novelAbuy Chapter 492 - 489: I Considered You as Human, But You Truly Are (Second Update)
Chapter 492 - 489: I Considered You as Human, But You Truly Are (Second Update)
Tomorrow is the big wedding day for Yu Liulang, but people have already started coming to his home to offer their congratulations.Mr. Yu keeps instructing his wife to bring out some food.
But it’s just some sunflower seeds and peanuts, none of the dried fruits are being served.
Yet, Mrs. Li acts like she’s had a piece of her flesh cut away, wearing a sour face all day. Even when asked to bring out some snacks for the neighbor’s kids, she would shout at them for no reason.
Mr. Yu simply doesn’t let Mrs. Li come out anymore.
His son’s wedding is a big deal, and if people find out his daughter-in-law is like this, they might think his family is stingy, and then no one would want to associate with the Old Yu Family.
As they were exchanging pleasantries, Old Mrs. Yu arrived at the Old Yu Family’s house with the third branch and Lu Yuanfeng’s family.
Mr. Yu was overjoyed, grinning from ear to ear.
He was offering snacks and finding seats for the kids.
After all, for the youngsters, eating, drinking, and playing is everything; the three kids found a spot and agreed to play together.
Little Zhi and Xiao Han had only visited the Old Yu Family when they were very small, so they were not familiar with the place.
But kids find unfamiliar places more exciting to play in, and soon they disappeared from sight.
Yu Si Niang sat for a while, and not seeing the kids, she wanted to go and find them, but Old Mrs. Yu called her back.
"Si Niang, these kids are at an age where they’re very playful. Didn’t you love playing like this when you were young? Let them roam around, Yu Family Village is very safe, no bad dogs or bad people. You haven’t been here for a long time, and the new tea in the tea garden, you haven’t even tried it."
"Mom, I’ll wait for Sixth Son to pour me tea tomorrow as his elder sister, I won’t have any today."
With one sentence, Yu Si Niang brought the conversation back to the joyful occasion, and everyone started cheerfully talking about Yu Liulang’s wedding.
Mu Shuangshuang sat in the main room for a while and then went to the kitchen.
The kitchen was filled with all sorts of ingredients.
The Mid-Autumn weather was already very cool, so there was no worry about the dishes going bad, even leftovers.
"Shuangshuang, when do you plan to start?"
Upon hearing that Mu Shuangshuang was there, Yu Liulang went straight to the kitchen, wanting to help.
"Uncle, there’s no rush. We haven’t even had dinner yet, so at least tonight. I’ll just change the water for the snails first."
This time, one of the dishes Mu Shuangshuang was preparing was white pepper snails, which are easy for farm families to obtain and don’t cost any money.
For this banquet, Mu Shuangshuang went easy on expenses except for chicken and fish.
Even the meat was a wild boar that Mu Shuangshuang and Lu Yuanfeng caught after guarding the mountain for two days.
In short, this banquet was to be as economical as possible.
Mu Shuangshuang wanted to see how much could really be saved if calculated carefully.
"Fengzi, both today and tomorrow will be hard for you and Shuangshuang, I’ll make sure to visit your home and thank you properly when I have time in a few days."
Yu Liulang said to Lu Yuanfeng, who was helping Mu Shuangshuang carry water.
"It’s nothing, I’m just messing around with Shuangshuang," Lu Yuanfeng laughed, his hands still working nonstop.
With him around, Shuangshuang didn’t have to do any heavy work. Of course, Lu Yuanfeng couldn’t bear to let her do it either.
How could he let his "future wife" do such work?
Yu Liulang then went back to the front to entertain the neighbors who had come over, and to discuss tomorrow’s wedding arrangements.
These past few days, he had not been able to see Feng Xiaohua; he had to wait until after the ceremony tomorrow to meet her in the new bridal room.
Although Yu Liulang missed Feng Xiaohua, he still had to follow the customs.
In the kitchen,
After changing the water for the snails, Mu Shuangshuang checked all the materials needed for tomorrow.
After confirming that there wouldn’t be any issues, she was just about to go check out Yu Liulang’s new room when she noticed Mrs. Li sneakily standing by the door.
"Oh, Shuangshuang, what good things did you bring for your Sixth Uncle and Sixth Aunt today? Let me, your Second Aunt, take a look as well!"
"You say, we’re both their uncle and aunt, Feng Xiaohua hasn’t even entered the door yet, and you’re already sticking to her. Why aren’t you nicer to your Second Aunt here?"
Mrs. Li complained, with envious eyes.
She had seen that the cart full of things had just been dragged down, and over these few days, many of the Old Yu Family’s things had been brought over from Yu Si Niang’s family.
The more she thought about it, the more jealous Mrs. Li became. Back when she married the second son, Yu Si Niang didn’t even give a fart, yet now she was bending over backward for a daughter-in-law who hadn’t even entered the door.
She felt indignant!
"Second Aunt, you’re speaking nonsense again. Shuangshuang is always fair; everyone is the same. Sixth Aunt is my aunt, and so are you!"
Mu Shuangshuang said politely.
Although she didn’t like Mrs. Li, today was Mid-Autumn, and she did not want the Old Yu Family to end up like the Old Mu Family, where they had huge fights over a few mooncakes.
In the end, it wouldn’t just be Mrs. Li who loses face; it would reflect badly on everyone.
"Spare me your polite nonsense. How your family thinks, you think I don’t know? Hmph, just because you think my Li Family has no one, you stick to that Feng family girl.
Let me tell you, even if my Li Family has no one, my parents are still alive. I don’t have a crippled father!"
"Second Sister-in-law, what nonsense are you spouting? Want me to beat you to death?" Yu Liulang happened to walk into the kitchen from outside and overheard these words by chance.
His face instantly turned a liver color with rage, and he immediately grabbed Mrs. Li by her collar and lifted her off the ground.
Everyone in the village knew about Feng Xiaohua’s dad being a cripple.
But everyone also knew not to hit a person where it hurts; you don’t talk about someone’s weak points. Mrs. Li saying such things about her father was like digging at someone’s heart.
Although he was mad, Yu Liulang was somewhat relieved that Xiaohua wasn’t there; otherwise, how hurt would she be?
So the strength in Yu Liulang’s hand naturally increased.
Mrs. Li’s feet left the ground, her neck was being choked, and her face instantly turned a liver color.
"Help... mmm mmm..."
Just as Mrs. Li was about to call for help, Mu Shuangshuang quickly covered her mouth.
The Old Yu Family still had many neighbors around. Such shouting and screaming would only bring others over to watch the spectacle.
"Second Sister-in-law, I respect you as my second sister-in-law. But if you dare badmouth Xiaohua even a bit more, you can forget about going to my family’s tea garden. I’ll speak to my mother about it, and you won’t be managing it or getting any profit shares during the New Year!"
The tea garden was the lifeblood of the Old Yu Family; with it, the family could divide a few taels of silver each.
The second branch of the Yu Family didn’t farm, and their food, clothes, and usage all came from Yu Liulang. If they really were kicked out, they’d have no way out.
Mrs. Li’s face instantly went pale.
She stopped shouting, and Mu Shuangshuang let go of the hand covering her mouth.
At the same time, Yu Liulang tossed Mrs. Li out like a chicken.