The maid never expected that her master would say this.
Shen Shen was curious: "What was the result of the beating? Your face wasn't hurt, right?"
The maid hurriedly said: "No, just two whips, it will probably be fine after a while."
"After being beaten, let's see if he goes away!" Shen Shen thought, "By the way, why did Zhang Wanya beat him? Did he do something?"
The maid was a little scared, but she still said: "I heard that Mr. Xu sent things to Miss Zhang before, and asked the girl from the Liu family to send them. But she didn't mention Mr. Xu and said that those things were given by herself. Miss Zhang I don’t know, but I even gave him a gift in return.”
Listening to this, Shen Shen gradually frowned: "In other words, Zhang Wanya doesn't know Qingyue's feelings for her at all?"
"This is what I heard." The maid tentatively said, "This has poured dirty water on the Liu family. I wonder if the Zhang family spread the news like this on purpose?"
Shen Shen chuckled, not caring about the inner story at all, "The one named Panpan also has thoughts about Qingyue, so be careful and don't let her get close to Qingyue."
Two days later, Yu Changfeng's mother came to the house with a matchmaker and informed her of the arrival time in advance, so the whole Zhang family was there.
Yu Changfeng's mother is in her thirties. She has a beautiful appearance and is well-maintained. It can be seen that she is a gentle woman with a smile on her face. She is quite reasonable to the Zhang family, not condescending, and her words are well-founded. It can be seen that, She has no objection to the marriage.
Chu Yunli came forward to serve tea with two pieces of dark ointment on her face. This was also Zhang's mother's intention. She specifically let Yu's mother see her face clearly, and she could regret it if she was not happy.
After all, no matter who initiates the marriage, it will have an impact on the woman's reputation.
"Is this Wanya?" Mother Yu's eyes were smiling, and she stretched out her hand to hold Chu Yunli's hand, "It's unfortunate that the Shen family is overbearing, and sooner or later something will happen!"
Mother Yu smiled and moved the bracelet on her wrist to Chu Yunli's hand, "This was passed down from the Yu family to the eldest daughter-in-law, and now I leave it to you."
Not to mention the Zhang family who were watching on the side, even Chu Yunli was a little surprised. It was really a family heirloom. It should be given to him when he is hired or after tea is given to him, right?
After reacting, Chu Yunli quickly dialed back, "This is too expensive."
Yu's mother laughed, "It's yours if I give it to you, accept it with peace of mind."
Chu Yunli held the bracelet, thinking that Yu Changfeng didn't know how to coax his mother, and felt suspicious.
The Zhang family also asked someone to inquire about the Yu family, and learned that there were mother and son in the home. Yu Changfeng took his mother's surname, and his family was well-off. As for the foreign wife Xu Qingyue called out, they did not find out, and no adult male entered or left the Yu family. .
In other words, in the eyes of outsiders, Yu Changfeng was raised by a widowed mother.
Zhang's mother was very happy when she learned that the Yu family had a small population and a simple home. But she was worried that some widowed mothers had lived alone for a long time and took their sons too seriously. Maybe they didn't like their daughters-in-law competing with her, so she planned to Let’s take a good look at Yu’s mother today.
Looking at it, I found that Yu's mother loved her daughter very much, and the kind of thing she was afraid of would not happen. However, it was very abnormal to like a girl who had ruined her face like this.
As a mother, you will always think that the best woman in the world is worthy of your son. Mother Zhang's family knows her family affairs, her daughter's face is so disfigured, and she has scars on her body. The only craftsman who can do it still looks down upon her. This job Like...it comes out of nowhere.
However, it's better to like it than not like it.
Zhang's mother still accepted the small wedding ceremony and officially confirmed the marriage.
It's true... there is no such shop in this village. Yu Changfeng looks good, his family background is enough for the Zhang family, and he is gentle and elegant. Even before her daughter was disfigured, she never thought that she would get such a good son-in-law. Now she came to propose marriage.
, where is the reason to let it go?
Zhang Wanya has made a marriage arrangement with the Yu family from Changfu Street!
As soon as the news came out, everyone was talking about it.
