Chapter 26: Losing both the wife and the army
As soon as Daohua left, the atmosphere at the dinner table became increasingly depressing.
Old Madam Yan was silent for a long moment before she looked up at Yan Zhigao. "Daohua has rarely cried since she was little. Once, while helping Third Uncle's family grab rice, she fell into a field embankment and dislocated her leg. Fearing that Third Uncle's family would feel guilty, she gritted her teeth and said nothing. But today, her eyes are red."
Upon hearing this, Madam Li couldn't help herself and tears began to well up in her eyes. She had always valued peace and was willing to give in for this, but now she began to hate Aunt Lin in her heart.
If it weren't for her, why would her daughter be wronged and scolded?
Yan Zhigao also felt uncomfortable. He didn't want to scold his eldest daughter, but her behavior just now was really inappropriate.
Old Madam Yan looked at Madam Li and said, "Go check on Daohua. That girl is stubborn. Comfort her and tell her not to worry. I'm here to take care of everything. If this house can't accommodate us, I'll take her back to my hometown."
Upon hearing this, Yan Zhigao and others stood up.
Yan Zhigao looked helpless: "Mom, what are you talking about? You are the ancestor of this family. Even if we are kicked out, we will never let you go."
Old Madam Yan snorted coldly and glanced at Aunt Lin who was standing invisible at the side. "How dare I chase you away? You're so reluctant to serve me a meal, as if I've done something unforgivable."
Hearing this, Aunt Lin immediately knelt down and said: "Old lady, it's all my fault. I angered the young lady. I will go and apologize to the young lady right away. Please don't give birth."
“Bang!”
Before Aunt Lin could finish her words, Old Lady Yan threw a set of bowls and chopsticks to the ground and looked at her angrily.
"This is the good concubine you married. Daohua has been driven out of this room, but she still doesn't forget to cling to her. I want to ask, what has Daohua done to your beloved concubine over the past month? Why does she have to keep biting her?"
"Do you really think this old woman is blind and knows nothing? Don't you know what's going on in her mind?"
Old Mrs. Yan was really angry this time. She pointed at Yan Zhigao's nose and started cursing him.
Yan Zhigao immediately scolded Aunt Lin, "You have no right to speak here. Get out of here!"
Aunt Lin immediately retreated tremblingly. When she was about to reach the door, she heard the old lady say again.
"I cannot bear the filial piety of your beloved concubine. In the future, please don't let her come around me. We can't afford to offend her, but can we avoid her?"
Aunt Lin's heart fell to the bottom.
She underestimated the old lady's love for the eldest daughter and thought that she could use this incident to make the master care less about the eldest daughter. Now the master has a grievance against the eldest daughter, but she has also completely displeased the old lady.
If I had known this earlier, she wouldn't have said a word when serving the food to the eldest girl.
The other side.
Daohua slowly walked towards the main courtyard, followed by Pingtong who seemed to be hesitant to speak.
"I'm really going backwards as I grow older." Daohua suddenly sneered, raised her head and forced back the tears in her eyes.
As her body shrank, her heart shrank too.
Sometimes she really felt that she was becoming more and more like a child, and she would take anything a little bit of kindness from others seriously.
During this month, Yan Zhigao was still very concerned about her, and she mistakenly thought that this was fatherly love and that she still had some weight in his heart.
Unfortunately, reality taught her a harsh lesson.
In her previous life, she grew up in a family that favored boys over girls. She did not receive much love from her parents since she was a child, so at the moment of her death, she had no regrets at all.
In this life, why is he so close to Old Madam Yan?
Because she gave her the most selfless love.
There is also the third room, through them she felt the long-lost family affection.
After coming to Linyi County, she has been trying hard to integrate into this big family.
Unfortunately, except for Madam Li and fourth brother Yan Wenkai, the people here are not so pure.
How can there be so much true love in this world?
People, never take yourself too seriously.
Otherwise, it would be just a waste of time.
Daohua suddenly felt relieved. She was not silver, and it was impossible for everyone to like her.
She has a grandmother, her third uncle, her third aunt, and now her biological mother who cares about her wholeheartedly. She also has the company of her brothers and sisters. She really can't ask for too much from other things.
Let it be. If you can talk, then say more. If you can’t, then just be content.
Pingtong looked at Daohua's lighter steps and felt relieved but also a little regretful.
What happened today was originally a harmonious and good thing. The girl showed her filial piety and the master also gained face in front of the other adults, but Aunt Lin and her daughter just wanted to interfere.
It's really disgusting!
The lady had always felt that the eldest daughter was not enthusiastic enough towards the master. Today, she finally took the initiative to deliver food, but was made such a fuss by Aunt Lin and her daughter. In the future, the eldest daughter will probably not take the initiative to get close to the master.
