Lucky men are the last to have children, and fertile women are the last to have children

Chapter 502: The Delicate and Soft Sister-in-law VS the Black-hearted Brother-in-law Who Was Borrowed for Seed 52
Although he was unsure now, he kept writing, and soon a landscape painting appeared on the paper.

He examined it carefully, felt satisfied, and put it away carefully.

I plan to take it to Mobaozhai in town in a few days to try it out.

In the evening, the family gathered together for dinner. The dim candlelight illuminated everyone's faces. They discussed the wedding banquet while eating.

No one has any objection to this.

It was rare for the Chen family to have a juren, and a top-ranking one at that, so naturally they had to hold a banquet to celebrate.

Chen Xiuyuan was not in a good mood and ate in silence with his head down.

Although he didn't express his opinion, he listened carefully.

Old Man Chen looked very happy. He waved his hand and said that he would set up a three-day buffet to make the villagers happy.

When Wang heard that there was going to be a buffet, her hands began to tremble and she began to feel sorry for the money.

This buffet is different from the usual banquet with a few tables. Guests can arrive and eat at any time, and the dishes are served one after another, like flowing water.

This will naturally cost more.

She wanted to say something, but was afraid that her younger son would think she was stingy and was unwilling to spend money on the banquet.

Chen Mufeng frowned. He knew the situation at home, so he just set up a few tables to show his appreciation.

There is really no need to set up a buffet. What's the point of showing off if you don't have that much wealth?
He put down his chopsticks and looked at Old Man Chen, "Dad, I don't mind having a banquet to celebrate, but our family's current situation really doesn't allow for excessive spending. Just set up a few tables of wine and invite relatives and friends to come over. A buffet is too wasteful."

After hearing this, Old Man Chen looked unhappy: "Liu Lang, what do you mean? Our family has finally produced a scholar, shouldn't we celebrate it properly?"

"Dad, that's not what I meant."

Chen Mufeng explained: "We should celebrate, but we must also do it within our means. Given our current financial situation, it is not appropriate for us to be too ostentatious."

When Wang heard her youngest son say this, she quickly said, "Liu Lang is right. Our family is in a difficult situation right now, so we really can't afford to be too extravagant. Just set up a few tables of wine as a token of our appreciation."

Chen Xiuhe didn't say anything. He had no objection to setting up a few tables or having a buffet.

After hearing this, Old Man Chen was silent for a moment. Considering the situation at home, he sighed and said, "Okay, then let's do as you wish and set up a few tables of wine to celebrate."

That was how it was settled.

A few days later, the Chen family set up several tables of wine and invited relatives and friends to gather.

However, the number of guests that came that day was much greater than expected, and many even came uninvited.

Not to mention relatives, no matter if they are related or not, as long as they know each other well, basically they all came after hearing the news.

This resulted in the originally prepared table space being insufficient, so they had to scramble to borrow tables and chairs from the village and piece them together in the open space in the yard.

The ingredients originally prepared were not enough, so Chen Xiuhe had to hurriedly borrow the village's ox cart to go to the town to buy food.

Wang felt sorry for the money and kept muttering to herself, not forgetting to direct Zhao and Qian to work.

Qian was used to being sloppy. She couldn't even wash the bowls properly and she accidentally broke several of them, which made Wang so angry that she started cursing.

Even the 7-year-old Daya was more skillful than Qian at work.

Fortunately, the fourth sister Chen Sangyu, who married into the town, and Chen Liuer, who married into Taoyuan Village, returned to their parents’ home today. With the help of the two sisters, things are much better.

But I am still very busy and have no time to rest.

At this time, Wang couldn't help but think of Yu Yao, thinking that if that unlucky star was here, he would be able to help.

Although she hated Yu Yao, she had to admit that she worked efficiently and the food she cooked tasted delicious.

Even she and Zhao can't compare to her.

Suddenly she regretted having driven the man away. Seeing how distraught the third brother was now, she felt uncomfortable.

But there's no use regretting, everyone is gone.

On this side, Taohua had been secretly paying attention to the Chen family. Seeing that the Chen family was extremely busy, she started to make some plans.

