CHAPTER 311: CHAPTER 156: MRS. ZHOU PROTECTS HER DAUGHTER (PART 2)

Mrs. Lin didn’t expect Mrs. Zhou to actually remember her, and felt delighted, quickly nodding and smiling, "My dear lady, you really have a good memory, it’s indeed your servant!"

Mrs. Zhou smiled, "Of course! You’ve taken such good care of my daughter, I naturally need to pay attention to those around her! Ha ha, please sit down!" After saying that, she commanded someone to bring a small stool over.

There was a slight stiffness in Mrs. Lin’s smile. She knew very well how her own lady "took care" of the young lady, and the young lady must have reported back to her own mother. Now, Mrs. Zhou lightly and smilingly said this, making her feel uneasy, sensing that this trip will not go smoothly.

Mrs. Lin awkwardly smiled, thanked Mrs. Zhou, and then carefully seated herself on the small stool.

"Did you come here for something?" Mrs. Zhou asked with a smile.

Mrs. Lin quickly stood up and responded, "As the New Year is approaching, our madam has specially prepared some special products and commanded your servant to deliver them to Mrs. Zhou of the Qin family!" She said, presenting a gift list with both hands.

A servant beside Mrs. Zhou stepped forward, took it, and handed it to Mrs. Zhou.

Mrs. Zhou briefly looked over it and then, smiling, placed it aside: "My dear mother is really too polite! Coming from so far and still thinking of us! Axian, prepare a generous gift in return later, and make sure not to slight them!"

"Yes, mother!" Mrs. Lu bowed and responded.

Mrs. Lin hurriedly accompanied her words with a smile: "Dear lady, you are too kind. Our lady says that our two families are related by marriage, naturally we should interact more to foster closeness!"

"Indeed!" Mrs. Zhou smiled: "Mrs. Lin really has a way with words! You must be tired from the long journey in this winter cold. Axian, why not have someone take Mrs. Lin down to rest well, and ask the kitchen to prepare some good dishes to serve her! Ha ha, it’s getting late for you to return home, so I won’t keep you much longer! Have a meal and then head back! Send my regards to your madam."

Mrs. Zhou was smiling and about to stand up while speaking.

"Dear lady!" Mrs. Lin was anxious, thinking she hadn’t brought up the main issue yet, and you can’t leave like this!

But Mrs. Zhou, without waiting for her to speak, smiled and said, "This old lady fears the cold in winter, sitting for a while makes my hands and feet uncomfortable, I should go back into the inner room to stay warm. If there is anything, just speak with my daughter-in-law! No need to be formal!"

How could that work! This matter your daughter-in-law probably won’t have the final say! Mrs. Lin could no longer care about formalities, and hurriedly said: "Dear lady, please wait! Our madam specifically sent me to bring our Second Madam Shi back home!"

Seeing that Mrs. Zhou’s expression faltered and she paused to listen attentively, Mrs. Lin hurriedly added a smile: "It’s because of the New Year celebrations, after all, Second Madam Shi is still a wife of the Shi family, it’s better— for her to come back home for the New Year. Our madam said that whenever Second Madam Shi wishes to come back, then she can!"

Mrs. Zhou inwardly sneered, thinking how you take me for a three-year-old child to be fooled easily! Hmph, go back? Going back is like a lamb entering a tiger’s den; wanting to bring her back then would be as hard as climbing to heaven!

Mrs. Zhou then pretended to be both shocked and pleased, "Oh? Is your Second Young Master back? My son-in-law indeed, if he has returned, why didn’t he come to fetch her himself! My daughter is his wife, who married into the family through proper channels!"

Feeling a heat on her face, Mrs. Lin faltered, "Our Second Young Master... has not returned yet..."

"Not returned?" Mrs. Zhou raised an eyebrow, raising her voice with a cold laugh, "He hasn’t returned and you’ve come here? With that time better quickly go find your Second Young Master! It’s the New Year and even the son isn’t at home, yet you care so much about the daughter-in-law, your Shi family is indeed interesting!"

Mrs. Lin’s face alternated between red and white, not expecting Mrs. Zhou to be so sharp. Mrs. Lin initially thought to just return to her residence, but remembering the furious Second Madam Shi, she started having doubts. Returning without accomplishment, Second Madam Shi would definitely vent her anger on her!

"Dear lady," Mrs. Lin weighed her options and then sighed, "You just said, Second Madam Shi is a wife who married into the Shi family through proper channels, then she belongs to the Shi family, how can she spend New Year at her natal family? Besides, our Second Young Master will eventually return—"

This latter statement from Mrs. Lin carried a veiled threat, suggesting that when the Second Young Master returns, how could Second Madam Shi face him after having not shown face to his family? After all, she is now a person of the Shi family!

Mrs. Zhou became infuriated upon hearing this, her face serious and uncompromisingly interrupting her, "Then let’s wait for your Second Young Master to return to discuss it! What wrong has my daughter committed? He abandoned my daughter for two years and he still has the audacity to claim rights? I’m not afraid to leave the words here, even if he personally comes to the door today, without showing absolute sincerity, don’t expect my daughter to return!"

Mrs. Lin couldn’t help getting angry, saying, "Dear lady, a wife follows her husband whether he be a chicken or a dog; Second Madam Shi has entered the Shi family’s door and is a person of the Shi family, are you planning to keep her for a lifetime?"

"What do you mean by ’keeping her for a lifetime’?" Mrs. Zhou, outraged, pointed at Mrs. Lin, "My Zhou family’s daughter, if you don’t cherish her, I myself will cherish her, she’s well at home! Even if she really stays a lifetime, so what? Everyone is eager for your Shi family, but I don’t buy this account! Hmph, I’ll tell you the truth, if I’d known your Second Young Master was this kind of person, I’d rather support my daughter for a lifetime than let her enter the Shi family’s door and be a laughingstock! You, a slave, have your eyes on the top of your head and you dare threaten me! Get out!"

Mrs. Zhou was so enraged that her eyes turned red, tossing aside all previous concerns she discussed with her daughter, filled only with the desire to vent!

"Dear lady, how can you be so unreasonable!" Mrs. Lin couldn’t help but get angry too.

"Reasonable? Is there any reason to speak with you? Bring your Second Young Master to me, I’ll have a good discussion with him! Can you bring him here?" Mrs. Zhou, unyielding, continued to order people to kick Mrs. Lin out.