Chapter 304 - 153: The Frustration of Staying in the Guest Room
Third Madam Shi’s face suddenly turned somewhat unpleasant as she sighed neither too gently nor too harshly, "This is the decree of the Imperial Court, how can it not be recognized? Besides, our Master’s health is of utmost importance; one certainly can’t neglect their own health for the sake of an official position! What would that make us!"
Second Madam Shi also felt uncomfortable in her heart, thinking to herself, oh, so now you have a point! Although the official position is held by your husband, the Shi family earned it; how can you just resign without even a word of notice!
"I don’t understand the rules of the Imperial Court, but I’m just puzzled, why had uncle been fine all these years, and then suddenly became so seriously ill last year?"
"I don’t know about that!" Third Madam Shi replied with a somewhat stern tone: "Humans consume grains, who knows when one will fall ill? The climate over there is indeed not very good! The Master resigning from his position might just allow us to get a better place next time!"
"Oh! Then let’s just wait and see in a year or two!" Second Madam Shi showed great disdain for the words "might just", thinking to herself, what might just, it’s definitely not likely! You couldn’t even speak with confidence, who are you trying to fool!
Third Madam Shi, detecting the hint of sarcasm in her tone, became furious instantly, was about to speak as her brows shot up, when Third Master Shi hurriedly raised his voice with a smile, smoothly interrupting, "In any case, next time I will definitely strive for a better place, to be able to contribute to the Shi family! Speaking of which, I am truly ashamed; all these years I’ve been in the southwest, the family had to subsidize me with money every year, yet I haven’t done much for the family! Ah, it’s a long story, cannot be explained in a short time, we’ll talk about it slowly after settling down with my brother and sister-in-law!"
Having said so much, nobody felt it was appropriate to say anything else, and they all smiled, "You’re our own brother, no need to be so formal, the silver you received is what you should have, there’s nothing to be ashamed of!"
Shi Fengju, seeing that things were almost settled, then smiled, "Uncle, auntie, you must be tired, right? Why don’t I take you to the guest room to rest for a bit? We can all have dinner together tonight, consider it a welcoming feast for uncle and auntie."
Third Master Shi and his wife couldn’t wait to get away and rest, laughed while exchanging pleasantries, and stood up to take their leave.
For a moment, Third Madam Shi then sent someone to call her two daughters.
Mrs. Wang casually remarked with a smile, "I have ample space here, and the wing room is very warm. Why don’t the sisters stay with me?"