Chapter 124 Chapter 124

Lu Shan'er gave birth to another daughter, and Mr. Shen San was very happy. In the entire Shen family of this generation, only Mrs. Shen gave birth to Shen Mo, but now Lu Shan'er gave birth to two daughters.

The Qingyi Garden was very lively, and Grandma Qing was very busy. Yao Niang thought that if Grandma Qing really wanted to have a child, she would have to take special care of her body. She couldn't give up power, and she had to feel resentful all day long. Since ancient times, you can't have your cake and eat it too.

Just like when Yao Niang married Shen Linfeng, Shen Linfeng was almost her brother-in-law. If she was worried about her reputation and stubbornly wanted to find someone else, she might not be so happy now.

But she couldn't just stand on the high ground and blame others. She drank a bowl of sweet soup, which was not bad.

Then Han Ruohua said, "Sister-in-law, I heard that you have cleaned up the house? I originally wanted to bring my parents to live with us."

Han Ruohua's parents are also Shen Linfeng's biological uncles. Shen Linfeng has received a letter from his uncle's family and asked Yao Niang to clean up the guest room and move out.

"It's okay, we've already packed everything. We're all family and we'll all come over when the time comes." Yao Niang didn't care about that.

Shen Linfeng has gradually changed his habit of spending money lavishly, and she can't push him too hard. Now that his uncle is coming, she must entertain him with all her heart.

Han Ruohua, however, did not want her parents to live with Shen Linfeng. After all, in this generation, she married into the third branch of the Shen family. Her parents were not very close to Linfeng cousin. Cousin Yi was more responsible than cousin Feng. He knew how to save him at a young age and had a close relationship with his uncle's family.

It seems that Shen Linfeng and his wife are very indifferent to their clansmen and relatives. She used to have an average relationship with Shen Mo, but after Shen Mo got married, they visited each other quite frequently. Han Ruohua observed that Yan's treatment of Shen Mo was very average, and now that Shen Mo was pregnant, they wanted to get closer.

It would be fine if Yan was like this, there are not many sisters-in-law in the world who are really good to their sisters-in-law, but Shen Linfeng often hangs around Yan and offends almost all the relatives. If it weren't for his father-in-law, Shen Linfeng wouldn't have this marriage, but now his father-in-law wants to buy the second wife's house, but Shen Linfeng doesn't give a penny.

It can be said that Yao Niang is also a person who can read people's expressions very well. She grew up in a large family and has been able to read people's expressions since she was young. Now seeing that Han Ruohua seemed hesitant to talk, she went back and told Shen Linfeng about it.

"I think Sanlang's wife doesn't seem to want us to entertain your uncle and aunt." Yao Niang said.

Shen Linfeng thought about it carefully: "My second uncle and second aunt have always liked my brother more since he was a child. My brother is very close to my mother's family. As for me, I was disliked."

After hearing this, Yao Niang couldn't help but say, "Then we don't have to think about them staying here for a long time. People who don't like you will always dislike you."

"Don't mess around." Shen Linfeng is not afraid of anyone else except Yao Niang, because she always keeps her word and is very good at making fun of others.

Yao Niang laughed and said, "What am I talking about? Is there anything I said that is not true? They don't like you, so I'll be polite on the surface. If they want to marry Qingyiyuan, I won't stop them. Besides, Third Uncle's official position is higher than yours, maybe they would rather marry the Third House."

Shen Linfeng said: "Will we offend my uncle? When I was little, my mother always said that my uncle is older than my mother, and seeing him is like seeing my mother."

"What's the big deal? A poor man in a busy city has no one to ask for his help, while a rich man in remote mountains has distant relatives. This is the truth for the whole world. It doesn't matter if he asks you for help when he has nothing to do. As long as you live well, there will always be a time for him to ask you for help. This is also the truth for our Yan family. My grandfather was demoted to a commoner last time. We have several relatives in Beijing, but who came to see my grandfather off? Human nature is fickle, but this is how it is. So I always keep some money with me, so I can always make a living, right?" Yao Niang saw through these things very clearly.

Shen Linfeng still said: "No matter what, we still have to accept the reception, don't get angry."

Yao Niang pushed him and said, "I'm not giving you face if I'm so scared. Don't worry, I won't."

Soon, Han's second uncle and aunt arrived in Beijing. Shen Mo was pregnant and could not come, so Pang Qian came in her place. Shen Linfeng also invited everyone from the third room to come.

It was the first time that Han's second aunt met Yao Niang. She had a pretty face with her hair tied high in the air, and she was very elegant, graceful, and spoke very nicely: "Aunt, you have come to Beijing in a hurry. My husband has already told me that you must prepare the best wine. This time I specially invited the four departments and six bureaus of Fanlou to come and cook a table of dishes. I wonder if it suits your taste? You must tell me what you like to eat."

"I've heard that Fanlou is a famous restaurant in Beijing. I'm sure the food there must be delicious." said Mrs. Han.

Yao Niang continued, "I will take you to the flower hall first. The brothers and sisters from the third room and cousin Han will come over in a while. Cousin Han is pregnant now, so she has to be careful."

Madam Han was surprised and said, "Really? She's pregnant. Oh, ever since she got married, I've been worried about her every day, afraid that I'd let down your Shen family."

"It's nothing. It took me more than two years to get pregnant. You'd better be careful where you step," Yao Niang reminded.

The two talked a lot about the customs and culture of Jinling, and they might even have met each other at a birthday banquet. Mrs. Han had a very good impression of Yao Niang along the way.

