing.
Because I was trying to comfort the children, I didn't pay much attention to what they were saying.
Of course, the main reason was that she knew her family would handle things well and she didn't need to worry too much.
Meanwhile, Zhang Cuiya returned to the Li family feeling wronged. When Li Sanniu saw her, he came up to her and asked, "Cuiya, where have you been? We couldn't find you even though it was almost time for dinner."
"Brother Sanniu, I... I originally made some honey water to bring to you, but I couldn't find you. I'm so useless..."
As she spoke, she began to wipe away her tears, trying her best to portray herself as a soft, pitiful little thing in front of Li Sanniu.
This trick really worked on Li Sanniu. He knew that his family wanted him to marry his cousin. The fact that his cousin came to visit so often proved that she had feelings for him. And today she even brought him honey water. Although he was in the field and didn't know why she couldn't find it, he was still very touched. He felt that his cousin was really good to him. Honey is a good thing.
"Okay, okay, don't be sad. It's not your fault. You'll find it if you try a few more times. Let's go eat."
Li Sanniu wiped away her tears and pulled her into the house.
Li's mother already knew that someone had tampered with the honey in the house. During the day, everyone in the family was working for the Lu family. Even the men who weren't working had to go to their own fields to check. The only one at home was Zhang Cuiya. She assumed that Zhang Cuiya had eaten it herself. Although Li's mother was somewhat dissatisfied, she didn't show it on the surface.
Thinking that she was at least her sister-in-law's child, and could become her daughter-in-law in the future, and that San Niu was the only male in the family who worked for the Lu family, she could also help her two older brothers in the future.
Therefore, even though Zhang Cuiya's act of taking things without asking was somewhat displeasing, she still intended to tolerate it.
Now that she heard that she had mixed honey with water and sent it to San Niu, and that she had cried because she couldn't find San Niu, and that she had brought the honey water back with her, Li's mother's smile became more genuine.
It's a good thing that Zhang Cuiya knows how to care for her son. After they get married, their lives will be easier. She can also ask the Lu family if Zhang Cuiya can also work in the workshop, and their lives will be even better then.
Just as the Li family was preparing for dinner, Yuexue, the Lu family's maid, arrived at their door.
"Oh dear, Miss Yuexue, what brings you here? Does the master have something to tell you?"
The person who opened the door was Li's second daughter-in-law. She smiled broadly as soon as she saw Yuexue and warmly invited her inside to talk.
Although Yuexue and the others were just maids in the Lu family, they had a good reputation in the village. Everyone treated them with respect. In addition, the girls had good temperaments and would not bully others, so they got along very well.
Seeing that Li's second daughter-in-law said this, Yuexue smiled and said politely, "I won't go in. My master asked me to pass on a message to Aunt Li. Please come out for a moment."
Yuexue knew that this was the time when most families were eating, and it wouldn't be appropriate for her to enter anyone's home now.
Seeing that she insisted on not entering the house, Li's second daughter-in-law did not force her, but inwardly marveled that even the little maid in the Lu family was so sensible.
"Mother, Miss Lu Yuexue has arrived. She says she has something to say to you."
The second daughter-in-law went in and said it in front of the whole family.
Upon hearing that it was someone from the Lu family, Li's mother took it very seriously and said, "Why didn't you invite them in? We can talk while we eat!"
“I called her, but she didn’t come in. She just said she was going to pass on a message and then left.”
"Okay, I'll go out now. It's so cold, I don't want the young girl to get cold."
As Li's mother spoke, she walked out. Although the others were curious, they didn't think much of it and assumed that the Lu family had something to arrange. They had done this before.
But Zhang Cuiya couldn't sit still. She was terrified when she heard that the Lu family had come. That slut was bullying people like this. Was she really going to come to her uncle's house to complain?
My darlings, I apologize. I made a mistake with the way I addressed them before. Zhang Cuiya should call Li's parents "uncle" and "aunt," but I called them "uncle" and "aunt" instead. My apologies.
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