Chapter 384, Value
Mrs. Li specially set up the Mid-Autumn Festival dinner in front of the waterside pavilion next to the hanging flower gate. Everyone ate while admiring the bright moon, talking and laughing, and it was very lively.
After dinner, Old Lady Yan looked at the full moon in the sky and thought of Yan Wenxiu, who was alone in his hometown. “I wonder if Wenxiu had a good meal by himself?”
Mrs. Li was also worried about her eldest son, and the smile on her face faded a little.
Daohua smiled and said, "Grandma, Mom, you can rest assured. With the clan leader and grandpa here, my eldest brother won't starve."
Old Madam Yan smiled and nodded, but still said: "Although you are the elder of the clan, it is not as comfortable as being at home."
Daohua smiled and said, "Grandma, it's just this year. Next year, my elder brother will be able to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival with us."
Old Madam Yan thought of something and smiled: "Next year, we should have a new baby."
Hearing this, Mrs. Li also smiled.
Dong Yuanyao pulled at the rice flowers and asked in a low voice, "Brother Yan is engaged?"
Daohua shook her head: "It's just a little clue, but it hasn't been finalized yet. My parents want to wait until my eldest brother passes the imperial examination before discussing marriage." As she said that, she glanced at Su Shiyu and chuckled.
"After my mother finishes taking care of my eldest brother, it's time for her to take care of my fourth brother."
Su Shiyu's heart tightened: "Fourth Brother Yan also has a partner to discuss marriage with?"
As soon as she said this, Su Shiyu felt that something was wrong. She asked too hastily.
Sure enough, Daohua and Dong Yuanyao smiled.
Su Shiyu said stubbornly, "I'm just curious."
Daohua and Dong Yuanyao nodded in unison: "I know, I know, no need to explain."
Seeing this, Su Shiyu felt a little embarrassed and turned away without saying anything.
Daohua smiled and explained the previous question: "My eldest brother hasn't decided yet, so my fourth brother is even less likely to be together. Oh, when I think of my fourth brother, I worry about him. He speaks and acts carelessly and is not steady at all. How can he possibly please a girl?"
Dong Yuanyao was about to say something to defend Yan Wenkai when she saw Daohua winking at her and shaking her head, and she immediately shut up.
When she didn't say anything, Su Shiyu couldn't help but speak: "How can you say that about your own brother? I think Fourth Brother Yan is a good person."
Daohua immediately responded, teasing, "Sister Su, do you really think my fourth brother is a good person? Then how about you be my fourth sister-in-law?"
Hearing this, Su Shiyu blushed immediately, even her ears turned red. She no longer cared about her modesty and leaned over to pinch Daohua's mouth: "What nonsense are you talking about? I'll tear your mouth apart."
Daohua stood up and dodged, but when she saw Su Shiyu catching up with her, she immediately begged for mercy, "Good sister, I said something wrong, please spare me this time."
Su Shiyu refused to give in. "How dare you say such nonsense? I must teach you a lesson. Let's see if you dare to make fun of me again."
Daohua ran behind Dong Yuanyao and begged for help: "Yuanyao, please save me! Sister Su is showing her power."
Dong Yuanyao joined in with a smile, but she did not stop Su Shiyu. Instead, she helped her pull the rice flowers: "I am the most fair person. This time you have annoyed Shiyu, so give her a beating."
"Dong Yuanyao, just wait for me."
"Just wait, am I afraid of you?"
Old Lady Yan and Madam Li watched the three of them playing, both with smiles on their faces.
Seeing that Daohua treated the outsider girl better than her own sister, Sun Shi felt a little uncomfortable. She smiled and said to Madam Li, "Sister-in-law, Daohua is already thirteen years old. She will be a marriageable girl in two years. She shouldn't be so playful anymore. She doesn't look dignified at all."
The smile on Madam Li's face faded instantly: "Don't worry about Daohua's affairs, my second brother and sister-in-law. Yihuan is not much younger than Daohua, you should pay more attention to her."
"By the way, I heard Yile punished another little maid the other day? Even though the maid was bought, as a master, we should still be more lenient with our servants. We must not let them develop a shrewd and mean temper. It's bad for both ourselves and others."
"As a mother, you should pay more attention to the upbringing of your two daughters instead of focusing on Daohua."
Mrs. Li's words were so rude that Sun couldn't even keep the smile on her face.
Old Madam Yan also looked at Madam Sun with dissatisfaction: "Everyone is so happy today, but you have to make things uncomfortable, don't you? If you don't like it, go back to your own yard."
Sun's expression froze. "Mother, I'm doing this for the sake of Daohua."
Old Mrs. Yan looked a little impatient. The eldest daughter-in-law was still very considerate. If the second daughter-in-law hadn't been picking on the rice flowers from time to time, she wouldn't have spoken so bluntly.
"That's enough. Daohua is under the care of the eldest daughter-in-law. You don't really need to worry about her. Just take care of your two daughters."
The second son's wife may be smart, but sometimes she is completely confused in what she says and does. Just like what happened just now, now that the second branch is obviously dependent on the eldest son's family, she is trying to make trouble for the eldest son's wife. She is really stupid.
Now, for her sake, the eldest son’s wife can still maintain face, but what about her a hundred years later?
If the second son's wife doesn't make friends with the eldest son's wife now, can she still count on Wenxiu and others to help Wenjie in the future?
The vision and pattern of the two daughters-in-law are really very different.
On the side, Daohua, Dong Yuanyao and Su Shiyu had stopped playing and listened to the noise here.
Dong Yuanyao shook her head and sighed, "I'm not being nosy. Although your family doesn't have so many concubines to worry about, your second aunt is no pushover either."
Su Shiyu nodded: "It's true that every family has its own problems."
Daohua didn't really care: "As for my Second Aunt, I have always turned a deaf ear to her words. No matter what she says, I won't pay attention. As long as she doesn't bother me, I will just pretend she doesn't exist."
Dong Yuanyao and Su Shiyu both smiled and said, "You are quite confident."
Daohua: "That's right. I don't rely on her for support or teaching, so why should I care about her mood? Even if you are an elder, you have to act like an elder to be respected."
Dong Yuanyao sighed, "Everyone says I'm rebellious, but compared to you, I think I'm much more well-behaved. At least when facing elders I don't like, I can't be as casual as you."
Hearing this, Su Shiyu seemed to be lost in thought. She looked at the rice flowers, then at Dong Yuanyao, and began to ponder deeply based on the situations of the two families.
After all, the difference between Yuan Yao and Yi Yi lies mainly in the fact that Yi Yi's confidence comes largely from herself, while Yuan Yao's comes from her family elders.
Things given by others can be given and taken back, so you have to take the trouble to maintain them.
Yuan Yao is like this, and so is she.
Yiyi is more comfortable than them because she can create value for her family.
Children from families like theirs are always tied to the family's interests. When they become more valuable, their family members will naturally be willing to indulge them.
Of course, apart from the factors of interest, there are also feelings between family members.
For them, the best situation is to have both.
If the two conflict, in nine cases out of ten, feelings will lose to interests.
In any case, if a person wants to live a free and easy life, he must show enough value.
(End of this chapter)
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