Siheyuan: Traveling through Cai Quanwu, pretending to be Uncle Shazhu

After hearing what Cai Quanwu said, the master's frown relaxed.

He felt that what Tsai Quanwu said was a bit alarmist.

In the master's mind, Jia Zhang was not lazy and gluttonous.

In the past, it was normal for men to work and earn money while wives stayed at home to take care of children, do laundry and cook.

As for the fact that his son became a hands-off manager after getting married, the master also saw nothing wrong with it.

In the eyes of the older generation like that master, if they marry a daughter-in-law and she doesn't work, should they treat her like an ancestor?

There is an old saying that goes, "After many years of being a daughter-in-law, she finally becomes a mother-in-law." Doesn't it mean that once her son gets married, she can finally relax?

It's outrageous to make the mother-in-law busy all day long even though she already has a daughter-in-law.

After thinking for a while, the master actually excused Jia Zhang:

"Xiao Cai, I think what you said is not quite right. I don't think Jia Zhang is lazy and greedy."

"When they were young, they stayed at home to take care of the children, wash clothes and cook."

"And after her husband died, she raised the child alone."

"After my son gets married, it's normal for the daughter-in-law to do the housework."

"Which family in the city still needs the mother-in-law to do all the work after marrying a daughter-in-law? Isn't it all left to the daughter-in-law?"

When Cai Quanwu heard what the master said, he exclaimed in his heart, "Wow!"

This is exactly in line with the saying, there will always be people in the future who will argue for me.

Moreover, Cai Quanwu had no way to refute what the master said.

Just like Xiao Wu’s mother, she has never been to work and has been doing laundry and cooking at home. You can’t say that she is lazy.

Later, when Xiao Wu's younger brother got married, the housework was handed over to his wife. There is no reason to say that Xiao Wu's mother was lazy.

In this comparison, the only difference between Xiao Wu's mother and Jia Zhang is that Xiao Wu's mother has a husband, while Jia Zhang has no man.

You can't say that someone is lazy and gluttonous just because she doesn't have a man.

As for Jia Zhang's unreasonableness and stubbornness, that can be explained.

After all, she has no man anymore. If she hadn't done this, she would have been taken advantage of and bullied to death.

As expected, everyone looks at things from a different perspective, and the answers they get are vastly different.

In the master's opinion, the shortcomings of Jia Zhang mentioned by Cai Quanwu were not shortcomings at all, but just normal situations.

Since the master thought it was okay, what else could Cai Quanwu say? He sighed and said:

"Well, okay, Master, since you don't think it's a big deal, I'll go back and talk to you. I'll set a time for you two to meet and talk it over."

Anyway, Cai Quanwu has made it very clear. If there are any problems in the future, the master cannot blame him.

As long as the master is happy.

When the master heard Cai Quanwu say this, he showed joy on his face and said cheerfully:

"Then I'll trouble you, Xiao Cai."

"Tell me the time you want to arrange, and I'll go to the restaurant and reserve a table."

"From what you said, their family is not well off. I have to let her have a good meal, so that I can show my sincerity."

Cai Quanwu shook his head after hearing what the master said.

You haven't even met the person yet, yet you've invested so much money. Only a bootlicker would do this.

"Okay, I'll go back and ask today, and you can come back tomorrow."

"If Jia Zhang agrees to meet, you can go and reserve a seat tomorrow, and I will take you to meet the day after tomorrow evening."

"However, Jia Zhang is definitely not coming alone. I guess her family will go together."

"When the time comes, don't feel bad if you eat too much."

Cai Quanwu did not agree directly on behalf of Jia Zhang.

Although Jia Zhang said she agreed a few days ago, what if she changes her mind now?

Moreover, Cai Quanwu understood the character of the Jia family and specifically reminded the master that the entire Jia family would be mobilized.

"It doesn't matter, how much you can eat."

When the master heard Cai Quanwu say that the Jia family would come together, he waved his hand, indicating that it didn't matter, as if he had no shortage of money.

