Fortunate Life of the Rural Beauty-Chapter 68 - 67 Arguing Over Satin

Chapter 68: Chapter 67: Arguing Over Satin

Chapter 68 -67: Arguing Over Satin

Some people are just so peculiar, their eyes are always set on what is in others’ hands rather than what they have. Chen Aju was one of those people.

When Chen Aju made a fuss, Mrs. Hu would definitely lose her cool.

Chen Ye always wanted to save face, right? Let him see the true greedy face of his wife and daughters, and shame him. Let Chen Ming and Mrs. Wang also realize that this is more than just a matter of a few pieces of satin, they should be cautious before making promises in the future.

At the same time, she needs to be more clear about who in the main house can be trusted and who needs to be guarded against.

However, the scarlet or red satin originally intended for Daya was too conspicuous to use now, and even Chen Afu herself dared not use this kind of bright-colored satin.

If there was some leftover fabric when Chen Alan was making clothes, she should use it to make Daya a small vest. The little girl was pitifully beaten by Mrs. Hu that day, and her crying made Chen Afu’s heart ache.

Chen Afu also cut a piece of brownish-yellow for herself and Mrs. Wang, and a piece of bright blue for Chen Ming, Alu, and Dabao. They will make one outfit each for now.

Actually, Chen Afu didn’t like the brownish-yellow satin at all, it looked too old-fashioned. But the other types of satin were not appropriate to use now, so she had no choice but to make a long skirt with it.

Apart from the two pieces of satin to be used by Dabao and herself, the rest were taken to the old house.

Chen Ming could see that Chen Afu was unhappy. He sighed and said, “Mother and Father didn’t want to give Mrs. Hu… let’s just give in to her this once for Uncle’s sake.”

Chen Afu pouted and said, “Once? What if she asks again?”

Chen Ming replied, “We’ll just say that there’s no more satin.”

Chen Afu continued, “Because of her greed, we have to hide the satin we earned and can’t even wear it, hiding it at the bottom of the box? Later, if my mother or I have a silver hairpin or a gold hairpin, and she asks for it, what do we do? If our family acquires something else of value, or if we build a bigger house, and she asks us to build an even larger one for her, what then?”

This was Mrs. Hu’s style.

Chen Ming opened his mouth, but he didn’t know what to do. In the past, their family was poor and had nothing Mrs. Hu wanted. Now they had money, but they could not keep it buried at the bottom of the box forever. Underneath their box, nearly a hundred taels of silver were already hidden, a sum he previously dared not dream of.

But they simply did not dare to spend it.

Even if they didn’t spend it now, when Alu got married in a few years, they would definitely have to build a big house. If Mrs. Hu adamantly demanded money, what should he do?

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In view of the old affection for his elder brother, he was even willing to give out several dozen taels of silver for his elder brother to live a comfortable life and do less hard work. But he dared not, for as soon as he brought out this money, Mrs. Hu would think that he might have more, and she would try endlessly to demand more.

Chen Ming sighed helplessly, saying, “You and Dabao are living better now, you can buy what you like, purchase some farmland, and build a large tiled house, after all, you have set up your own household. Your aunt may have the nerve to demand from me, but she can’t demand from my independent daughter. Let her have these pieces of satin, they are not something big. The big things, she can’t take them from you, and I can’t decide for you either. As for mother and father… let’s just live like this for now.”

Chen Afu added, “I believe respecting Uncle does not mean indulging Mrs. Hu, giving her whatever she asks for.”

Chen Ming opened his mouth again but said nothing. He understood this principle and he didn’t want to give in to Mrs. Hu either. But somehow, things always developed to the point where he had to give in no matter he liked it or not. Thinking about it, even the astute Chen Shi was scared by Mrs. Hu to the point of not daring to return to the village.

Chen Afu glanced at the struggling Chen Ming and did not continue speaking. Let’s stop the discussion here, some concepts need to be changed slowly. Moreover, the power of speech lies in the hands of those with power, and their branch of the family was still somewhat weak now.

That evening, Chen Ming and Mrs. Wang went together to the main hall to deliver satin. The one intended for Mrs. Chen will be taken care of by Mrs. Wang. Before they left, Chen Afu reiterated his instructions.

