Fangfu's new home was not as big as Qizhou City, but the price was several times more expensive. The ancestral property of the Fang family was almost used when he was married in Ruzhen and paved the way for the Zhili and Zhiyi brothers. Fortunately, Fang Jingjiang and Fang Huaxiang, who have been in business for many years, subsidize one or two from time to time, and the annual dividends are also sufficient.

Otherwise, if you want to buy such a big house with three entrances and three exits in the fourth ring area of the capital, it is estimated that you don't have that strength. Ruqing looked at the new home, which was not as big as Qizhou, but it was more exquisite than that of Qizhou City, and the garden scenery, pavilions and pavilions were still relatively good. Of course, the Li family lived in the Huayin Pavilion in the house, which was best only in Songhe Courtyard, and Aunt Zhang and Aunt Zhu lived in the West Courtyard and the North Courtyard respectively, Ruqing observed Aunt Zhu's new courtyard, the house was larger than the average in Qizhou City, but the furniture was pitiful. Compared with the rich Huayin Pavilion, this place is a lot empty, and it is also pleasant.

But Li also said that he had just moved to a new house, and many things were not yet accurate, and after the important things were done, he would slowly think about it in the long run.

Ruqing wouldn't believe her perfunctory words, but unfortunately she had no reason to question. I had to patiently persuade Aunt Zhu, "When Daddy comes to your room, don't move here." The colder the better. ”

And Zhang, like Aunt Zhu, was given a cold reception by the Li family. But her revenge was different.

Rushan cried in front of Fang Jinglan: "Could it be that I am not the daughter of the Fang family?" I actually lived in a dilapidated house, and I didn't even have any decent furniture. I thought about waiting for a new house to invite my new sisters to come to the house, but now I don't have the face to let my sisters come to the house. Daddy, you live in a big house by yourself, but you let your wife belittle your own daughter like this, do you really bear it? ”

Fang Jinglan's face was angry, and he immediately went to find Li's theory.

Li's reason is indeed sufficient, but Fang Jinglan was blocked, knowing that Li was arguing with reason, but he couldn't find a reason to refute it. But fortunately, Rushan is clever, and immediately said: "Mrs. is so richly decorated here, and there is the third sister's room, I just saw it, it's really beautiful." I guess I bought those pieces of furniture a few days ago. ”

This sentence reminded Fang Jinglan at once, and he reprimanded with a cold face: "If you are beautiful, you will have time to take care of it, and if you are good, you will not have time." You're really kind of one over the other. I've never seen a mean grandmother like you. ”

Li said with a straight face, sourly, "Ah, although I am Shan'er's mother-in-law, Rushan has been raised by Aunt Zhang's side since she was a child, and with Aunt Zhang here, why do you need me to be loving?" I said good girl, when it's okay, I haven't seen you treat me as a mother-in-law. Usually, if there is anything short, you think of my mother-in-law. It's not going to work, I'm not a money bank. ”

Rushan Xuanran wanted to cry, sobbing and choking: "Mrs. is the head of the family, and the silver money flowing out of her hand is enough for the waist thickness of our mother and daughter." Listening to my wife say this, is it clear that the flowers of our mother and daughter are being deducted? ”

Li flicked his sleeves and sneered: "I have never seen such a narrow-minded girl like you." I've been busy with my feet for a while, but can anyone understand my hard work? I was so busy going in and out every day that I was so tired that I never even had a good meal. It's good for you to stay in the house all day long, chanting poems and paintings, eating, drinking, and merrymaking, and only knowing how to make money, and not helping one or two. Your mothers and daughters eat ready-made, but you are not satisfied with the present, and if you neglect it a little, you will die or live. Aunt Zhu's house is also empty, why don't you see Ruqing crying? Are you the only one who has been wronged? ”

When Fang Jinglan heard this, his eyes suddenly changed when he looked at Rushan.

Rushan was anxious, but said in her mouth: "The fourth sister is protected by an old lady, why do you need her to come forward to cry?" ”

Li sneered, "That's right." Well, I'll just wait for the old lady to speak. Then he squinted at Fang Jinglan and only sneered.

Fang Jinglan finally came back to his senses, the Li family did neglect the two daughters, but Ruqing chose to calm down, but Rushan did not give up.

