Before entering the hall, she heard laughter and the sounds of children playing. Without even going through the door, Huang Wanzhen knew that Zheng Yumei was back.
Huang Wanzhen entered the hall, bowed to Zheng Liu, greeted the Zheng sisters, and sat aside without saying a word.
Under normal circumstances, Zheng Liu would definitely give her a lecture, but today she had no time to deal with Huang Wanzhen.
"Oh my! I need another mooncake. My mother-in-law is so mean to her daughter-in-law. She won't let me eat anything, not even a piece of the blessed food." Zheng Yumei took the tea from the servant and gulped down two mouthfuls. "My sister-in-law usually only brags about her own abilities. This time when I went back, she didn't prepare anything. I've been busy for the past two weeks, first with the ancestor worship, then the Mid-Autumn Festival. I haven't had a moment to rest."
Zheng Liushi felt distressed and asked the servants to bring another plate of snacks and fruit. "Ah, I was not happy at the beginning. That merchant family didn't know the rules. But after meeting my son-in-law once, you insisted on marrying me."
"Let me be clear, right? Not even giving the blessing to your daughter-in-law is too unruly. Look at me, I gave the first blessing to your sister-in-law."
While eating snacks and drinking tea, Zheng Yumei also took the time to tilt her neck and glance at Huang Wanzhen, "Hey, there is no one who loves their daughter-in-law more than our family."
"Mom, I'm not saying anything, but just look at it yourself. My sister-in-law has gained weight since she got married. I think she's even grown taller!"
Zheng Liu followed Zheng Yumei's words and glanced at Huang Wanzhen, "Yumei has good eyes, but our family's feng shui is good. After entering our house, Brother Sang's wife has changed three times a day. Not only has she become stronger, but her face is so tender that you can even pinch water out of it."
A flicker of jealousy flashed across Zheng Yumei's eyes. "As for this feng shui, it's definitely the work of the blessed people who live here. I saw it when my sister-in-law first got married. She had barely any flesh on her body, was skinny and small, and her legs couldn't even move. How could she look like someone blessed?"
"It's obvious that you are so lucky, Mom. Brother Sang's wife took advantage of you, so you can get rid of your poverty and become a rich lady."
As soon as Zheng Yumei returned to her parents' home, things immediately became abuzz. Not to mention anything else, every time Huang Wanzhen went out, she would always see Zheng Yumei standing in the front yard, sizing her up with critical eyes.
Huang Wanzhen ignored Zheng Yumei, but Zheng Yumei's anger grew. "Mom, you're too lenient with your daughter-in-law. You're spoiling Sang Ge's wife to death. Don't you know, it's only been a few days, and she's already worn new clothes twice!"
Zheng Liu waved her hand and said nonchalantly, "The cloth I gave her was all suitable for men. The material for her clothes was given to her by her parents. I have no right to interfere here."
"If you want to wear new clothes, I'll take you to the closet to pick out some good material and make you a suit."
Zheng Yumei curled her lips, her face full of disbelief. "Oh my god! You are so beautiful and kindhearted, you always think the best of bad people. Just the poor Huang family? And they even gave them dowry materials?"
"How much cloth did you give her? Did you count it? Did you take it out and exchange it for something you could use yourself?"
Zheng Liu was stunned at first, then narrowed her eyes slightly.
In the evening, Zheng Yusang strode into the front yard. Seeing Zheng Liushi, she started complaining, "Mom, can you please stop calling the Academic Affairs Office? What's going on at home that requires me to come back? My dad comes home every day, isn't that enough for you to handle?"
Madam Zheng Liu glared at him fiercely and said, "Let me ask you, how many suits did your wife make for you with the three pieces of cloth I gave her?"
This really confused Zheng Yusang. Huang Wanzhen had made two suits for him in total, and at his request, she had also made one for his classmate Zhu Tingzhou.
"Three bolts of cloth, one for each garment. What's the matter?"
Zheng Liu sighed, "It's good that she didn't take it out and exchange it for her own material. It's your sister who thought your wife had too many new clothes recently and suspected that she had taken the material I gave her out to exchange."
Zheng Yusang turned his gaze to Zheng Yumei who was standing beside him. "Why do you say that, big sister?"
Then he looked back at Zheng Liushi, "Didn't you give her a piece of women's fabric when I took her to the Six Nations Hotel for dinner?"
"Okay! Mom, you lied to me and said you never gave fabric to Brother Sang's wife." Zheng Yumei pouted and said unwillingly, "I've been so good to you. When you have something good, you don't leave it to me, but give it to someone you've only known for less than a year. Then I won't leave anything good for you in the future."
Zheng Liu smiled and hit her. "You're already grown up, and you're still acting like a spoiled brat. Come on, let the kitchen fry meatballs for you tonight."
Zheng Yuli had come back a long time ago and had been listening for a while. At this time, she came over and said, "Mom, I want to eat fried fish."
Zheng Liushi pointed at her with a look of disdain on her face, but she said, "You're all greedier than the other! Send someone to see if there are any live fish left. If not, have someone buy some for you."
Zheng Yuli nodded happily and said casually, "That piece of cloth can make several sets of clothes. Sister-in-law will make one set for brother from each piece of cloth. What about the rest?"
Zheng Yusang continued, "She also made a lot of clothes for my father and mother."
Zheng Yuli pouted, "That wouldn't take three pieces of cloth!"
Zheng Yumei and Zheng Liu looked at each other.
A quarter of an hour later, several people came to Shuxiangyuan together. The yard was very quiet, as if no one was there.
"Where's Cherry? Where's she been instead of working in the yard?"
Zheng Yumei tugged at Zheng Liushi's sleeve. "Doesn't she have a maidservant as a dowry? Isn't she still not working in the yard? If you ask me, it's because she doesn't know how to manage people. No wonder our Cherry is so ugly."
Zheng Yuli stuck her head out and looked around for a while. "It's a good opportunity to take a look while no one is around. My sister-in-law won't know about it."
Zheng Yusang frowned and gave Zheng Yuli a brain-shattering look. "So what if she finds out? This is my yard, so of course I have the final say!"
Zheng Yuli stuck out her tongue playfully, "Isn't this because I'm afraid it will affect your relationship?"
Zheng Yusang sneered, "What kind of feelings can I have for a woman with bound feet?!"
Zheng Yusang, who was about to say something, looked up and saw Zheng Liushi's scrutinizing gaze. She quickly lowered her head and coughed a few times. "Ahem—that's mainly about obeying your parents' orders and the matchmaker's words. Oh! You'll understand after you get married. Let's go in quickly."
"Squeak—ah—"
After entering the door, Zheng Yuli looked around. Ever since her brother got married, she had nothing to talk about with her sister-in-law and had not been to this Shuxiangyuan. She had no idea that this Shuxiangyuan had become so elegant.
"Brother, this is my sister-in-law's thousand-work bed, right? It's so beautiful! I want one too."
Zheng Yumei laughed at her, "Why are you so short-sighted? What good things have you not seen? You are so eager to want this rubbish of hers."
Zheng Liu ignored the verbal battle between her children and ordered Zheng Yusang, "Brother Sang, go find the cloth and show it to me."
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