Chapter 40: Luring the Wolf into the House
Yang Chunyan was stunned: "This, this won't be." ā
Yang Juan knew that Yang Chunyan hadn't thought about this layer at all, she sighed, pulled Yang Chunyan aside, and said: "Silly sister, it's not that I live the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, it's just that I am also a person from the past, as the saying goes, you can't have the heart to hurt people, and you can't have the heart to prevent people, there is an inexplicable young and beautiful woman in the house, no matter what, you can't take it lightly, you know?" ā
Yang Chunyan felt that her heart was cold, since she came to this place, Yang Chunyan was just focusing on the business in the grocery store, just trying her best to make her life more secure, but she never thought about this layer.
It was normal for ancient people to have three wives and four concubines, and ordinary farmers who farmed the land harvested two more baskets of wheat this year, and they were still thinking about finding a concubine for themselves, not to mention a middle-class family like their Huo family.
Yang Chunyan was a little distracted, she sat on the side in a daze, not knowing what to do for a while.
"Yan'er? Yan'er, are you alright? Yang Juan saw Yang Chunyan's appearance of six gods and no master, thinking that she had scared Yang Chunyan by making too much fuss just now, and hurriedly asked.
Yang Chunyan came back to her senses at this time, and she looked at Yang Juan blankly: "Then according to the eldest sister, my father-in-law is ...... Will you take a concubine? ā
"Oh, my stupid sister, isn't it still a word, why do you put the word concubine on your lips? I'm just reminding you, while there is nothing to do now, hurry up and send Miss Liu Xi away, no matter what people say, it is indeed my brother-in-law's life-saving benefactor, and I still have to be treated kindly. ā
Yang Juan knew that Yang Chunyan was scared in her heart, and yes, not long after Yang Chunyan and Huo Yanshen got married, it was the moment for you and me, although the woman had a psychological preparation for her own concubine in her heart on the day she got married, but when the matter was really in front of her, few women could be calm.
"Good...... Big, big sister, I know, I'll pay attention. Yang Chunyan nodded, her expression blank.
Yang Juan saw Yang Chunyan's sluggish appearance, and felt that what she said just now must have scared Yang Chunyan, and she secretly regretted it in her heart, knowing that she had thought about it in her heart and then told Yang Chunyan.
In case Yang Chunyan messed up, it would not be good to go to Liu Xi's trouble in front of the gong.
Thinking of this, Yang Juan hurriedly grabbed Yang Chunyan's arm and spoke: "Yan'er, maybe I thought too much just now, we are all a family, and my sister just has an extra heart for you, but there are some things to say, Yan'er, don't just go directly to Miss Liu Xi for trouble...... In case it turns out to be a misunderstanding, it will not end well for everyone. ā
"Eldest sister, I know the meaning of your words, don't worry, I won't." Yang Chunyan slowly came back to her senses, she was just a little stuffy in her chest just now, like a lump of cotton, but Yang Chunyan would not lose her mind for Yang Juan's words just now, and it was impossible to treat Liu Xi as her rival.
"But Yan'er, I don't see that your face is very good, it's all my fault, I scared you." Yang Juan saw that Yang Chunyan's face was slightly pale, and she felt even more guilty in her heart.
"I'm fine, eldest sister, the Huo family still needs me to take care of this matter, you should pay attention to it in the shop first." In order to avoid making Yang Juan too worried, Yang Chunyan hurriedly turned her head sideways, and her tone was very calm.
Yang Juan was helpless, she could only see Yang Chunyan leave the shop without looking back, and then sighed heavily, thinking that her own affairs were all a mess, which only increased Yang Chunyan's upset, and she regretted it even more.
Yang Chunyan returned home with a deep thought, and as soon as she stepped into the door of Huo's house, Yang Chunyan saw Liu Xi talking in the courtyard with Huo's mother, and the two of them were sitting together talking and laughing, looking so discordant.
Yang Chunyan settled down, then walked up and spoke: "Mother, what are you talking about with Miss Liu Xi?" It's been a long time since I've seen you smile so heartily. ā
When Huo's mother saw Yang Chunyan, the smile in her eyes became stronger, she pulled Yang Chunyan to sit down, and replied: "Miss Liu Xi is telling me some interesting things she encountered at home before, my old woman has never seen anything in the world, and she is thinking it is strange and funny!" ā
Liu Xi saw that Huo Mu was smiling happily, and hurriedly accompanied: "It's just some trivial things that were loud in the family before, but fortunately, Huo Uncle Mu doesn't dislike me for being rude, and is willing to smile on her face." ā
Yang Chunyan listened on the side, very embarrassed, but seeing that the two of them were laughing so happily, she had to pull out a smile on her face, she looked at Liu Xi with some puzzlement, and secretly wondered in her heart, Liu Xi said that she obviously came to flee when all the people in the family died, and it didn't take long to count, it stands to reason that if you mention your family at this time, Liu Xi should be more or less sad, even if this person can see that he doesn't put sadness on his face, then Liu Xi shouldn't smile so heartily.
