Chapter 66: The Second Day of the First Lunar Month, Homecoming Day (Please Read!)
The second day of the first lunar month is the day to return home.

Different from the listlessness of previous years.

Today, Wang Ruofu can be said to be in high spirits.

He was in high spirits early in the morning, with a smile on his face.

It is a joy that my husband has become an official in Beijing.

Seeing that her daughter was about to become the head lady of the Marquis's mansion, although it was not easy to tell outsiders, she was still happy.

Double happiness.

Today is the day she can go back to her parents' home to dress up... and see her mother, so Wang Ruofu is naturally in high spirits.

This time of year in previous years was always the highlight moment for my sister Queen Kang, and today it’s my turn!

Seeing Wang Ruofu's happy face, Sheng Hong found it a little funny, but he was also secretly proud of himself.

In the past, when he followed Wang Ruofu back to her parents' home, although Old Lady Wang treated both sons-in-law equally on the surface, she still favored the son-in-law from the Kang family in both explicit and implicit ways.

The same goes for Wang's eldest brother-in-law.

And it was very obvious that he only regarded himself as a foil.

But now it's different.

Even though the Wang family and the Kang family are both prominent families with generations of nobility, and the old men of the Kang family and the Wang family were the most trusted ministers of the late emperor, it's all because of the eldest brother-in-law and the son-in-law of the Kang family who are not ambitious enough!

Now, the careers of my eldest brother-in-law and the son-in-law of the Kang family are not going well, while my own career is booming and he has become an official in Beijing.

The future is brighter than theirs.

His son Changbai is also a promising student and should be able to carry on the Sheng family's legacy.

Not to mention that my own Hua'er is about to become the eldest lady of the Marquis's Mansion...

I can’t think about it, I can’t think about it. Sheng Hong felt that the more he thought about it, the hotter his body became. He wanted to get up and do a few punches to cheer himself up.

I only regret that I can’t raise my head to the sky and shout loudly:
"Twenty years in the east, twenty years in the west. Don't despise the young and poor!"

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Wang family.

The Wang family is a prominent family with generations of nobility.

There is still a good house in Bian Jing.

When they arrived at the place, Wang Ruofu and Sheng Hong got off the carriage with their children and happened to meet Mrs. Kang. Wang Ruoyu and Kang's son-in-law, Kang Haifeng, were also with Kang's children.

Like Wang Ruofu, Wang Ruoyu also has one son and two daughters.

However, although the number of legitimate sons is the same, the number of sons born to concubines is very different.

The Sheng family had four concubines who gave birth to children.

But the Kang family couldn't even reach twenty.

You know, Kang Haifeng had dozens of concubines.

If it weren't for the Kang Wang family's constant use of tricks, the speed would have continued to rise and there would be no peak in sight.

Kang Haifeng: This is far from my limit!
However, although he had many concubines in the family, it did not mean that Kang Haifeng was powerful at home.

On the contrary, Kang Haifeng couldn't even raise his head in front of Wang Ruoyu.

Kang Haifeng took a concubine into the house mainly for his own pleasure.

However, he didn't care about the concubines and illegitimate sons and daughters at all. Wang Ruo and the eldest lady were all responsible for them.

Moreover, part of the expenses of the Kang family were all borne by Wang Ruoyu with her dowry.

As Kang Haifeng used his wife's dowry to supplement the household income, he naturally could not act in a strong manner in front of Wang Ruoyu.

It is precisely because of this.

In fact, Sheng Hong has always looked down on his brother-in-law from the bottom of his heart.

You know, even Sheng Hong dotes on Lin Qinshuang so much.

When he heard Lin Qinshuang urging them to use Wang Ruofu's dowry to subsidize Molan's dowry, he rejected it without a second thought, saying, "Only a shameless man would touch his wife's dowry."

It can be seen that Sheng Hong extremely despised men who touched their wife's dowry.

Not to mention Kang Haifeng, who used his wife's dowry to support a concubine.

