Chapter 458: Chapter 454: Welcoming the God of Wealth_1
Zhang Yuying didn’t hesitate, she turned around and entered her sister-in-law’s room and rolled the mother-daughter duo’s belongings into the quilt. She then shouldered it all and dumped it in the alley.

Today, the guards of the commandery princess, her cousin, were present, and she was not afraid of her elder brother beating her up. She courageously shouldered Zhang Yukun’s belongings as well, and dumped them together with the belongings of her sister-in-law and niece.

Now, the number of onlookers increased dramatically.

Those who knew the details of the matter explained it to those who asked about it, concluding with, “Such nerve they have, at such a young age, she aspires to join the Tile House. It’s no wonder that Madam Jiang kicked them out of the house.”

Another person laughed lightly, “This isn’t surprising. The birth mother of the sister-in-law used to be a street girl, we aren’t sure who fathered her child. Her husband only didn’t mind because the child was a girl, thinking that raising her would eventually earn them money. No wonder they have always preferred daughters over sons.”

“Yes, yes! I also know, the sister-in-law was very harsh on her son back then, poor lad. If it weren’t for Madam Jiang’s kind-heartedness in taking him in, he would have suffered to death long ago.”

The crowd conversed in whispers but dared not to say a word about Yingbao.

It wasn’t long before Zhang Yuying and her spouse had thrown out Zhang Yukun, his wife and children.

Taking advantage of the presence of the commandery princess, the couple stood in the doorway condemning Zhang Yukun and his wife.

“It’s not that we’re cruel, this house has always belonged to my husband. We were kind to take them in, only to end up harboring ungrateful wolves.”

Zhang Yuying’s wife, Mrs. Li, addressed the neighbors, “Really, I’m at the end of my tether. My commandery princess cousin came for a visit, and the mother and daughter even tried to thwart her leaving by kneeling at the door, begging her to take them to lead a good life. Everyone, please tell me, have you ever seen such brazen mother and daughter?”

“I am clear about this today. From now on, Zhang Yukun and his family can go their way, and we’ll go ours. If they dare to step into my house, I, Li Guixiang, will chop them with a kitchen knife!”

Li Guixiang was through with pretending, and she went all out with her threats, irrespective of how it made her mother-in-law look. She refused to back down.

By that time, YingBao and her aunts had already left. Jin Yunniang returned to her room with a calm heart.

Her eldest son had no affection for her, and her daughter-in-law treated her as an enemy. Even her granddaughter had no respect for her as the grandmother.

Even after living together for so long, the two children never once decided to call her grandmother. Instead, they treated the concubine’s family as their true family.

The reason why Jiang Yunniang refused to open a stall was that these two children often went to the stall to ask for money and caused trouble when they didn’t get it. Even if they were scolded by their cousin, Jiang Cheng, they would just laugh it off, run away, and continue to cause trouble the next time.

Hence, in a fit of anger, Jiang YunNiang decided to stay at home.

Today, her second daughter-in-law finally managed to drive them out, and Jiang Yunniang felt much relieved.

“Mother.” The little lad stepped in, holding a plate of pastries, “I noticed you didn’t eat much today. These are the pastries that the big aunt sent, try them.”

Jiang Yunniang looked at her son and sighed. Picking up a pastry, she said, “Son, go to the special product shop for a few days to avoid being used by your aunt.”

Now that the sister-in-law had been driven out of the house, she would certainly want revenge, and the little lad would surely be the object of her anger.

It would be better for the little lad to avoid her by staying with his older cousin for a few days, he could return after things quieted down.

Her son nodded, put the pastry on the bed table, and went out.

He went to his room to pack a few clothes and shoes, wrapped them in a cloth sack, and quietly left the yard.

After standing for a while in front of the specialty shop, he entered the yard.

He had a room here too, equipped with all the necessary items, including clothes, which his cousin had arranged for him.

Her son put his package in the cupboard, sat down at the table, and started to read a book.

Indeed, he would rather stay here, as it was peaceful and warm.

