bookcurios Chapter 574 The eldest wife balances between two women
Chapter 574 The eldest wife balances between two women
Jin Bao said proudly, "I know. She forced the little girl who had just come to work at our house for half a year to hang herself. The family also had to pay a large sum of money as compensation. The Tian family took her away and left. It was all our family's compensation. The lady was furious."
Needless to say, it must have been the lady who complained to her when she came to see her grandson.
Jinbao also hoped that because of this incident, Miss Tian and the Sha family would fall out, and then she could become the legitimate wife with the help of her son.
As a result, the next day, the lady brought Sha Yanyao and Guier, and brought a bunch of things, including food, drinks and clothes, to the Tian family to see Miss Tian.
Guier also brought two comic story picture books that were similar to joke books, intending to give them to Miss Tian.
Miss Tian was in good spirits and her belly had grown a little bigger. Director Tian, Mr. Tian, and Mrs. Tian were all very enthusiastic when they saw Sha Yanyao and the others coming over.
The wife said, "We have already moved to our new home, it's a nice place. Why don't you come home and take care of your pregnancy? It will give you peace of mind."
Mrs. Tian smiled and said, "It's great that we've moved. However, we asked a fortune teller to tell us that the ghost is still haunting us and will do harm to Xiuwen and the baby. You see, I even had a Taoist priest come over and put up talismans around the house. I think we should not move in before the baby is born. We can return home with the adults and the baby after the baby is born safely."
The lady was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Since your mother-in-law said so, then Xiuwen should just stay here and take care of the baby. We'll come to check on you every now and then. If you need anything, please let us know. We have prepared some, but I don't know if you like it."
Miss Tian changed her usual sharp and harsh tone and said with a smile: "Thank you, Mom. Everyone has been so kind to me."
She even quietly called Gui'er into her room and gave her a box of French chocolates. She also took out two storybooks Gui'er had given her and praised them profusely. Then she asked Gui'er, "Is everything going well at home while I've been away? Has that Jinbao been acting tyrannically at home?"
Gui Er knew she was trying to pry, so she smiled and said, "Don't worry, sister-in-law, Jin Bao is still out and hasn't come back yet. Of course, his son is with her too, after all, he still needs to be fed."
Jin Bao felt a little relieved, then he took Gui'er's arm affectionately and said, "Guier, I know you are a good child. I was in a bad mood before, so please don't take it to heart. Come over and play more often in the future. I'm getting bored here alone."
Gui'er was reluctant, but when she thought about the fact that this was Director Tian's home, and that she might be able to learn some information that she couldn't normally access, she smiled and said, "Okay, since I'm a student, I have plenty of free time anyway."
After that, she would come to Miss Tian's parents' home every now and then to accompany Miss Tian. In fact, Miss Tian and Gui'er were not the same kind of people at all. She liked playing mahjong, listening to music, dancing, and supporting actors. Although she was pregnant, she would still invite those rich ladies and young ladies to her home every now and then to fight for the four square cities.
However, every time Gui'er came over, she was still particularly enthusiastic, with only one purpose, which was to find out the news about Jinbao. After Gui'er saw through all this, she deliberately spoke ill of Jinbao, saying, for example, that the maids and old nannies did not please her, and that the young master had a cough in the past two days. Miss Tian was particularly satisfied every time she heard these things.
Every time Gui'er came, she would inevitably greet Director Tian, Mr. Tian and Mrs. Tian. In their eyes, Gui'er was a very humble, cautious and polite little girl, but in fact, Gui'er wanted to make herself familiar to them, which might be useful later.
Jin Bao, on her part, was also upset when she learned that Madam often took Sha Yanyao and Gui'er to the Tian family. However, she was self-aware and didn't dare to take action. She only pretended to be weak and said to Gui'er, "The eldest young lady caused a death and just walked away, leaving the family with so much money to clean up the mess. Now Madam even comes to visit us so often. Since I gave birth, Madam has not visited me more than ten times. Our child's life was in danger."
Gui'er had no choice but to patiently say to her, "How could that be? You're also a mother, and your family values you very much. However, your eldest brother works under Director Tian, after all. With this relationship, can we really treat his daughter badly?"
On Sunday morning, the lady said to Gui'er, "You don't have to go to school today. Come with me to your sister-in-law's place. Your second brother sent some donkey hide gelatin yesterday, so it's a good idea to take the ginseng with you."
Gui'er agreed. When she returned to her room to change clothes, Dingxiang said indignantly, "Madam, this is too much! These are clearly from the Second Young Master for the Young Lady. Ah Si, who delivered them, even told me that the Second Young Master noticed the Young Lady's pale complexion and weak voice during his visit. Ginseng can replenish Qi and blood, and donkey-hide gelatin can replenish blood and moisturize the complexion. Yet, these were only delivered yesterday, and today they're being given to the First Young Lady. Every time we deliver something, less than half of it ever reaches the Young Lady."
Gui'er smiled and said, "Forget it. Why would you care so much? You know what kind of person Mother is. We live under someone else's roof, so we can't help but tolerate her. Just be open-minded and pretend you don't know."
Following the lady to the Tian family, as the saying goes, one does not hit someone who gives a gift. The two of them came with valuable gifts and were naturally warmly welcomed. Mrs. Tian and the lady suddenly became like sisters. However, they did not know that these gifts were all sent by Sha Yanxiao, so their attitude towards Gui'er was the same as usual. In their eyes, Gui'er was just an adopted daughter of the Marshal's Mansion who was dispensable. The lady took her everywhere, and they thought that the lady wanted to sell Gui'er to those powerful families and arrange another marriage for her like Yulan.
Miss Tian even said directly to Gui'er, "Sister Gui'er, I have discussed this with my mother. In fact, I understand what mother means. She wants to find you a good husband. However, although you are indeed the daughter of the Marshal's family, your family background is relatively low. You don't even have a concubine's mother. If anyone marries you, it will be like marrying that Yulan. It's just an empty title, and there will be no actual benefits. It may even bring benefits to your family. Not many people are willing to do such a one-sided benefit, unless they are an old man. But I heard from mother that my second brother and father think highly of you. I am afraid they will not agree if the age difference is too big. So, it's hanging there."