After Becoming the Villain Mother-in-Law, I Launch My Redemption Arc Chapter 151: How Can You Just Do Someone Else’s Work?

The next morning.

It was the sound of chopping wood that woke up ng Yao.

She was a bit puzzled, as Zhao Dajiang usually got up later to chop wood.

Why was he up so early today?

ng Yao dressed up and went out the door.

It wasn’t Zhao Dajiang.

It was Wen Nuan.

This little girl...

ng Yao softly called to her. Wen Nuan turned around, grinning, "Good morning, Madam."

"Why did you get up so early? Besides, there’s already soone assigned to chop wood," ng Yao said, "If you do it for him, he won’t have anything to do, and he might get upset with you."

Zhao Dajiang was stubborn; he wouldn’t adapt. If you told him to do sothing, he’d do it without slacking off. Wen Nuan took his job of chopping wood, and instead of being grateful, he would bla her for taking his work.

This left Wen Nuan a bit bewildered, as she had no idea what to do.

In the anti, Zhao Dajiang and Song Xiu’er were up too.

As ng Yao predicted, when Zhao Dajiang found his job had been done by soone else, instead of being happy, he frowned and muttered, "Why would you go and do soone else’s job?"

"I had Wen Nuan do it. Is it a problem?"

Zhao Dajiang’s eyebrows quickly relaxed, "Of course, if Mother says so. But does that an she has to do it all the ti?"

"You’re dreaming if you think so. Swinging an axe is rough work and not suitable for a young lady," ng Yao replied.

"Then don’t do it tomorrow!" Zhao Dajiang seriously instructed Wen Nuan.

"Uh, okay, big brother," Wen Nuan responded.

"My na is Zhao Dajiang, not ’big brother,’" Zhao Dajiang scratched his head, "In the countryside, who calls soone that way? It’s odd and awkward."

Wen Nuan instinctively looked at ng Yao.

"Wen Nuan, the first thing I need to tell you is about how to address us. In the future, just call Aunt."

If nothing unexpected happened, Wen Shu’s future prospects should be quite promising.

Although she agreed to have Wen Nuan at their ho, she didn’t intend to treat her like a maid either.

"This..." Wen Nuan hesitated a bit.

"Didn’t you say you would listen to ?"

"Alright, Aunt," Wen Nuan imdiately stopped hesitating.

"We were all busy yesterday, and I didn’t get a chance to introduce you. This is your Dajiang brother’s wife, Song Xiu’er. You can call her sister-in-law," ng Yao pointed to Song Xiu’er and said.

ng Yao also introduced Qian Zhenzhen to Wen Nuan; as for the rest, she already knew them.

"So, Aunt, what should I be doing?" Wen Nuan asked.

"Xiaohua is about to start learning to identify herbs, and when the ti cos to gather them in the mountains, you can go with her," ng Yao thought and suggested.

ng Yao thought it would be good for Wen Nuan to learn so skills.

Even without a natural gift, learning to identify so herbs would be a skill.

If she had a talent, ng Yao would be even more willing to cultivate her abilities.

"But Aunt, we agreed I would be your maid, and this..."

This was hardly any work at all.

How could she justify taking the monthly silver like this?

It was clear Madam wanted to take care of their family.

She couldn’t accept it without feeling guilty.

"I haven’t finished speaking. For the other household tasks, if you have ti, just lend a hand," ng Yao said, "Just keep an eye out for things needing to be done. As for the monthly salary, it will be 500 coins a month, with room and board here."

Originally, ng Yao planned to give a tael of silver, but seeing Wen Nuan’s response now, one tael would definitely be too much for her and cause overthinking.

She could tell this young girl had a very honest heart.

"Additionally, if you can learn to identify herbs from Xiaohua, the ones you collect and sell to the pharmacy will be your earnings," ng Yao said, smiling.

Wen Nuan wasn’t foolish. Of course, she understood ng Yao’s intentions.

"Aunt..." Wen Nuan’s voice choked with emotion.

"Wen Nuan, don’t get touched yet. My mother is strict! If you can’t learn it, she won’t spare you from harsh criticism! And there are punishnts too!" Zhao Xiaohua quickly said, seeing Wen Nuan was about to cry, "Co on, let’s go jogging."

This was ng Yao’s request for Zhao Xiaohua. A few days ago, while ng Yao was away, Zhao Xiaohua slacked off quite a bit.

Now that her mother was back, she dared not be lazy, so she got up this early.

After Zhao Xiaohua pulled Wen Nuan away, the rest of the household slowly got up too.

Qian Zhenzhen was dressed in a neat short outfit, "Aunt ng, when will you start teaching kung fu?"

ng Yao recalled what ng Zhu had told her, coming up with an idea, "My arm is still injured, and too much movent could reopen the wound. Wasn’t Chang’an practicing with before? Let him teach you for now. Don’t worry, I’ll be watching, and if there’s anything wrong with his teaching, I’ll correct it imdiately."

Li Chang’an, who was nad, wanted to refuse, but with his mother still around, he imdiately dismissed the thought.

If not, his mother would definitely nag endlessly.

To save his ears from suffering, Li Chang’an obediently agreed.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Li Chang’an agreed, Qian Zhenzhen refused.

The reason was simple; she wanted to learn real kung fu, not just flashy moves.

The implication was that Li Chang’an was all about flashy moves.

ng Yao sighed internally; her first matchmaking attempt had failed.

She was just about to suggest waiting for a few days when she heard Li Chang’an speak up, "Whether it’s flashy or not, let teach you once, and then we can spar to find out. The condition is, you can’t use any other skills."

Qian Zhenzhen shook her head with a slight smile.

Her attitude was clear—it showed she thought he wasn’t up to it.

Not to ntion, that day when she knocked soone away, it was clear Li Chang’an didn’t possess any real skills.

It wasn’t an honorable victory.

Li Chang’an was a bit annoyed. Although... his aunt said that it was a psychological issue, not physical. He was a man, and how could a man not be up to par!

So, he intentionally provoked Qian Zhenzhen, "What, are you afraid of losing to and embarrassing yourself?"

ng Yao found it amusing; it seed she didn’t need to go out of her way to matchmake them.

With Zhenzhen’s personality, she couldn’t stand being provoked.

"Ridiculous, lose to you?" Qian Zhenzhen raised an eyebrow.

ng Yao watched as Li Chang’an demonstrated a round of military boxing, and seeing his precise movents, she quietly slipped away.

She went to the kitchen to help Song Xiu’er, but was sent back, told to rest up in her room. Song Xiu’er said she would bring the food to her room once it was ready.

ng Yao wanted to insist that her injury was fine, but clearly, Song Xiu’er wasn’t going to listen.

So ng Yao had no choice but to return to her room.

By this ti, ng Zhu was already awake and experiencing severe morning sickness. ng Yao quickly brought her a cup for rinsing her mouth.

After a while, once ng Zhu had cald down, ng Yao supported her to go to the courtyard for so fresh air.

Li Chang’an was already practicing, and Qian Zhenzhen stood by with her arms crossed, watching.

ng Zhu inquired with her eyes about what was happening.

ng Yao said, "My arm is injured, so Zhenzhen wants to learn the boxing technique I’ve been practicing, and Chang’an is demonstrating it for her."

After finishing speaking, ng Yao winked.

ng Zhu understood and loudly said, "Chang’an, you must teach Zhenzhen well."

Then she pulled ng Yao outside so they could breathe the fresh air, avoiding making the two young ones uncomfortable in the courtyard.