Transmigration: The Evil Mother-In-Law Is Actually Innocent!
Chapter 1355: Delivering Silver

Chapter 1355: Chapter 1355: Delivering Silver

Zhou family, Zhulan watched Yu Jiao and a few others playing in the snow, as Ming Teng, covered in snow, walked into the courtyard. After Ming Teng entered the house, Zhulan said, "Haven’t seen you since it started snowing, you must be freezing in all that snow."

As she spoke, Zhulan reached out to touch her grandson’s hand, which was so cold that she quickly withdrew her hand, his hands icy to the touch.

Ming Teng rubbed his hands, "As soon as it started snowing, uncle-in-law took me away, and in the past two days, Xu Chen and I have been helping the villagers clear the snow from their roofs."

Zhulan poured some hot tea, "Drink some to warm up your body."

After Ming Teng’s hands had warmed up a bit, he held the tea bowl and sipped, "Grandma, did my mother go to see my sister?"

"Mm, your sister wanted some fruit, so your mother took some to her."

Ming Teng paused, "The problem with big families is that everything is regulated and fixed."

Zhulan patted Ming Teng’s head, "Rules are what shape the circle. Wong family’s long-standing inheritance relies on strict rules, and although things are fixed, it’s not forbidden to buy things privately as long as you have Silver. No one would intervene."

After drinking the tea, Ming Teng grumbled, "How much Silver can the brother-in-law have? He has to live off his salary, let’s hope he doesn’t spend my sister’s dowry Silver."

Zhulan rolled her eyes, "Stop grumbling, lad. Wong Wei’s seniors will sneak some Silver to him, and besides, what do you mean by ’living off salary’? After Wong Wei got married, he was allocated some assets."

Although not much, she thought it was a good point of Wong family - every male descendant would get some properties when they got married. Of course, whether these properties accumulated or depleted was one’s own business and the seniors wouldn’t interfere. The main purpose of allocating limited assets by the Wong family was to cultivate responsibility.

Zhulan didn’t know if Mrs. Tao secretly gave Silver to Wong Wei after he got married, but what she could be sure of was that Wong Wei, being the eldest grandson, would not be short of Silver.

Ming Teng ate some pastries, "Grandson needs to pack up later. Tomorrow, Xu Chen and I need to inspect the nearby villages, check for any collapsed houses, etc."

Zhulan was very pleased, "You can stand on your own now."

Ming Teng smiled, "Certainly, your grandson is quite capable!"

Outside the capital, Zhou Shuren and his company had not rested at all, but still couldn’t reach Jinzhou City by noon. In order to continue traveling without rest, they could only snack inside the carriage.

Zhou Shuren opened the suitcase, took out the pastries prepared by his wife; there was a hot water bottle so the pastries were still warm, along with hot milk tea, plain porridge, several small pickles, and some shredded meat.

The focus was on the shredded meat, with varieties made from pork and fish, delicious when sprinkled on porridge.

In a daze, Crown Prince found Zhou Shuren already contentedly sipping his porridge.

Imperial Court Official Yan looked down at his own pastry, hardly able to eat it.

The Crown Prince’s travel arrangements were naturally prepared as well, but this time they were simplified, just including a food box with convenient snacks.

Zhou Shuren clearly felt the gazes of the two men but pretended not to see, continuing to drink his porridge in silence. Remaining silent was the best way to keep his food secure, firmly deciding not to make a sound.

It wasn’t appropriate for the Crown Prince to ask, so he ate his own pastries, while Imperial Court Official Yan quickly finished his snack and closed his eyes to rest, adopting ’out of sight, out of mind’.

Zhou Shuren cleaned up after eating, and the Crown Prince felt that the carriage was a bit too silent. He said, "We haven’t seen any disaster victims rushing to the capital on our way, the measures taken in recent years to deal with disasters have been very effective."

Zhou Shuren stroked his beard; whenever there was a disaster, the victims would head to the capital, because the capital as the national capital would not just watch the people die. Zhou Shuren was proud, look, he had changed and saved many lives.

Official Yan opened his eyes, "Zhou sir’s contributions are indeed significant."

Zhou Shuren waved his hand, "Don’t attribute all the credit to me alone; the perfection of the Imperial court’s disaster relief system is everyone’s effort, it’s not something one person can accomplish alone."

Official Yan had a smile in his eyes; he was a strict man who disliked excessive behavior. Zhou Shuren had broken many rules along the way, and initially, he disliked him from his heart, even ignoring him when they met at court. But over time, as he learned more, he started to change his view of Zhou sir; indeed, some people’s capacities could break rules.

The next day, Wong Wei bought some fruits and sent them to Zhou’s residence, and Ming Teng, feeling sorry for his parents, also instructed someone to buy and bring them back.

Lady Li was all smiles, "My son-in-law is really too formal; I’ve told him I’m not short of fruits, see, my son has brought some for me."

Zhulan, "You’ve said this several times already, we all know you are fortunate, both your son and son-in-law are filial."

Lady Li grinned joyfully. She was a bit nervous about her son-in-law; how to put it, she feared that her son-in-law might look down on her. It made her happiest when her son-in-law showed her respect voluntarily, it was her son-in-law respecting her despite her humble origins, recognizing her as his mother-in-law.

Of course, she was even happier for her daughter; it was also a demonstration of the son-in-law valuing her daughter.

Mrs. Zhao had envy in her eyes; Liufeng was also filial, just not the type to make grand gestures of gifts since their family couldn’t afford it. But each son-in-law has their good aspects, and the envy in her eyes dissipated, "Big sister indeed has good fortune."

Lady Li was buoyant with joy; every time her big brother visited since her daughter got married, he remarked on how fortunate she was.

Su Xuan moved her mouth but didn’t voice her worries; she was concerned that with Wong Wei bringing back fruits, people in the Wong family might gossip. But then she thought, Yu Lu wasn’t easy to bully and was now pregnant with protectors around her, so her worried heart settled considerably.

At the Wong residence, Yu Lu was in the Grandmother’s courtyard. The second grandmother spoke sourly, "In the future, my grandson should also marry into a generous family; a basket of fruits sent just like that."

Mrs. Tao said indifferently, "Sister-in-law’s wish won’t come true, Wong Jing’s fiancée’s family isn’t that rich."

The illegitimate son’s timid father spoke, "Yu Lu, these winter fruits are rare; it’d be a pity if that basket of fruits spoils because you can’t finish them."

The Old Lady held her breath with frustration; the Wong family did not have many heirs, and even those illegitimate sons were carefully raised. Initially, the engagement was to a good family, but over the years, this couple from the third family became more superficial.

The Old Lady’s face fell, "Yu Lu is filial, she already sent quite a few fruits over this morning. I am old and my teeth aren’t good, I can’t eat much, but this child insisted on sending them, truly a filial person."

Saying that, the Old Lady signaled a maid with her eyes, and the maid soon brought out a tray with a set of head ornaments on it.

The Old Lady, not caring about the second and third daughter-in-law’s expressions, took Yu Lu’s hand, "As your ancestor, I know your filial piety. I’ll take these fruits lest someone covets them. This is your ancestor’s gift to you, a good child should keep it well."

Let them be jealous; the more they talk, the more I’ll give.

Yu Lu didn’t foolishly refuse but accepted happily, "Thank you, ancestor."

She actually liked visiting her old ancestor, why? Because it benefitted her. The more the second and third grandmothers caused trouble, the more benefits she, as a junior, gained. She hadn’t been married into the family long but had received quite a lot of good things, including a sum from the pregnancy, Yu Lu’s eyes gleamed; she wasn’t upset at all by the second and third grandma’s words, they were presenting her with silver!