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

When Mo Chenxi heard Old Lady Cao ask about Mrs. Qiu San, she said, "I've met Mrs. Qiu San before, and she has a masculine aura. I had a personal feeling before, and I think she was a bit of a loser by marrying Mr. Qiu San. From what she said about her mother-in-law treating her very well, it can be seen that, first, her mother-in-law is smart, and second, she is indeed a good person.

"The banquet just now was the first time I met so many high-ranking women, but Mrs. Qiu San knew almost everyone. She was familiar with His Highness the Grand Duke and also with Madam Li from the residence of Grand Secretary Li. I think she is a talent in this respect."

Old Madam Cao nodded. "Indeed, there's no bad word about Third Madam Qiu and his wife. To be able to live in harmony with Third Master Qiu, they're no ordinary person. When my Cao family marries off our granddaughter, we can't just look at family background, but we can't ignore it either. More importantly, we consider the mother-in-law and the woman herself."

She glanced at her daughter-in-law, and seeing that she had no objection on her face, she said, "Then let's go see the young man from the Qiu family first."

The matchmaker Mo Chenxi left the Cao family and went to the Qiu family. When Mrs. Qiu saw her coming so quickly, she thought there was no hope.

There's nothing you can do about it. The Qiu family isn't marrying off their daughter, but marrying a daughter-in-law. Every family is afraid that their son will look like their father.

Mo Chenxi explained the Cao family's intentions and added, "The Cao family loves their granddaughter dearly. When Madam Zhao told the Cao family about our eldest son, the Cao family also asked to meet him. I remember that time we met in a bookstore. I fell in love with the Cao family girl at first sight. She was generous and strong. Others thought she was too old, but I thought she was just right. It's not good to get married at too young an age."

Mrs. Qiu thought it was the Cao family's idea, so she said, "If it works out, we can get married two years later. We're not in a hurry."

Mo Chenxi quickly explained, "The old lady of the Cao family didn't say anything, she just asked to meet someone. What I just said was my own opinion."

"I think you're right. I got married early, and I have to thank my mother-in-law. She made me wait a year to consummate the marriage because she lost both of her sons when she gave birth, so she spoiled my Third Master and made him behave badly.

"How about this, I'm a straightforward person. Tomorrow I'll take my son to your restaurant for dinner, and you can also treat the Cao family to dinner. I'll put it on my bill later. I've worked so hard running back and forth, and I can't let you waste any more money."

Mo Chenxi smiled and said, "You've entrusted this matter to me, which means you trust me. Just consider it my treat. How much can it cost?"

"Then I won't be polite, I'll be your backup."

Mo Chenxi really likes dealing with people like Mrs. Qiu San, who don't talk nonsense and are straightforward.

Then she went to Cao's house again and made an appointment to meet at Jiujiangli tomorrow.

After Cao Zhushi returned home from court, he heard about this and said, "Qiu family, Third Master Qiu, I've seen him a few times recently at Lord Mo's place. We've never dealt with each other before, but I've seen him at the Mo family without any airs. He always speaks to Lord Mo as his nephew."

Mrs. Cao said, "I'm asking if you've met his son. Why do you keep mentioning him?"

Cao said, "How can I meet his son? I can only say something about his father, but his father doesn't have a good reputation."

Old Lady Cao repeated what Madam Xiaojie had said, "Mrs. Qiu San is a smart woman. She definitely won't let her own son take after his father. Even so, she's still worried about her son's marriage. Let's see who he is tomorrow and see for herself."

Cao said, "Then I'll take a day off tomorrow and go there too. I'll take a peek."

Old Mrs. Cao immediately frowned. Why wasn't her son so anxious when he arranged a marriage for Yue'e?

As soon as Mrs. Cao saw her mother-in-law's face, she knew what she was thinking. She quickly said to her husband, "Why are you joining in the fun? How can I be wrong when I judge people?

Before Cao could react, he said, "You women only judge people by their looks, but I can tell a lot from a person by listening to him speak and reading his expressions. I didn't go with Yue'e because I met Lord He and thought he was a gentleman. The He family had a good reputation at the time, so I was relieved and left the rest to you. But as for the Qiu family, am I not worried about it?"

After hearing her son's explanation, Mrs. Cao's expression softened. "If you want to go, go ahead. Just don't come out and say hello. That would embarrass others."

Let’s talk about Mo Chenxi. He had been working non-stop all day and came home to rest. After a while, Mrs. He came back.

She accompanied Mrs. Xue to the temple these past two days, so Mrs. Xue did not attend today's grand banquet.

The eldest lady also mentioned that she had sent an invitation to the Xue family, and the Xue family said that the lady was in the temple.

Mo Chenxi felt that Old Lady He knew Madam Xue because of her grandson. Although their social status was so different, she was able to coax Madam Xue into interacting with her, which only showed that she was good at talking and dealing with people.

If it were Old Madam Jiang, no one would bother with her. Because her son was promoted, Old Madam Jiang didn't say that she knew a few high-ranking ladies.

Seeing Mo Chenxi at home, Old Lady He asked, "When did you come back? Madam Xue asked me to go to the temple the other day, so I went. Everything has been arranged at home."

"If you have a chance to go out and make friends, go out. Madam Xue is quite straightforward and easy to get along with."

"I can see, niece. Let me tell you something. I feel like Madam Xue thinks her former daughter-in-law, the one who married the general's brother-in-law, and the son she gave birth to, are her own reincarnated son. The reason she stayed in the temple for half a month last time was also because of this. Why would she think that?

Mo Chenxi thought, fortunately Madam Xue didn't tell her, but Madam Xue's words and deeds were too flawed, otherwise she wouldn't have known about it.

"She misses her son too much. It's a good thing this way. She was notorious for treating her ex-daughter-in-law badly in the past ten years. For this reason, she will also treat her eldest daughter-in-law's younger sister-in-law well in the future."

Old Madam He nodded and said, "I thought so too. Madam Xue even sighed to me repeatedly, saying that if she had known earlier, she would not have targeted her younger daughter-in-law. She even wrote a letter to the general, hoping that her eldest daughter-in-law's brother-in-law and his family would return to the capital so that she could visit them."

Mo Chenxi blurted out: "Don't, she spoiled her son like that, don't fight with the Liao family for the child anymore."

Old Madam He laughed and said, "She can't compete with him. He's a descendant of the Liao family. But judging from her attitude, if Madam Liao Wu really comes back, she might go to see him every day."

At the Xue Mansion, Madam Xue was talking to Madam Liao, and Madam Liao was speechless and looked up at the sky.

What is my mother-in-law thinking? She wants her younger brother and sister-in-law to return to Beijing just because of this.

"The more I think about it, the more worried I get. It's freezing cold in Liaodong, and my son would suffer there. It's better for him to return to Beijing. I'll write to my eldest brother and ask him to find a way to get your brother back to Beijing to take up a position."

Mrs. Liao said: "My brother admires the general the most. His dream is to become a general."

"Is it important for a general to have a son? He finally has a son at his age, so he has to consider his son in everything. You should also write a letter to your brother, or ask his wife to bring their son back."