Crossing Over to Yamada Love

Mo Lan continued to take the medicine prescribed by the doctor to regulate her body, and Xue Lingfeng often accompanied her, which made their relationship even better.

After Xue Sanye stayed at the villa for two days, Mo Lan saw that her mother-in-law's expression had softened considerably, and she was very happy, which meant that she had done the right thing.

Nothing much happened that day, so Mo Lan went back to her parents' home. As she entered the house, she saw Wang Shi staring blankly at the sewing basket on the kang (heated brick bed). A chill ran through her.

Grandma's eyesight is getting worse and worse. There are no eyes in this day and age, and I don't have the ability to get them replaced. What should I do?

As Mo Lan talked to Wang Shi, she was deep in thought. That era was so far removed from her, and she couldn't remember many things. She was trying to think of something that could cure her eye disease and presbyopia.

Mo Lan tried hard to recall, and finally she remembered that she once had a friend named Xiao Xia, who had told her about a prescription that could treat eye diseases and was effective for presbyopia.

Upon returning to Youran Residence, Mo Lan instructed someone to buy gardenia flowers. She remembered that steamed eggs with gardenia flowers were effective for eye ailments, and eating them a few times a year was quite beneficial for presbyopia.

Having bought the gardenia flowers, she instructed Qiu to steam eggs for her grandmother, since Chen was now pregnant, and the kitchen chores were now in Qiu's care.

Qiu steamed the food twice for her mother-in-law, and Wang felt much better in her eyes. She was very happy and hurriedly asked Qiu to steam some for Mo Quan and Mo Jin to eat. They were both getting old and their eyesight was getting worse. Now that this method worked, they could eat some.

Mo Lan was overjoyed to see that her grandmother's eyes had improved. Overjoyed, she chose a date to marry Chun Hua.

Xia Yu is now her hairdresser, Granny Bai is the head housekeeper, and Chunhua has become her personal maid, assisting Granny Bai in managing the affairs of her house. In the future, she and Xia Yu will take over Granny Bai's position.

Xueyan became Molan's head maid and got along well with everyone. Molan tested her twice and found that she wasn't the kind of maid who would try to climb into someone's bed. She was quite good, so Molan felt at ease keeping her and told her that if someone suitable came along, she would take care of things for her.

Xueyan settled down with peace of mind. She now understood that her mistress was a good person, and that her former head maids had all married well, choosing their own partners rather than being randomly matched. Her grandmother had also told her to choose for herself, proving that her grandmother was an open-minded person who didn't use head maids to marry servants to win people over. It seemed that she had followed the right person. As long as she remained loyal to her grandmother, she believed that her grandmother would also have a good outcome.

Life went on uneventfully until September, when good news came from the Mo family: Erlang had passed the imperial examination, and Liu Hu had also passed as well.

The village was in an uproar. What a fortunate thing it was that such a small village had produced two successful candidates in the imperial examinations.

Mo Lan saw her father-in-law off. He was about to leave for the capital because Xue Lingtian was getting married, and he and Madam Wang had both gone to the capital.

Then she went to the Mo family. The good news of Erlang's passing had already arrived several days ago, but everyone in the Mo family still had smiles on their faces, all happy for Erlang. Although Erlang said he wouldn't continue taking the exams or aiming for officialdom, a successful candidate in the imperial examinations was still considered a gentleman, and the Mo family could now be considered a family of scholars. How could they not be happy?

After discussing it, everyone decided to host guests the next day, treating relatives and villagers to a good meal to express their joy and gratitude.

Mo Changhe and the others went to arrange the vegetables needed for tomorrow, while Qiu Shi talked about the gossip she had heard in the manor.

The person in question is Liu Hu. Liu Hu's wife was originally quite good, and his mother was also satisfied with her. Moreover, after Liu Hu's wife entered the family, she gave birth to a granddaughter. Although she hasn't given birth to a grandson yet, she will probably have one sooner or later.

Liu Hu's wife was quite virtuous and treated Liu Hu's mother and Liu Hu very well, taking good care of them.

Logically speaking, now that Liu Hu had passed the imperial examination and become a scholar, she was the wife of a scholar and should be enjoying a life of luxury, envied by everyone, just like Chen Shi.

Liu Hu's mother did indeed buy a maid to bring into the household, but it wasn't for Liu Hu's wife; it was for her own use. She said that as the mother of a scholar who had passed the imperial examinations, she should have some dignity.

That wasn't all. She even planned to make Liu Hu divorce his wife, saying that Liu Hu's wife had been married for three years without having a son, only giving birth to a daughter. She argued that a daughter couldn't be considered a member of the Liu family, and since Liu Hu's wife hadn't given birth to a son, this would cause the Liu family line to end.

For this reason, she forced Liu Hu to divorce his wife and marry someone else.

Mo Lan was not surprised to hear this. At that time, she had wanted to live a quiet life and wanted to choose between Liu Hu and Chen Xuan. In fact, she liked Liu Hu quite a bit. He was honest and kind, with the simplicity of a farm boy, and hardworking. She really wanted to work with Liu Hu from sunrise to sunset.

But his mother was different. Before anything had even happened, she planned to divorce him once he achieved fame and success, and she also wanted the Mo family's formula. She had no good intentions, so she abandoned Liu Hu and didn't choose him.

Now that Liu Hu has passed the imperial examination and become a scholar, his mother is naturally thinking about divorce and remarrying.

"Mother, how did Brother Hu do it?" Mo Lan asked.

"You have no idea how ruthless that old hag is. Tiger refused, saying that his wife had done nothing wrong after entering the family and he was unwilling to divorce her. But that old woman cried, made a scene, and even threatened to hang herself, forcing him to divorce her."

