CHAPTER 1328: CHAPTER 1328: WELL HIDDEN

This one sentence pierced Old Granny Zhang’s heart.

Even if Jinhua was her own granddaughter, could she be compared to her precious daughter? Who was being mocked here?

Who gave Lady Jiang such a big face?

On the spot, she flew into a rage: "Pah! Jinhua worthy of being compared to her aunt? In what way? Is she better looking than her aunt with more blessings? Or is she more sensible, filial, and capable of earning a living for the family? Or is she able to prosper the family and husband, handling everything?"

"Her aunt has the good life she has today because she earned it herself! She didn’t rely on any brothers or sisters-in-law for it! So her having such good fortune and living such a good life is only right and proper! She deserves it!"

"And what about you? The good life you have today is all thanks to her aunt’s groundwork back then! Thanks to her aunt’s husband’s status as a Graduate serving as your backbone!"

"Moreover, her aunt can dye cloth, can manage accounts, can do business, and isn’t intimidated dealing with those officials’ wives outside. What can your Jinhua do? Not to mention anything else, after running this family business for a year or two, has she learned to do the accounts? Learned to handle business at home by herself?"

A series of questions left Jinhua blushing furiously with tears just spinning in her eyes.

Lady Jiang was also stumped by the questions and muttered dumbly: "Jinhua is just a girl, why should she learn all that? Isn’t learning some needlework a girl’s proper duty? Naturally, these businesses outside are handled by her father and them, why let Jinhua expose herself?"

Originally, Old Granny Zhang, after all, considered that Jinhua was just a girl, thin-skinned, and was about to criticize someone else’s young daughter, so she had to save her some face.

Moreover, this past year, having lived in luxury, without worries, her temper wasn’t as impatient as before, so today, though furious, she didn’t curse like she would at her own son, but held back somewhat.

But hearing what Lady Jiang said, she couldn’t hold her temper back any longer.

She searched the room for a while, not finding a feather duster, she angrily took off her shoe and smacked it towards Wang Yonggui: "This old woman is going to beat you, you ungrateful bastard! Back when the whole family had no way to live, who exposed themselves to go out and sell the dye formula, earning money to support the family?"

"Who was it that risked it all, a mere young girl, to Jing County to find Wang Yongan, that little beast, to try to retrieve silver and housing deeds? And who went on their own to Boss Zhang to sign the contract, leading to this mountain goods business? It was my daughter, it was Yongzhu!"

"If she hadn’t exposed herself, would you have your good life today? Without her exposing herself, could this whole room of people live in this large house? Could the fourth son get a wife? Could the eldest son’s leg be healed? Could Jinpan study? Could Jinhua still have you dreaming of marrying a Graduate?"

"Now you resent my daughter for exposing herself? Why didn’t you resent the silver my daughter earned when exposing herself back then? When each of you ate and spent what she earned, why didn’t you resent then?"

"Back then, I still said that although Laosan’s was not strong-minded, she at least could hold her ground! Now it seems, it’s this old woman who was blind, Laosan’s, you really hid deeply! Only now is it revealed, fine, very fine –"

Hitting Wang Yonggui, who ran around the room, protesting: "Mother, I didn’t resent little sister! Why are you hitting me?"

Old Granny Zhang harshly said: "You married her, she’s your person, you didn’t manage them well, who else would I hit?"

Saying this, she hit him a few more times ruthlessly.

Wang Yonggui got anxious: "Xiao Lian, what are you blabbing? Go apologize to little sister and mother!"

What a slow-witted talker, things went from bad to worse, at most they could have laughed it off, looked for another chance to bring it up later, there’s always a chance.

Now, just great; she said two sentences, each hitting mother’s nerve, mother’s exploded now, this thing’s likely ruined.

Saying this, he gave Lady Jiang a look.

Lady Jiang’s tears flowed down, she felt she truly had no intention of looking down on little sister, she was grateful to her, otherwise why would she want Jinhua to learn from her aunt?

Only she knew, her sister-in-law was like this because she had skills, and just happened to meet a brother-in-law who wasn’t petty.

Otherwise, in this world, how could a woman be allowed to expose herself outside?

Her daughter, Jinhua, didn’t have the same skills as her sister-in-law, so she just wanted to rely on her aunt’s strength, or the influence of their relatives in the Capital City, to marry into a good family.

Then pulling along her two younger brothers, so when Jinpan and the others succeed, they could back Jinhua as this sister, only then can everyone be well off.

Yet who knew, her intention was misinterpreted by her mother-in-law.

She really wasn’t that heartless person, she also remembered her sister-in-law’s goodness, internally she was grateful too!

It’s just that, now her sister-in-law was living brightly, became the Magistrate’s Lady, and along the way, pull the family up, when the family does well and succeed in the future, it would also give her sister-in-law pride, right?

Feeling wronged, Lady Jiang still wiped her tears to apologize.

Wang Yongzhu seeing Lady Jiang like this, knew she probably hadn’t figured things out yet.

Also knew Lady Jiang couldn’t understand what she and Old Granny Zhang were saying, she had to think it through herself.

So she just sighed: "Third Sister-in-law, we are always looking out for Jinhua’s well-being, wouldn’t harm her. Perhaps you feel wronged now, can’t figure it out yet. But this matter is not urgent, Jinhua is still young, no need to rush finding her a match. After all Jinhua is your child, as parents, you need to think it through."

"There’s just one thing, whether you’re looking for a good match for Jinhua, or trying to climb socially, rely on your own ability, don’t think of borrowing from us or our capital relatives, we won’t and can’t lend it!"

"There’s also one more thing, I didn’t want to, just after returning, amidst the excitement, talk about such disheartening matters. But since it’s raised today, let’s address it. Brother Song being appointed as County Magistrate, though it’s a great joy for the entire family, it is also a major disaster!"

The Wang family, hearing this, all their various thoughts flew away, staring blankly at Wang Yongzhu.

Wang Yongfu asked first: "This is clearly an enormous good, how could it, how could it become a disaster?"

Wang Yongzhu sneered: "Just being appointed as County Magistrate, we haven’t even assumed the position yet, when it’s not even outsiders but already family thinking of marrying high. I understand Third Sister-in-law’s intentions, fearing mother’s disapproval, first probably hoping I’d help arrange a good match for Jinhua? But then after hearing we had a new uncle in the Capital, the idea was directed towards him, right?"

Lady Jiang, exposed, shamefully lowered her head.

Liu Xiaoqiao covered her mouth, looking at Wang Yongzhu with a bit of fright, today she truly understood her sister-in-law’s prowess.

This plan of Jiang’s when moved by those helper women, had no others present, only she and Jinhua.

Yet it was spoken by the sister-in-law as if seen with her own eyes, either someone told her, or she knew these family members so well, nothing could escape her eyes.

No matter which, it was terrifyingly clever.