Although Shen Jin said that he had already planned to leave for Nanjing and was not concerned about He's entry, Zhang Laoan did not think so.
Mr. He had been in the house for three days. He was polite to Shen Jin, respectful to Zhang Lao'an, and gentle and submissive to Shen Ju. No one could fault him. But Zhang Lao'an just couldn't feel at ease, because he was so small. In her opinion, He's respect was nothing more than face-saving.
On the day of the tea ceremony, we only got up at five o'clock, so my mother-in-law and stepson were all waiting. She was such a shameless woman.
If she was really submissive, how could she dare to disobey her mother-in-law? She just said "master's orders" and even ignored the standing rules?
But she has Shen Juren's support behind her, and if her son is not filial, how can she expect her daughter-in-law?
Zhang Laoan knew that if he broke up, he would not be able to take advantage, so he could only pretend to be the same. He could not let his new daughter-in-law see that his words had no weight in this family. Such words would not bring face to the new daughter-in-law in the future. The love is gone.
Thinking that it was the clan elder who protected the matchmaker, Zhang Laoan secretly hated him.
According to imperial law, folk clans only need to live together for five generations. After five generations, clans must be divided into clans.
The Shen family is now called a clan. In fact, the inner and outer branches are no longer included in the five clans. Even the inner and fourth clans are about to be divided into clans. However, the clan clan still relies on the lineage of the direct eldest son to dictate the family affairs of other clans.
Thinking that behind the little He family was the He family, which was no less powerful than the Shen family in Songjiang, and thinking about the Sun family's two weaving factories that were occupied and made a million dollars a year, Zhang Laoan couldn't help but curse the He family...
In the He family's ancestral room, Mrs. He Er looked at the smiling He Wuniang and knew that half of the words of comfort she had prepared were in vain. She did not feel aggrieved.
Thinking about Shen Juren's age, he is in his forties, and he behaves elegantly, so he doesn't really look old.
Even if Shen Juren didn't tell He Wuniang, it would not be difficult for him to marry a yellow girl from a small family.
Just thinking about what her husband said about Shen Juren "having no seeds", Mrs. He Er could not help but look at He Wuniang with pity in her eyes.
During the six months since He Wuniang came to the clan house to get married, she learned to take care of housework from Mrs. He Er. The two sisters got along very well.
Mrs. He Er took He Wuniang's hand and said with some sincerity: "I know that people in the world value direct descendants, but now that the eldest son of your family has achieved fame, he still doesn't know where his future will be. Please be polite. , Don't think about being a legitimate heir and treat him slowly. As long as you are right, even if he reaches the first rank in the future, you will still have your share of the title. Don't be so stingy and think about why he has my son. Not to mention whether the baby in your belly will be a boy or a girl, even if you have a boy, don't you want your brother to take care of you in the future? And your second son, I heard that he will adopt an adopted son. It is not very suitable for this legitimate son to adopt an adopted son. The rule is, no matter whether you are happy or not, you should still show some reluctance when your relatives ask about you."
He Wu Niang was able to hear the true meaning of this Chun Chun teaching, and couldn't help but blush: "Thank you, sister-in-law, for teaching me. I will definitely be good and not embarrass the He family."
Mrs. He Er was a little worried when she thought of Zhang Lao'an: "Is your mother-in-law making things difficult for you? She is not a kind person. Who wouldn't like it during Mrs. Sun's lifetime? But you, a mother-in-law, use your daughter-in-law's dowry and still have her meat." The cut is so small that I wish I could just kill him."
Although it is said that "family scandals should not be made public", in He Wuniang's heart, the Shen family is her family, and the He family is also her family. Because she knows that if she does not take over the He family, then she will be gone in the Shen family. Stand on the foundation.
Therefore, He Wuniang said truthfully: "It's just a matter of setting up rules. It's not a big problem. But our master doesn't allow it. He only said that she needs to be taken care of as she gets older. He only asked me to set the rules and not allow me to do it three times a day."
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Hearing this, Mrs. He Er was startled for a moment, then shook her head and said: "No wonder people in the world say, 'A man loves his wife after his wife.' When a man in his forties or fifties has a wife like a flower like you, he knows how to love her. It's just that
Isn't it too much? You've just entered the door, what's the point of setting rules for a few days? Don't leave any clues, you need to know that words can eat people."
He Wuniang frowned slightly: "I feel uneasy in my heart, but my master has a stubborn temper and has to make his own decisions in everything. He is not able to listen to advice."
Mrs. He Er thought for a while and said: "When a woman gets married, she obeys her husband. It doesn't matter if you listen to her husband in everything. Even if you have a problem, it won't fall on you... It's just that you have to have enough kindness in front of others, be careful every day, and be filial in food and clothing.
Filial piety must be kept in the light. Even if you are old
If your wife wants to find fault with you, don't refute her. In this way, she is the one who treats her harshly, and you are the one who abides by the rules. No one can fault you. A virtuous and filial daughter-in-law like Sun, she
You are not satisfied with yourself, and you are not surprised to find fault with others."
He Wuniang responded with a smile, her mood was quite subtle.
My second sister-in-law is not the eldest daughter-in-law, but because Master He is a Beijing official, the Songjiang He family is now headed by the second master and second wife. The second wife is quite high-minded, but she praises Sun so much that she doesn't know what Sun is.
What kind of person is he?
