Free Web NovelChapter 1501: Mingzhu Extra 3
Mingzhu snorted coldly, "They used to say Brother Feifei was like a toad wanting to eat swan meat, but now they’re just slapping their own faces." Mingzhu had dealt with the Min Family a few times and was particularly annoyed by them. Just because they’ve had a Grand Secretary and an Emperor’s Tutor, they act like everyone is above others? It’s irritating just watching them.
Niu Yanghui sighed, "Actually, the most remarkable one is Yueyao." Others might not know, but he and Mingzhu were very clear that Brother Feifei’s greatest contributor to his triple academic success was Yueyao. It can be said that without Yueyao’s guidance back then, Brother Feifei wouldn’t have achieved what he has today.
Mingzhu, hearing this, said, "When we were in Jiangnan, she said I was too indulgent with the children, and I didn’t think much of it at the time. Sigh, let’s not talk about it, thinking about it just annoys me." Although she used to envy Yueyao, she’s never been as envious as now. Not only are her sons successful, but they are also very filial, and most importantly, Yueyao’s two sons manage their wives very well. Unlike her, dealing with a daughter-in-law who irritates her, and a son who sides with the daughter-in-law to bother her.
Niu Yanghui seeing this, stopped saying anything to avoid making Mingzhu more irritable.
The next day, Mingzhu arrived at the An Family with a thick gift in hand.
Every time Mingzhu saw Yueyao, she felt depressed. She had several wrinkles on her face, while Yueyao still looked as beautiful as a girl in her twenties.
Seeing Mingzhu’s expression, Yueyao knew what she was thinking. She smiled and pointed to the corner of her eye, "There’s a wrinkle here too. Time ages everyone, and no one can escape it." Birth, aging, illness, death, no one can avoid these.
Mingzhu said irritably, "As if I am so petty-minded?"
Yueyao asked, surprised, "When have you ever had a big mind? How come I don’t know?" The older Mingzhu got, the bigger her temper, especially in the last two years, Mingzhu often got angry over trivial matters. Yueyao had tried to console her many times, but it was no use, so she simply stopped trying.
Mingzhu sat on the couch, fuming, "Go ahead, take your shots at me!"
Yueyao laughed, "You came to congratulate me today, not to quarrel with me!" Despite the distance, Yueyao and Mingzhu’s relationship had not been affected.
Mingzhu looked at Yueyao and asked, "How does it feel for your son to win the top three?"
Yueyao recounted her reaction from the previous day.
Mingzhu was as if discovering a new world, "You actually got so happy that you fainted? I thought no matter what happened, you would be calm as always!"
Yueyao chuckled softly, "Although I had high expectations for Brother Feifei, making him aim for Yu Zida, I didn’t expect Brother Feifei to actually achieve this step." At the time, Yueyao was indeed somewhat foolishly happy, and of course, the reason she fainted was also because she had been too tense lately.
Yueyao had been married to An Zhichen for over twenty years, but she was a standard scholar. Deep down, she always hoped her son could achieve something in the imperial examinations.
The two of them whispered back and forth for a long time, and Mingzhu couldn’t help but share her worries, saying that the trivial matters at home were giving her a headache.
Yueyao, as if she hadn’t heard Mingzhu’s complaints, just said, "I think you’re just fussing over nothing. At our age, we should enjoy life, so why bother with trivial matters? Just let your daughters-in-law handle it. More people mean more trouble, and Madam Peng, as the eldest sister-in-law, has to deal with her three troublesome sisters-in-law as well as you, the temperamental mother-in-law, it’s hard enough. I’m glad I didn’t let Kexin marry into the Niu Family, otherwise, Kexin would be the one suffering now."
Mingzhu also wanted to enjoy an easy life, but thinking about her two sons who were not yet married, she couldn’t let go.
Yueyao shook her head and said, "Even if Lao Wu and Lao Liu get married, you won’t let go." After worrying about her sons, she would still have to worry about her grandsons, one worry after another, how could she let go?
Mingzhu asked irritably, "Can you let go?"
Yueyao smiled and said, "What can’t I let go of? Brother Yangyang has entered school, and in the future, his care will be handed over to Brother Feifei. All I need to do in a couple of years is find him a suitable wife." Children and grandchildren have their own fortunes. After organizing her children’s marriages, Yueyao felt that her job was done, and as for the grandkids, she truly didn’t plan on getting involved.
Mingzhu asked with a smile, "Didn’t you say before that once your three sons were married, you would go traveling? Now that Brother Feifei is about to get married, when do you plan to go?"
Yueyao truly planned to travel. Though she had gone out frequently over the years, she hadn’t traveled far, just within a ten-day journey from the Capital City at the most. She intended to go further, "You know, my son-in-law has been posted to Sichuan. I plan to go to Sichuan for a while and then visit Yunnan. I heard from my teacher that the scenery in Yunnan is particularly beautiful."
