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

Mrs. Cao followed in and ordered the servants to serve tea.

Mo Chenxi took out the snacks first. "This is from Wufangzhai. These are some of Yue'e's favorites. I didn't know what Auntie's taste was, so I picked a few more. I placed an order with Wufangzhai and they'll deliver some here every day."

Mrs. Cao was stunned for a moment. Wufangzhai's snacks were delivered here every day? Even her Cao family didn't dare to say that they bought these snacks every day.

I guess it was during the time Yue'e lived in the Cao family that her mother-in-law praised Mrs. He for treating Yue'e like her own daughter. Was this reflected in her?

Mrs. Cao was also stunned for a moment. Wasn't it said that the He family was in financial difficulty? The third son of the He family had already started growing flowers to make money. Was Mrs. He borrowing money from her parents?

No wonder Madam Jiang is jealous of the Mo family. Madam He is too generous.

It wasn't that Mo Chenxi had to show off; she had heard a lot about the Cao family from Madam Zhao. Anyone who was familiar with Madam Zhao had to be a good person.

Although the Cao family was a large family, their wealth wasn't just about wealth; instead, their family members had too much to share. However, Mrs. Cao never coveted her daughter-in-law's dowry. When her son's first wife died, her daughter-in-law's family, upon seeing their daughter give birth to a daughter who had died, demanded the dowry back.

Old Mrs. Cao asked her in-laws to take the dowry bed away without saying a word, and she did not say that she was angry with her granddaughter because of this.

When her son married a concubine, she did not ask about the dowry, and handed over the management of the household to her daughter-in-law, focusing on raising her granddaughter.

He was very stubborn about his granddaughter, fearing that his son's future daughter-in-law would treat her badly, and he and Mrs. Cao were always at odds.

Mo Chenxi simply meant that good words were better than good deeds. First, Cao Yue'e's pregnancy at her parents' home was indeed the He family's fault. Second, she would need the Cao family in the future, so if she didn't show her support now, when would she?

She took out the top item from the jewelry box and opened it. It contained a jade bracelet. She had seen that Old Mrs. Cao had always worn a jade bracelet.

As the old saying goes, people raise jade and jade raises people. Some elderly people love to wear jade bracelets.

"Aunt, you know my family's financial situation. I can't afford anything expensive. These were given to me by Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Liao Wu. As soon as I saw these jade bracelets, I knew they were suitable for you. You look as elegant as any third or fourth rank imperial consort."

Even though she knew that Mrs. He was exaggerating, Mrs. Cao still couldn't close her mouth after hearing it, and said, "That's fine, keep it for your mother."

But her hand did not refuse and let Mo Chenxi put it on her.

I was excited, thinking that it couldn't be a cheap item given by the Empress Dowager's cousin.

Mrs. Cao was envious and thought that the other jewelry boxes were for Yue'e. If her daughter could have two pieces of jewelry given by the empress dowager's family, her in-laws would look up to her when she got married.

Mo Chenxi took out another jewelry box and opened it. It contained a gold hairpin shaped like a leaf, with all kinds of gems on it, which made the eyes dazzled when they looked closely.

Mrs. Wang said that this was a trick, as she was afraid that others would not know the value of the hairpin you were wearing, and it would be best to give it to someone else as a gift.

Mrs. Wang and Wang Huilan gave Mo Chenxi jewelry, saying that if she liked it, she could wear it for fun and it could also be given as a gift to others.

That's why she dared to pick it and give it to the Cao family.

Mo Chenxi asked Mother Wang to bring the jewelry box to Madam Cao. "I'm small, and this hairpin makes me look even shorter. I've never worn it before. If my mother-in-law doesn't accept it, it means she thinks the gift is too small."

Mrs. Cao had never thought that she would receive a gift, and such a valuable piece of jewelry. She had seen similar jewelry in jewelry stores, but the price was shocking.

Hearing Madam He say this, she took over and said with a smile, "How could I dislike it? I'm just extremely embarrassed. How could I accept such an expensive gift from my in-laws?"

