Before marrying, Xu Mingwei was very naive, thinking that at worst, she would just treat Fu Heng as a partner to live with. After marrying over, there were still a few couples who compared him with their lives, and found out that he was extremely warm and considerate to her. It was only because she had taught him to be gentle and considerate that she had wishful thinking. Perhaps this feeling was equal, but she was loyal to him, so he could treat her with the same loyalty.
But the reality was as quick as a June debt. Although Fu Heng didn't say anything, Leng Ning's recent days explained everything. After this face-smacking, she finally understood that she was in pain and also knew that she was wrong. In an era where men held the power to speak, what could she use to exchange for a man's loyalty, face, family background, and unreliable feelings? Xu Mingwei asked herself in her heart. If she was in a society where a single wife lived together with a single husband, she wouldn't be able to guarantee that she would be able to live her life together with a single man.
She should thank him. Since she had a big belly, he had not made a big fuss with her. Instead, he had given each of them face. The Fu Family had originally wanted her to marry because she was the legitimate daughter of the Fu Family. They had replaced the Xu family to ensure her future prosperity. As for the price, he only wanted to be a qualified matriarch.
Xu Mingwei finally understood the path she should take, and facing the hateful eyes of the Old Lai Clan, she laughed.
"Aunt, don't make things difficult for these little things. Even if they did, they would just simply sell it at the start. What kind of storm could they cause? If Master comes back at night, just say it's late and the door was locked. He led the way over to the courtyard. Whoever gets face, they will send another hairpin to Wan Rou tomorrow morning, and after staring at Wan Rou, don't try to do anything else, and let others see the joke, saying that the people in our house are all so petty, and can't give us anything good.
The old man saw that she had made up her mind, and her expression was normal. She didn't seem sad at all, so he could only nod and agree. That night, the Lady Jin bathed her in her bath, and Xu Mingwei did indeed get someone to lock her up and sleep early. The next day, she heard it from the Old Lai family. However, it was Li Hong who got the first prize.
Even Wan Rong was being a bit careful, and she knew that no matter what she said, they would not believe him, so she just let them go. Bi Tao even called out to Wan Rou specifically as he carried the snowball and the ball of rice in each of his arms for her to see, ignoring how unwilling the two cats were to turn around.
Xu Mingwei sighed, put down the book in her hand, and said helplessly. Let them go and play on their own. I am still carrying children, so I can't touch them. It wasn't easy to teach them to stay far away, but now that they have angered the snowball, they will come again at night to scratch. "
Before she even finished speaking, the snowball let out an impatient meow. It shrunk and escaped from the embrace of the peach, then swung its tail and jumped onto Xu Mingwei's knees. She kept rubbing her head against Ye Ci's body. It was clear that she had not seen her for a long time, and she was thinking hard.
Xu Mingwei lifted his head and glanced at the peaches. The meaning in her silent eyes was clear, "Let's see how good you do this!" Peaches' head shrank back and she reached out to carry the snowball but was stopped by Xu Mingwei.
"Forget it, go to the kitchen and get a bowl of sour cheese. Warm it, you can't eat a cat's tongue that's hot." As she said that, she gently turned the snowball's stomach and rubbed it. Just as her hand landed on the snowball's stomach, she heard the snowball's comfortable snores.
"Only you, Grandmother. Usually when he touched it, his head and chin would be fine. However, his stomach wouldn't let him touch it. As soon as he stretched his hand, his claws would light up. "No matter if it's a good temper or a good rice ball, you can touch them however you like." Wan Rou said.
"The rice ball did not have a tough life. The snowball was at home at the time, and no one would pity them if they didn't love them, and they even wanted to beat them up when they saw that they had a bad temper. Xu Mingwei said.
Bi Tao brought back the sour cheese from the kitchen and handed it over to Xu Mingwei like a treasure, "This servant has just tried it out, it's indeed warm."
Wan Rou laughed, "Obviously you were the one who was greedy, and came to get a bargain, shouldn't you still fight?"
She quickly explained, "No, I'm really not greedy. I'm afraid of burning snowball s."
Xu Mingwei was amused by the peaches, and tried to stop Wan Rou: "Alright, alright, you know she is being honest, and yet you want to bully her. It's also because she only remembers to eat and not to hit. When she turns around, she's still the most intimate with you. "
She was not angry at all, and laughed, "Grandmother should let the snowball down. Carefully eat it, just feed it to this servant."
Only then did Xu Mingwei remember that it was inconvenient for him to bend down, and she passed the bowl of cheese back to her. Seeing the snowball and the ball of rice lapping around the bowl of cheese until their beards were stained with cheese, she couldn't help but laugh.
Fu Heng coincidentally walked in from outside the house, and laughed, "What are you master and your servants doing, hearing the laughter from far away?"
