vrcanaries Chapter 594: Take you home
Chapter 594: Take you home
Meng Jinyao first went to Rongfu Hall to pay her respects to Old Madam Meng, and then went to Zhao's courtyard.
Qiao Yunying was also here with Zhao. Meng Jinyao exchanged a few pleasantries with her and then said to Zhao, "Mother, I have something to tell you."
When Zhao heard this, she knew what she was going to say, so she sent her daughter and the maidservant away. When they were the only two left in the room, she asked about the real matter: "Ayao, is your father still insisting on marrying into the Huang family? In fact, the Huang family is not bad, but I don't know if Chengzhang likes it. If you rashly arrange a marriage for him, if he doesn't like it, they will be a couple with resentment in the future. Moreover, your father arranged this marriage for his own selfish reasons, so I asked you to come back."
Meng Jinyao nodded slightly and said, "Father does want to marry into the Huang family, but he doesn't dare to do it on his own." She paused and looked up at Zhao with some appreciation and gratitude in her eyes, "Mother, you did the right thing in this matter. Thank you for your caution. Otherwise, father would have made a big mistake and it would have brought disaster to our family."
Zhao was shocked when she heard this and asked hurriedly, "Why did Ayao say that? Is there something wrong with the Huang family? Yes, the Huang family is actually better than our Meng family. The Meng family has a title, but your father only has a sinecure, and Chengzhang has not yet entered the court. They are so eager to get engaged, there must be something wrong."
Meng Jinyao shook her head and said gently, "There is a problem, but it's not the Huang family's problem. For now, there is no problem with their family, but it may not be the case in the future."
Zhao was at a loss: "What do you mean by that?"
Meng Jinyao said slowly, "The Huang family and the Wen family of the Minister of Personnel are very close relatives. The Wen family has a consort of the Fourth Prince. Both the Wen family and the Huang family support the Fourth Prince. The Huang family wants to marry into the Meng family in order to win over the Gu family. The Fourth Prince is now in the limelight and seems to have an advantage, but the winner of the battle for the throne will not be known until the last moment. When it comes to standing on the right side, taking a wrong step will lead to a bottomless abyss. The Meng family cannot participate in it, and neither can the Gu family."
After hearing this, Zhao broke out in a cold sweat. She originally just thought that her husband was too much by using his stepson's marriage to seek personal gain, so she passed the news to her stepdaughter and asked her to come back to deal with the matter. She didn't expect that a marriage could involve so many deep issues. She didn't understand court politics, but she knew that if the officials took the wrong side, the whole family would lose their heads.
Meng Jinyao warned: "Mother, you have to be more cautious about the marriages of my second brother and third sister in the future. If you are undecided, you can ask me. My husband is in the court and can see many things clearly. He knows which families can be married and which families cannot."
Zhao nodded. She could decide on her own daughter's marriage, but not on her stepson's. She would definitely have to ask her stepdaughter for her opinion. Maybe her stepdaughter had chosen one herself. Then she would notify her and ask a matchmaker to propose marriage.
Afterwards, the mother and daughter chatted for a while. Seeing that it was getting late, Meng Jinyao prepared to return home.
But before she left, Zhao tried to persuade her to stay: "Ayao, please stay for lunch."
Meng Jinyao wanted to decline politely, but seeing how enthusiastic she was, she agreed.
Meng Dongyuan, who was still sulking, did not show up. He had lunch with Zhao and Qiao Yunying.
Meng Jinyao was slightly stunned when she saw the table full of dishes that were all her favorites.
She was not stupid and could see that this table of dishes was prepared by Zhao according to her preferences.
In the past, she could not eat her favorite dishes on the Meng family’s table. Later, her father divorced Sun and married Dong. She could eat her favorite dishes when she returned to her parents’ home. The same is true for Zhao now. Every time she comes back, she will prepare her favorite food. These two stepmothers made her feel the rare warmth in the Meng family.
Zhao warmly invited her to sit down and said in a gentle voice, "We have a new cook recently. The previous cook's mother was sick and he went home to take care of her. You can try the new chef's cooking to see if it suits your taste."
Meng Jinyao tasted a piece of bamboo shoot and nodded gently: "It tastes good. All the dishes on this table are my favorites. I am sorry to have troubled my mother."
Zhao smiled and said, "I just talked a lot, it's not that much of an effort." Then she picked up the chopsticks and served her some food, "Since you like it, then eat more."
A warm current flowed through Meng Jinyao's heart, and she felt warm in her heart. Although it was just a matter of talking, not everyone would take the initiative to do such a thing. Sun had never done it, and her grandmother had never done it. Her father had never cared about her and let Sun and her grandmother bully her.
After lunch, Meng Jinyao felt a little sleepy, probably because she didn’t sleep well last night and got up too early today. She originally wanted to go back home, but now she was yawning and didn’t want to go back so soon, so she stayed at her parents’ house for a nap.
She slept until sunset. She slowly opened her eyes and was about to get up when a familiar face came into view. She was slightly stunned and for a moment could not tell whether it was reality or a dream.
Gu Jingxi saw that she was staring at him blankly with sleepy eyes. She looked so cute. He reached out and touched her head, and asked with a smile: "Why are you looking at me like that? Are you half asleep?"
Meng Jinyao finally came to her senses and asked, "Husband, why are you here?"
Gu Jingxi said in a gentle voice: "I came to pick you up. You haven't come home for so long. I thought something happened, so I rushed over. I didn't expect to see our little lazy pig sleeping so soundly."
When Meng Jinyao heard the first half of the sentence, her heart warmed up and she smiled, but when she heard the latter part, she glared at Gu Jingxi and said coquettishly, "You are the lazy pig!"
"I'm Little Lazy Pig's husband, and my name is Big Lazy Pig." Gu Jingxi said, and then he lowered his head and kissed his little wife who was giggling because of his teasing. Then he reached out and picked her up from the bed and asked, "Are you hungry? Mother-in-law has asked someone to prepare dinner, and we'll serve it as soon as you wake up."
Meng Jinyao touched her stomach and nodded honestly: "I'm a little hungry."
Gu Jingxi personally dressed and combed her makeup, tidied her up, and took her hand to the dining room.
At noon, Meng Dongyuan didn't want to see his daughter, so he simply turned a blind eye and didn't even attend lunch. But now that his son-in-law is here, no matter how dissatisfied he is, he has to attend and have lunch with him, and he has to greet him with a smile.
Everyone was very satisfied with the dinner except Meng Dongyuan.
Meng Dongyuan looked at the smiles on everyone's faces and suddenly had a deep understanding of the saying "sacrifice yourself for the sake of others".
He is obviously an elder, but he is not respected or loved by the younger generations, and he has to be careful in front of them, especially his son-in-law Gu Jingxi, who is more difficult to serve than his boss. He has to see his son-in-law's face before he says anything. Which father-in-law can be as frustrated as him?