Chapter 707 - 345: A 20-Year Connection_1
Liang Jinzhao’s eyes twinkled as he smiled and said, "Son, daughter, fancy a game of hide and seek?"
Upon hearing this, both Pearl Kid and Squirrel Sister couldn’t help but laugh and vigorously shook their heads. Pearl Kid even looked at Liang Jinzhao as if he were an idiot and said, "Dad, do you think we’re stupid or something? Hiding in the Clam Shell House and waiting for you to put on the red harness?"
Liang Jinzhao shook his head in mock defeat as Qian Yixiu collapsed onto the bed, laughing.
That night, Qian Yixiu finally had a peaceful sleep. Liang Jinzhao slept on the outermost side, followed by Qian Yixiu, then Pearl Kid, with Squirrel Sister sleeping on the innermost side.
The next day was the tenth of February, a day for the men to rest. The Liang Family was more humane; that morning, there was no need to pay respects to the elders, only to head to Wanshou Hall in the afternoon and have dinner there in the evening.
Of course, the women still dared not indulge in sleeping in for fear of losing face. Qian Yixiu also gritted her teeth and got up at the Mao Hour, not only because as a daughter-in-law she was no longer master of herself, but because she had to make cakes with Jade Spring water.
Today, Liang Jinzhao didn’t eat breakfast in the courtyard but instead took the first pot of ten steamed cakes to the main courtyard, having breakfast there while paying his respects.
Qian Yixiu was busy all morning, steaming over a hundred cakes. She sent forty to the palace, forty to the Qian family, six to the eldest ancestor, four to each of the other Liang Family elders, and two each to those of the same generation and the younger ones.
She also joyfully allowed Pearl Kid and Squirrel Sister to come out and eat a few.
Liang Jinzhao didn’t return until noon. He said that the eldest ancestor also disagreed with his dad taking a "Good Concubine," suggesting his dad find ways to come up with more silver to placate the person. He added, "Yixiu, my sister will be married in a few months, and I’ll be busy. From now on, you should spend more time with my mother, keeping her company, even just talking to her more. My mother is originally proud, but now she’s without assistance, and the matters with the Cui family have hit her hard. My dad also... Ah, actually, my mother is really a good person. Once you spend more time with her, you’ll understand."
Qian Yixiu nodded. Although she couldn’t be as close to Lady Cui as she was with her own mother and Grandma Wu, she still hoped for a normal mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationship. Not for anything else, but for the sake of her husband and future children, and for her own better life in the future.