Chapter 327: Overjoyed to Confusion
Wang Yonggui had seen quite a bit in his time, but when he heard his mother’s words, his jaw dropped and his voice trembled, "Old... Old Sister?"
Old Granny Zhang gave him a swipe with her broom, hitting him so hard that it really hurt, and he even forgot to dodge.
"Ouch, Old Sister? Is it really you, Old Sister? How did you get so thin? Not that I’m complaining, Old Sister, but you do look better this way! You’ve slimmed down so much that even Third Brother hardly recognizes you! In the whole ten miles and eight villages, no, in our entire Jing County, if Old Sister dares to claim second place in beauty, no one would dare claim the first. Come on, let Third Brother have a good look at you."
Wang Yongzhu smiled slightly, remembering that among all the siblings, Wang Yonggui had the best relationship with her.
Wang Yonggui, with his slick tongue, would say one thing to people and another to ghosts; his greatest skill was flattery.
He also knew the ropes, aware that the most powerful person in the Old Wang Family, the one who held the purse strings, was none other than their biological mother, Old Granny Zhang.
And who did Old Granny Zhang love the most? Her Old Sister, Wang Yongzhu.
The mother was too shrewd; too much bootlicking would become ineffective, so what should one do?
That’s right, flatter the Old Sister. Although the Old Sister was a bit spoiled and not the brightest, she was easy to coax.
So whenever Wang Yonggui went out and came back with ten Large Coins, at least half of them would go to buying something for Wang Yongzhu to eat. It meant that if the whole family got gifts, Wang Yongzhu’s was definitely the most expensive one. If money was tight and he could only buy one thing, it goes without saying that it was bought exclusively for Wang Yongzhu; wife and kids came secondary.
Because of this, Wang Yongzhu was particularly fond of her brother Wang Yonggui, often speaking well of him in front of Old Granny Zhang.