Mo Chenxi said, "As long as my in-laws like it, I'm happy. I seldom go out, so it would be a pity to leave it alone."

If someone doesn't want to appreciate it, they will think that you are giving it to me because you don't need it anymore, like Mrs. Jiang.

Old Mrs. Cao was surprised, but she didn't say anything. She was giving it to her family.

There were two jewelry boxes as well, but Mo Chenxi didn't open them and asked Mother Wang to hand them to Mrs. Cao.

"Here are two boxes of pearls, in all colors. You can use them to make pearl flowers or buttons for your two daughters."

Mrs. Cao was surprised and excited. She gave her the most. She glanced at her mother-in-law anxiously.

Mrs. Cao said, "Just accept what is given to you."

Only then did Mrs. Cao accept it and thank her.

Mo Chenxi pointed at the fabrics and said, "Summer is coming. These are some new fabrics that the shop has received. I'm going to make some clothes for traveling. I'll accompany my aunt for a walk outside the city then."

Mrs. Cao said, "Thank you very much, Madam He. I'll ask your mother to come and take a look at your farm. They say that eating the vegetables from your farm can make you look several years younger.

Mo Chenxi covered her mouth and laughed. This was nonsense from Mr. Qiu San.

Mrs. Cao asked her daughter-in-law to take down the fabric gift, and she led Mrs. Mo Chenxi into the inner room.

Cao Yue'e was lying there, listening to what was being said outside, wondering why her mother-in-law gave her stepmother such an expensive gift.

When Mo Chenxi came in and saw Cao Yue'e about to get up, she quickly took a few steps and held her down, "Mom is not an outsider. Right now, you should only think about the child in your belly."

Mrs. Cao said, "That's what I told her too. Don't think about anything else. Just think about being a mother. Protecting your child is the responsibility of every mother in the world."

She found a reason to leave and let the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law talk.

Mo Chenxi leaned forward and whispered, "There are some left for you at home. They are better looking than the ones for them."

Cao Yue'e burst out laughing and quickly covered her stomach.

My mother-in-law doesn't look like a mother-in-law at all, she looks more like a sister.

She said, "Mother, I'm not angry. My stepmother...my mother has never been bad to me, it's just..."

But she couldn't continue speaking because she was always hostile to her stepmother.

Mo Chenxi said: "I understand, after all, he is not my biological child."

Cao Yue'e thought her mother-in-law was going to say something bad about her stepmother.

"You can beat, scold, and reprimand your own children, but can't you do the same to someone who isn't your own child?"

Cao Yue'e was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect that her mother-in-law was talking about this.

"You are the eldest daughter, and your mother also hopes that you will live well because you have two younger sisters. I hope that you will live well because your husband is my son, and I can only rest assured if you live well."

Cao Yue'e nodded slowly.

Yesterday, her grandmother carried her back home, and her husband followed her all the way. While lying in the inner room, she heard her stepmother slap her husband and angrily scold him, "Is this the life my daughter deserves after marrying into your He family? If you can't even protect your wife and children, what kind of husband are you?"

At that moment, Cao Yue'e was moved. She thought her stepmother would ignore her like before.

Mo Chenxi continued, "You should recuperate at your mother's house for a while. If anything happens in the future, don't get angry at yourself. If you can't scold your elders, scold your man. It is a man's responsibility to protect his wife and children."

Cao Yue'e was even more surprised. Wasn't her husband her mother-in-law's son? And how could a mother-in-law talk like that?

Mo Chenxi said seriously, "I hope you will say the same thing to your daughter-in-law in the future, so that the family tradition can be established?"

Cao Yue'e burst out laughing again and quickly covered her stomach.

Mo Chenxi also smiled, "Mom won't stay to talk to you anymore, you have to stay calm, don't be anxious if anything happens in the future, look at me, your mother-in-law now, even if the sky falls, she will just look up."

Cao Yue'e tried to hold back her laughter; she hadn't expected her mother-in-law to be such an interesting person.