Mrs. Qi's legs were pounding. To her, Yang Haiyan's words seemed to be threatening her life. Was Mrs. Qin going to report her to the police? But it was just a few words between women. How could it be so serious? However, she still couldn't help but kneel down to Yang Haiyan, begging, "Mrs. Qin, please spare me. It's not my words. It's not what I said. They said it. I just listened."
Yang Haiyan didn't know that Mrs. Qi was so timid. She was stunned for a moment when she saw her kneeling down after being frightened. However, she did not laugh and went forward to help Mrs. Qi up: "What are you doing, Mrs. Qi? I know you are not gossiping about me. After all, someone told me a few days ago that the women in the family room gossip about others. I wonder if the people they are talking about are the same people that Mrs. Qi heard?"
When Mrs. Qi heard this, she realized that someone had already told Mrs. Qin. But that was true. Mrs. Qin was the wife of the captain after all. If someone close to her told her, it was normal. Thinking of this, Mrs. Qi felt much more comfortable. She thought, it wasn't her who said it first. Since someone had said it, what did it matter if she said it again
Seeing that she seemed to be in a daze, Yang Haiyan called out, "Mrs. Qi? Mrs. Qi?"
Mrs. Qi came back to her senses and calmed down a little. She was not as scared as before. She said, "Mrs. Qin, since you know everything, I won't hide it. The people who said this are Mrs. Feng who wanted to buy a car today, and Mrs. Tang who is on good terms with her."
Yang Haiyan only knew the ten centurion wives under Qin Fang, so she didn't recognize Mrs. Feng today and Mrs. Tang. "Tell me about Mrs. Feng and Mrs. Tang." Speaking of this, she said, "Madame Lian, is the tea ready?"
Aunt Lian said, "Here I come..." She came in with some tea, "Mrs. Qi, please have some tea."
Mrs. Qi: "Thank you very much, Madam."
Yang Haiyan: "Madame Lian, go prepare some snacks and bring them to Madam Qi later."
Aunt Lian: "Yes. Madam Qi, drink your tea slowly."
Mrs. Qi heard, dim sum? Everyone knows that Mrs. Qin's dim sum shop has a good business, and the prices are not only cheap, but the taste is really good. Many people are envious and jealous, but they dare not have the idea of taking advantage of that shop. Who dares to have an idea? Everyone's men are in the military camp. So, everyone can only watch helplessly, becoming more and more jealous.
As soon as Aunt Lian left, Mrs. Qi told her everything she knew. Mrs. Qi usually liked to hang out with Mrs. Tang and Mrs. Feng, but she was timid and just a listener. Of course, if she was brave, she wouldn't be scared by Yang Haiyan like this.
But even timid people can listen to gossip, and Mrs. Qi usually listens to it with great interest. However, although Mrs. Qi is timid and dares not to gossip about others, she is also very careful with her mouth, otherwise she would not have said such words in the carriage. Mrs. Qi has one advantage, that is, she never speaks nonsense. What others say, what comes out of her mouth is still the same, and she will never add fuel to the fire.
Yang Haiyan listened to her for a long time and concluded that those people were just saying that she was a spendthrift and could not lay eggs. When she first heard Mrs. Qi say that in the carriage, Yang Haiyan was angry, not because they were talking about her, but because she was angry that her daughter had to embarrass a woman. But now she is not angry anymore, and she has her own ideas in mind.
Yang Haiyan thought about it and asked, "Mrs. Feng and Mrs. Tang must have laid a lot of eggs, right?"
Mrs. Qi didn't understand for a moment: "Huh?"
Yang Haiyan took a sip of tea and said, "So, they gave birth to a lot of children, right?"
Mrs. Qi knew this best. She immediately said, "Mrs. Feng gave birth to three sons, and Mrs. Tang gave birth to three daughters before and a son as the fourth. Among us, they are the most fertile."
When Yang Haiyan heard this, she said, "Mrs. Tang's mouth must be even worse than Mrs. Feng's."
Mrs. Qi immediately looked at Yang Haiyan with admiration: "How did you know?"
Yang Haiyan smiled and said, "I guessed." Actually, it was not all guesswork, but analysis. Mrs. Tang likes to say that people can't lay eggs, which shows that she has a very serious idea of favoring boys over girls. When the first three children were all girls, she must have been under great psychological pressure and had a very low self-esteem. In those years, she must have been very depressed, very cowardly, and dared not speak, shrinking herself in a dark corner. When the fourth child was a son, she was very proud all of a sudden. To put it nicely, she was just being extravagant. To put it bluntly, it was because she needed to vent her low self-esteem and depression in the previous years.
Therefore, her mouth must be more poisonous. She is eager to prove herself and to be recognized by others. Then, she returns the suffering she has suffered to another person.
Mrs. Qi really thought that Yang Haiyan was just guessing, and couldn't help but said, "Mrs. Qin, you guessed it right. She likes gossiping the most on weekdays."