When the rice ball heard Fu Heng, it did not care about eating the sour cheese anymore. Instead, it dragged its long and sweet voice and moved towards, rubbing its tail against his leg.
He was indeed a greedy, lecherous cat. Normally, he was fed by the girls, but Fu Heng had never even stretched out a finger before. Xu Mingwei thought in her heart, seeing that it was difficult for him to walk around the rice ball towards her, she smiled and said, "I'm not laughing about anything else, I was thinking about the two of them, so I brought them here for a look."
Fu Heng heard that her tone was normal, and carefully looked at her face, but he did not seem to be sad. He was comforted and relieved in his heart. He really was a person raised by the Lady Helan. He already knew the crux of the problem after just a few days of hard work. He was also not willing to talk about the concubines in front of Xu Mingwei. In the end, he was still a little afraid, but after hearing her talk about cats, he also continued to talk about this topic, "This little one has been here for almost half a year, which means that it's already been nine months.
Xu Mingwei did not tell him the fact that the rice balls were male and that the two male cats could only mess around. They wanted to give birth to a child, unless the rooster could lay an egg or say something. If it was the past, she would definitely laugh at this joke along with him. But now, everything had changed, and there was no longer a need for them to make friends with each other.
"Did you eat at home in a while, or do you want to go out again? It's so cold. If you go out, you should wear Big Hairy's clothes. " Xu Mingwei caressed the snowball's beautiful hair and casually asked.
Fu Heng's handsome face reddened, and he replied, "I just came back to retrieve some stuff, I'll need to go out later."
Actually, he was fine today, but since Xu Mingwei had already submitted, he had originally planned to stay home to eat. But hearing her ask that, Fu Heng felt guilty for no reason and so he gave her an excuse.
Xu Mingwei did not mind, she turned and instructed Wan Rou, "Go, bring me the big furry clothes, it's on top of the cupboard, we can see it the moment we enter."
She then smiled towards Fu Heng, "Since we've already made some fresh dough, if you don't hurry, why don't you drink a bowl of hot ones and then leave?"
Fu Heng had not spoken to her for many days and was in a hurry to come and go. He only saw a calm sleeping face during the night. Now that he heard her soft and gentle voice, and then saw her smiling expression in her beautiful eyes, his heart became agitated for a moment, and he almost became infatuated with her. After a while, he came back to his senses and nodded, "That's fine, get someone to get a bowl for us."
Xu Mingwei then sent Bi Tao through to the kitchen, accompanied by Lady Jin. With a cold expression, he reminded her, "Grandmother, it's time to walk around."
Fu Heng instinctively wanted to stand up and accompany him, but taught Xu Mingwei to wave her hand and reject him.
"With the Lady Jin watching us, you can eat whatever you want."
For a while, the building was empty, except for the shadows in the windows, and the sounds from a distance.
Fu Heng felt a wave of disappointment. He was obviously still smiling at him, but he still felt that something was missing. He couldn't help but mock himself. His wife had already fulfilled his wish. She wasn't jealous, and she wasn't reckless. What else was there for him to complain about? Could it be that he really had to force her to cry and beg him to not take in a concubine?
Fu Heng's heart was in a mess, the spoon was stirring the sour cheese in his bowl, but he had no appetite. He took the big furry clothes that Wan Rou gave him and said, "Tell your grandmother that I won't be waiting for her. Dinner might not come back, so tell her to eat and sleep first."
After Wan Rou ate the cannon fodder from last time, even if she was angry in her heart, she did not dare to let out it out, and could only reply with a straight face.
If he didn't come back, then he didn't come back. He was still in peace. When Wan Rou passed by Tie Tou, her heart also gradually died. The only honest man by her side didn't want her. Even if she got married, she would treat her well. She might just turn around and take the money she earned to raise the smaller one. It would be better to learn from Wan Rong and decide to be a mama to save money for her retirement. Even if she didn't say that she had served him for the rest of her life, the main family would never underestimate her. Even if they were to always be together with Wan Rong, these two old sisters could be considered to have taken care of each other, and their lives wouldn't be too bad.
Unexpectedly, she had just made a decision, causing Xu Mingwei to think about Tie Tou refusing the marriage, thinking that she was currently pregnant, and that it would be better if she disagreed with other males. She then called for the Old Lai family to invite Tie Tou over, leaving only the Old Lai family and Lady Jin in the courtyard. She asked, "Tie Tou, you've been here for quite a while, if I remember correctly, you should be around 26 to 27 this year right?"
Tie Tou gave a silly smile and replied, "After the new year, he's already twenty-eight."
"Didn't anyone ask you in the early years? At your age, it's about time for you to get married. If there is, then I will shamelessly go and ask for you. "