Cheng Fengtai played outside all day long, and Second Mistress also had her own entertainment at home, her entertainment was much quieter and more monotonous. Even after she got married, the Second Mistress abided by the ancient precepts and never met men with other surnames easily, and the girls and daughter-in-laws in the family or the wives of other families were the ones who had fun with her.
It was more than ten o'clock when Cheng Fengtai came home that day, the main room in the inner courtyard was still brightly lit, there was a lot of laughter, and the charcoal stove was burning hot. The two sons and the fourth younger sister took off their shoes and lay down on a kang table to throw bean bags. The table was covered with candied dates, peanuts and fruit candies. The fourth younger sister won the most. Second Mistress sat at a table with Fan Jinling, Jiang Mengping, and Cheng's Fourth Concubine playing cards. They are all homely dressed. The fourth aunt wears a white fox fur shawl outside her cheongsam. Second Mistress was still wearing an old-fashioned rose-colored flag dress, with a pair of golden phoenix tails covering her temples. Fan Jinling's permed curly hair was tied into a braid, she wore a dress and skirt, and a set of pink pearl-studded jewelry on her neck and ears. Jiang Mengping only wore a long-sleeved silk robe, which was enough to show her demure beauty. The real ones are brocade pearl hairpins, pink musk and fat fragrance, each with its own charm. In this pile of warm and fragrant jade, Chacha'er sat next to the second grandma with a blank face, looking sideways at the second grandma, as if she was asking for something, but the second grandma just played cards and ignored her.
Cheng Fengtai has always been relaxed, adults and children are not afraid of him, seeing him back, those who called him brother or brother-in-law greeted him one after another, played with the things in their hands, and did not move their buttocks. Only the Second Mistress looked at Cheng Fengtai coldly and remained silent. Chacha'er just stared at Second Mistress and ignored her elder brother.
Cheng Fengtai smiled and said: "Why is it so lively today? Is it Chinese New Year?"
Jiang Mengping felt very embarrassed, leaned over and said shyly: "I've been bothering you all night, really..."
When Cheng Fengtai saw this beauty, he felt affectionate, raised his hands and pressed down: "Sit down! Sit down! Cousin is a rare visitor! It's only time, it's still early! You just have to have fun, it's too late I'll let the car take you back."
"I don't need brother-in-law's car." Fan Jinling raised her face and said, "My second brother will pick us up later."
Cheng Fengtai said in his heart, if your second brother gets caught by a woman and slips under the covers, he won't remember who you are. Standing behind Fan Jinling and looking at her cards, he leaned down and said, "It's the red one!"
Fan Jinling pushed him away: "Brother-in-law! Don't mess with me! You have called out all the cards!"
Cheng Fengtai sat aside to drink tea. Second Mistress looked at Cheng Fengtai, smiled at Jiang Mengping: "Anyway, my cousin is not at home, so I would like to stay with my cousin for one night, play cards, and talk—won't we be happy if someone else is happy!"
Jiang Mengping didn't understand what Second Grandma was referring to, she was taken aback for a moment, and then said with a smile: "Zhixin is not a fun person now, he is going to Tianjin to handle a case tonight."
The second grandmother said: "My cousin is very good. Unlike my younger brother, he doesn't care about anything, he just likes to play around outside. People." She said brother, but cast a sidelong glance at Cheng Fengtai. Cheng Fengtai thinks to himself that you are right, there is really a good thing to recruit people!
Second Mistress didn't care much about him at first, but he did go out a bit more recently, Second Mistress was dissatisfied, and it was inconvenient to talk about it face to face. Fourth Concubine and Fan Jinling could hear the meaning of these words, even the nurse in the house could hear it, but Jiang Mengping didn't notice it, in this regard, she and Shang Xirui are really brothers and sisters of the same school.
Jiang Mengping said with a smile: "Brother Lian is still young, so he's not sure. When Ming'er gets married, he will take care of himself."
The second grandma said: "This is not necessarily the case, it must be a daughter-in-law who has the means to control him, or else he will only be angry. He has been spoiled by the family since he was a child! He has been a grandfather since he was a child! Apart from eating and drinking Have fun, what else is in your eyes!"
Cheng Fengtai thought that it would be endless if he continued, Second Mistress could accuse Sang and scold Huai like this for two hours! Interrupted: "Hey! What's wrong with Chacha'er? Are you unhappy? Tell brother."
Chacha'er tilted her head and did not answer Cheng Fengtai.
Second Mistress blurted out: "You just thought of asking her!" When she said it, she realized that her tone was too aggressive, and it was not appropriate in front of outsiders, so she softened her tone and said, "Third sister is going to school, I didn't promise her. "
While talking about this, Chachaer frowned and said, "Sister-in-law, both of my nephews can go to school..."
Second Mistress said: "They are boys, you are girls. It's different. If you want to study, didn't you hire a teacher for you? If you think the teacher is not knowledgeable enough and can't afford to teach you, I will change it for you."
"Sister Jinling is a girl, doesn't she also go to school?"
"Jin Ling only entered the school at the age of fifteen, and you are still two years away." Second Mistress glanced at Fan Jinling: "Besides, I was out of the school, and her second brother secretly sent her to school behind the back of the family." , and didn't discuss it with me. I want to stay in my mother's house, and her second brother dare not make the decision."
Fan Jinling wiped off a cold sweat in her heart, thinking to herself that if I didn't study so much, I would become an old-fashioned woman in pavilions and pavilions, and there would be no fun in life.
