MTL - My Stepmother is Soft and Charming-Chapter 202 Elder things

Chapter 202: Elder Affairs

There was a hint of teasing in her words. Apparently Xue Niang knew that the painting was Shang Qilang's favorite, so she was joking with him here.

Unexpectedly, Shang Qilang smiled and replied with a fond look in his eyes.

“You will bleed me, okay. Since you asked for it, I will send it to you when the time comes.”

Xue Niang was originally a joke, but who would have thought that he actually agreed.

 Hurrying to explain.

“Brother Qi, I’m joking with you. How long did it take you to find that painting? A gentleman doesn’t take away from others.”

 “Hahaha, the little girl is also a gentleman?”

 “Seventh brother laughed at me again.”

The two of them are of the same age, one is sixteen or seventeen, the other is fourteen or fifteen, and they are both in their prime.

Although there is a lot of embarrassment between the elders, the relationship between the brother and sister is not bad.

Therefore, if they had not spoken these words, the whole situation would have been as cold as an ice cellar.

It’s a pity that there are always people who don’t like the hot scenes that the two put so much effort into.

That Silang's wife was the first one, and she said to Shang Qilang with some disdain in her eyes.

"I think the seventh brother has such a precious painting. He and his wife were not allowed to touch it when they went to your study before. Now the eighth sister can give it away as soon as she opens her mouth. It seems that the seventh brother is a good person. He knows that the general's mansion is now full of flowers. , I’m rushing to join in the fun.”

She spoke in a strange and eccentric manner, which made Shang Qilang feel uncomfortable.

 But when she thought about it, she was troubled enough taking care of Shang Zhihe these days, so she didn't want to argue with her, so she just replied lightly.

"Giving hairpins is not a trivial matter. It only happens once in a woman's life. Fourth sister-in-law, please stop teasing me. When Yin'er gets hairpins, I, the seventh uncle, will not be stingy."

His words like this made Shiro's wife feel a little less uncomfortable.

Du Jingyi and his sister-in-law Liu glanced at each other, obviously dissatisfied with their sister-in-law's performance.

Especially the sister-in-law, how could Shiro's wife be so contemptuous of the grown-up children she took care of, so she opened her mouth to reply.

"Seventh brother is really interested, but I wonder if the fourth brother and sister have properly prepared the gifts?"

"Sister-in-law is joking. Everything in this house has either been burned down or evacuated. I really want to give it away, but my money is very tight. I'm afraid I will disappoint my eighth sister."

Hearing this, Du Jingyi smiled, but his eyes were cold.

"After all, they are from the Wei family, and their hearts are biased toward their own family. I heard that Miss Wei's sister-in-law and her fourth sister-in-law had prepared several carts of congratulatory gifts in advance and sent them over. Sure enough, they are biological sisters, and even the fourth sister-in-law was in trouble. If this is the case, then Miss Wei accepts the gifts without feeling guilty at all."

 In one sentence, he implicitly cursed three people.

Silang’s daughter-in-law prefers her natal family, Wei Jialian ignores her sister’s financial difficulties, and Mrs. Wei sits back and does nothing.

Du Jingyi is quite good at cursing people.

When Mrs. Wei heard this, she felt very unhappy.

So he squinted his eyes and asked with a smile.

"I don't understand what Liulang's wife said. Didn't the Du family rush to invite the old lady and the others to play in Wuling two days ago? Why are you so close to your mother's family? It's a sin for Silang's wife to be close to her mother's family. Already?"

 The same soft knife was very handy for Mrs. Wei to use.

Du Jingyi pretended not to understand, then acted with surprise in his eyes, and said innocently.

“Mrs. Wei, you may have misunderstood me. It’s a rare trip to the north for my grandmother and aunts, so they naturally have to treat them well. It happens that there is a hot spring in my natal village, which can help my grandmother relax, so I invited her over.”

“Otherwise, if something happens to someone who has trouble calming down every day and is still thinking about the past, I’m afraid that people outside will make nonsense again, don’t you think so?”

 Are people outside making nonsense?

 She put it lightly, it was just a "trouble" coming from the general's mansion. Suddenly she became angry because of the Duke and his wife, and when she saw Princess Fu, she had a heart palpitation and fainted.

Du Jingyi’s words were almost as good as saying that the Du family was wiping their butts.

Therefore, Mrs. Wei was angry for a moment, but she couldn't say anything more. Instead, she changed the target and wanted to scold her son Qilang.

It’s just haircut ceremony, who doesn’t have it?

My niece Wei Jialian is still in front of Snow Lady, so why doesn't he pay more attention to it?

Just as he was about to teach him a few words, he saw a servant coming hurriedly outside, with a look of embarrassment and nervousness on his face.

 “My lord, madam, something big has happened.”

Mrs. Wei glanced at Aunt Jiao beside her, didn't she say that she was not to be disturbed by anything today?

She just wanted to let Shang Ji and the others see clearly that she was the one in charge in the Duke's mansion now.

She can have peace and quiet in this yard, or there can be a lot of chaos in the yard.

 She has the final say in everything.

Hence, Grandma Jiao straightened her face and shouted loudly at the slave.

“The masters are talking, is it your turn to interrupt them?”

Although the words were directed at the slave, weren't they meant for Du Jingyi inside and outside?

She was not stupid. She touched her belly gently with her hand, feeling the power inside. When she was about to speak back, she heard the slave kneeling on the ground and crying.

“Mother Jiao, please forgive me, it’s not the slave who insists on interrupting me, it’s the people from Zhuangzi who sent me the news, saying…saying…”

"say what?"

Silang's wife was worried that she had no place to vent her anger, so she asked fiercely.

The slave trembled and finally spoke.

 “It is said that the fifth old man has just died.”

Hearing the news, everyone, whether they were theatergoers or singers, fell silent.

 It’s a big festival and there’s no one at home. This is not a good sign.

　　Although it took only a day or two for the fifth old man to be seriously injured, it is normal for him not to survive.

However, what no one expected was that he would choose to leave today.

Shang Yukuan seemed to be deflated, and he collapsed softly, and asked in disbelief.

“Fifth uncle, is he really gone?”

"The man who came up to report the news to Zhuangzi is still waiting outside. How about my servants going to call him in?"

Mrs. Wei wanted to stop her, but Shang Yukuan had already spoken hurriedly.

 “Go, go, call in, I want to ask questions.”

"yes."

 Everyone present heard that the big festival was over, and even the people they had disliked before had serious expressions on their faces at the moment.

 Among them, the one with the ugliest face is Mrs. Wei.

 The wound on the fifth old man’s head was caused by her. Even though he was the one who went crazy, he did not do it intentionally.

 But when a person dies, he or she dies, so all this debt must be counted on her.

 (End of this chapter)