Forced to marry, I picked up a young powerful official

Mother Gu was so shocked that she fell back and almost tripped Song Dong'er.

She stroked her heart which was pounding due to fright, and finally saw clearly the person outside the door. It was the adopted daughter of the Shen family?

Mother Gu's face was dark and scary, and she cursed, "What medicine did you take wrong? You stood at my door so early in the morning, are you trying to scare me to death?"

Shen Nankui hurried over to help her up, "Please forgive me, mother-in-law. How dare I scare you?"

Mother Gu shook her hand away and said, "Why are you standing here quietly instead of sleeping?"

Shen Nankui smiled slightly, "Mother-in-law, have you forgotten? Today, the new bride wants to serve you tea, so I thought about it and came to help you get up first."

Mother Gu was stunned and gave her a strange look.

"when did you come?"

"My wife has been here for three quarters of an hour."

Three quarters of an hour?

Then wouldn't she have been here half an hour ago?

It was still dark at that time!

"You..." Mother Gu didn't know what to say for a moment. After all, people had been waiting outside the door for a long time, so the trick she had planned before could not be used.

She looked at Song Dong'er helplessly.

Obviously, Shen did nothing wrong, and she even gave herself enough style as a mother-in-law, but why did she always feel uncomfortable in her heart?

Shen Nankui came in with the water that had been prepared long ago, "Mother-in-law, let me help you wash your face."

She smiled kindly, but Mother Gu felt a little uneasy.

"You don't need to, I'll do it myself."

Hearing this, Shen Nankui stood aside and waited quietly.

Song Dong'er hadn't expected her to be so obedient. She curled her lips and said, "Second cousin's wife is really virtuous. However, there is no such rule in our countryside. If you just pretend to please others all day long, how can you do the housework?"

Shen Nankui shook his head disapprovingly.

"How can this be just for show? Visiting your parents every morning and evening is the basic rule of being a daughter-in-law."

Mother Gu rarely smiled at her and said, "You are quite sensible."

To be honest, it's no wonder that everyone says that the mistress of a wealthy family is prestigious, it really feels pretty good.

"These are what a daughter-in-law should do."

This was how Shen Nankui was in the Marquis' Mansion in his previous life. He would never let anyone find any fault with the rules.

What's more, if she hadn't come earlier today, how could she have heard what they were planning in the room just now?

Now that we have heard it, we can’t let them get what they want.

Song Dong'er couldn't stand her behavior, so she helped Gu's mother out and said, "Aunt, let's go to the main hall."

As soon as the two of them walked into the yard, they saw Gu Yichuan coming back from outside.

"Chuan'er, where have you been so early in the morning?" Mother Gu asked in surprise.

Gu Yichuan raised the paper bag in his hand and said, "My wife has just arrived. I was afraid that she would not be used to the food at home, so I went to the town to buy some breakfast."

Mother Gu's face turned dark instantly, "It's not even daybreak yet, and you're going to buy her breakfast?"

"It's not even dawn yet, but didn't your wife go to pay her respects to you early?" Gu Yichuan continued.

"How can it be the same?"

"What's the difference?"

Mother Gu stamped her feet in anger, "Whose family doesn't marry a new bride? Whose new bride doesn't obey her mother-in-law? Why can't you do that? You have to spoil her like this. Aren't you afraid that one day she will ride on all of us?"

Gu Yichuan gave the breakfast to Shen Nankui and went forward to support Gu's mother.

"Don't be angry, mother. Although I pity my new bride, I also remember to honor my mother. This breakfast is for the whole family, and it also includes your favorite chicken sauce buns."

Mother Gu was very disappointed with Baozi and asked, "Is this Baozi's fault?"

"You...you just married your new bride yesterday, and you're praising her to the skies today. Why don't you just worship her?"

"Mom, you can't just say this. My wife is a human being. Why should I worship her?"

Gu Yichuan took out a bun and handed it to her, "Have a bite of the bun. It's fresh out of the oven, hot and fresh."

The bun was right at her fingertips, and she didn't know whether to eat it or not.