She walked towards Wang carefully and said softly, "Aunt Wang, I see your family is very busy, I want to come over and give you a hand, is that ok?"

Wang was already busy and dizzy. When she looked up and saw Taohua, she still had some resentment about Zhou's previous behavior.

But thinking that it was always good to have one more person to help, he casually responded, "Okay, then go to the kitchen and help your Aunt Zhao."

Taohua was so happy to get permission that she thanked him repeatedly and went to help in the kitchen.

He didn't need Zhao's instructions, but took the initiative to find work to do. He was good at washing and cutting vegetables, and was diligent and efficient.

This caused Chen Sangyu and Chen Liuer to look at Taohua again and again.

The two grew up in the same village. Although they were married, they both knew Taohua.

Seeing Taohua coming to help, I didn’t think much about it.

With more people working together, they can relax a little and chat and laugh.

Just as Qian turned back to the kitchen, she saw Taohua washing vegetables.

She was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but sneered: "Hey, isn't this a peach blossom? Why, you didn't succeed last time, so you're going for the virtuous route this time? Don't think you can enter our Chen family by being busy here for a while, hum~"

These words immediately caused Zhao to sneer, as well as suspicion from Chen Sangyu and Chen Liuer.

Taohua's face turned red and she paused in washing the vegetables.

But she quickly adjusted herself, biting her lip and whispering, "Aunt Qian, I'm just here to help, I don't mean anything else."

Qian naturally didn't believe it and was about to ridicule him.

Chen Sangyu hurriedly went to Qian and asked her what was going on.

Qian glanced at Chen Sangyu and naturally would not hide anything, so she exaggerated the story of how Mrs. Zhou had forced Taohua on Chen Mufeng.

Chen Sangyu had a hot temper to begin with, and she was initially very happy to see Taohua coming to help, but she didn't know that this woman was targeting her sixth brother and even dared to plot against him.

This was too much. I was instantly furious.

She glared at Taohua and slapped her without mercy, cursing, "You shameless little girl, you dare to plot against my sixth brother. Are you tired of living? What are you planning now? Get out of here right now. My family doesn't need your help."

Having said that, he stood up and chased Taohua out of the kitchen, pushing her out as he walked, without giving her any face at all.

She was also planning to marry her sister-in-law to her sixth brother, so how could she let Taohua succeed? Of course not.

It’s not that Chen Sangyu was very happy about her sister-in-law marrying her sixth brother, but she couldn’t stand her husband and mother-in-law nagging in her ears.

Her sister-in-law has been very nice to her these past two days, being very affectionate and affectionate, calling her sister-in-law all the time, and has also given her a lot of good things.

Just like what my mother-in-law said, it would be better for my sister-in-law to marry my sixth brother than for others to marry him, which would make the relationship even closer.

Although Chen Liu'er and Zhao felt that Chen Sangyu's actions were a bit excessive, they did not say anything.

Taohua was beaten and chased out. No matter how thick-skinned she was, she was too embarrassed to stay and help. She covered her face and ran away crying.

But I didn't run far before I thought that if my mother knew that I was chased back, she would definitely teach me a lesson.

Maybe he won't even let himself eat.

Thinking of this, she felt very aggrieved.

Taohua gritted her teeth, wiped her tears, turned back, avoided the people in the kitchen, and sneaked into the Chen family yard through the back door.

In the front yard, Chen Mufeng was greeting Master Wu from the town.

Master Wu was his teacher, so naturally he was invited here today.

Li Mingxuan and Zhang Shuhan also came with them.

In fact, Li Mingxuan was also having a banquet at home, and it was a buffet. The scene was much more lively than here. He just took time out to come here today.

We'll leave after we finish eating.

Zhang Shuhan didn't have any banquet at home, so the mother and son invited a few elders to come over for a gathering, as they were free today.

The three of them sat in the yard chatting and laughing.

Taohua rubbed her face with her hands, and after a thought, she sneaked into the main room, where she saw melon seeds, snacks and candies on the table.

Seeing the snacks and candies, she couldn't help swallowing. She had never eaten such delicious snacks and candies before.

But he didn't eat it secretly, for fear of being seen, he was chased out.

