Yang Sui'an knelt heavily in front of Hua Zhi, "I beg my cousin to send someone to take my mother away from the Yang family!"
He did not ask for help from his own grandmother, but from Hua Zhi. The funeral was enough for him to see clearly who was in charge of the Hua family now.
If Hua Zhi was just a woman who could only manage the inner house, Yang Sui'an would not come to beg, but he knew that his cousin was not! His cousin dared not let his aunt enter the house, his cousin dared to let a woman come to guard the spirit, and his cousin dared to run to the north thousands of miles away. He believed that such a cousin would protect the family, even if it was a married family member.
Everyone looked at Hua Zhi, wondering what she, the new head of the family, was going to do.
Hua Zhi's expression did not change at all, as if this did not surprise her at all. In fact, she was not surprised at all. Once her parents' family fell, the result for the girl who married out would usually not be good if she could not hold on to her husband. And her second aunt had never been someone who held on to her husband.
"Don't be anxious. Stand up first and tell me everything in detail."
Yang Sui'an didn't want the family scandal to be exposed, but now for his mother's sake, he couldn't care less about anything. "When I went home yesterday... my father was still very nice to mother and me. My grandmother said a few words to my mother, but he blocked them all. But this morning when I went to pay my respects to mother, I saw all the servants were outside. My mother was crying in the room. When I went in, the servants stopped me, and I had a conflict with them. Guizi helped me hold everyone back before I rushed in and saw my mother. My mother didn't have her clothes on properly, and her face and neck were covered with wounds. My father said that if he couldn't get the Hua family to help him, he would divorce my mother. Cousin, my mother can't stay in the Yang family. My mother has been tortured by them for the past few months, and even the kitchen dares to deduct her. She is weak to begin with, and she won't be able to hold on for long if this continues. Cousin, I beg you."
As he spoke, Yang Sui'an knelt down again. He didn't care about kneeling down to a woman, as long as she could bring his mother out of that hell.
"A man's knees are made of gold. It is enough for him to kneel before the heaven, earth, clan, and teacher. It is not my turn yet. Hurry up and stand up. Your family will never watch a married girl being humiliated. If you ignore this, how can the girls of the Hua family have a good life in the future?"
Yang Sui'an's eyes reddened. He was afraid that his cousin would treat his daughter as a married woman and spilled water, and she couldn't do anything about it. Fortunately, his cousin was not such an irresponsible person.
"Liu Xiang, go call Berlin."
"yes."
Yang Sui'an was stunned. He asked his cousin to come...
"If I come forward, the Yang family will probably laugh at my Hua family for having no one. Although Bo Lin is small, he is the oldest male in the Hua family. It is legitimate for him to come forward, but I still have some questions for you."
"Excuse me, cousin."
"Is your mother willing to leave the Yang family?"
Yang Sui'an bit his lip. Of course his mother didn't want to do it. He had advised her many times that although the Hua family had fallen, their status was still there. They were not the kind of family that didn't love their daughter. She might be able to live a good life if she returned. But his mother, who had always been weak, refused to give in on this matter.
Hua Zhi sighed softly, "She may not be unwilling, but she is just worried about you. She tried her best to protect you in the Yang family and blocked all the bad things she could, but once she is gone, all those things will fall on you. Have you ever thought about this?"
Yang Sui'an was stunned. He always thought that his mother was unwilling to leave because she couldn't leave his father.
"Do you want your mother to leave? Even if you have to endure all that after she leaves!"
"I want to." Yang Sui'an said without hesitation, "My last name is Yang. Even for the sake of my own face, they dare not do anything to me. Besides, if mother is no longer in the Yang family, I can live in the academy. But I am afraid that I will not be able to keep mother's dowry. A lot of it has been taken away over the years."
"That's dead stuff. If it's gone, it's gone. If the Hua family doesn't get back on its feet, those things will sooner or later belong to the Yang family. If the Hua family gets back on its feet, the Yang family will honestly make up the dowry, not even a penny less."
Yang Sui'an nodded vigorously.
Hua Zhi also felt favorable towards such a cousin. She was not afraid of cleaning up anyone's mess, as she was used to doing that in her previous life. But she also hoped that the person she was helping would not be a bad person himself, and that her help would be of some value.
Hua Bolin came very quickly and was surprised to see Yang Sui'an like this, but he was no longer the chattering person he used to be. He bowed to the elders at the door and then walked straight to the eldest sister, "Eldest sister."
"My second aunt has been bullied by the Yang family. Go ask Butler Xu for help. Ask forty strong servants to bring my second aunt back to me, even if we have to rob her. Madam Su, take a few strong women with you."
Nanny Su represents the reputation of the deceased old lady, so even if the old lady of the Yang family saw her, she would not take it lightly. She knew the eldest lady's intentions and should be respectful.
"Whatever."
Yang Sui'an straightened his back immediately, "Yes, cousin."
"If Second Aunt doesn't agree to leave, you can use yourself as a threat. You decide for yourself what to do."
"Yes, I know what to do."
Hua Zhi looked at her third aunt, "Do you think this is feasible?"
The third aunt's eyes were red, but she was smiling, "The eldest girl couldn't have done a better job."
"Berlin, you are the man who supports the Hua family. When you go out, you represent the Hua family. Your attitude is the attitude of the Hua family. You are also the backbone of the married women of the Hua family. Whether they can stand up straight depends on whether you have the ability to support them. So, you must not be soft. Do you understand?"
Hua Bolin nodded, eyes firm, "I understand, elder sister, don't worry, I will definitely bring my second aunt back."
"Go ahead."
Hua Bailin turned around and strode away. Yang Sui'an bowed solemnly to Hua Zhi and quickly followed.
As soon as the two left, the room suddenly fell silent. They were used to the old lady's gentle style, and the eldest girl's swift and decisive way of solving the problem made their heartbeats quicken. Their hands holding the handkerchief tightened, but they felt happy.
Who says women are necessarily weak? These grown-up girls are not at all!
"Oh, by the way, I've been so busy since I came back that I forgot one more thing. I brought back a lot of things from the North. I'll have someone deliver them to everyone later. Fourth Aunt, you can deliver the other three things."
Not only Wu saw it, everyone else also understood Hua Zhi's arrangement. From now on, Wu would be responsible for dealing with the side branches.
Wu agreed and took the opportunity to talk about the side branches. "Our branch is the direct branch. My mother used to be the clan wife. Now that you are in charge of the family, you have to be the clan wife. Logically, the women in the side branches and the inner house should pay a formal visit. Do you think we can find a time to have them all come over?"
"No hurry, wait until they bring it up themselves." Maybe grandfather and the others will be back soon? By then, the position of clan wife will definitely fall on the head of Hua's wife. Although her mother is weak, she will have to bear the responsibility of clan wife. She will just help out at the side.
Mrs. Wu wanted to say something, but Mrs. Xia shook her head secretly at her. She could see that the eldest girl had a very righteous mind. She had been blinded by greed in the past and tried to compete with her for these things. Compared with the eldest girl, her little calculations were really not enough. She could not afford to take responsibility for these things.
PS: This update makes up for yesterday’s. Kong Kong will not update together with the previous one today. You can come and take a look if you have time. You may find a pleasant surprise!