Since Gong Zhuoliang left their new house, all the people he met along the way were either married or unmarried. In short, they were all women. When he arrived at Mrs. Qiao's house, he fell into a pile of makeup There are only eight maidservants serving as an old lady, plus a bunch of wives and wives from various families who come to make fun of and ask for rewards. Seeing Gong Zhuoliang's headaches, he will live among women in the future.
"Granddaughter-in-law has met Grandmother Ann, please drink tea..."
After the two of them entered the room, a maid had already placed a mat in front of the old lady. Gong Zhuoliang knelt down slowly, and Qiao Yingze picked up the tea from the maid's tray and handed it to him. To the old lady.
"Okay, be good."
The old lady was happy now, the more she looked at the young daughter-in-law, the more pleasing she was, she took a sip of the tea without saying anything, then took the prepared box from the servant girl and handed it to Gong Zhuoliang.
In addition to the mandarin duck purse that the old lady changed later, there is also a whole set of gold ornaments, including everything from head to toe, which is quite precious, but the sum of these things is not as good as the one in the purse.
"Thank you grandma."
Gong Zhuoliang took it respectfully, feeling that it was not light at first, thinking how much the red envelope was worth, but he didn't show it on the surface, and directly passed it to Ruo Lan behind him.
"Get up quickly, come and see grandma, Ying Ze, you come too."
The old lady beckoned the two boys to come over, and then each of them held up one of their hands, took a closer look at Gong Zhuoliang's appearance, and then put Qiao Yingze's hand on his in satisfaction.
The daughter-in-law she chose by herself is naturally very good-looking, and now she looks generous and neither humble nor overbearing, and she can please Ying Ze, so she is well-educated, smart and sensible. Tired of him, he just needs such a good wife to help him, very good, very good.
"Since you have become a husband and wife, you should live a good life and take care of each other more. Girl Yan, Ze'er is weak and has a weak temper. She may not be very good at pleasing you, but she is indeed a good boy, so you will spend more money." Take care."
The old lady patted the hands of the two, her expression was both gratified and emotional. Ying Ze is the eldest son and grandson of the Qiao family, but because of her health and some things, she is not valued by her son and daughter-in-law. , I think he is a pain in the flesh, but because his body is difficult to have a future, so although the people in the mansion and outside dare not lose respect for Ze Mingli in view of her, they have their own feelings in their hearts. care about.
What the old lady is most worried about is that when she is gone, the grandson will be sad if he loses his support. Now that he has married a daughter-in-law with a rich family, he finally has more protection. If the burden of this mansion is taken up, then there is really no need to worry...
"Grandmother, don't worry, my husband treats his granddaughter-in-law very well."
Gong Zhuoliang could feel the deep affection from the old man's words, and felt a little guilty while being moved, so he lowered his eyes to hide his apology. He would never live his whole life in the name of a woman anyway. Besides, when he grows up in the future, even if he wants to hide it, he can't hide it. He is destined to live up to the old man's expectations.
"Grandma, don't worry, my grandson will definitely not disappoint Zhuo Zhuo."
As if aware of Gong Zhuoliang's unnaturalness, Qiao Yingze squeezed his hand slightly, then answered the sentence with a smile.
"Okay, okay, then grandma is waiting to hold her great-grandson."
The old lady was happy seeing the intimacy between the two, and when she thought about their success, she was even more relieved. She patted the hands of the two of them and started to tease people in a good mood.
"Grandmother..."
As soon as Gong Zhuoliang heard this, he thought of the oolong in the morning, and hurriedly covered his head with a handkerchief and bowed his head in a shy manner, in fact, to cover up the corners of his mouth that couldn't help but rise, while Qiao Yingze beside him couldn't hide it. The blush that had just dissipated quickly climbed up again. Knowing that the old lady only said this after reading the things Han Shu sent over, she couldn't help but turn her head and stare at the stupid girl, thinking that she would always I don't see you being so dexterous, but today you run faster than anything else.
"Haha, I'm sorry. Grandma has never seen you blushing. You are shy after marrying a daughter-in-law."