Upon their return from the main hall, Chen Ming and Mrs. Wang reported that Chen Aju frowned as soon as she saw the satin, complaining that they hadn’t given her enough. Two and a half feet of satin won’t be enough to make a full dress; it would only be enough for a vest or a long skirt. What’s more, the color was too dull and inappropriate for a young lady’s clothes.

Seeing the two feet of shiny blue satin in Mrs. Gao’s hand, intended for Dahu, she was inclined to take it, suggesting that it could make a jacket, and dressing a child in satin clothes would be a waste.

Chen Agu wore a stern face as Mrs. Gao clutched the satin tighter. Chen Ye and Mrs. Chen scolded Chen Aju and she did not dare to continue her demands.

The situation intensified when Chen Aju saw the begonia red satin meant for Chen Alan, she immediately reached out to grab it.

Alan quickly dodged her, locked the satin into her box as swiftly as possible. She was willing to humbly step down to her younger sister in other matters but with this piece of red satin, she absolutely would not. She loved it far too much. Visions of herself on the second day of her wedding, dressed in such a gorgeous dress whilst meeting her handsome groom’s parents and relatives, brought smiles to her eyes.

Seeing Chen Alan locking away the beautiful satin, Chen Aju burst into tears, exclaiming, “I love that piece of red satin! I’m fairer than my sister; I’m sure it’ll look better on me!”

Watching her youngest daughter crying, Mrs. Hu unhappily asked Mrs. Wang, “Did the lord of Tang Garden reward us such a little amount? Didn’t Afu keep some for himself?”

Adhering strictly to Chen Afu’s instruction, Mrs. Wang replied “There’s none left. The lord of Tang Garden awarded Afu with a few lengths, and Afu thought Alan would soon be married, so he gave them all to her, he didn’t even save a bit for himself.”

Always having a soft spot for her youngest daughter, Mrs. Hu turned to Alan and said, “Just distribute two feet to your sister, then both of you can make a small jacket.”

Upon hearing this, Chen Alan also broke down into tears. She felt wronged. She was the one about to get married, but she had only so much good fabric. Her sister, who didn’t understand the situation, was fighting with her over it. Even her mother was joining in to lay a claim on it.

Mrs. Chen expressed her displeasure, “Alan will be getting married soon, making the bride look pretty would please the groom as well. It took a lot of effort for our cousin to give us such a lovely piece of fabric, and Aju, who has no understanding of this, is trying to snatch it away. What’s worse is that their mother is encouraging it.”

Chen Ming also wore a stern expression and scolded, “You are her own sister, yet even Afu outshines you. Afu understood at least that Alan is getting married soon, he’d rather go without than not give the satin to his sister. And here you are arguing with your sister for it. Truly spoiled by your mother.”

Looking at the satin in her hand, Chen Aju couldn’t help but feel like it didn’t look as nice as the red satin. Crying harder, she said, “I really like that red satin. Alan is too selfish! She’s already set to marry someone, why does she need to dress so well?”

Chen Alan, feeling extremely wronged, cried out, “Ever since I was little, I have always given in to you. Now you call me selfish? You really need to speak with a conscience.”

Chen Aju shouted back, “If you are not selfish, then give me that satin.” Seeing no acknowledgment from Alan, she added, “Hmph, underlying selfishness, but making it sound good.”

Chen Alan felt even more wronged, her crying got louder.

Chen Ye, visibly upset, yelled at Chen Aju, “That satin is meant for your sister; don’t you dare try to take it. If you make a fuss again, I’ll whip you with my shoe.”

Usually, when Chen Aju saw Chen Ming get angry, she dared not make a scene. But today, she wanted that satin so desperately. Besides, she’d bragged to Hu Cuicui that she would at least be able to make two beautiful dresses. Now, not only did she not get two dresses, but she also didn’t get the most beautiful satin. Unable to accept this, and not heeding to Chen Ming’s scolding she continued to stamp her foot and cry.

Chen Ye, in a fit of anger, took off his shoe and hit Chen Aju a few times before being pulled off by Chen Agu and Mrs. Hu.

After being hit, Chen Aju felt even more upset and ran to the corner to cry even harder.

Seeing her youngest daughter in this state, Mrs. Hu felt extremely upset and said to Mrs. Wang, “Little sister, please give Aju a few more feet of satin. Our Aju is of marriageable age too, looking pretty makes it easier for her to find a good family.”