The House Collapsed, and So Did the Bed

Qian Huihui walked in from outside and said, "Oh dear! What's all this commotion about? It's so late, go to sleep!"

Fang Ting quickly grabbed Qian Huihui's hand and said, "Mom, I've got my eye on Zhou Wanwan's bed."

Qian Huihui looked at Zhou Wanwan and said:

"Wanwan, didn't your third sister-in-law just marry into our family?"

Your bed can be used by your third sister-in-law for now; she can return it to you after she's lived there for a while.

"Isn't this mahogany bed over here quite nice? It's big and spacious. I'll have someone carry it into your room in a bit."

Zhou Wanwan looked at her and said, "You're really good at scheming, trying to trade your rosewood bed for my sandalwood bed."

Old Madam Zhou frowned and said:

"Isn't it enough to just be able to lie down and sleep?"

How can you be so insensible, you little kid?

"Is it really necessary for you to sleep in such a big bed all by yourself?"

Zhou Wanwan looked at them and said, "Interesting. You'd better not come to my room or touch my bed, or you can try my methods."

After saying that, he went straight back to his room.

Old Madam Zhou was so angry her chest ached. "Look at this child, his temper is terrible! It's just a bed, why is he so petty?"

Qian Huihui sighed and said, "They've been spoiled rotten, Mother. Don't be angry, go back to sleep!"

Zhou Wanwan was in a bad mood, and the Old Scholar Tree was in an even worse mood.

The trees outside are in a bad mood, so naturally they're going to cause trouble.

Zhou Wanwan returned to her room, lay on the bed, and said, "These people are shameless, but it doesn't matter. Anyway, I'm not planning to leave yet. I won't stop until I've tortured them to death."

Zhou Wanwan had just lain down to sleep when she heard shouts outside. Old Madam Zhou exclaimed, "What's wrong with my bed? I just bought it yesterday! How did it fall apart?"

Qian Huihui entered the old lady's room and sighed, saying:

It seems the bed in your room isn't sturdy enough.

Hey! How about I make you sleep on the floor today, and I'll buy you a new bed tomorrow!

Old Madam Zhou looked very reluctant, but it was so late, so she had no choice.

Qian Huihui walked into her courtyard, her back aching from exhaustion. "Fang Ting is such a difficult person to serve. If it weren't for the fact that she's the daughter of the prefect, who would be willing to serve her?"

Zhou Fuyu sighed, "That's right! They're so unruly and willful. Oh well, let's ignore them and go inside to sleep!"

But when they entered the room, they were surprised to find that their bed had also collapsed.

Qian Huihui stomped her feet in anger. "What the hell happened today? Our bed is completely falling apart!"

Then, a scream came from Fang Ting next door, and Qian Huihui rushed over.

They saw that not only was Fang Ting's bed broken, but the roof in her room was also broken, with a huge hole in it.

Fang Ting was so frightened that she burst into tears.

"You Zhou Family are really something else. You think you can fool me with a broken bed and a dilapidated house?"

They had only been married for less than a day when the house collapsed and the bed collapsed.

My legs, my legs hurt so much!

Fang Ting's two maids rushed in and asked, "Miss, what's wrong?"

Fang Ting cried out, "I want to go home! I don't want to stay here anymore!"

The maids looked at each other and said:

"Miss, you're married now, how can you go home?"

Just two more days until the day of your homecoming visit, then you can go home.

The Zhou Family was thoroughly exhausted that night.

Zhou Wanwan slept quite well, without any dreams all night.

Fang Ting woke up early the next morning; she had stayed in another room the day before.

She gave the order loudly:

"Chunhua, Qiuyue, bring me my jewelry."

I'm going to dress up nicely today and go out for a walk later.

It's so stuffy at home.

Chunhua hurried next door, but suddenly shouted, "Miss, something terrible has happened! Your dressing table is completely gone, and all eighteen of your dowry items have disappeared too!"

Fang Ting rushed to the next house, looked at the empty house, and burst into tears of grievance.

"What sins have I committed? I've only just married into the Zhou Family, and we've already been robbed."

This is my mother's dowry that she saved up for so long! Waaah... I don't want to live anymore.

Zhou Wanwan was looking at the dowry in her room, and she had to admit, Fang Ting's dowry was really impressive.

All the other dowry items had already been carried up the mountain, leaving only this box of treasures.

A pair of Hotan mutton fat jade bracelets, a red gold hairpin inlaid with kingfisher feathers and pearls, a red gold headband inlaid with rubies, a cat's eye stone hairpin, a red gold headdress inlaid with Blue Treasure and sapphires, a deep-sea blood coral pendant, and a string of amber beads...

Zhou Wanwan chuckled and said, "It really is quite beautiful. Now that we've admired it, let's start having breakfast."

Zheng Xing'an smiled and said, "I've prepared a lot of delicious food today, all of which are your favorites."

When Zhou Wanwan walked into the front hall, she realized that Old Madam Zhou and her family had already started eating breakfast.

On the table were steamed buns, vegetable and meat buns, millet porridge, scrambled eggs, cured meat, seasonal greens, and several kinds of pickles.

Old Madam Zhou smacked her lips as she ate her rice porridge and said:

"Oh dear, you've finally woken up! What time is it to eat so late? What kind of family lives like this?"

Zhou Fusheng, your wife is becoming more and more incompetent these days!

Liu Su'e, you weren't this lazy at home before.

"Back then, I worked from dawn till dusk, and I was quick and efficient. How come I seem to have regressed since I married into this family?"

Liu Su'e merely glanced at her and said:

"Now I don't have to get up early and work late anymore."

It's been so long since I've done these kinds of manual labor myself.

There's nothing I can do; there are plenty of servants at home, and people wait on me hand and foot, so I don't have a chance to lift a finger.

Old Madam Zhou turned to look at Zhou Fusheng, her face full of dissatisfaction, and said:

"Fusheng, is this how you manage your wife?"

Look around the village, which wife doesn't get up before dawn to work?

And you, letting her sleep until this hour!

Zhou Fusheng coughed and said calmly, "You don't need to worry about this. My wife can sleep in as late as she wants, and I think she's fine this way."

Old Madam Zhou rolled her eyes in anger:

"Okay, if you think it's good, then it's good! I want to see what you guys eat for breakfast."

They probably haven't even turned on the stove, and haven't even had breakfast yet!

Fang Ting, who was next to Zhou Wanwan, saying:

"Zhou Wanwan, did you have my jewelry stolen yesterday?"

Give it back to me right now! Do you know how valuable those pieces of jewelry are?

Zhou Wanwan looked at her innocently and said:

"I stayed in my own little courtyard all night."

"I've never even been to your place, how could I have stolen your jewelry?"

Fang Ting's face turned red with anger. "Then do you dare let me search your room?"

Zhou Wanwan blinked, shook her head, and said:

How do I know that if you search my room, you might take my things along the way?

What if you hide my things in my room?

Fang Ting angrily said:

"What valuable things could a little bastard like you possibly have in your room?"

You filthy bastard, you've got dirty hands and feet, believe me or not I'll have someone beat you to death!

I've already had my dad send over 20 constables. You're in for it!