Chapter 72: Flattering the Horse
Zeng Xiaoyan instructed a male servant to take her husband to the male guests' area and whispered, "If you don't like talking to people, then don't talk. Just find a quiet corner and stay by yourself. There are so many guests anyway, and not everyone knows each other. Many people are strangers. You don't have to feel constrained."
Liang Mingliang felt relieved and nodded repeatedly: "That's good, that's good!"
As long as the other people didn't all know each other, it would be fine, and he wouldn't seem to be the only one who was stupid.
The housekeeper smiled and led Zeng Xiaoyan and the other two to the female relatives.
Mrs. Zeng may not be here. I'm afraid she will be very busy today.
As for the female members of the family, it was mostly Miss Zeng Mingzhu who hosted the guests.
Zeng Mingzhu was a little surprised when she saw that the respectable housekeeper of the Zeng family personally sent Zeng Xiaoyan, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and Mrs. Xu from some clan over.
I didn't realize that this third sister of hers actually has some skills now! I don't know what she did to please her father, and why he values her so much.
Everyone saw how respectful the housekeeper was to Aunt Liang and the others, and after learning of Aunt Liang's identity, they dared not disrespect her.
This is the host's relative. The host has made it very clear that he values his relative very much. As a guest, you must be stupid to deliberately make things difficult for others.
How could this benefit them?
After they sat down, some middle-aged ladies of similar age took the initiative to greet Aunt Liang with a smile, and Aunt Liang gradually relaxed a little.
The Zeng family still has poor relatives who live ordinary lives or even difficult lives. Not all of them are rich.
Aunt Liang wasn't the type to go after the wealthy ladies; on the contrary, she was eager to say hello and then distance herself from them. Aunt Liang was soon invited to sit down and talk with two or three middle-aged women who looked similar to her.
Zeng Xiaoyan breathed a sigh of relief.
Zeng Xiaoyan and Zeng Mingzhu had always been at odds. After saying hello, she planned to take Xu Zhichun away, and did not want to see the arrogant and disdainful look on Zeng Mingzhu's bright face in front of her.
No matter how much Zeng Mingzhu disliked her, she would not do anything in public at her father's birthday party. The two sisters exchanged disdainful glances and lived in peace.
However, what she didn't expect was that a maid actually called Zeng Xiaoyan over with a smile. Her narrow, cloudy eyes stared at Zeng Xiaoyan's belly unscrupulously, and she said with a smile: "Xiaoyan, you have been married for more than a year or two, right? Why is there still no movement in your belly? If you are like this, won't your mother-in-law say anything to you?"
The guests who heard this said: "."
There's something exciting to watch.
There was a look of disgust in Zeng Xiaoyan's eyes.
This old woman is as snobbish as her scumbag father. She is her second sister's mother-in-law, Mrs. Lou from Loujia Village near the county town. Others call her Aunt Lou San.
Zeng Xiaoyan smiled, "Aunt in law, don't just care about me, please also care about my elder sister!"
Zeng Mingzhu's face turned pale in an instant, and she glared at her fiercely, her cold gaze also sweeping across Aunt Lou San.
If she had to say something that made her unhappy, it was her offspring.
She has been married for almost five years, but there has been no movement in her belly.
In order to give birth to a son as soon as possible to inherit the family property, she even endured the extremely unpalatable taste and drank bitter medicine for half a year to regulate her body.
He drinks three meals a day, every meal, and every meal he eats up in big bowls.
Every time she drank the medicine, she would close the door and only let Cuiqiao, her personal confidant, serve her, because the medicine was so bitter to drink. Every time she drank it while suppressing her nausea, she couldn't help but cover her mouth and dry heave for a long time before she could force the taste down.
She is the dignified and noble eldest young lady, the future mistress of the Qi family. Of course, she cannot let others see her in such a miserable state.
However, although others could not see it, she knew how hard and miserable it was.
Her mother-in-law had given her an ultimatum: if she didn't get pregnant in six months, she would have to find two concubines with clean backgrounds for her husband.
two!
Although she looked arrogant, elegant, dignified and respectable when she returned to her parents' home to attend her father's birthday party, she was actually almost going crazy with anxiety.
Aunt Lou's words were really stepping into her minefield.
What's more, Zeng Xiaoyan added that sentence to add fuel to the fire.
Aunt Lou San's expression also changed.
Ever since the Lou family married the second daughter of the Zeng family, they have been trying their best to curry favor with the Zeng family so that the Zeng family can give them some benefits through their fingers.
Unfortunately, Master Zeng himself is a stingy person who only takes advantage of others. How could he bear to let others take advantage of him? Not to mention Madam Zeng's direct lineage, what does the life of Zeng Xiaojuan's family have to do with them?
The Lou family persevered and pretended not to be annoying.
Look, it was Mr. Zeng’s birthday, and Aunt Lou San came early in the morning with her two sons, two daughters-in-law, and the whole family.
They come to help under the pretext of helping, but in fact they just want to take advantage of their parents-in-law's happiness to get some benefits.
Zeng Mingzhu was the apple of Mrs. Zeng's eye, so Aunt Lou San naturally tried every possible way to curry favor with her.
Zeng Mingzhu didn't like her half-sister Zeng Xiaoyan, but she couldn't say anything openly due to the occasion. Aunt Lou saw the eye contact between the two sisters clearly, and she was so happy in her heart - wasn't this her chance to make a contribution?
If she helps Miss Zeng to severely punish her half-sister Zeng Xiaoyan, wouldn't Miss Zeng be happy and give her some benefits?
Well, what could hit a more painful spot than stepping on a young wife who can’t have children?
After all, she is an elder. It is reasonable for an elder to care about and greet the younger generation, right?
Aunt Lou San felt that she was very clever.
Unexpectedly, it hit two people at once.
Seeing Zeng Mingzhu's face change, Aunt Lou suddenly panicked and hurriedly changed her words: "I was just expressing my concern, just expressing my concern. You are still young, and youth is better than anything else. There is no need to rush about having children. It will happen eventually, it will definitely happen."
Zeng Xiaoyan smiled and said, "Thank you so much for your concern, Aunt-in-law! I'm the youngest and the youngest among the three of us sisters, so there's really no need to rush about having a baby. The ones who should be anxious are others. Don't you agree, Aunt-in-law?"
Aunt Lou San's smile was uglier than her crying: "."
Zeng Mingzhu's chest was heaving rapidly, and she was about to explode. The housekeeper, Madam Yu, who had already seen this and knew something was wrong, hurried in with several maids carrying trays. She said with a smile, "Miss, I've brought you some ice jelly. This ice jelly is a delicacy that only Qingshan County has. The daily supply is limited, but our Zeng family has prestige, so we bought a lot today. I've specially brought it here, and I hope everyone, ladies, will have a taste."
The Zeng family birthday party plot is coming to an end soon.
(End of this chapter)
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