The commotion left Tiger's wife with no choice but to kneel on the ground and beg her mother-in-law, saying that she would definitely serve her in-laws well from now on and hoping that her mother-in-law would not let Tiger divorce her, considering their years of relationship.

That old woman was a terrible person. She said the wife had to be divorced because she couldn't let Hu Zi have no descendants. If Hu Zi's wife didn't want to leave the Liu family, she could give up her status as a wife and let Liu Hu marry someone else, while she would become a concubine.

"Tell me, how can this be reasonable? A perfectly respectable daughter-in-law is being forced to become a concubine. This is utterly absurd. It's a terrible tragedy!" Qiu Shi felt deeply indignant on behalf of Hu Zi's wife.

Mo Lan raised an eyebrow and pressed, "What was the final result?"

"Tiger's mother has a terrible temper when she makes a scene. She says and curses at everything. In the end, Tiger couldn't stand it and said he wanted to separate from the family."

Tiger's mother cried her heart out, saying that she had raised Tiger with great difficulty, and now that he had become successful, he didn't want his mother anymore. This was disobedience and unfilial piety. If Tiger didn't listen to her and divorce her and wanted to separate the family, she would go to the government office to sue Tiger.

Tiger's mother gave Tiger's wife a severe scolding, which Tiger's wife couldn't bear. Unwilling to be divorced, she impulsively banged her head against the wall.

At this point in Qiu's story, everyone gasped in surprise, and Liu hurriedly asked, "What should we do? Is Tiger's wife alright?"

"Luckily, when she got up to bang her head against the wall, Tiger pulled her back, so she didn't hit the wall hard, and no one died. But she did bleed. Tiger's mother was terrified. She was afraid her daughter-in-law was dead and was so scared that she almost wet her pants."

When Tiger saw his wife bleeding, he was furious and couldn't help but scold his mother, saying that he wanted to marry Lanlan back then, but he didn't succeed because of his mother's greed.

However, since she was his mother who gave birth to him and raised him, he couldn't hold it against her. So he resigned himself to marrying his current wife. His wife was chosen by his mother, and she was considered virtuous and had done nothing wrong. He couldn't abandon his wife just because he had passed the imperial examination and achieved some success. There was no such logic in the world.

If his mother forces him to divorce his wife, he will never read books again, never take the imperial examinations again, never get married again, and he will become a monk.

Tiger's mother was truly frightened, and seeing Tiger's resolute attitude, she fell silent. Only then was the matter considered closed.

You know, this was supposed to be a happy occasion, but Tiger's mother turned it into this mess. What kind of trouble did she cause? What's she up to? Tiger's wife is still lying on the kang (heated brick bed). Although nothing serious happened, she'll still have to stay in bed for a couple of days.

"Luckily, nothing happened, otherwise Tiger's wife, such a good person, would have been wronged to death." Qiu said indignantly on behalf of Liu Hu's wife.

"Yes, I don't know what Tiger's mother is thinking all day long. She thinks no one is as shrewd or as calculating as her. She always wants to take advantage and doesn't want to suffer any losses. She always thinks of good things and treats everyone like fools. I don't think she's shrewd at all," Liu said with a sigh.

“Sister-in-law, you’re right. It’s fortunate that Lan’er didn’t marry Hu Zi, otherwise Lan’er and we would be the ones worrying now.” Qiu Shi felt lingering fear just thinking about it.

"Why did you suddenly start talking about Lan'er? Don't say things like that, it doesn't sound good to others," Wang Shi hurriedly stopped her daughter-in-law.

"Yes, Mother, I was just saying a few words in front of our own family. Our Lan'er married so well. Although Hu Zi is a good boy, his mother... our in-laws are a good person. She treats Lan'er very well. If Lan'er had a mother-in-law like Hu Zi's, I would be very angry." Qiu Shi disliked Hu Zi's mother from the bottom of her heart.

Everyone laughed and dropped the topic. Mo Lan picked up Chen Jiasheng and teased him.

"Lan'er, still no news? Has your mother-in-law said anything?" Qiu asked with some worry, looking at the loving eyes in her daughter's eyes.

"Not yet. My mother-in-law is very good to me and won't rush me, so don't worry, Mother." Mo Lan smiled. She wasn't as sad as before, and her mindset was much more peaceful.

"Okay, that's good. After we're done with the work in a few days, I'll call your mother-in-law over to play mahjong. It's been so long since she's played; her hands are itching to play." Qiu didn't dare mention her daughter's situation and then started talking about mahjong.

“Okay, I’ll talk to my mother-in-law when I get back. The main problem is that my father-in-law was at the other house a few days ago, so my mother-in-law couldn’t come out.” Mo Lan immediately agreed.

"Speaking of your father-in-law, Lan'er, how are things between him and your mother-in-law?" Qiu asked gossipily, and the others also cast questioning glances at Mo Lan.

How gossipy! It seems that women, no matter what age they are, love to listen to gossip.

"It's alright. My mother-in-law is a rather indifferent person and takes a long time to warm up. Although my father-in-law is affectionate towards my mother-in-law, he is also affectionate towards his other wife. The other wife is very clingy and knows how to talk and handle things better than my mother-in-law, so she has won my father-in-law's favor. My mother-in-law disdains to compete for these things, she takes it all in stride, and just wants to live a peaceful life."

However, in my opinion, my mother-in-law was happy when my father-in-law was around. My father-in-law has also changed a bit; he often comes to stay at the other house for a while now. I hope their relationship will gradually improve.” Mo Lan said a few words.