Chapter 809: Chapter 808: Gloating
Feeling unfair, besides Zhou Xiuer, there was also Madam Lu. She thought that man was at most from a slightly better family, but now Zhou Xuennian told her he was an official, and a big one at that, even bigger than the County Magistrate. How could she endure that?
Heaven is so unfair!
Her whole family is so miserable, and her maternal family too, but those people, they just keep getting better and better!
Why do they have such good fortune!
Both Madam Lu and Zhou Xiuer sighed over the injustice, but no matter how unfair it seemed, it was a fact that couldnât be changed.
"Are you sure itâs true? Is he really a big official? Not a fraud, right?" Madam Lu asked again, unwilling to give up.
Zhou Xuennian rolled his eyes and said, "Impersonating an official is punishable by death. Thereâs no need for them to pretend."
Madam Lu pursed her lips and said, "Then why is he here, to take them back to live in luxury?" After a pause, she asked, "Itâs been so many years, he should have remarried by now, right?"
Zhou Xuennian sighed and nodded, "He has remarried. Itâs said that his current Legitimate Wife is the Legitimate Daughter of the Marquis Yonganâs Mansion." If it werenât so, the Zhou family would have been properly associated with Wu Lihong; what a pity.
Madam Luâs eyes immediately sparkled with malicious joy. "Ah, thatâs really a family so wealthy they must look up to Heaven. How can Ying Mei compare? If she really gets taken back, at most sheâd be a concubine, what will she do then!"
Being a concubine in a wealthy household is just a plaything, a servant, and not favored by the Madam. With Zhou Yingmeiâs temperament, if she meets with a formidable Madam, wouldnât she be tormented to death?
"If she goes and becomes a concubine, then that little hoof Wufu would be a concubine-born daughter, ha ha ha, now both mother and daughter will be beneath others, letâs see how arrogant she can be!" Madam Lu snorted a laugh.
"Even a concubine-born daughter is still an Officialâs daughter." Zhou Xiuer said dazedly. Moreover, with such a high official, even if Wufuâs mother was born a concubine, the Lady of this Official would still be from such a prestigious family, how wealthy must the Wu family be?
Besides envy, Zhou Xiuer was still envious. Wufuâs fate was really good; if possible, she would be willing to take her place. Being a concubine-born daughter, so what? Whatâs wrong with being the daughter of an Official?
"You better put that look away!" Zhou Xuennian gave Madam Lu a cold glance and said, "Tomorrow I have to go see Wu Lihong. He still doesnât know where Wufu and her family are!"
Madam Lu plopped down and said, "What are you going to do?"
"What to do? Iâm his brother-in-law. Heâs wronged my sister for so many years, shouldnât he show some regard?" Zhou Xuennian snorted, "If heâs unwilling, fine, he can forget about finding out where they are!"
"Thatâs enough, donât forget, he is a big official, if he wants to investigate, can he not find out?" Madam Lu reminded.
"I have my measure, donât worry about it. As for you, keep quiet, because anyway, this is our only chance to turn things around! As Ying Meiâs maternal family, I must stand up for her!" Zhou Xuennian said.
These words were so nauseating, it could make one retch yesterdayâs meal.
Madam Lu nodded and said, "Thatâs right. All these years, itâs been our Zhou family looking after Ying Mei and her daughter. If he doesnât show some regard, it wouldnât be right."
Zhou Xiuerâs eyes lit up and said, "Let him get a position for Dad, since heâs a big official, he can manage that, right?" That way, she could also be a Lady of the Official, and she is born of the first wife, while Wufu is of the young wife, wouldnât that make her rank higher?
Zhou Xuennian looked approvingly at his daughter. That was exactly what he was thinking.