Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Fiancé with a Bad Temperament
If the average daughter's family offends the in-laws, they will definitely not be able to eat or sleep, and they will be so uneasy that they will die; Zhong Lingyu acted as if he was a nobody, and even asked "what's the matter" when he mentioned this, what does this mean? It shows that in her heart, not only does she not have reverence for her in-laws, but she doesn't even take them to heart.
The Ye family is one of the richest families in Bacheng, and his own son Ye Xiaoqing is a talented and outstanding child, this Zhong Lingyu doesn't take the Ye family in his eyes at all, it's really hateful, no wonder the Gao family is angry with her like that.
Zhong Lingyu seemed to remember this matter, and immediately said, "Oh, Madam is talking about that." She blinked as she spoke, "I told Second Mrs. Ye that my mother can't take care of things, my younger brother is still young, I don't come forward to take care of the tea garden and tea house, what do dozens of people in the family rely on to feed?" Therefore, Madame's words, I cannot listen to them. ”
She seemed to be speaking very politely, but there was no apology in her tone, and the expression on her face was very calm, without the slightest sense of tension at all, as if she was talking to Mrs. Ye about family life. After speaking, she also took a sip of tea, and praised with a smile: "Madame's tea here is really good." ”
Because of her husband's ability and wealthy family, Mrs. Ye is flattered wherever she goes, where can she bear to talk to her future daughter-in-law like this? Oh, what I said, if you like to obey it, you can listen to it, and if you don't like to obey, you can directly refuse, what daughter-in-law in the world can treat her mother-in-law like this? I'm afraid that only princesses have such treatment and privileges, right?
Mrs. Ye was not angry at all at this time, she only felt surprised, surprised by Zhong Lingyu's unreasonableness, and surprised at her naturalness.
She looked at Zhong Lingyu with a scrutinizing gaze, not knowing if she was born with an inherently different thinking, or if she did it on purpose.
In Mrs. Ye's opinion, the latter is unlikely. Not to mention her wealthy family and her son's excellence, just the reputation of quitting her relatives has an extremely bad impact on a girl. Zhong Lingyu retired from his family, and after three years, he was filial piety and then discussed his family, what good family can he say? At that time, she was eighteen years old, who else could she marry besides filling the house?
It seems that she really has a problem with her brain, and she thinks about problems from a different angle than ordinary people.
Such a daughter-in-law married home, and before she could make a mess, it was estimated that her mother-in-law would be angry to death.
This daughter-in-law, the Ye family can't ask for it.
Mrs. Ye made up her mind in an instant.
It's just that how to retreat from this pro must be carefully considered. can't let people poke the backbone of the Ye family, saying that Master Zhong has just passed away, and the Ye family will immediately withdraw from their relatives, be unkind, and bully other orphans and widows. Merchants, the most important thing is about the reputation of conduct. Who can trust a person of bad conduct to do business with him?
Mrs. Ye thought about it, picked up the tea and drank it slowly, and then made up her mind, and then said, "What you said also makes sense." ”
Zhong Lingyu was a little surprised by Mrs. Li's reaction, but she felt that there was a turning point in the back, so she was silent on her face, and smiled happily at Mrs. Ye: "Madam is really reasonable." No wonder my mother always said that Mrs. Ye is a good person. ”
"......" Mrs. Ye was a little speechless.
In Zhuang's eyes, are there any bad people in this world?
"We can understand your difficulties, and please forgive us for our difficulties." Mrs. Ye put down the tea bowl and finally got to the point.
"Difficulty? Does the Ye family also have difficulties? Is there a shortage of silver? Zhong Lingyu tilted his head and thought about it, and said with a look of embarrassment, "Daddy spent a lot of money on illness and funerals, and now he has just received Mao tea, and our family doesn't have much silver left, so I guess I can't help Mrs. ......."