Changfu Street is located in the inner city, close to the county government office. The yard is much more expensive than the area where they live, and the families living there are not too poor.
Before Zhang Wanya was disfigured, everyone thought that this girl would have great fortunes in the future. It would be easy for her to get into a wealthy businessman's concubine based on her appearance. Even if the Zhang family didn't have the intention, it would be difficult to marry into a well-off family based on her appearance.
It was difficult. But I didn’t expect that she would be able to marry to Changfu Street, especially since she still had two black scars on her face.
What does the Yu family want?
Does she look ugly?
It’s really puzzling!
No matter what outsiders say, the marriage is finally settled. Yu Changfeng comes much more diligently than before, and does not avoid others as much as before. Now this is his fiancée, and he can see her every day if he wants.
It's time to celebrate the New Year, and every household is preparing New Year's goods. The Zhang family also has a holiday and helps prepare New Year's goods at home every day.
People here need to steam steamed buns during the Chinese New Year, which lasts a whole day. The more they prepare, the more they will be eaten until the end of the first year. Chu Yunli stopped doing embroidery and helped in the kitchen.
Hearing a knock on the door from outside, Zhang Wanya was not very good at doing kitchen work, so the work assigned to Chu Yunli was the simplest and could be done at any time.
At this time, it was naturally Chu Yunli who opened the door.
The person standing at the door is very familiar, but also quite surprising. It is the former sister-in-law He.
At this time, she was wearing a patched coarse cloth dress, which was very thin. She had frostbite on her face and hands, and her hair was messy. She became more and more embarrassed after seeing Chu Yunli. She rubbed her hands and said, "Little sister, your elder brother is here."
?"
"Yes." Chu Yunli replied, but had no intention of calling anyone back.
He had no choice but to say: "Can you call him for me?"
Chu Yunli didn't answer, but asked: "What are you looking for him for?"
He was silent.
Chu Yunli guessed: "Borrow money?"
Mr. He grabbed the hem of his clothes and said with a cry: "I really have no choice. Today is the 28th, and the New Year will be the day after tomorrow. My family can't open the pot, and we don't even have food for dinner..."
"Your whole family is starving to death, so what does that have to do with my eldest brother?" Chu Yunli looked confused.
He: "..."
Brother Zhang inside heard the commotion and saw He at the door. He was surprised: "What are you doing here? Didn't I tell you not to come to my house in the future?"
Zhang's mother was making pancakes when she came out with a rolling pin. She frowned when she heard this: "Boss, has she looked for you in private?"
Brother Zhang was silent, turned to his mother's rolling pin, and said hurriedly: "Just twice."
Zhang's mother really wanted to strike him with a stick, but suppressed her anger, walked to the gate, and said to Mr. He: "Now you have nothing to do with my family, we are not even relatives, and it is impossible to lend money to you.
If you say you are pitiful, there are many pitiful people in this world, and my Zhang family is not a charity, so I cannot help you, so get out of here!"
After saying that, the door closed with a bang.
Zhang's mother was furious, and thinking that it was hard to get angry during the Chinese New Year, she asked: "Where are your wages for the past two months?"
Brother Zhang felt a little guilty and said, "I saved it."
Mother Zhang stretched out her hand to him, "Give it to me!"
"I saved it myself." Brother Zhang said with force.
"When the new year comes, I will arrange a marriage for you. When the dowry is needed, it would be unfair to your second brother if you use the family's money." Mother Zhang said clearly: "You still want to use your little sister's money.
Get you a wife?"
Brother Zhang hurriedly said: "You don't need me!"
Mother Zhang was quite satisfied: "Then give me the money you saved."
When Brother Zhang took his time and took out his wallet, Mother Zhang opened it and saw that there was only one silver coin inside. She immediately got angry and said, "Your boss has been giving you two coins for a month. It's already been two months. Why?
What’s left?”
Brother Zhang lowered his head in shame.
Chu Yunli glanced at her purse and said, "No need to ask, I must have lent it to my sister-in-law. Didn't you listen to what my elder brother said just now, asking my sister-in-law not to come to our house? Maybe that was what I asked when I borrowed the money."
Brother Zhang over there looked over with resentment.
