Chapter 214 Xu is coming
Xia Zihan lowered his eyes.
It just so happened that she could use these three days to expose the affairs between Song Huai and Mudan Song Baiqing. By then, she and her grandmother would go to the Song family to break off the engagement, and she would become more confident.
Even if the Song family didn't agree, they wouldn't dare not agree because they were in the wrong.
But the plan didn't change quickly. Xia Zihan asked Chu Cong and Chu Fei to handle the matter, and Xia Shiming received the letter.
Mrs. Xu is bringing Xia Ziying to the capital.
"What?" Xia Zihan stood up from the chair excitedly, "Fourth sister is coming."
"It's because Ying Niang is old and I want to bring her to live in the capital. It will also help Ying Niang get to know more friends in the capital. It will be good for her to find her husband's family in the future. Your grandmother also agreed."
Xia Shiming is an upright and meticulous person, and he is also a simple and honest person. He has never refuted what his parents said.
No matter what the elders said, even if it was wrong, he would nod in response.
"Fortunately, the house we are looking for is not small, and your mother and Yingniang can live in it." Xia Shiming said with a smile.
It was obvious that he was in a good mood.
But in fact, Xia Shiming had no feelings for Xu, and could even be said to be a stranger.
When he and Xu got married, they only stayed at home for a month before taking Aunt Zhang to Mingchang County to take up the post.
Later, he only went back to Jiangning City three times, and each time he stayed for half a month before leaving. Overall, he and Xu spent less than three months together.
He took office in another place and left Xu at home to serve his two elders and educate his children. In fact, he felt very guilty towards her.
Now that Mrs. Xu is coming, her mother agreed, so he is naturally very happy. After all, Mrs. Xu is his legitimate wife, and her status is different from that of Aunt Zhang. A serious wife and aunt have different identities and statuses. Colleagues lead When the wife goes to play at home, the wife entertains the wife of her colleague, which is different from the aunt entertaining the wife.
If the wife comes forward to entertain the other party, that is showing respect to the other party, but if an aunt comes to entertain the other party, that is showing contempt for the other party.
In the past, in Mingchang County, because there was no serious female hostess at home, he did not dare to invite his colleagues and their wives to go home for drinks, let alone allow his colleagues to go to their homes for drinks.
Worried about returning the invitation.
Well now, Mrs. Xu is coming. From now on, he no longer has to worry about having a mistress at home to entertain the wives of his colleagues.
Xia Shiming's eyebrows were widened with joy, and he was in a particularly good mood, while Xia Zihan's heart was like a sea with layers of waves, turbulent and stormy.
Yes, Mingchang County is a poor place, and Xia Shiming is not good at making money, and is used to being frugal. Xu didn't bother to follow him to go to work and suffer hardships, so he stayed in Jiangning City. The Xia family is also in Jiangning City. Considered a big business owner. A person's monthly food and drink expenses are at least one hundred taels of silver, and Xia Shiming's annual salary is only more than three hundred taels of silver. The monthly salary of servants, Xia Shiming's entertainment outside, the money for renting a house, etc. are all Gotta get out from here.
Mrs. Xu finally married into the Xia family and became the second wife of the Xia family. It was strange that she would follow Xia Shiming to work and endure hardship and hardship.
She found an excuse to stay in Jiangning City and enjoy the blessings, and she also gained a reputation as a filial daughter-in-law and a good wife who served her parents-in-law, killing two birds with one stone.
But then, less than a month after her father was transferred to the capital, Mrs. Xu came with Xia Ziying. The euphemistic claim was that she wanted to find a good in-law for Xia Ziying in the capital, but in fact, she took the money she had deceived and hid in the capital. Come enjoy the blessing.
But in this life, her father was transferred to the capital in advance, and Mrs. Xu and Xia Ziying also came in advance... However, in this life, Mrs. Xu had no money, so even if she arrived in the capital, she would have to live a hard life with her father.
She could give her father money, but she would never give a penny to Mrs. Xu.
Then Xu and Xia Ziying came to the capital...really just to let Xia Ziying know more and have fun?
When he thought of Xia Ziying, Xia Zihan's eyes turned red, filled with hatred, and emitted a frightening light.
She hurriedly lowered her head, worried that Xia Shiming would find out something.
Xia Shiming said a few more words because he was happy, "Your mother and fourth sister will arrive in half a month. When dad moves here, you can take the time to help Aunt Zhang tidy up your mother and fourth sister's house. Take a look. You just have to decide what to add..."
She made up her mind?
Why should she help her stepmother and Xia Ziying decorate their room?
Why...
They are enemies, not relatives.
Xia Zihan pursed her lips tightly and wanted to refuse, but couldn't refute a word.
She knew Xia Shiming, and if she showed that she didn't like her stepmother and Xia Ziying now, her father would definitely be disappointed in her, and there would even be a slight rift between him and her.
It's not worth it for a pair of jackals to push away the father who has just loved and cared about you and her with great difficulty.
Not cost-effective either.
Xia Zihan suppressed the hatred in her heart, raised her little face, and said with a smile, "Okay, I will definitely decorate the rooms of my mother and fourth sister."
