Li looked at the key in her hand with tears in her eyes. She realized that her mother-in-law had already planned it. "Mom, I can't take it. There is no mother-in-law in the village who manages the food for her daughter-in-law. Mom, you can't let your daughter-in-law be stabbed in the back."
Zhulan looked at Li, who was full of desire to survive. She was really smart, but unfortunately not good enough. "With your Aunt Zheng as a role model, I am just trying to emulate your Aunt Zheng. You won't be criticized, but all the young wives in the village will envy you. Besides, you still need to think about what to do every day and I will make the decision. It's not like I will completely delegate power, so you don't have to worry."
She hoped that her original reputation as a wicked mother-in-law would be completely cleared this time!
Li, “… . . . .”
How did Aunt Zheng become the public enemy of the village mothers-in-law? Didn't mother know? It was you who put her on the hate list in the first place! She couldn't help but tremble. Mother cheated Aunt Zheng and continued to use her without blushing or breathing heavily. She should just take the key honestly.
Zhulan looked at the listless Li going out to cook, and she didn't feel any pain in her conscience at all. She had long been tired of taking care of the whole family. In the past, she had not integrated into the Zhou family, nor had she completely controlled them. But now it was different. With the mixed doubles of her and Zhou Shuren, the Zhou family was completely in their hands.
She was finally able to delegate power, and from now on she only needed to grasp the general direction and manage the money. She finally regained some sense of modern management.
Seeing that her elder sister-in-law was completely devoured by her mother, Zhao felt nervous. Her intuition told her that she could not return the work in her hands. She could not help swallowing her saliva. Her eyes turned red with nervousness. Fortunately, she remembered her father-in-law's dark face and held back her tears, "Mother, this is the account book I remember."
Zhulan took it and looked through it. Zhulan had never taught Zhao how to keep accounts, but the account book was very clear and the handwriting was good. The handwriting was like the person. Zhao was not only smart but also a person of strong character. The second son got a great bargain. He calculated the money in his mind and made no mistakes. "Have you learned to keep accounts?"
Zhao shook her head, "I don't know how to keep accounts. The head of the family used the money my father gave me to buy gifts and took a piece of cloth to learn from Uncle Shujie."
Ever since Zhulan returned to the Zhou family, she has memorized all the people in the family tree and found out what each person did in the past and what they are doing now. She knew who Shujie was as soon as she heard the name. Shujie and Shuren are of the same generation, but Zhou Shuren was born later. Zhou Shujie is 20 years older than Zhou Shuren. He worked as a clerk in his early years and learned accounting from the shopkeeper. Later, he returned to Zhoujia Village to avoid the war.
Zhou is an excellent account-keeping expert, and he holds a high status in the clan. Many youngsters want to learn from him, but unfortunately, no one except family members can teach him. Now Chang Yi has been taught. When Zhou Shuren failed the examination to become a scholar, it seemed that everyone was optimistic about Zhou Shuren!
Zhulan didn't plan to teach Zhao the modern accounting method. She always remembered the original personality. She could say that she learned to read, but she absolutely couldn't bring up the new accounting method. "I remember it well. I'll give you the wedding money and the money for the banquet to inform the yamen runners. In the future, you will take care of the household expenses. Let the second brother go shopping. You just keep the accounts and show them to me at the end of the month."
Zhao was mentally prepared and took over naturally, "I will definitely keep a good account and live up to mother's trust."
Li came in and heard this sentence. She had a strong sense of crisis. The second daughter-in-law was scheming. Didn't this make her look unwilling? Although she was indeed unwilling, she was afraid of being bullied by her mother-in-law. "Mom, I will also take care of the food. I will never let you worry about it."
Zhulan was very satisfied. In fact, the one who was most satisfied was Zhao, who knew how to adapt. She did not leave much money, and did not leave any money for announcing the good news or for the banquet. This was to test Zhao. Zhao did a good job. She moved her own money and also wrote down how much was added in the account.
About a quarter of an hour later, not only were the noodles served, but Li also fried two plates of eggs and cut up the remaining sausages at home. She brought them to the table and looked at her mother ingratiatingly. She couldn't be outdone by the second son's wife. Seeing her mother nod, she was happier than eating meat herself. She raised her chin and looked at Zhao. She was still the most important daughter-in-law in her mother's heart.
Zhao: “… … ..”
I thought my sister-in-law would finally use her brain and resolve the crisis, but in the end, she is still my sister-in-law!