Dressed as a middle-aged mistress, I want to lie down every day

Old Mrs. He did not mention the marriage between her grandson and the Xue family at the Mo family. That was just something the two boys said, and it was not something the other elders had in mind.

She followed Old Lady Mo to Jiujiangli for dinner, accompanied by Mo Chenxi and her two sisters-in-law.

Logically speaking, Madam Jiang should be invited. If Madam Mo doesn't mention it, Madam He won't mention it either.

Standing at the door of the restaurant, Old Lady He looked at the grand restaurant and the people coming and going on the street. How much money would it cost to build such a big restaurant?

Mrs. Mo was very proud, but she spoke modestly and boastfully. "This was also built with the money Xiangxiang's father lent us. My husband was worried at the time. He had no choice but to buy a shop, so he borrowed money from my son's father-in-law to buy it. How could he have the money to build a restaurant? It just so happened that my son knew Xiangxiang's father, and he helped build it."

Old Mrs. He thought that the son of the Mo family must be a man of great eloquence and good social skills, otherwise he would not have been able to convince the Empress Dowager's cousin to lend him money.

At this moment, a person came over, walked up to them, and greeted with a smile: "Auntie is here."

When Mo Chenxi saw that it was Mr. Qiu San, she saw her mother's smile. She was startled when she heard him call her Mr. Qiu San.

Mrs. Mo said, "My eldest nephew is here. We have guests at home, so I brought him here to try our food."

Mo Chenxi rarely came to the restaurant and had no idea that Mr. Qiu San was so familiar with the Mo family.

Mr. Qiu said, "Then I won't bother you any more. I'll go in and look for Brother Dazhi."

Mrs. Mo smiled and explained to Mrs. He, "Dazhi is my eldest son, and this is the prince's brother-in-law. He brings his friends here to eat every now and then."

Old Mrs. He said in her heart, my goodness, the prince's brother-in-law calls my niece's mother "Auntie" and also calls my niece's brother "Brother Dazhi". It seems that the eldest son of the Mo family is a big shot.

I went upstairs and into the private room. Just as I ordered the food, Mo Xinzhi came in.

Mrs. Mo said, "This is someone from your brother-in-law's ancestral home. She's your brother-in-law's aunt."

Mo Xinzhi politely bowed and greeted.

Then he said, "I heard from Mr. Qiu San that my mother is coming. I'll ask the kitchen to prepare a few dishes that my aunt likes."

Mrs. He said, "I don't have any dietary restrictions. Everything is fine with me."

Mrs. Mo instructed her son, "Send someone to Wufangzhai to buy some snacks, and prepare a gift box for your aunt to take back."

Mo Xinzhi replied, "Then I'll go down first."

Old Mrs. He saw that this man was not a smooth-talking person, but rather a simple and honest man.

This is strange, these nobles like to deal with honest people. There are many people who flatter them, but such simple and sincere people are rare.

Old Madam Mo started showing off again. "Every private room has a painting, painted by my eldest grandson's master. I don't understand it, but outsiders say his master's father-in-law is a great scholar and respected by everyone. My dear, I'm going to shock you when I tell you this, but my Dazhi said that any painting can sell for thousands of taels of silver."

Old Mrs. He showed an envious expression and clicked her tongue, "Just hang it like that? What if someone takes it away?"

Mrs. Mo said, "Those who come here are either rich or noble. They want to save face, so they all come here to buy paintings. No one is so foolish as to steal them. But there was one person who was so open and generous as to take the painting home."

At this point, she pretended to let something slip, "Don't say it anymore, it's not a good thing."

Old Mrs. He didn't know that it was He who did it. She said, "I'm not from the capital, so I won't spread it around. Tell me about it and let me hear some fun."

Old Mrs. Mo said to her daughter, "Go get a jar of fruit wine. Your aunt and I will have a couple of drinks today."

Old Mrs. He didn't know why Mrs. Mo was sent away. Could it be that the person who took the painting knew Mrs. Mo?

Mrs. Mo said, "It's hard to say it in front of my daughter. After all, she is her sister-in-law. It would be embarrassing for her if I told her."

She told the story of what happened that day in a rush, and also told how after her daughter's dowry shop was sold, He went to Wufangzhai to buy on credit and was beaten by the owner.

Old Mrs. He was so angry, "She deserves a beating, she deserves it, how can she be so shameless!"

Mrs. Mo said, "I'm not saying this to you. My in-laws are very supportive of her daughter. If she comes back and finds out her daughter got beaten up, she won't blame her daughter, she'll definitely blame my daughter. I'm telling you this so she doesn't try to confuse right with wrong and make you think it's my daughter who's bullying her."

Mrs. He said, "I'm not that foolish."

As they were talking, the door of the private room was pushed open and an old lady came in, followed by Mo Chenxi.

Mrs. Mo saw me and stood up to greet me with a smile, "Old sister, you are here. I heard the magpie calling early this morning."

The person who came was Cao Yue'e's grandmother, Old Lady Cao. She also came out to eat with a few old sisters. When she saw Mo Chenxi and learned that Old Lady Mo was there, she came over to say hello.

Mrs. Mo then introduced Mrs. He, "Old sister, this is the He family's sister, my son-in-law's aunt, who came from the ancestral home."

Old Mrs. Cao had already heard from her granddaughter's dowry that she knew what had happened to the He family and was preparing to send a letter to visit the He family.

This was also because I heard from my granddaughter what Old Mrs. He had done in the past two days, otherwise she would not have come to the He family on her own initiative.

Mrs. Mo then introduced Mrs. He, “This old lady is the grandmother of Shanluo’s daughter-in-law.”

Old Lady He approached and took Old Lady Cao's hand affectionately, saying, "Old sister, I was just thinking of sending you an invitation tomorrow and visiting your house."

Mrs. Cao said with a smile, "You have come from far away, so I should come to your house. In this way, there is no need to send an invitation. I will go to the He family tomorrow morning. I heard that my grandson-in-law's grandmother is back, so I will go to see her."

Old Mrs. He saw that although Old Mrs. Cao had a smile on her face, her eyes showed that she was not a gentle person.

She thought to herself that her sister-in-law had met her match and it would not be easy to control her grandson's wife.

Old Mrs. Mo invited Old Mrs. Cao to have dinner with her, but Old Mrs. Cao declined, saying that there were several old sisters there and she had to accompany the guests.

After she left, Mrs. Mo said meaningfully, "This elder sister is a well-known powerful person. I admire her. In order to protect the eldest granddaughter born to her original wife's daughter-in-law, she didn't even give her son face. She raised her granddaughter generously. She didn't say that she didn't care about the granddaughter without a mother to protect her. Instead, she loved Shanluo's daughter-in-law the most and gave her a lot of dowry. Our Shanluo family is blessed."

Old Madam He said, "That's right, it's right. One look at the face of the Shanluo daughter-in-law shows that she will bring good fortune to her husband and children."

When Mrs. Jiang learned that her eldest grandson was marrying the eldest daughter who had lost her mother, she mentioned it to her several times, saying that the Mo family might have been the matchmaker, and asked what good would it be to cheat her own grandson.

However, Mo Chenxi was looking forward to the scene where Mrs. Cao met Mrs. Jiang, so that Mrs. Jiang would know that not all daughters-in-law of the He family married into the He family at a loss, and not all in-laws were as willing to give in as the Mo family was.