Chapter 222 You Are the Best
"Mother, Xiyuan has nothing to do with that woman! Xiyuan said that he didn't say a word to that woman. She's crazy!"
Although Cuihua believed that his son was good-natured, he was young and vigorous after all. With such a minx around him who seduced him, what if...
"How does that woman look like? Is she better-looking than you?"
Jiuyuw pinched her handkerchief and squeezed it, "I do not know how to say it."
Cuihua understood as soon as Jiuyue looked like this. She thought that she really had the foresight to let Xiyuan marry such a good-looking wife. Not only was she pleased to see her at home, but even her son's heart was left at home. Even if there was any minx out there, she definitely couldn't hook him up.
She slightly smiled, but she didn't dare to laugh too loudly again. Her small abdomen was still aching, and she had to suppress even a little joy.
"I see. she's definitely not as good-looking as you."
Jiuyue lowered her head and twisted her fingers together, just like her complicated thoughts right now.
"Mom... you are teasing me again."
"I'm telling the truth. Let me ask you a question. Is my son Xiyuan handsome?" She was quite confident about her son. Cuihua was a beauty among several villages when she was young, so how could her son be ugly?
Jiuyue answered her without hesitation, "He's handsome!"
"So could someone else attract you when you have Xiyuan?"
Jiuyuw shook her head shook like a rattle, "Mom, how can you ask such a question! I'm embarrassed."
Cuihua stopped short of teasing her. Seeing this, she smiled and immediately reassured her, "I didn't mean it that. Of course, I know that you are a good girl. I just want to tell you that if you met the right one, you would turn your nose up at that triple-bagger. Don't worry! You have a good life ahead of you!"
"I'm already living a good life since I came to our family," Jiuyue said.
Cuihua stretched out her hand and touched the hair that fell on her shoulder, "Good child."
Jiuyue continued, "Mom, I know what you mean. Earlier, I read a book that said, 'It is difficult to be water for one who has seen the great seas, and difficult to be clouds for one who has seen the Yangtze Gorges.' Since I married such a good man as Xiyuan, no one could attract me."
Cuihua looked at her with tenderness under her eyes, "Of course, Xiyuan thinks so."
However, Jiuyue shook her head, "But I am still worried, Mom. I may not be as good as you think I am. What should I do if someone is better than me?"
Cuihua looked at Jiuyue for a long time. Just when Jiuyue thought she wouldn't answer, she slowly shook her head.
"Jiu, I am saying these words to you because I treat you as my daughter. You must always remember that every person in this world is unique. Others may have strengths, but inevitably they will also have weaknesses. You don't need to compare yourself with others. You only need to compare with yourself."
"When you first came to the house last year, you were thin and small. Now you have grown up and are even more beautiful, right? You were illiterate before, but now you know about the sea, and the clouds or something. You also got the medical skills. Although you can't handle it on your own yet, we don't have to send for an uncertificated doctor when someone in our family has a headache. Don't you think so? Xiyuan is getting better and better, and you keep improving yourself. Take my word for it, no one is the best, only the most suitable. You are the one who is the most suitable for Xiyuan."
"If an unperceptive, cheeky person wants to break you two up, you don't have to be polite to her. Just throw her out! I'll be the judge for you!"
After hearing what Cuihua said, Jiuyue fell silent. No one had ever said anything like that to her. Since she was a child, her parents had only told her that she was stupid and couldn't do anything right, and that how other people's children were...
Now that her mother-in-law counted her advantages one by one, it dawned on her that she might not be so bad.
Jiuyue figured it out. She looked up and smiled brightly at Cuihua, which made the somewhat dimly lit room a little brighter.
Cuihua was satisfied. "What a nice girl. She should be confident like this." Cuihua thought.
"All right, now that you've figured it out, go back and rest so that I could get a good night's sleep too. I've been tired of watching your second sister-in-law in these past few days, and I didn't expect that it ended up with this matter."
When Jiuyue was about to leave, she thought that she had something else to explain, so she turned around and came back.
Jiuyue took out the small pouch she had been carrying all the way from her arms and handed it to Cuihua, "Mom, this is for you. Keep it."
Cuihua was confused, "What is this?"
"Just open it and you will know." Jiuyue winked at her.
Cuihua opened the pouch and a dozen silver notes fell out of it. She almost exclaimed, so she quickly covered her mouth with her hand.
It took her a while to calm down, "Why do you have so much money? How did you get it?"
"Earlier, Xiyuan lent money to Prince Mu, which was Zongyuan. Zongyuan was grateful to him and our family, so Zongyuan gave it to him."
Cuihua sighed, "I actually don't want you guys to get too close to Zongyuan... no, Princ Mu. It's just that you young people have minds of your own. Besides, Xiyuan is smart, so he didn't need me, an old lady, to teach him how to do things. It's really a lot of money, so I will take it for you. If you want to use it later, I will give it to you."
"Okay." Jiuyue said, "Mom... I accidentally lost the money you asked me to give to Xiyuan..."
Usually, Cuihua would certainly feel pity for the money. But now she was holding the silver notes of eight hundred taels in her hand, so she was not that angry all of a sudden.
"All right. it's okay to lose it. Be careful from now on. Now get yourself some rest!"
Jiuyue left the room and gently closed the door for her.
She was not sleepy at all when she returned to the house. Looking at the sewing basket she placed on the table, she began to work on the needlework.
There were only a few days left before the Shangsi Festival(ancient Chinese festival), so she had to get some needlework done as soon as possible.
Her mother-in-law was already recovered the day before the Shangsi Festival. Shitou came to her house to work every day. At first, he didn't do a very good job, but later he got a lot of work done diligently.
Jiuyue knocked on the door of Cuihua's room, "Mom, may I come in?"
Cuihua had spent the last few days on her bed doing needlework. Her skin, which had been tanned from working in the fields some days ago, was whitened in the past few days.
"Come in!"
Jiuyue pushed the door open, came to her side, and sat down, "Mom, I have something to tell you."
Cuihua looked at her as she embroidered a handkerchief, "What? What's the matter? Just say it. We don't need to beat around the bush."
Only then did Jiuyue nod, "Mother, it's the Shangsi Festival tomorrow. I embroidered some handkerchiefs and pouches, and I want to sell them tomorrow. What do you think..."
Cuihua smiled and agreed, "That's great! My little girl wants to make money. Why wouldn't I allow it?"