novelhk Chapter 414 Meeting the in-laws
Chapter 414 Meeting the in-laws
The group had a much happier time while shopping!
The boys from the Gu family also came to the capital for the first time.
But they are all from Daxia and are more familiar with this place. They have also absorbed and integrated five thousand years of knowledge in the valley.
If Mu Zhen, Tian Hao and the others don’t understand something, the boys from the Gu family can act as their guides.
For a while, apart from their different accents, no one thought they were from outsiders.
After having breakfast at a street food stall, everyone went about their own business.
They planned to open a shop or buy a farm in the capital, and they needed to go to the pawnbroker to inquire about these things.
Although this matter was led by Gu Dajiang, he accompanied his son and daughter-in-law to meet his in-laws today.
Gu Dahai and his friends had no choice but to go around and look around at each dental clinic first.
After all, land is extremely expensive in Beijing, and it is not easy to buy a piece of land and convert it into a shopping mall.
Gu Dajiang called a few caravan robots, got on the carriage, and the family of four came to the Wu family.
The Wu family is a noble family with a history dating back hundreds of years.
Now the old man of the Wu family, that is, the father of the Magistrate of Wu County and their relative, Uncle Wu, serves as the Taifu in the court, and their relative works in the Ministry of Revenue.
However, the Gu family had no intention of forming cliques or relying on the power of their relatives for these court positions, so the Gu family did not care about it.
Privately, I treated the Wu family like ordinary relatives.
When the Wu family knew that the Gu family was coming to visit, they took it very seriously.
Except for Tutor Wu who had gone to attend the morning court, Wu Zijun (the relative-in-law) was already waiting at the door with his wife and the younger generations of the family.
At this time, the Gu family had not arrived yet.
The wife of the second room, seeing how much importance the eldest brother's family attached to them, curled her lips and said indifferently: "Brother, sister-in-law, you think too highly of your in-laws!
They are just a bunch of country folk, yet they require our whole family to come to the door to greet them!
Even the proper son-in-law in our family doesn’t get this kind of treatment.”
Upon hearing this, Wu Zijun frowned in dissatisfaction, and did not respond to his second brother's wife. He just glared at his second brother coldly.
"This is originally our eldest house's business. If you don't want to come, you can go back now. You don't have to come out to entertain guests today."
Wu Ziya hurriedly said, "Brother, calm down. We haven't separated yet. We are all one family. How can we not entertain guests when we are relatives?
Don't worry, brother, I will take good care of her."
After he finished speaking to his eldest brother, his expression immediately changed, and he said to his wife with a frown, "Hurry up and shut your disgusting mouth!"
The scolded Second Lady rolled her eyes unwillingly, still mumbling, "I just feel sorry for the Third Miss!
Our daughter, who was brought up well, could have chosen any family in the capital, but she chose that farmer in the mountains.
They are just a bunch of farmers, but our family is waiting and expecting them at the door with great fanfare.
Let’s see, if the person who comes down later is not worthy of being here, where will our family’s reputation be put?
Oh, by the way! This is their first time in Beijing, and they came all the way here, but they want to stay at our house?
We have a large family, but we don’t have any extra guest rooms to accommodate them!”
"You still say that!" Uncle Wu patted his wife lightly in anger and scolded her in a low voice.
Although he scolded, he agreed in his heart.
But he was a nobody and his influence was not taken seriously. Among his brothers, he was the only one who was neither good at literature nor martial arts. He relied on the support of his family to live a life of wealth and leisure.
On the surface, you can't offend the head of the family in any way.
But he was also thinking in his heart that he didn't know what was wrong with his half-brother.
She actually wrote a letter to the old man, asking his daughter to marry a farmer.
Hey, I don’t know what my wise dad was thinking, he actually agreed!
Fortunately, my father was open-minded and personally asked the girl's opinion.
Naturally, the other girls were unwilling, but the eldest brother's daughter agreed when she heard that the family did not take concubines.
So he felt that his third niece was also not very smart.
Otherwise, why would a good young lady choose to marry a farmer? And a farmer from the mountains?
With this choice, not only would none of the girls in the family be grateful to her for standing up, but they would all call her stupid.
Now, in private, who still respects her? They all want to cut off their relationship with him.
They just don't dare to express it because of the tyranny of their eldest brother.
But my wife is a fool, she can't tell the difference between good and bad, and all of her looks stick out.
If I offend my elder brother, my peaceful life will be over.
Thinking of this, he glared at his wife fiercely again.
The situation here was finally adjusted, and the servants came to report: "Master, ladies, the Gu family has arrived at the street corner and will be here soon."
Upon hearing this, Mr. Wu took his wife and children and took a few steps forward.
After their daughter got married, they hadn't seen each other for several years.
To be honest, they were actually unsure about this marriage that was arranged by their father and chosen by their daughter herself.
She has never met her in-laws even once. If they didn't think her half-brother would act prudently, they would never allow their daughter to marry into their family.
This is the first time they meet their in-laws, and also the first time their daughter returns to her parents' home after getting married, so they must take it seriously.
It also lets the daughter's in-laws know that they care about their daughter very much, so that the in-laws will not let their daughter suffer any grievances.
Everyone watched the carriage approaching.
Although the two carriages at the head looked plain in appearance, anyone with insight could tell at a glance that the wood used to make the carriages was of good quality.
Although it was impossible to tell what breed the horses pulling the carts were, they were all handsome and energetic, and one could tell at first glance that they were top-quality horses.
Even the open-topped carriages behind them, the wood and the horses pulling them were extraordinary.
From a distance, everyone could see the boxes piled high on the cart.
The second wife saw the boxes on the carriage behind and said impatiently, "Look at this poor family. They even brought their luggage..."
Madam Wu couldn't stand it anymore, and turned around and scolded: "Second sister-in-law, you'd better watch your mouth. Even if my in-laws want to live here, they won't live in your yard, so you don't need to worry too much!"
"What you said is so unreasonable, sister-in-law. My father-in-law is still the head of the family, and we haven't divided the family yet. You are talking about the Wu Mansion as if it belongs to you."
The eldest lady couldn't stand it any longer, and said to the two strong maids behind her: "Can't you see that the second lady has a headache and is not feeling well? Why don't you send the second lady back to her room!"
When the two maids heard this, they immediately understood and started to carry it out.
One of them held up the Second Madam, and one of the maids even took the time to cover her mouth. The two of them carried the Second Madam back directly.
Seeing this, the second wife's maid hurriedly followed with shock in her eyes.