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Zhang and Xiao Lan each took a bite of the steamed bun, and then they heard a cold snort coming from the main seat. The person who made this sound was naturally Cui.

Then Xiao Lan heard her mother stop chewing. She nudged Zhang with her elbow, signaling her to eat. Then she whispered to Zhang, "Mom, you are no longer the young wife you used to be. You are now the wife of an eighth-rank agricultural official. Besides, we have come from afar, so we are guests."

Even if Cui specially placed a few coarse flour steamed buns in front of them, what would it matter? If they didn't eat them, could Cui still force them into their mouths? Even if they ate the white flour steamed buns, what would Cui do even if she got angry? She could just let her throw them and she would just be angry.

Xiao Lan thought that she didn't believe that in this situation, Cui would directly ask her and her daughter to eat coarse flour steamed buns.

Xiao Lan took a bite of the steamed bun, then reached out her chopsticks to pick up some food, only to find that the pork elbow and fried pork with garlic shoots in front of her were gone, replaced by cold bean sprouts and cold cabbage hearts.

Xiao Lan picked up a piece of cabbage heart with chopsticks and ate it. "This cabbage heart is delicious." She praised, and then took a look at the pork elbow in front of Xiao Yin.

Xiao Lan put down her chopsticks, picked up the Chinese cabbage and handed it to Xiao Yin. "Xiao Yin, you like this dish, here it is, let's exchange." Xiao Lan brought the bowl of pork elbow with one hand, and placed a plate of Chinese cabbage in front of Xiao Yin with the other hand.

"I don't like eating Chinese cabbage hearts, I want to eat pork elbows." Xiaoyin immediately got annoyed.

Xiao Lan pretended not to hear and picked up some food for Zhang with a smile.

Lanhua glanced at Xiaolan, then secretly pinched Xiaoyin, signaling her to shut up.

Xiaoyin felt aggrieved. She looked up at Lanhua and saw her mother winking at her. She had no choice but to shut her mouth in grievance.

Cui was so angry that she didn't even eat her meal, and glared at Zhang and Xiaolan. Lanhua was on the side giving Cui some hints, and also doing something under the table to appease Cui and stop her from getting angry.

Xiao Lan pretended not to have seen their previous quarrel and exchanged the stir-fried pork with garlic shoots in front of Lanhua for bean sprouts.

"I don't want to eat anymore." Cui was so angry that she threw down her chopsticks. Then she turned around and sat aside angrily.

Seeing that Cui had turned her back, Lanhua moved the fried eggs with garlic sprouts that was originally in front of Cui to Xiaolan's front.

"Thank you, aunt." Xiao Lan deliberately said loudly. Xiao Lan did not refuse Lanhua's kindness, but just thanked her loudly.

Cui heard the sound and turned her head to see Lanhua putting down the scrambled eggs. Lanhua quickly smiled at Cui. Cui was naturally angry, but she had to save face for her daughter anyway and couldn't embarrass her daughter in front of so many people.

Therefore, Cui could only choose to swallow her anger and simply turn her back, not wanting to see it or be bothered by it.

Zhang felt a little uncomfortable when she saw Cui like this, but she remembered Xiaolan's instructions to her along the way, that she was a guest now. For herself, for the sake of the children and her own family, she could not indulge Cui's bad habits anymore.

Therefore, although Zhang felt uncomfortable in her heart, she still ate and drank as usual on the surface.

Since Zhang refused to give in to Cui, Cui naturally couldn't save face and had to go without a meal.

After dinner, it was already dark.

The problem we are facing now is how to provide accommodation for the three of them. Lanhua and Pang Xiu'e's family came a few days ago and were accommodated in this small courtyard. The small courtyard, which was already very crowded, is now even more crowded. If Zhang, Xiaolan and Xiaowen move in, it will probably be difficult for them to even turn over.

Cui's face turned pale, and she naturally didn't want her mother and her two daughters to move in.

"How about this, I'll take the child to the inn and come back early tomorrow morning," said Zhang.

This was also what they had discussed on the way. If it was inconvenient to stay here, they would stay in an inn.

"That won't do." Wang tried to stop them. Wang was a respectable person, so she couldn't just let them go. She asked Cui, "Mother, the third daughter-in-law has come all the way here with her children. How are they going to stay tonight?"

"Live wherever you want." Cui said impatiently.

Lanhua winked at Cui and pulled a corner of her clothes. Cui glared at Lanhua.

"Why do we need to arrange this?" Lanhua continued with a smile, "Let the third daughter-in-law bring Xiaolan to live with us, Xiaowen..."

Zhang waved her hands quickly, "Don't... Chunhua will be leaving tomorrow, don't let the house be too crowded and you can't sleep well, let's go to the inn."

"Aunt San, please don't talk about staying in an inn anymore. I have already discussed with Sheng Hong to vacate our room. Aunt San, you can just take Xiaolan and Xiaowen and stay there for one night." Xu said.

"How can that be possible?" Zhang refused hastily. "If we sleep in your room, where will you two and Daya live?"

"Aunt San, don't worry about them. Let Daya squeeze in with us tonight, and let Brother Xuan and his wife stay in the inn outside."

During the day, I heard from Mr. Sheng, Shen, and Pang Xiu'e that Sheng Nuo was not doing well in Hejian County. He was suppressed by the county magistrate everywhere and rarely went out of his small yard. How come Sheng Hong and his wife can leave the yard and stay in a hotel outside now?

Xiao Lan secretly glanced at Chunhua. Was this because of Chunhua's influence? Shen had told them that the Zheng family was a wealthy family in Hejian County, and a family of officials. The county magistrate had to give them some face. Now that Chunhua had married into the Zheng family, it meant that the Sheng family had formed an alliance with a local big family, which meant that Shengnuo had linked up with the Zheng family from then on and had his own backer.

With this relationship, the county magistrate might have to give in to Sheng Nuo in the future. In this way, it makes sense that Sheng Hong and his wife are staying in a hotel now.

"There are places to live outside. I'll take the children and live there, so you don't have to worry about it..." Zhang said.

"Aunt, when you come here, just treat it as your own home. Aunt, please don't be polite." Xu said, "You must have been exhausted from the journey. Aunt, please don't refuse. I have heated up the kang for you and laid out the bedding. Aunt, why don't I accompany you there now so that you can rest earlier."

"Okay." Seeing that Wang and Xu were determined to make this arrangement, Zhang agreed.

Old Master Sheng seemed very satisfied with this arrangement. He squinted his eyes and nodded repeatedly while lying on the kang.