The old lady pointed at her grandson and smiled brightly. From the corner of her eye, she glanced at the two maids of Gong Zhuoliang in the hall, and found that one of them was secretly looking at the people in the room. She looked like a dishonest person, old man The man couldn't help but slowly suppressed his smile, looked at Gong Zhuoliang again, and changed the topic.
"Those two are girls who came here with you? But they have been by your side since childhood?"
As the old lady spoke, she looked at Ruolan and Ruozi indifferently, the aura of calmness and awe at that moment made the two girls lower their heads involuntarily, feeling panic in their hearts.
"Ruolan has been with my granddaughter-in-law since she was a child, and Ruozi is my mother's favorite."
Following the old lady's question, Gong Zhuoliang's heart moved, and he said that Ruo Lan, who was sensible and responsible, was by his side, and pushed Ruo Zi to Gong's mother Yasha, faintly implying that he didn't like her, so what happened to Ruo Zi in the future By mistake, he can get away with it.
"Well, you also have merit in serving the young lady, so reward me."
Others might not be able to tell what Gong Zhuoliang said was wrong, but Mrs. Qiao was an old man, she glanced at Ruozi without any trace, then ignored her girl, and looked at Gong Zhuoliang again.
"You have just arrived in this mansion, and the people around you are not familiar with the rules here. That girl Hanshu is loyal, but she is not very considerate. Today, I gave you the Wenshu next to me. If you have something to do, just ask her to do it." .”
The old lady called out the girl with the most ordinary appearance but the most gentle and reserved expression among her maidservants, and asked her to kowtow to Qiao Yingze and Gong Zhuoliang.
Wen Shu is one of the big girls around the old lady. She knows the rules and proprieties the most. Although she didn't directly participate in the management, she is very familiar with the affairs of the house. Since the old lady intends to train Gong Zhuoliang, she will naturally send him a good helper.
"Thank you grandma."
Tightly holding Gong Zhuoliang's hand again, Qiao Yingze thanked Mrs. Qiao together with him. He grew up in front of Mrs. Madam, and he has a better understanding of the temperament of everyone around her. Wen Shu is the temper of these girls. The kindest one, she never does things like pretending to be a tiger, and is very popular in the mansion. Now that the old lady gave her to Gong Zhuoliang, it can be seen that she really likes this granddaughter-in-law.
As soon as Gong Zhuoliang entered the door, he got the favored girl by the old lady's side. Others congratulated him and thought about it in his heart. The grandson's house is so favored. Seeing the old lady's appearance, he also wanted the granddaughter-in-law to be the housekeeper, but he didn't know that the lady's side was another girl. What do you care about...
"Okay, you still have to serve tea to your father-in-law and mother-in-law, I won't keep you here any longer, and all the rules will be waived today, go take a good rest."
Having said all that needs to be said, the old lady nodded in satisfaction, and let the young couple leave first, and then she went back to the back room to rest with the help of her maid, and retreated everyone, leaving only Zhiqi, the eldest maid next to her.
The maids of the Qiao family are renewed every three years, and when they reach the age, they can point someone out or let them out to marry on their own. Zhiqi is the last one in the chess generation. She is seventeen now, a few years older than Qiao Yingze. For a month, she was the best-looking one around the old lady, and she was also the most capable and caring. The old lady had come to see her son-in-law to marry Qiao Yingze. The girl was cowardly and wanted to give him Zhiqi so that he could support the family. Unexpectedly, the child died young. , It was only then that she re-selected a daughter-in-law, and because of her daughter-in-law's character, she changed Wen Shu to go there. Therefore, Zhiqi's position became awkward.
"I know you are angry, but if Yingze has a little interest in you, I will leave you to him, but you can understand what happened today. Yingze likes girl Yan, and girl Yan looks at it too. You are so powerful, I may not be able to accommodate you... You have been with me for so many years, I will not treat you badly, I will find you a good house to be the main house."
Although I feel a little sorry for the maid who has been serving her for many years, the most important thing in Mrs. Qiao's heart is her grandson. Now that her grandson is doing well, this maid who was originally loved is not at ease now, afraid that she will do something wrong. It's a decent thing, so it's decent to get married as soon as possible.
