Traveling through ancient times, I led my family to prosperity

Under the guidance of Xu, Zhang took Xiaolan and Xiaowen to the east wing.

As soon as she entered the room, Xiao Lan felt a wave of heat coming towards her. She looked around and saw that Xu had already cleaned the room very cleanly. The kang was already covered with bedding. Xiao Lan reached under the mattress and felt that the kang was warm.

Xu brought in some hot water and asked Zhang, Xiaolan and Xiaowen to wash up.

"How do guests from Xiaoyuan's family stay when they come to her house?" Zhang asked casually.

"Originally we wanted to clear out a room for them, but they didn't want to go, saying they wanted to squeeze in and get close. I guess it's hard for them to come here, so I thought we should have a good chat." Mrs. Xu responded.

"Brother Hong's wife, have you seen the boy from the Zheng family that Chunhua mentioned? What does he look like? Is he really as handsome as your second aunt said?" Zhang couldn't help but ask Xu.

As for Ms. Shen, she never speaks with any accuracy, and as for Ms. Xu, based on Zhang's understanding of her, she would not talk nonsense.

"I heard it from others, but I have never seen the real person." Xu said.

After Zhang's mother and the other two had washed up, Xu took her people to pack up and leave.

"Third Aunt, you guys take a good rest. I'm afraid the old lady has some instructions, so I have to go check on her. Just take a rest and I'll call you tomorrow morning." said Mrs. Xu.

Originally, Zhang was planning to have a good talk with Xu, but after hearing what she said, it was not appropriate to keep her any longer, so she had to let her go.

Although they were physically exhausted after the long journey, they had just moved to a new place and were mentally still a little distracted, so the three of them couldn't fall asleep for a while.

"Look at how angry your grandma is this year. She didn't even have a good dinner. Now that we're out, who knows how she's going to deal with us..." Zhang whispered to Xiao Lan.

Xiao Lan couldn't help laughing, but she lowered her voice and said to Zhang, "Mom, do you think I'm someone who doesn't know the rules? My grandma is always bullying us. She doesn't know the etiquette of hospitality. In this situation, why should we be polite to her?"

"Hehe, but, look at what we did today, she just sulked in the end and didn't make a scene. In fact, she knows everything in her mind. If she really makes a scene, and we don't give in to her and really make a fuss, she won't be in the right. Besides, my aunt's marriage is a big deal, and she knows we won't give in to her, so she naturally won't dare to make a scene. If she makes a scene and ruins my aunt's marriage, she will be so upset."

"Second sister, do you hate your eldest aunt so much? I see you don't change the dishes in front of others, but only those in front of her and Xiaoyin." Xiaowen said.

"Yes, my girl, your eldest aunt is the person your grandma loves the most besides your youngest aunt. Did you deliberately irritate your grandma by provoking her like this today?"

"Mom, what are you thinking? I picked her specifically because I know she will make me pay. Hehehe, of course, she can also calm my grandma down and prevent her from getting angry."

"Why is this?" Zhang was a little confused.

"Mom, what do you think of how my aunt treated us today?" Xiao Lan asked.

"Speaking of this, I was just about to tell you. I thought that after we got here, your aunt would be very cold to us. But why is it that today she is helping us in every way? I even feel that she is trying to curry favor with us."

"Mom, your feeling is not different." Xiao Lan said affirmatively.

Hearing her daughter say this, Zhang immediately became alert, "Why is this happening? Could it be that she is unwilling to give up and wants to coax me into submission, so she wants to find a way out from me first?"

Xiao Wen heard his mother and second sister discussing this topic and snorted. It was obvious that he hated this topic. "Fawning on us in front of us and complaining behind our backs, such a two-faced behavior, do you think we are fools?"

"She's trying to please us because our father had a falling out with her last time. Now she knows that mom has the final say at home, so she wants to reconcile with us." Xiao Lan said.

Now at home, Sheng Xuan is an official, although he has no real power, just a title, but he also receives a salary from the court. In addition to the family business now created by the family, Xiaowen is still studying, but any smart person can see that her family has a good momentum of development.

Lanhua is naturally a smart person. She made a mistake and fell out with Sheng Xuan. When she returned home and thought it through, she would of course find a way to make amends. It was a hundred benefits for her to have a relative like Sheng Xuan to associate with.

"She is not a kind person. I know what she is thinking. We have no feelings for her. Since she has this idea, it is only right for me to take advantage of it." Xiao Lan said with a smile.

Zhang thought about Lanhua's various behaviors today, all of which were to curry favor with her. Lanhua was generous in face, not to mention Cui, even Mr. Sheng had to praise her. These would not affect her to complain to Cui. In this case, it was understandable that Xiaolan took advantage of her to curry favor with her.

"The coarse flour buns on the table today are prepared for me." Zhang suddenly said. "When I first married into the Sheng family, I could eat fine grains during the New Year. But your grandmother didn't cook all fine grains at that time. She always prepared some coarse grains. She didn't tell anyone who ate them, but put them in front of me and your fourth aunt."

"Your fourth aunt and I both know it clearly. This is prepared for us. Thinking back to that time, we were really honest and just ate the coarse grains."

"At that time, I thought that as a daughter-in-law, I should respect the elders and take good care of my sister-in-law. But as time went on, I felt something was wrong. But my mother was shy. If I dared not to eat coarse grains at that time, your grandmother would scold me for several days without stopping. So I endured it. I felt that it was not worth it to be scolded as a greedy wife just for food."

"Mom, you didn't think it through at that time. It's not a matter of greed or not." Xiao Lan said.

In Xiaolan's opinion, her mother was just being foolishly filial and she compromised because she was afraid of being scolded by Cui.

"Well, mother has figured it out now. But figuring it out is one thing, and taking action is another... Today, when I saw the coarse grains that your grandma brought over, my hands seemed to have their own thoughts, and I grabbed the coarse flour buns by myself..." Zhang sighed.

"Mom, you must be thinking that if you eat the coarse grains and save the fine grains, my second sister and I will have more to eat." Xiao Wen said.