Zhulan waved her hands, "I'm too old to wear bright clothes. Xuemei made this for me."
Mrs. Zhou Wang heard that Xuemei and her husband had taken the child back to her parents' home. She also learned some of the details from the old man yesterday. She felt deeply that Zhou Shuren and his wife loved their daughter, "It is a blessing for your family to have your daughter reborn."
Not every parent takes their daughter seriously and is willing to help. When they thought about the twenty taels of book copying work given to their son-in-law, they were amazed at the financial background of Zhou Shuren's family and felt closer to him.
Zhu Lan sighed, "It's not easy for a woman to be a woman. If parents don't love her, life will be even harder. Parents are the support of their children. Speaking of loving their daughters, auntie, don't be modest. You and uncle are also among the best."
Zhou Wang thought to herself that she was different from Yang. She only had one daughter, and she was the oldest, so she was naturally a treasure. However, she was also happy to be praised, so she thought of gossip and started chatting, "Have you heard about Wang Lao Si's family?"
Zhulan took the teapot brought in by her daughter, poured tea for Zhou Wangshi, and shook her head, "I haven't heard about what happened to Wang Laosi's family again?"
Mrs. Zhou Wang said with disdain, "Wang Ru went away with a man for ten days. She came back yesterday in a carriage with several boxes of things. She said they were gifts from Mr. Shi, who bought the house. Wang Ru is not a child anymore. Although it is not so particular in the countryside, she cannot go alone without an adult. Mrs. Sun also boasted everywhere that the jewelry on Wang Ru was given by Mr. Shi. She does not care about the reputation of Wang Ru and her other two daughters at all!"
Zhulan really didn't expect that Wang Ru didn't show off, but Sun was showing off everywhere. Although the reputation of women in the countryside is relatively lenient, it is still not allowed to accept gifts privately. Even ignorant women understand this principle, and Sun must know it. She frowned and said, "Sun is not trying to prove that Mr. Shi likes Wang Ru!"
Zhou Wangshi took a sip of tea, "That's what I guessed too. Sun wants to rely on Master Shi, but she's really stupid. Master Shi is not from here. Sun's bragging everywhere only damages her daughter's reputation. It has no effect on Master Shi at all. It's said that if you can't marry a virtuous woman, you must not marry a stupid woman who will hold you back. It's absolutely true."
Zhou Wangshi paused, suddenly embarrassed, "Well, I didn't mean anything else, I was talking about Sun."
Zhulan, “… … ..”
Without explanation, she really didn't think much about Li. Explaining it would be no different from naming Li.
Mrs. Zhou Wang stiffly changed the subject, "I really don't know what Wang Ru is doing. I don't think a little girl from the countryside, who has no potential to be a beauty, would be favored so early. Could it be that Wang Ru has come up with some new recipe?"
Zhulan really didn't notice that Wang Ru was not in the village. Their family was really too busy. However, Wang Ru would not follow her without any benefit. She recalled the plot carefully. She skipped around later and didn't watch it carefully. Besides, the plot had gone off track a long time ago. She didn't know what Wang Ru had taken out.
However, just as the little girl said, Master Shi gave Wang Ru a lot of exquisite jewelry, and he really regarded Wang Ru as his property. So Wang Ru must have taken out something more meaningful. Master Shi finally faced up to Wang Ru’s difference and was willing to put in the effort to coax her.
However, Wang Ru is not like a village girl. Master Shi will definitely investigate. Wang Ru's changes cannot be concealed, and the Wang family's reasons are even more unconvincing. Without the life-saving grace, Wang Ru is too proactive in proving herself. She and Master Shi are calculating in their relationship. If Wang Ru's abnormality is no longer of any use, the result that awaits her will definitely not be a good one.
Zhulan has a far-sighted vision, and reminds herself that she must keep a low profile. Don't think that there is nothing to fear in ancient times because there was no Internet and no surveillance. On the contrary, it was even more terrifying in ancient times. Human life was worthless. If you do something too extreme, the ancient people's thinking is not very receptive. They would rather kill someone by mistake than let him go. They would mistake you for a monster and burn you to death would be the cheapest option.
Zhou Wang ate two pieces of cakes and didn't wait for a reply. She saw that Yang was distracted and asked, "Did you think of something?"
Zhu Lan came back to her senses, "No, I just thought that Wang Zhangshi would never let Wang Laosi's family go."
Zhou Wangshi is not from the Wang clan of this village. She is from Wangjia Village and she looks down on Wang Zhangshi. "They made a scene yesterday and stayed at Wang Laosi's house. If Wang Laosi doesn't spend a lot of money this time, he won't be able to live in peace for the whole year."
Zhulan couldn't help but complain, and the cycle began again, "Sun's pregnancy is not too early, she should give birth in three months, and I don't know if Wang Laosi can get what he wants."
Mrs. Zhou Wang, "Who knows? Anyway, the two of them are old enough to have children. This baby is not the next one. Wang Laosi's family is well-off now and can afford to raise the baby."
Zhulan thought to herself that Wang Ru had taken action last time, and she didn't know if she would do it again this time, so she agreed, "It's true that I can afford it."
Zhulan and Zhou Wang chatted about the children for a while. Then the Zhou clan leader called everyone home, so Zhulan and Zhou Shuren personally sent them to the door before returning.
In the evening, Zhulan told Zhou Shuren about Wang Ru's situation and her conjecture, and warned Zhou Shuren, "When you become an official in the future, don't bring out new modern things. Not only should you be considerate of Wang Ru, but you should also be low-key and in line with the ancients."
Zhou Shuren really thought about it, "Don't worry, I have already considered it. I won't do anything out of the ordinary. At most, I will read more books from previous dynasties and summarize the essence. I won't come up with anything that transcends the times. However, if Wang Ru comes up with it, if it is useful to the people, I won't be polite."
Zhulan was relieved. Zhou Shuren had a plan in mind. He couldn't resist the sleepiness anymore and said, "Let's go to bed!"