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

Mo Chenxi felt that after settling the marriages of the two, and since the next two were still young, she could focus on business matters. Right now was the most relaxing time for her since she had been here, and no annoying people were around.

He Wenpu, the second branch of the He family, has some ulterior motives and is not as generous as Bao, but he is not a top-notch person either.

He Wenliang and his wife are the opposite of the second wife's couple. Mrs. Fan has some ulterior motives, while He Wenliang is generous in his actions.

Because Fan was pregnant this year, she was not allowed to take charge of affairs, but she was provided with food and drink, so she was very quiet.

On July 20th, Fan gave birth to a son. She already had a son and a daughter, and she was hoping to have a son this time.

After giving birth, I finally felt relieved.

Mo Chenxi finally understood why the ancients wanted to give birth to more sons. It was because having one son was not a guarantee. The infant mortality rate was higher than it is now. If something happened to one, the family would be wiped out.

Modern people would think, what's the harm in having a daughter? You can just marry a son-in-law. In ancient times, most people would rather adopt a son-in-law than marry one.

Because of adoption, the adopted person is the son of a brother or clan member, who has the same surname and clan name and will take care of the descendants in the future.

Even though the child would take the woman's surname, it would still be like borrowing someone else's seed. Most importantly, why would a family choose to take a son-in-law? Would the clan members take care of him?

Not putting obstacles in your way is already taking care of you.

When the children born from a son-in-law become capable, they also think about returning to the clan after a few generations. The deep-rooted patrilineal dominance is very important in the hearts of men.

When Fan Zhongyan was two years old, his father died. Due to financial difficulties, his mother remarried to the wealthy Zhu Wenhan and concealed his background, changing his name to Zhu Shuo.

After learning his true life experience, Fan Zhongyan resolutely bid farewell to his mother and went to Yingtian Prefecture to study. He decided to change his destiny, restored his father's surname, and changed his name to Zhongyan.

Is the adoptive father who raised him and paid for his education considered a philanthropist?

Not to mention ancient times, even in modern times, Mo Chenxi knew a female boss. The couple was busy with work and said they were DINKs at first. Later, when they had a child, both her husband's family and her own family were not happy about it because they felt as if someone had taken away the property that originally belonged to them. The relatives who were originally quite harmonious had various conflicts.

The female boss cried and said, "What does it have to do with them if I give birth to our child?"

Yes, it’s about money.

If you are poor and you have children, both parties are afraid that you will have no money and have to borrow money from them; if you are rich and you don’t have children, the money will belong to them.

Mo Chenxi thought that if their eldest wife had no son, the He family members and Old Madam Jiang would let her adopt the sons of the second and third wives and would not let her daughter find a son-in-law.

If you marry a son-in-law with the surname Zhang, maybe he will still be thinking about returning to the clan for three generations in the future, and the family property will become the Zhang family. After a few more generations, who will still remember that their ancestors were from the He family?

It would be better to adopt a descendant of the He family, so that the property will always belong to the He family.

It's just so realistic.

Mo Chenxi is not He Moshi. She doesn’t think about who to give the money to. First of all, she needs to have money herself so that she can live a free life.

She didn't plan to marry He Wenyan and have a child of her own, nor did she plan to remarry. No matter who she married into, there would be problems. Wouldn't she be able to live a happy life on her own?

Anyway, when the day comes that she can no longer move, the two sons of the He family will not throw her on the street.

After giving birth to her second son, Fan was in a good mood during her confinement. She was even more happy when Old Madam Jiang was not in the capital.

He Wenliang is a good husband and will not cause her any trouble. Bao arranges the household affairs in a clear manner and will not let her mother-in-law suffer any grievances this month.

If Old Madam Jiang had not spent money recklessly and had not failed to subsidize the Jiang family, and if Mrs. He had not come back to steal things from her parents' home, the household expenses would still be sufficient.

Uncle Jiang came after Madam Jiang left, wanting to ask for some more money. He found out that the eldest sister did not tell him before she left, so he scolded He Wenliang.

He Wenliang said that the Tao family did not blackmail the Jiang family, and said that he and his uncle would go to the Tao family to confront them. Uncle Jiang pushed the blame onto his son again and left in disgrace.

When He heard that Fan had given birth to a child, she returned to her parents' home. The servants would not let her in, so she banged on the door, attracting the attention of the neighbors. The servants inside the door said that it was the master's instructions and asked her to go to Tongzhou to find the master and ask him clearly. He left angrily.

Mo Chenxi was laughing in the room. He Shanluo came over and said, "Mother, let's let Second Aunt in. It's not good for the neighbors to see us. Second Aunt also wants to see her little nephew."

Mo Chenxi sneered, "If Jingyi becomes like your second aunt after she gets married, I won't let her into the family, otherwise it will cause unrest in the family."

The husband can't say it, nor does he want to say it, but the son can scold him.

"I know that you, as an older brother, remember the brother-sister relationship, care about your younger sister, and want to take care of her. As a mother, I hope that you brothers and sisters will take care of each other. Remember, it's about each other. If you marry a wife and ignore your brothers and sisters, that's not right either.

"But, if you meet a sister like your second aunt, who constantly disturbs her family and causes unrest, and you ignore her and ask your wife to tolerate her, then it's best to divorce your wife and take care of your sister for the rest of her life.

"If Jingyi becomes like your second aunt, I won't ask you to tolerate her for the sake of brother and sister. I don't want to see her either, and I said so in front of Jingyi."

He Jingyi said firmly: "I won't become like that. If I really change, big brother, don't let me enter my mother's house."

He Shanluo glanced at his sister and said nothing.

He knew that when his mother said that to him, she actually had complaints against his father and grandmother.

Why did it become like this?

Can't the family just live a good life?

Mo Chenxi felt it necessary to brainwash her son. If He Shanluo did not change the education and ideas he received, he would not be able to live a harmonious life even without a sister-in-law like He.

"Your future daughter-in-law is marrying into the He family only because she wants to spend her whole life with you, and that's why you call me and your father "Dad and Mom." She's not marrying you just to be filial to us and call us "Dad and Mom." How can a husband let his wife shoulder the responsibility of filial piety and taking care of the family?

"This is first and foremost the responsibility of the son, not the daughter-in-law. So don't think that once you marry a wife you have to honor her parents and take care of her younger siblings. What are you doing then? Just being a hands-off manager?"

He Shanluo was a bit confused and didn't understand. Isn't that what everyone says? After getting married, one should be filial to his parents. Is that wrong?

Mo Chenxi herself said it was a tongue twister, and she gave another example: "There's a saying in the book: A father is kind and a son is filial. It means that it's mutual. If the father is not kind, and the son is just blindly filial, it's foolish filial piety."

She had a headache. It seemed that she was not suitable to be an educator. She was more suitable to be a cook and a manager.

"Well, ask your grandfather or your uncle. They'll explain it clearly."

He Shanluo thought of asking his uncle first. He was about to get married, and how would he educate his wife if he didn't figure it out?

Mo Xinzhi was at the restaurant construction site, watching Wang Jingye jumping up and down.

Opposite Wang Jingye was a family of three: a middle-aged woman holding a baby girl, and next to her was a man in his early thirties with a sullen face.

Wang Jingye told Mo Xinzhi in the restaurant about his trip to Yunnan and Guizhou, and then a carriage came and said they were looking for him.

They came out of the wooden house, and Wang Jingye jumped up when he saw who was coming.

"Why are you here? Ah, who are you holding? Whose child is this? Ah! Are you cheating on me?"