How can someone travel through time and space and become a beggar?

The family sat together and talked for a while. Mrs. Zhao and Mrs. Zhao were both kind and friendly, and expressed their great love for Xia Chu. Zhao Zeying was a serious and old-fashioned person, and he tried to be gentle with his second daughter-in-law.

The eldest son of the eldest brother's family was well-mannered and no stranger to Xia Chu. The five-year-old girl looked at Xia Chu with curiosity, "Second Aunt is so beautiful, Zhizhi likes her."

Everyone was stunned and started laughing.

The child's straightforward love made Xia Chu smile gently, and the tension in her heart eased a lot.

Zhao Huazhang's half-brother and half-sister sat obediently on the side like quails, not friendly but not hostile either.

The only exception is Luo Shanshan, but Xia Chu has no feelings for her.

All in all, the first meeting was quite harmonious.

After lunch, Zhao Huazhang and Xia Chu walked back. Xia Chu took Zhao Huazhang's arm and said, "Grandma and sister-in-law don't hate me."

"They all like you very much," Zhao Huazhang emphasized.

Xia Chu smiled brightly and said shamelessly: "That's right, I'm so beautiful, who wouldn't like me when they see me?"

She was just joking, but Zhao Huazhang nodded seriously, "Yes."

Xia Chu blushed at his serious look and was too embarrassed to speak.

After everyone left, Madam Zhao looked a little tired, but she still had a smile on her face as she leaned back on the couch. "This little girl Xia Chu looks weak and delicate, but she's not someone who can be easily bullied."

"Yes, that word 'good madam' made Mrs. Luo's face turn green." Aunt Zhan understood Madam Zhao and knew that she was not blaming her.

Madam Zhao nodded and said, "That's great. If she were a soft-tempered person, Luo Shanshan would definitely ride on her head."

"He doesn't look like a troublemaker. Second Young Master is lucky." said Nanny Zhan.

"Yes, I have no regrets in my life." The old lady sighed softly.

But this didn't sound very auspicious. Nanny Zhan grabbed her hand and said, "How can you not feel any regret? The Second Young Master doesn't have any children yet. Doesn't the old lady want to see the child being born? If the child looks like the Second Young Master, he might be very cute."

Mrs. Zhao recalled Zhao Huazhang's childhood appearance in her mind, and the smile on her face became more gentle. "Yes, I hope my old bones can hold on until then. I miss Brother Huai'an a little bit."

Huai'an was the old man's name. When he was alive, he and the old lady were in perfect harmony and loved each other deeply. They rarely had a quarrel in their life, but unfortunately, they died of illness at an early age.

Nanny Zhan was distressed. She was old, and the old lady wasn't young either. It was unclear how long she would live. But there were many things worth cherishing in this world, and she was afraid that the old lady would feel relieved, so she said firmly, "Of course she will. The old lady is in good health."

Madam Zhao cheered up a little, "Yes, we must go to see our Huazhang's child and talk to Brother Huai'an about it when the time comes."

Zhao Huazhang's yard has been greatly renovated. According to Xia Chu's preferences, the yard that was originally paved with bluestone slabs is now full of flowers.

There was a large swing in the yard covered with flower vines, so it wouldn't be crowded for two people to sit on. Xia Chu sat on it, and Zhao Huazhang gently pushed it from behind.

"You come and sit down too." Xia Chu patted the side, and Zhao Huazhang sat down without hesitation. Xia Chu leaned into his arms, looking at the courtyard full of flowers, with a happy smile on her face, "You will stay with me for the rest of my life, okay?"

Zhao Huazhang embraced her and said softly: "Okay."

On the day of returning home, Dong Xiaohuan kept looking outside the door, and Jia Qingwu's eyes were also always looking outside the door.

The Wang family's door was open, and two dogs were lying by the door. Wang Qiuyu was squatting beside the dogs, with the same look in his eyes as An and An.

People passing by looked up, and most of them were frightened when they saw such a big dog, and wanted to walk close to the other side of the wall.

But An and An never called out to each other. As long as they didn't enter the yard, they didn't react.

When the cheerful barking of dogs and Wang Qiuyu's calls of "Sister" rang out, Dong Xiaohuan jumped up.

Wang Yong took a string of firecrackers and lit them and threw them out as the new son-in-law entered the house.

"You're back." Dong Xiaohuan's face was full of joy. She glanced at Zhao Huazhang and let him in. Her eyes moved around Xia Chu's face. Seeing that she was smiling and not depressed, and her face was very rosy, she felt relieved. "Come in, come in, everyone is here."

On the day of their wedding, Xia Tian was suddenly dispatched the day before. Zhao Huazhang hadn't been to the barracks in days, and hadn't spoken to him. Xia Tian was filled with resentment for not being able to personally see his sister off.

But the two of them were already married, and he no longer had any complaints about Zhao Huazhang.

The new son-in-law was warmly welcomed by the Wang family. Wang Yong, Xia Tian, Guan Xu and others talked to Zhao Huazhang.

Dong Xiaohuan and Jia Qingwu pulled Xia Chu into their room to chat intimately, mainly asking if the Zhao family was easy to get along with, if they had any problems, and if her son-in-law was considerate to her and if she was used to living there.

Xia Chu answered them one by one, saying that everything was fine, and then recounted the events of the tea ceremony, omitting Luo Shanshan.

Dong Xiaohuan and Jia Qingwu looked at each other and were completely relieved.

After saying these kind words, Dong Xiaohuan began to lecture her daughter, "You really shouldn't have gotten up so late. The old lady probably said she wanted to sleep a little longer out of consideration for your face."

Jia Qingwu couldn't bear to blame her daughter, so she tried to smooth things over. "But it's clear that the Zhao family really cares about Xiaochu. If she continues to be filial to her elders, she'll have a good life."

Xia Chu nodded repeatedly in agreement. The two mothers gave some other instructions before the three of them came out of the room.

After dinner at Wang's house, the two returned to Zhao's house. Zhao Huazhang was drunk by Xia Tian, but he could drink quite a bit, and his walking was a little unsteady.

Qingsong was sweating all over after supporting his young master and sending him to the room.

The maids brought hot water and hangover soup, but left Zhao Huazhang's clothes untouched. Zhao Huazhang's courtyard only had a few maids who did rough work in the outer courtyard, while the inner courtyard was usually attended to by Qingsong and a few other boys.

Now, half of these maids were brought by Xia Chu, and the other half were sent by the old lady. Xia Chu's maids were all carefully selected by Jia Qingwu, so naturally there were no maids with improper intentions who wanted to climb into her bed.

The old lady was very satisfied with her new daughter-in-law, and all the ones she sent were honest and hardworking.

Zhao Huazhang didn't like the maids to serve him closely, so none of them did anything and just stood aside with their heads down.

Xia Chu took off Zhao Huazhang's coat, and he cooperated by washing his hands and face. After a while, he fell asleep on the bed.

After all the tossing and turning, she was sweating and went to the side room to wash before lying down on the bed.

As soon as she lay down, the motionless man suddenly reached out and pulled her into his arms, rubbing his chin against her head again and again.

"Zhao Huazhang?" Xia Chu tilted her head and smiled when she saw that he had his eyes tightly closed, looking as if he was still asleep. She adjusted herself to a comfortable position, closed her eyes, and prepared to sleep.

After two days, Xia Chu was still a little uncomfortable with having someone around her. But fortunately, although Zhao Huazhang held her, he didn't hold her too tightly to make her uncomfortable.

The steady and rhythmic beating of the heart in the warm chest was like hypnotic white noise, and Xia Chu slowly fell asleep.