The fool has become a spirit, and she can speak

Seeing that Chen Qingsheng was still in shock, He Ye paid the money, stuffed the face cream into Chen Qingsheng's hand, and left the rouge shop first.

The two listened to the music calmly, and then went home separately.

In the evening, after the three brothers had dinner, Chen Qingsheng washed his face and then began applying face cream in front of his eldest and second eldest brothers.

Chen Qingliao, the eldest son of the Chen family, looked at the vain Chen Qingsheng and said with a smile, "Third son, who taught you to do this? You're starting to polish this stuff."

Chen Qingsheng said earnestly, "Brother, I've already got wrinkles."

Chen Qingliao asked with a smile, "Where did the wrinkles grow?"

Chen Qingsheng touched the corners of his eyes and said, "These are called crow's feet, but next I'll probably get forehead wrinkles."

Chen Qingguang, the second son of the Chen family, stared at his younger brother's sallow face and asked, "Is there an order to how wrinkles grow?"

Chen Qingsheng said, "I think so! Second brother, you should also put on some face cream. I see you have wrinkles around your eyes."

Cheng Qingguang touched the corner of his eye and asked Chen Qingsheng, "San'er, can face cream really get rid of these wrinkles?"

“It should work. Second brother, don’t underestimate this little jar. It cost a lot of money. Something this expensive can’t be useless.” Chen Qingsheng showed his face cream to his second brother with great appreciation.

Chen Qingguang casually scooped out a piece, rubbed it in his hands, and roughly smeared it on his face.

Chen Qingsheng felt sorry for him, "Second brother, you used too much. A little bit is enough to cover your whole face."

Chen Qingguang wasn't going to tolerate Chen Qingsheng. He snatched the face cream jar, twisted the lid hard, hid it in his pocket, and shamelessly said, "Give this face cream to Second Brother."

Chen Qingsheng reached out to snatch it back, "Second brother, why did you keep it all for yourself? I'm counting on this face cream to get rid of my crow's feet."

Chen Qingguang raised his hand and slapped away Chen Qingsheng's two outstretched hands. "Second brother is also counting on this face cream to get rid of these crow's feet! Third brother, you are still young. You can use face cream later. Second brother's marriage is imminent. Your fiancée is only eighteen. How can your second brother look like an old man? Otherwise, he will be outshone by the girl."

"No, when was your marriage arranged? How come I didn't know? Has your sister-in-law met that girl?"

Chen Qingguang remained calm and composed, saying, "Does my sister-in-law need any introduction? She's efficient and decisive, and gave me twenty taels of silver on the spot."

Chen Qingsheng's eyes widened. "The wedding gift was given on the spot? And twenty taels at that? My sister-in-law is known for being very stingy!"

Chen Qingliao, the eldest son of the Chen family, said with a smile, "How can you talk about your sister-in-law like that? If she hears you, you'll get a beating! She went to see her and found her to be a good girl. She's pretty and capable. Twenty taels isn't much. Your second brother is remarrying, so we can't let the girl suffer because of a little dowry."

"No, I don't know anything about all this. Why didn't anyone consult me?"

Cheng Qingguang rolled his eyes at his younger brother, "Why should I discuss my marriage with you?"

"Second brother, that's not fair! Didn't you say that Sister-in-law Meifeng's body was still warm, and that you were going to wait until the mourning period was over before looking for her? What's going on with you now?"

Chen Qingguang shifted all the blame onto his sister-in-law, Yuhua. "I wanted to wait until the mourning period was over before finalizing this matter. It's just that my sister-in-law is impatient. She saw how good the girl was and immediately arranged the marriage. What could I do? You can't just break off the engagement, can you? If I break off the engagement, am I even human? Wouldn't that be ruining the girl's life?"

"How come I didn't know anything about something this big?" Chen Qingsheng frowned, still wondering why he was the last to know.

"My sister-in-law went to the Crown Prince's residence right after returning from her family home, and asked me to prepare for the wedding of your second sister-in-law. How could you possibly know?" At this time yesterday, Chen Qingguang was filled with worry, but today he had a completely different face. It's true that people are in high spirits when they have good news. Chen Qingsheng almost didn't know his second brother!

"Second brother, you haven't already set a wedding date with that woman, have you?"

Cheng Qingguang looked at his third brother, who still couldn't accept reality, and said, "Third brother, your second sister-in-law will be marrying into the family in a few days. Don't go out so much these days. Find some boards to add some furniture to your second brother's room. Also, don't sell those lanterns you made. Hang them all in the yard. First, it will be festive for the New Year, and second, we should celebrate your second sister-in-law's marriage. Hanging more lanterns will make our house less gloomy."

"No, second brother, aren't we also going to observe the mourning period for our parents?"

Chen Qingguang solemnly reprimanded Chen Qingsheng, "Third son, with our parents gone, this family must listen to our elder brother and sister-in-law. My remarriage was also their wish. The fact that our parents' mourning period is not over does not mean I am unfilial. Our Chen family is not thriving. Since Niu Niu's misfortune, our old Chen family has had no one left. Do you really want to watch our Chen family line die out? Now that my sister-in-law cannot have children, and you are still single, if I don't work harder, our Chen family line will truly die out. Third son, these things are all right here. The burden of our old Chen family line now rests solely on my second brother's shoulders. My second brother has a heavy burden! Third son, what is unfilial? Letting the family line die out is unfilial."

Chen Qingsheng pouted, "I can't argue with you. You always have a point."

Chen Qingguang continued to coax, "Third brother, your second brother remarried for the good of this family. This family relies on your sister-in-law for everything, from sewing to mending. Let's not talk about anything else, but even a pair of insoles, don't we brothers also rely on your sister-in-law?"

Lifting the insoles, Chen Qingsheng hid his feet under the table again and again, his soles burning like fire, his face turning pale and ashen. At this moment, Chen Qingguang continued his incessant chatter: "Third son, if you had a second sister-in-law, wouldn't she be able to share some of the burden with our eldest sister-in-law? Be sensible, when your second sister-in-law marries, don't keep bringing up the mourning period. Your first sister-in-law was named Meifeng, and your second was named Jinfeng. Your second brother believes this is preordained. I think it must be the wish of your deceased sister-in-law. When your sister-in-law Meifeng was alive, she was the most understanding. My relationship with your second sister-in-law was pure and innocent, a perfect match. If it weren't for death, no one could separate us..."

Chen Qingsheng felt indignant on behalf of his deceased second sister-in-law. She had been dead for less than a year, and his second brother was already brazenly planning to remarry. Were all those words he spoke last night just empty promises? "What's the use of saying those high-sounding words? No matter how eloquently you speak, you're still remarrying before my second sister-in-law's mourning period is over."

Chen Qingguang raised his hand and slapped Chen Qingsheng hard on the head. "You brat, do you want to watch your second brother be all alone? I remarried for your sake. According to the rules of our Chen family, if I, the older brother, don't get married, you, the younger brother, have to wait your turn. I'm just afraid of holding you back. Don't be ungrateful, or I'll beat you up."