After Ruqing outside saw that they were almost arguing, Shi Shiran walked in under the gesture of Liu's mother, and pretended to be surprised: "Oh, my father and second sister are also here." ”

Fang Jinglan asked: "Qing girl, it's so late, is there anything wrong with coming to Mrs.'s place?" ”

Seeing Ruqing coming, Li Shi was a little nervous, "Qing girl, come to me at this time, is there something wrong?" ”

Ruqing also had a soup bowl in hand, and said obediently: "It's nothing, I just thought that at this time, it was time to say goodbye to my mother." The daughter first asked his wife to say goodbye, and then came, the mother was busy in and out for a while, I listened to Liu's mother say that the mother had never rested well, and the daughter was young and couldn't help much, so she only did her best to personally boil the angelica porridge for her mother as a supper. Although it is a little bitter, it is good to replenish vitality. Mother, try it, it's still hot. ”

Liu's mother took the soup bowl, opened the porcelain lid, and handed it to Li in person, a smell of medicine came to her nose, Li frowned, but saw that the millet porridge was thick and suitable, and when she ate it in her mouth, there was no bitter taste of medicine, only a faint fragrance of jujubes, and it turned out that jujubes were added to it. Li Shi tasted two bites, and felt more and more hungry, and ate a few more bites, very happy, "It's still a sensible and caring girl." Everywhere is close to me. It's not like Rumei's girl, who only knows how to play all day long, and it's not intimate at all. Li Shi said this with emotion, and Ruqing's gaze was much more complicated.

Ruqing said shyly: "What did mother say?" Ruqing is actually selfish. After waiting for the mother, the mother will not be tired, and she will have the strength to take care of the director. Because my aunt's house is still empty, I think that my wife has been busy for a while, and it is not good to bother my mother to worry about these little things. I just want to ask my mother if she can give her some money and let her daughter decorate some simple furniture. Not much, just some ordinary tables and chairs. ”

Ruqing was sure that the Li family would give the silver, and gave a lot of money. Because, Fang Jinglan was present. Again, there is a good teaching material, which is more and more set off her well-behaved and sensible.

Sure enough, when Li Shi heard Ruqing's words, his face smiled, and he said to Ruqing lovingly: "Qing girl is really sensible, really considerate, and can understand my hard work." Well, wait a minute, let Mother Liu take you to the account room to withdraw the money. It's just that you now know that you don't have much money left after buying a house. Save it, ah. ”

Ruqing nodded in understanding. Save flowers by all means.

Then Ruqing turned her head and smiled sweetly with Fang Jinglan, "Daddy, second sister, it's so late, don't you rest?" Hey, the second sister seems to have cried just now? ”

Rushan was so angry that he gritted his teeth and secretly scolded this useless thing who only knew how to pretend to be clever.

Li glanced at her, and said in a weird manner: "Your second sister is very miserable, we all bullied her." I'm looking for her father to reason. ”

Ruqing pretended to be surprised, "Is it for the furniture in Aunt Zhang's house?" This, second sister, how old is it, just tell your mother directly. Why bother, why cry like this, beware of hurting your body, and hurting the harmony between mother and daughter. It is true that the mother did not do it intentionally. Don't go to your heart. If my sister is free tomorrow, let's go shopping for furniture together. Why bother your father with these little things? ”

Li Shi and Fang Jinglan were both comfortable when they heard it. Yes, I've been tired and tired for the past two days, and I've never had a good rest, so I thought that I could sleep early and sleep well today----

Rushan raised his eyebrows, and sneered at Ruqing: "Yes, I am the most unreasonable and troublesome." The fourth sister is the best, well-behaved and sensible. Also considerate. ”

Ruqing frowned, "Sister, what are these words, shouldn't we be well-behaved and sensible?" You know, our sisters can have such dignity today, all thanks to the hard work of our parents and parents. Why don't we suffer some grievances? You know, isn't it necessary for your father and mother to be careful everywhere when they are outside? Maybe the grievances are even greater than this, so why? ”

Li also had a kinship when he heard this, thinking that he was socializing and socializing everywhere for a while, so tired that people are not people, ghosts are not ghosts, and he is not thinking about getting a few children out, mixing familiar faces first, so that he can find a decent in-law in the future?

