Wealthy beyond measure, yet you call me a sister-supporting-brother demon?

But she quickly dismissed the idea. Zhu Chenxi was wearing brand new clothes with lifelike embroidery. Although they were made of cotton, they must have been very expensive.

The boy standing next to her was wearing a traditional Chinese robe, embroidered with understated black auspicious cloud patterns, and a square scarf on his head, exuding an air of nobility.

Qian Jinfeng was stunned on the spot.

Zhu Chenxi gave a mocking smile, "Mother, what are you still standing there for? I've come to see you with your son-in-law and some gifts for your return visit."

Qian Jinfeng's heart tightened! What? Son-in-law?

Wasn't the Yuan family dirt poor? She had already inquired about it. In order to bring good luck to her son, the Yuan family had borrowed all the money they could to prepare the dowry and hold the ceremony!

How can two people afford to dress so well? These brand-new clothes look brand new! The embroidery is so exquisite, one of these clothes must weigh two or three ounces.

Furthermore, she had thoroughly investigated and found out that Zhu Chenxi's fiancé, whom she was to marry to bring good luck, was a scoundrel who was lazy, good-for-nothing, and only knew how to sponge off his parents and seven older sisters. How could this young man in front of her be so handsome and talented?

Judging from the young man's demeanor, he seems like a scholar.

Zhu Chenxi laughed and said, "Mom, are you so happy you've gone crazy? Why don't you welcome him in? This is the perfect son-in-law you carefully selected for me!"

Yuan Sheng also sized up Zhu Chenxi's stepmother. She had high, slender eyebrows, phoenix eyes, and her face was heavily made up. She exuded a strong, venomous aura. No wonder her father-in-law was so infatuated with her.

Yuan Sheng pondered for a moment, "Mother-in-law, are you selling Chenxi off, so you won't let us into the house? Does your father-in-law know you've sold your daughter?"

"What are you saying, son-in-law? What do you mean by selling or not selling? Please come in." Qian Jinfeng finally snapped out of her daze and regained her shrewd and capable demeanor.

If the Yuan family doesn't come looking for her to acknowledge their kinship, she's not afraid of her selling Zhu Chenxi being exposed. Her husband, a scholar, is traditional in his thinking, and Zhu Chenxi has already become a part of the Yuan family's marriage, so there's no way to change that. At most, he'll scold her.

But now that her son-in-law has come to visit, if she doesn't receive him, her husband will find out and she will be punished even more severely.

Judging from the way Zhu Chenxi and her son-in-law are acting, they're probably going to keep in touch with her for a long time, causing her trouble.

Most importantly, she doesn't know anything about this son-in-law's background. The young man in front of her doesn't seem to be Lai Ziyuansheng from Shanhou Village.

Although the material of his clothes looked ordinary and not expensive, the black auspicious cloud pattern on them looked very classy, ​​and he might be the son of a wealthy family or the young master of a landlord.

The most urgent task is to find out the identity of Zhu Chenxi's husband.

Yuan Sheng and Zhu Chenxi followed Qian Jinfeng through the door.

The group sat down in the main room of the Zhu family home. There was an eight-immortal table, several carved rosewood chairs, and a few paintings and calligraphy works hanging on the wall, making it quite elegant.

After Yuan Sheng sat down, he asked curiously, "Mother-in-law, your family doesn't seem to be poor, so why did you sell Chenxi?"

Qian Jinfeng was a little annoyed; this son-in-law was no pushover.

Before she could speak, Zhu Chenxi said, "Mother sold me to prepare a dowry for my sister Zhang Meiru, no, for Zhu Meiru."

Zhu Chenxi's grandparents only had one son, Zhu Dehai. After the elderly couple passed away, and Zhu Dehai lived in Laishui County, Qian Jinfeng was the eldest in the family, which is why she dared to act so recklessly.

