EFB Chapter 331 Satisfaction
Chapter 331 Satisfaction
The next day, the county magistrate's residence
Wen Shuyu brought her twins, a boy and a girl, to the county magistrate's mansion as guests.
Rui-ge'er has the demeanor of an elder brother. Whenever his younger siblings come, he pulls them to play in the yard.
Wen Shuyu became pregnant in the same year she married Jiao Yansong, and gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl, after ten months of pregnancy.
In this era, twins of different genders were considered auspicious. Madam Jiao, who lived far away in Yong'an Prefecture, made a special trip to the capital to see her grandson and granddaughter.
Madam Jiao initially had mixed feelings about the marriage. On the one hand, she knew that the Marquis of Zhongyong's family was of high social standing, and Wen Shuyu's elder brother, Wen Zongji, had a promising future. In fact, this marriage was a step up for them.
On the other hand, in Madam Jiao's heart, her eldest son was good in every way, and marrying a concubine's daughter was a great injustice to him.
But all these complex emotions disappeared after the birth of the twins.
Madam Jiao initially felt that Wen Shuyu was destined to bring good fortune to her husband, and that giving birth to twins was a sign from heaven.
During the month that Madam Jiao stayed in the capital, the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law was extremely harmonious. Jiao Yansong had originally worried that they would quarrel, but later found that his worries were unfounded.
Now, Wen Shuyu's twins are two years old. Wen Shuyu is no longer the delicate and reserved girl she once was. Years of experience as a housekeeper have made her dignified and composed.
However, she would still unconsciously reveal a bit of her naivety in front of Pei Rujing.
"Sister-in-law, there have been a lot of people from other places in the capital lately. The inns are all full. They've all come for the legal education competition that my brother organized."
Pei Rujing nodded: "I know. Your brother has been extremely busy lately, leaving early and returning late every day to prepare the exam questions."
Wen Shuyu was somewhat excited: "Brother has never done anything ordinary. This legal education competition will surely make him famous again... no, I should say he already is famous. Every month, people flock to the county government to take the exam."
In order to obtain an admission ticket, many people even took the exam more than once.
This was also an opportunity given to the people by Wen Zongji. To obtain an examination permit, one had to pass the examination, but there was no limit to the number of times one could take the examination. As long as one met the requirements, one could take the examination as many times as needed.
After all, Wen Zongji held the legal education competition to help more people learn and understand the law, and the more people who participated in the assessment, the happier he was.
Pei Rujing smiled and said, "My husband always manages to cause big trouble, I'm used to it."
Wen Shuyu felt honored: "My elder brother is a man of great talent."
A short while later, Lingjie woke up, and the maid carried her to find Pei Rujing.
Wen Shuyu's eyes lit up when she saw Lingjie: "Lingjie, let your aunt hug you."
Lingjie had a good memory, and since Wen Shuyu had been very kind to her, she still remembered Wen Shuyu. Upon hearing Wen Shuyu's words, she opened her arms to her.
Wen Shuyu hugged Lingjie'er and said, "It's been a few days since I last saw you. Lingjie'er has become even more beautiful and charming. She looks quite like your sister-in-law."
"Many people say that."
"It would be good if she resembled my sister-in-law. With her stunning beauty, Ling'er will surely grow up to be a great beauty as well."
"Beautiful~"
Lingjie seemed to understand and repeated it.
Wen Shuyu was amused: "Yes, Lingjie is very beautiful."
Lingjie smiled happily.
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Wen Shuyu stayed at the county magistrate's residence for a whole day, only returning to the Jiao residence as the sun began to set.
Jiao Yansong has left the Hanlin Academy and has achieved some political success in recent years. At the beginning of this year, he was promoted to the position of Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. He can be considered a talented individual.
Not long after Wen Shuyu returned to the Jiao residence, Jiao Yansong also finished his shift.
Wen Shuyu instructed, "Prepare the meal."
At the dinner table, the family of four sat together to eat. Tongjie and Shengge were only two years old and could not use chopsticks by themselves. They were served by maids.
The family was having dinner. Tongjie and Shengge kept pestering their father, whom they could only see at night, to tell them stories. Jiao Yansong smiled, put his arm around them, and told them an interesting little story.
