After the replacement marriage, I was forced to fight at home

Everyone saw Zhou Yiheng out the door, and Mrs. Hu sat down and continued, "According to your opinion, what kind of job would be easier for your second brother and sister-in-law to handle?"

Xie Fen raised her head to look at Meng Wan, then smiled, "This is up to the princess to decide. According to my wife's wishes, I really wish my second brother and his wife could do everything right now so that I can take a break."

"I think it's not that Brother Hong can't live without you, it's that you just want to be lazy, right?" Mrs. Hu laughed. "Since you don't know anything, why not start with something simple. Mother Hong..."

Mother Hong stepped forward and answered.

"Have you prepared the New Year gifts in the mansion?"

"Yes, in the past two days, the New Year gifts from the farms and shops outside have been coming back one after another, and those from the south are also on the way. Yesterday, a message came in from the outer courtyard saying that they can be prepared in three to five days."

Mrs. Hu sat down and said, "In that case, Yu Ge's wife, you will be responsible for the New Year gifts for the guests in the mansion this year."

Meng Wan was very surprised. How could it be different from what he had guessed? Wasn't he asked to take care of the account transactions during the Chinese New Year?

What did Mrs. Hu mean by this? If she didn't intend to target me in the accounts, why did she make such a fuss? Not only did she stop checking Wang's dowry book, but she also took away the Fuchun family's dowry that Xie Fen was using. What was she up to?

"I, can I do this? I never understand this."

"What's the big deal? This is the least stressful task at the end of the year. There are only a few families that are close to our family, and then there are the regular ones, and some that don't come around very often. Wait until tomorrow and ask your sister-in-law to send someone to bring you the booklets from previous years. You will know which family has which situation at a glance. Then compare it with last year's and see what needs to be added and what needs to be reduced."

After that, he went to see Xie Fen again, "Find all the books from last year today. No, add the books from the year before last, so that our Second Grandma can have a comparison."

Xie Fen said, "The princess is really kind-hearted. She knows that this job is not tiring and can train people. My daughter-in-law originally wanted to give my younger sister-in-law a few more things, but I didn't expect that the hard work would still be done by me. The princess is so biased."

After saying that, he covered his mouth and laughed, "To be honest, I told the princess the other day that I would give this job to my third sister to practice, but the princess disagreed, saying that good jobs should be given to my second wife first."

After hearing this, Meng Wan stood up and bowed to Hu, saying, "In this case, I, your daughter-in-law, can only take over with a thick face. I just don't know if I can handle it well. If there is anything wrong or something goes wrong, I hope the princess can give me some advice."

"Just do it with peace of mind. If worst comes to worst, you can always rely on your sister-in-law. She took care of it last year." Mrs. Hu said with a smile.

Meng Wan understood what this meant. It was more than three years since Xie Fen got married, but Mrs. Hu asked her to take charge of this job at the end of the year. However, she had only been married for more than four months and was able to take over. This showed how much Mrs. Hu valued her.

"Thank you, Princess. I will take over as your daughter-in-law. I hope I won't disappoint you."

"No, I heard that Madam Fan, who is in charge of the social relations in your courtyard, has relapsed. It just so happens that you can take care of Brother Yu's affairs as well, so you can learn from him."

Meng Wan raised his head and looked at Hu, who looked at him with an unfriendly smile.

I just took back Mother Fan's power at the end of the year and handed it over to Mother Kong last night. Hu knew about it early this morning and said it without hesitation. What does this mean? It means that Hu didn't take her seriously at all. This is a warning to her, telling her that she knows everything about Qinghe Garden.

Meng Wan lowered her head and saw mockery in Hu's eyes.

Mrs. Hu looked at Meng Wan who lowered his head, with a slight smile on her lips. "Okay, very good, that's it. Don't think you have any ability. Everything you want to know is what I tell you."

"In that case, Brother Yu's wife will take care of this one thing. I'm afraid you won't be able to handle more. Brother Ming's wife will remain the same, but this year there will be one more thing, that is, you will be in charge of the accounts of the mansion's New Year expenses. It happens that Fuchun's wife is in the accounting office, so it's convenient for you to know anything. Later, I will tell Guan Wei's wife to report all the New Year accounts to you."

Xie Fen and Meng Wan looked up at the same time, both of them were a little surprised.