Chacha'er raised his voice and said, "Lao Ge's daughter is four years younger than me, and they all go to school."
"What kind of family is Lao Ge, and what kind of family are we? Can this be compared?" Second Mistress said firmly, "We'll talk about this matter in two years."
At this table, Jiang Mengping is a guest, so it's not easy to talk about other people's family affairs. The younger siblings of the Fan family were always afraid of their elder sister, so they dared not speak out. The fourth concubine is the only one who follows the lead of the second grandmother. Chachaer was left in a helpless situation. At this time, the fourth sister got up from the kang and shouted: "Sister-in-law, I also want to go to school with the third sister!"
Cheng Fengtai smiled gloatingly, unexpectedly there was someone who dared to rebel.
The fourth aunt immediately stopped her daughter: "Meiyin! Sit down!"
The second grandma turned to the fourth aunt, and asked with a pleasant smile, "Auntie, what do you say?"
Although this fourth concubine is Cheng Fengtai's father's concubine and has the longest seniority in the Cheng family, the second grandma is now in charge of the family. Second Mistress, as the eldest daughter of her natal family, was born with an air of authority. The fourth concubine came from a poor family and was two years younger than the second grandma. She seemed to be a little afraid of her at ordinary times. In front of the second grandma, she always had a complimenting smile on her face. She also knew Cheng Fengtai's new ideas, but she was even more afraid of offending Second Mistress, so of course she could only say: "Our young lady is delicate and tender, and Mei Yin needs to be fed by a nanny! How can she go to school? I mean wait for two years, When your body grows stronger, don’t even be unsteady with your pen.”
Second Mistress nodded with satisfaction: "Auntie thinks the same as me." Then she said to Chacha'er: "You see, parents all over the world have the same heart. Pity your child who has no father and no mother, and you are by my side again." After growing up, my eldest sister-in-law is better than my mother, and I can probably be your master. Don’t talk about going to school now—it’s not possible here. The girl’s house is outside, if something goes wrong, how can I be sorry for you Cheng Family ancestor? Otherwise, go and talk to your brother yourself. If he promises you, I won’t care about it.”
Chacha'er turned around and shouted loudly, "Brother!"
Cheng Fengtai smiled, thinking that he couldn't beat your sister-in-law, did he remember me as a brother
"I've said it for two years. What else do you ask me? Our family set the rules early in the morning. I only care about making money, and your sister-in-law is in charge of other things. You must be obedient. Your sister-in-law brings you up like a mother." Yes, can it still hurt you?"
If Cheng Fengtai winked, Second Mistress would definitely notice it. He could only look at his younger sister, his eyes were fixed, and he was very hard. In this world, probably only Chacha'er and Fan Lian could understand the meaning of his eyes. Chacha'er immediately stopped talking, and sat for a while, then said goodbye and went to sleep.
The second grandmother said: "The children should go to bed too. It's getting late."
Cheng Fengtai stood up and waved to the children: "Go! Dad will take you back to your room." Hearing this, the eldest and second young masters felt flattered, their father hadn't looked at them for a long time, so he hurriedly dressed Xie ran to his father, and the second young master was about to hold his father's hand, but Cheng Fengtai squatted down and said, "Mei Yin is here! Brother is carrying you!" Mei Yin cheered and lay on Cheng Fengtai's back, wrapping her arms around his neck, The candied date juice in his hand wiped his collar, Cheng Fengtai didn't care at all, the second young master was extremely disappointed, he bit his lower lip as if he was about to cry. His brother tugged at his sleeves to keep him from making trouble.
Cheng Fengtai carried his younger sister on his back, and smiled at Fan Jinling: "Miss Ling, play well with your cousin! If your second brother's bastard doesn't come to pick you up, send someone to call Lao Ge, and be sure to watch your cousin Walk away after entering the door. In fact, it’s better to stay here.”
Fan Jinling is now close to Jiang Mengping, even closer than her own brothers and sisters. She is naturally considerate in everything, so why bother with Cheng Fengtai's nagging.
Cheng Fengtai said to Jiang Mengping again: "Cousin-in-law, excuse me. Another day when my cousin comes back, tell him I'll treat him to dinner!"
Jiang Mengping smiled and said: "Hey, I will definitely tell him. He is really busy."
Cheng Fengtai said: "From now on, when my cousin is not at home, you can come to our place and spend more time with our second grandma, you can talk."
Second Mistress felt soft after being cared for a little by him, and said with a smirk, "Go to sleep, you are mother-in-law." Chacha'er got up from Second Mistress and wanted to leave, Second Mistress pulled her wrist, With warm eyes: "Good girl..."
The relationship between their aunts and sisters-in-law is extraordinary, almost like a mother and daughter, so there may not be any quarrels over this matter. Chacha'er patted Second Grandma's hand, and said softly, "Sister-in-law, I know. You are doing it for my own good. I know."
Cheng Fengtai went around a corridor, unloaded the little sister from the back and put it into the nurse's arms, then drove the two sons away, ready to talk to Chacha'er. Meiyin fluttered her hands and feet and refused to come down before telling her brother to memorize enough, her mouth was squashed with tears in her eyes, and the nanny pulled herself together and coaxed her to take her away. The second young master circled around Cheng Fengtai's feet a few times, still reluctant to let go, Cheng Fengtai said: "Hey, go back to the room, why are you following me?" Before the second young master could cry, the eldest young master pulled him away .