Who is bigger and who is smaller?

  "From today on, without my order, you are not allowed to step out of the Song Mansion. I will arrange for someone to take over the Dian Xin Fang. You stay at home and be a good wife and mother, follow the rules of being a virtuous woman. I won't treat you unfairly. What's with the crying? Go up and kowtow to your father-in-law and apologize for what you've done, let him forgive you."

  Zhang wiped away her tears and went forward to kowtow to Old Man Song.

  Old Song pretended to be magnanimous and forgave her for all her past wrongdoings, pointing to Liu Ermei beside him:

  "This is your sister, from today on, she's the elder and you're the younger, give her a bow. Jump over the fire basin and get rid of all the bad luck from before, from now on we're one family."

  Song Jingang stood by silently.

  Zhang refused to kowtow to Liu Ermei no matter what.

  "Why bother with formalities, why must the two sisters distinguish between high and low? Zhang sister is such a delicate beauty, if she were to bow her head to me, wouldn't my husband be angry with me for not knowing how to yield to my younger sister?"

  Liu Ermei's expression was extremely intimate, she walked up and helped Zhang Shi up, holding her hand: "I often hear my husband mention you, sister, praising how unparalleled you are in the world. Today, seeing you for the first time, indeed you are a heavenly fragrance and national beauty. No wonder my husband has been thinking of you all along, if I were him, I wouldn't abandon you either. From now on, we two sisters will do our best to serve our husband and manage the household, letting our husband focus on his career outside and bring glory to the Song family."

  Song Jinqiang was deeply moved by Liu Ermei's magnanimity and thoughtfulness, his face revealing emotion. If he hadn't obtained Liu Ermei's consent, he wouldn't have dared to bring Zhang back home either.

  Zhang was his original wife, although they hadn't lived together for many days, after all, she was the one Song Jingang had married into the Song family with a clear conscience. If she were to get involved in some gossip outside and tarnish the reputation of the Song family, as long as she was under his own eyes, he would be at ease. As for what Liu Ermei was thinking in her heart, he didn't have any interest in knowing.

  Liu Ermei has a fierce personality, with a sturdy and powerful physique. Whether on the battlefield or in bed, she is like a wolf, fiercely brave and unmatched.

  After meeting Liu Ermei, he finally knew what kind of woman he liked. Zhang Shi, whom he had married with great difficulty at first, became his burden. If it weren't for the fact that she took care of Old Man Song during his absence from Luoyang all those years, he would have divorced her long ago with a single letter.

  But now that someone else's man has come to steal her away, he can't let her go easily, otherwise others will think that Song Jingang can't even keep his own woman and let her have an affair.

  Under Liu Ermei's lead, Zhang crossed the fire basin and entered the Song residence.

  ……

  In the main hall of Song Fu's mansion, Liu Ermei sat at the top seat next to Zhang Shi.

  "It's nothing, men having three wives and four concubines is normal. A heroic man like Song Ge, born with the fate of an emperor or general, will naturally have many women vying for his attention. I'm not jealous of Song Ge, but rather wish he could take in a few more concubines to prosper the Song family's legacy. However, it's inevitable that some women who think they're charming will take advantage of Song Ge's soft heart and emotional nature, flirting with him in every way possible. If he were to marry such a woman, wouldn't she make the household chaotic?"

  Liu Ermei said this with a deliberate emphasis on the phrase "slut", her eyes fixed on Zhang Shi, who was sitting beside her with a tense expression. She said: "I'm sure I believe in Song Ge, all these years, except for me, he hasn't even looked at another woman properly, what's been holding Song Ge back is his old father who's over sixty years old, you've taken care of his father for so many years, it's only natural that he's grateful to you."

  "Although you and he don't have a real husband-and-wife relationship, after all, he was the one who married you first. Although he later married me, he never divorced you. This is actually what I admire most about Song Ge, being loyal to emotions and righteousness. As his officially married wife, I also can't make things too difficult for Song Ge, so let him take you over."

  Liu Ermei paused for a moment, "However, as the saying goes, without rules and regulations, nothing can be accomplished. The distinction between superior and inferior cannot be confused. Although you entered Song Ge's door first, I am the one who was formally married to him with a proper ceremony, and we have both emotional and practical relationships as husband and wife. Therefore, in this household, I am the elder, and you are the younger. Do you have any objections to this?"

  Zhang didn't utter a word.

  "Although I'm one year younger than you, according to etiquette, you should call me 'sister'. Today, I've come to talk to you about the rules of our Song family household. I hope you, as the younger one, will listen carefully."

  "Shut up!" Liu Ermei suddenly shouted loudly.

  Zhang was frightened and trembled all over, hanging her head low, with tears quietly dripping onto the back of her hand.

  Liu Ermei's eyes flashed with disgust, and she shouted: "What are you crying about? People who don't know might think I'm abusing you! This isn't a place for men, what's the point of putting on this pitiful and charming act? Don't cry, I hate it the most when women use tears to get sympathy. Don't think I'm some kind of idiot who will risk everything just because you cry. If your crying annoys me, don't blame me for serving you with family law!"

  Zhang silently wiped away her tears with her sleeve and listened quietly.

  "Listen up, as a junior, you should have the integrity of being a junior. In daily life, Song's living, eating and drinking habits, you must prepare carefully and flawlessly, without any mistakes. Every month, Song needs to add a new set of clothes, three pairs of layered sole cloth shoes, which will be your responsibility to sew, with fine craftsmanship. You also can't let the lower servants do the laundry for Song's daily change of clothes, you have to wash them yourself. Every evening when Song comes back, you need to prepare hot water for washing face and bathing in advance. At night before sleep, you also need to prepare hot water for soaking feet."

  "Although there are many people in the house, after all, wives and concubines are different from servants. If you can put Song Ge in your heart, you will naturally take charge of everything, no need for me to say more."

  "I think your mother told you these things when you got married, of course, I will let Song Ge stay in your room for one night every month. After all, you are his concubine and have the responsibility to carry on his family line. Moreover, there are times when I am not convenient to serve him, so I hope you can take good care of him instead. Song Ge is not that kind of person who gets tempted by beauty, so don't waste your energy trying to seduce him."

  Liu Ermei said this and couldn't think of any other rules or reasons, "I'll say these for now, I hope you remember them well in your heart, if there's nothing else, you can go out and get busy."

  Liu Ermei finished giving her orders, and Zhang Shi turned around and walked out the door. From start to finish, she didn't say a single word.

  ……

  A month has passed since Zhang was taken away by Song Jingang.

  Song old man formally became the boss of Zhang's pastry shop, every day he would arrive at the accounting room on time in the last few minutes before closing, to take out the daily operating profit.

  The original accountant was also dismissed by him and he took over as the accountant himself, in charge of finances.

  This way, it's even more convenient for him to make a profit.

  He originally wanted to fire Xing Er and Huan Er as well, but later found that the store couldn't do without them, so he kept them on, only cutting their wages to less than half of what they were before.

  The staff gradually began to complain, and the quality of the dim sum products in the dim sum house plummeted. The number of customer complaints increased, and sales decreased.