northernbook Chapter 209: Differential Treatment of Mother Zhang
Chapter 209: Differential Treatment of Mother Zhang
The new Zhao Mansion is smaller than the Zhao Mansion in Huaihe, but it has the exquisite and compact charm of the south everywhere. Su He walked through a small garden and looked left and right. There was a beautiful scenery at any angle.
This is a good place to take beautiful photos and post them on WeChat Moments.
Su He appeared calm on the surface, but felt regretful inside as he looked a few more times before following the maid to the inner courtyard.
It took about ten minutes to walk there. Su He saw the familiar figure from afar. Before the maid could tell her, Su He waved to the person enthusiastically.
"Mother Zhang! I'm back!"
The maid who led the way stared in amazement at Su He running in. Only when he ran far away did she come to her senses and try to stop him. Such unruly behavior was not allowed in the mansion.
She was afraid of being scolded by Mother Zhang, so she quickly ran over to explain. Unexpectedly, she saw Mother Zhang smiling happily and actually hugging Su Hehua. When she got closer, she saw tears in Mother Zhang's eyes.
The maid leading the way was confused. Could it be that the previously strict Madam Zhang had changed her temper?
Who knew that the next second, Zhang's mother said with a serious face, "Xu'er, there is nothing for you to do here, go back to work."
The leading maid shrank her neck and quickly turned around and walked away. After walking a few steps, she turned back as if possessed by a ghost, only to see Mother Zhang walking away with Su Hehua half-holding her in her arms, with a gentle look on her face.
The leading maid now understood that Mother Zhang was treating her differently. Who was this Su Hehua?
Mother Zhang led Su He in, complaining that Su He had changed his mind.
"You damn girl, you haven't come to see us for several days. I heard that you even remembered to take the mule away yesterday. We are not as good as a beast."
Su He was glared at by Zhang's mother with resentment for several times, which made Su He feel embarrassed. It seems that Zhang's mother was not so happy in the south. Now she knows her importance.
Look, Su He is so popular wherever she goes.
Su He opened her mouth and in just a few steps she made Mother Zhang laugh again.
The two entered the inner room. Chen was still sitting on the familiar chaise longue. Everything in the room seemed so familiar to Su He.
"Su Hehua has met the old lady. I haven't seen her for almost a year. Old lady, you are still as beautiful as ever."
Su He bowed gently and formally, and was waiting for Chen to speak when a pair of warm hands helped her up.
Su He looked up in surprise, and met Chen's kind eyes with a hint of tears in them.
"Kid, we meet again. You are still so outstanding."
She loved hearing these words, Su He grinned, "I don't deserve the old lady's praise, but I'm really okay, and now I can become even better under the guidance of the old lady and Mother Zhang."
Zhang's mother laughed and scolded, "You are such a shameless girl. You haven't learned the modesty of a girl at all."
Su He waved his hand and said, "Alas (second tone), what is our relationship? Why are we still doing all this nonsense? Everyone can see how good I am. People have praised me all along, and my ears are calloused from hearing it all the time."
When Chen heard this, she almost choked on her own saliva. Su He was startled and quickly reached out to pat Chen on the back.
Mother Zhang rolled her eyes at Su He and helped Chen back to sit on the chaise longue. Su He was not shy and moved a stool closer to sit.
There were only three of them in the room, and Mother Zhang also moved a stool and sat together.
"Hehua, Awen's matter is all thanks to you. It's a little late today. Wen'er's mother will come to thank you in person tomorrow."
Su He smiled and agreed, "Okay, old lady, I haven't met the eldest lady yet, will Master Wen come?"
Chen was also very happy to see Su He agreed readily. "I can't guarantee Awen's success. He only came back a few days earlier than you guys. He is still catching up on his homework. His uncle said that he is not allowed to go out to play until he finishes his homework."
Su He had a sympathetic look on his face, but the words that came out of his mouth were very cold.
"I agree with Second Master's approach. Miss has only one son, Young Master Wen, so she should be stricter with him. When Young Master Wen becomes successful, we can hand over the family business to him with confidence. I believe that Young Master Wen can do it. He has been through hardships with us and never complained. Everyone in our village likes him. A child like him will definitely become a great man in the future."
Chen narrowed her eyes and smiled. "He is so young, how can he be so good? But I think Wen'er has become much more sensible after coming back. His uncle said that he seemed to have changed his personality and grew up all of a sudden. This time, he was asked to study hard at home, and he obediently agreed."
Mother Zhang watched helplessly as Chen was coaxed by Su He again. The two of them began to flatter Chen Wen, and the atmosphere was quite lively.
"Hehua, how did you find Wen'er at that time?"
Mother Zhang couldn't wait to interject, she really wanted to know.
As soon as these words were spoken, Chen also stared at Su He.
Su He cleared her throat and began her performance.
"It's a long story. I see that the old lady and Mother Zhang have nothing to do right now, so I'll tell you in detail."
Mother Zhang interrupted immediately, "Wait, let me get ready."
After saying that, Zhang's mother rushed out and shouted, "Huang Liu, prepare some milk tea, melon seeds, and preserved fruits, as well as some freshly made cakes."
Someone immediately answered the door, and Mother Zhang ran back excitedly.
"I'm fine, I'm fine, Lotus, you can start."
Su He saw Mrs. Chen and Mrs. Zhang staring at her with sparkling eyes. She felt a little nervous. So she cleared her throat again and started simply from the beginning of their separation. Then she quickly moved on to the story of Plum Village in a few words.
"It was just a coincidence. The escort leader I hired knew someone from Meicun. He introduced a relative's house for us to stay in. It also had a large bunk bed. The two rooms were about the same size... It just happened that they were this group of people... I took the money and my whole family squeezed in together."
"While we were boiling medicine for my cousin, one of them dropped a jade pendant. I didn't know what happened, so I rushed over to take a look."
Chen asked excitedly, "Is it the one I gave to Awen?"
"Yes, old lady, it was you who gave it to me. At that time, I immediately thought of what you said to us in the mansion. You said that this jade is rare and it was your dowry. Each of the juniors has one, and the names of the juniors are engraved on the jade pendant. I was suspicious at the time. Could it be such a coincidence?"
Chen's eyes immediately turned red. She covered her sobbing mouth with a handkerchief and nodded continuously.
"At that time, I was thinking about whether I could find a way to save people. Even if there is no relative of yours here, saving an ordinary person is also a merit."
"In the end, God helped me. I finally got the chance I had been waiting for! The gang started fighting among themselves, and their subordinates killed the leader. I waited until midnight when four people from the next door carried two people away."
"At that time, I discussed with my family that the people next door might be human traffickers, and now is an opportunity to save people during the internal strife. My aunt hates these human traffickers the most, and she was heartbroken when she thought about the people tied up next door. Although we are peasants, we are all made of flesh and blood. Can you imagine how heartbroken those relatives who lost their family members must be? So we plucked up the courage to take action."
Chen's tears suddenly came out. She was one of those relatives. What he said really touched her heart. She couldn't eat or sleep well these days, and she even had a few more gray hairs.