So much so that when he was talking to Han Ruohua in private, he said, "I married a great daughter-in-law, Linfeng. She is so affectionate to me. Look at this courtyard, it's also very well decorated."

"Mom, it's precisely because she is too polite that you find it difficult to say some things." Han Ruohua said.

Mrs. Han didn't understand: "What do you mean?"

Han Ruohua said, "As the saying goes, courtesy comes before force. When Mo Jie'er came to Beijing, she also gave her dowry, which was quite enthusiastic. Later, when she became pregnant, she still did not go to the Pang family to support Mo Jie'er. The Pang family was very angry when they heard about it, and gave Mo Jie'er a lot of gifts. In addition, my eldest sister-in-law's family had an accident, and she went to the first wife, but the first wife refused. When my second sister-in-law had eczema on her face, she asked her for medicine to treat the eczema, but she refused to give it to her, not to mention that my father-in-law was the matchmaker between them. Now that we have many younger brothers-in-law, my father-in-law wants to buy out the second wife, but he won't lend her money even if the elders ask for it. Do you think she will run for an official position for my father now that she treats you like this?"

"No way, isn't her father a cabinet minister? We don't ask Lin Feng to help us get a job. When your father returns to Beijing to take up a post, just give him a good job. We are all relatives, so don't we all rise and fall together?" Second Madam Han didn't think this was a big problem.

Han Ruohua shook her head: "Then you just wait and see. They are afraid that their relatives will do better than them, so they won't really help their relatives. They are just being polite to you in these trivial matters."

Just like when Han Ruhua met Shen Linfeng on the road before and asked Shen Linfeng to help take care of Sanlang, but Shen Linfeng immediately jumped away, which was simply not like a normal person.

Madam Han frowned: "Is it really like this?"

"She was the one who arranged my wedding before. Because she was competing with my aunt, she deliberately made my wedding very simple, like a wedding for a stranger." Han Ruhua complained bitterly. There were some things she couldn't tell others, but she could tell her own mother.

Mrs. Han backed out and stayed in the main house for one night. She said that Han Ruohua was pregnant and wanted to take care of her daughter and go to Qingyi Garden. Yao Niang agreed without much hesitation. Mrs. Han also found that they didn't really want to keep her, and immediately felt that her daughter was right, so she went to Qingyi Garden.

At the same time, this also caused trouble for Qingda's grandmother. She had just finished hosting her younger sister-in-law's third-day bath, and now she had to entertain her third brother's wife's parents, which really increased her burden. But she was a person who refused to admit defeat. She always thought that except for her background, she was not inferior to Yaoniang in other aspects. Of course, she made a lot of arrangements, entertained them day and night, and even played mahjong with her.

Yao Niang took her son and daughter to take a nap in the morning. Since there were no guests, they slept comfortably.

The three of them slept until noon. Zhi Ge'er asked the wet nurse to take him to drink milk, while Ruofu ate roast duck with her. Yao Niang specially asked someone to buy it at Chunfeng Manyue Tower, and it smelled delicious.

"Mom, this roast duck is so delicious." Ruofu was so pleased with it that she was curling her legs.

Yao Niang smiled and said, "It's delicious, right? I specially asked people to line up to buy it. My precious daughter, how about we go pick some flowers together later? Then we can bring them back to make some flower ribbons."

Yao Niang was not particular about the food when raising her children, because she felt that being too particular would make them sick easily. As long as it was clean, they could eat anything. But educating children was all about fun. She would set up a special low bookshelf in her second room, and put various picture books for children inside. She would let her children read for an hour every day, and she had to keep quiet and not disturb her.

After watching, Yao Niang would tell her many stories and recite poems. She would not force her to learn them, but at least she could have some time to concentrate.

In short, the mother and daughter were able to get along for a long time. Yao Niang sometimes thought her daughter was naughty, and sometimes she thought her daughter was sensible. When she shared these with Shen Linfeng, Shen Linfeng was very envious.

"My parents never spent time with me like this when I was a kid."

"You always act coquettishly with me. Your uncle and aunt have gone to the third room. Do you want to go and take a look?" Yao Niang said with a smile.

Shen Linfeng was too lazy to move: "Haven't we already had a reception? Now we are all living our own lives. Yao Niang, sometimes I feel that my parents always tell me that relatives should help each other, a big family should not be independent, and family interests are above all else. Now I have overturned all of them. No matter what I do, I always think about our own small family first. Sometimes I feel that I am a little selfish. But I also feel that I am very comfortable living this way. I don't ask others for anything, and I don't want to take care of others every day."

He thought that if it were someone else, they would definitely think he was too willful, but Yao Niang smiled and said, "The most precious thing in life is freedom. Being free is a good thing."

Shen Linfeng said seriously: "Then let me tell you something, Sanlang has a mistress."

"Mistress? How could he be so unfaithful when he's so honest?" Yao Niang was very surprised.

Shen Linfeng said, "If it was the same as before, I would have persuaded him to come back and not let Uncle San beat him. Uncle San knew that he was disappointed in him and even wanted to send him away for him. But I suddenly didn't want to do that anymore. I didn't want to be responsible for other people's lives all the time. So, I told Uncle San."

Yao Niang was surprised. Han Ruohua was pregnant. What would she do if she knew about this? She once asked Shen Linfeng to help take care of Sanlang. She talked about the great principles of self-cultivation, family harmony, state governance and world peace. Shen Linfeng was no longer the kind of person who would be fooled if someone used his family to tie him up.

The current solution is feasible. The family is united, and the third wife's family is united. There is nothing wrong with the first wife, right?