Transmigration: A Farm Girl’s Brocade
Chapter 395 - 223 Good In-Laws_2

Chapter 395: Chapter 223 Good In-Laws_2

Suddenly, she heard Tiaotiao’s cheerful cries. She shaded her eyes with her hand and looked ahead, seeing Tiaotiao and Monkey Sister running toward her. Monkey Sister held a lotus leaf as an umbrella over her head with one hand, and an even larger lotus leaf in the other. It must have been Lady Wu’s doing to send them to fetch her.

Seeing these two little ones lifted Qian Yixiu’s spirits. She bent down to pat Tiaotiao and took the lotus leaf from Monkey Sister to hold over her own head, while leading Monkey Sister by the hand as they returned to Guiyuan together.

During dinner, Qian Yixiu relayed Lady Wang’s words to Qian Sangui.

Lady Wu snorted, "That woman has always been like that. When she can control people, she’ll take everything she can get her hands on. Once she can’t control them anymore, she’s all over them trying to curry favor." She added, "Today, Auntie Xia told me that a few days ago, Auntie Die, heavily pregnant, went to visit her in-laws. She said that life isn’t easy in her husband’s family, that her parents-in-law often give her the cold shoulder, claiming the family’s business has suffered greatly because of her and her mother. Auntie Die cried and said she didn’t mean for it to happen and never imagined a word from her could cause such a commotion."

Qian Sangui remarked, "Auntie Die is a good girl, and I believe she didn’t mean to let that slip. She’s learned her lesson and will know what can be said and what can’t be from now on. My older sister’s been harsh with her too. I’ll talk to Cai He in a few days and suggest that Jinxiu Embroidery Workshop restore our previous business relationship with the Yu family. Auntie Die is about to give birth; we shouldn’t stress her out too much."

Lady Wu agreed, "What the head of the household says is right, I have no objections to helping Auntie Die. However, Lady Wang and Lady Tang can’t just get away with it so easily. When I think about how they wanted to anger you and drive Jinwa away, my chest still aches. They have such malicious hearts."

Qian Sangui nodded and said, "We’ll wait on their matter. But family harmony breeds prosperity, and as long as they recognize their mistakes, for the sake of father, mother, and our brothers, the kinship with the first and second branches of our family cannot be severed."

But Qian Yeejin was thinking of another serious matter. He spoke earnestly, "Father, Mother, if someone in the future is interested in my sister not for who she is, but for our family’s status or wealth, I will not let her marry into such a family. No matter how wealthy they are or how promising their prospects, it won’t do."

Cheng Yue understood Qian Yeejin’s words and agreed, "Yeejin is right. Yixiu’s in-laws have to be as good as Yueyue’s in-laws before she can marry into their family."

This made Qian Sangui and Lady Wu very pleased, and they both laughed heartily.

Qian Yixiu smacked her lips and said, "Mother, your standards are really high. In-laws as good as father and grandmother are hard to find, in all of history, all over the world, besides mother who has the ability to find them, no one else does. If we’re going by that standard, the chances of Yixiu getting married are zero."

Cheng Yue only caught the first half of the daughter’s praise and felt delighted, her cheeks turning pink and her eyes smiling as she said, "Indeed, Mother has the ability, that’s how I found such good in-laws." After speaking, she looked at Qian Sangui and Lady Wu with a pleased expression.

Qian Yeejin mainly heard the latter part of the sentence and laughed with his mouth wide open, "Then sister shouldn’t marry at all, brother will support you for a lifetime."

Qian Sangui and Lady Wu couldn’t help but burst into laughter. After he finished laughing, Qian Sangui added, "We should only say these things at home; they can’t be mentioned outside. If outsiders hear this, they might say the Qian family’s daughters are not virtuous. Respecting in-laws is a daughter-in-law’s duty." He continued, "However, when looking for Yixiu’s future in-laws, we really need to consider if they are easy to get along with. If they’re not or have ulterior motives, as Yeejin said, no matter how good their family status, I would not be willing to let Yixiu marry into such a family."

Cheng Yue pouted and said, "I wouldn’t be willing either."

Qian Yeejin affirmed, "Brother is even more unwilling."

Lady Wu sighed, "No matter how unwilling we are, Yixiu will have to marry when she grows up. We’ll just need to keep our eyes wide open to find a good family."

Cheng Yue nodded and responded, "Yes, girls must get married. My Yixiu is so clever; she must marry into a good family. Yueyue will keep her eyes wide open to help pick. We don’t want someone bad or in-laws who are not good."

Qian Yixiu, seeing her stepmother take it seriously, joked, "Why is everyone talking about me getting married? Brother is older; we should be discussing what kind of wife he should take."

Lady Wu replied, "We have already decided what kind of wife Yeejin should look for when Manjiang wasn’t here yet. She needs to be virtuous, have a good temper, and be filial to her in-laws. Back then, we were worried that if we passed away first, a wife with a bad temper might make Yueyue suffer. But now that’s not a concern, Manjiang is still alive, so we don’t need to worry about that."