Chapter 70: Carry This Sedan Chair Back (1/2)

Sang Wan quickly nodded. “Yes, Mother! Sang Wan doesn’t dare to deceive Mother! Still, speaking of which, Sang Wan was in the wrong for not caring for her husband enough, or something like this surely would not have happened. When he goes out to enjoy himself in the future, Sang Wan will ask him clearly. If he doesn’t return before dusk, Sang Wan will call for someone to find out why. I have to be tight with him; Sang Wan shall keep this lesson in mind!”

Wang Shi pressed her brows a little and quickly exclaimed, “There’s no need for that! He is a man. If you keep a tight watch on him whenever he goes out while spying on him here and there, don’t you think he’ll lose face? Next time, if he returns home late, just waiting for him is enough! If he comes home drunk, you’ll have to persuade him out of it!”

“Mother is so thoughtful! Sang Wan understands! Sang Wan will keep that in mind and will ensure that something like this never happens again!” Sang Wan quickly sent the high hat up while expressing her resolution at the same time.

Wang Shi then sighed and waved her hand before saying, “Enough, get up! Don’t kneel anymore! It’s good that you understand. It’s not that Mother doesn’t feel bad for you, too, but just think about it, whom does our luxurious lifestyle depend on? Is it not the men who work tirelessly out there? Is there a problem with sleeping a little later occasionally? The man works so hard outside, but if he can’t relax at home and with no one to care for him from the bottom of her heart, then what will become of him? He is your man; do you not feel sorry for him?”

It’s not my place to feel sorry for him when he’s not even my man, Sang Wan thought to herself, but she quickly agreed with Wang Shi and gently got up before once again displaying her resolution. Finally, Wang Shi’s face completely eased up.

Nanny Jiang, who was watching from the side, could not help but be secretly amazed. This Ma’am is really not simple! With just a few sentences, she was able to extinguish the flame in Mistress’s heart!

Being Wang Shi’s personal maidservant, Nanny Jiang was more knowledgeable than Nanny Li about perceiving Wang Shi’s temperament. Wang Shi always liked to turn to a blind alley and let her imaginations run wild. Whenever she disciplined others, she was unreasonable. Other than Gu Fangzi, she had never seen anyone able to coax Wang Shi with just a few sentences. And even Gu Fangzi had her own difficulties when she coaxing her.

Just after this had ended, Shi Fengju hurriedly arrived after receiving news from Nanny Li. Unlike what he had imagined, there was no tension, so Shi Fengju secretly let out a sigh of relief. He could not help but look at Sang Wan in the eye before smiling at his mother to give his greetings.

The flame that had already been extinguished previously was lit up again. Furiously yet lovingly, she scolded Shi Fengju. But since she was his mother, Shi Fengju was well experienced and soon made his mother smile once again.

“What’s the matter with you? You aren’t someone who likes to drink! You weren’t like this before, so what happened? Tell me!” After Wang Shi had finished venting her temper, she started to ask about the situation.

“Nothing,” Shi Fengju said with an understated smile, “Just that I haven’t seen my friends for some time, so I got into the mood and drank a few more cups.”

“Rubbish!” Wang Shi snorted, “Didn’t you already have the gathering before? Then why the gathering again yesterday!”

Shi Fengju could only continue, “The previous one was with a group of friends, and yesterday’s was between me and Young Master Zhuang. He, nn, was in a bad mood, so he asked me to accompany him for a drink. Without our noticing, after a few cups later, we had already drunk a little too much…”

Shi Fengju forcefully and slickly pushed the responsibility onto Zhuang Weixian!

Hearing that he was together with a Zhuang member last night, Wang Shi become even unhappier, and she grunted, “That Zhuang family is really no good! How can you still like being in contact with their son! Hmph, just look at that, you just got home and he’s already making you drink so much!”

Dear Readers. Scrapers have recently been devasting our views. At this rate, the site (creativenovels .com) might...let's just hope it doesn't come to that. If you are reading on a scraper site. Please don't.

“Mother,” Shi Fengju could only give a vague smile, “Our families are still doing business with each other!” Afraid that his mother would not stop nagging, Shi Fengju rubbed his forehead and inadvertently showed a wretched expression.

Seeing him miserable, Wang Shi indeed felt heartache and quickly asked, “Does your head still hurt?” And she could not help but give Zhuang Weixian a few words of scolding before urging her son to go back and rest.

Shi Fengju nodded and got up. His eyes then cast a few glances at Sang Wan.

“Sang Wan, you should return too! Quickly go and help your husband!” Sure enough, Wang Shi spoke.

“Yes, Mother!” Sang Wan got up elegantly and gently held Shi Fengju’s arm. Shi Fengju felt a strange feeling flow into his heart, and he could not help but glance into Sang Wan’s eyes. But seeing her expressionless gaze just like that of a plain painting, a sense of disappointment seeped into his heart.

“Wait,” Wang Shi suddenly halted them and asked Shi Fengju, “Last night, since you came home, why did you return to the cold study room instead of the small garden?”

To think that her mother-in-law would turn a corner and bring the subject up… Sang Wan cried in pain deep inside, and her hands tightened.

Shi Fengju only chuckled and said embarrassedly, “I had actually wanted to rest a little in the study room first and then return to the small garden once I sobered up a little. But who knew that after resting for a moment, I couldn’t get up!”

“Really?” Wang Shi’s eyes looked skeptically at them. “There was no argument?”

“Why would there be any!” Shi Fengju laughed. To prove their affection to Wang Shi, he raised his hands and placed them gently on Sang Wan’s shoulder before pulling her close to him. He smiled and said, “Sang Wan’s temperament is good, so why would she quarrel with me? Besides, you know your son isn’t that kind of person! We’re good, aren’t we, Sang Wan?”

Sang Wan unconvincingly looked up at him before giving him a smile and nodding, “Mother, we really are! Everything’s alright!”

“Then that’s good!” Wang Shi was finally assured, but she spoke frustratedly, “There are too many things happening during this period, so my heart’s already frustrated enough. You two, don’t add to the trouble for me!”