Chapter 41 V2 : Would You Listen? Even If It Were A Little Overboard (1/2)
“Sang Wan understands that Mother did it out of goodwill, so why would Sang Wan be angry towards Mother?” Sang Wan secretly heaved a sigh a relief.
Gu Fangzi rolled her eyes secretly at Nanny Li but went on adding into the conversation with a smile, “Now, in fact, I should be punished! I should have thought twice before coming up with such an outrageous idea. I mean, your older brother and sister-in-law aren’t the kind of people who would come up to us and seek for money, so how could I have done that? My good intention turned into a wrongdoing! Cousin Sang Wan, Fangzi seeks your forgiveness, so please don’t blame my aunt!”
Sang Wan tightly clutched her hands and discreetly let her steam out in two breaths to maintain an indifferent smile as she spoke. Seeing that Sang Wan was not being oversensitive, only then did Wang Shi set her heart at rest.
“Oh yes, Shi Fengju will be escorting some goods over to the capital after the Double Fifth Festival. These few days, help him prepare his luggage, will you? Nothing compares to the comfort at home, so everything necessary must be packed into his luggage before his trip!” Wang Shi spoke.
Sang Wan was unsure whether she herself was glad to be given the task or that because she was given an opportunity to anger Gu Fangzi, but she felt somewhat happy after hearing Wang Shi leaving the task to her. She stood up and gave a tender sweet smile of virtuousness, “Don’t worry, Mother. Sang Wan shall personally prepare Lord’s luggage so that he’ll feel the comfort of home even when he’s away on his trip!”
“That’s right, Miss, you can most definitely put your heart at rest! Young Mistress is extremely considerate and careful! She has the young master’s needs taken care of very well! Leaving it to her is right!” At a side, Nanny Li smiled and spoke. Deep inside, she was secretly elated.
Seeing the two, master and servant, singing in collaboration, Gu Fangzi’s face eventually went red with anger. “Just you wait!” Nibbling her lips slightly, her heart cursed softly as she coldly watched Wang Shi smile while giving them a nod.
In Sihe Village, the people in the Sang household were very busy preparing the gift to bring along when visiting the Shi household.
Fang Shi even specially went out to the village’s tailor shop to have a new set of clothes made for her family. Even though the fabrics gifted by Sang Wan during the homecoming were excellent, but wearing clothes made from the fabrics gifted by the Shi family during the visit would bring embarrassment to Sang Wan if they were able to identify that the gifted fabrics were used to make the clothes, wouldn’t it?
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Also, she bought a few flat-sided silver loop hairpins which were simple and generous, clean and neat. Clearly, it showed the side of a literary family.
Sang Quan and Sang Nuan were excited after hearing that they were going to visit their aunt in Qingzhou and had already been counting down to this very day with their little fingers. They did not know what her aunt’s house looked like but they were excited to visit Qingzhou as it was a huge place to them.
On the fourth day of the fifth month, Li Shi, who had tailed Sang Hong’s family and stopped, once again reappeared in front of the Sang family’s doorstep. The moment she stepped inside, her eyes circled around the house before asking with a broad smile, “My dearest daughter-in-law, tomorrow’s the Double Fifth Festival. How are the preparations of the gifts going for our Shi family’s young master and young mistress?”
Out of all the time in the world, Li Shi had to choose such a time to come. Fang Shi was well aware what she was here for, and her lips curved a little upwards. However, before she was able to respond, Li Shi had already snatched the chance. With a loud laugh, she spoke, “Hehe, Second Aunt was worried for nothing. It seems my oldest niece-in-law is very capable and has already long prepared them! Ai, we’re no longer young and capable or we would have helped you with the preparations too!”
Fang Shi was determined to make her wish turn to dust. As such, she smiled, “Just as what Second Aunt said, but what’s more important than a gift is the thought! Our sister-in-law is an understanding person, she won’t ask for anything lavish! But Second Uncle and Second Aunt should still express yourselves; regardless what and regardless how much, Sister-in-law Sang Wan would certainly be happy! It’s the thoughts that count, no?”
Li Shi was taken aback and cursed Fang Shi secretly for being shameless; to actually dare open her mouth to ask for something! Quickly, Li Shi gave her answer, “At such a time, there’s nothing we can prepare! Next time then, next time then!”
Fang Shi clapped and smiled, “There’s no need to specially prepare anything, ready-made gifts are also fine! I recall seeing two large roosters in Second Aunt’s house; just one should weigh about two to three kilograms!”
“That, that… one likes to roost and the other is vociferous; both are inappropriate to be given as gifts!” Li Shi squeaked before hurriedly asking, “Ai, where are the things that you’ve all prepared? Let me take a look at them quickly to see if they are appropriate! All of you are still young and insensible; our family will definitely become the joke of the people if the gifts you brought were unsuitable!” As Li Shi spoke, she was about to dive into a room to take a look.
However, Fang Shi raised her brows and took a step forward, obstructing her. With a smile that seemed not like a smile, Fang Shi spoke, “No need for Second Aunt to worry! The gift is done and everything that needs to be in there is in there! Although I may be young, but the principle behind ‘courtesy calls for reciprocity’ is not an unfamiliar term to me; unlike some bastards who openly asks to receive but never gives!”
Li Shi felt uneasy and smiled embarrassedly. Forcing herself to remain upright, she asked, “About that, what time will the departure be tomorrow? I think leaving earlier will be better since the route to Qingzhou is far! Is the village’s carriage hired?”
Her words sounded to Fang Shi like their family would be coming along too. In that instant, Fang Shi became angry and spoke coldly, “Leaving first thing in the morning tomorrow. There’s a hired carriage to bring us there from home.”
“Oh,” Li Shi responded after obtaining the information and finally returned home.
Upon arriving home, Li Shi let her face hung and she let out a sigh before venting her frustration at Second Old Master Sang, “You’re too much, having me do the task when even you are unwilling to do so! Yet, you still dared to sit at home and wait for me to return while I was there with my face almost thrown on the ground!”
Second Old Master Sang disregarded her complaint and rolled his eyes at her. How would he not be familiar with his wife’s character? She was not complaining to him because of her wrinkled face that was almost thrown, but because she wanted to.
“Enough, enough. Less of the nonsense!” Second Old Master Sang wave of a hand broke the strings of complaints and he asked, “So how was it? Have they prepared everything? At what time will they be leaving tomorrow? Did they hire a carriage?”
Li Shi contained her anger and passed all the information she heard to Second Old Master Sang. Furious, Second Old Master Sang grumbled, “You did not get the chance to see what they’ve prepared?”
“That has nothing to do with you anyway! What use will there be figuring out what they’ve prepared?” Li Shi snapped, “I was there looking at that person’s cold face for a really long time. Don’t get your hopes up, hmph, they may not even be willing to bring us along!”
“They dare?” Second Old Master Sang grunted, “We’re the elders, they wouldn’t dare to leave without us! Just listen to what others would say about them if they did so!”