Mrs. Ye's muscles were jumping, and she only felt a sudden pain in her temples. She took a deep breath and interrupted Zhong Lingyu's words with a frown: "Who said that I was going to borrow silver from you?" Although our family can't be said to be rich enough to rival the country, but there is no shortage of silver, at least in this Bacheng, we can also be counted as a family, it is impossible to lack silver, let alone borrow money from your Zhong family, you and relax. ”
Zhong Lingyu didn't seem to understand the irony in Mrs. Li's words at all, patted her chest, and said with relief: "It's not just about borrowing silver." ”
Mrs. Ye only felt a sullen breath in her chest swelling uncomfortably, she took a deep breath again, decided to get straight to the point, and said it clearly: "We are in such a difficult place. I think you also know that my Li family has been passed down for several generations, and there are few people, and Qing'er has been sixteen years now. Who knew that your father had such a thing, and you would have to be filial for three years as soon as you kept filial piety. By the time your filial piety expires, my young child will be nineteen years old. There are not many men in this world who are nineteen years old and have not yet married, and we can't wait like this. I plan to take a concubine for Qing'er at a later date, and since you can't marry now, I will allow his concubine to have a concubine. ”
Speaking of this, she saw Zhong Lingyu's face change, stopped her words, and said lightly: "I am just here to inform you of this matter, not to ask for your opinion." ”
When he was engaged, Ye Xiaoqing was only ten years old, and he was still a hairy child who didn't know anything. Zhong Deping only sees him as smart and clever, good looks, although he is an only son, the old lady and his parents are spoiled, but he is not spoiled, and his family is rich, the most important thing is that the family population is simple, at that time, the old lady Ye and the old lady have passed away, and the masters of the Ye Mansion are only the three of Ye and Ye Xiaoqing, and the other relatives are far away and do not have much contact. After Zhong Lingyu married into the Ye family, in addition to having a good relationship with her mother-in-law, she didn't need to deal with other relatives, and Zhong Lingyu was still favored by Mrs. Ye personally, although Mrs. Ye was stronger, she was not an unreasonable person. She likes Zhong Lingyu, and she has to rely on this daughter-in-law for the rest of her life, so she won't embarrass her.
Considering all this, Zhong Deping decided to marry his beloved daughter to the Ye family.
Who would have thought that when Ye Xiaoqing reached the age of thirteen or fourteen and began to understand personnel, he showed his temperament of coveting women. At first, the Zhong family didn't know, but when Ye Xiaoqing wanted to forcibly accept a beautiful maid in the house to make a room, the maid had already booked her mother-in-law's family, and the mother-in-law's family still did some small business in the city, because the maid was good-looking, and she was a maid in a big family, she knew the rules, and she could have something to do with the Ye family if she married her, so she was engaged to this maid. And her fiancé is also a handsome and very good character, with such a satisfied in-law, she can be a grandmother when she gets married, and the maid is ambitious, where can she see the position of the room? Dead or alive refused. When Ye Xiaoqing was the most rebellious at that age, the more you refused, the more he liked it, and immediately found some medicine that couldn't be put on the table out of nowhere, gave it to the maid, and took the opportunity to do it. When the maid came to her senses, she was discouraged, and she jumped directly into the well in grief and anger.
People outside don't know about this matter, but it is impossible for Zhong Deping, who loves his daughter like his life, not to know. Since he ordered this family affair for his daughter, he spent a lot of money to buy a few subordinates in the Ye Mansion, first, he could get some news, and secondly, Zhong Lingyu could also take care of him after marrying into the Ye Mansion. Knowing that Ye Xiaoqing actually made a fuss for the sake of a woman, he regretted it and regretted it very much for his daughter.
But withdrawing from relatives is very bad for a woman's reputation; Moreover, it is extremely rare for a man in the world to live with only one woman like Master Ye, that is, he himself has two concubines. Ye Xiaoqing is an only son, and concubines are always indispensable. So Zhong Deping thought about it, and didn't dare to retreat from his relatives, so he only sent someone to the door to nod to Master Ye vaguely, asking him to restrain Ye Xiaoqing in this regard, and not to make similar things happen again; He also solemnly stated that it was nothing that Ye Xiaoqing had a maid in the room, but before Zhong Lingyu gave birth to a son, he could not let these children give birth to a concubine, unless Zhong Lingyu had been married for three years and had no son. If the Ye family can't do this, the family affairs of the two families can only be nullified.
When his son did such an ugly thing, he was known by his in-laws, and Master Ye was embarrassed. In addition, he had great respect for Zhong Deping, and the Zhong family's request was not excessive, so he agreed.
Therefore, Mrs. Ye dared to use this excuse as a weight to withdraw from her relatives because Zhong Deping attached great importance to this matter, and he would not mention it to Zhong Lingyu before he died. No matter what Zhong Lingyu thinks, he can't help but listen to his father's wishes, right?