Yang Chunyan was thinking about things in a trance, and she didn't hear Huo Mu next to her calling herself.
Seeing Yang Chunyan's appearance in a daze, Huo's mother raised her hand and patted Yang Chunyan's arm, and then Yang Chunyan could be regarded as reacting: "Mother, what's wrong?" ā
"Good boy, what are you thinking so intrigued?" Huo Mu tilted her head to look at Yang Chunyan and asked.
"Nothing...... It's just some things in the shop. Yang Chunyan tugged at the corners of her mouth, and then she realized that she was a little abnormal just now, her ears turned red, and she replied.
"Speaking of things in the shop, I heard Miao'er say that there have been a lot of things in the shop recently, why did you come back? Isn't it usual to spend most of the day in the shop watching? ā
Seeing her daughter-in-law's somewhat unrelenting appearance, Huo's mother couldn't help but be a little worried and asked.
"IāI'm a little tired today, so I thought I'd come back and rest for a while, and then I'll go back later. Anyway, there are Guan Qing and stones in the shop, and if there is no more, my eldest sister is there, so it won't get in the way. Yang Chunyan smiled, made up a reason, and said with a little weakness.
still lying to her elderly elders, Yang Chunyan couldn't help but despise herself a little in her heart.
"The first time I saw my sister, I only thought that my sister was a beautiful and lovely girl, but I didn't expect to get along with each other to know that my sister was so capable, and my sister really admired it."
Liu Xi on the side had been staring at Yang Chunyan all the time, and when he heard this, he suddenly opened his mouth to compliment.
"Miss Liu Xi has been promoted, and I can't be idle, so I went out with my husband to be busy with business, which can be regarded as filling the family." Yang Chunyan didn't like Liu Xi and her sister calling each other very much, it sounded awkward.
"Sister, I didn't compliment casually, now I see that my sister's shop is well organized, it's not that I'm exaggerating, my sister is more capable than a man! Such a person, my sister naturally has a thousand and ten thousand respects in her heart. Liu Xi was like clockwork, praising Yang Chunyan for not being able to stop at all, Yang Chunyan secretly wiped her sweat, and she was really embarrassed in her heart.
After hearing this, Huo's mother on the side suddenly darkened her eyes, she coughed lightly, and said: "Yan'er, the most important thing for a woman in this life is to teach her husband and children, and take care of her husband and children, this is the biggest achievement of a woman in this life, now you and Miao'er have no children, let's not talk about this first, but Miao'er is your husband, and he is so busy outside every day, Yan'er, you still have to take care of him more." ā
"It's my mother, my daughter-in-law knows." Yang Chunyan sighed silently and spoke.
She knew that Liu Xi was talking so openly, and she was praising herself on the surface, but this kind of words also had to be divided into occasions, and when Huo Mu heard it, she was still a little unhappy in her heart.
Although Huo's mother is generous, Yang Chunyan also knows that since she married into the Huo family, Huo's mother has treated her as if she was her own daughter, and she has never felt sorry for herself once, let alone found all kinds of trouble for herself like the evil mother-in-law of other people's families.
It's just that then again, a son is a son after all, and a daughter-in-law is a daughter-in-law after all, and there is still a difference.
Yang Chunyan raised her head and glanced at Huo's mother, the expression on her face was even more complicated, no matter what, this ancient social situation is like this, it has always been men first, and after marrying, it is the husband who is the sky, but now Yang Chunyan herself is running the shop outside, in the eyes of Liu Xi, an outsider, Yang Chunyan is capable, even surpassing men.
Originally, Huo's mother, a person who was watered by feudal etiquette, felt that Yang Chunyan, the daughter-in-law, should not always go out frequently to do business, but the situation at home was here, and the Huo family did rely on the grocery store to make the days of life prosperous, as long as some things are not brought to the surface, there is no problem.
But today it was Liu Xi who brought the words to the surface, so Huo Mu couldn't help but say this to Yang Chunyan.
For a while, the atmosphere between the three people was a little dignified, although Yang Chunyan did not agree with Huo's mother's thoughts, but she respected Huo's mother from the bottom of her heart, so she showed sincere respect on her face: "Mother, I will take care of my husband, and I will also take care of our family." ā
"Okay, good boy, my mother knows that you are filial, and my mother is also afraid that you will be busy outside the house, and what should you do when you are tired?" Huo Mu saw that Yang Chunyan's attitude was still so humble after hearing the call just now, her heart softened, and she said softly.
"Don't worry, mother, my daughter-in-law knows it in her heart and won't be tired of herself." Yang Chunyan saw that Huo Mu's face softened a lot, so she was relieved.
"I came out and laughed for a long time, and I was tired, so I went back first." Huo Mu got up and looked at Yang Chunyan and Liu Xi, and said lightly.
Yang Chunyan got up and watched Huo Mu slowly return to her room, and then sat down without saying a word.