When Jiang Miao got home, she went straight to the east room. Mrs. Zhang was sewing the clothes in her hands. When she heard the sound, her hands trembled and she almost pricked her hand with a needle.
"What are you doing? You almost scared me to death!" She patted her chest and shook the clothes in her hands to show Jiang Miao.
"Miao Ya, come here, let's see how the clothes I made for Girl Ling are. My skills are not as good as yours, and the embroidered flowers are a bit rough. I don't know if Girl Ling dislikes them..."
Mrs. Zhang touched the little flowers on the collar, with some dissatisfaction in her eyes. Zhou Ling was already three years old, and her grandmother had not given her anything yet. The last time she came to the house, Mrs. Zhang measured Zhou Ling's size and prepared to make a dress for her.
Jiang Miao looked at her expectant face, her heart was full of complexities, and she couldn't say the words in her mouth.
"It looks good, Ling'er will definitely like it."
"You just know how to coax me." Mrs. Zhang couldn't suppress the smile on her lips.
"Even if you don't like it, you still have to dress me well. I haven't even made clothes for the Shen family's children. This is her first time."
Jiang Miao forced a smile, but Mrs. Zhang looked at her ugly face and asked doubtfully.
"What's wrong, you didn't find the shop? Don't be too impatient, good shops are hard to come by."
Everyone in the Shen family knows that Jiang Miao is going to open a snack shop. Although the second and third houses are envious, they are not jealous. Now they have the money for each house in their own hands, waiting for them to save enough to buy it.
"Mom, let me tell you something. Don't be angry."
Jiang Miao put the needle in her hand into the basket to avoid pricking herself in anger later.
Mrs. Zhang let go of her hand in a funny way, "What's the matter? You're so frightened."
"Mom, Zhou Shui'an wants to take a concubine!"
She took a deep breath and finally said what she had been holding back.
"What did you say? What do you want Anzi?"
Mrs. Zhang tried to get up but fell back heavily. The sewing basket next to her was knocked to the ground. Mrs. Zhang's face was full of shock and she held Jiang Miao tightly with both hands.
"Today I went to the city to look at a shop and met the eldest sister and mother-in-law, accompanied by a charming little lady. I heard the neighbors gossiping that the Zhou family will have a wedding in a few days. I thought that the Zhou family only has a son. This bride will marry
Isn’t he just brother-in-law..."
"How dare Zhou Shui'an, how dare he..." Mrs. Zhang gritted her teeth with hatred and trembled all over.
"Your eldest sister didn't say anything when she came back last time. You said she wasn't stupid. She didn't have a good life in her husband's family and her biological brothers were the breadwinners. Qing watched her get angry!"
Thinking of her daughter being bullied in the Zhou family, Mrs. Zhang, who was so strong, was so distressed that she shed tears. Jiang Miao quickly took out a handkerchief to wipe her.
"Mom, this marriage must be disrupted."
According to Jiang Miao's wishes, Shen Yingxue and the Zhou family should settle down with Li as soon as possible.
It's just that this is ancient times after all. In ancient times, women valued their reputation, and a divorce would be bad for their reputation. In addition, Shen Yingxue and Na Zhou Shui'an had a daughter, so she might not be willing to divorce.
She couldn't bring herself to talk about He Li, so she had to say that she was messing up the matter of Zhou Shui'an taking a concubine.
"You are right, who is the Zhou family? He dares to offend the daughter of my old Shen family!"
Mrs. Zhang wiped away her tears, regained her breath, and sat down holding Jiang Miao's hand.
"I'll let your second brother go out and ask around later. If Mrs. Zhou dares to bully Yingxue, I will never end it with her. I really thought our Shen family had no one left!"
Not to mention that the Shen family has a candidate, even the county magistrate has to give face to the third son of her family. Even the Zhou family is proud of their little wealth, and the Shen family doesn't care about it now.
Mrs. Zhang couldn't understand how the Zhou family dared.
Let's talk about the Zhou family. Zhou's mother and Zhao Yuan pushed the door into the house with their things, and threw the things on the ground casually.
"You have no vision. Your mother is so tired that her back aches and her throat is dry. She doesn't even offer you a glass of water. I spent so much as a betrothal gift to marry you home, but I can't even give birth to a son. Now you still have to serve me." Do you need teaching?”
