Actually, by rights, he should not have entered the west wing, because it was not Yang Yunyan's room alone—Yang Yunxue and Wang Daya lived there as well.
With the strict boundaries between men and women, if an elder sister's husband ran into his younger sister-in-law's room, who knew how many people would wag their tongues if word got out.
Yang Zhengshan naturally did not care about such things, but neither could he ignore the damage it might do to Yang Yunxue's reputation.
"Don't stay in the room too long. Later, help your eldest brother clear the snow."
A son-in-law was half a son. Free labor should not be wasted; since he was here, he could not be allowed to sit idle.
Looking at his wife was fine, but the work still had to be done.
Hmph, hmph. That was the advantage of being a father-in-law.
"Got it, Father!" Jiang He answered without looking back.
The fellow had probably missed his wife terribly. He charged straight into the room without a care, but fortunately, Yang Yunxue and the others had known he was coming. Before he could enter, they had already opened the door.
"Brother-in-law, Eldest Sister is inside. You two talk first."
Yang Yunxue said with eyes curving, and she led Wang Daya out with her, leaving space for the young couple to speak.
Jiang He and Yang Yunyan talked inside the room, while Yang Yunxue and Wang Daya went to the east wing of the main house.
On the warm heated brick bed, the two little ones lay atop thick cotton quilts, babbling away in baby talk.
Wang and Li were already busy in the kitchen. Preparing food for more than a dozen people was no easy task, and the two sisters-in-law worried endlessly each day over the family's