She picked out a few expensive-looking snacks and brought them to Chen Mufeng and the others.

Chen Mufeng was having a lively chat with Mr. Wu, Li Mingxuan and Zhang Shuhan when he suddenly saw Taohua coming over with snacks. He frowned.

Because of what happened yesterday, he no longer had a favorable impression of Taohua, and he was also certain that she had a purpose for appearing at the Chen family.

Taohua gritted her teeth and brought some snacks over with a smile on her face, "Brother Mufeng, this gentleman, two young masters, I see you have been talking for a long time, and I am afraid you are hungry, so I brought some snacks over to fill your stomachs."

She deliberately called Mu Feng "Brother" in an affectionate manner, just to make people misunderstand their relationship.

Master Wu smiled slightly, thinking she was a member of the Chen family, and came over to greet her, nodding and saying, "This girl is thoughtful."

Li Mingxuan and Zhang Shuhan know Chen Mufeng quite well. Brother Chen is the youngest in the family, so how could he have a younger sister?
Moreover, when this girl looked at Brother Chen, her eyes were shy and timid. It was obvious that she was not just a sister. Instead, she looked like a young girl with amorous feelings.

The two looked suspicious.

Li Mingxuan picked up a cup of tea and put it to his lips, sipping it gently. He looked at Chen Mufeng and asked with a smile, "Brother Chen, who is this girl? Would you like to introduce her to me?" Zhang Shuhan also looked at Chen Mufeng, his expression puzzled and a little teasing.

Also holding a cup of tea and sipping it gently.

Brother Chen already has a sweetheart, and the girl is pregnant and waiting for him in Fengqi County. How come another girl suddenly appears?
Brother Chen doesn't seem like the kind of person who would be indecisive or have multiple relationships at the same time. Maybe the girl is just wishful thinking, or there may be some misunderstanding.

Zhang Shuhan thought to himself, but his eyes were secretly looking at Taohua.

Although she looks good, she is obviously not worthy of Brother Chen.

Chen Mufeng glanced at Taohua and saw that her eyes were evasive and her eyebrows were slightly cold. He said lightly, "This is Miss Taohua from the village. We are having a wedding banquet at home today, and she came to help."

Taohua's face changed. She didn't expect Chen Mufeng to introduce himself so simply and directly, which destroyed the ambiguous relationship she had originally created.

She was unwilling in her heart, but she could only force a smile and nod.

When Li Mingxuan and Zhang Shuhan heard this, they immediately understood what was going on.

This kind of thing is not surprising. A lot of similar things have happened to the two of them in the past two days.

Once a man has fame, wealth and status, as long as he looks good, countless women will naturally come to him on their own initiative. This is an eternal truth.

Mr. Wu was unaware of the true situation and thought it was just a love story between young people, so he laughed and joked: "Mr. Chen is young and promising, no wonder Miss Taohua fell in love with him."

Although he was Chen Mufeng's teacher, he was only a scholar, and his status was not as good as Chen Mufeng and others.

Chen Mufeng frowned when he heard this, but he didn't like this kind of misunderstanding, and he didn't want his reputation to be damaged by it.

He was about to explain.

Taohua covered her face and cried, "Brother Mufeng, I know you don't like me, but I really like you. I don't ask you to respond to me, I just hope you can give me a chance to stay by your side and take care of you."

Taohua cried as she spoke, her voice was sad and touching.

Although she is a country girl, she is pretty.

This scene stunned everyone present. They didn't expect Taohua to suddenly confess her feelings, and they didn't expect her to be so persistent.

It also instantly attracted the attention of everyone in the yard.

Chen Mufeng's face became even uglier and he was about to speak.

Wang rushed over angrily, twisted Taohua's ear and dragged her out the door, cursing: "You damn girl, you still dare to make trouble here, I asked you to stay to work, not to seduce my son, yesterday's lesson was not enough, right? My Liulang is a juren, and a jieyuan, how can you be worthy of him? Get out of here now."

Taohua's ears were twisted so hard that they hurt, and she couldn't stop crying.

She cried out, "Aunt Wang, I'm sincere. Please give me a chance. I will take good care of Brother Mu Feng."

