Chu Yunli didn't seem to notice Mrs. Lu's ugly face, and continued: "It's not his biological mother and son, and you don't treat him so sincerely. Even if he buys a shop and gives it to his father, there's no way he can give it to you. But
, his father owns so many shops, and there is no shortage of his filial piety. Besides, he is the elder brother. If he gives them away, his younger brothers and sisters will also follow suit. He has the dowry left by his mother back then.
There is no burden, but it is more difficult for the first brother. After all, there is no one to subsidize the first brother."
She looked like she had made a mistake, and hurriedly covered her mouth: "I'm not saying that you don't love your brother, but we all know in our hearts that you don't have a generous dowry to subsidize your son..."
At this point, she hurriedly silenced her voice: "Madam, I didn't mean to say that your mother's family is poor."
The description became more and more outrageous. Chu Yunli pretended to be clumsy, closed her eyes and said: "I won't say anything anymore. Anyway, as long as you know, I don't dislike my brother and your mother's family for being too poor. I just tell the truth."
Mrs. Lu: "..." It just got harder and harder to hear.
What does telling the truth mean?
The key is that the woman in front of her talks like a rapid-fire barrage of words, and she can't even interrupt her in time.
Originally, she wanted to teach her daughter-in-law the rules, but she didn't let her servants leave. But now, it was better that she was the one to be embarrassed.
Mrs. Lu's natal family is not visible. Even though Mr. Lu has secretly promoted her over the years, she now only manages a small shop. Not to mention subsidizing her, people still think that the Lu family does not provide enough.
Mrs. Lu never allowed anyone to mention these things, and the people below her knew what was going on. At most, they only dared to discuss it in private and never dared to reveal it in front of her. That is, this cheap daughter-in-law, who was born in a small family and did not understand etiquette, dared to do this.
say.
"Madam, you look so ugly. I'd better stop being angry with you here." Chu Yunli turned around and left: "I'm not good at talking, and I'm not happy if you see me. I'd better come back less often to say hello."
"Stop." Madam Lu said coldly: "Even if Ting'an wants to give you something, you must know the etiquette yourself. Don't accept things you shouldn't accept. Don't forget your identity."
The tone was full of reprimand.
How could Chu Yunli bear this?
She paused, then turned around and said, "I don't quite understand what Madam said. Just because I remember that I am my husband's wife, I will keep the things he gives me. They say that husband and wife are one body, and what's his is mine.
People are willing to give it to me, so why shouldn’t I accept it? You can’t be jealous of me because you can’t receive the things from your father, so you don’t allow me to accept them indiscriminately! Also, I don’t like Madam’s tone very much.
I have been a daughter-in-law for several years, and I know my duty as a daughter-in-law. I am always respectful to my elders. Why do you open your mouth to reprimand me?"
What is the duty of a daughter-in-law?
This mouth is meant to sting, so what's your duty?
Mrs. Lu's chest heaved: "No wonder the Zhang family wants to divorce you."
"Madam, what you said is wrong again." Chu Yunli said with a serious face: "Originally, as a junior, you can't find fault with the elders. They say that scolding people does not expose their faults. I had a very unhappy time with the Zhang family, and now I see the Zhang family
That was because I wanted to take a detour because I didn’t like to hear about them. Madam didn’t mention anything else but mentioned them in front of me. What did she want to do? She wanted to make me so angry that I couldn’t say anything, and then slapped me with another disobedience.
The reputation of the elders?”
Mrs. Lu just said casually, she said so much, and immediately laughed angrily: "I mean you don't understand the rules, and you will not please the elders no matter who you go to. If possible, I would divorce you now.
"
She was so angry that she became speechless.
Chu Yunli opened her mouth, as if she didn't know how to answer: "But my husband is very satisfied with me." She hesitated: "What, people outside say that Madam is unkind as a stepmother, I
I didn’t believe it before. Now it seems that the rumors are not all groundless.”
Mrs. Lu felt her head was buzzing: "Why am I being unkind? Please explain it clearly to me."
"Anything your husband likes, you have to take away from him." Chu Yunli raised her chin slightly: "My husband already regards me as a relative, but you want to divorce me and take me away from him. This is
What is a loving mother supposed to do?"
Mrs. Lu felt her throat was fishy and sweet, and she almost spurted out a mouthful of blood. She found that she could handle anything the woman in front of her said, just like a hedgehog, pricking her hands at the slightest touch. She closed her eyes and waved her hand: "Get out!"
"My wife treats her daughter-in-law like this, I'm afraid it's not good for my younger brother." Chu Yunli said with a serious face: "If outsiders know your attitude towards me during the marriage discussion, I'm afraid they won't dare to marry my daughter over."
Mrs. Lu stared at her fiercely, feeling regretful.
She originally wanted to find a frail girl, but after hearing the matchmaker mention Zhao Shuangyu, she didn't think about marrying this girl back to humiliate her stepson. They both happened to be frail, so it would be even more difficult to have a child.
Everything was fine, but who knew that Zhao Shuangyu was so articulate that every sentence could stab people's hearts. She took several deep breaths and managed to suppress the anger in her heart: "I just said something without hesitation.
If it's inappropriate, don't take it to heart. However, some of what you said is wrong, and it won't sound right if it's spread out. We're all a family, so let's not worry about it."
She handed the ladder over, and Chu Yunli followed it and came down: "Madam, what you said is quite right. Then I will go back first?"