Mother Zhou's eyes widened and she slapped the table hard with her fat palm. Zhou Ling was trembling with fright at the side. Shen Yingxue quickly held her in her arms and went back to the kitchen to pour a bowl of water and bring it in.
"Mom, you drink..."
"Bah, you're going to burn me to death!"
A bowl of hot water was poured all over Shen Yingxue, and the back of her hand was hot and red. She gritted her teeth and held back her tears. Zhou Ling held her hand and cried until her face was covered with tears, but she didn't dare to cry out. She only dared to suck softly. nose.
"Mom, does it hurt? Ling'er, please give me a blowjob."
"It doesn't hurt, Ling'er, don't cry."
Shen Yingxue held back her tears and forced a smile to her daughter.
Seeing her weak look on her face, Zhou's mother was heartbroken and made her face pull.
"I'll cry all day long, I can't do anything right, and you won't pour me another glass!"
"Hey," Shen Yingxue replied in a low voice without daring to refute, squatted down and picked up the bowl on the ground, and was about to turn around.
"Don't forget A-Yuan's," Shen Yingxue's hand holding the bowl suddenly tightened.
"Mom, I don't need to trouble my sister-in-law."
There was gloating in Zhao Yuan's eyes, and she did not forget her false kindness.
"Why don't you use it? She will have to let you in whenever you come in."
Mother Zhou curled her lips and glared at Shen Yingxue, "Why don't you hurry up and go?"
"Thank you very much, sister-in-law."
Shen Yingxue looked dull and staggered a little. Zhou Ling held her hand and Shen Yingxue returned to her senses.
Why did this home become like this?
People feel refreshed when happy events happen. Zhou Shui'an was in high spirits these past two days and went home a little early.
In the hall, Zhou Shui'an was sitting next to Zhao Yuan. The two were talking about getting married. Zhao Yuan looked shy, while Zhou's mother smiled and joked.
"Aunt, just look at my cousin and you know he's laughing at me."
"She is thin-skinned, Anzi, please give in to Ayuan more."
"Oh, I haven't even gotten married yet, and my mother's heart has gone astray. Knowing that you love A-Yuan, I don't dare to offend her."
Zhou Shui'an's expression was mischievous, making Zhou's mother and Zhao Yuan laugh.
Shen Yingxue lowered her head silently, picking at the rice in the bowl with an expressionless expression, as if she was chewing wax. She couldn't get into the conversation of several people, as if they were a family and she and her daughter were redundant.
Zhao Yuan saw her looking sad and depressed, with a proud look in her eyes. She picked up a chopstick and put it into Zhou Shui'an's bowl.
"My cousin is eating vegetables. Are you tired from the shop today?"
"Fortunately, you're not tired. You should eat more."
Zhou Shui'an was very impressed by Zhao Yuan's thoughtfulness. Shen Yingxue was weak-tempered and never asked about matters in his shop. This was the first time for such a conversation.
"Then cousin, you should also take good care of your health. The Zhou family depends on you."
"I know, mother, look at her, she's trying to take care of me before she even walks in."
"Ayuan feels sorry for you. You must know what is good and what is bad."
The lights in the main room were on for a long time, Shen Yingxue was lying on the bed, and most of the candles were burned out, before Zhou Shui'an opened the door and came in.
As he took off his clothes, he said with a smile, "This wedding etiquette is really complicated. What Mom just said made my head spin."
Shen Yingxue swallowed the sourness in her heart and pulled her lips.
"Ms. sir, why don't you marry Ayuan? I will give birth to a son."
She nestled in Zhou Shui'an's arms, holding back her shame and hugging his waist.
Zhou Shui'an's eyes turned cold and he pulled her arm away.
"I have told you so many times that I married Ayuan because I owe her. She is fragile and cannot survive without the Zhou family. Yingxue, please be sensible and considerate of my difficulties."
Zhou Shui'an ignored Shen Yingxue's pleas to stay, put on his clothes and went out.
"I'll sleep in the guest room tonight. You can go to bed early."
"Cousin, open the door and I'll cook porridge for you."
The guest room is next to the master bedroom. As soon as Zhou Shui'an entered, there was a knock on the door. Ayuan knocked on the door of the guest room and deliberately shouted in the direction of the master bedroom. Shen Yingxue covered her ears and shrank into the quilt, curled up into a ball, and shed tears. Her front was wet and she cried heartbrokenly.