When they were almost at the main courtyard, Daohua heard footsteps behind her. Turning around, she saw Madam Li walking towards her with a worried look on her face.
"Mom, why are you back too?"
Madam Li stepped forward and took a look at Daohua. Seeing that she looked much better, she felt relieved. "You only ate a little for dinner. Mother asked someone to make you some mung bean cakes. Come on, go inside and eat."
As he spoke, he pulled the rice flowers into the main courtyard.
As soon as the mother and daughter entered the main room, a maid brought them mung bean cakes.
Daohua picked up one, put it in her mouth, tasted it, and said, "Mom, this mung bean cake doesn't taste as good as the one I make. I'll make it for you next time."
Madam Li smiled and said, "Then I'll be waiting." After that, she looked at Daohua's expression and said, "Your father praised the delicious dumpling soup you made today. It seems that I want to drink it again tomorrow."
Daohua sneered, "I delivered it once today and already made everyone unhappy. If I deliver it again, and it happens a few more times, I might offend the whole family. I don't want to do this kind of thankless task anymore."
Not only the dumpling soup, but also other snacks, she didn't plan to send them to her stepfather.
Madam Li looked at her angry daughter and smiled, "Silly child, are you really angry with your father?"
Daohua turned to look at Madam Li and said seriously, "Can't I give birth? Father favors Aunt Lin and can't bear to see both her and Yan Yi suffer, so he gave the grievance to me. Do I have to bear it?"
Upon hearing this, Madam Li's expression paused.
My daughter has complaints against the master!
Madam Li took Daohua's hand and said sternly, "Daohua, you must remember that he is your father. You may not agree with what your father says, but you must listen to him honestly."
"Like today, you contradicted your father in public, which was extremely inappropriate. To put it bluntly, it's unfilial. An unfilial person will be despised wherever they go and won't be able to gain a foothold in society."
Daohua listened silently for a long time before she looked up: "Mom, don't worry, I know how to face my father in the future." Since we are not talking about family affection, let's just talk about interests.
Yan Zhigao is the head of the family, and almost all family matters require his approval. In order to make life easier in the future, she can greet him with a smile and try to please him at the right time.
Mrs. Li glanced at Daohua and knew that she was still angry, but thinking that children's anger came and went quickly, she didn't say anything more.
"You don't have to worry about Aunt Lin. Even though she has a scholar father and a scholar brother, a concubine is still a concubine after all. She can't cause any big trouble."
Daohua felt a little disgusted when she heard the name Aunt Lin. Although she had prepared for the house fight before coming here, it was only after experiencing it herself that she felt that a straightforward person like Aunt Lin was no match for the white lotus and green tea bitch. Even if she could fight back, she would still get into trouble in the end.
"I'd like to turn a blind eye, but they pop up every now and then, which is really disgusting!"
Madam Li patted Daohua's head and said, "Mother will give her a beating to make her behave herself."
Daohua looked up at Madam Li and was not very optimistic about her. Her mother was much taller than Aunt Lin in both appearance and figure, but she was too dignified.
When it comes to acting coquettishly and being nice, she is no match for Aunt Lin.
And men seem to like that kind of thing, at least her cheap dad likes that type.
Songheyuan.
After Old Lady Yan fell asleep, Yan Zhigao and the others left.
Yan Zhigao hesitated for a moment, but finally walked towards the main courtyard.
After seeing this, the people from the second and third rooms all went back to their rooms.
Second room.
"Look at what happened today!" Yan Zhiyuan shook his head. "I didn't even have enough to eat tonight."
Although Yan Zhigao is a county magistrate, his salary is really not high. In addition, he is an honest man and never exploits the people. Without extra income, his family's life is only a little better than that of ordinary people.
Therefore, even if he didn't eat enough at night, he couldn't ask the kitchen to prepare a midnight snack unless he paid for it himself.
Sun was also annoyed. "That's right, isn't it? It's really like the gods fighting and the little devils suffer. The children probably didn't eat enough." Then she looked at Yan Wenjie and his two siblings, "You really are so mean. We adults can't eat too much, but you kids don't care about it and don't even know how to eat more."
Yan Wenjie: "Mom, do we dare to eat? Grandma and uncle look so scary. I'm lucky I didn't drop my chopsticks."
Yan Yile nodded: "That's right."
Yan Zhiyuan glanced at his three children. Wenjie and Yile were both quite lively, while Yihuan was the only one who was relatively steady. He suddenly sighed, "I really should have left Wenjie back home to be raised by the old lady."
