Zhao Shi’s eyes were red. She knew that her mother had been sold in Pingzhou, and after so many years it was not easy to find her. She still held out hope that the head of the family would find out. Her father and grandma sold her mother in front of her. She only remembered that the family name of the person who took her mother away was Yun.

She knew that it was difficult to find out with only one surname, but she still held on to the illusion. When Second Zhou found out that no big family in Pingzhou had the surname Yun, she felt uncomfortable for a moment. When her mother-in-law called her, she couldn’t adjust her emotions for a while. She calmed down and shook her head, ” Mom, just now the head of the family hugged Mingrui and almost dropped him. I was shocked. I couldn’t recover for a moment.”

Zhulan Zhao Shi wasn’t telling the truth, but she didn’t intend to dig deeper. As long as it wasn’t a problem related to Changyi, she was relieved. “As long as he didn’t fall, that’s good,” she said.

Zhao Shi adjusted her emotions and said with a smile: “Mom, are you asking me and my sister-in-law to prepare dinner?”

Zhu Lan nodded. “Okay. Your father and the others are back. We’ll stew a small chicken tonight, one from our own flock.”

Zhao Shi asked, “Just kill the chicken?”

This was too simple. Looking at the way her mother-in-law looked just now, we shouldn’t just have chicken for dinner.

Zhulan smiled, “Your father brought back braised pork and two roast ducks from Pingzhou. The meat and vegetables are all ready-made, and stewing a chicken is enough. By the way, I divided the things he brought back from Pingzhou. You take them back to each room first.”

Zhao Shi touched her wrist, it was a silver bracelet bought for her by the head of the family, and she felt sweet in her heart, “Thank you, Mother.”

Zhulan didn’t hear a response from Li Shi. Seeing Li Shi staring blankly at Zhao Shi, Zhu Lan realized what happened. Zhao Shi had lost focus just now, and Li Shi had clearly seen Zhao Shi’s expression. Zhulan pulled Li Shi aside and said, “What are you staring at? Didn’t you hear what I said?”

Li Shi pointed her fat finger at Zhao Shi, “Mom, dìmèi is so good-looking. Is this really Zhao Shi?”

Upon hearing this, Zhao Shi knew it was too late to bow her head, and her heart tightened for a moment, then relaxed, and she felt relieved. Who doesn’t want to show their true colors to others, and who wants to hide? With her in-laws watching over her at home, she was not afraid of being discovered. Zhao Shi was stunned. She had such a high level of trust in her husband’s family without knowing it.

Li Shi was stunned. She didn’t know how to describe Zhao Shi. Zhao Shi was the most beautiful person she had ever seen. Even women would be mesmerized by her. Li Shi realized belatedly that Yushuang never went out to play. Now she understood why. It was because Yushuang was too beautiful, and Zhao Shi was also very beautiful. That’s why Zhao Shi always covered her face with her hair and kept her head down. Seeing her mother-in-law’s calm demeanor, Li Shi wondered if she was the last one to realize this.

Zhulan didn’t understand why Li Shi suddenly felt aggrieved again. She didn’t comprehend Zhao Shi’s thought process. Furrowing her brow, Zhu Lan said, “Looks are inherited from one’s parents. Don’t be upset.”

Li Shi said, “Mother, what are you talking about?”

This hit her hard. She hadn’t paid much attention to her appearance before, but now that her mother-in-law mentioned it, she began to take notice. She looked down at her chubby belly, wondering if it made her look pregnant. Then she glanced at her fingers, feeling a strong sense of crisis. Who doesn’t want to be beautiful? She even found Zhao Shi pleasing to the eye. No, she couldn’t let Zhao Shi dominate her mother-in-law’s perception.

Seeing Li Shi’s reaction, Zhulan knew that she had guessed wrong, so she put on a dull face. She and Li Shi really couldn’t match their brain circuits. As for what Li Shi was wronged about, she didn’t want to bother guessing. Anyway, Li Shi’s emotions came over quickly and also went away quickly.