Meng Wan didn't expect that the job that he thought would be assigned to him was given to Xie Fen.

Xie Fen had never expected that the job that she thought Meng Wan would be involved in would actually be given to her. Could it be that Hu had always arranged it this way? But if she had wanted me to take care of this from the beginning, why did she transfer the Fuchun family? The Fuchun family had the ability, but to sort out the accounts for the New Year, there were still people in the inner house who could be used by the princess. It would be a bit of a waste of talent to do this alone.

Mrs. Hu looked at the surprised expressions on the faces of her two daughters-in-law and was happy. She clapped her hands and said, "Okay, everyone has work to do, and I am happy to have some free time. I have also arranged for Yingning and Yinghan. It's time to visit other people after the new year. It's a bit late for them to learn now. In fact, I think that the girls are delicate guests at home, and they will be happy if they can have some free time for a few years. Brother Yu's wife, my mother-in-law must have the same idea as me, right?"

Meng Wan smiled slightly. This was what Hu said. If there were more people sitting in the room, they would definitely cheer for her. Look, the daughter-in-law knows nothing, but the mother-in-law not only doesn't blame her, but also helps her out.

Meng Wan and Xie Fen walked out of Junyueju one after the other. Looking at the sedan chair that was brought in, Xie Fen waved her hand and said, "Second brother's wife, it's not cold today. Shall we take a walk?"

"I'm fine, but Brother Hong hasn't seen his sister-in-law for such a long time, is that okay?"

Xie Fen smiled slightly, "Even though he clings to me tightly, I can't let him tie me down all the time, right? My second sister-in-law doesn't have a child yet, so she can't understand that feeling. When you become a mother, you will know that in this world, nothing is more important than your own child."

"Yes, last time Hong Ge got his foot smashed, didn't the sister-in-law cry a lot? I went to see her a few days ago, and it seemed that the pain had gone away, but she just couldn't walk very well. It shouldn't be a big deal, right?"

Xie Fen raised her eyebrows. What did Meng Wan mean? Did she wish her son's feet would be bad? Did she want Brother Hong to have a problem?

Then he changed his expression and said, "It's okay. The doctor also said that you should rest well and everything will be fine by the end of the year. Children grow fast."

Meng Wan nodded, "That's good. I was really scared at the time. It hurt me to see it, not to mention Hong Ge who was so young. But the eldest sister-in-law is a kind person. Not only did she not blame the third sister, she also comforted her. Otherwise, our second master always asked me to learn from the eldest sister-in-law. Oh, just this one thing, I am not as good as the eldest sister-in-law."

Xie Fen felt even more resentful when she heard her mention Zhou Yingning. She just didn't want to continue this topic with her, so she smiled and said, "I heard that thanks to my sister-in-law, Aunt Huan didn't get into an accident that day. If Aunt Huan had gotten into an accident, I think we wouldn't have been able to celebrate this New Year."

"Nothing. I was just closer to Aunt Huan, and when I saw her trying to help Brother Hong but being knocked down by Third Sister, I helped her up subconsciously without thinking too much. But Brother Hong's wet nurse, Sister-in-law, is too indulgent to her."

"Oh? How do you say this?"

"It is her responsibility to take care of Brother Hong. Although my sister-in-law asked me to hold Brother Hong that day, she, as a nurse, had to go forward. How could I let her do it on my own? If she was around at the time, she might have taken Brother Hong away in time. In my opinion, this is the servant's dereliction of duty. It's rare that my sister-in-law is so good-tempered that she actually stayed by my side."

Xie Fen smiled unnaturally, "You know, the last one was sent away not long ago. If we change it again, I'm afraid Brother Hong won't be able to adapt."

"That's right, sister-in-law is the one who thinks things through." Meng Wan looked at the fork in the road that separated the two courtyards, stopped, turned around and said with a smile, "Since the princess trusts me and gave me this task, I will inevitably trouble you more in the future, so please don't think I'm annoying."

"How could that be? The princess also said that these are all old-fashioned things, very simple. With my second brother's wife's intelligence, she can handle them clearly without asking me."

Meng Wan grinned, bowed and left.

Xie Fen looked at Meng Wan who was walking away, his brows furrowed. This Meng Wan was different from when he first came in. There had been a huge change. Thinking about the princess's behavior today, should he change his tactics?