Zhou Shuren just checked the weather and it looked like it was going to rain. “You go back to the house first. I’ll move the tub back.”

Zhulan rubbed her waist. She didn’t like others touching her bathtub, not even her daughter-in-law. She only allowed Zhou Shuren to use it. It hadn’t been used for a long time and was very dirty. “I’ll leave it to you.”

Zhou Shuren carried the tub back to the house and went back and forth to fetch hot water several times. “You take a bath first. Call me when you’re done. I’ll go boil two more pots of hot water.”

Zhulan took off her coat and said, “Put on another piece of clothing. I heard it was raining outside. Don’t catch a cold.”

“Ok.”

Zhou Shuren put on a coat, closed the door, and came out to see that it was drizzling just now, but now it was raining heavily. Zhulan didn’t tell him when to open the door. He thought that women could be much more cruel than men. At most, he thought of punishing Chang Lian and Dong Shi by kneeling, but he didn’t know whether Chang Lian and Dong Shi would wait outside when they came back, or whether they would find an inn to stay at.

If he dared to go to the inn, he would be as cruel as Zhulan.

In the main room, Boss Zhou had not yet gone to the front yard. He just wanted to stay with his wife for a while. He could no longer hear the noise outside, so he lay on his wife’s lap and said, “I thought you would complain to your mother!”

This really took him by surprise.

Li Shi fiddled with the jade bracelet on her wrist. She had lost weight, so she could wear the jade bracelet. It looked really good on her hand. She looked at the hairpin her mother gave her and snorted, “Zhao Shi was also waiting for me to mention it, but I just didn’t say it. Mother favored me in her heart. They say that simple people are lovable. I finally understand that what Mother likes about me is my simplicity. The less I say, the more distressed she is. She knows everything.”

Her mother-in-law was indifferent to the second dimei just now. She saw clearly that she was dissatisfied with the second dimei. She saw it clearly. When mother was around, Zhao Shi and Dong Shi were like real sisters. When mother was not around, there was not much affection between them.

Boss Zhou held his wife’s hand. It would be better if his wife was smarter. “Mom is back. You can regain your lost flesh.”

Li Shi glared, “Bah, I’m telling you, I don’t want to get fat again.”

Although she lost weight due to suffering, she could wear a jade bracelet, which was a pleasant surprise. She felt that she had become much more beautiful recently!

Boss Zhou was very regretful. He preferred to hug his wife who was full of flesh. He stood up and said, “I’m going to the front yard.”

Li Shi was just so happy when she remembered that the family now had two carriages. She would have a horse carriage to ride in the future. It would be good when she returns to her parent’s home. “Don’t fall asleep at night. You must keep an eye on the horse and carriage. You can’t afford it if you lose the carriage.”

Boss Zhou, “.”

Forget it, my wife has become the same as before, but with a smile on her face, the heartless wife was still better.

In the second room, Second Zhou and Zhao Shi sat opposite each other, and neither of them spoke. Second Zhou regretted it, but unfortunately, his father was still disappointed, so it was no use regretting.

Zhao Shi was even more regretful. Her father-in-law and husband had said these things. No wonder her mother-in-law was so cold to her when she came back. She clutched the handkerchief tightly in her hand. Her mother was disappointed in her and felt a little panicked. “Master, what should we do?”

Second Zhou patted his wife’s hand and said, “Since Dad has said so, Dad and Mom won’t worry about it.”

He still had some confidence. His father was willing to give him some advice. He was not completely disappointed. What he feared most was that he would say nothing.

Zhao Shi felt relieved and said, “Tomorrow, I will apologize to my sister-in-law.”

“As it should be.”

The two large pots of water that Zhou Shuren had boiled were boiling. It was raining heavily outside. Zhou Shuren stood at the door of the main room with an umbrella, “Do you need more hot water?”

Zhulan was enjoying the bath and said, “No need.”

