Gao Fengjuan, Yun Sanman’s wife, stood at the main entrance, peeking out.
She had heard some news about the Yun family being bestowed the title of Yaomen Zhi Jia.
Today, she had come to confirm it.
“Huh? Third Aunt, why are you here?” Yun Jinshan asked curiously.
Yun Jinhe also stood nearby, staring blankly at Gao Fengjuan.
“What are you saying? Can’t Third Aunt come visit you if she has nothing else to do?”
Gao Fengjuan patted Yun Jinshan’s head, her smile incredibly bright…
Yun Jinshan glanced behind her and asked, “Why are you here alone, Third Aunt? Why didn’t Third Uncle come?”
Usually, Yun Sanman would bring delicious food to visit Jinhe.
“Your Third Uncle is minding the shop; he can’t get away!~”
Gao Fengjuan pursed her lips into a smile, then pulled Jinshan and Jinhe aside and asked mysteriously, “Has your family been honored by the Emperor as Yaomen Zhi Jia?”
She hadn’t been to Dashui Village for quite some time…
She was unaware of any developments in the Yun family.
Yun Jinshan crossed his arms, his face full of pride. “Of course! The grand plaque has already been hung up; it’s incredibly magnificent!~”
“Third Aunt, if you don’t believe me, you can come to my house and see. Those four big characters are so bright, they hurt my eyes, hehe!~”
Gao Fengjuan: “……”
This fellow was showing off, and so boastfully!
That honor wasn’t earned by him, so why was he so proud!~
If it weren’t for Xiao Tianbao, your family probably wouldn’t even have the means to flee from famine.
Gao Fengjuan grumbled inwardly, then looked at Yun Jinhe. “I heard that the waterwheel in Dashui Village was designed by Xiao Tianbao?”
How could this child be so capable?
She hadn’t even read a single book, yet she could design a waterwheel. This was a child prodigy…
Yun Jinhe nodded. “Yes, because of this, my father also became an official. He walks with such swagger; no one dares to provoke him.”
Gao Fengjuan: “……”
Why was everyone so good at showing off?
Fine, fine. She knew about it now.
“Third Aunt is leaving now. You two go study!~” Gao Fengjuan waved her hand and hurried away.
Yun Jinshan watched her retreating figure, scratching his head. “What was Third Aunt in such a hurry for?”
She hadn’t visited them in eight hundred years, and after arriving, she left in less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea…
Yun Jinhe pursed his lips. “I’m not sure. She probably wants to curry favor with our family!~”
“Huh?” Yun Jinshan was slightly taken aback. His reactions were always a beat slower than his older brother’s.
“Could she be trying to snatch our little aunt away?”
That wouldn’t do. All the family’s good fortune came from their little aunt. If she was taken away, their family would be unlucky again.
He remembered that before their little aunt was born, the family had frequently encountered misfortune.
Crops suffered disasters, their fourth uncle got lost, their grandmother was often ill, and the family was as poor as a church mouse…
But ever since their little aunt was born, their family began to have good luck.
The big milk cow that pulled their cart during the famine was attracted by their little aunt.
They even met Madam Chu of Jing’an Marquis on the way.
After settling in Dashui Village, they bought a large house at a low price, were gifted fifty mu of fertile land, and so on.
Good things happened one after another; he could barely count them all…
Yun Jinhe murmured, “Taking her away is impossible. Third Aunt just wants to be on good terms with our family and borrow some good fortune!~”
It was like Magistrate Qin and Prefect Chen, both wanting to marry their daughters to Yun Jinshan.
As long as they could form a marital alliance, they could naturally share in the good fortune.
Gao Fengjuan returned to her family’s silk shop. At this hour, there were very few customers buying cloth.
Only Yun Sanman sat at the counter, holding a storybook and chuckling foolishly…
“My dear husband, stop reading. I need to discuss something with you!~”
Gao Fengjuan walked over, snatched the storybook, and said with a serious expression, “Do you know about your family being honored as Yaomen Zhi Jia?”
Yun Sanman shrugged. “I know!~”
He secretly wondered why Fengjuan was asking about this.
“You know, so why didn’t you tell me? Is it fun to keep it to yourself?” Gao Fengjuan was furious.
What kind of man was this? He even kept things from his own wife. She had shared a bed with Yun Sanman for so many years.
Didn’t he have even this much trust in her?
Yun Sanman frowned and stood up. “Why should I tell you? You’re always prying into our family’s affairs. If you’re not tired of it, I’m annoyed by it….”
After speaking, Yun Sanman snatched back the storybook and stormed out of the shop.
Gao Fengjuan was so angry she stomped her feet, roaring, “You… you come back here!”
This was truly outrageous. A live-in son-in-law was so arrogant.
He didn’t even have her, his wife, in his eyes anymore.
“My stomach hurts. Let’s close early today!~”
Yun Sanman waved his hand at Gao Fengjuan with his back turned, then left without looking back.
“Just you wait until I skin you when I get back!” Gao Fengjuan cursed as she packed up and closed the shop.
That night, in the main hall of the Gao family.
The family of five sat around the dinner table eating.
Gao Mantang looked at his daughter, then at Yun Sanman, and asked, “What’s wrong with you two? Who are you making faces at?”
Liu Shi was also confused. Why were this couple so silent after returning…
They looked like constipated patients, their faces green with strain.
A moment later, Gao Fengjuan patted her son Gao Jingde’s head and said to her parents, “Dad, Mom, ever since we moved to the county town, we haven’t invited the old Yun family for a meal, have we?”
Reminded by this, Gao Mantang suddenly realized.
Not only had they not invited them for a meal, but they hadn’t even met them…
Gao Mantang was in his fifties, with jet-black hair and not a single white strand, looking quite youthful.
Liu Shi was also well-maintained, with willow-leaf eyebrows and few wrinkles on her face.
Yun Sanman glared at Gao Fengjuan. “Fengjuan, what do you mean by this?”
Suddenly inviting their family for a meal was clearly an attempt to curry favor and appease them.
“Don’t get any funny ideas. Our family doesn’t fall for this sort of thing!~” Yun Sanman said sullenly.
Gao Fengjuan’s anger flared up instantly.
She grabbed Yun Sanman’s collar and began to curse him fiercely. “You ungrateful scoundrel! It was our Gao family who took you in back then, allowing you to have spare money to help the Yun family.”
“And you, you keep saying ‘our family’ this and ‘our family’ that. Since you’re a live-in son-in-law, you are part of our Gao family. From now on, you’ll be called Gao Sanman, not Yun Sanman. Do you understand?”
Upon hearing this, Yun Sanman threw her off and retorted angrily, “Fine! I’ll change my surname to Gao Sanman and completely sever ties with the Yun family. Then let’s see how you try to curry favor with them…”
“Enough!~” Gao Mantang slammed the table angrily, his temples throbbing.
Gao Jingde also frowned, looking at his parents.
Why did he feel like these two had gone mad?
This topic was the most taboo in the family.
Every time it was brought up, they were guaranteed to have a fight.
“Both of you, say less!~”
Gao Mantang picked up his wine cup and took a sip. After thinking for a moment, he said, “It’s been so long, it’s time we invited them over to recognize the place.”
“Sanman, you go to Dashui Village tomorrow and invite everyone from the Yun family over. I’ll prepare a banquet to entertain them.”