PFC Chapter 94 Teasing Backfires
Chapter 94 Teasing Backfires
Jiang Yuyue: "...!"
"No, no need."
She shrank under the covers to hide her flushed face.
It's embarrassing to be teased in return for teasing someone.
"Go to sleep."
Xie Jinglan's expression remained unchanged, and then he naturally wrapped his arm around Jiang Yuyue's waist.
Jiang Yuyue was about to resist, but a warm feeling came from behind her, and she suddenly felt sleepy.
Their breathing rose and fell in the still night, gradually calming down.
Perhaps she was too tired from working so hard these past few days, Jiang Yuyue fell into a deep sleep.
With his back to her, Xie Jinglan suppressed the breath from his fingertips, closed his eyes, and fell into a deep sleep with an unusual calm in his heart.
……
When Jiang Yuyue opened her eyes the next day, she saw Xiao Liu's familiar face.
What about Xie Jinglan?
Jiang Yuyue subconsciously touched her side, only to find that the spot where he had slept the day before was no longer warm. Xiao Liu, seeing her action, explained, "The Third Young Master woke up early this morning. He probably didn't want to be discovered, so he went to his own room early."
After saying this, Xiao Liu helped Jiang Yuyue up and helped her change her clothes. "Madam Xie was furious early this morning, saying that you should come over immediately, Miss. I made excuses and said that you hadn't woken up yet, but she must be getting impatient by now."
"understood."
Jiang Yuyue yawned, and for some reason, she slept peacefully last night, a sleep she hadn't had in a long time.
When Jiang Yuyue finished washing up and went to Madam Xie's courtyard, she found that everyone in the Xie family had gathered there.
"My granddaughter-in-law is late."
Jiang Yuyue's tone was somewhat apologetic, "I went to bed late yesterday, and with my body getting heavier, I couldn't get up this morning. Please forgive me, Grandmother."
Considering that Jiang Yuyue was pregnant, Madam Xie didn't hold it against her too much. Instead, she continued her previous remarks and reprimanded the First Madam and the Second Madam.
"Both of my sons have married some truly remarkable wives!"
Madam Xie's expression was quite unpleasant. "Now I can't even order you two around? I've been up since this morning and haven't even had a hot meal yet. Have you been enjoying yourselves for too long and forgotten your duty to serve your mother-in-law?!"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuyue raised an eyebrow. She thought it was something serious, but it turned out it was because no one was cooking.
“Mother, it’s really not that your daughter-in-law is unwilling to do things.”
Madam Xie immediately stood up to defend herself, "But why do you insist on me doing it today? I still have to take care of Jinbo in my room. His condition has not improved, and he cannot be left alone for even a moment. Besides, you live with my mother, so why can't you cook this meal?"
Seeing that the second wife was actually pushing the chores onto her, the first wife of Xie Xie was equally indignant. "Hearing my sister-in-law call me 'sister-in-law' really gave me a big fright! I thought my sister-in-law didn't respect me as her sister-in-law, otherwise she wouldn't have used the excuse of staying with that scoundrel to refuse to cook!"
Speaking of Xie Jinbo, Madam Xie gritted her teeth in hatred. "Besides, that good-for-nothing was a menace to begin with. What's the point of him living? They even hired a doctor to take care of him. If you ask me, he'd be better off dead!"
"How dare you curse my son!"
Upon hearing this, Madam Xie the Second became anxious and rushed forward to grab Madam Xie's hair.
Seeing these two women, who were once noble ladies, now wrestling like country bumpkins, Jiang Yuyue couldn't help but sigh.
"Stop! Stop it all!"
Seeing this, Madam Xie was even more anxious. However, the two sisters-in-law had been harboring resentment for a long time, and they vented it all on this occasion.
Xie Longqing and Xie Zhongchang watched their wives fighting, their faces grim but they made no attempt to stop them. After all, they were both furious and could vent their anger through this incident.
"Wow--"
It wasn't until a crisp sound came from the side that the First Madam and the Second Madam stopped what they were doing and looked in the direction of the sound. They saw that Jiang Yuyue had smashed two porcelain bowls on the table.
"stop fighting."
