stingy landlady

Chapter 266 Gui Xiang's Wedding (2)

Han Xuewen solemnly said to Dazhu:

"Father-in-law, rest assured! It is absolutely impossible for me to hit or scold my wife! Even if she were to hit me, it would only be Guixiang who hit me! And if she were to scold me, it would only be Guixiang who scolded me! I would never fight back or talk back!"

Gui Xiang felt a sweet warmth in her heart when she heard Han Xuewen's glib tongue.

"Who's going to hit you or yell at you? It's not like I'm some kind of unreasonable person!"

Dazhu waved his hand, secretly happy for Guixiang.

"Alright! If you two are doing well, your mother and I can rest easy! You two go do whatever you need to do! I'm going to see your mother! She's a bit stubborn! I'll go talk to her!"

Gui Xiang asked with some concern:

"Dad! What if Mom doesn't agree?"

"What do you mean, 'what to do'? Just do what needs to be done! Why are you worrying so much about her? You need to learn from Guihong and Guizhi! You're just too submissive to your mother!"

After Dazhu finished speaking, he went inside to check on Li Shi, while Han Xuewen pulled Guixiang out.

Li was sulking in the house, and when she saw Dazhu enter, she still huffed and puffed, saying:

"What are you doing here? In this house, whatever I say or do is wrong. Go find your aunt, why are you coming to see me?"

Da Zhu, though his patience was limited, still managed to suppress his temper and said to Li Shi:

"Honey! You know that whatever you say or do is wrong, so just say less and do less wrong!"

"These children are all your own. What's wrong with wanting them to have a good life?"

Upon hearing this, Li added fuel to the fire:

"Why wouldn't I want them to be well! I only said that because I care about them. If they weren't my own children, I wouldn't meddle in their business!"

I was just explaining the rules to her, which is what I, as her mother, should teach her! Who knew she wouldn't appreciate it? This girl is growing up, and so are her thoughts.

Not only did she not appreciate our efforts or say thank you, but she's also started to go against us! If I'd known she was such a disobedient daughter, I would have given her away in the first place; it would have been better than raising her all these years only to have her come back to be a source of endless frustration!

Dazhu found it funny:

"Alright, alright! Gui Xiang hasn't listened to you after all these years? Give me a break! You want to give her away? If you really give her away, I bet you'll start thinking about her every day!"

Guihong and Guizhi should be back soon. You should tidy up their rooms and help with the washing and cleaning! Especially Guihong's room, it's been uninhabited for so long, the bedding and everything inside must be damp.

Hurry up and heat up her kang (heated brick bed). You've been growing bean sprouts, scallions, and garlic in her room. It's a complete mess; how will the children stay when they come back? Why are you meddling in such useless things instead of doing important things?

It's a lot of work for nothing!

Li thought about it and realized it made sense.

"Oh dear! I've been thinking about this too these past few days! I almost forgot about it! You know what, Guihong's room isn't ready yet. If that girl suddenly comes back, with her mouth, she could nag me to death."

Guizhi's room is locked every day! Why should I bother cleaning it for her? And that girl named Xile, she'll light the kang (heated brick bed) every now and then. She'll secretly wipe the ashes, as if I don't know!

"Hmph! In this family, all my daughters are useless! They're all wary of me! It's my fault for being useless and not being able to give birth to a son! If I had a son, I'd make all my older sisters fawn over him!"

Dazhu watched with amusement as Li Shi talked to herself:

"Alright, alright! Let's talk about it after you have a son! I have something to do, I'm leaving!"

After Dazhu finished speaking, he turned to leave, but Li Shi hurriedly grabbed him.

"You! Me!"

Dazhu looked at Li Shi with a puzzled expression, while Li Shi blushed.

"What's wrong? Honey! Just say what's on your mind! What's there to be shy about!"

Li rolled her eyes before saying:

"You make it sound so easy! Can I have a son on my own? If you don't come over tonight, how am I supposed to have a son?"

Dazhu reached out and pinched Li's cheek, then smiled.

"My wife misses me! Just say so! What's there to be shy about? We've been married for ages! Get all clean and ready for me tonight! I promise you'll have a good time!"

Hahaha! "

After Dazhu left, Li Shi stood there in a daze for a long time before going to tidy up Guihong's room. Guihong's room was a mess of jars and basins, like a storage room, and it was indeed uninhabitable.

Li thought to herself, "Oh dear, this little devil! I hope he doesn't come back today! It'll be dark by the time we finish cleaning up!"

This person was indeed prone to muttering; speak of the devil and he appears. Gui Hong and Gui Zhi were also thinking about Gui Xiang's wedding and hoped that returning a few days earlier might be helpful.

Gui Hong was speechless looking at the completely ruined house, so she had Yanzi and Xique clean it all over again. She told them to take apart the bedding and wash it again before she ran to Guizhi's room to see how Guizhi had done.

Guizhi's room was always locked, but Xile would occasionally sneak in to dust it off when Li was away. The room was spotless, and the kang (heated brick bed) was warm.

The house was clean and bright, and felt very warm as soon as I entered. Gui Hong's eyes welled up with tears.

"Third Sister! Your room is still the same as before! My room is completely ruined! It looks like a storeroom, and it's cold and deserted inside!"

When I looked, the wardrobe and everything else were moldy. There were mud stains on them, and the bedding was damp! I was really upset! It was so upsetting to look at! So I had the two girls clean it up!

I came to your house seeking warmth!

"Second sister! You can't sleep on a damp quilt, you'll get sick. How about we make you a new one? It won't take much work! We can do it together, it'll only take a little while!"

Guizhi said as she went out, telling Xile to go to Zhou Niangzi's place to get cotton, and to ask Jinxiu to find some fabric. Soon, the fabric and cotton were brought over, along with Zhou Niangzi and Jinxiu.

Madam Zhou said enthusiastically:

"Second Miss! Third Miss! I heard you want to make the bedding yourselves. Why don't we do it? We're quick and we're used to doing chores."

"Let's finish this early so the two young ladies don't have to do needlework and get tired as soon as they get home!"

Guizhi smiled and invited Zhou Niangzi to get on the kang (heated brick bed):

"Then Aunt Zhou, hurry up and get on the kang! We'll have to trouble you and Jinxiu to do it! My sister and I haven't touched a needle and thread in a long time, so we're probably a bit rusty! We definitely won't be as fast as Aunt Zhou!"

Guizhi then said to Guihong:

"Second sister! Let's go talk to Mother! We haven't seen her for so long. She runs away as soon as she sees us. Now that someone's doing the work, we can relax."

Go find Mom and have a chat!

Before Li could finish tidying up Guihong's room, Guihong returned. She was afraid Guihong would be angry and nag her. She was also afraid Guizhi would find out she had caused trouble in Huanghua Village and bring up past grievances.

Li had already gone back inside to hide from her two daughters. Seeing that they were both standing safely in front of her, neither of them had been abducted, deceived, or sold, she was relieved.