Wang was even more furious after hearing this. She increased the strength of her hands and scolded, "Bah! Stop saying shameless things here. If you were a rich lady, I would still consider it. But you don't even consider your own status and want to climb up the social ladder. No way!"

The guests in the yard pointed and talked in low voices, but they were just saying things like Taohua was a country girl dreaming of marrying into a rich family, and their expressions were full of contempt.

Although they were full of contempt, seeing Wang's attitude, those who originally wanted to propose marriage gave up the idea.

Wang's words just now: If the young lady would consider it, naturally fell into everyone's ears.

Most of the people present were from nearby villages, or at most from the town, where they could meet the rich young lady.

Taohua was both ashamed and angry. She had originally hoped to impress Chen Mufeng, even if there was only a slight chance. But now she was humiliated and driven away by Wang. She felt that her sincerity had been trampled underfoot.

Chen Mufeng watched the chaotic scene from the side, his brows furrowed even deeper.

Although my mother did this to protect herself and prevent Taohua from having another chance to bother her, it is indeed inappropriate to make it known to everyone, and it will also affect the reputation of the Chen family.

He hurried forward to stop Wang, "Mom, calm down first, don't get angry and make yourself sick. I'll talk to her and make her give up the idea completely."

After hearing what Chen Mufeng said, Wang finally let go of Taohua's ear, but she still glared at Taohua fiercely, cursing, "Humph, for my son's sake, I'll let you go today. You better listen to me, don't let me see you pestering my son here again, or you'll be in trouble!"

Taohua covered her ears and cried so sadly, she said pitifully: "Aunt Wang, I know you don't like me, but I really like Brother Mu Feng. I am willing to do anything for him, please help me."

This made Chen Mufeng's face turn cold. He looked at Taohua and said coldly, "Miss Taohua, I appreciate your kindness. But I already have a lover. It is impossible for us to be together. Please respect yourself."

Taohua cried even harder when she heard that. She never expected that Chen Mufeng would reject her so decisively and not give her any chance at all.

Everyone present only thought that Chen Mufeng was trying to stop having romantic relationships and that he didn't really have a crush on someone.

Even Taohua and Wang thought so.

Only Li Mingxuan and Zhang Shuhan knew that what Brother Chen said was true.

Not only does he have a lover, but she is also pregnant and is waiting for him in Fengqi County.

Seeing this, Master Wu couldn't help but sigh: "What is love in this world? It makes people stay together for life and death. Miss Taohua, you are a good girl. You will definitely meet someone who truly loves you in the future."

Taohua wanted to roll her eyes after hearing this. She wanted to be an official's wife, to live a good life, to eat delicious food and drink spicy drinks, to have maids and servants to serve her, and to have her parents' family benefit from it as well.

If I marry a pauper, what's the point of him treating me sincerely?

Otherwise, she wouldn't be so shameless and clingy.

But she couldn't say these words. She continued to sob, and her appearance was indeed pitiful.

Seeing that she was still crying, Chen Mufeng didn't want to bother her any more.

Then he turned to Master Wu and the others and said, "Master, Brother Li, Brother Zhang, I'm sorry to have made you laugh. Let's continue our conversation and don't let such trivial matters ruin our mood."

After saying that, he walked over and sat down, ignoring this side.

Master Wu nodded, "Alright, alright, this matter of love is indeed complicated and tangled, let's continue chatting."

Li Mingxuan and Zhang Shuhan also agreed, and the four continued the previous topic.

But at this moment, a sarcastic voice suddenly came from the crowd: "Oh, this Chen family Liulang is now a juren, he is so arrogant, look how sad he made this girl, it's too inhumane."

When everyone heard this, they turned around and looked. It turned out to be the gossipy old lady Liu in the village.

She likes to gossip on weekdays, and now that she sees something interesting to watch, she naturally can't help but say a few words.

Chen Mufeng frowned, feeling a little unhappy, but ignored it and just talked to Master Wu, Li Mingxuan and Zhang Shuhan with a smile.

Just because he ignored it didn't mean Wang would ignore it.