When Li Shi saw her mother going to the kitchen, she hurriedly followed her, “Mom, do you think it’s too late for me to lose weight now?”

Zhulan turned around and warned, “Don’t tell anyone that you want to lose weight. You’ll get beaten easily if you go out.”

After saying that, Zhulan ignored the troubled Li Shi. Anyway, Li Shi would never lose weight. This was a problem of genetics. The Li family were all fat and had a fat body. It could be seen that the genetics were strong.

Li Shi was quite clever. Although she couldn’t immediately grasp the meaning behind her mother-in-law’s words, after pondering for a while, she understood. Going to the village and talking about weight loss would indeed make her a target for criticism. In Zhou Family Village, where they had good food to eat and still looked forward to eating more meat during the New Year, they never went without meat throughout the year. Her belly was protruding, and meat was no longer her favorite food. But for other villagers, just having enough to eat was considered good. So, trying to lose weight would seem like showing off, wouldn’t it?

Li Shi shook and then remembered to ask Zhao Shi, “What did Mother tell me when I was distracted?”

Zhao Shi smiled. Her saozi did have many problems, but she was not jealous of her appearance and treated her as usual. So she told her again what their mother-in-law had just told her.

Li Shi pulled Zhao Shi, “I have been thinking about dividing things for a long time. If the head of the house hadn’t pulled me back, I wouldn’t have wanted to leave!”

Li Shi accidentally said what was in her heart, and she laughed dryly.

For the first time, Zhao Shi straightened her waist and walked with her head raised. She walked briskly and didn’t care about her dasao’s little thoughts at all. She didn’t know the last time she walked with her waist straight. It seemed to be when she was very young. As she grew, her mother didn’t let her show her true face. It felt so good now.

Zhu Lan waited for Zhao Shi to return with the chicken and then said to her, “When you’re at home, walk with a straight posture. You can pretend otherwise when we have guests or when you’re outside.”

A year ago, she didn’t dare say such things because she and Zhou Shuren hadn’t managed the Zhou family well. Now, she dared to speak up not only because she understood the children of the Zhou family but also because she and Zhou Shuren had confidence in controlling the Zhou family.

Moreover, everyone in the family was astute. They hadn’t paid attention to Yushuang before because she was just a child. But over time, they would have eventually noticed her. It was impossible to hide it forever. Zhao Shi showing her true self was also a form of trust and could better unite the Zhou family.

Zhao Shi was still a little uneasy, but her mother-in-law’s words reassured her, “Yes.”

Zhao Shi did not change her hairstyle, but just raised her head. The impact was much smaller, but her true appearance was revealed. In addition to the Boss who was shocked, Chang Lian and Chang Zhi were even more shocked. Most of them were enlightened.

Boss Zhou couldn’t keep staring at his dìmèi. Moreover, since Zhao Shi was prone to crying, he couldn’t even avoid her properly. He really hadn’t paid much attention to Zhao Shi. When he saw her true appearance, it was no wonder that Second Zhou was so desperate to trade food for a wife!

Changlian, as xiǎo shūzi, also couldn’t keep staring at his èr sǎo. Previously, he only found his èr sǎo annoying and gloomy. Later, when she stopped crying as much, she still didn’t have much presence. Sometimes, he found her strange, but when he saw her true appearance, everything made sense. This kind of beauty was trouble. He really admired his second brother’s courage. Not everyone could handle a beauty like her, and his second brother’s courage was truly extraordinary!

Changzhi had never paid attention to his èr sǎo. Now he figured it out and frowned. He thought it was better for èr sǎo to cry from time to time. If she was annoying, no one would pay attention to èr sǎo.

Xuehan got along with Zhao Shi the most, and she knew her true appearance very early on.

Zhulan saw the expressions of her sons and was very satisfied. She cleared her throat and said, “You have to remember that we are a family, and a family trusts each other. I will say ugly things first. If anyone dares to do anything wrong, even if you think about it, I will let your father take care of you.”

Several sons of the Zhou family, “.”

How could Mother use Father to scare them! Although it worked extremely well!

(End of chapter)

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