Madam, She Has a Tender Heart

Originally, Su Qingsong saw that Qingyang had a talent for studying, so he said he would send Qingyang to study.

But his daughter-in-law said that it was difficult to manage the household, so Su's father and mother gave her the 100 taels from Qingyang.

They thought she would help Qingyang find a private school, but they didn't know that it was later abandoned.

Su's father was also quite troubled by Qingxing's unconvinced face.

"But now we are in the city, and we need money to eat and drink. Dad and mom don't have any income." Su's father discussed with Qingxing.

"What's wrong with the city? My brother and I, you and mom haven't bought anything, so where is the money! The food and drink are from my brother's salary, where is her money! Every day, she looks down on us as if we spent so much money on her. If she looks down on us, why did she marry my brother in the first place? I don't want such a sister-in-law!"

"Xing'er!" Su's mother scolded her.

Qingxing stopped talking.

But she still looked unconvinced.

After holding it in for a while, she said, "I'm going to say it! She just looks down on us! Ma's wife said that fathers should be kind and mothers should be filial, brothers should be friendly and respectful to their younger brothers, husbands should be upright and wives should be obedient, and the elderly should be respected and the young should be loved. She can't do that at all! Not only does she let mother serve her, but she also sleeps until noon every day. When my brother gets up in the morning to go to the government office, she doesn't even get up to take care of him!" "She's pregnant, her belly is so big, and you still let her take care of your brother? Your brother has no hands or feet? Mother used to work in the fields at home every day. Can the things she does now be compared with the past?" "I just can't stand her attitude towards my parents, just like she treats her servants!" "You still say that!" Mother Su raised her hand and pretended to hit her. "She is your sister-in-law. You said that. Have you learned it again? How sad it would be if your brother heard it!" Qingxing heard it, tears in her eyes, turned around and ran out. Qingyang glanced at his parents and chased Qingxing out. The brother and sister ran to the city in one breath, found a dead end, and hid in a corner where no one was crying. "Brother, I miss my sister, Xiaobao and Yaya so much. I want to go find them." Qingyang wiped his tears and comforted her: "I want to go find them too. I don't know if they are okay now. Although we have to look at my sister-in-law's mood, we still have a room to sleep in and can eat enough. I don't know if my sister and the others have food to eat. Xiaobao and Yaya are so young, I don't know if they will get sick." "My sister used to worry that she couldn't support Yaya. Xiaobao is still so young." The brother and sister thought of a pair of lovely nephews, and their eyes were red again. "Brother, I don't want to hand over this money. My second sister said that this is our bottom line and can't tell others. Maybe we will have to rely on it to survive in the future. I don't want to give it to her. I want to keep it to find my sister." Qingyang saw that she was looking at him, as if she wanted to get his approval, and nodded: "Well, we won't hand over this money, and we won't tell brother." "Well." Qingxing nodded heavily when she saw her brother's approval. "Brother, where do you think my sister is now?"

Qing Yang shook his head: "I don't know either."

The two brothers squatted in the alley, cried for a while, thought about their sister and nephew, and didn't want to go back, so they walked on the street.

Chenzhou is the southern gate of Hunan, and Ma Suo, the Hunan observation envoy, guards Chenzhou. Ma Suo is still a capable person, and Chenzhou is governed by him in a relatively peaceful manner.

But the general situation is not good, and the shops on the street are half open and half closed, and there are not many people walking around. There is not even a bookstore.

That's right, in an era where people can't even get enough food, who would spend money to buy books? The private school is almost closed. Thinking of the bustling Fengting Town, the brother and sister wanted to cry again.

The brother and sister walked around and saw that there was nothing to see. Thinking of going back, they were a little dejected.

"Qing Yang Qing Xing, why are you on the street?"

The brother and sister asked and looked over, and saw that Su Qingsong had already turned over from his horse and walked towards them.

"Brother!"

"Hey."

Su Qingsong came over and touched their heads.

When he left, the two siblings were still young. Now that they were by his side and they were sensible, he loved the youngest sibling very much.

"Are you bored staying at home?"

The brother and sister shook their heads: "Brother, where are you going? Why don't you go to the yamen?"

"Guess?"

The brother and sister looked at his face and saw that he was happy, so there must be good news.

"Brother, is there something good?"

"Xing'er is right. Brother received a letter from your second sister. I was just about to take it back to show my parents."

"Really? Brother, you received a letter from your second sister? Really?" The brother and sister jumped up excitedly and stared at Su Qingsong's face, afraid that he was lying to them.

"Brother would lie to you? Let's go home and see it with my parents."

"Okay, go home!"

Su Qingsong carried the brother and sister on the horse, and the three brothers and sisters hurried home.

In the second courtyard, after Qingyang and Qingxing left, Su's father and mother sat in silence for a long time.

Su's mother wiped her tears and said to Su's father: "Don't I know that she looks down on us? But what can we do? Can we live like this? Qingsong married her, and she is the daughter of Qingsong's superior. What can we do? Qingsong has not had an easy time these years. He has suffered big and small injuries. We can't make things difficult for Qingsong."

Su's father nodded silently.

He thought his son was gone, but he didn't expect him to be alive. He was happy to live with his son. It doesn't matter if he has a promising future or not, as long as the family is together.

If they can move out and live separately, it might be better. But his son won't let him.

He said that the money they paid was enough to pay for the rent in this small courtyard, allowing them to live in peace of mind. But the daughter-in-law didn’t think so.

She still felt that her husband's family was hopeless, and the whole family lived in the house where she was dowry.

They don't dare to see their in-laws. He comes from a poor family, and when they met, their in-laws looked down on them, and they didn't like to go.

The daughter-in-law doesn't like to take them out either. She is not as well-married as the other sisters, and she can't show off when she takes them out.

But, what can be done?

Never embarrass your son.

"Although our family had a difficult time in the countryside with your stepmother, we felt at ease. We lived in our own house, ate the food we grew, and we didn't feel sorry for anyone. But now..."

Su's father rubbed his face: "I used to live at Qing's house, and I didn't feel anything bad. The whole family was happy..."

"Qing Nao is my daughter, how can she be treated like a daughter-in-law? Living with Qing Nao is just like living in my own home."

"Me too." Father Su nodded.

The couple fell silent again and sighed together. They live in their daughter-in-law's house and have nothing to do. They don't know where to put their hands and feet. Just sitting in front of each other in a daze every day.

Just as he was about to speak, Qing Xing's voice suddenly came: "Father, mother, there is a letter from the second sister, there is a letter from my second sister!"

"Ah?" Qing Lao believes it?

The couple looked at each other, stood up suddenly, and ran out. They were walking so fast that they almost fell to the ground.