Chapter 74.1

Translated by Aviana

Amid the heated discussion among the young women over Yian jia’s affairs, Second tangsao Nie slowly whispered to Lin Qingwan apologetically, “Younger Cousin Qingwan, I am truly sorry, ah. After so many years, Tian Cuilan’s matter slipped out of my mind, and didn’t think about it. I must have made the situation awkward.”

With a smile, Lin Qingwan comforted her in a low voice,” Second tangsao, don’t mull over it too much. I didn’t take it to heart at all. Besides, it was a matter that happened many years ago.”

“It’s alright.”

Although her mouth was busy speaking with Second Tangsao Nie, not a single word from the discussion at the side slipped from her ears. Upon hearing this, in her heart, she couldn’t help but think that Tian Cuila’s days were too tragic. First, her engagement was withdrawn by her family’s compulsion. Then, when she got married, she couldn’t become pregnant. On top of all of these she even had to work like an ox and wait upon that secondary wife….

How unfortunate was she to encounter such things?

As the hubbub in the main room died down, the crowd poured out of the room and became ready to feast on the banquet. The dishes also were served one after the other.

Glancing at the dishes, Lin Qingwan thought, He-shi indeed spent a lot of silver. For the feast was quite sumptuous with chicken, pork, and fish. She reckoned that for today’s event, He-she must have killed almost all the hens at home.

Once the banquet came to its end, all the guests gradually retired to their homes.

Second tangsao Nie sent Lin Qingwan to Yang Tiezhu’s side before following the rest of the crowd. The rest of the Yang jia members got busy cleaning up the area.

Yang Tiezhu’s left shoulder still hasn’t healed completely yet. Thus Lin Qingwan had warned him again and again, forbidding him from using his left arm, earlier this morning itself. Thus, at the moment, Yang Tiezhu wasn’t of much help and only helped in carrying a few slightly heavy things. Lin Qingwan stood by the side and watched as the crowd busily cleaned up the entire place.

The third branch’s husband and wife were so busy that their feet barely touched that ground, forget about eating anything this while. tIn the entire Yang jia, apart from Yang laoyezi and Lin Qingwan, who sat at the banquet, no one else got to eat.

They quickly put away the tables and chairs, stored the leftovers away and washed all the borrowed cutleries, and returned them to their owners. Otherwise, the other families won’t have any bowls to eat breakfast in the morning.

Quickly finishing the work, Wang-shi wished to go and have dinner. She had been starving for ages. But all this while she happened to be too busy to care about her starving belly. When she marched to the kitchen, she found that all the dishes with leftover food had gone missing. Upon hastily asking Yao-shi she got to know that He-shi had taken all of them into the main room.

Stopping at the kitchen doorway, Wang-shi shouted at He-shi, asking her where the dishes were.

“Eat, eat, eat, all you can think about is to eat. Would you die if you ate a moment later?” Lifting open the curtain, He-shi criticized her.

Wang-shi’s mouth at once deflated, unable to produce a syllable.

After reprimanding Wang-shi, He-shi’s pair of eyes trailed towards Lin Qingwan and narrowed as she gazed at her. But then, upon thinking something, she didn’t say anything to her. Rather, she called for Yao-shi.

Yao-shi hurriedly dashed to her with her brows beaded with sweat.

“Alright, you and lasaon need not tirelessly do things here. Hurry back to the room and take a rest. Wang-shi will wrap up the rest of the things..”

If you thought He-shi was thinking for the third branch’s couple and didn’t want them to tirelessly work themselves, then you are gravely mistaken! He-shi’s words ‘go back to room’ didn’t only fall in Lin Qingwan’s ears but in everyone’s ears who were working in the yard. Having drunk too much alcohol and intoxicated, Yang laoyezi had already returned to the room to lie down. The newlyweds were in their bridal chamber. The rest of the Yang jia’s members were helping in the yard.

As soon as He-shi’s words left her mouth, a complete silence befell in the yard.

Hearing these words, Yao-shi’s complexion darkened. However, without a further word, she removed the apron that was tied around her waist and flung it aside in the kitchen before stamping out.

After coming out, she glanced at her man, and the two returned to their room.

Yang Tiezhu didn’t know what to say anymore. He, too, hadn’t eaten anything. He noiselessly threw the things in his hand away before turning around to his wife and supporting his wife, intending to help his wife back.

At first, Wang-shi was dumbfounded, feeling stuffy in her heart. But when she heard He-shi asking the third branch’s couple to ‘go back to room’, she at once tittered evilly.

Lin Qingwan gave He-shi an oblique glance—truly coming to an understanding of her level of shamelessness! Besides, who wanted to eat her food. The only reason they agreed to help them was to uphold their honor in the presence of outsiders.

Standing by the third branch’s room, she called out, “Third younger brother, third dimei, come to our room for dinner, alright. Yesterday, I stewed some spare ribs. There’s still a big pot of it leftover.” With a smile, she then turned over to He-shi and said, “With you being like this, who would even wish to lend you a hand. After tirelessly working, the person isn’t even called to eat a meal. Even outsiders wouldn’t be treated as such. In future, don’t come looking for us again for these sorts of matters.”

After finishing saying, she muttered aloud, as if speaking to herself, “So foolish of me, ah! Why compare with outsiders? They have already separated and are truly outsiders only.”

Afterward, without throwing so much as a glance towards He-shi, pulling her man, she unlocked her room door and stepped in.

Humph, even if you don’t invite us to eat, we can just cook and eat by ourselves!

The next day, early in the morning, Yang Ermei called the second and third branches to the main room to meet the new daughter-in-law. Naturally, neither of them went in.

After toiling around for several days, they didn’t even bother to call them for a simple meal! What’s there to meet the new daughter-in-law? Did they appear that cheap?

If those people wish to have a face in front of their new daughter-in-law, then that was their own problem. Anyway, they won’t show up. By lending their hands in Yang Xuezhang’s marriage, they had already given enough face to those people. Yesterday, when He-shi put her words in that way, even the always-calm-tempered Yang Tiegen and his wife became furious.

To this, He-shi didn’t react much. Anyways, the new daughter-in-law had already entered their family’s door.

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