Chapter 164 Mother-in-law is the leader

Xia Chunyu was just trying to scare her. He was about to go pay his respects to his parents and see off his uncles. He didn't dare to delay his work, so he let her go after making a fuss for a while.
When she went to pay her respects in the morning, Mrs. Xia You still had a cold face. Ye Jiayao felt that she should think carefully about how to overcome this obstacle. Even her illegitimate son's wife, Mrs. Qiao, was more respected in front of Mrs. Xia You. How could she do that?
Ye Jiayao disagrees with the theory that one should respect one's parents-in-law as one's own parents. A mother-in-law may treat her son-in-law as her son, but there are few mothers-in-law in the world who would truly treat their daughter-in-law as their daughter. She would rather treat her parents-in-law as her superiors, very important leaders, and serve them. She does not ask for promotion or wealth, but only wants to live a happier life in their territory.

Therefore, when the leader criticizes you, you should accept it with an open mind and show your attitude.

So, when Xia Youshi warned her to pay attention to her identity and what she should and should not do, such as some of her actions last night were inappropriate, Ye Jiayao sincerely analyzed her mistakes.

"I know I was wrong. I will be more careful next time." Of course, Ye Jiayao added in her heart that even if she fell asleep, she would have to swim back by herself if she sleepwalked.

Xia Chunyu wanted to say something to defend Yaoyao, but Ye Jiayao glared back at him.

Xia Youshi said, "Don't think I'm picking on you on purpose. You are the future mistress of the Marquis's mansion. A virtuous wife makes a docile husband, and a harmonious family makes things prosperous."

"Mother, you are doing this for my own good. I understand. I grew up without a biological mother, and my stepmother only made things difficult for me and blamed me. She had no good intentions at all. Now I finally have a mother. I have her to teach me and to be filial to. I am grateful. If I do anything wrong in the future, please take the trouble to teach me. I will work hard and not let you down." Ye Jiayao's expression and tone were full of sincerity.

Her weakness and statement were based on her analysis of Xia Youshi's psychology. Xia Youshi did have a lot of dissatisfaction with her, but she was already the second young lady of the Marquis's Mansion, and Xia Youshi had to accept it no matter how dissatisfied she was. Qiao was a concubine's daughter-in-law, and Xia Youshi would not delegate power to her. Liuli would go to the fiefdom in three years, and Xia's only choice was her, no matter good or bad. Now was an emotional buffering and adaptation period, so she had to be patient.

Xia Youshi looked at her sincere face and was confused for a moment. Was she telling the truth? Regardless of whether it was true or not, Xia Youshi felt more comfortable after hearing these words. She felt that Jinxuan was still pitiful because she had no mother since she was a child. She felt that the burden on her shoulders was heavier.

Xia Chunyu remained silent, observing his mother's expression. Seeing that her frown had relaxed a little, he knew that her anger had mostly subsided. He said carefully, "Mom, Jinxuan's uncle and his family are going back to Zhenjiang today, and I want to take her to see them off."

Xia Youshi knew about the Fang family. In Zhenjiang, the Fang family was a large family. They ran the largest vinegar factory in Zhenjiang, and many of their children were talented. Xia Youshi said, "It's time to send them off. Madam Sun, go prepare a generous gift for them to take back to Old Madam Fang."

This was considered very respectful. Ye Jiayao felt that Xia Youshi was a person who could make clear decisions on major issues. After all, she was born into a wealthy family and had some self-cultivation.

Xia Chunyu had already prepared a generous gift, and the two went to the dock to see them off.

The aunt-in-law had put a lot of effort into Ye Jiayao's affairs. Ye Jiayao was very grateful to her and was especially close to her. Thinking that they would go back this time and not know when they would see each other again, she felt a little sad.

"Xuan'er, the prince is truly sincere to you, you must cherish him. The Marquis' Mansion is no different from other places, you should also take care of yourself. In short, if you have any problems, just write to your aunt. If you need her help, just ask." Fang Wen said.

Ye Jiayao nodded: "I will. I will pay my respects to my grandparents and go back to Zhenjiang to see them when I have time. Aunt, you should also take care of yourself."

Everyone said goodbye reluctantly. Ye Jiayao was feeling a little depressed and sat in the carriage in silence.

Xia Chunyu didn't say anything, but he had already started to think about when to go to Zhenjiang to pay a visit to his grandparents. It would be best if the Fang family's business could be expanded to Jinling, so that there would be more opportunities to meet them in the future.

"Chun Yu, did my father come to the wedding banquet on the day?" Ye Jiayao suddenly asked.

"I came, gave a gift, drank a glass of wedding wine, and then left." Xia Chunyu told the truth.

"Hmph, you're still talking about adding to my dowry! I knew he couldn't afford it. The financial power of the Ye family is in the hands of Ning." Ye Jiayao snorted coldly.

"Speaking of adding to the dowry, you should deal with your sixty-four loads of dowry yourself." Xia Chunyu said.

"Aren't they all put in the storehouse?" Ye Jiayao was a little surprised. Half of the sixty-four loads of dowry came from the Marquis's Mansion. She thought it was just for show and would be returned to the Marquis's Mansion later. Anyway, she took the most valuable things given by the old princess, Princess Yi De, and the Fang family with her, a big box, and put them all in the room.

Xia Chunyu raised his eyebrows and said, "We in the Marquis' Mansion don't have the habit of asking for a daughter-in-law's dowry. The eldest sister-in-law's dowry was all kept by herself. You should also count and put it in order."

