Fortunate Life of the Rural Beauty
Chapter 398 - 397: Who Is Unhappy?

Chapter 398: Chapter 397: Who Is Unhappy?

As soon as Mrs. Liu finished speaking, Mrs. Fu and Mrs. Qin burst into hearty laughter.

Mrs. Qin laughed again, "I have never seen such big twins like Yu and Ming. My, Madam Chu can indeed give birth, the two boys combined are over ten pounds. A few days ago, I saw a pair of twins, one is 4.5 pounds and the other is less than 4 pounds, now that is small."

Mrs. Fu said, "Eight pounds combined is not small at all."

Chen Yuhui’s face turned beet red in anger. She was about to retort, but remembering these women were in league with Chen Afu, and they didn’t seem to respect her status as the "daughter-in-law" of Deputy General Chen. So, she huffed and puffed without saying anything, furiously fanning herself.

Then, another round of laughter came from outside, it seemed that Mrs. He had arrived. Soon after, a maid came in to inform Chen Yuhui that her mother-in-law was asking for her.

Chen Yuhui left the room with a red face and gave Mrs. He a standard salute.

This time, Mrs. He’s attitude towards Chen Yuhui was very good, and of course, her attitude towards Mrs. Jiang was even better, which surprised Mrs. Jiang.

The reason for Mrs. He’s swift change of attitude was due to the advice of Deputy General He. He said that Chen Shiying had actively promoted high-yielding crops in Dingzhou, which greatly pleased the emperor and the elders. If these crops could be successfully promoted nationally soon, the strength of Dashun Kingdom will certainly be greatly enhanced. Chen Shiying would definitely be promoted after the New Year, possibly moving to the Ministry of Industry. Rumor has it that Minister Gao, due to his age, had already submitted his resignation letter... In that case, even if the Chen family married off a legitimate daughter, they would not lose out.

Even though this girl was not liked by their son, they tolerated her due to face of Chen Shiying. Especially with Mrs. Jiang, they must treat her with civility. Since their son was not thoughtful, as elders, they must be nicer to the bride’s family...

Seeing Mrs. He’s cordiality and receiving compliments about her elegance and courtesy, Chen Yuhui was greatly moved, her face reddening. It wasn’t until Mrs. Jiang signaled her several times that she finally curtsied and excused herself from Mrs. He to return to Chen Afu’s room.

Just as she entered, Chen Yuqing and Chen Yuxia both exited, grabbing her to play in the back garden.

Mrs. Jiang went to greet other guests, and Mrs. He’s twelve-year-old daughter He Ying said, "Mother, that Chen girl is not pretty at all, her face is so long. It’s no wonder my older brother married two concubines, his fiancee is just too ugly."

Mrs. He scolded in a low voice, "Don’t talk nonsense, if others hear it, how will you find a good in-law family?"

He Ying pouted, speaking to herself, "They say Mr. Chen is the most handsome scholar, how could his daughter look like this..."

The washing ritual began, and the two children were carried out, naturally receiving another round of praises.

Finally, in the late afternoon, the guests all left and Chen Afu breathed a sigh of relief.

That evening, the gifts for the children from the Capital Marquis Mansion arrived. There were items for the children made of gold and silver, and things like writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone. There were also consumable items and clothing for Chen Afu. Alongside these, the gifts from the Royal Rui also arrived.

Upon seeing Mrs. Chu’s letter, Chen Afu couldn’t help but laugh. She said to Chu Lingxuan, "I have given birth to two sons. Aside from Rong Zhao and the second mistress who are not happy, can you guess who else is not happy?"

Chu Lingxuan said dismissively, "Who else could be bothered by the birth of my sons? Surely we don’t have that many enemies."

Chen Afu laughed, "It’s the third aunt who’s unhappy. She said rascals are not good and only beautiful girls are good. She was hoping I could have two girls so she could take one to raise. Now that she can’t, she’s frustrated."

Chu Lingxuan laughed, "If grandfather knew about third aunt’s thoughts, I’m afraid not only would she be scolded, third uncle might get a beating too."

The next day, when Chen Afu woke up, Chu Lingxuan had already gone to the office, and Dabao and Chu Lingzhi had also gone to school.

After she finished her meal and fed her children, Chu Hanyan and Li Xuan arrived.

Having narrowly escaped death during childbirth, Chen Afu had grown even more sympathetic towards Mrs. Ma. That woman, used as a pawn by her maternal family, ignored by her husband, and being sandwiched between her natal family and her married family was a miserable sight. Her death during childbirth was truly pitiful.

She pulled Chu Hanyan in front of her, smoothed her hair, and asked with a smile, "Do you like your little brothers?"

Chu Hanyan gave Chen Afu a big sweet smile, saying in a muffled voice, "Little brothers are so cute, even cuter than me."

If it were Dabao who said this, it might be a test to see who his mother liked more. But these words from his little sister, Chen Afu knew she was speaking her heart.

Chen Afu laughed, "In mommy’s eyes, both sister and brothers are equally lovely."

Chu Hanyan gave Chen Afu another sweet smile.

After the two children had a look at their younger brothers, they were persuaded by their mothers to go play with the animals.

It wasn’t long before Chen Ming and Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Chen, Chen Ye and Mrs. Hu, as well as the whole Chen Shi family arrived.

They were ushered directly into the main court. They brought many chickens and eggs, along with silver bracelets from the first and third branches, along with several sets of baby clothes and shoes. Mrs. Chen also separately gave a pair of silver bracelets. The clothes and shoes gifted by the first branch were made by Mrs. Gao. Mrs. Hu isn’t that hardworking.

Mrs. Chen and the first branch were indeed generous with their gifts this time, even though they believed the most valuable silver bracelets were essentially useless.

While the men sat in the living room, Mrs. Chen and the women came to the bedroom and once again complimented the babies.

Mrs. Hu not only withheld any unpleasant comments this time, but she was also lavishing praises on Chen Afu’s residence, "My goodness, this place is so much bigger and better than Tang Garden. This is truly a place where immortals live. I was disoriented as soon as I stepped through the door... Afu, you’re truly fortunate to marry Mr. Chu, you’re enjoying endless bliss. With all this wealth, don’t forget about us poor relatives back home. The new house we purchased is so small, and in a terrible location..."

Mrs. Chen was furious, which made sense. There is no reason for a mother to make a huge fuss about her maternal family in her in-law’s house, especially when said family has a disreputable name. She scolded, "Quit your nonsense. If you don’t know how to speak, then stay silent."

Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Zhang were both irked by the word ’shameless’. If they were elsewhere, they would surely gang up to condemn her. But they were in Chen Afu’s room, so they remained silent, playing with the two children instead.

Somehow Qi Qi sneaked in. It listened to Mrs. Chen scolding Mrs. Hu and parroted, "Bloody woman, if you’re more greedy, I’ll smack you with a slap."

The voice was Chen Ye’s.

In the countryside, whenever Mrs. Chen scolded Mrs. Hu, Chen Ye generally would echo this, which Qi Qi had learned long ago.

Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Zhang both burst into laughter. Mrs. Zhang said, "This bird has become magical; it imitates big brother’s voice perfectly."

Mrs. Hu’s face turned beet red with fury, "Afu, why are you teaching your bird to scold people?" She finished her sentence and tried to kick Qi Qi. Frightened, Qi Qi shouted, "Help!", and flew away.