She couldn't bear this anger and pushed her son's hand away, "You're really going to piss me off to death!"

Seeing that she didn't want to eat it, Gu Yichuan had to put the bun back and sighed slightly.

"Mother, I know what you mean, but my wife comes from an official family, and she was wronged by marrying me, so I can't treat her badly, otherwise, wouldn't it make my father-in-law think that he had chosen the wrong person?"

"But she is just an adopted daughter!" Mother Gu gritted her teeth.

"No matter what her status is, she is now my wife. I only know that her name and mine are on the marriage certificate."

"you you!"

Mother Gu was so angry that she couldn't speak.

Gu Yichuan waited until she had recovered her breath before he said, "Mom, we are from the countryside, and we don't have the custom of paying respects to the mother-in-law every morning and evening. From now on, don't ask the bride to do these things."

Gu's mother couldn't bear it any longer and slapped her son on the back.

"You can't blame me for this. She obviously wanted to come here on her own!"

Gu Yichuan didn't dare to dodge his mother's slaps, and took several blows. He then said, "The bride is coming because she respects you as an elder. You exempting her from the bride's rules is a sign of your consideration for your daughter-in-law. The two are not contradictory."

Hearing him say this, Shen Nankui was surprised and touched.

It has been a long time since anyone has protected her like this...

In her previous life, she was alone in the Marquis' Mansion. She had to please her parents-in-law internally and pretend to be in harmony with her husband and wife externally so as not to let others see any flaws. Once she did something wrong, the Marquis' Mansion would threaten her life and the lives of everyone in the Shen family.

Even if she returned to the Shen family, no one would ask her how she was doing. They would just ask her to please the Marquis' Mansion.

No one has ever been willing to stand up for her.

Gu's mother knew her second son's temper very well and knew that she couldn't persuade him, so she didn't do anything and just glared at Shen Nankui hatefully.

He was extremely puzzled and asked, "What kind of magic potion did you feed my son? He obeyed you in just one night."

Shen Nankui restrained her expression and said, "I dare not. It is my blessing to be so considerate to my husband."

Mother Gu glanced at the two of them and felt very unhappy. She took Song Dong'er and went to the main room angrily.

Gu Yichuang looked at his mother's back and shook his head helplessly.

Shen Nankui stepped forward and said, "I am very grateful that my husband is so kind to me, but if the relationship between you and your mother-in-law is damaged because of me, I will feel really bad."

She said it sincerely.

She also didn't expect that Gu Yichuan would protect her again and again.

Gu Yichuan was silent for a moment before he said, "Thanks to my father-in-law for his care and guidance. You also brought so many precious books and that priceless letter of recommendation. The Gu family has benefited a lot. I promised you that I would take on the responsibilities of a husband. The Gu family does not have luxurious clothes and food, nor servants. All I can give you is to let you not be too restrained in this family."

Therefore, if he didn't do something, he would always feel guilty.

Shen Nankui looked at the polite smile on his face and understood, "Anyway, thank you very much."

Anyway, whether it was out of responsibility or gratitude, she truly felt the kindness.

There was no trouble during the tea ceremony. Mother Gu was so angry that she didn't even bother to scold her. She just looked at Shen Nankui several times with an unfriendly expression.

Just after serving tea, the eldest family of four arrived.

Gu Qingrong saw the food on the table, picked up a piece of sweet cake, handed it to his six-year-old daughter, and said with a smile: "Oh, today's breakfast is so rich?"

Song Dong'er said softly, "Yes, we can eat all these today, all thanks to my second cousin's wife. These buns, sweet cakes, and fried fruits were all bought by my brother Chuan in the town early in the morning. Otherwise, we would have been eating mixed flour buns at home. How could we have such a good meal?"

Hearing this, Liang hurriedly snatched the sweet cake from her daughter's hand and put it back on the plate.

He scolded, "This is what your uncle bought for your aunt, don't be greedy!"

There was a huge amount of food on the table. Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that it was not enough for one person, not to mention that Gu's mother and Song Dong'er were both eating. Liang's words were somewhat intriguing.