Chapter 31: Rules

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

“Tell me.”

In fact, Song Yunshu had already guessed that Ruan Peiting wouldn’t bring a few servants over early in the morning just for the sake of hygiene.

However, she did not know what she was up to.

“It’s like this. Since you’ve already married into the Huo family, you have to know some of the Huo family’s rules.”

“Just like how the Huo family have their own rules when it comes to dining. Regardless of their age, everyone must appear in the front yard for breakfast and lunch. Breakfast was usually at six in the morning, and lunch is at half past eleven at noon. All the juniors had to wait for the elders to arrive before they can start eating. As for dinner, you could settle it yourself.”

“As a new daughter-in-law, you should serve your elders in the morning. However, as the saying goes, there was no difference in the first three days of marriage. Other than the first two days, it did not matter.”

“However, if you stay in the old mansion from now on, you can’t sleep so late like today. From now on, you have to get up at half past four in the morning to prepare food for the elders in the family. You have to do it according to the rules of the ancestors. Otherwise, people will say that you, as the new daughter-in-law, are not filial and respectful to the elders.”

Song Yunshu maintained a faint smile on her face, unaware of the turmoil in her heart.

However, she did not respond to this matter directly.

Ruan Peiting’s words made her feel like she was in the era of foot-binding women.

What was this about waking up at 4:30 in the morning to prepare breakfast and serve the elders?

She was like a lowly daughter-in-law who was looked down upon by her husband’s family after marrying into a rich family.

Then, her husband’s family had to find a nanny to teach her the so-called rules.

She didn’t understand why Ruan Peiting, appeared to be around the same age as her.

Why did she acted and spoke as if she was from a time before the Republic of China?

The Huo family was such a big and wealthy family. Did they really need her as a nanny?

There were so many servants in the house, but they still had to drag her along.

Those who knew that would think that Huo Cen had married a wife, but those who didn’t know, they would think that he had married a nanny to take care of his entire family.

Song Yunshu did not agree with her argument.

If filial piety to her parents-in-law and respect for elders were based on such an unequal environment, she would rather be the unfilial daughter-in-law.

But at the same time, Ruan Peiting’s words also reminded Song Yunshu of her own unspoken thoughts.

Her words were more like a reminder and a reprimand to herself.

Since she had already married into the Huo family, she should follow all their rules, rather than living so freely and undisciplined.

In the Huo family, it seemed that ‘rules’ were more important than anything else.

However, the unequal ‘rules’ advocated by their family deeply offended Song Yunshu.

Ruan Peiting’s voice was very gentle. At the same time, she had a faint smile on her face when she spoke.

If you only looked at her in this way, perhaps no one could find fault with her.

But at this moment, her appearance in Song Yunshu’s eyes was inexplicably uncomfortable.

“What’s that smell?”

Song Yunshu was about to retort when she was interrupted by the man who came down the stairs.

Huo Cen took a shower and changed into clean casual clothes. His short hair was still wet.

He glanced at the two people in the living room with an indifferent expression. At the same time, the smell of seafood porridge filled the room.

When the man caught a whiff of the smell, he subconsciously frowned and glanced at Song Yunshu, who stood there with a stubborn expression.

Huo Cen coldly rebuked, “Take it away.”

“Ah Cen…”

Ruan Peiting opened her mouth and called out his name, but the man did not even give her a glance.

He went straight to the dining table and took the initiative to grab Song Yunshu’s wrist, leading her out of the room.

Ruan Peiting was left standing alone in the same place, looking at their leaving figures indifferently without saying a word.