The other villagers laughed too. They usually ate fruit whole, but this was different. Wang Lan snatched the basket from Qin Xiaozhou's hand. "Go play, I'll go help in the kitchen."
Qin Xiaozhou couldn't really leave her guests to go out and have fun. Several mansions in the county town had sent gifts today, so she had to go to the storeroom to check and register them one by one. These things would all have to be returned in kind later.
Around noon, Lu Yan skipped and hopped open the warehouse door, "Sister-in-law, the Li family has come. Mother wants you to go to the front."
Lu Yu's marriage was arranged last month, but the two families kept it a secret. Today, the Li family took the opportunity to visit, which made everyone aware that the two families were going to get married.
Inside the main room, Li Yang, his mother Li Guizhi, and Li Ji were all sitting and drinking water, while Lu Yunfeng waited nearby. Wang Lan enthusiastically filled the fruit basket and moved the peach blossom pastry towards Li Yang's mother, somewhat ingratiatingly saying, "Try it quickly, and have some tea too. This way you won't get tired of eating it."
Li Guizhi ate five peach blossom pastries and drank two bowls of tea before staring at Lu Yu for a long time. "She's just a bit thin. I'm afraid her body won't be able to bear children."
There was a moment of silence in the main room, then Wang Lan quickly said, "No, no, she's thin because she takes after me. I'm thin too, and I've had two kids. Yu'er can definitely have more."
Being unable to bear children is a major taboo for women. If an unmarried woman is involved in this, she may never be able to get married. Even if she manages to marry, she will be disliked by her husband's family. If she really can't have children, she will be divorced. Even if she isn't divorced, she will be destined to be a slave in her husband's family.
Li Guizhi pretended to drink tea again, spitting out the tea leaves, "You only have one son, but I have three. If your daughter takes after you and has an only son, wouldn't my third son be laughed at by the villagers?"
Li Yang tugged at his mother's hand, "Mother, as long as Yu Niang can give birth, that's fine. An only son is also a way to carry on the family line, so it's not a problem."
Li Guizhi nudged her son with her elbow. This kid is so stupid. Today, when they come to our door, everyone will know that Lu Yu is already engaged. In the future, she will have no choice but to marry Li Yang. She said that the matter of having children is to suppress the Lu family. Otherwise, the Lu family will have an easy life. Who knows how Lu Yu will act like a tyrant after she enters the family.
"It would be best if you could give birth, Yu Niang. After you enter the family, you should live a good life with the third son. Be diligent, do the laundry, cook, nurse the baby, serve your parents-in-law, be filial to your elder brother and sister-in-law, and love your nephew. Don't mistreat my son."
The village women had heard this kind of talk since they were young and were used to it, so they didn't think there was anything wrong with it. Qin Xiaozhou, who was about to enter the house, suddenly got angry and rushed in to castrate her. Lu Yunfeng quickly grabbed her, pulled her out the door, and said in a low voice, "No, bear with it for now, let's talk about it after today's events are over."
Qin Xiaozhou was going crazy. "Why should we tolerate this? Just wake her up from her dream. My aunt is too soft-hearted. If she really marries Li Yang, who knows how she'll be bullied in the future?"
She hasn't even married into the family yet, and they've already given her a hard time, all in front of so many people at the Lu family's housewarming party. If the Lu family swallows this insult today, who knows how they'll use Lu Yu to manipulate the Lu family and her in the future.
Thinking about it this way, Qin Xiaozhou became even angrier, "Lu Yunfeng, let me go, I'm going to..."
"What do you want?" Lu Yunfeng covered her mouth and lowered his voice, "Do you want to make your aunt get dumped again? Xiaozhou, she'll die."
Qin Xiaozhou froze, instantly deflated like a punctured balloon.
Inside the house, Li Guizhi continued to criticize and berate Lu Yu. Wang Lan and Zhao Fang smiled obsequiously, fearing that the Li family would cancel the marriage. If the marriage didn't go through, Lu Yu would probably only be able to wait to be officially matched with someone else.
Today, eight tables were set up in the new courtyard of the Lu family, with ten dishes on each table, five of which were meat dishes. Many people have never seen such a feast in their entire lives. They ate ravenously, and their relatives and friends were enjoying themselves. However, the Lu family members were putting on a brave face, and Qin Xiaozhou did not have a good look on her face all day. How dare the Li family take advantage of her!
Sure enough, after the meal, as everyone in the village went home, Li Yang's mother revealed her true colors: "Grandniece-in-law, I heard you've opened quite a few shops in the county town."
Qin Xiaozhou was confused for a moment before realizing that her grand-niece-in-law was referring to her. She gave an expressionless "oh" and didn't continue the conversation.
Li Guizhi was furious at Qin Xiaozhou's attitude, but she could only suppress her anger. "From now on, we're all family. Yu Niang married my third son, so she's one of my family. She's living a good life in the Lu family, and you wouldn't want her to come to my family and not have enough to eat or wear, would you?"
Lu Yu secretly glanced at Li Yang several times, but Li Yang only lowered his head and didn't say anything.
Li Ji's alarm bells rang. What did his mother-in-law mean? Did she want him to work for Qin Xiaozhou? Getting a job wasn't a big deal, but why this tone? "Mother-in-law, Manager Qin's shop is just getting on track, there's a lot to do. Your family's matters aren't urgent, we can talk about them later."
"Pah, what do you mean 'not in a hurry'?" Li Guizhi didn't like this son-in-law. The family had so many cows and was now prosperous, but he wouldn't allow Li Qiuyue to help her family. He was such a miser. "Only when our Li family is living a good life can Yu Niang eat and dress well. Don't you know that principle?"
"I don't know." Qin Xiaozhou mocked, "How poor is your family that you have to rely on your wife's family to make a living? A man who can't provide a good life for his wife and doesn't work hard himself actually blames his wife's family for being heartless. Li Yang, you're really good at living off your wife. Not only do you want to live off her, but you also want to bring your whole family to live off her. What, are you planning to live in my rice bag?"
Li Yang stammered, "No, shopkeeper, you've misunderstood. This is all my mother's..."
"Yes, it was all your mother's idea. You're filial, so you don't dare to argue back." Qin Xiaozhou stood up and kicked over the stool. "Pah! You're the most shameless one. You're so old and can't tell right from wrong. You don't advise your mother, but you want to gain a reputation for being filial. You're the one who benefits from your mother's actions and gets the good reputation. You're really full of scheming."
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