Chapter 379 - Chapter 379: Chapter 375: Buying People_1 (1/2)
Chapter 379: Chapter 375: Buying People_1
“Oh dear, my dear fourth sister-in-law, just look how you have angered our Mother.” Lady Lin, the third wife, said, chuckling as she made her way over to take a seat next to her mother-in-law.
Xiu Zhenniang turned to Lady Lin. “Third sister-in-law, how have I upset Mother?”
Lady Lin feigned surprise. “If not for you, why would our Mother have traveled all this way to this wretched place?”
Xiu Zhenniang slightly smirked, “I thought Mother was here for Shushu’s wedding, it seems that’s not the case.”
She then turned to her husband. “Silang, is Mother here to reprimand you?”
Wen Silang, who was attempting to slip away, was forced to respond by his wife’s question. In a good temper, he replied, “How could that be? Mother specifically came for Shushu’s wedding.”
Lady Wen’s expression turned even colder, yet she refrained from arguing before her son.
She was fed up with this daughter-in-law of hers, disliking her not only for her humble background but also for her arrogant and disrespectful attitude. She did not consider her mother-in-law at all. Wen Silang, however, loved to indulge her, preferring to defy his elders rather than criticize his wife.
Now, even the marriage arrangements for her granddaughter, Wen Shu, were handled haphazardly, settling for a penniless family with no paternal lineage.
“Summon the man named Li Xu. I want to see this supposed man of honor.”, Lady Wen demanded.
As Xiu Zhenniang began to respond, her husband held her back.
Wen Silang tried to appease his mother with a smile. “Alright, I’ll go fetch him at once.”
Saying this, he dragged his wife out of the main hall.
Once outside, Xiu Zhenniang shook off her husband’s hand and coldly said, “What do you need Li Xu for? Let me tell you, Wen Yanmin! If your mother messes up my daughter’s marriage, I will make sure you all pay, even if it costs me my life!”
Wen Silang sighed. “My mother is getting on in years, and her actions might not be fully rational. Why bother arguing with an old lady?”
Xiu Zhenniang remained silent and returned to their room.
She truly couldn’t be bothered with the Wen family anymore.
Let her husband handle it all, she won’t serve them anymore.
Jiang Family.
Wen Shu was chatting with Yingbao when the maid, Huanhuan, came running, “My lady, your grandmother and third mother have arrived. You should hurry back!”
“Grandmother is here?” Wen Shu furrowed her brow.
Her grandmother had always been a domineering figure. Having made such a long journey, her intentions were probably not benign.
Huanhuan nodded repeatedly. “It truly is your grandmother, and along with her is the third mother and her two daughters.”
Hearing this, Wen Shu quickly got off the bed, put on her shoes, and dashed out the door.
She ran towards the gate and waved goodbye to Yingbao only when she remembered.
Yingbao peered through the window, watching Wen Shu and Huanhuan disappear behind the screen wall. She had not met Lady Wen, but from snippets of their conversation, she knew the lady was rather strict and domineering.
Hopefully, the elderly woman was not here to break up Wen Shu’s marriage.
Li Xu was brought into the main hall of the Wen family, and at his father-in-law’s urging, he bowed to the elderly woman in the main seat. “Your soon-to-be grandson-in-law pays his respects to his grandmother.”
The elderly woman peered out the corner of her eyes, and seeing his forthright face and serious demeanor, she relaxed slightly. She started asking him about his name, his birthplace, and his ancestral lineage.
Li Xu thoughtfully answered a few queries, choosing to remain silent in response to unreasonable inquiries.
Suddenly, Lady Lin, the third wife, asked, “Li Xu, are you sure you’re not married before? You didn’t abandon your old wife, aiming to marry into our rich Wen family, did you?”
Li Xu was displeased, but he replied truthfully, “I assure you, I have never been married. It’s an honor for me to be betrothed to Miss Wen.”