Wang was furious, pointing at Granny Liu and started to curse: "You old gossiper, what are you talking about here? Who are you to point fingers at my son Liu Lang? If you have nothing to do, go home and take care of your good-for-nothing son, don't be disliked here!"

After being scolded by Wang, Mrs. Liu's face suddenly turned ugly. She cursed back, "Humph, I was just saying something fair, but you started scolding me. Do you think it's great that your family has a scholar? I think this scholar is also heartless. Poor girl..."

Before she could finish her words, Qian pushed her out, cursing, "Hurry up, hurry up, we are having a banquet today, this is not the place for you to make a scene, if you continue to make trouble, I will stand at your door tomorrow and curse you for three days and three nights."

Mrs. Zhou knew how powerful Qian was. It would be disastrous if Qian really stood at her doorstep and scolded her for three days and three nights.

She looked a little scared, and said a few words without giving in: "Don't be so complacent," and then turned around and walked away cursing.

This caused a burst of laughter from the guests present.

Taohua felt embarrassed to stay in Chen's house any longer, so she ran away crying, covering her face.

When she got home, her mother, Mrs. Zhou, beat and scolded her again and didn't even let her eat. She felt so wronged.

The Chen family doesn't know about this, and even if they did, they wouldn't care.

The banquet ended in a lively atmosphere and the guests left one after another.

After seeing off the guests, he cleaned the yard and returned the tables and chairs borrowed from the village.

As soon as Chen Sangyu finished her work, she was pulled aside by her husband Lin Yu. Seeing that there was no one around, he lowered his voice and asked, "Have you told your father-in-law and mother-in-law about my little sister?"

Chen Sangyu glanced at her husband and said unhappily, "I'm so busy, how can I have time to talk?"

Lin Yu looked embarrassed, but didn't ask any more questions. He just urged her to talk about it quickly.

Chen Sangyu snorted, but did not refuse. She wiped her hands with a rag.

When Yu Guang saw his mother coming, he quickly pulled Wang into the main room and closed the door as he went in.

Wang was a little puzzled, frowned and asked, "Old Four, what are you doing?"

Chen Sangyu looked embarrassed. She pulled Wang to sit in the room. Thinking about her sister-in-law, she couldn't help but say, "Mother, we have to hurry up and arrange the marriage for my sixth brother. You see, my sixth brother is now a juren. This status is different from the past. There will definitely be many people who come to propose marriage, but we should have an idea first, right? My sister-in-law's mother also knows that she is handsome, well-behaved and virtuous, and knows her background very well. If we can get married, it will be a perfect marriage."

What a shame about being well-behaved and virtuous. She is just like her mother-in-law, a she-devil. If it weren't for the pressure from her mother-in-law and husband, she wouldn't bother to say anything.

Wang squinted her eyes and looked at Chen Sangyu. She knew in her heart that the relationship between the fourth brother and her sister-in-law was not good, and her mother-in-law was also a powerful person.

Now she actually wants to marry her sister-in-law to Liu Lang. If there is no pressure from her in-laws, she wouldn't believe it.

"Old Four, tell me the truth, did your mother-in-law and sister-in-law whisper anything in your ear?"

Wang asked seriously.

When Wang asked this question, a hint of unnaturalness flashed across Chen Sangyu's face.

She hesitated for a moment, then nodded awkwardly. "Mom, to be honest, it is true that my mother-in-law and sister-in-law often talk to me about this. My mother-in-law said that my sixth brother has now become a juren, and he has a bright future. If my sister-in-law can marry my sixth brother, it would be the best marriage. My sister-in-law also tells me how much she likes my sixth brother and wants to marry him. She has been very nice to me recently. I thought that if this really happened, it would be a closer relationship, which would be good for us, so I wanted to tell you about this."

Wang frowned slightly after hearing this. Although she was very dissatisfied, she also knew the difficulties her daughter faced in her husband's family.

If I reject it outright, my daughter's life in her husband's family will be even more difficult.

But she really looked down on the fourth brother's sister-in-law. She was the same as the fourth brother's mother-in-law, also a powerful person. How could such a girl marry Liu Lang?

Today I posted both chapters together without dividing them into chapters.