Wen Shuyu listened for a while, then went to the bathroom to take a shower. When she came out after drying her hair, the two little ones had already gone back to their room to rest.
Jiao Yansong leaned back on the couch, his eyes slightly narrowed and lowered, making it impossible to discern his expression.
Wen Shuyu asked, "Husband, aren't you going to take a bath?"
Jiao Yansong raised his eyes and said casually, "My colleague, Lord Qiu, who shares an office with me, never eats lunch in the dining hall. Instead, the government sends someone to deliver his lunch to the yamen. I always thought he couldn't get used to the dining hall food, but I only found out today when we chatted that he studied too hard in his younger years and his diet was not good, which made his stomach very weak, and he can't eat many kinds of food."
"His wife would personally prepare meals for him every day to help him recover his health, and send them to the government office, without fail for more than ten years."
Wen Shuyu blinked, guessing Jiao Yansong's purpose in bringing this up: "Husband doesn't like dining in the main hall? Then starting tomorrow, have the servants deliver meals to the yamen as well."
Jiao Yansong stood up: "There's nothing I can't get used to, no need to go to all that trouble."
After saying that, he got up and went to the bathhouse to take a bath.
Wen Shuyu turned to look at the maid: "What do you think my husband means?"
Jiao Yansong is a man of deep thoughts, with a profound and unfathomable gaze; few can guess what he is thinking.
Wen Shuyu had been married to him for several years, but she still couldn't figure out his thoughts, though she didn't need to.
The couple treated each other with respect. She managed the household affairs so that Jiao Yansong would have no worries, while Jiao Yansong was busy with official duties, kept himself clean, and gave Wen Shuyu dignity and respect.
Wen Shuyu is very satisfied with her current life.
The maid asked uncertainly, "Does Master want Madam to prepare the meals?"
Upon hearing this, Wen Shuyu gave her a look that said, "Don't kid me."
You can ask Wen Shuyu to embroider or write stories, but you absolutely cannot ask her to cook; she really can't.
Wen Shuyu was born into the Marquis of Zhongyong's family. Even if she was just a concubine's daughter, she was still Wen Chuanhong's daughter. How could she possibly have the opportunity to cook?
Besides, there are professional cooks in the mansion, so there is no need for Wen Shuyu to cook.
Wen Shuyu guessed for a while but couldn't figure it out, so she simply gave up.
He sat on the couch, checked the manuscript for a while, and then told the maid to put it away and send it to the newspaper office the next day.
Jiao Yansong returned after taking a shower, having just finished his work.
The maids all withdrew, and the two went to bed together.
Lying flat on the bed, Jiao Yansong felt the gentle breathing beside him and asked, "Is Madam satisfied?"
Wen Shuyu was almost asleep when she heard Jiao Yansong's words and was taken aback. "What do you mean, 'satisfied' or 'not satisfied'?"
"Is it about your current life?"
"Of course I'm satisfied."
Wen Shuyu's words came from the bottom of her heart, and she was extremely satisfied.
Compared to the chaotic or stagnant lives of some members in the mahjong club, she was truly satisfied with her current life.
Jiao Yansong looked up at the ceiling: "But I've been busy with official duties these past few years and haven't had much time to spend with my wife or my two children. I know that they're so close to me because my wife speaks well of me."
Wen Shuyu shook her head: "Children don't lie. They are close to their husbands because they can feel their husbands' love for them, not because of me."
This is not just polite talk. Although Jiao Yansong spends little time with his children, he treats them with sincerity and will not be perfunctory just because they are young.
Take telling stories to children, for example. He will prepare in advance and treat it as a very important matter.
"Yeah?"
Wen Shuyu nodded: "Of course."
Jiao Yansong turned to look at her, wanting to ask her if she resented him for not spending enough time with her.
Seeing Wen Shuyu's gentle and calm expression, he felt there was no need to ask.
She didn't resent it; in fact, she kept herself very busy during his absence, not needing his presence at all.
Jiao Yansong looked away: "Go to sleep."
Before long, Wen Shuyu fell asleep, leaving Jiao Yansong unable to sleep for a long time.