It was not a question, he turned around and left after speaking.
Before leaving the yard, she heard the sound of broken porcelain coming from the room behind her. Chu Yunli couldn't help but raise the corners of her lips slightly, and told Lu Ting'an about the incident when she returned.
Lu Ting'an smiled and shook his head: "You!"
Chu Yunli snorted softly: "You can't spoil her, otherwise, she will always open your mouth to reprimand me in the future."
"What you said is quite right." Lu Ting'an said thoughtfully: "I gave you a shop, and she reacted so well. I will buy you more later."
Chu Yunli was happy: "I want to buy more rooms."
In the next two days, the two of them wandered around and bought a lot of things. They were very leisurely. They even booked a few more shops, and they were all under Zhao Shuangyu's name.
This was no secret, and it soon became a matter of going out. Many people had heard that Mr. Lu wanted to pamper his new wife and buy things for her. It would not be an exaggeration to say that he spent a lot of money on her.
When Mrs. Lu heard about this, she couldn't bear it anymore and told Master Lu about it.
Mr. Lu didn't take it to heart. He was indifferent to his eldest son, but he never coveted the things in his eldest son's hands. After all, the Lu family was very wealthy, and he was so busy managing the shops in his hands that he really couldn't do anything.
You need to put yourself through more trouble.
After buying the shop, it was not a good-looking place. Then Chu Yunli found someone to start renovating it, preparing to open it at a certain date.
She was busy, running around with Lu Ting'an. The couple rarely stayed in the house, and Mr. Lu was also busy himself. He was a little annoyed by the pillow wind. He originally wanted to find an opportunity to have a good talk with his son.
Talked, but never found the opportunity.
The first shop opened was an embroidery workshop. The embroidery girls in the city were squeezed so hard that it hurt their eyes very much. They could only do it when they were young. When they got older, they could no longer make money, and even had to
Others took care of it. Therefore, Chu Yunli offered a very generous price, and soon attracted a large number of skilled embroiderers. Half a month later, the shop opened.
What she did naturally affected the interests of others. Others were fine. For the sake of the Lu family, she was angry and could only endure it. After all, the embroidery workshop was very profitable, and she wanted to keep her hand.
The embroiderers here just make less money.
But some people couldn't sit still, and the Zhang family was one of them. When Mr. Zhang learned about this, he deeply felt that Zhao Shuangyu was deliberately targeting his family.
After all, the Zhang family's most profitable embroidery workshops are a few embroidery workshops. Mr. Zhang is unwilling to increase the wages of his employees. Among all the embroidery workers, the Zhang family has the most number of embroiderers who have left.
When he was willing to raise wages, the embroiderers had already moved to the courtyard arranged by the new owner. Then Zhao Shuangyu was like crazy, and he was willing to settle the embroiderers' family, and even allowed the embroiderers to take their older children.
Work together.
Because Zhao Shuangyu was his ex-daughter-in-law, he was not considered an outsider. When Mr. Zhang went home for dinner, he couldn't help but talk about it.
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Zhang said firmly: "She must be targeting our family."
Mr. Zhang was convinced: "I have to talk to her about this matter. This is not how business works!"
"How about I go?" Mrs. Zhang suggested: "Master is so busy, if you come forward in person, it will actually satisfy Zhao Shuangyu's wishes."
Mr. Zhang never liked to interfere with the affairs of the back house, but he knew that his former daughter-in-law was taught to be very well-behaved in front of his wife and never dared to cause trouble.
"Then you have a good talk. I will also find someone to contact those embroiderers privately. As long as they are willing to let them go, more than half of them will be willing to come back." After a pause, he added: "We will hand over them next month.
When a shipment is sent to another place, at least half of the embroiderers must come back, otherwise, others will get a share of the business."
Mrs. Zhang patted her chest: "Wrap it around me."
So, Chu Yunli waited for Mrs. Zhang in the shop.
When the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law met alone, their attitude was quite cold. Chu Yunli pretended to pack the goods seriously, as if she didn't see the person at the door.
Mrs. Zhang waited for a long time, and when no one greeted her, she took the initiative and said, "Dr. Zhao, I have something to discuss with you."
Chu Yunli turned around, pretending to be surprised: "Hey, this is a distinguished guest. I heard that you are about to marry your daughter-in-law. Are you interested in the things in our shop? Considering our past friendship, you can choose whatever you want, and I will give it to you.
If you think it's cheaper, I won't make any money from you."
Mrs. Zhang: "..."
She reminded: "We also have an embroidery workshop at home, you know this."
Chu Yunli smiled brightly: "I do know. However, many of your embroiderers no longer work. It's normal to go out and buy something if you can't find what you like!"
After poaching other embroiderers, instead of hiding them, she deliberately spoke out to provoke them. Mrs. Zhang snorted coldly: "If you hadn't acted according to the rules, those embroiderers wouldn't have left."
"It is said that people go to higher places. I am willing to give them a wage increase and earn some money. That is my ability." Chu Yunli crossed her arms and said, "If you come looking for trouble, just go away slowly and don't send me away."
Mrs. Zhang endured her anger and said: "I'm here to negotiate peace with you. The embroiderer will probably leave in the next two days. Don't stop her then. Just give me a face."
Chu Yunli looked surprised: "You have that thing here? When did it happen, why didn't I know?"