Ye Jiayao was overjoyed. Wouldn't that mean she had made a fortune? The dowry given by the Marquis's Mansion was quite generous.

With the sudden addition of such a huge fortune, the sadness of parting was immediately diluted a lot.

When they returned to the Marquis's Mansion, the doorman said that the young master had arrived and was meeting the Marquis and his wife in the main courtyard. His wife asked them to go there as well when they came back.

Young Master Tang? The old marquis's nephew?

Xia Chunyu explained: "He is my third uncle's son, Xia Chunwen. He should be coming from Jingzhou to attend our wedding this time."

But the timing seems to be wrong, the wedding invitations probably haven’t been delivered yet!
"Hasn't our wedding already passed? Why are you coming now?"

"Maybe he was delayed on the road!" Xia Chunyu raised his eyebrows.

When I arrived at the main courtyard, I heard the old marquis' hearty laughter.

"It's good to be back. You've been staying in that godforsaken place for many years. It's time to come back, haha..."

Ye Jiayao frowned. Is Jingzhou a deserted place?
"The Young Master and the Second Young Mistress have arrived..." the servant announced.

Ye Jiayao entered the room and saw a weak scholar, who was very fair and clean.

"Greetings, second brother and sister-in-law." Xia Chunwen stepped forward and saluted.

Ye Jiayao knelt down to return the greeting. "Brother Wen doesn't look very well." Xia Chunyu smiled and nodded.

Xia Chunwen smiled bitterly: "I caught a cold on the way, which delayed me. It's a pity that I couldn't make it to my second brother and his wife's wedding."

"Brother Wen, you should learn some martial arts. How can you succeed if you are always sick?" Chunfeng said.

"Okay, okay, everyone sit down." The old marquis called.

"Chun Yu, your third uncle wants to return to Nanjing. You are familiar with the Ministry of Personnel, so go and say hello and see what position is suitable for him." The old marquis ordered.

Xia Chunyu agreed, and then he realized that Chunwen came this time because of his third uncle's matter.

Xia Chunyu was afraid that Ye Jiayao would be bored here, so he said, "Go back and deal with what Yao dealt with first, I'll be back later."

Ye Jiayao was overjoyed, so she knelt down and said goodbye to everyone. She excitedly went back to count her property.

First, I cleaned out the dowry, such as household items, and put them into storage. I already had toilets and basins at home and they would not be used for the time being.

Then there were the quilt covers and mosquito net fabrics, all of which were excellent materials, but the colors were too festive and Ye Jiayao didn't like them very much. She asked someone to put the mosquito nets away and prepare to give the fabrics away as gifts.

Song Qi arranged for the servants to put things away in an orderly manner, while Ye Jiayao took the gift list and kept the accounts herself.

Then there were all kinds of antique utensils, exquisite Jun kiln, white porcelain, all of which were very valuable. Ye Jiayao picked a pair of flower jars and asked Yue'er to take them to the room for flower arrangement. She also picked a pair of heart-turned lotus-shaped boy vases and placed them on the antique shelf in the study as decoration. There were also four treasures of the study, including two Duan inkstones, which were said to be very rare and were given by the Helian family. Ye Jiayao generously gave one to Chunyu and one to the fourth young master. Didn't the little guy love writing? So she gave them to him.

It took more than an hour to clean up all the dowry.

The dowries given by the three parties were all good things, real stuff. Ye Jiayao estimated that they were worth at least hundreds of thousands of taels. Of course, Ye Jiayao still underestimated the antiques because she didn't know the market price. She just gave an approximate value based on what Song Qi said, and she made a discount in her mind.

I feel very good. I won’t feel tired even if I do this kind of thing all day long.

It was almost time for lunch when Xia Chunyu came back.

"Is everything packed?"

"Okay, I'm very efficient in my work." Ye Jiayao was self-satisfied.

"That's right. Let's do something before dinner." Xia Chunyu showed his wicked smile again.

Ye Jiayao's nerves were already very sensitive, and she became nervous when she saw such a smile.

Xia Chunyu asked her to close the door.

"Why close the door in broad daylight?" Ye Jiayao stammered.

"Don't show off your wealth, understand?" Xia Chunyu rolled his eyes at her and told her to close the door. Why was she blushing so much? She was just thinking about writing nonsense.

Ye Jiayao's eyes lit up. Was he going to give her some treasure? She quickly closed the door. She looked at Xia Chunyu expectantly: "What treasure?"

Xia Chunyu took out a box from the study.

"Here are the deeds to thirty hectares of fertile land and the deeds to a farm. I will leave them to you to take care of from now on. Also, I temporarily assigned Lao Zhao to Tianshangju to help out. I have other uses for him. From now on, Tianshangju will also be left to you to take care of."

Ye Jiayao listened carefully. He said take care of it, not give it to her.

Damn, with so many things given to her, won’t she be busy to death?
“Are these your private property?”

"Yes!"

"Then who did these jobs before?" Ye Jiayao asked.

"Do you mean the fields and farms? They are all managed by Manager Lu. I don't have the time, so the harvest has not been good. I suspect there is a problem, so I will leave it to you in the future." Xia Chunyu said. He was more concerned about shipping, after all, the profit was big, and he was in partnership with Helian Xuan, who was busier than him, so most of the things were left to him.

"You will be in charge of the entire marquis's mansion in the future, so these tasks should be used as practice first." Xia Chunyu threw away the stall and had some free time.

Ye Jiayao wanted to cry but had no tears. This was too much exploitation! They called it a practice, but they were still treating her like a senior employee.

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