Chapter 649: Isn't That a Bit Early?

Zhang Yurong also noticed the strange look in her husband's eyes as he watched her, so she quickly seized the opportunity to humble herself and say: "Fu Yan Hong, I was confused for a moment and did wrong. Besides, this just happened to help test Fourth Brother's wife's character, and it can also strengthen the bond between the two of them. It was a mistake that turned into a good deed. I promise I won't do this again. Just don't be angry with me, okay?"

Fu Yan Hong's face remained cold: "Brothers should support each other. Over the years, whether it was you or me, or even others in the family, we have all benefited from Fu Yan Cheng. Yet now that he is injured, how could you push the responsibility onto his fiancée?"

"What do you think Fu Yan Cheng will feel? What will his fiancée and her family think? This isn't a major issue, but if something happened to Fu Yan Cheng and no one from the family went to help, could you bear that responsibility?"

Zhang Yurong hadn't thought that much about it at the time. First, she was angry that Fourth Brother wouldn't give her face regarding her cousin's matter. Second, she didn't want her husband to take leave, and even less wanted to take leave herself to serve someone in the hospital. She never expected to not only make her mother-in-law unhappy but also have her husband turn cold and distant toward her because of this.

She feared this matter couldn't be hidden. Once the Eunuch returned, her mother-in-law certainly wouldn't cover for her. She was now filled with regret.

Fu's mother didn't lose her temper with Zhang Yurong again, but she didn't give her a good look either: "Clean up Fu Yan Cheng's room. In a few days, he will be discharged and return to recuperate."

Hearing this, Zhang Yurong looked at her mother-in-law's expression, and her heart gave a sudden thud.

After all, she had previously joked that since her brother-in-law's house was empty anyway, it might as well be let to the younger ones, with the girls sleeping in the inner room and the boys in the outer room, so they could live more comfortably. Now she realized that was unlikely to happen: "Alright, I'll go clean it up right away."

The second sister-in-law, Hao Yanhong, was already pregnant with twins, so their third branch naturally couldn't fall behind. After all, the second branch had a son, while their third branch had a daughter. Even if they couldn't fight for the bun, they had to fight for their dignity. With more children in the family, the old master would have more good things to distribute.

Now that their own daughter, Fu Jinyi, was two years old, it was the perfect time to have another child.

Thinking that Fourth Brother would be getting married next year, she couldn't let the fourth branch get ahead of them.

Of course, what she meant by getting ahead was giving birth to a son.

Just as she had nearly finished cleaning her room, the sound of the eldest sister-in-law, Guo Wenjing, shouting "Dinner is ready" echoed through the courtyard.

Guo Wenjing called out to her eldest daughter, who was playing happily in the yard: "Jinyue, go tell Grandma it's time to eat."

The seven-year-old Fu Jinyue replied: "Okay, I'm going right now."

Fu's mother was woken by her eldest granddaughter: "Ouch, you scared Grandma! It's my Yueyue."

"Grandma, are you very tired today?"

"Yes, Grandma walked quite a lot today. Getting older makes one easily tired."

"Then after we eat, I'll take a broom handle to massage your shoulders and back for you."

"Only my eldest granddaughter knows how to care for people."

"Last time you said it was your little aunt who knew how to care for people."

"That's because your little aunt isn't here, so now my eldest granddaughter is caring for Grandma."

While speaking, Fu's mother got up and put on her shoes: "Let's go eat. Don't keep everyone waiting too long."

When the grandmother and granddaughter came out, Fu Yanming had already helped serve the dishes to the table.

After sitting down, Fu's mother looked at her two sons: "Fourth Brother is getting married after the New Year, so his room needs to be tidied up too. I'm leaving this task to you two. Find some time to whitewash the walls and sand and repaint the windows."

Zhang Yurong had just sat down when she heard this: "Mom, isn't that a bit early?"