If only that person could disappear, or if he could leave this place to be far away from her and not be harassed and extorted by her in the name of being his birth mother.

In the Jiang Mansion, a few children were playing together.

Only Wuyang was sitting on a brick bed, clapping his hands and looking around excitedly.

Whenever someone was found, he burst into uncontrollable laughter and insisted on getting off the bed.

Concerned, Anrou immediately put him back in place as soon as she saw Wuyang crawling towards the edge of the bed.

When Yingbao came in, Wuyang’s eyes lit up. He stretched out his little hands, wanting to be held.

Yingbao picked him up and asked Anrou, “Did the children cause any trouble being together?”

“No trouble, Wuyang has been very good,” Anrou replied.

Yingbao nodded, holding Wuyang, she went outside, standing under the eaves and gazed into the courtyard.

The weather wasn’t too good. It seemed like it was going to snow.

Wei Zhan and his father-in-law rode out early in the morning to inspect the outskirts and hadn’t come back yet.

Chunniang and her sisters-in-law were discussing the preparations for the Small New Year on the fifth day inside the house.

The fifth day of the New Year, apart from welcoming the God of Wealth, it was also necessary to chase away the five poverties, hold a fair, eat dumplings, clean the house, and pay homage to the ancestors.

The five poverties referred to poverty in wisdom, education, wealth, destiny, and relationships, which must be swept out on the fifth day with a broom to welcome the God of Wealth into the house.

The so-called five roads of wealth from the east, west, south, north, and center, on the fifth day, not only the elders in the family should not go out, but the women should also not visit others’ houses.

Moreover, raw rice should not be used for cooking at home, it was inappropriate to sew, and women should not go out to exchange New Year greetings, otherwise, they would be despised and considered to bring bad luck to their homes.

Chunniang suggested: “Why don’t we invite father and mother here? Our place is bigger and more lively with many people. Even if it doesn’t work out, there’s still a vacant room in the shop that can accommodate people.”

Elder sister-in-law Jiang agreed: “That sounds good, I’ll talk to father and mother when I go home.”

Yanru also nodded: “Let’s go with our younger sister’s suggestion.”

…

After the fifth day, Jiang’s old man and his wife followed their eldest son and daughter-in-law back to their hometown. Dani and her husband, Zhang Shaodong, together with their children also returned to Chuanhe Town, stating that they still had chickens, ducks, and pigs back home. Although they had asked the neighbors to look after them, they couldn’t always trouble others.

The second daughter-in-law didn’t go home, she stayed to spend the Lantern Festival with Yingbao.

Jiang Erlang and his wife didn’t go home either. This was Yanru’s rare trip to the county town. Taking this opportunity, she wanted to stay a bit longer, visit her aunt, chat with her, and also pay a New Year’s visit to her father.

Yanru’s stepmother is quite courteous to her now, she even personally invited Yanru and her family to stay for dinner.

However, at the dinner table she repeatedly proposed that Jiang Erlang find a job for her son, even suggesting that working at the Princess Residence was acceptable.

Almost laughing out of anger, Yanru didn’t linger after dinner, she quickly took her husband and child and excused herself.

Walking on the road, Yanru said to her husband: “You must never promise them anything in the future. “Their son indulges in eating, drinking, gambling and everything else. Now dreaming up an easy life, he wants to intrude upon our family.”

Jiang Erlang replied: “I’m not foolish, would I simply agree to anything?”

“That’s good,” Yanru, holding her daughter, said as they continued walking, “Huzi mentioned before, we should manage our family affairs well and then move to Beijing to live. He suggested that we temporarily live in the house of our third brother. After his mansion is renovated, we can move in.”

Jiang Erlang remained silent.

In reality, he did not want to go to Beijing very much.

Firstly, he was unfamiliar with the place. Secondly, he didn’t know what he would do there, which bothered him the most.

But it seemed like he didn’t have a choice, Huzi was not getting any younger and someone had to handle his marriage affairs.