Seeing the master's statement, Cai Quanwu certainly would not object since he didn't have to spend any money.

"Then it's settled."

"Then Master, you should take good care of yourself when you go back."

"When you meet, dress nicely, look smart and younger."

After saying so much, Cai Quanwu felt a little dry in the mouth. After reminding the master to pay attention to his appearance, he planned to leave.

"Okay, then I'll come again tomorrow." The master understood the meaning behind Cai Quanwu's words, smiled and stood up and left.

Cai Quanwu waited for the master to leave, then picked up the enamel mug on the table and started drinking tea.

After taking a few sips of tea, Cai Quanwu sat there and pondered the master's psychology.

He said so much, but why didn't the master show any aversion to Jia Zhang at all?

Instead, he kept defending Jia Zhang.

Cai Quanwu thought about it for a long time but still couldn't figure out what the word "master" meant.

……

Siheyuan.

After get off work, Cai Quanwu went home, put down his bag, and went to Jia's house.

"Sister-in-law Jia."

Cai Quanwu shouted at the door and then walked into the house.

"Zhu Zi's uncle is here."

Jia Zhang was sitting on a stool, playing with a stick at her feet. When she saw Cai Quanwu come in, she stood up and greeted him.

"Ah."

"The old man replied and agreed to meet."

"If you agree, I'll call the old man tomorrow and ask him to reserve a seat so we can meet the day after tomorrow."

Cai Quanwu did not keep Jia Zhang in suspense and went straight to the point.

"oh oh."

When Jia Zhang heard Cai Quanwu's words, she felt it was a bit sudden and was stunned, not knowing how to answer.

Hearing Jia Zhangshi, she just said "oh" twice and didn't intend to answer. Cai Quanwu was about to ask more questions when Qin Huairu came out from the inner room, lifted the curtain and greeted Cai Quanwu:

"Uncle Cai is here."

When Cai Quanwu saw Qin Huairu coming out, he realized that she must have heard Jia Zhangshi talking to him in the house, so she came out to see what was going on.

"Dongxu, are you feeling well?"

Cai Quanwu saw Qin Huairu greeting him and asked with a smile.

"Fortunately."

"Uncle Cai, sit down and talk."

Qin Huairu greeted warmly.

When Qin Huai and Cai Quanwu were talking, Jia Zhang had come to her senses and greeted them in the same way: "Yes, Uncle Zhuzi, let's sit down and talk."

Cai Quanwu originally wanted to go home after saying a few words, but now seeing Jia Zhangshi and Qin Huairu saying this, he walked to the table, pulled out a stool and sat down.

"Mrs. Jia, what exactly do you think? Give me a definite answer so that I can give a reply tomorrow." After Cai Quanwu sat down, he leaned his left hand on the table, faced Jia Zhangshi and Qin Huairu, and asked.

"This..." Jia Zhang was a little confused and couldn't make up her mind for a while.

Qin Huairu saw Jia Zhang's expression and tried to smooth things over with a smile: "Uncle Cai, this news came too suddenly. My mother was not mentally prepared for the moment and was a little overwhelmed."

Cai Quanwu didn't care about Jia Zhang's condition. He could understand Jia Zhang's current mood.

After being a widow for so many years, she suddenly had to go out to meet a stranger and discuss remarriage. Even if Jia Zhang was usually rude and unreasonable, she still felt a little embarrassed.

"I know."

"Then let's do this first. You two should discuss it and give me a reply before I go to work tomorrow morning. That should be fine, right?"

Considering Jia Zhang's mood, Cai Quanwu did not ask Jia Zhang to give an answer immediately.

Hearing what Cai Quanwu said, Jia Zhang and Qin Huairu looked at each other, and then Qin Huairu smiled and said:

"No problem, Uncle Cai."

"When Dongxu comes back, we'll discuss it and give you an answer. There's no need to wait until tomorrow morning."