Xia Shiming felt completely relieved and happy when she called her mother and fourth sister, and he liked this sensible eldest daughter even more.
He warned, "Yeah, your fourth sister likes gorgeous roses. When the time comes, plant a few in her yard."
"Yeah."
She knew that she knew all of Xia Ziying's hobbies.
Xia Ziying likes to wear colorful clothes and jewelry, and the more expensive the better. She also likes to eat in the most expensive restaurants, use the most expensive utensils, and fan the most expensive jade bone fans. In short, she likes all precious items that can highlight a person's noble status.
It’s just a pity...
In her previous life, after she returned to the Xia family, her stepmother defrauded her of her money, so that Xia Ziying had the capital to enjoy all the good things she should have enjoyed.
In this life, without her financial support, she wanted to see what Xia Ziying would use to show off? The little salary her father received throughout the year was enough to support the whole family. She had to save some, otherwise it wouldn't be enough.
And she would never be deceived by Xu again.
In the evening, Chu Fei came to report that he had been watching for a whole day and did not see Song Huai go out.
"He won't go out. We want to lure him to Mudan, but there's no way. Master, how about I just knock him out and throw him on Mudan's bed?" Chu Fei suggested enthusiastically.
"No need for now." Since Xia Ziying was coming, she had better wait a little longer. "Get rid of the rumors outside," she ordered.
Xia Ziying was someone who looked down upon her kindness and liked to take away everything that belonged to her, including Song Huai.
She believes that human nature is innate.
In the previous life, twelve-year-old Xia Ziying would seduce Song Huai and take away her fiancé. In this life, nine-year-old Xia Ziying would also approach Song Huai in order to ruin her marriage with Song Huai.
As for this good show, she had been looking forward to it for a long time, and she even couldn't wait.
However, it seemed that she had to persuade her grandmother to put the matter of breaking off the engagement aside.
Two days later, Xia Shiming moved. Xia Zihan went to his yard early. Xia Shiming went to Zeng's house to say goodbye. He was not there, but his things were almost packed and piled in the yard.
There weren't many things, just a small pile, which could probably be filled by two carriages, which made Xia Zihan feel distressed.
Her father must be a fifth-rank official after all. Over the past few years, he has accumulated so little, and his life is still tight. I don't know how he became an official.
When someone becomes an official, he can earn one hundred thousand snowflakes and silver for one year of becoming a magistrate.
A seventh-grade county magistrate is better than him.
She didn't want him to accumulate a hundred thousand snowflakes of silver in a year, but at least... she had to live a decent life, right?
Hey...
Xia Zihan shook her head and sighed, and ordered the group of guards she brought to carry things to the carriage,
When Aunt Zhang heard the news, she hurriedly ran out of the house. She felt blessed and said softly, "Master said, we have just moved and the house must be very messy. Please wait two days before staying at home again."
Xia Zihan hummed and looked at Aunt Zhang carefully.
She was wearing a half-worn Su Luo double-breasted skirt, and the sleeves were a little frayed. It could be seen that she had worn it for four or five years, or even longer.
The skirt is also 80% new, an ordinary cotton skirt, and the shoes are newly made, but there are no decorations on them except embroidery.
The embroidery is good, but I use ordinary cotton embroidery thread.
The jewelry on her head is also very simple. A pair of silver earrings are only inlaid with a gemstone the size of a grain of rice. The quality of the gemstone is not good, and it is only worth one or two and a half silver.
There are only two light green silk flowers and a red gold hairpin on the ordinary woman's bun.
She remembered that this hairpin was given to Aunt Zhang casually when she went to greet her on the first day she came to the Chu family.
After Xia Zihan stared at Aunt Zhang carefully for a few times, her heart became even more sour and distressed.
Ever since her father took office, Aunt Zhang has been taking care of her. Speaking of it, Aunt Zhang should be regarded as a half-serious mistress of the family, but she has seen her a few times, and every time she wears very simple and plain clothes, and she also Not as well dressed as the rough maids in her yard.
You can imagine how difficult it has been for her father in office over the years.
But it was so difficult. Before last year, her father sent a dozen pieces of precious leather to her grandmother as a New Year gift.
Thinking of this, Xia Zihan felt very sorry for Xia Shiming.
She twitched the corners of her lips and said with a smile, "Auntie must take good care of my father during this period of time."
Then he ordered Chu Cong to pass the baggage he was carrying to Aunt Zhang, "This is a pound of blood swallow. You can stew a bowl of it for my father to eat every morning. He gives lectures to the students, so he needs to replenish his body." That’s it.”
Then he took out a thousand taels of silver notes from his purse and stuffed it into Aunt Zhang's hand, "Take this money and buy some good things for my father to eat. You... also eat more good things. Don't save it." .”
I remember that when Aunt Zhang first came to the Chu family, her complexion was a little yellow and her hair was dry. She was just under thirty, and she looked like an old woman in her forties or fifties.
It should be caused by long-term fatigue and lack of nutrition.
Just like her in her previous life.
She is obviously only three years older than Xia Ziying, but if she stands with Xia Ziying and says that she is Xia Ziying's mother, some people will believe her.
(End of chapter)