Chapter 23: Proud Tang Mo

In Chunhua Courtyard, Tao Yiran was pruning branches with scissors. She was in a good mood. She looked up at Tang Rong who had returned, "Ronglang is back?"

Tang Rong came forward and sat with her, saying that the flowers were in full bloom. Tao Yiran stroked the petals and said that she wanted to put a flower stand in the yard. "The flowers are fragrant, and it makes people feel relaxed and happy to look at them."

Tang Rong was preoccupied with something, so he just smiled and asked her why she didn't go to pay her respects to the old lady today.

"I wanted to go, but I felt a little dizzy and stuffy this morning."

Ever since she knew that the old lady was the daughter of a landlord, she had not thought much of her. And when she saw the vulgarity of the old lady's house, she was even more unwilling to please her. But Tang Rong had no idea that Tao Yiran was thinking this way. He kept persuading her to go and talk to the old lady when she was free. Tao Yiran nodded perfunctorily. As for whether to go or not, it was her business.

After entering the room, he found a pink and white vase with winding branches on the table under the window. Tang Rong picked it up and examined it carefully. Tao Yiran said, "The dowry placed in the front yard was brought here today. This vase was originally placed in my bedroom. It is very suitable for arranging flowers."

Tang Rong's eyes were filled with joy. "I think it's more exquisite than the old lady's."

"My father brought it back from his post. He loved it very much, and later he gave it to me because he saw that I liked it."

Tao Yiran sat down aside, still talking about sending someone to cut flowers and put them in a vase tomorrow morning. Tang Rong wanted to say something but stopped himself, and finally did not say it. Then he saw that there were many more ornaments in the room, all of which were top-quality. He became more and more happy, and his heart became more and more tender towards Tao Yiran.

Tang Mo came back at almost midnight, reeking of alcohol. He ran into Tang Gang, who was also reeking of alcohol. The father and son looked at each other at the door. Before Tang Gang could get angry, Tang Mo immediately said, "My son accompanied my father-in-law today and had a few drinks with him."

Tang Gang snorted, and was even more angry when he thought that this bastard was not good at anything except eating and drinking. When he saw that he was about to slip away, he called him and said, "Wait until your father-in-law returns and report to the Beiya Army."

"My son knows."

Tang Gang hummed, and then said: "The opportunity to go to the Northern Army for training was originally found for your brother, and now it is given to you. You must do your job well in the future and don't be sneaky or cunning."

Tang Mo was unhappy, but he didn't dare to say anything, for fear that his father would say something and he would not be able to go again.

"Your elder brother's job has been given to you, so I have to make new plans for him. He should go to the Ministry of Rites. Minister Wang of the Ministry of Rites also thinks highly of your elder brother. I am thinking..."

Tang Mo keenly sensed that what his father was about to say was not good, so he spoke first, "Brother, you are so capable, you can get by anywhere. The Ministry of Rites is one of the six ministries, and it has more prospects than going to the Northern Army for training. I wish you a bright future."

"My son feels a little dizzy, so he's going to go back and rest."

After saying that, he turned around and ran away. Tang Gang looked unhappy. He originally wanted this bastard to take out the pastel bottle and use it as a gift, but unfortunately he didn't finish his words. It would be difficult to speak again after missing the opportunity.

Tang Mo ran back to Qiushi Courtyard in one breath and fell on Xin An's beauty couch, gasping for breath. Xin An was curious, "You ran back, was there a dog chasing you?"

Tang Mo was stunned for a moment, then he laughed. The louder he laughed, the more comfortable he felt. Xin An didn't understand why, "You are sick."

Seeing that he brought back a few boxes, Xin An curiously went forward to look through them. Having laughed enough, Tang Mo kicked off his boots and changed to a more comfortable position, sighing, "Compared to your brother, I am really old. I almost broke my legs after walking around for a day."

"You bought all the good stuff from the Imperial Medical Bureau?"

Xin An was a little surprised. He brought back not only Qi-nourishing pills and anti-aging pills, but he even bought beauty cream.

Tang Mo looked very proud, "I bought all the useful ones. These are for you, the old lady, and my mother. Don't you women just like these things? They can all be used."

"I have personally delivered my mother-in-law's share. Haven't you seen how much my mother-in-law loves me? She treats me like her own son."

When I gave gifts to Tao Yiran's mother before, she would just nod politely and say "you are so thoughtful", which was boring.

Today, his mother-in-law was so happy that she kept calling him a good son-in-law. He felt very accomplished and satisfied, so he wanted to give all the good things to his mother-in-law. Even his father-in-law looked at him well today, and his brother-in-law Xin Huan seemed to admire him very much.

"I told my mother-in-law to send me a message after she finishes eating, and I'll send it to her."

"She has to look good when she returns."

"My father-in-law invited me to dinner. We had a great time toasting each other. His alcohol tolerance is unfathomable. If my mother-in-law hadn't stopped me, I probably wouldn't have come back tonight."

He was very happy and kept talking. His happiness also infected Xin An, and a smile appeared on the corner of her lips unconsciously, but she didn't notice it.

When he stopped, he had already fallen asleep. Xin An didn't care about him and asked Chunyang to get a thin blanket to cover him. He also slept well all night.

Tang Mo was woken up by himself in the morning. After all, the beauty bed was so wide that he fell off when he turned over. He struggled to get up and recalled what happened last night. When he thought of his father-in-law, mother-in-law and brother-in-law's love for him, he laughed happily again. His laughter woke up Xin An, who propped up half of his body and leaned out of the bed curtain, "Who are you trying to scare by laughing like this so early in the morning?"

Xin An was born charming, and now she was sleepy, with her black hair cascading down her shoulders like a waterfall. There was a hint of dissatisfaction and a bit of coquettishness on her face, which made Tang Mo, who was about to retort, shut up. He suddenly felt a little embarrassed, "I woke you up."

For some reason, the voices became softer.

Xin An opened the bed curtain and sat cross-legged. She yawned, her eyes filled with tears, and she said with a hopeless look, "I have to go and pay my respects. When will I be able to become a mother-in-law?"

"Haven't you had enough of being a wife? It's so good to be young now. Hurry up and get up. I'll go with you today to show my courtesy."

Tang Mo smiled again, thinking that Xin An was so beautiful and cute at the moment that he couldn't help but want to pinch her face. As soon as this thought came to his mind, he suddenly shuddered, thinking that he was almost deceived by this woman's appearance. There was a cruel heart under this beautiful appearance.

"I'll go wash up next door."

As soon as he left, Chunyang and Chunlu came in. Chunyang was very nervous, "Did the son-in-law do anything to you?"

Chunlu put down the basin and said, "That's my son-in-law. What does he want to do? Why do you come in and get him out?"

Chun Yang was speechless, "Anyway, I can't let him get away with it so easily."

He always says he wants to strangle her daughter. He is not a good person!

Xin An put on his shoes and stood up, jokingly saying, "Did you two miss a whole night because of this?"

Especially Chunyang, the two dark spots under his eyes were obvious.