Song Sanniang's Journey to Wealth

Chapter 275: Teaching Aunt a Lesson

He Pingdu and his wife spent a very happy married life in Wuyou Village.

During the day, the two of them did some bad things in the room in the morning, and played games with everyone in the living room after lunch.

They went out for a walk together in the evening, and planned together how to turn Wuyou Manor into a scenic spot for people to visit in the future.

In the evening, He Pingdu and Song Sanniang began to deal with official business. They sat at a table, each looking through their own documents and matters to be dealt with.

Occasionally, when He Pingdu finished a task, he would go over and kiss Song Sanniang. When Song Sanniang was tired, she would tease He Pingdu.

Sometimes when I see he is really busy, I give him shoulder massage to help him relax.

Sometimes sparks fly when the two of them make eye contact, and they can't control themselves and will hug each other, and then do something crazy on the table. After they calm down, they will be more efficient in doing their work.

Such days ended when the news came that He Pingdu's second brother was coming back. Since his second brother was coming back, He Pingdu and his wife would definitely go back to the old house to see him, so Song Sanniang began to pack her luggage and prepare to return.

Mrs. Hu's painting was not finished yet, so she planned to stay in the villa. Song Xiaodi was having so much fun in the villa that he didn't want to go back at all.

He would get up in the morning and play with the other children in the village who didn't have to go to school. They would run around the whole village, and the whole place was filled with their laughter.

When he heard that he had to go back, Song Xiaodi couldn't help crying, "I don't want to go back, I want to play with them." Song Xiaodi came to Song Sanniang when she was packing her luggage.

"Don't you miss your parents? Don't you miss your sister Qianqian and brother Zhuangzhuang?

And my three little cats at home, they must be very sad without you by their side." Song Sanniang did not persuade him, but just mentioned his parents.

When Song Xiaodi heard this, he realized that he had not seen his parents for a long time. He suddenly missed them very much, as well as Uncle Niu San and the others.

Thinking of the three cute kittens, the dogs and cows in the farm felt that it was no longer fun, so he wiped his tears.

"Okay, let's go home."

He Pingdu, who was originally waiting to show off his skills to coax the children, spread his hands and said, "You are really good at it."

Song Sanniang laughed and said, "What do you mean I have a way? All children are like this. After crying for a while, they will soon be attracted by new things, so they are easy to coax."

After everyone rushed back to the provincial capital and rested for a night, they returned to He Mansion in the county town the next day.

Mr. He traveled a long way from Hanjiang Prefecture to Beijing to report on his work. During this period, he applied for leave to visit his family and then waited for the court to assign him a new official position.

He met his eldest brother's family in Beijing, and then returned to his hometown two days ago.

Hearing that his third brother and his wife would be coming back today, he came with his wife and children to wait for them. Miss He also came back.

Song Sanniang and He Pingdu walked into the central hall one after the other. The old lady and Mr. He were already sitting there waiting.

Mr. He Er and Mrs. He Er sat at the first seats at the bottom respectively. The couple were strangers to each other and sat opposite each other without even looking at each other. Sitting on both sides were Miss He San and Mr. He Er.

Song Sanniang followed He Pingdu into the house to pay respects to the elders. She took the opportunity to look at He Erye.

Everyone in the He family is good-looking. Uncle He is gentle and elegant, and Uncle He is a mature and handsome uncle. However, he also has a small mustache on his chin, which does look quite intimidating.

Although Mr. He was a little curious about his sister-in-law, he chatted with her for a few words, gave her a gift, and then pulled He Pingdu aside to talk to her.

Suddenly, a gorgeously dressed woman came in from outside the door.

She was also holding the hand of a little girl who was a few years old. The little girl looked very unhappy and had a stern face.

"You must be Sanniang, right?" The woman came in and saw Song Sanniang, and said to her with a smile,

Song Sanniang frowned, "Who are you?"

The woman looked embarrassed for a moment, but before she could speak, someone answered for her.

"Third Aunt, you don't know, this is Aunt Guo." This was said by Miss He Er, and her tone was a little sarcastic.

Song Sanniang took a look at her second sister-in-law's unhappy face. She was the type who liked to dress simply and elegantly and didn't like to wear gold and silver. Looking at her like this, it turned out that the ornaments she wore were not even as good as those of Aunt Guo.

Song Sanniang suddenly sneered and scolded,

"I guess you're so used to being the boss outside that you don't even know the rules, right?

What should you call me? Is that you who called me Sanniang? You should call me Third Madam.

You were just sent by your mother to live with your second brother to take care of his daily life. Look at you now, you are acting like a wife.

Look at your attire. You are a concubine. Who allowed you to dress like this? Red is something you can wear. And your head ornaments are new from Diancuifang. They cost nearly five hundred taels each.

How could a concubine like you have so much money to buy such an expensive headpiece and the jade bracelet on your hand?

This quality is hard to find on the market. Where are you from? Did you accept favors from others without my brother's knowledge?

Also, your second brother is busy with official duties and has no time to take care of you. Have you come back to pay your respects to your second sister-in-law?

Don't you know what a concubine does? Why don't you serve tea and water to your second sister-in-law when you come back? Instead, you show off in front of me.

Father and mother are already here, and you, a little concubine, are so late. You really don't know what you are doing!"

Everyone watched her scold Aunt Guo in a series of words, and no one said anything.

However, there was gratitude in the eyes of Mrs. He and Miss He, while Master He and Miss He looked a little embarrassed because this was their biological mother.

Aunt Guo originally wanted to show off in front of Song Sanniang, but she was caught off guard by her scolding.

After Song Sanniang finished scolding, she said to the two elders of the He family and Mr. He,

"Father, mother, and second brother, please don't blame me for interfering in other people's affairs. This is just my personality.

My second sister-in-law takes care of the housework at home, fulfills her filial duty for my second brother, and takes care of the whole family.

I can't stand seeing such a lowly person jumping around in my house, please forgive me if I have offended you in any way."

Before they could say anything, He Pingdu spoke first.

"Look at you, you are already married but still so impulsive. Second sister-in-law hasn't said anything yet, but you've already said a lot. It's all my fault for not managing you well." After saying that, he bowed to Mr. He and apologized.

"Brother, if you want to blame someone, blame me. My wife is still young and doesn't know much. If she has offended you, I will apologize on her behalf."

Mr. He was indeed busy with official duties and didn't care about the affairs of his female relatives at all. Just now, after hearing what Song Sanniang said, he paid attention to the dress of Aunt Guo, and found that her dress was indeed too luxurious.

Then he looked at his wife, who was dressed in a simple and appropriate outfit, and instantly frowned. He was used to seeing Guo's outfit and didn't think much of it.

Now when he looked around at home, he found that none of the women in the family dressed as extravagantly as she did. When he heard what He Pingdu said, he was about to say something,

At this time, Miss He Si shouted, "You are not allowed to bully my mother, a lowly merchant girl." She rushed over to hit Song Sanniang.

Miss He Er stood up, stepped forward to stop her, and slapped her in the face.

She had never been beaten since she was a child. She was used to being domineering in the inner house of the prefect of Hanjiang Prefecture. She burst into tears.

Aunt Guo knelt down with a thud and said in a tearful voice, "It's all my fault. Please, Second Miss, let Fourth Miss go." After that, she kowtowed to Second Miss He.