The news that the red plum was lent to Zhu Jiaoyu somehow reached Daohua’s ears.

Daohua didn't react at all, so she did whatever she had to do.

Wang Maner glanced at the rice flowers in surprise: "Girl, aren't you angry?" She knew that in order to make the two pots of red plum blossoms bloom early, the eldest girl would spend time tending them every night before going to bed.

Daohua looked calm: "I have already given the red plums to my mother. As long as she is not unhappy, I will not be angry."

After Mrs. Li knew that Hongmei had been lent to Zhu Jiaoyu, she came over to explain to her that her father had a hard time walking in the officialdom and had to spend a lot of time to win over his colleagues and subordinates. Otherwise, a county without a foundation would be ruined.

It is very difficult to carry out work.

She understands this.

Wang Man'er: "But the red plums were lent out by Mr. Lin at his instigation."

Hearing this, Daohua put down the needle and thread in her hand and pondered for a moment: "Man'er, why don't the people in Shuangxinyuan know how to calm down?"

Wang Man'er didn't have any scruples and said directly: "It's not the master's connivance." In private, she didn't have so many scruples talking to the girl. As long as no outsiders were around, she could speak freely.

Daohua picked up the needle and thread again, and now she can embroider some things. Although it still doesn't look good, she can finally recognize what she is embroidering.

"Yes, the root lies with my father."

If the cheap dad hadn't been so indulgent towards Master Lin, how could he dare to do that?

Wang Man'er sighed: "That's the bad thing about wealthy families. They can't avoid disputes between wives and concubines. When I used to run escorts with my father, I often heard about the secret affairs in the backyard of the deep house."

"Either the main wife sells the concubines and beats them to death, or the concubines become evil and bully and suppress the main wife. Even worse, they also harm the children, even the fetuses and children."

Hearing this, Daohua was stunned for a moment.

She didn't expect that a scene that only appeared in novels and TV shows in her previous life would actually appear in real life, and it was still so close to her.

She has always felt that men are very rational, and stupid things like doting on concubines and destroying wives will never happen.

Not to mention anything else, the head wife can run the family, socialize, and contribute to the prosperity of the family; while the concubine, other than serving people with sex and having sex, cannot bring substantial benefits to the man, as long as the man is not a brain.

Anyone who is sick should know how to treat his wife and concubines.

But there is a gap between reality and theory.

In reality, few men can clearly face everything about themselves, especially men in ancient times. Women are just appendages of men. They prefer to be flattered to satisfy their machismo.

The status of concubines is low. If they want to live a good life, they will definitely know how to invite favors and please men better. Therefore, some men who are not strong in determination or have some dark sides in their psychology are taken advantage of by the concubines' gentle and petty tactics.

Isn't Mrs. Li beautiful? No, even though she is a few years older than Aunt Lin, when they stand together, Mrs. Li is definitely better in appearance.

Isn’t Mrs. Li virtuous? Who in the Yan family can say that the Yan family is what it is today without Mrs. Li’s contribution?

But why does Yan Zhigao like Aunt Lin more?

Daohua thought about it carefully and felt that there were three reasons. One was her mother's background. In this strict-hierarchical feudal ancient times, most businessmen were looked down upon by scholars.

The second is her father’s unwillingness.

When he was young and passed the imperial examination, he could have married a well-matched wife, a woman with a well-matched profile and a beautiful red sleeves. However, due to his weak family background, he had to marry a businesswoman whom he himself looked down upon. How could he, who was so arrogant and arrogant, accept this?
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Third, the cheap dad has low self-esteem.

In this era, it is natural for a man to support his family, but he has to rely on his wife's dowry to live and manage his career. This is a great denial of his ability, which makes him always feel a little a little bit when facing his wife.

Lack of confidence.

With these three reasons, plus Aunt Lin's deliberate preference, it's not surprising that Cheap Daddy would prefer Shuangxinyuan.

"Hey!"

Daohua sighed and continued to practice needlework.

This situation in her family cannot be changed for a while.

Hongmei was loaned out, and the main house didn’t respond, but Shuangxinyuan stopped working.

Master Lin personally went to Zhu Jiaoyu's house to retrieve the red plums, and invited Miss Zhu Xiuyun of the Zhu family to play in the backyard of the county government office.

Zhu Xiuyun and Yan Yishuang have a good relationship and readily agreed.

Mr. Lin did not take Hongmei to the front yard to Magistrate Yan, nor did he return it to Mrs. Li in the backyard. Instead, he carried Hongmei directly towards Shuangxinyuan.

When he was at the county government office, Magistrate Yan did not name the daughter who cultivated the red plum. Therefore, when she saw Master Lin walking towards Shuangxinyuan, Zhu Xiuyun took it for granted that the red plum belonged to Yan Yishuang.

Yan Yishuang followed Aunt Lin's instructions and came out early to greet Zhu Xiuyun, and the two met halfway.

"Xiuyun!"

"Yishuang!"

The two of them had not seen each other since they stopped going to class. Now when they saw each other, they immediately hugged each other happily.

Master Lin smiled and said: "Yishuang, why don't you invite Xiuyun to sit in the pavilion?"

Yan Yishuang looked stunned and looked at the ventilated pavilions not far away. She was wondering, why did her uncle let them stay outside when the weather was so cold?

However, she always listened to her uncle's words, so she smiled and took Zhu Xiuyun's hand and walked towards the pavilion without much thought.

Zhu Xiuyun did not object, but said happily: "Yishuang, wait a minute, you have to let me take a good look at the red plums. After my father brought them back, I wanted to take a closer look but he didn't let me, for fear that I would

It’s like breaking the red plum.”

Yan Yishuang thought that the red plum was in the hands of her uncle, so it would be okay to show it to Zhu Xiuyun, and she happened to have a look too.

The bright red plum blossoms were in full bloom, and she wanted to see them too.

Master Lin followed the two little girls with a smile, and the three of them quickly entered the pavilion. Master Lin placed the red plums on the stone table in the pavilion, and the two little girls immediately gathered around.

After a while, Yan Yihuan and Yan Yile, who received the news that Zhu Xiuyun came to the backyard of the county government office, also came to the pavilion.

The four little girls started chattering and laughing around Hongmei.

Master Lin looked at the four of them with a smile, looking in the direction of Songheyuan from time to time.

He had already inquired clearly. At this time, Miss Yan had already finished walking with Mrs. Yan, and usually returned to the main courtyard through this road.

Sure enough, not long after, the figures of Daohua and Wang Maner appeared in Master Lin's sight.

"Girl, look, it's the second girl and the others, as well as the girl from Zhu Jiaoyu's family. She should be here to return the red plum!"

Wang Maner's sharp eyes immediately saw Hongmei surrounded by several people.
Chapter completed!