Jiang Yuyue frowned. "What are Mother and Aunt doing? Sister Yuan'er and Sister Zhi'er are still here. Who are you trying to impress with this?"
Reminded by their junior, the two could no longer continue fighting. They angrily withdrew their hands, but their faces were still full of resentment.
"I suppose the conflict between the two elders is nothing more than cooking. What's so difficult about that?"
Jiang Yuyue continued, "The eldest and second wives can take turns cooking, so no one will take advantage of the other."
"You make it sound so easy."
Xie Yuan sneered, "You're pushing all the blame onto us while you're just washing your hands of the matter? Since you're so reasonable, why don't you set an example and cook us a meal today?"
Seeing Xie Yuan still as aggressive as ever, Jiang Yuyue was not surprised. She simply touched her abdomen and said calmly.
"Has my sister forgotten that I am pregnant? I have such difficulty getting out of bed today, how can I possibly work in the kitchen? Besides, I am managing our family's shop now, how can I find the time to cook for our whole family when I am so busy with those things?"
"If my sister thinks I'm just shirking my responsibilities, would you be willing to take over this shop, Yuan'er? Our family is already struggling to make ends meet. If we don't put in the effort to manage the shop properly, do we not want to turn our lives around, or do we want to live a life of hardship for the rest of our lives?"
Xie Yuan knew nothing about managing a shop, so she naturally didn't dare to continue the conversation. However, Xie Longqing, who had been silent for a long time, finally stepped forward when he heard that money was involved.
"Is it really necessary to make such a big deal out of this?"
Xie Longqing said with a gloomy face, "Just do as Yue'er said, the eldest and second wives will take turns cooking. Yuan'er and Zhi'er, those two girls, can't be idle either, they have to do something too!"
With Xie Longqing's words, the First Madam and the Second Madam naturally could no longer continue arguing. However, Xie Yuan and Xie Zhi originally thought they could stay out of it, but they didn't expect to be called out by name as well.
Why should we do it ourselves?
Xie Zhi, who was usually quiet, spoke up for once, "Don't we still have servants available? Let's leave aside Granny Sun for now, but Jixiang in Third Brother's courtyard and Xiaoliu by Sister-in-law's side can both cook, right?"
Upon hearing this, Xie Yuan immediately chimed in, "That's right! How can a servant be left idle while the master does his work!"
"Jixiang and Xiaoliu have not been idle."
Jiang Yuyue glanced at the two of them and said coldly, "My third brother is weak and needs someone to take care of him. It's the same reason why Xiao Liu serves me. Besides, neither of them has taken a single penny from the Xie family, so why should they serve our whole family?"
"Leaving aside the fact that Xiao Liu is a maid hired by my maternal family, Ji Xiang was only kept by us because of our friendship with my third brother. If we are too strict with him, he might just leave us at any time."
"It would be a good thing if he stayed willingly, but if we force him to leave, and he goes outside and exaggerates the situation to accuse our Xie family of bullying servants, what will become of Father's reputation?"
Xie Longqing's expression turned serious when the topic of reputation came up.
Jiang Yuyue caught a glimpse of the change in his eyes and continued, "Father still has a high chance of being reinstated in the future. If these things get out, how will Father face his colleagues?"
The advantages and disadvantages were explained clearly in every word, leaving the Xie family members speechless and unable to utter a single word of rebuttal, so they had no choice but to abandon the idea.
"Do it the way I just said."
Xie Longqing finally made the final decision: "If anyone mentions this matter again in the future, don't blame me for being impolite!"
The task of cooking today ultimately fell to the First Madam. The Second Madam gave her a triumphant, contemptuous smile and turned to return to her own courtyard.
Just then, the doctor who was taking care of Xie Jinbo ran in with a look of joy on his face, shouting, "Xie Erlang's high fever has subsided, it seems his life can finally be saved!"
"real!?"
Madam Xie was overjoyed. "My son... my son is truly remarkable!"
After saying this, the second couple immediately rushed to their own courtyard, and Jiang Yuyue's expression suddenly darkened upon hearing this.
Xie Jinbo is truly lucky; he was tortured to such an extent yet still managed to survive.