Boss Zhou came from the front yard holding an umbrella. When he saw his father standing at the door, he knew that his mother was taking a bath. Boss Zhou’s heart was pounding. He really didn’t expect that his mother was the most cruel. He locked the door directly, “Dad, Chang Lian and Dong Shi are back and are at the door.”

Zhou Shuren said calmly, “Oh, you know it’s not easy to come back.”

Boss Zhou, “.”

How could he feel relieved? It seemed that Dad and Mom were most angry at Chang Lian!

Zhou Shuren saw that his eldest son was still standing there, “Why are you still standing there?”

Boss Zhou didn’t dare to look into his father’s eyes. He hesitated for a while, then lowered his head and said, “Dad, I am the eldest brother. I didn’t take good care of my younger brother. I am also responsible. Dad, Chang Lian is outside the gate. It’s raining now. Please let them in.”

Zhou Shuren thought it was interesting. He should take Zhulan out for a walk more often. Boss Zhou had improved a lot. This time, the Eldest really remembered his words. Well, not bad. He acted like a big brother now. “Let’s go to the front yard!”

If your mother doesn’t say anything, I wouldn’t dare let anyone in. It was not me who locked the door.

Boss Zhou said what he needed to say. He did his best as a brother, “Yes.”

Outside the gate, Chang Lian and Dong Shi were waiting with umbrellas When they got out of the carriage and saw the two carriages in front of their house, they felt a chill in their hearts. They never expected that their parents would come back earlier than expected.

When no one answered the door after knocking, Chang Lian’s head, which had been dizzy from being praised, finally came to its senses. His father was angry and very angry.

Dong Shi was also in a state of confusion. She had not thought that her behavior was excessive before, but after calming down, she realized that she had indeed gone too far. She had seen many official wives with her sister and had long forgotten what her mother had said. She did not know how her eldest and second sisters-in-law had complained. “My husband, are our parents angry with us?”

Chang Lian pursed his lips, “They must be angry.”

He was disrespectful to his brother, didn’t take his brother seriously, and didn’t come home at night. Each of these was enough for his father to punish him. Plus, he took Dong Shi out with him. Dong Shi was young and didn’t know much, so what about him?

Dong Shi’s skirt was wet by the rain. She was really scared now. Even if she told her sister what she had done, her sister would not help her.

Inside the gate, Boss Zhou came back holding an umbrella, “Chang Lian, I talked to Dad, but he didn’t let me open the door. You see it’s raining heavily outside, you and your sister-in-law shouldn’t stand here. Our carriage is outside, let’s go in and hide from the rain for a while!”

Zhou Changlian clenched his umbrella tightly. What did his father mean by not wanting him anymore? He asked anxiously, “Brother, did Father ask me to lock the door?”

Boss Zhou: “No, our Mother asked me to lock it.”

Chang Lian, “.”

He never expected that my mother was the most cruel person. She really locked them outside when it was raining heavily.

Chang Lian was even more frightened. His father listened to his mother the most. His mother was furious. “Brother, Dong Shi and I will kneel outside the door. You talk to mother. We will wait for her to calm down.”

Boss Zhou didn’t expect that a smart man like Chang Lian would also make stupid mistakes. “I advise you not to kneel, especially not at the gate. It’s like you’re threatening our parents.”

His intuition told him that his parents were not the ones who would be threatened. If Chang Lian really knelt down, his parents would be extremely angry.

Chang Lian paused as he was about to kneel as if his elder brother was right. “Then we’ll wait at the door. Brother, tell Mother that Dong Shi is young, and it was my idea to let her go in first.”

Otherwise, it would be bad for Dong Shi’s reputation. However, my mother was really ruthless. She calculated that it would rain and it would be dark, so there would be no one on the street and no one would see them, so she deliberately locked the door to teach them a lesson.

Dong Shi looked at her husband with emotion, biting her lips, “Husband, I will accompany you. I have indeed done a lot of wrong things.”

Chang Lian held Dong Shi’s hand. To be honest, his attitude was the key to influencing Dong Shi. How old was Dong Shi? How old was he? It was still his fault!

(End of this chapter)

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