Fang Jinglan also sighed deeply, thinking about the smiling face of his boss and magnates in front of his boss all these years, and suddenly his nose was sour, he worked so hard, didn't he want to give the children a safe and stable living environment.

Rushan was dumbfounded by Ruqing, she also knew that Ruqing had the upper hand, and it was not pleasing to argue with her, so she had to whisper: "What my sister said is very true." Listening to my sister's words, I'm not sensible. For a little thing to make Daddy's wife sad. Daddy, wife, it's all daughters who are ignorant, and daughters know that they are wrong. Please don't take it personally. ”

Li snorted coldly and said coldly: "What's wrong with you? The one who is wrong is me. Before buying furniture, I didn't pay close to your mother and daughter. ”

Fang Jinglan looked at Rushan with a complicated face, and then at his little daughter, and suddenly sighed in his heart, finally understanding the reason why Rushan is so smart and clever, but he is always unpopular.

*

Because He is pregnant, it is not suitable to relocate. If it is inconvenient to come again, it is still necessary to let Ruqing go over as a housekeeper.

However, the old lady could not live in Zhili anymore, so she still moved back in.

He also knows how to be polite, and although he has a big belly, he also goes back to the mansion every three or five days to ask the old lady Li to say goodbye.

Seeing that He had a big belly and a good complexion, Li was jealous, so he proposed to send a concubine to Zhili on the grounds that "daughter-in-law, you have a body and it is no longer convenient to wait for Zhili".

The old lady looked at Li in surprise, and even Lin was surprised. He Shi lowered his face coldly and glared at Feng Li without saying a word.

Li was proud, so he brought a girl with a good color in, and said to He's price: "This is the girl I brought from my hometown, called Yunjin, I have been with me for many years, and I have always been sensible." Now that she is getting older, she is reluctant to marry her. Now that I think that there is no girl in the house who knows how to know cold and hot, I just send this girl over. ”

didn't give He a chance to speak, Li hurriedly instructed Yun Jin: "What are you still doing in a daze?" Why don't you kowtow to your grandmother? ”

Yun Jin got the order and hurriedly knelt down in the direction of He.

Li stared at He tightly, defiantly and proudly trying to see her reaction.

Ruqing sighed in her heart, He Shi was worried, this girl sent by the elders, I didn't dare not want it. If you refuse, you will be guilty of seven crimes.

He Shi was indeed angry on his face, but he quickly endured it, and was not in a hurry to let Yun Jin get up, but said with a pleasant face: "Raise your head, let me take a look?" ”

Yun Jin raised his head timidly, He Shi looked at it, and said lightly: "It's really good." Can you read and write? ”

Yun Jin said hesitantly: "I only know a few words." ”

"Do you know poetry and songs?"

"---- slave is just a slave, if you can have something to eat, how can you know these elegant things."

"Can you play the piano?"

"----" "Do you know how to play the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting?"

“----”

He frowned, "This won't be, that won't be, how can I know my husband whether it's hot or cold?" My husband has always been good at poetry and songs, you don't know anything, how can you wait? ”

Yun Jin opened his mouth and stammered: "Slaves and maids can be popular, can cook, and sweep the floor----"

He said gently: "You will do this, and the girls in my house will do." ”

Yun Jin froze.

Li Shi said dissatisfiedly: "I said Zhili daughter-in-law, don't pick bones with eggs." It's just used to be a concubine, and the color is good. If you know those things, it's not good, and you may not be able to take over the throne when the time comes. As he spoke, he glanced at Rushan.

If the good face does not change, pretend not to hear.

He Shi's expression was faint: "I can't ask for this girl." ”

Li was overjoyed, but he raised eyebrows on his face and said, "Don't give your husband a concubine?" It's jealousy. I said Zhili daughter-in-law, this is a crime of seven crimes. ”

He Shi's face did not change and said: "Concubines also need men to have the ability." What is the situation of our family, is it still unclear to my aunt? The debts outside have just been paid off, and now the family needs money inside and out. I'm also going to lay off some people to save some money. Otherwise, when this child is born in the future, if he eats the last meal and does not have the next meal, what will be good? I don't have any money in hand, and I'm still thinking about taking a concubine, what's the matter? The poor and extravagant want to slap the swollen face and fill the fat man, which is not this kind of filling. ”

Ruqing lowered her head and smiled.

Lin also covered his lips and smiled.