"The old lady is scaring the servant girl. How can the servant girl dare to have a little resentment towards the old lady? That will be struck by lightning, let alone disrespect to the new lady. The servant girl just wants to serve the old lady all the time. By my side, the slaves don’t marry, old lady, please don’t drive the slaves away, the slaves beg you.”
Knowing Mrs. Qiao's resolute nature, Zhiqi was frightened into a cold sweat, cried and knelt down in front of the old lady, tugging at the hem of her skirt and begging.
She has been with the old lady since she entered the mansion at the age of nine, and it has been eight years now, and she has been favored by the old lady again, letting her take care of everything in the house. Those decent aunts of the master, even the concubine's young lady of the Qiao family are much more luxurious, and now she is absolutely unwilling to let her marry off to live a life of common people with rough food.
"...Okay, what does it look like to cry, get up, you are a smart person, and you can take care of yourself in the future."
Watching Zhiqi cry and beg with cold eyes for a long time, Mrs. Qiao finally let her get up with a soft sigh. After all, she is a girl she is used to ordering. It is not cheap to let her out like this, so I will keep it for a while. Bar.
"Thank you, Madam, the servant knows."
Zhiqi hurriedly wiped away her tears and stood up obediently, serving the old lady lying on her side on the couch to doze off, and honestly beating her legs, but under the lowered eyelids, there was a discontent that could not be concealed.
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX came out of the old lady's yard, Gong Zhuoliang secretly heaved a sigh of relief, the aura of that old man was really too strong, Xiaosheng was afraid.
"Don't worry, grandma will treat you well in the future."
Qiao Yingze took Gong Zhuoliang's little hand with one hand, and with the other hand, he trimmed the ends of his hair affectionately. He really likes the feeling now, and there is such a person by his side that he can take care of.
"Um."
Most of his body was numb from being shocked by Qiao Yingze's appearance, Gong Zhuoliang scratched his chin in embarrassment, and hurriedly signaled Qiao Yingze to restrain himself with his eyes, making the maids behind him laugh.
Now, the maid in the first position behind Gong Zhuoliang has been replaced by Wen Shu, Ruo Lan is behind her, Ruo Zi is last, and Qiao Yingze's side is Han Shu, Yu Hua, and Qing Hua.
"Okay, it's time to see my parents-in-law."
Gong Zhuoliang turned his face away and urged Qiao Yingze, but saw that the smile on his face gradually dissipated, and there was a trace of complexity in his eyes. Before Gong Zhuoliang could think about it, he had already taken his hand and walked forward.
"I'll serve tea later, if my mother has anything to embarrass you, don't take it to heart."
Arriving in front of Mrs. Qiao's yard, Qiao Yingze gave Gong Zhuoliang some advice in a low voice, then glanced at Wenshu, saw her nodding to show she understood what to do, and then entered the yard with Gong Zhuoliang under the leadership of the maid.
As soon as Gong Zhuoliang entered Mrs. Qiao's yard, she couldn't feel the festivities like the old lady's at all. The congratulations from the maids were all polite, and no one in the room seemed to be smiling. The maids stood around dutifully , a man and a woman sitting in the first place in the room also seem to be in harmony with each other.
"Daughter-in-law has met her father-in-law and mother-in-law, please drink some tea."
He didn't dare to look at the appearance of those two people, Gong Zhuoliang maintained a respectful appearance from the moment he entered the room, with low eyebrows and obedient eyes, which was his duty.
"Um… "
Master Qiao took a sip from the teacup, said a few polite words, and asked the maid beside him to give the red envelope to Wen Shu who was behind Gong Zhuoliang. The girl swept across her face and said nothing more.
"Grandma, please have some tea."
Gong Zhuoliang took the tea from Qiao Yingze and presented it to Mrs. Qiao, but he was not taken quickly. On the contrary, the room was completely silent and he didn't know what happened. Gong Zhuoliang lowered his head and couldn't see Mrs. Qiao's expression. I was sore, but I still had to stand firm without shaking. Finally, after Master Qiao coughed lightly, the teacup in his hand was taken away. Gong Zhuoliang put down his hand and endured the numbness to make it disappear slowly. I think this mother-in-law's dismount came so quickly.