After spending time with them several times, He Jiuniang believed that the Yao couple were good people. At most, they had some typical flaws of this era. Even if their son made a mistake, they would still choose to forgive and tolerate him because they thought that their son would take care of them in their old age.
After verifying with Sun, she became even more certain of her guess: the Yao family elders were completely unaware of what Susu and her daughter had gone through.
But He Jiuniang insisted on letting them know that she needed to see their attitude towards this matter, otherwise all her hard work in helping would have been in vain.
He Jiuniang is just that kind of person. She's willing to help, but she's not willing to be taken advantage of. You have to show her your attitude first.
Otherwise, there would be no need for Madam Yao to keep her job at the club.
When Mrs. Sun learned of this, she was furious. Su Su and her daughter had already suffered enough, yet they still had to go through this. It was truly unbelievable.
We're all family, how could you do something so heinous?
"What's SuSu's mother's birth order in the family?"
Sun couldn't remember for a moment, so she looked at He Jiuniang and asked.
This really stumped He Jiuniang. She hadn't paid attention to the question, and then waved her hand and said, "That's not important. All I need to know is that those two brothers bullied Susu and her daughter! I'll go find Madam Yao and ask her about it later. Those two brothers tried to scheme against me, so I have to teach them a lesson about the dangers of society."
Seeing her like this, Madam Sun decided not to speak. The two Yao brothers really needed to be taught a lesson, which would also serve as a deterrent to others, so that they wouldn't harbor such filthy thoughts.
The two then talked about other family matters. The first wife, the second wife, and Lu Guilan had all found shops in Jingzhou and were already in the renovation stage. They would be able to open for business soon.
I'm currently looking for some affordable small courtyard houses so I can live there myself in the future.
"My eldest and second sisters-in-law are being too formal. They already said they could come and stay here with us. Anyway, there are so many courtyards, we've reserved them all. It'll be more lively if everyone lives together, won't it?"
He Jiuniang subconsciously complained that she hadn't experienced much family affection in her past life, and in this life she just loved the lively atmosphere of a large family.
When conditions were bad, we lived together and helped each other. Now that conditions are better, we've all separated, which is a real shame.
Seeing her like this, Madam Sun poked her forehead in annoyance and said, "I was the one who told them to buy their own courtyard. They've already separated the family, so what's the point of them still living together? Isn't it just making us a laughing stock?"
He Jiuniang blinked. It was strange and improper for family members to talk about such ambiguous things.
Seeing her expression, Madam Sun knew she hadn't understood her meaning, so she continued, "You don't care about these things, and I believe your brothers and sisters-in-law are good people, and they don't have many thoughts for now, but who can guarantee they'll always be good? Or, what if the children from each branch marry into or out of the family in the future, and they all come from good families with pure hearts? Even if they're generally easy to get along with, can you guarantee that no one has any selfish motives? That no one has any other ideas about your Xishui Garden?"
“Your third branch is the most promising, so it’s inevitable that people will have designs on you. It’s best to understand these things early on so you won’t have so many worries later. Do you understand?”
Mrs. Sun looked at her with a face full of disappointment and frustration. How come other people's daughters-in-law are all so shrewd and calculating, while her three daughters-in-law are all more troublesome than the last, especially the third one, who is so carefree and scatterbrained. If it weren't for Mrs. Sun's constant scheming, she didn't know how they would get by.
He Jiuniang hugged Sun Shi tightly and said in a sickeningly sweet voice, "Ms. Sun, I knew you were the best to me. You even thought of these things. You are like my own mother!"
Ms. Sun slapped her hard without any mercy and scolded, "Stop talking nonsense. If you, Yao, were more careful, I wouldn't have to worry about these things for you at my age! Besides, I'm also thinking about myself. This Xishuiyuan is so nice. I'm definitely going to live here to retire. If there are too many people and they're all scheming, then I won't be able to enjoy my old age!"
This meant that the two elders would be living with the third branch of the family. He Jiu Niang smiled and hugged Sun Shi, kissing her cheek hard: "Ms. Sun really loves me the most. I love you! Mwah!"
Hearing He Jiuniang say such things, Madam Sun blushed and tried to push her away, but He Jiuniang held her tightly, shamelessly trying to get close to her.
Ms. Sun sighed inwardly. What could she do if her daughter-in-law was shameless? She'd just have to spoil her!
After spending some time together, Madam Sun had to go to the club to get busy, and He Jiuniang went with her to see Madam Yao.
Before leaving, he instructed his servants to spread the word that everyone would be having dinner and getting together at the club that evening.
The "big guys" here refers to the eldest and second sons of the family, as well as Lu Guilan and her family. Lately, they have all been busy expanding their businesses in the prefectural city, so the workshops in the village have been handed over to some managers they have trained.
Of course, they didn't completely let it go; they would go back every few days to check on things and conduct a routine inspection, so nothing had gone wrong all this time.
Her family handled everything perfectly, so He Jiuniang didn't have to worry at all. She didn't ask many questions; all she had to do was fulfill her own responsibilities and wait for the year-end bonus.
When the two arrived at the club, it was already open for business, but it was still early and there weren't many customers, so everyone was quite relaxed.
Old Lu was dusting people around with a feather duster, his movements slow but very serious.
When he was at the club, he liked to find things to do for himself. He wouldn't yell at others to do things, but he would personally take care of things he didn't like. Over time, the guests who came to the club all knew that the master of the Lu family had a good temper and was always cheerful to everyone. They had never seen him lose his temper with any of the servants.
Of course, precisely because of this, many people who wanted to curry favor with him went to Old Man Lu, thinking that he was mild-mannered and easy to fool, but they all ended up hitting a wall.
"It's the Third Madam who's back!"
When a maid from the manor saw her, she called out, and a group of people came over happily to greet her, all feeling as if they hadn't seen her in a long time.
"Go, go, go, go do your own thing. We can talk about it when we get back tonight!"
While Sun was urging people on, her face was beaming with joy. She thought to herself that it was fortunate she had already spoken to her third son's wife at home, otherwise she wouldn't be able to compete with these young girls.
Just then, Madam Yao arrived. She was also pleasantly surprised to see He Jiu Niang and went up to her with a smile, saying, "Jiu Niang, you're back! My Su Su has also gone to the capital. Before she left, she kept saying that she wanted to come and play with you and Gou'er! I asked Su Su to bring you some things. Did you receive them?"
He Jiuniang replied, "No, Auntie, what did you bring me?"
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