If you don't have the ability, don't do it. Let someone who is capable do it! The children on both sides greeted each other's elders.

After the greetings, Wang Ruofu and her sister Wang Ruoyu walked together.

Sheng Hong walked in side by side with Kang Haifeng.

In fact, Kang Haifeng felt a little embarrassed when he saw Sheng Hong.

After all, he had been standing still for so many years, while Sheng Hong, whom he originally looked down upon, was rising steadily and was about to surpass him in official position.

Times have changed.

Sheng Hong was in high spirits today and wanted to strike up a conversation, but Kang Haifeng was obviously not very interested. He just said a few words and then walked away.

The same thing happened to Wang Ruofu and Wang Ruoyu.

But Wang Ruofu was not aware of anyone's words or expressions. She just kept talking to herself, expressing her joy at meeting her sister again after a long separation.

Finally, seeing her sister Wang Ruoyu quickening her pace, she hurried to follow.

Come closer and continue talking.

Wang Yan, the eldest brother-in-law of the Wang family, also needed to accompany his wife to her parents' home, so he was not at home, leaving only old lady Wang at home.

When everyone entered the room, they first greeted Old Madam Wang and then sat down to chat.

The seating positions have been fixed over the years.

The Kangwang family sat directly on the side close to Old Lady Wang, and the Sheng family sat on the other side.

The family sat down and chatted.

As they chatted, they naturally talked about the Sheng family's move to Beijing.

"Thanks to my mother-in-law who came to my house to propose marriage, otherwise I would have missed out on such a good son-in-law like you." Old Lady Wang smiled at Sheng Hong, her face full of satisfaction.

At that time, she couldn't afford to offend Old Lady Sheng for her reputation, and Sheng Hong looked okay, so she agreed to the marriage.

Unexpectedly, today, a casual chess move would be so eye-opening.

The Sheng family entered Bian Jing, and with the connections left by Old Lady Sheng, Sheng Hong's official career would be very smooth as long as he didn't make any major mistakes.

In the future, they will also become a family that the Wang family can rely on.

Unlike the disappointing son-in-law of the Kang family.

He only has the status of Kang family.

Who knew that he was strong on the outside but weak on the inside, a useless person, and even Sheng Hong could not compare to him.

But it was his eldest daughter who suffered. She had to go back to her parents' home every now and then to complain about the bad things Kang Haifeng had done.

Either he took in a new concubine, or he had a new illegitimate son or daughter in the family.

It's always a mess.

Old Mrs. Wang could only sigh and say it was all about fate.

Originally, when Old Lady Sheng came to propose marriage, she didn't specify who she wanted to marry. It was Wang Ruo who looked at her through the curtain and she picked the Kang family herself.

According to the circumstances at that time, this marriage was not a wrong choice.

Both Old Master Wang and Old Master Kang were close ministers of the previous emperor, and the two families were well matched. In addition, Kang Haifeng had just passed the imperial examination and was in high spirits.

However, the top scholar of the Sheng family died early and had no foundation in officialdom.

So Wang Ruoyu did not make a wrong choice when he chose the Kang family.

But you can only see the surface, but you can only know the bitterness and sweetness of the inside through your own experience.

Kang Haifeng is the only son in the family and grew up surrounded by love and affection.

A young man from a wealthy family like this is bound to have some dandy airs, and the son-in-law of the Kang family is also bound to be vulgar.

It would have been fine if he had not had a prominent career in the government, but he was a playboy, flirting with women everywhere, leaving Wang Ruoyu to clean up the mess for him.

Wang Ruoyu did a lot of cruel things for this, including aborting abortions, injecting poison, and selling concubines' daughters. The legitimate daughter of the Wang family, who originally had a good reputation, ended up with a reputation for jealousy.

Sometimes Old Mrs. Wang couldn't help thinking in her mind: If only the marriages between the two families had been swapped as Old Mrs. Sheng had suggested.

But she had no idea that Mrs. Sheng came to the Wang family just for Wang Ruofu.

Don't do what he wants.

(End of this chapter)