Li had a blue face, I don't know if he was angry or embarrassed.

The old lady interjected again at this time, adding fuel to the fire, "Yes, a few days ago, you ate and lived in Zhili's house for nothing, and almost ate Zhili's daughter-in-law. Now that you want to stuff a concubine again, do you think it doesn't cost money to raise a concubine? I don't know what you think. Zhili's daughter-in-law is not an outsider, but the eldest daughter-in-law of the Fang family, you can't get along with her like this, what are you trying to do. ”

Li hurriedly defended: "Old lady, I, I didn't mean that, I just thought that Zhili's daughter-in-law has such a big belly, and it is inconvenient to wait for Zhili's daughter-in-law, just thinking, thinking about finding someone to share some work for Zhili's daughter-in-law, is this also wrong?" ”

The old lady said directly: "This girl was born well, and she is not too old." When Rumei gets married, you can be a concubine for your future uncle. Wouldn't that be as easy as beauty? ”

Ruqing couldn't hold back any longer, and covered her lips sideways and laughed.

The two concubines of the He family and the Lin family couldn't help but cover their lips, and the He family smiled: "The old lady has a very good idea. The color of this girl is really good, since the wife is reluctant to go out to marry, she simply leaves it to the third sister as a dowry. As for the husband, if there is a daughter-in-law, the wife will worry about it. ”

Ruqing held her stomach, wanting to laugh but didn't dare to laugh, holding back that miserable.

"---" Li was so angry that he fell down. But he didn't dare to say anything anymore.

*

After this matter was revealed, Ruqing grieved for the Li family again, thinking about her mother-in-law's addiction, but she didn't have her mother-in-law's life. She can't afford to provoke He's, but she still wants to provoke her. After provoking him, Ho's ability to fight back should not be underestimated.

After a few more days, Li said to He Shi, who came to the door to ask for peace again: "Didn't I pay off the debt you owe outside?" Why do you owe money outside? ”

He smiled: "This child is about to be born, and it costs money everywhere." My mother inquired about my dowry a while ago, and found that my dowry had plummeted in just one month, so she questioned me and asked if anyone had forcibly used my dowry. I said no. My mother didn't believe it, and intuitively thought that the Fang family had used my dowry, and she wanted to come to the door to reason with my aunt. I thought it had nothing to do with my aunt. In order to appease his mother's suspicions, he had to borrow money privately to fill the gap in the dowry. It's a pity that the shopkeepers of the money bank thought that I was young and unable to repay the debt, so they refused to give it to me, so I had to borrow my father-in-law's name. ”

Li was so angry that he glared dryly, and wanted to scold but couldn't find a reason. Because after all, she is at the expense of the first.

Because Fang Jinglan learned that the He family had made an account to Qian Zhuang in his name, he was so angry that he looked for the theory of etiquette. Zhili explained to his father according to He's words, and Fang Jinglan was angry and angry. Although he knew that He was suspected of doing it on purpose, it was difficult to say anything. Because it is indeed a fact that the Li family ate and drank for nothing for a month at Zhili's house. If it's okay if Li is Zhili's biological mother, the problem is that Li is not. If the Li family uses Zhili, it's okay, and it's normal for the stepson to pay tribute to his stepmother. But the Li family's food, clothing, and housing are all the dowry of the daughter-in-law of Zhili, which spread, but it is embarrassing, especially the He family still knows.

As a last resort, Fang Jinglan went to settle the debt by himself. But when he returned home, he reprimanded Li severely. This time it was not just a reprimand, he almost tore down the house, and scolded the Li family so much that he couldn't raise his head in front of his subordinates.

Li was indeed scolded miserably this time, and he was scared of being scolded. Because Fang Jinglan was so angry that he actually prepared all the letters of resignation. Especially when he learned that the Li family actually wanted to block the He family, he was even more angry, and threw out the resignation book on the grounds of "short-sightedness, narrow-mindedness, and unworthy of being the housewife of a family".

Lee's face was pale. Over the years, although the husband and wife have often quarreled, they have never seen Fang Jinglan so angry, and this time they even showed a letter of resignation, and finally knew that they were afraid.

But there is still resentment in my heart, no, He Shi questioned as soon as he came. The reason why He said it was that it was leaky, and he couldn't find a drill.