The Country Maiden: Fields and Leisure
Chapter 292 Shut up!

Chapter 292: Chapter 292 Shut up!

The gold bracelet shimmered brilliantly on Old Granny Zhang’s wrist, dazzling onlookers.

Old Granny Zhang squinted at the gold bracelet on her wrist for a long time before tremblingly mumbling, "Beautiful!"

Oh my, how could it not be beautiful? It was a gift from the noble lady in the palace; she never expected such good fortune as an old woman, to wear something from the noble lady of the palace.

Wang Yongzhu watched Old Granny Zhang’s pleased expression with a smile, her eyes brimming with softness, joy, dependency, and pride to the point of overflowing.

Song Chongjin caught every detail of Wang Yongzhu’s gaze as she watched Old Granny Zhang, and at that moment, his eyes sparkled astonishingly, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

Suddenly, Wang Yongzhu heard the almost heart-wrenching prompt from Xiao Tiantian, "Congratulations to the host, the progress of the rural love story task has reached ’Friendly’, rewarding the host with 100 points, please check!"

Wang Yongzhu was stunned.

What? Without doing anything, how did the friendliness that Song Chongjin struggled to breakthrough suddenly reach ’Friendly’?

In her mind, Xiao Tiantian was ecstatic to the point of madness, "Host! Host! You don’t need to worry about romantic fate anymore! Your romance isn’t with Mutou, not a sworn enemy who killed your father, haha, it has reached ’Friendly’! Host, you must keep going, we must try harder and upgrade to ’Intimate’, then you’ll get a thousand points, and I can upgrade to 4.0! Host, Xiao Tiantian really didn’t bind the wrong host! Haha, I want those who mocked me to see, Xiao Tiantian will be the final victor..."

This must be some sort of farming system, right, not a lunatic system?

Wang Yongzhu was so annoyed her head hurt.

Meanwhile, Wang Laozhu’s gaze reluctantly shifted from the two gold ingots and several golden gemstone pieces of jewelry in the box, and with caution, a faint fear and eagerness he himself hadn’t noticed, he asked, "My daughter, this, this is—"

It was only at this moment that Wang Yongping came to his senses. Hearing Wang Laozhu’s question, he excitedly recounted everything he saw and heard in detail.

Wang Laozhu’s body swayed, nearly falling to the ground, but he quickly steadied himself, "This is the glory of our Wang Family! Quick, light the incense, and take these to be enshrined in the main hall!"

Old Granny Zhang, still lost in the glamour of the gold bracelet, snapped to attention upon hearing Wang Laozhu’s words, "Enshrine what? All these things were awarded to my daughter by the noble lady in the palace. Enshrine them in the main hall, aren’t you afraid they’ll be stolen? Have you gone senile? This is gold! Gold! If it gets lost, I’ll fight you to the death! Nobody is allowed to touch it until I put them away!"

"Foolish! Such a woman’s shortsightedness! These are treasures that illuminate our Wang Family! How can they be hidden? It’s already late today, but tomorrow, we must place them in front of the ancestral tablets in the ancestral hall to share the joy with our ancestors!" Wang Laozhu was so anxious he stamped his foot.

"It’s not happening because I said so!" Old Granny Zhang quickly slipped the gold bracelet off her hand, placed it in the box, snapped it shut, and tucked it into her bosom.

"These are Zhuzhu’s! They have nothing to do with the Wang Family’s ancestors! On regular days, even my Zhuzhu isn’t allowed into the ancestral hall, and now you want to ride on my Zhuzhu’s coattails? Dream on!"

"It must be done whether you like it or not! Which family has such fortune? It certainly needs to be offered in the ancestral hall! Hiding it at home, wouldn’t that be a great disrespect to the palace noble lady? Women with long hair and short insight! There’s no point in discussing these matters with you. Laosi, hurry, go invite the Clan Leader over; this is the honor of our entire Wang Family Clan—"

Wang Laozhu felt it was impossible to reason with Old Granny Zhang.

Such a significant honor, not one our ancestors in over eight or even eighty generations has experienced!

With such good news, it naturally needs to be proclaimed. From now on, Wang Family wouldn’t just be country bumpkins, but a family praised by the palace noble lady!

If this honor were inscribed in the family records, he, Wang Laozhu, would be a distinguished person in the history of the Wang Family.

Wang Yongping looked from his father to his mother.

Old Granny Zhang held the box tightly, as if ready to take the life of anyone who dared to snatch it.

Wang Laozhu, with eyes red and hands trembling, was overwhelmed with the joy of the Wang Family’s impending rise to wealth.

At that moment, she truly didn’t know whom to listen to.

"Shut up!" Wang Yongzhu couldn’t stand the chatter of Xiao Tiantian in her mind and Wang Laozhu’s nagging by her side any longer.

Without control for a moment, her palm slammed down onto the stone table.

A loud bang was heard, and then several cracks appeared on the stone table, followed by the tabletop falling apart into pieces, crashing to the ground with a few muffled sounds.

This action silenced not only Xiao Tiantian, but Wang Laozhu and Old Granny Zhang fell silent as well.

Everyone looked at Wang Yongzhu with shock, her complexion not looking too good.

Wang Yongping’s first reaction was to gulp and take several steps back.

Wang Laozhu suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.

Wang Yongzhu cast her gaze around the courtyard, and everyone she looked at involuntarily lowered their heads, except for Old Granny Zhang and Song Chongjin.

Did Song Chongjin even give her a smile?

Is there something wrong with this person?

Wang Yongzhu didn’t have time to bother with him and glared before slowly saying, "Who is in charge of this family now?"

None of the Wang Family dared to make a sound.

"Since I am the one in charge, I haven’t spoken yet, and you, father, are making decisions on your own—do you want to be the head of this family?" She said, looking toward Wang Laozhu.

Wang Laozhu felt his legs go weak and barely managed to stay upright, "This family... you are in charge, what you say counts!"

After speaking these words, he felt the pressure lighten slightly, his back drenched in sweat.

"Let everyone remember well, from now on I call the shots in this family! The empress’s rewards in the palace were given to me, not to the Wang Family! Everyone had better remember this point! Since you want me to be the head and to bear the responsibility for the Wang Family, I hope that before I have spoken, everyone holds in their thoughts! The words I say, I also do not wish for anyone to interfere recklessly just because they are an elder!"

"My patience has its limits, I am in charge, I have an obligation to ensure that everyone is well-fed and clothed, to lead a good life. But that does not mean I will allow you all to climb onto my head to make your nest, to make decisions for me! Do you all understand?"

All of the Wang Family nodded apprehensively.

"Good to understand! This is the first time, and I hope it’s the last! Otherwise, I think you wouldn’t want to see the consequences!" Wang Yongzhu hinted meaningfully at the broken stones at her feet.

Who would dare to speak now?

Only then did Wang Yongzhu turn to Old Granny Zhang and blink, "Regarding these items rewarded by the empress, mother’s words are correct, these are all real gold. If we offer them at the ancestral hall, what if they get stolen? Wouldn’t that be extremely disrespectful to the empress in the palace? If the ancestors truly have spirits, they would have sensed them already. Tomorrow, father, go to the ancestral hall and burn a stick of incense for the ancestors to let them know!"

She had already said it before, this family needed only the farmland and the mountain goods business.

As for anything else, only when she wanted to give it would she do so!

When she didn’t want to give, no one else should even think about touching her things!