Yang Haiyan smiled and was about to speak when Aunt Yu came over: "Madam, Chen Dashi said that Mrs. Lu is here."
Yang Haiyan was stunned, then said to Mrs. Qi: "Mrs. Qi, please sit down for a while. I will go to receive a guest."
Mrs. Qi: “Hey.”
Yang Haiyan went to the main hall and had no intention of welcoming Mrs. Lu to the study. Although Mrs. Qi came to "surrender" to her, she had no intention of betraying anyone. If Mrs. Lu came today and saw Mrs. Qi here, and if she had friction with Mrs. Feng and Mrs. Tang tomorrow, Mrs. Lu might know what Mrs. Qi said.
This is the second time that Mrs. Lu has come here. The first time was after Qin Fang and his wife moved and they treated everyone to a meal. This is her second time here.
Unlike the first time I came, there were more servants in the house this time.
When Mrs. Lu arrived at the main hall, Yang Haiyan had already arrived. Mrs. Lu bowed as soon as they met: "Meet Mrs. Qin." She had been thinking about it for the whole morning, thinking about what happened in the carriage, and felt that Yang Haiyan's status had changed, and she could no longer be as casual as before. Maybe Yang Haiyan liked her to be respectful, so she bowed in a proper manner.
Yang Haiyan was slightly stunned. She was a modern person. Although she followed the rules and was used to all the customs here, she didn't like to follow so many rules and etiquette in private. At this moment, Mrs. Lu greeted her politely, which made her feel a little bit. She felt that a wall seemed to have been built between her and Mrs. Lu.
Yang Haiyan recalled that she had never put on airs in front of Sister Lu. She was still polite to Sister Lu, just like when they were neighbors before, but Sister Lu... Maybe she was overthinking. Yang Haiyan smiled and said, "Sister Lu, why are you so polite to me? I got sick when I first came here, and it was you who took care of me. We are sisters in private, so you don't have to be so polite to me."
Mrs. Lu stood up and said, "It is my blessing that you and I are sisters."
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Yang Haiyan sat down and stopped talking about the sisters: "Sister-in-law, please sit down. Sister-in-law, are you here for something?"
Mrs. Lu sat down and said hesitantly, "Actually, I should have come a few days ago, but I forgot because I was busy. Today in the carriage, Mrs. Qi mentioned those gossips, and I remembered something. One time, I went to fetch water and heard a few women talking..."
The women that Mrs. Lu was talking about were the group of people including Mrs. Feng and Mrs. Tang. Of course, there was also a listener named Mrs. Qi among them.
Yang Haiyan was very surprised. What was the purpose of Lu's words today? She didn't doubt anything, but she had heard it before. Why did she say it today? Was it because of what happened in the carriage that she remembered? Yang Haiyan didn't know. However, even though she had already learned something from Mrs. Qi, she was still grateful to Lu's sister-in-law.
Yang Haiyan said gratefully: "Thank you, sister-in-law, I know what's going on. In a group of people, there are always a few people with bad mouths, just like a pot of rice that has been left for a long time, there are always a few rice weeds. This person is too idle, and his mouth can't be idle."
Mrs. Lu said, "The mouth is on someone else, and we can't do anything about it. Just relax and don't worry about it."
Yang Haiyan said: "I know, don't worry."
Mrs. Lu chatted with Yang Haiyan for a while and then left. Yang Haiyan stood up and walked her to the door. She went back to the study room until she was out of sight. When she arrived at the study room, Aunt Lian had already brought back some snacks from the snack shop. Yang Haiyan didn't talk much with Mrs. Qi. She gave her some snacks, thanked her for what she had told her today, and told her that she could come and visit more often when she was free.
Mrs. Qi thought Yang Haiyan valued her, so she happily took the snacks home.
At dinner time, Qin came back from his duty. During dinner, Yang Haiyan asked him, "Sir, do you know Qi Baifu, Tang Baifu, and Feng Baifu? It is said that they are all under General Ao."
Qin Fang didn't know why his wife suddenly mentioned this person, but he knew everyone under General Ao, not to mention General Ao. "I know. Qi Baifu and Feng Baifu are under General Wei Qianfu. As for the Tang Baifu you mentioned... there is a Tang Baifu under General Wei Qianfu, and there is also a Tang Baifu under General Hong Qianfu, but I don't know which one you are talking about? How come you met their wives today?"
Yang Haiyan said: "I do know Mr. Hong Qianfu's wife. That day at General Ao's residence, my aunt introduced me to Mrs. Hong. It's not that I know their wives, but I heard that their wives are very good at laying eggs and look down on me who can't lay eggs."
Qin Fang: “…” He seemed a little confused.
Seeing his puzzled look, Yang Haiyan smiled and explained, "It was today..." She told him about what happened to Mrs. Qi today, "But don't worry about it, I will handle it."