Upon hearing this, Yan Wenbin’s eyes widened immediately. He didn’t want to suffer in his hometown.
Sun looked unhappy: "Master, what are you talking about?" She only had one son, so of course she had to keep him by her side and raise him herself.
Yan Zhiyuan shook his head. "She's got long hair but little knowledge. What's wrong with letting the old lady take care of her? Look at Daohua. Her temperament is exactly like the old lady's when she was young."
"snort!"
As he spoke, Yan Zhiyuan sneered again.
"That Lin is really stupid. The old lady is a widow, and she was able to raise four of us siblings. How could it be easy? He actually played tricks in front of her. He deserves to be scolded."
Sun curled her lips and said, "Women should be gentle and quiet. What's the point of being so reckless like Daohua? This is not my hometown."
Yan Zhiyuan agreed with what he heard and said nothing more.
Three bedrooms.
Yan Wentao was furious: "Diaohua was so angry that she started crying. Uncle is going too far."
“Bang!”
Yan Zhiqiang slapped his son on the head: "That's your uncle, how dare you talk to him like that?"
Yan Wentao disagreed: "But Daohua has been wronged."
Yan Zhiqiang glared at his son, then said in a deep voice, "Your uncle is Daohua's father. He teaches Daohua what is natural and right, and outsiders have no right to interfere. How about this? Tomorrow you quietly call Daohua out, and we'll take her out of the county town to relax."
Hearing this, Yan Wentao immediately smiled and nodded: "Daohua will definitely be very happy when she knows this."
Wu was a little worried: "Is this okay?"
Yan Zhiqiang: "Don't worry, I'll tell my brother. I just happened to stop by and see the new land that my sister-in-law bought."
Shuangxinyuan.
"Mom, Dad hasn't come yet. He must have gone to the main courtyard." Yan Yishuang was guarding the door, looking at the closed gate dejectedly.
Aunt Lin stepped forward, pulled her daughter into the house, thought for a moment, and said, "From now on, when you meet your elder sister, you should avoid her."
Yan Yishuang looked reluctant: "She is the elder sister and I am the younger sister, so she should let me go."
Aunt Lin sighed, "But she is the legitimate daughter, and she has the old lady's help. If you argue with her, as long as the old lady stands up, even if your father favors you, you will be punished."
Yan Yishuang cried and said, "I don't like grandma. She is as annoying as Old Madam Xu. I wish she could stay in her hometown in the countryside."
Hearing this, Aunt Lin's face changed drastically. She covered Yan Yishuang's mouth with her hand and said sternly, "Yishuang, you can't say such words again. If your father hears this, we mother and son will never be able to turn things around."
Yan Yishuang had never seen Aunt Lin so strict before, and she nodded repeatedly in fear.
Seeing her daughter was frightened, Aunt Lin hugged Yan Yishuang and said, "It's all my fault. If I were your father's legal wife, you wouldn't have to suffer such grievances."
Seeing Aunt Lin crying, Yan Yishuang panicked and immediately said, "Mom, don't be angry. I won't argue with Big Sister in the future."
Main courtyard.
When Yan Zhigao came back, Daohua had already returned to her room.
".Ahem, is Daohua already asleep?"
Mrs. Li smiled and stepped forward to help Yan Zhigao take off his coat. "He ate a few mung bean cakes here and then went back to sleep. How's mother doing?"
Yan Zhigao: "Also asleep."
Madam Li glanced at Yan Zhigao's face and saw that he was fine, so she smiled and said, "Daohua went to deliver food today because she heard from me that the master had been too busy and tired these days, and she felt sorry for him, so she went. But she didn't expect it to cause such a scene."
Yan Zhigao was no longer angry at this moment, and said, "I know Daohua is filial, and I was just doing it for her own good. Aunt Lin is the elder after all, and it would not sound good if she treated her like a maid."
Madam Li's smile faded a little. "I've already told her, but Master, you have to be mentally prepared. Your daughter's temper is exactly like our mother's. If she's bullied, she'll definitely fight back."
"Since the master has said that Aunt Lin is the elder, then let her bear more responsibilities and stop getting close to Daohua in the future."
"I also asked about what happened today. Daohua didn't tell the old lady about the quarrel between the sisters at all. It was Aunt Lin who eagerly dragged the third girl over to apologize."
"And, Master, Daohua has only been at the county government office for a short time. You can't expect her to understand the rules and etiquette right away. You have to teach her slowly. Master, don't you agree?"
Yan Zhigao stared at Madam Li in a daze, his expression quite astonished.
His wife has always been gentle and considerate. This is the first time she has spoken to him in such a harsh manner, and he can't even get a word in.
(End of this chapter)
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