75: Chapter 75 Greedy Sister-in-Law 75: Chapter 75 Greedy Sister-in-Law Madam Lu watched her mother-in-law enter, clicked her tongue, and thought, “She only knows how to order me around for the tough jobs and make me out to be the bad person.”
But since it was Madam Zhou, she let it slide.
Today, with that wretched girl Wufu not around, she could just take the chance to settle the score from the loss she suffered at their hands a while ago.
Madam Lu snorted, sashayed over, and bluntly asked, “What are you doing here?” Her gaze drifted to the wicker basket on her arm, and her eyes lit up instantly.
Good heavens, two big carp, plump and healthy.
Xiuxiu said Madam Zhou and her daughter had silver to buy sweets; it must be true.
Such big fish, they must be worth several tens of coins, right?
Madam Lu’s eyes greedily swept over them and she thought to herself that the treacherous man from years ago must have secretly given Madam Zhou a fair share of goodies.
Over the years, she had only managed to get some furs from her, could there really be something big hidden away?
That’s right, Madam Lu certainly didn’t believe that Madam Zhou could have made big silver with just her embroidery work.
Apart from the allowances given by their father-in-law over the years, Madam Zhou’s man must have definitely given her a good deal more, but Madam Zhou, always scheming, had hidden them well.
Hmph, she has hidden it deeply enough.
A person with too much on their mind, describes someone like Madam Lu, with ill intentions and twisted thoughts.
She never even considered that the silver was earned by Wufu herself.
Madam Zhou didn’t ponder too much over her thoughts, merely bubbling with excitement, she asked, “Were those people just now from the Liang Family?
Are they here to consider a matrimonial match with Xueli?
Big sister, is it that girl dressed in peach red?”
She hadn’t looked closely before, but in the crowd, there seemed to be a young girl wearing a peach red dress.
That must be the one, right?
Could it be you want to go take a peep on behalf of your little brother?” Madam Lu mocked.
Madam Zhou’s eyes brightened.
“Don’t even think about it…” Madam Lu’s mouth opened and her thoughts took another turn.
If Madam Zhou went, the matrimonial arrangement might just fall apart, right?
If that happened, she would pin all the blame on Madam Zhou, saying that she insisted on going.
But Madam Lu began to worry.
The mother-in-law was shrewd, and if Madam Zhou actually went, the mother-in-law might think it was all her doing, which would not bode well for her.
As Madam Lu was caught in her dilemma, Madam Zhou’s expression darkened, and she said, “I won’t go.” She took out a grass carp, strung up by a grass rope from the basket, and said, “I bought an extra fish especially to honor mother, that’s why I came over.
Big sister, please take this back with you!”
Oh, quite the obedient one?
Madam Lu eagerly took the fish but was not satisfied, and said, “You saw it too, our house is so crowded today, I was just worrying about preparing some nice dishes to serve them.
This one fish won’t be enough for two mouths to eat, so give this one to me too, consider it your contribution to Xueli’s celebration.”
Before she finished speaking, she swiftly took the other fish from Madam Zhou’s basket and without waiting for a response, turned on her heel and left: “I’ll be going now!”
By the time Madam Zhou realized what had happened, Madam Lu had already reached the doorway.
Looking at the empty basket, Madam Zhou didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.
Forget it, a fish is nothing.
Since it’s a matchmaking visit, if the sister-in-law has taken it, then let her use it to prepare something delectable; it would reflect well on them.
Madam Zhou walked slowly over, reaching the doorstep of her family home, and hearing the faint laughter coming from inside, she paused to listen for a while, her lips curling into a smile.
She hoped her little brother’s matchmaking would go smoothly and without a hitch; after all, the daughter of a Scholar family was quite a catch for him.
Madam Zhou didn’t dare to knock and enter; after listening for a moment, she quickly walked away, as if afraid her own bad luck might rub off on her family.