In the east wing, Mrs. Shen and Mr. Shen were arguing.
"How many times have I told you that there is nothing going on between her and me? Why don't you believe me?" Mr. Shen's voice was a little impatient.
"Who would believe that? If there's nothing wrong, you packed up so neatly this morning and you didn't even let me follow you?"
Madam Shen Er's voice was questioning.
"Do I have to dress shabbily when I go out?"
"Chen Changgui, you are just kidding me! I never thought you had such a special taste. You actually like widows? Do you want me to make room for you? Marry her!"
The two people's voices did not subside at all. Liu Wanyun and others sitting in the room could hear a lot of them intermittently.
After returning from the mountain, it was time to have lunch, but Mrs. Shen asked the servants and was told that Lian Niang was cleaning the temple on the mountain today. The fire started immediately, and she dragged Mr. Shen back to the house.
Old Master Shen shook his head. "Your second uncle is getting more confused the older he gets."
Knowing that the two of them couldn't make things clear for a while, he told the housekeeper to arrange dinner and left them alone.
Normally, Mr. Shen Er often stayed with Old Master Shen and was most influenced by his parents' relationship. He didn't take concubines when he was young, but it was really inappropriate for him to get involved in gossip at this age.
The three sisters were anxious because they couldn't eat the whole melon. Liu Wanyun coughed and gave Zhang Xinyue a look.
Zhang Xinyue kicked Shen Laosan who was next to her.
Shen Lao San quickly picked up a piece of meat for his wife, but found that her expression was still wrong. He then secretly glanced at the people at the table. His two brothers and sisters-in-law were also looking at him. He immediately understood that they were all waiting for him to gossip.
"Grandfather, this second uncle and that widow wouldn't really..."
Old Master Shen glanced at everyone and said, "Don't make blind guesses. It's not true. Your Second Uncle is just restless and has been deceived by the superficial illusion."
"That widow came to the yard to take shelter from the rain twice, and after a few words, she became a close friend! She started to dislike your aunt, saying that she only cared about the daily necessities of life and had no interest in life!"
"Your aunt is good in every way except that she loves to nag. She wants to take care of everything, big or small. Then she complains about your second uncle not taking care of things. And when your second uncle does ask about it, she complains that he's not doing a good job! In short, you've been blaming me these past few years, and I've been disgusted with you!"
Maybe it's because he's old, he talks nonstop once he opens his mouth, and as he talks he recalls his own stories.
"Your grandmother is the best. She listens to me in everything and never asks me what I do. It's just that her health isn't very good, which makes me worry a lot..."
From what I heard, it seems that my second uncle has had enough of his comfortable life and wants to find a so-called soul mate. He doesn't want to be a good master anymore and wants to be a grandson.
The quarrel in the east wing finally turned into Mrs. Shen Er being hysterical alone.
Mr. Shen Er tried to make a few excuses at first, but then he became indifferent and silent. He couldn't stand it anymore, and didn't care about his face. He pushed the door open and went to the pond to fish!
Leaving Mrs. Shen Er crying in the room.
Naturally, they felt embarrassed to meet the younger generations and neither of them even had lunch.
Liu Wanyun and others also felt embarrassed. Since they had already worshipped the Buddha and met their grandfather, they decided to stay one more night and return to Puning City early the next morning.
In the evening, Mrs. Shen Er came out of the room, her face back to normal, and she was smiling as she took care of the affairs of the house, arranging dinner and so on.
Liu Wanyun couldn't bear to watch this, so when no one was around, she said to her, "If Auntie is unhappy, you don't have to do these things. There's no need to put yourself in a difficult position! Come back to Puning City with us tomorrow to relax."
Madam Shen Er smiled bitterly, "I am the mistress of this mansion. If I don't do it, who will? If the mansion is in chaos and the news gets out, I will only be laughed at by outsiders, saying that I can't manage the household and am not a good wife and mother!"
Liu Wanyun shook her head, feeling somewhat disappointed. "But if you continue like this, Second Uncle won't take your dissatisfaction seriously! All that anger you had at noon was wasted, right?"
"But life has to go on. What can I do? If I just give up and walk away, won't that just give him a reason to divorce me?"
"Aunt, it's not that serious. Who will have a hard time if they leave each other? Who knows?"
Madam Shen Er waved her hand. "I appreciate your kindness, but you are still young and don't understand these things. Don't look at how you two are inseparable now, but you are just newlyweds. It will be the same in the future... Well... Go, go to the orchard outside and pick some fresh fruits to eat on the way tomorrow."
Liu Wanyun knew that there was no point in saying anything more, so she had to give up.
But she was a little absent-minded when she was picking fruit in the orchard.
Guan Xiaoyu came up to her and asked, "What's wrong? I saw you just came out of the kitchen. Did you have a quarrel with your aunt?"
Liu Wanyun curled her lips, feeling a little uncomfortable. "No, I just thought of my mom."
Her biological mother is very strong at home and takes on too much responsibility. She is always worried about everything every day, and therefore she is always complaining and blaming her father for inaction.
Liu Wanyun always said to her mother, "If you want to do it, don't tell me. If you don't want to do it, just stay there and let Dad do it."
Her mother always responded in the same way, "If I don't do anything, he'll just stay there forever. What's that like? In the end, it's still my business."
Liu Wanyun said, "It's you who can't make up your mind. You always compromise first and let him know that you will go anyway, so he won't rush to do it."
But her mother wouldn't listen. Every time she asked him to do something, she would nag him after he was done. She often quarreled with her father over trivial matters at home!
Guan Xiaoyu hugged her and said, "Maybe, it's because they have too heavy a sense of responsibility."
Liu Wanyun nodded. "So, I've always felt that as women, we should just do our best. If you think of everything and do it all, the man in the family won't feel a sense of existence and responsibility. In the end, he'll just blame you for being too fussy and worrying about nothing!"
"In the eyes of outsiders, he is a good man, but you are a shrew!"
Guan Xiaoyu nodded desperately, "Teacher Yun is right. We all listen to Teacher Yun and carry out everything according to Teacher Yun's guidelines!"
Zhang Xinyue, who was standing nearby, came over and asked anxiously because she hadn't heard what was said before. "What? What class is Teacher Yun teaching again? I didn't hear it. Please make up for it!"
Liu Wanyun was amused by the two and pinched one of them on the arm, "You two just like to tease me!"
The three of them were playing and chasing each other in the orchard, and were laughing happily when an old woman came over.
She first bowed to the three young ladies, then said, "The Second Master asked me to tell the young ladies that we are outdoors, so please keep your voices down and be mindful of your appearance..."
Liu Wanyun and the other two fell silent and looked towards the elegant fisherman by the pond...
This guy is quite good at following the rules, but he even manages them?
You’re welcome then—
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