RPAGF Chapter 146: Acting a Play
Chapter 146: Acting a Play
When the Zheng family saw that Zheng Xiaoshuang sent two taels of silver so quickly, they immediately smiled happily.
Zheng's mother, Zheng's elder brother and Zheng's elder sister-in-law immediately went out and welcomed Zheng Xiaoshuang into the house.
Mother Zheng was the first to speak: "Have you brought the silver?"
Zheng Xiaoshuang nodded and took out his purse from his arms.
"They're all here!"
Mother Zheng happily took the purse and counted the money inside, which was exactly two taels of silver.
Brother Zheng couldn't help but praise her: "I didn't expect my younger sister to have such a high status in the He family."
Mrs. Zheng also agreed.
"Yeah, our little sister is really amazing."
Although Mr. Zheng didn't say anything, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, revealing a smile.
It was not in vain that he raised this daughter.
Zheng Xiaoshuang was afraid that her family would misunderstand her, so she explained, "This money was borrowed by my father-in-law."
The Zheng family didn't care where the money came from. They just wanted to be sure of one thing: Zheng Xiaoshuang could get the money from the He family.
With the help of the He family in the future, we won’t have to worry about a bad life for our family.
Mother Zheng put the money away, returned to Zheng Xiaoshuang, took her hand, and said meaningfully: "My daughter, why do I feel that you have been deceived by the He family?"
Zheng Xiaoshuang was puzzled, "What did you say, mother?"
Mother Zheng began her analysis.
"Look, the He family told you they had no money, but they took out two taels of silver. What does this mean?"
Zheng Xiaoshuang frowned.
"The money was borrowed from my father-in-law!"
Zheng's mother did not agree.
"Wrong! The He family didn't borrow this money. They already had this money. They just did it on purpose to show you, making you think that this money was borrowed by their family!"
After hearing this, Brother Zheng and Sister-in-law Zheng also nodded.
"That's right, little sister. That fool He Shitou never speaks easily, let alone makes the decision for the family. But when mother asked to borrow money today, he agreed to take the money without a second thought. This is enough to prove that the He family is rich!"
"Yes, yes, yes. After hearing what you said, I think so too. Little sister, you have to be extremely alert. Don't let the He family team up to deceive you."
Zheng Xiaoshuang frowned even more tightly.
"Mom, big brother, big sister, I saw my father-in-law go out to borrow money with my own eyes. How could he lie to me? You are overthinking it!"
Brother Zheng asked, "Did you see your father-in-law borrow money with your own eyes?"
"No, we've been waiting at home."
"That's it. It's very likely that your father-in-law already has money. When he heard that our family needed to borrow money, he felt embarrassed to refuse. So he deliberately asked your father-in-law to put on a show, saying that the family had no money and needed to go out to borrow."
Mrs. Zheng also nodded vigorously.
"Yes, that way, our family will be very grateful to them, and we will feel that they care about you and take us seriously. But in reality, that's not the case. They are deliberately creating difficulties and crying poor to us so that our family will remember their kindness. The He family is playing tricks on you!"
Zheng Xiaoshuang didn't expect that even though her in-laws lent them money, they were still so suspicious of them. She was very unhappy.
"What are you talking about! My parents-in-law treat me like their own daughter, how could it be like what you said!"
Mother Zheng accused her, "You child, we are your mother's family. How can we harm you? You don't trust us, but trust your husband's family instead. You are really ungrateful and betraying your parents."
Zheng's father also sighed deeply, full of disappointment in Zheng Xiaoshuang.
Zheng Xiaoshuang felt suffocated at her mother's house and couldn't stand it any longer.
"Mom, when you have money, remember to tell me so I can come and get it and return the money I borrowed!"
Mother Zheng looked at Zheng Xiaoshuang in surprise, with a look that said, "You still want me to pay you back?"
She turned her head away angrily, without looking at Zheng Xiaoshuang or answering.
Seeing this, Zheng Xiaoshuang said hello and got up to leave.
"That's nothing, I'll go back first. I have to go to work tomorrow!"
After Zheng Xiaoshuang left, Brother Zheng was very dissatisfied.
"What did my little sister mean just now? As a daughter of the Zheng family, shouldn't she make some contribution to the family?"
Mrs. Zheng also had a dark face.
"That's right, Mom and Dad, we don't have the money to pay her back."
Father Zheng glared at the two of them, and they didn't dare to say anything more.
Zheng's mother hurried to comfort her.
"What are you going to pay back? I gave her her life. Just consider this little bit of money as your filial piety. Don't worry about it. If she really dares to come to my house and ask for money, I will kick her out!"
After hearing this, Brother Zheng and Sister-in-law Zheng's expressions finally improved a little.
Two days later, Zheng's mother brought Zheng Xiaobao to Dahe Village.
When they arrived at the He family's house, they saw that the door was locked and there was no one in the house. They asked the villagers and learned that the four members of the He family were helping Su Xiaoxiao's family with work, so they found Su Xiaoxiao's house.
Looking at the brick and tile house standing out at the east end of the village, Zheng's mother was so envious.
I wish their family could live in such a big house one day.
The grandparents walked along the high wall to the gate. Looking inside, they saw many people busy making soy sauce.
She also found Zheng Xiaoshuang among the crowd at a glance.
She called softly, "Xiaoshuang! My daughter!"
Zheng Xiaoshuang was too far away and there was a lot of noise, so he didn't hear it.
Su Xiaohua, who was closest to the door, heard it.
Seeing that it was a strange old woman, she asked.
"Who are you, grandma?"
Mother Zheng said politely: "I am Zheng Xiaoshuang's mother, I came to find her!"
Upon hearing this, Su Xiaohua immediately ran into the innermost part of the yard and called Zheng Xiaoshuang.
"Sister-in-law Zheng, someone is coming from your family!"
When Zheng Xiaoshuang saw Zheng's mother and Zheng Xiaobao at the door, he smiled instantly, put down the work in his hands, and walked quickly towards the door.
"Mom, why are you here?"
"I missed you, came to see you!"
When the three members of the He family saw their in-laws coming, they immediately put down their work and went to the door to greet them.
Aunt Lin and He Dashan gave us a warm welcome.
"Oh, my mother-in-law is here. Why didn't you tell us in advance so we could pick you up?"
"Yeah, yeah, I asked you to find this place!"
He Shitou didn't say anything polite, but his face was full of smiles.
"Mom is here!"
Mother Zheng smiled with wrinkles all over her face, "Hey, here I come."
She immediately answered Aunt Lin and her husband.
"This isn't far. I have nothing to do anyway, so I came to see you!"
She pushed Zheng Xiaobao, who was beside her, forward.
"Call someone quickly!"
Zheng Xiaobao was a little scared when he saw strangers and hid behind his mother.
Zheng's mother scolded with a dark face.
"Useless thing, why are you hiding? Aren't you quite capable at home?"
Aunt Lin quickly spoke out to stop them.
"It's normal for a child to be afraid of strangers when he's still young, let alone a child."
"I'm sorry to have embarrassed my in-laws!"
"What's the big deal? We're all family. Isn't it unorthodox to say that?"
"My mother-in-law is right! She's right!"
Because they were in a hurry to make soy sauce, the He family couldn't all leave, so Aunt Lin arranged for Zheng Xiaoshuang to accompany Zheng's mother and grandson home first.
Zheng Xiaoshuang walked home holding his mother's arm, feeling very happy.
This was the first time her mother came to see her since she got married.
But what Zheng's mother said next made her unable to laugh anymore.