Chapter 807: Had I Known This Day Would Come, I Would Have Acted Differently

The eldest sister-in-law Wang Rong chimed in at this point: "Yes, yes, yes, everyone should try the other dishes as well."

Mr. Du was the happiest today; the house hadn’t been this lively in a long time.

Midway through the meal, the mistress prepared to get up and go to the kitchen.

The eldest sister-in-law asked: "Mistress, what are you going to do?"

The mistress Cheng Liying replied with a smile: "I’m going to bring over the steamed buns that are warming on the stove."

Wang Rong quickly stopped the mistress: "Mistress, sit down. You shouldn’t have to do that."

After speaking, she called out to her second son at the opposite table: "Ma Ruigang, quickly go to the kitchen and bring the steamed buns that are warming in the pot."

Xinyan heard the eldest sister-in-law’s words and was a bit curious: "Eldest sister-in-law, I wanted to ask last time, why do their siblings have four-character names?"

Upon hearing this, not only did Wang Rong blush, but even the eldest brother Ma Chengxi seemed a bit uneasy.

Xinyan noticed the awkwardness and wondered if she asked something sensitive. She was pondering how to change the topic when Mr. Du ’hummed’ and glared at the eldest disciple Ma Chengxi.

Then, with a smile, he looked at Xinyan: "Everyone in the room knows about this. But let’s leave some face for your eldest brother today. This glorious history will be explained privately with you later."

The eldest brother Ma Chengxi blushed: "Master, it’s been so many years, don’t tell the little sister, or she’ll laugh."

Mr. Du glanced at the couple: "Knowing what you know today, why act how you did in the beginning?"

Afterward, everyone appeared serious, scrambling to eat, pretending not to hear Mr. Du’s words. But if you looked closely, everyone was holding back quite a bit.

Xinyan looked at each person bewildered, finally Shen Guqing couldn’t stand it anymore, she got up and said: "I’ll go to the kitchen to help Ma Ruigang, he probably can’t carry so much alone."

Then the second brother-in-law Wang Manchun got up: "Master, I’ll go brew some tea first, just in time for after the meal."

Xinyan looked from one to the other, unsure what exactly was happening, whether this topic was allowed or not, she just found it a bit hard to comprehend.

Ma Ruigang returned with the steamed buns, placed a bowl on the table, and quickly slipped away like a quail, not wanting to be singled out by his parents as cannon fodder.

Everyone moved quickly, and with Shen Guqing and Du Lingyun moderating the atmosphere, it wasn’t long before they were talking about other things.

After everyone finished eating, Xinyan helped collect the plates and bowls to the kitchen. There were too many people there, so Shen Guqing took Xinyan outside into the courtyard to enjoy the sun.

As Shen Guqing looked around and saw no one, she said: "Do you want to know why the eldest nephew is named Ma Ruigang and the little niece is Ma Ruixian?"

Xinyan glanced around, then grabbed her senior’s arm: "What on earth happened?"

Shen Guqing finally began to narrate:

It turned out the eldest brother Ma Chengxi and the eldest sister-in-law Wang Rong each had a previous relationship before getting together, but for various reasons, both went their separate ways. Later, they were introduced by family, both families thought they were well-suited, and after dating for a while, they were urged by family to marry.

The year after their marriage, they had their first son, Ma Ruming. It was a marriage before love, and afterward, life was quite harmonious.

However, when the eldest sister-in-law was pregnant with the second son and the daughter, the eldest brother’s first love divorced and returned to her parents’ home, coincidentally, not far from where the eldest brother’s family lived.

For reasons unknown, the ex constantly ran into the eldest brother. Once or twice was fine, but as it happened more often, it naturally sparked gossip, which reached the eldest sister-in-law.

The eldest brother, as you know, isn’t good with words; he felt he didn’t provoke the woman, so he didn’t explain to the eldest sister-in-law.

But as time went on, the eldest sister-in-law felt increasingly frustrated. She started a cold war with the eldest brother. Although the eldest brother noticed something was off, he didn’t understand what was bothering her.

Unable to bear it, the eldest sister-in-law packed up and returned to her parents’ home.