She hesitated for a moment, then asked: "Second sister-in-law, have you ever seen Mrs. Sun? What kind of person is she?"
Mrs. He Er fell into deep thought and said for a while: "I can't describe it at the moment. In short, she doesn't look like an ordinary lady... Her demeanor is no less than that of my eldest aunt, and even slightly better...
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When He Wuniang heard this, she couldn't help but be speechless.
My sister from a wealthy family, the eldest daughter of the Ke He family clan, married into the Shen family clan clan as the clan wife. The magnanimity raised by the two big families was no less than that of Mrs. Gaoming.
"Isn't Mrs. Sun a merchant?" He Wuniang began to lose her confidence.
Mrs. He Er said: "Think about it now, even if the Sun family is a merchant, they are not ordinary merchants. Otherwise, how could they keep close contact with the second wife of the Shen family..."
He Wuniang was only ten years old. Mrs. He Er could see through her little thoughts at a glance and said with a smile: "No matter how strong she is, she is just like dirt now. What are you afraid of? You already know that your master is stubborn, and he only cares about symptoms."
Prescribing medicine, that is, don't think that you will imitate others and lose your own strengths... Sun's bad luck may be due to her good reputation. How many men in this world can tolerate their wives who are better than themselves?
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He Wuniang thought about it and realized that this was indeed the truth, and she couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
But for Shen Juren, she couldn't help but feel more contempt in her heart. A man who is even jealous of his wife shows how stingy he is...
In the living room of the He family, Shen Juren's stingy disease broke out again.
Mr. He Er was very unhappy about Shen Rui's decision to take over. He made a fuss and sent a dowry of several thousand taels of silver to a Zhuangzi, just to settle the previous matter so as not to leave anything to his brother.
future trouble.
Now that things have happened, He Wuniang is married and the dowry has been sent. It is all right for the He and Shen families to get married again. But Shen Rui has succeeded, and then succeeded to the second wife of the Shen family who is currently the most fortunate.
The situation is hard to say.
After all, the two weaving mills he took over were not the property of the fourth family of the Shen family, but the dowry of the Sun family, which should have belonged to Shen Rui, the Sun family's biological son.
The person most qualified to hold grudges against the He family is not Shen Juren, but Shen Rui.
It is not impossible for Shen Rui to hold a grudge and use his identity as the second heir to cause trouble for the He family.
Mr. He Er was comparing his feelings to others, so he naturally didn't want Shen Rui to continue his career like this.
But this is a matter of the Shen family. Mr. He could not object directly, so he could only insinuate: "The day before yesterday, my brother came over and mentioned the adoption of the second wife. I heard that he chose Brother Rui? Brother Rui is the direct son of Chaoyuan Yuan. How can I adopt someone else? Is there something wrong with me?"
It's a pity that Mr. He Er has estimated Shen Juren's ambition. Shen Rui may not miss the He family's early years, but Shen Juren never forgets it.
After hearing what Mr. He Er said, Shen Juren could hardly be clear-headed and sneered in his heart.
This is the principle of judging the heart of a gentleman with the heart of a villain.
Shen Rui just treats the He family as passers-by, but Shen Juren and Mr. He both agree that Shen Rui will hate the He family deeply and will take revenge if they get the chance.
Shen Juren looked helpless and said: "After all, we are members of the clan, and we are also responsible for the ups and downs of the clan. Of course I can't let go of Brother Rui, but what can I do? If Brother Jin hadn't recorded the name of the Sun family back then, I would still have an excuse to shirk the matter. Now there is no reason at all..."
Mr. He Er frowned and said, "Brother Rui is the legitimate heir after all..."
Shen Juren sighed and said, "Isn't that true? It's just that Brother Jin is already in the name of the Sun family and is listed in the family tree. Whether legally or in the clan, he is the eldest son of my family. Brother Rui is the second son. My second brother-in-law wants to adopt him, so how can I stop him? The eldest brother of the clan has always doted on his legitimate son, and even cruelly gave him away, what can I say?"
Besides, I am not a fool. Why should I refuse such a good thing as giving up my son to inherit the property of a second house? Mr. He Er, is he a fool? Why can’t he see the good of his own house?
He carried out all the clan elders. What could the second elder say? He could only feel upset.
If we had known that Shen Rui would become an heir, why would we bother to get married? He just lowered his head and returned the two weaving factories to Shen Rui. The second wife of the Shen family was the only one who appreciated it; now that the marriage has been completed and the dowry has been given, it would be unwise to act like that again. It seems that the He family is afraid of the Shen family...
The clan house of the Shen family, the residence of the patriarch.
"Professor of Fu Xue?" The clan leader couldn't help frowning when he heard this: "Although he is a low-level official, he has a rank. Shen Yuan may not be qualified for it, so why bother..."
Shen Zhou said: "It's not that my nephew is troublesome, it's just that according to the words of my sister-in-law, Shen Yuan has not acted very safely in the past few years. After all, he is Brother Rui's biological father. If he really wants to tarnish his reputation, it will inevitably involve Brother Rui. But it's not good. He exposed his family scandal and removed his official status. Instead of letting him become a free and unconstrained gentry, it would be better to introduce him into the officialdom and have someone to restrain him..."
Men are all ambitious. Although it takes nine years for a teaching promotion to be promoted, if it is a place where the literary style is flourishing and the number of candidates for each subject in the provincial examination meets the requirements, the promotion is a sure thing...