Meng had been living in that small courtyard for so many years, and had never come out, no matter how many times she had persuaded her to do so.
Meng looked at her steadily, unsure whether to tell her or not.
If she didn’t tell her, she would be sorry for the affection the Second Lady had shown her over the years, but if she did, she might spread the word …….
Seeing her dilemma, the second madam’s suspicions in her heart seemed to have been confirmed, vaguely excited, “Sister-in-law, is it ……”
The First Lady nodded her head.
Second Madam Xu stood up haughtily and became even more agitated, “When did this happen?”
She only had two sons, and when Xu Qingwan was small she used tricks every day to trick Xu Qingwan into going to her side, hating that she would not return it, Xu Qingwan was like her own daughter.
Without waiting for Meng’s answer, she asked again impatiently, “Where is Wan’er?”
“Shhh!”
Meng gestured for her to keep her voice down, her face clouded with sadness, “Wan’er has lost her memory, so she hasn’t come back to us all these years.”
Second Lady Xu covered her mouth.
Meng’s eyes looked in the direction of Huo’s courtyard with hatred, what she owed her daughter, she would slowly get back.
Second Lady Xu also looked over with her to see where she was looking, and with a jolt in her heart, the words came out, “Did she do it?”
Meng’s voice was cold, “She is probably involved.”
Mrs. Xu’er was so shocked that she did not speak for a while.
“Sister-in-law ……”
Meng instructed her gently, “Only father and I know about this matter, I still hope you won’t say anything about it, even second brother, wait for a few days, I will naturally pick up Wan’er and bring her back to the house.”
Mrs. Xu’er nodded her head repeatedly, she would not say anything even if Meng did not instruct her to do so.
The main courtyard was quickly cleaned, and considering that no one had lived there for a long time, Sister Wu had someone light a fire to roast the house, and when it was not so cold, a group of people gathered around Meng and went over there.
When Meng moved to the small courtyard, he advised Huo to move into the main courtyard, but Huo said that it was unreasonable and that if she moved in she would make people laugh at the Xu family, so the two of them lived in the courtyard next to the main courtyard, only a wall away from it.
“What is she doing here?”
Huo glanced at his face and sighed lightly, “I guess she annoyed me in the morning and wants to give me authority.”
“She dares!”
Mr. Big got up angrily and went quickly to the main courtyard.
Huo followed a few steps to the entrance of the house and stopped, looking in the direction of the main courtyard, the corners of her mouth hooked coldly.
When Mr. Da stepped into the main courtyard, Sister Wu and a group of servants saluted him, but Mr. Da ignored them and walked straight into the inner room, “Meng, what do you want to do?”
Meng was holding a steaming cup of tea in her hand, when she heard the questioning voice she only raised her eyelids slightly, glanced at him and then lowered her head and took a slow sip of tea.
Mr. Big’s anger almost spurted out of his chest, in all these years, Meng had never dared to treat him like this, and was about to reach out and knock over the tea in her hand when Meng raised her eyes again and said unhurriedly, “If you feel uncomfortable living next door to me, you can also move to that small courtyard, for peace and quiet and to cultivate your mind.”
“You ……”
Mr. Big was furious, his hand slammed heavily on the table with a thud, startling Sister Wu, who was guarding the door, into a step.
Meng gestured for her to go out, and Sister Wu took her foot back in with a trembling heart.
Meng took another sip of tea and felt that it was as good as it had ever been. For all those years, she had collected her sharp edges and temperament, taught her husband and children, and kept the Xu residence in order, but in the end, all she got in return was her daughter’s disappearance and her son’s wanderings, and she had been alone in that small courtyard for more than ten years.
The first time I looked at the hateful-looking Mr. Big, I spoke indifferently, “I am the mother in charge of the family, living in the main courtyard is the right thing to do, the husband reacted so strongly, do you think I am in the way or have you been blown off your pillow? Or do you want to ……”
She paused and put the tealight on the table, perhaps with a little more force, the tealight and the tea lid made a crunching sound, which somehow startled Mr. Big also trembled in his heart.
Meng stared at him and blandly spoke the words that followed, “Repudiate me?”
Even if he had never liked Meng, he had never thought of repudiating her.
Meng withdrew her gaze and looked towards the door, “Sister Wu.”
Sister Wu answered and came in.
“Go and get Huo to come.”
Sister Wu bowed her head, not daring to look at Mr. Big’s face, “Yes.”
When Sister Wu went out, Meng said indifferently, “Husband sit down.”
Big Sir actually sat down and looked at her as if he were a stranger.
Meng ignored it and looked at him at will.
Huo entered and saw just this scene, her heart tightened, “I wonder what sister called me for?”
“For the past ten years or so, I have not been well, so I have been in charge of the house.
Huo snapped to look at Mr. Big and saw that he was still looking at Meng and didn’t seem to have heard what the two of them had said, so she became anxious, “Master!”
Only then did Mr. Big return to his senses and see Huo’s eager face, “What’s wrong?”
“I want to take back the power of stewardship.”
Meng said unhurriedly.
Mr. Big froze for a moment before reacting and subconsciously objected, “No.”
He did not want Huo to be like the ordinary wives of other families, living from morning to evening, living off the monthly silver.
“Reason?”
“Huo ……,” the eldest gentleman paused for a moment before saying sharply, “Huo has been in charge of the house for a long time and is familiar with all the affairs of the house, you …… ”
The corners of Meng’s mouth curled up in mockery, interrupting her lightly, “I was more familiar with all the affairs of the house than she was years ago, not just hand it over, I must have this power of stewardship today, whether you are willing or unwilling.”
“You ……”
“What?”
Meng was tit-for-tat, not the least bit weak in his temperament.
The words of accountability that Mr. Big was about to deliver stuck in his throat.
Huo’s body was in a cold sweat. She must not hand over the power of the house, for if she did, there would be no way for her to live in this Xu residence.
She shouted weakly and helplessly, “Master.”
Mr. Big looked at her and his lips twitched.
“It’s okay if you don’t give it ……”
Meng didn’t look at Huo, still looking at Mr. Big, “I’ll instantly have word spread that the famous Mr. Big Xu is suppressing his first wife and letting his flat wife run the house.”
“You ……”
Mr. Big looked at her incredulously.
Meng was on cloud nine, “I’ve had nothing to lose for a long time, and it’s not that bad.”
Mr. Big could not believe that she would use her reputation to overpower him, and gritted his teeth and yelled down, “Meng!”
“How?”
Meng asked in a cloudy voice.
Mr. Big was choked, and after a long time, he got up angrily, flung his sleeves, and lifted his feet to walk out.
“Master!”
Huo tried to chase her out, but was stopped at the door by Sister Wu with her maids, who forced the key off her.