Chapter 301 - 151: The Third House Is Returning (Part 2)
Sang Wan did not concern herself with anything else and simply agreed promptly. She could only inquire Mrs. Li in detail after returning. Right now, she was utterly clueless, not even knowing whether her uncle and aunt from the third house or her two younger sisters were round or flat, tall or short, fat or thin.
"Don’t just busy yourself with agreeing; make sure you handle the matters properly! It hasn’t been easy for your third uncle and aunt to come back after so many years. Don’t let them harbor any grudges! Little sister, you must take this to heart!" Shi Yumei couldn’t help but interject from the side.
"What your elder sister said is right. Leave other tasks to the servants, and just focus on this for the next few days!" Mrs. Wang couldn’t help but nod in agreement.
"Yes, Mother, Miss Wan understands!" Sang Wan quickly responded.
Shi Yumei glanced at Shi Fengju and indifferently said: "Since you’ve agreed, you must do it well. Fengju finally has a few days to rest at home, so don’t push everything on him once you’re back! None of these matters should trouble him! Second Brother, you really are too fussy. Mother didn’t even ask you; why are you talking so much! I remember you never used to bother with these household affairs in the past!"
Mrs. Wang also felt sorry for him and scolded Shi Fengju with affection: "Stop meddling in women’s affairs and rest well! If Ningyuan is too noisy, come to Mother’s place, you can do as you please here without anyone bothering you!"
"Mother! Elder Sister! What are you all saying!" Shi Fengju protested half-jokingly and half-frustrated, "Third Uncle and Aunt are my elders too. I was only offering some suggestions, it’s not like it’s going to wear me out! Plus, Sang Wan has not been in our family for a full year, how could she know the temperaments and preferences of Third Uncle and Aunt, or how to arrange things properly? Isn’t it right for me to give a few tips?"
"Mother didn’t say you shouldn’t," Mrs. Wang said with a smile. "Just don’t overexert yourself!" Then she asked him whether he had been taking the ginseng and blood bird’s nest she had sent over in the previous days on time.
Shi Fengju was fine and had no reason to consume those, so he vaguely said "Yes!" and changed the subject, stating that it was getting late and pulled Sang Wan to leave.
"Mother, you should also take charge!" Shi Yumei said resentfully, "Look at Second Brother, always looking out for his wife and not allowing others to speak! People marry wives to serve themselves, but he treats his wife like a Bodhisattva and worships her!"
"Ah, enough, what’s the point of bringing this up now!" Mrs. Wang frowned and pondered for a moment, then puzzledly said, "Tell me, why did your third uncle and aunt suddenly come back out of the blue! And they didn’t even give a reason in the letter!"
"..." Shi Yumei was momentarily speechless, her mother’s train of thought was completely different from her own.
"How should I know!" Shi Yumei replied in a sullen tone, "We’ll find out once they’re back!"