Chapter 897: 896: Show Off to Her First!

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Chapter 897: Chapter 896: Show Off to Her First! Old Granny Zhang let out a very satisfied “hmm,” looking at Zhang Qiu Ju, whose face had turned red after hearing Old Granny Wu’s words. With an expression and tone so fake it was almost unseemly, she said, “Look, it’s not that I won’t go. It’s just that my son-in-law has already arranged everything, so we won’t go to your house to take up that good spot. You better keep it to invite more people who haven’t seen the world to go and broaden their horizons!” After saying that, she lifted her tea: “It’s getting late, I won’t keep you any longer! It’s best if you head back! After all, your family is not like ours, there’s even a pregnant woman, and you have only one maid, how could she handle everything! You must worry about it all! Unlike me, now that I’m older, my daughter and son-in-law are considerate and insist that I don’t handle anything! But I’m the kind of person who can’t stay idle, oh, I’m so suffocated every day! I don’t even have someone to talk to, if you’re free, come over often to chat with me, pass the time ——” Before she finished speaking, Zhang Qiu Ju couldn’t hold it anymore, stood up abruptly, and rushed out. She quickly climbed onto the carriage: “Go home!” The coachman saw that Zhang Qiu Ju’s face didn’t look good and didn’t dare to say much, turned the carriage around, and left. Zhang Qiu Ju sat alone in the carriage, trembling with anger. Embarrassed and annoyed! She always knew that Zhang Chuntao was a wicked woman! Back then she could even force her family to cut ties with her on her wedding day. How could she be kind enough today to let her in? It turns out it was all just a ploy to make her lose face! How foolish of herself to forget! Offering herself up to let Zhang Chuntao humiliate her for nothing! On one hand, she couldn’t help but envy Zhang Chuntao, seeing her complexion, her manner of dress, once just a farm girl scraping by in the dirt, now looking like an elderly lady living in the city. Does she even consider if she’s worthy of commanding two or three people? On the other hand, she was determined; if Zhang Chuntao had three people to command, she must buy a few more people tomorrow somehow; she couldn’t afford to be inferior to Zhang Chuntao! Wiping her tears, Zhang Qiu Ju snorted angrily and went home. Back where Zhang Qiu Ju stormed out and disappeared, Old Granny Zhang immediately threw the tea in her hand and stood up: “Quick, bring some cold water—” She covered her mouth. Old Madam Ding quickly brought a ladle of cold water, which Old Granny Zhang took and rinsed her mouth out several times before breathing a sigh of relief. Wang Yongzhu, with bandaged hands, seeing Old Granny Zhang had breathed a sigh of relief, hurriedly asked, “Mother, what’s wrong? Did you burn your tongue?” Old Granny Zhang, for once a bit embarrassed, said, “Don’t mention it, who bought those snacks today? They were so salty I forgot I was holding hot tea. I took a sip and almost spat it out! Had to force it down!” Wang Yongzhu was speechless and worried: “Are you okay? Does your throat hurt?” She couldn’t help but complain, “Mother, the tea is hot, couldn’t you just spit it out? Why swallow it? What if you burned your throat?” Old Granny Zhang widened her eyes: “I finally put on such a show today, how could I not finish it? Would I back down in front of that wretch Zhang Qiu Ju? I’d swallow coal if I had to!” Wang Yongzhu... After speaking, she pointed at Gu Yu, “And you, girl, I told you to pretend and massage my legs lightly, but you used all your strength, focusing just on one leg. I endured it and fortunately, Zhang Qiu Ju was driven away by my temper; otherwise, my leg would have been broken!” She grimaced as she rubbed her leg. Gu Yu was so frightened that tears came out: “Elderly Lady, I, I...” Wang Yongzhu felt both annoyed and amused and waved her hand, signaling Gu Yu and Old Madam Ding, who bought the snacks, to leave. Then she personally helped Old Granny Zhang into the room. She let Old Granny Zhang sit on the heated bed, rolling up her pant leg to check her leg. Seeing Wang Yongzhu’s helpless look, Old Granny Zhang felt slightly abashed: “Well, it’s nothing, Mother just wanted to annoy Zhang Qiu Ju. Does she think a few bucks can make her better than me? Pfft! Not a chance! I know her too well, saying she’s inviting us to watch the Dragon Boat races, but actually just showing off! Since childhood, she was petty, never daring to provoke brothers, always trying to outdo her sisters!” “If others live better than her, she feels uneasy! She has to outshine everyone to feel satisfied! Why should I let her step over me? Doesn’t she love flaunting? I’ll flaunt first! It’ll suffocate her! Believe me, she’ll be so mad she won’t be able to eat when she gets home today!” What could Wang Yongzhu say? She could only silently squeeze Old Granny Zhang’s leg. Old Granny Zhang yelped, “Daughter, be gentle!” Wang Yongzhu sighed; it was her own mother, after all; what could she do? She had to pamper her! She had no choice but to take out some invigorating oil, massaging Old Granny Zhang’s leg while advising, “Next time, if you want to upset someone, tell Brother Song and me beforehand, so Brother Song can serve tea, and I can massage your legs; that’s how you show your status, isn’t it?” Old Granny Zhang clapped the table, “That’s the spirit!” Then feeling it wasn’t right: “No, you’re my own daughter; how could I let you massage my legs? Besides, Chongjin is not suitable either. He’s aiming for the imperial exams. How would it look for him to be seen serving his mother-in-law tea? Nonsense!” Though she said this, she beamed brightly. When Song Chongjin returned for dinner at night and didn’t see Old Granny Zhang, he asked, “Why isn’t Mother out for dinner? Is she feeling unwell?” But looking at his wife’s expression, it didn’t seem like anything was wrong. Wang Yongzhu could only recount Old Granny Zhang’s events of the day, finally saying, “The maid, Gu Yu, overdid it, causing Mother’s leg to hurt, so she’s eating in the room.” Song Chongjin didn’t know what expression he should have. Seeing Wang Yongzhu’s disheartened look, he held back laughter and persuaded, “It’s good Mother is like this! She needs an outlet for her feelings; it’s for the best! The Tian Family wasn’t kind from the start, and it’s good to have Mother counter them a few times! Besides, when was the last time we saw Mother so spirited? In any case, it’s not our mother who suffers, so if the Tian Family thick-skinnedly comes again, we’ll do the same!” This was using the Tian Family to lighten Old Granny Zhang’s mood. Wang Yongzhu knew this well, so after massaging Old Granny Zhang’s leg, she went out to instruct Old Granny Wu and the other three to prepare better props next time the elderly lady wanted to act again, ensuring there was no hot tea. She also reminded Gu Yu to practice on her own legs first, mastering the strength before applying it to the elderly lady. The young girl Gu Yu, originally frightened, upon hearing Wang Yongzhu, almost swore she’d definitely learn to massage properly, becoming a pro at it!

Chapter 897: 896: Show Off to Her First!

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