It took Yu Lu nearly half a month to go back to her parents' home after she returned home.
Zhulan looked at Yu Lu who had just got married. In just less than half a month, Yu Lu had changed a lot. Yu Shuang became more shy after getting married, while Yu Lu became more stable.
Zhulan held Yulu's hand. Above her head was a woman whom three generations could not afford to offend. Even if she didn't want to make Yulu angry, she had to be careful and cautious. "Your mother-in-law is gone."
Yu Lu's smile became more genuine, "Yeah, I left yesterday."
She was really happy that her mother-in-law was gone. Her mother-in-law was not a bad person. How should I put it? Her mother-in-law just felt unbalanced. When she got married, she had to serve her grandmother and endure some difficulties. But when she got married, her grandmother was very indulgent to her. It would be strange if her mother-in-law felt comfortable.
Coupled with the pressure from the elders, the mother-in-law didn't even have the chance to set rules, which made her feel even more aggrieved. She felt uncomfortable without visiting her these days, but she still went to see her from time to time, which affected her mood. Now that her mother-in-law is gone, she feels the sky is bluer.
Mrs. Li felt sorry for her daughter and said, "It's good that she left."
Zhu Lan glared at him and said, "Don't say that again in the future."
Li slapped her own mouth and said, "I will never say that again in the future."
Zhulan, "Remember this in the future. No matter how uncomfortable you feel, you are not allowed to speak out. Too much talk leads to mistakes. You may think it's nothing once, but once you get used to saying things you shouldn't say and people hear you, you're harming Yulu."
Li Quail said, "Yes, I remember it."
Zhulan then relaxed her expression and said to Yulu, "I'm not just saying this to your mother, you have to keep it in mind, and you must never say anything bad about your mother-in-law to Wang Wei in private. Not at all."
Yu Lu understood, "Grandma, I understand."
Zhulan added: "As long as you can make the tribesmen talk about you, don't be afraid if you are wronged. Grandma will support you."
Yu Lu felt warm inside, "Yeah."
Because her mother-in-law had passed away, Yu Lu went to see her elder sister Yu Shuang the next day and took out the children's clothes she had prepared. These were new clothes she had made after she got married.
The closer Yu Shuang got to giving birth, the more uncomfortable she felt. She was a little more swollen than she was a dozen days ago. Yu Shuang sat back and looked through her clothes. "This material is rare."
Yu Lu explained: "My husband's grandmother gave it to me. I saw that the material was soft and suitable for the child, so I made two sets of clothes."
Yu Shuang curved her eyes and said, "I want to thank his second aunt on behalf of the child."
Yu Lu looked at her elder sister's belly and said, "She's about to give birth."
Yu Shuang nodded, "Well, don't talk about me, how are you doing in the Wang family?"
Yu Lu spread her hands, "I am a new bride. The Wang family now has my grandmother as the housekeeper and my mother-in-law as the underling. It is not my turn to do anything. I just need to take care of my own small courtyard. Apart from being busy every morning, my life is pretty leisurely."
Yu Shuang asked quietly, "Is your brother-in-law good to you?"
Yu Lu's face flushed a little, "Very good."
"That's good."
Yu Lu talked with her sister for a while and did not stay for dinner. She went back to the Wang family with her husband.
In the carriage, Wang Wei touched the notes and said, "These are some of my brother-in-law's thoughts."
Yu Lu smiled, "Brother-in-law is so generous."
Wang Wei laughed, "Yes, whether it's my eldest brother or my brother-in-law, they treat me like their own brother. Grandpa said I got a great advantage."
Yu Lu smiled without saying anything. She knew her brother's thoughts very well. Her husband might not understand it at first, but he would slowly figure it out. Now his husband must have realized it, and he was happy to fall into the trap.
A few days later, Xuemei and her family returned to the capital. The Jiang family had been away from the capital for many years and returned to the capital again. They felt a lot of emotions in their hearts.
Dong Yiyi sat by the car window and looked at the streets of Beijing. "Beijing has changed so much."
She only felt a strong sense of strangeness, but she was unwilling to look for traces in her memory.
Jiang Ming touched his broken leg. If it wasn't for his daughter's wedding, he would not have come to Beijing because he was not prepared. But when he really arrived in the capital, he felt that his hesitation was particularly ridiculous.
At the Zhou family, Zhulan knew that her daughter would not come today, and was looking through the gift she would give to Mulan tomorrow.
Zhao said, "The Jiang family bought a small courtyard in the capital, and I am going to get married in the small courtyard."
"Your third brother's wife helped buy it. It's a small courtyard house."
Dong Yiyi asked Mrs. Dong to do the task, and Mrs. Dong wrote a letter asking Butler Ding to handle it.
Zhao, "I will be able to see Dong Yiyi tomorrow. I don't know how much she has changed in these years since we last met."
Li said, "He has changed a lot. He has aged a lot."
Zhao was filled with emotion. Back then in Jinzhou, Dong Yiyi was a guest at the mansion. Now her memory was a little fuzzy and she could no longer recall what Dong Yiyi looked like at that time.
Zhulan put away the gift she had prepared for the meeting and said, "It's getting late, you guys should go back too."
These days, Li and Zhao especially like to come and chat with her. They come every day, well, she really has nothing to talk about.
The next day, Xuemei and Dong Yiyi came to the mansion together, as well as Mu Lan and Mu Fan. Mu Fan took part in the provincial examination and ranked tenth, which was a good result. Now he is also a juren.
Zhulan looked at the two children and handed them the gift in her hand. "Many years have passed, and the children have grown up."
To be able to rise again after experiencing so many ups and downs is impossible without perseverance and broad-mindedness. Zhulan likes these two children very much.
Mu Lan's face turned even redder. She came here to get married, and her face felt quite hot.
Now that Yu Shuang and Yu Lu are married, Yu Die has become the host. Yu Die takes Mu Lan away, while Mu Fan goes to the front yard with Jiang Du.
Dong Yiyi was very restrained. She could no longer remember the scene when she first met the old lady. "How are you these days, old lady?"
Zhulan sensed Dong Yiyi's nervousness and spoke in a softer voice, "There is another happy event at home, so I eat well and sleep well."
Dong Yiyi felt relieved. The old lady was still the old lady in her memory. Even if her status had changed, she would not be so high and mighty. "Thank you for your concern over the years."
It would be impossible for her sister to take care of herself like this without the old lady's permission. She was grateful for the old lady's kindness.
Zhulan didn't want to thank him all the time, so she changed the topic to "Thank you for your hard work along the way."
Dong Yiyi said, "Now that the road has been repaired, traveling is not as hard as before. I haven't left the village for many years, and now I see everything new."
Zhu Lan, "Because the country is getting stronger, by the way, Mu Fan is not going to try for the Spring Examination next year, right?"
Dong Yiyi was nervous, but she still followed her son's plan and said, "Mu Fan thinks he lacks a lot, and he's afraid of putting pressure on himself if he tries next year, so he wants to wait for one or two years."
Zhulan: "It's good that this kid has an idea."
As she thought, the incident at the Jiang family had an impact on Mu Fan. The child would not try anything rashly unless he was sure, for fear of undermining his self-confidence. The child had already realized this, so she had nothing to worry about.
In the blink of an eye, it was the day of Jiang Du's wedding. It would be difficult for Jiang Du to keep a low profile at his wedding, as Xue Han, his aunt, had to be present. The literati that Jiang Sheng had made friends with in the past two years also came, as did the children of the Zhou family, so the scene was quite large.