A moment later, Yun Daman walked in.
It was foggy outside, a hazy gray. As Daman entered, he brought with him a damp chill.
Seeing his second sister-in-law collapsed on the floor like a heap of pork, he asked, "What happened here?"
He had just been to the neighbor, Old Man Du San's house, to deliver the silver notes to Xiao Jinheng...
He didn't know his second sister-in-law had been punished.
"Wuwuwu, Daman, you tell me, I'm pregnant, and Father and Mother still want to kick me out, wuwu!~"
"They... they don't even want the Yun family's granddaughter anymore, they're truly heartless, heartless! Wuwu!"
Liu Cuirong cried so hard she almost passed out. He supported himself on the edge of the kang and staggered towards the exit.
"Wuwu, since they don't want their granddaughter, what am I still doing here? I'm an eyesore, even breathing is wrong!"
"I'll leave, okay, I'll leave!~"
The whole family: "......"
You're really something else!
Didn't you just beg Father and Mother not to kick you out, sobbing?
Now that you're carrying a child, you have more confidence in your words...
Yun Daman stood at the doorway, blocking Liu Cuirong. "Second sister-in-law, what are you doing? Can't we just talk things through properly?"
Alas, this second sister-in-law can't feel right unless she's causing trouble every day.
Guihua had been pregnant for quite some time, but she wasn't as dramatic as this!
Liu Cuirong pushed Yun Daman as she cried, "Don't stop me, let me go, let me go!"
Gu Shi: "......"
This damned thing is getting more worked up as she talks.
"Eldest brother, don't stop her, let her go!~" Gu Shi frowned.
It was late at night, and with the heavy fog, where would she even go!
Yun Daman scratched his head, stepped aside, and let Liu Cuirong pass...
Who knew this blockhead would suddenly turn back as she reached the door.
"Wuwuwu, why should I leave, why?"
She had been in the Old Yun family for so many years, she had contributed labor if not merit.
It seemed pregnancy hadn't given her leverage over the Yun family, old and young, so she decided to stay put.
"Xiao Bao, come to Mother!~" Liu Cuirong sat on a stool and clapped her hands at Yun Xiao Bao.
Yun Xiao Bao looked disgusted and didn't go over...
"Hmph, you wolf cub, Mother wasted her affection on you!" Liu Cuirong rolled her eyes.
Gu Shi instructed Hu Xi'er, "Go get the paper and brush!~"
It was fine for Liu Cuirong to stay, but she needed to be bound by rules and regulations...
"Mother, what's the point of you writing this? I can't read anyway?"
Liu Cuirong felt disgusted looking at the full page her mother-in-law had written.
She remembered her mother-in-law had used this method to restrain Hu Xi'er before.
After Gu Shi finished writing, she put down the brush and handed the paper to Yun Erman. "Second son, read it to her!~"
There are no rules, no order.
Although their Yun family wasn't a prominent household, they still needed family rules...
Yun Erman took the paper and scanned it.
The general content was that from now on, household chores would be shared by Liu Cuirong and the two maids.
Zhao Guihua would be responsible for supervising them.
If Liu Cuirong continued to be lazy, shirk her duties, and loaf around, she would be sent back to her maiden home.
She would never be allowed to set foot in the Yun family home again...
The last point was to support her husband, raise her children, be filial to her in-laws, and protect Little Sweet Treasure.
If she failed to do so, the consequence would also be being sent back to her maiden home.
After Yun Erman finished reading, he handed the paper to Liu Cuirong. "Press your handprint!~"
"I won't!~" Liu Cuirong pouted. "Your terms are too overbearing."
"My sister-in-law and I are both pregnant, why should I do chores?"
"You're clearly biased, excessively so, hmph..."
Yun Erman almost laughed in anger. "Cuirong, which eye of yours saw your sister-in-law not working?"
"All these years at home, chopping wood, carrying water, cooking, harvesting, running errands – wasn't it all your sister-in-law doing the work?"
"You sleep in every day, snatch food, what have you done?"
If Liu Cuirong didn't press her handprint today, even if Father and Mother said nothing, he would send this blockhead back to her maiden home...
Whoever wants this wife can have her, he certainly didn't want her anymore.
"I... I was taking care of Xiao Bao, as if he wasn't your son!~" Liu Cuirong mumbled.
Yun Erman was furious upon hearing this. "Prodigal! Are you going to press your handprint or not?"
"If not, then get out right now!"
Liu Cuirong flinched in fear, snatched the guarantee letter, and asked, "Where do I press?"
Preserving her life was paramount.
At such a critical juncture, she was still sensible.
"Where your name is," Yun Erman pointed for her.
Liu Cuirong 'humph'ed, rubbed her lips with her hand, and then pressed a dark red fingerprint...
She applied lip balm every day, and her favorite color was dark red.
"Mother, the handprint is done!~" Yun Erman returned the guarantee letter to Gu Shi.
Although he felt this thing wouldn't have much effect on Liu Cuirong, it was an additional restraint.
If she wasn't afraid of being kicked out, she could keep causing trouble, as no one would protect her...
Gu Shi put away the guarantee letter, saw her little daughter's eyes were too heavy to stay open, and waved her hand. "You all go to sleep!~"
The East room next door was the men's room.
"Go to sleep, go to sleep!" Old Man Yun got off the kang, shuffled in a pair of worn cloth shoes, and returned to the East room.
Daman, Erman, and Xiao Bao also washed their feet, lowered the curtain between the two rooms, and went to rest on the kang...
This was their first night at Fu Daqiang's house.
"Daman, did you deliver the silver notes to Young Master Xiao?" Old Man Yun asked from the kang after the lights were out.
Yun Daman grunted and said nothing.
"Did you tell Young Master Xiao our thoughts?" Old Man Yun asked again.
They would provide the bricks and tiles themselves, and Xiao Jinheng would provide a few craftsmen.
Yun Daman turned over. He was already groggy and said lazily, "Yes!"
"Then what did Young Master Xiao say? Did he agree?" Old Man Yun stared at the ceiling beams, his cloudy eyes wide open.
Yun Daman smacked his lips and fell fast asleep...
"Daman, Daman?" Old Man Yun sat up. "This brute, how can he fall asleep so quickly?"
"Oh, Father!~" Yun Erman glared at Old Man Yun indignantly. "It's this late, you might not be tired, but others are!"
The three of them hadn't slept on the same kang for many years, and Old Man Yun was a bit energetic.
Seeing his second son looking like he wanted to eat him, Old Man Yun chuckled. "You rascal, what's wrong with chatting with Father? Are you annoyed?"
Yun Erman: "......"
"Father, we've been working all day. Didn't you see Eldest Brother snoring?" Yun Erman explained.
"Alright, alright, sleep then, I won't talk anymore!~"
Then Old Man Yun was seen sitting on the kang, lighting his pipe and puffing away...
Oh, the smoke billowed out like a locomotive, making Yun Erman cough.
Smoking and smelling secondhand smoke were two different things.
The drifting smell of dry tobacco was particularly choking.
Next door, in the largest room of Old Man Du San's house.
Xiao Jinheng frowned, staring at the silver notes on the desk, sulking...