stingy landlady

Chapter 288 Guihong's Marriage (1)

Swallow, sobbing, was about to go to the stove with Magpie to cook when Li suddenly called out to Swallow and asked:

"Yanzi! How did you realize something was wrong?"

Swallow turned around and whispered:

"Madam! I saw that young man making strange movements behind you, and the people in the nearby shops were watching and laughing. I think you might have been tricked! That's why I called out to you!"

Who would have thought that as soon as I locked the gate, that person pushed you inside and then turned around to chase after me! I'm afraid he'll steal your things, and I don't know where to find anyone to help me!

"This servant is useless! Madam! Miss!"

The swallow knelt down again, weeping.

Gui Hong waved to the magpie, signaling it to help her up, and said to the swallow:

"Yanzi! You're not wrong, you're quite alert! Get up! Stop kneeling around! Your young lady doesn't like this!"

Learn from this experience and be more thoughtful and persuasive with your wife in the future!

"Magpie! Help Swallow up and go cook! She must be starving after all this commotion! Your Young Master Du will be coming over for dinner soon!"

Li grabbed Guihong's hand and said:

"Guihong! You need to get married soon! Without a man to support you, a woman is destined to be bullied. Why are all the men outside so bad? They don't have wives, so they try to steal other people's women!"

That's terrifying! How can this woman survive without her man to support her? Sigh!

Gui Hong patted Li's hand:

"Mother! Aren't we just getting ready for the wedding? It's already fast enough, how can it be any faster? Mother! Don't worry! We'll have Du Huaichuan send someone to guard Lirenfang from now on. If I go to the bridal chamber, someone will protect you!"

Du Huaichuan had someone investigate the father and son in the tavern, and it turned out that their lust had indeed fueled their audacity. Gui Hong had previously avoided interacting with those around her, and the locals were unaware of her background.

Li, on the other hand, chatted casually with her neighbors, unknowingly revealing everything about her family. The father and son at the tavern were just as they described.

They thought that with just the Li mother and daughter, they could find two wives without spending any money, and also have a profitable shop. They wanted both people and money, but now their dream has shattered, and it's too late for regrets.

Du Huaichuan handed the two men over to the yamen, naturally instructing them to be treated well.

When Guizhi learned of this, she said to Guihong:

"Second Sister! Mother has learned her lesson this time! She knows the dangers of speaking too intimately with casual acquaintances! I hope she will take this to heart! Second Sister! Since Mother hasn't suggested going home, let's let her stay and help out for now!"

Anyway, your good days aren't far off!

Du Huaichuan's mother moved into the inn ahead of time. This was because the place Du Huaichuan was currently staying at was occupied by retired veterans, and it wasn't convenient for his mother to stay there.

Gui Hong is currently tending to the newly purchased courtyard house, which is intended to be their new home, though they can certainly live there. However, Du's mother believes it would be better to leave it for the newlyweds to use for their wedding!

Mrs. Du was somewhat disappointed. She had assumed that Du Huaichuan's wife would be from a respectable family. However, after inquiring, she discovered she was actually a farmer's daughter, now just an ordinary citizen. Mrs. Du felt quite disappointed but helpless about her son's situation.

Du's mother said to Du Huaichuan:

"Chuan'er! Your father will be here tonight. We'll have the wedding ceremony tomorrow, and the day after we drink the tea served by our daughter-in-law, we'll go home!"

You two should live your lives well. You chose your wife yourself, so if she's not presentable in public, don't blame your parents or say we didn't arrange a good match for you!

Why don't you just stay at home and be a rich young master? Why do you have to suffer so much, break away from your family, and not even be able to find a wife from a respectable family?

What will happen to your children now? You were so naive! Sigh!

Du Huaichuan was delighted to hear that his father was coming. But then, hearing his mother start nagging again, he said to her:

"Mother! Guihong is a good girl! Although she's not from a prominent family, she's approachable. Moreover, she has a cheerful personality and is very straightforward. I'm very happy when I'm with her."

Mother! Your son is all alone now, but Guihong doesn't look down on me for being a poor boy. Hehehe! Mother! Isn't that great?

Besides, those ladies from respectable families wouldn't even look at your son, me! You should be happy for me that I've finally found a wife! Haha!

Du's mother thought about it and realized that this made sense.

"Forget it! Children and grandchildren have their own lives to live! I don't want to worry about so much! I didn't invite your brother and sister-in-law and your siblings over!"

Did they come to see you in such a sorry state? Your brother is too upright; he dislikes that you disobeyed the family and refused to come. But your brother and sister-in-law still prepared gifts for you.

Those half-brothers and half-sisters of yours, they wanted to come, but I didn't allow it. Not one of them is truly sincere; they're all just here to laugh at you! Humph! How could I let them have their way!

Just bring the gifts over one by one! Mom will have them delivered to you later. Your new house can't be left unattended; you two young people don't know much about things.

Let my maid, Granny Du, come with you! She's had a hard life too; she was divorced after marriage because she had no children. She's been with me for many years now and knows all the rules of this large family.

Now that she's with you, she has no worries. I can finally relax a bit.

Granny Du walked up to Du Huaichuan and bowed:

"Master!"

Du Huaichuan hummed in agreement, then thought for a moment and said:

"Granny Du! My wife loves freedom and doesn't like being constrained. I'm afraid you won't get used to our lifestyle!"

Granny Du said neither servilely nor arrogantly:

"Young master! This servant is a servant! What the young master and young mistress like to do is none of my business! This servant dares not speak out or interfere! Whatever the young master and young mistress ask this servant to do, this servant will do!"

Mrs. Du nodded. She knew Du Huaichuan's concerns, assuming that she was trying to plant someone in his name. Little did she know that the truth about the young couple's affair could be easily found out with a simple inquiry.

Du's mother handed Du Huaichuan the indenture of Granny Du:

"Chuan'er! Here is Granny Du's indenture. Granny Du, you can rest assured to follow the Third Young Master and Third Young Mistress. They are young, so please remind them of any things they should pay attention to."

But I'm not asking you to be their ancestor! You can't act like an old man just because you're old! You've seen it yourself, I've already given the indenture to the Third Young Master!

As for how you'll live your life from now on, you should know the answer yourself! Your third young master is kind-hearted, but he also doesn't tolerate injustice!

Granny Du bowed her head and said repeatedly:

"No, no! This old servant will certainly serve the young master and young mistress well!"

Madam Du slapped Granny Du, then said to Du Huaichuan:

"Chuan'er! You don't have anyone to serve you here. I know you're used to being independent. But now that you're married, you'll inevitably have opportunities to go back and visit."

Having two familiar girls talk to your wife about family matters will prevent her from being completely clueless when you come home in the future!

These are the indentures for the two maids in your courtyard. You can arrange them as you see fit!