Xiulan paused when she heard that and asked in surprise, "Miss, are you really going back?"
Huang Wanzhen turned her head to look at her, "What else? Do you think I'm joking?"
"I had good thoughts at first, that I would just have to endure it. I didn't expect the Zheng family, from top to bottom, to be so difficult to serve. It's okay that my second aunt hasn't married, but my eldest aunt stays at home all day and always looks down on me."
"Having a mother-in-law is enough for me to deal with, but she is even worse than a mother-in-law."
Xiulan: "I thought you said that on purpose. Tomorrow is the third day of the New Year, the day to send off the ancestors. The Zheng family is a big family, so they will definitely make a big fuss. Madam won't have time to send you off. She just said that to make you give in."
Huang Wanzhen: "Bah! Zheng Yumei can go back to her parents' home today, why can't I go back?"
Xiulan: "The second day of the Lunar New Year is the day to go back to one's parents' home, but usually the eldest daughter-in-law will stay at her husband's house to greet the aunt who has returned, and then go back to her parents' home when she has time on the fourth day."
"My son-in-law is an only child. It's normal for you to stay here to entertain her. I thought you knew this, so I didn't tell you."
Huang Wanzhen recalled the vague dream and it seemed to be true.
It seems that I need to review it more often in the future to strengthen my memory, otherwise I will easily make mistakes.
"Miss, what should we do?" Xiulan was very anxious when she saw that the young lady didn't say anything. Just now, the young lady said a lot of disrespectful words to Mrs. Zheng. If these words were really sent back, the lady at home would scold her to death.
Huang Wanzhen came back to her senses and quickly waved her hand, "Let's do it now. Pack your things and be ready to leave at any time."
Huang Wanzhen was thinking about whether she should find a child after the divorce to confirm the fact that she was divorced and had a child. Then it would be much safer and more convenient for her to go out and do things than as a single woman.
Zheng Yusang came back and saw the master and servant busy at work. He waved his hands in disappointment and said, "Stop working. It's unsuccessful."
"But you're quite brave. I wouldn't dare to argue with them like that."
Huang Wanzhen threw her clothes on the bed, turned her wheelchair, and came to him. "Why didn't it work? Your mother said that."
Zheng Yusang looked at her weakly, "You are too naive. Don't look at my mother who keeps yelling and making her look powerful. In fact, my father has the final say on important matters. Otherwise, you wouldn't be able to get in."
"Don't bother with my mom anymore. Next time, challenge my dad and ask him to promise to send you back. That'll work."
Huang Wanzhen rolled her eyes in annoyance, "Why don't you confront your dad? Your dad didn't scold me, why should I confront him?"
Zheng Yusang sighed deeply, leaned his hands on the table and sat on the stool, "I dare not confront him, he holds my lifeline in his hands."
Huang Wanzhen rolled her eyes and asked tentatively, "Is it about studying abroad?"
Zheng Yusang glanced at her sideways, "Did you hear that?!"
"My dad promised me that as long as he married you, he would allow me to study abroad."
Huang Wanzhen wanted to retort, "You're useless!" But then she thought, since they weren't familiar with each other, if he got angry, it would only cause trouble for her. In the end, she swallowed her unpleasant words.
"After I came out, what did you discuss?"
Zheng Yusang rubbed her hair irritably. "My dad said that you were also a pampered girl at home. It's understandable that you are not adapting well to marriage. Let my mom teach you well. Over time, you will be able to be a 'daughter-in-law'."
Huang Wanzhen pressed on, "Didn't you tell me when I could go back to my parents' home?"
Zheng Yusang gave her a funny look. "How is that possible? You're so rude to my mother, doesn't she have any dignity? Miss Huang, I'm officially notifying you that you're under house arrest for one month."
Huang Wanzhen was dumbfounded. "Ah? What about me going to the Shen family to take classes?"
Zheng Yusang stood up and walked inside. "Let's talk after the ban is lifted."
"That little girl, stop cleaning up and go back to your room."
The last sentence was said to Xiulan.
Xiulan stood in front of the cabinet door and looked at Huang Wanzhen.
Huang Wanzhen nodded at her and said, "You've been exhausted during this period. Go back and catch up on some sleep."
After Xiulan left, Zheng Yusang said again: "I always sleep on the floor, which is not a big deal. Can you change this couch to a bigger one?"
Huang Wanzhen spread her hands and said, "I don't have any money. If you want to change it, just do it yourself. I don't care."
Zheng Yusang frowned uncomfortably. He used to be a hands-off boss and never had to worry about food, clothing, housing and transportation. But this fake marriage has caused him a lot of trouble. It's so annoying!
But He Li still had to rely on Huang Wanzhen to charge into the front, and it was not a good idea to offend her at this time. He had to swallow his unhappiness and strode out.
After a while, he ordered someone to bring back a long couch.
Huang Wanzhen saw it and hurriedly said, "Wait a minute, I can't throw this away. This is my dowry. Please help me send it to the west room."
Although it is old, it is Huanghuali furniture and is worth some money. How can you just throw it away?
Zheng Yusang lay on the long wooden couch and complained, "Everyone sleeps on a kang in winter, but you have a thousand-work bed at home."
"For your Qiangong bed, I've torn down my big kang. Otherwise, we can each sleep on one end. It's big and warm, how nice."
Huang Wanzhen patted the Qiangong bed and said proudly, "What do you know? This is made of Huanghuali wood. My uncle and grandfather gave it to my mother. It's the only one in the family."
Zheng Yusang: "Oh? Your uncle is too stingy, isn't he? He only gave me one copy."
Huang Wanzhen: "My uncle was a captain of the guards in Anhui Province. He couldn't go back to Beijing to serve his parents for a long time. He felt guilty and often sent people to Beijing to send gifts. Everyone had something, but it was different."
Zheng Yusang: "Oh! Your maternal family is a military officer."
Huang Wanzhen nodded. "Well, it's fallen on hard times now. Only my uncle is left working as a clerk in the government office. My ancestor Mengyin can gesture a bit and can read a few words."
"But my family doesn't interact with my eldest uncle's family. We only interact with my second uncle's family. My second uncle is a commoner and runs a small business on weekdays."
Zheng Yusang sighed, "My family has fallen on hard times. Although my father works at the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he's only a minor councilor. At his age, there's no chance of promotion."
"Everyone says this new society is good, but I don't see what's good about it."
Huang Wanzhen: "Then your father must have high hopes for you. Why doesn't he find you a daughter of an official family?"
Zheng Yusang raised her hand and waved at her, "Young ladies from official families today are different from those of the old times."
"They eat Western bread and wear Western clothes. How could they possibly be interested in an old-fashioned family like mine?"
Huang Wanzhen thought of his future partner, Lin Qingrou, and said, "You work hard! Students who study abroad are very popular nowadays. Maybe in the future, a young lady from an official family will really take a fancy to you."
Zheng Yusang sneered, "Even if you like me, you can't stand my parents."
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