Chapter 151 What kind of mouth are you slapping? Fight it out
Lu Jie, who was listening to the second brother Lu Ling come over to talk, heard this and immediately raised his eyes to look at Nanny Du.
At this time, everyone in the seats also restrained their voices and sat upright.
Lu Jia took the milk that had been stirred at dawn, and then turned her eyes to Aunt Du: "Is this your intention, or is it mother's intention? Or is it father's intention?"
Aunt Du had just suffered her loss yesterday, and of course she would not let her take advantage of it openly at this time.
She smiled even more attentively: "The Lu family is a family of officials for generations. You must understand the rules of courtesy. As the lady in charge, I still have to remind the girl what I should."
Lu Jia sneered: "You mean this is your idea?"
Aunt Du felt that there was a trap in this statement as soon as she heard it. She was neither advancing nor retreating for a while, so she could only vaguely say: "How dare you make your own decisions? It's just that the two girls usually receive the courtesy of the elders and come and go." Big girls, don’t break the rules.”
"If the second girl wants to reciprocate the gift, I have to reciprocate the gift?" Lu Jia chuckled, "You were still in the Jiang family when I was the eldest daughter of the Lu family. Are you here to remind me how to be the Lu family?
"In front of my father, ask your second uncle and your third uncle, when the old man and his wife were here, and when my mother was here, did the Lu family have any rules for younger people to receive gifts from their elders and return gifts?"
Lu Jie and the second and third children straightened up immediately after their names were called.
"Father is talking," Lu Jia said without any intention of avoiding them, "Why don't the second uncle and the third uncle say anything?
"After all, I didn't leave home until I was five years old. Let me ask you, when I was a child, I kowtowed to you during festivals and accepted your gifts. Why didn't my father, mother, and old lady ask me to return the gift?
"Why, I still remember the family rules that I have been strictly required to remember for as long as I can remember, but you don't remember them ten years later?"
Heavenly Mother, tampering with the family rules is a violation of the ancestral teachings. I cannot afford this crime!
Lu Ling, who was still standing behind Lu Jie, could not help but tremble.
Lu Jie had other things to do, so he originally just wanted to finish the meal, but when he saw something was wrong, he intervened at any time, leaving it to the surface to be lively.
At this time, seeing Lu Jia change his grumbling demeanor from yesterday, and his words were full of edge, he was dumbfounded.
Lu Ruan, the third child in the seat, couldn't avoid it. He covered his lips and coughed: "Sister Jia is talking nonsense. How can the family rules be changed casually? It's just that there haven't been any juniors in the Lu family in recent years. I have forgotten how things are done in the family. Haha .”
The Lu family was a scholarly family, and the hierarchy between elder and younger was very clear. There was no way that they could interfere with the eldest daughter's affairs. But in this situation today, the eldest brother and his wife have not said a word yet, so he can only bite the bullet and fight haha.
It was enough for Lu Jia to get his response. She looked back at Aunt Du: "Since the rules haven't changed, you, a slave who came here as a dowry, are urging me, a young girl who has not yet left the court, to give you a gift in return because you feel that the old lady in law and her second and third uncles can't afford it. With this meeting gift, do you still feel that the Lu family has been reduced to caring about the young ladies?”
Grandma Du was speechless. The face that was still swollen felt like it had been slapped a few more times, and it was burning.
Lu Jia then sneered: "I am still under the protection of my family and receiving food from my family. Where can I get the money to give gifts in return?
"The elders love the younger ones and give them some rewards. It's out of love and affection. If they can't afford it, they won't give it to them. If they are really decent people, they would be ashamed to mention it, let alone asking for a gift in return.
"I just have to give. I have a father and mother above me. Especially when it comes to discussing etiquette with elders. Shouldn't it be the duty of a mother who is just running the family?
"The second girl gave it to me last year. I won't say which family's rules she followed. I'm just ashamed for her. I've never heard of a young lady with parents having to take a gift in return as a courtesy. The old lady from my in-laws, Dare I ask you, Miss Jiang, if you receive a greeting gift from an elder, do you have to give a gift in return?”
The Wei family whose name was called the second time couldn't sit still for a long time. Jiang family was also a young lady of the Jiang family. Didn't Lu Jia's words mean that the Jiang family came from a family with no rules? "I have never thought of accepting a gift from a girl in return... Nanny Du, you really deserve to be slapped! You, the master and the wife, didn't say anything, but you are here to go above and beyond and sow discord between the young lady and the madam. How brave are you! ”
Who said that Miss Lu would become a country girl after living outside for many years? It was clear that she was even more proud when she came back than when she was the apple of his eye. What was the difference between her mouth and her uncle's teeth? Just like the original wife Cheng who was still alive back then!
"What are you talking about? Hit him out!" Lu Jia shouted at the end of Wei's words, his face as cold as ice. "I have only been back home for two days, and she has been targeting me both days. She has made it clear that she wants to drive a wedge between my mother and me. This time she has gone even further and asked me to give her a gift in return in front of so many people. This is not to point at my mother and scold her. If you don’t know how to be a master, don’t you understand the rules?
"Should such a slave with ulterior motives still be allowed to continue to harm my mother's reputation?
"My mother has been married to my father for more than ten years, taking care of the housework and giving birth to daughters. If my father doesn't severely punish this slave and kick her out of the Lu family today, he means he doesn't take my mother seriously at all! Even I have to take my mother's place. The injustice is over.”
There were so many people in the house, all of them became mute.
The three brothers of the Lu family are all full of poems and books, and they are usually eloquent, but now they are all dumb. Mrs. Zhou from the second room and Ms. Wu from the third room were dumbfounded and could only look at each other.
Lu Jia was indeed a little pepper back then, but that was just a child. Eleven years later, the little pepper grew into a Chaotian pepper.
Jiang, who also had a cold face, gritted his teeth for half a day and looked towards Lu Jie with scarlet eyes.
Lu Jie's face had already darkened, and then he banged the table: "Nonsense!"
Everyone in the seat straightened up, and half of the people even held their breath.
Lu Jie looked at Lu Jia with a gloomy face: "Are you ready to eat?"
Lu Jia also turned and looked back, - What do you mean? Pulling a bias?
After looking at him up and down for a moment, his eyes rested on her palm for a moment, but she suddenly calmed down and seriously picked up the bowl in front of her.
On the other side, Jiang's expression had softened.
She glanced at the silent Lu Jia, and the corners of her mouth were raised in amusement.
After all, Lu Jie was a scholarly scholar and a high-ranking official who wanted to be dignified. How could he tolerate Lu Jia being so showy?
Although the purpose of getting Nanny Du to expose this girl's embarrassment was in vain, under her arrogance, she unexpectedly achieved her goal.
You really shot yourself in the foot!
If the same thing happens a few more times, she will not be far away from being given up by her biological father.
"Father, calm down!"
Lu Ying stood up and walked to Lu Jie: "Father, for the sake of my sister just coming back, don't punish her. My sister has suffered a lot in these years, and my father should love her more. - Sister ," she turned her head and winked, "please admit your mistake to your father. My father was very generous to me in the past. If you admit your mistake, he will not punish you."
Lu Jia glanced at her and held the bowl without moving.
Lu Ying wanted to persuade her again, but then she heard the sound of Lu Jie slapping the table again:
"Come here, drag this unruly slave down, give him ten sticks, and drive him out early tomorrow morning!"
Nanny Du, who was secretly relieved just now, was stunned: "Master?!"
Jiang's head buzzed, and then he stood up: "What did you say?"