The rolling pin in Zhang's mother's hand hit him on the head, "What are you looking at? If you give her any more money, get out of here. She harmed your sister, are you stupid?"
Brother Zhang didn't even hide, he knelt down and said, "Mom, I don't intend to borrow it, but her second brother owes money outside. If she doesn't pay back, she will be taken to those dirty places... Just once, later.
She asked me to borrow it again and I didn’t give it."
After all, as a couple, Brother Zhang is just an ordinary person, and it is understandable that he cannot see the He family being reduced to such a place. Chu Yunli is not angry with him, but he cannot allow the He family to pester him anymore.
Zhang's mother also meant the same thing. She thought about it and said, "I will keep the money. After the New Year, I will also keep the wages you pay back."
I don’t have any money, what can I borrow from him?
I have been very happy this year.
On the first day of the new year, Chu Yunli went back to her parents' home with Zhang's mother. Zhang's mother had five or six brothers and sisters, probably too many, and their relationship was average. They maintained a superficial relationship, and don't expect them to help when encountering difficulties.
This is probably also the case. What happened to Zhang Wanya in her previous life did not involve them.
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, Zhang's father went to his distant aunt's house to pay New Year's greetings. Because of He's incident, Zhang's mother was unhappy. Not only did she not go, she also refused to let several of her children go.
There is a saying in New Year greetings, so at noon on the third day of the lunar month, the distant aunt arrived. She was in her fifties, had a kind face and kind eyes, and it was obvious that she was a kind-hearted person.
Because this distant aunt tried to marry Zhang Wanya before, Chu Yunli didn't go and only arrived during dinner.
Aunt Zhang was cheerful and did not treat her as a guest. She also helped to set the meal. When she saw Chu Yunli coming over, she smiled and said: "The little girl must have a job in her eyes. If she doesn't wink, people will say that Zhang is married."
The girl at home is lazy."
She is an elder and is used to preaching. Every year she comes to catch a few children and say a few words. Zhang's mother didn't agree in the past, but she tolerated it. After all, she was an elder who had protected Zhang's father, so it would not be good to cause trouble during the Chinese New Year.
But what happened to the He family, this time Mother Zhang didn't want to bear it anymore. Originally, the two losers in the He family didn't come into the family after the He family came in. They were not good matches in any case. But this aunt felt that
Mr. He is diligent, but he is pitifully dragged down by his brothers, so he has to be the matchmaker.
It had only been three years since she entered the family, but her daughter had suffered such misery. It would be a lie to say that Zhang's mother was not angry at all. At this time, she couldn't help it anymore: "Auntie doesn't know something. Wanya has already made an appointment to get married.
There are maids to serve you at home, and serving tea and water as a master is a loss of status, and your mother-in-law will look down on you."
Aunt Zhang was quite surprised, "What kind of family are they?" Then she looked at Chu Yunli, "Wanya's face is ruined. Our own family knows about our own affairs and we don't dare to talk about it."
Chu Yunli: "..."
Therefore, if you have a disfigured appearance, you deserve to marry a poor man!
Forget it, let’s just assume she means well!
After all, if the daughter of a high-married woman is wronged, her family will not be able to support her.
Sure enough, I heard Aunt Zhang continue: "If we are wronged in the future, we won't dare to come to your door!"
Who would have thought that after she said this, she turned to look at Zhang Mu, "Also, I think the boss's marriage is very good, so why did you divorce Chunhua? You don't know that the two brothers of the He family are so wicked.
I don't care about the old people at home, but they still owe a lot of debt outside. When the debt collectors come to the house, they all go to Chunhua to ask for it. Where can she, a woman, get it and pay it back? "
She might as well suddenly mention the He family. Mother Zhang was stunned for a moment, but then she heard Aunt Zhang continue: "The husband and wife are still better off as the original couple. If you ask me, they are living a good life. Chunhua also knows that she is wrong and still stays with me."
I promise to never do it again in the future. Why not sit down together as a family one day and explain things clearly... Life is so long, and it is not easy for a couple to get together. How can we live without bumps in the road? I don't care about this.
It’s up to you!”
Why does she have the final say?
When will it be her turn as an outsider to make the decision in this family?