Chapter 91 - Chapter 91: Chapter 91: Half-Old Xu Niang (1/2)
Chapter 91: Chapter 91: Half-Old Xu Niang
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“Of course, we are one family; there is nothing inappropriate. Speaking like that makes us seem like strangers. Mother, Sister-in-law, let’s not dwell on this any longer. I must hurry to get Xiao Xi’s accommodations arranged properly. We can’t really have her squeezed into a Room with Aunt and cousin. Xiao Xi is not delicate; it’s really Yang Juxiang and her daughter that seem to have a problem with her. Living together wouldn’t be suitable,” Su Wenyue said in a veiled manner, making it clear that it wasn’t Xiao Xi being delicate, but rather an issue with Yang Juxiang and her daughter.
“Alright, you go ahead. Xiao Xi is a good child; even if she’s willing to sleep on the floor, I wouldn’t want her to suffer. The ground is damp, and it’s not good for a maiden to be exposed to dampness,” Mrs. Yang said, while also thinking that over the years, her sister’s temperament had turned somewhat odd. No wonder the Eldest Daughter-in-law couldn’t help but come to her about it; they couldn’t even tolerate a little girl they had never met and were looking for trouble.
Though there was no need to rise before dawn thanks to the horse carriage, the Han family members still got up early the second day, had Breakfast, and made their way to the County Town. If they were late, Old lady of the Han Family and the Main House’s people would make a fuss, perhaps even branding them with an unfilial reputation.
As soon as the horse carriage left, the Han Family’s home seemed empty. Yang Juxiang and her daughter even followed along, leaving only Mrs. Wang at home. After all, with Mrs. Wang expecting, Old Man Han and Mrs. Yang still cared about their Grandson and didn’t want Mrs. Wang to take that risk.
Not having to accompany them, Mrs. Wang felt relieved; this was the only occasion she didn’t wish to vie for attention, preferring to avoid it altogether. The Old lady of the Han Family and those from the Main House were difficult to deal with and had worn her down. She was carrying a Child, and although she didn’t overly prioritize the child, her current standing with her parents-in-law in the Han Family wasn’t great. Her continued place in the Han Family was entirely thanks to the child in her stomach, so the child must not come to any harm.
“Is this the eldest uncle’s house?” Su Wenyue lifted the carriage curtain and looked at the decrepit Small Courtyard before her. It was located in a less desirable part of town, which was a bit of a letdown. She had expected, from what her Mother-in-law and Han Yu had said, that the Old lady of the Han Family and the people from the Main House, who looked down on their Second House, should be living in better conditions. But it seemed that the Main House’s people were not doing well In The City. The Courtyard may have been slightly rundown and poorly situated, but its sole redeeming quality was its spaciousness.
“The house on the left is your eldest uncle’s, and the one on the right is occupied by another family,” Mrs. Yang said with a twist of her mouth, her mood not seeming very good. “We’ll only be staying here for less than a day; just be careful, and that will suffice.”
So this dilapidated Courtyard was actually shared by two families. Getting along with neighbors isn’t always easy. If both families were easygoing and not nitpicky, that would be one thing, but given how the Main House’s people treated their own relatives, it was natural that they couldn’t get along well with neighbors either.
Su Wenyue was somewhat speechless. With these conditions, aside from living In The City, in what way were the Main House’s people better than those from their Second House? She wondered where they got the arrogance to think they were superior.
“Now that we’ve arrived, everyone should get off the horse carriage,” she said.
Han Yu helped his Father and Mother off the carriage, then nonchalantly lifted his own Wife down without a care for anyone else.