Qian Jinfeng laughed and said, "Chenxi, how can you talk to your mother like that? You've let your mother down! I only married you because I heard that Yuansheng, the young master from the village behind the mountain, is very handsome. Are you not satisfied with your current husband?"

Qian Jinfeng observed Zhu Chenxi and Yuan Sheng's expressions and found that they were normal, which meant that the boy was Yuan Sheng, the scoundrel from Shanhou Village.

The information about Yuansheng was obtained by her younger brother, so it must be accurate.

Looking at Yuan Sheng dressed so smartly, it turns out he's all show and no substance, a good-for-nothing idiot.

Qian Jinfeng immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

It startled her; she thought it was the young master of some wealthy family or small landlord.

Hmph! A country bumpkin. No, Yuansheng is even worse than a country bumpkin. At least a country bumpkin is honest and hardworking, and his family won't go hungry. A scoundrel like that is capable of anything; selling his wife and children isn't out of the question.

The two of them were wearing new clothes, and who knows how they got them by stealing chickens and dogs.

Yuan Sheng probably came here this time because he heard that Zhu Chenxi's father-in-law was a scholar, and he came to ask for a free meal or to take advantage of the situation.

Not enough to be afraid of.

Qian Jinfeng tilted her chin slightly, instantly reverting to her usual arrogant expression.

She poured herself a cup of tea and drank it leisurely. Yuan Sheng and Zhu Chenxi didn't even have a bowl of water, let alone tea.

Zhu Chenxi's seat faced the courtyard. When she saw Zhu Qingxing enter the courtyard, a sly smile appeared on her face.

She knew her father was coming back.

"Mother, what do you think of these two outfits my husband and I are wearing?"

Qian Jinfeng was baffled, thinking that her stepdaughter was going to show off. "The material is so-so, but the embroidery is good. It's worth at most three taels of silver. Chenxi, when you get married, you should be thrifty and manage your household well. Don't pretend to be rich when your family is in dire straits and make nice clothes."

That's right. The Yuan family is in dire need of money, yet they still spend so much silver on such fine clothes.

“Our family is a family of farmers and scholars, we can’t do anything like stealing chickens or dogs and tarnish the reputation of the Zhu family.” After saying that, Qian Jinfeng glanced at Yuan Sheng out of the corner of her eye.

Yuan Sheng and Zhu Chenxi remained unmoved by Qian Jinfeng's veiled insults.

Zhu Chenxi smiled brightly, "Mom, I made both of these outfits myself. The fabric only cost a few hundred coins, and I finished them in just two days."

"What?!" Qian Jinfeng's expression immediately changed!

The embroidery on these two outfits was actually done by this ugly girl! Her embroidery skills are top-notch! At this rate, this little brat could earn two taels of silver a day just from embroidery.

That year it was six or seven hundred taels!

Her husband, Zhu Dehai, only received 120 taels of silver in tuition fees throughout the year!

That brat! She actually kept her amazing embroidery skills a complete secret. She's deliberately trying to prevent her from making money and making her life miserable!

If I had known she had this skill, I would have raised that ugly girl until she was old and died! I would have stayed in her room every day doing embroidery for her!

Qian Jinfeng sneered twice, "Zhu Chenxi, Zhu Chenxi, you've been keeping this from me quite well! What are you up to!"

Zhu Chenxi had already seen the hem of her father's clothes.

She moved closer to Qian Jinfeng and said in a very soft voice, "That's right, just as you think."

Qian Jinfeng's temper flared. How dare a dog who used to live under her thumb provoke her like this? She immediately slapped Zhu Chenxi across the face.

Yuan Sheng had been wary of her all along, and grabbed Qian Jinfeng's wrist. "Mother-in-law, Chenxi is now a daughter-in-law of the Yuan family. You can't just hit her as you please."

"Go ahead and hit me! Does no one in the Zhu family care about you? No wonder you dared to sell the Zhu family's daughter to give as a bride price to the Zhang family's daughter!"