Shen Xingmian was also thinking about this.

No one on the street would recognize Rui Rui by her appearance, but once she returned to the capital and gave her name, it was possible that even those who had been eagerly following the gossip would recognize her.

Rather than dwelling on the mess of the past, she felt it was better to give herself a new identity.

In fact, she had already thought of the best solution: to arrange for Rui Rui to be registered under her maternal grandfather's name and become her mother's younger sister. That way, she and Uncle Jiang Yu could be considered to be of the same generation.

If things go well in the future, she'll have another aunt.

However, she didn't know whether Rui Rui herself would be willing to take this suggestion.

She had been agonizing over this the whole way, without even consulting Rui Rui's opinion. Now that she was about to meet Uncle Jiang Yu's family, it would be best to settle things in advance.

It would be bad if we didn't have a consistent story when we visited our elders later.

"Uncle, could you please step out for a moment? I have something I'd like to ask Rui Rui's opinion on." Shen Xingmian stopped hesitating and spoke up decisively.

After all, they had already arrived at the Jiang residence, and the elders of the Jiang family must have received the news and might already be on their way.

Uncle Jiang is quite old, and the elders must be extremely anxious. I wonder how worried they will be if they hear that he brought a girl into the household.

Jiang Yu was a smart man after all. As soon as he heard Shen Xingmian's meaning, he roughly understood what she wanted to ask, nodded immediately, and left quickly.

Seeing the two of them like this, Rui Rui couldn't help but feel a little nervous. She stared intently at Shen Xingmian, like a frightened little rabbit.

Shen Xingmian couldn't help but think that with such a pitiful appearance, not only would Uncle Jiang Yu be confused, but she herself would also be confused.

You know, how can a person's personality and their appearance be so different?

She had assumed that a woman capable of something as simple as filing a lawsuit against the emperor must be a strong and resilient type.

Stereotypes are indeed very harmful.

After the door closed, Shen Xingmian immediately grabbed Yu Xiurui's hand and said seriously:

“Rui Rui, when you’re out in the world, you have to give yourself an identity. If you don’t mind, when you’re out and about, just say you’re a daughter of the Shen family, my aunt. What do you think?”

Although I'm at a slight disadvantage here, having to lower my seniority, I'm willing to accept it. If you're willing, I'll introduce you like this in a bit, okay?

The reason Shen Xingmian waited until now to bring it up was because she always felt that Rui Rui would definitely refuse.

So she chose to say it at this time in a humorous tone, trying to make the suggestion more acceptable.

She was prepared to be rejected, but to her surprise, the person on the other end nodded and gave a soft "hmm".

Seeing her surprised expression, Yu Xiurui smiled with some relief:

“I know you’re all doing this for my own good. You’ve done so much for me, how could I be so ungrateful? Besides, I’m the one who benefited from this situation. If I were to act innocent after getting the benefit, that would be really annoying.”

Looking at Rui Rui's smile, Shen Xingmian felt a sharp pang of sadness in her heart for some reason.

She shouldn't have been like this, shouldn't have suffered so much pain. She should have been pampered by her father, married the man she loved, and lived a happy and fulfilling life.

But that's how fate works. A peaceful life can be suddenly shattered one day, and then it can spiral out of control and rush headlong into the abyss.

Forget it, thinking about it too much is pointless. As long as Rui Rui can be open-minded and accept her suggestion, then one day she will be able to accept a real start.

After observing her for the past few days, both she and Uncle Jiang Yu felt that Rui Rui's condition had improved a lot, both physically and mentally.

In this regard, Uncle Jiang Yu must have a deeper understanding, because he had seen Rui Rui looking depressed and hopeless before.

So seeing her recover to this state makes me genuinely happy for her, and also happy for myself.

Jiang Yu had been waiting outside the door. Before the two finished talking and came out, he saw his grandmother, supported by her nanny, hurrying towards him.

He couldn't help but smile bitterly to himself, feeling that what was bound to happen had finally happened. When he decided to bring the person home, he knew that his grandmother would be extremely excited.

He could have kept the person in his private residence, but he really didn't want to.

He wanted to introduce Rui Rui to his family and let them know how wonderful she was, but he couldn't tell them about her courage and strength.

Even if the intention is to praise, these things, if spoken of, will only attract negative attention.

As long as I know how good Rui Rui is, that's enough. As for the past, it's better to bury it.

He didn't want Rui Rui to suffer from gossip anymore.

*

"Yu'er, my Yu'er! You rascal, why haven't you come back to see this old woman for so long? You have no idea how much your grandmother misses you."

Madam Jiang originally only wanted to make her grandson feel guilty, but as soon as she said it, her eyes actually welled up with tears.

If she didn't truly love this grandson, why would she give up a comfortable life and kneel before the Buddha every day to chant sutras and pray for blessings?

Jiang Yu quickly stepped forward, took his grandmother from the nanny's arms, and pleaded in a low voice, "Grandson just had too many things to do. You see, I rushed back to see you as soon as I finished."

The old lady was delighted by his casual flattery. She glanced behind her, leaned closer, and whispered:

"I heard you brought back two girls. Surely one of them must be your sweetheart?"

Don't tell Grandma there aren't any. My old bones are too weak for this. You'd better think twice before you try to drive me crazy.

At the end, he even deliberately pretended to be angry.

She thought her grandson would immediately retort as usual, but to her surprise, he fell silent, with a faint smile on his lips.

This was truly beyond her expectations!

Madam Jiang became even more anxious, wishing she could just push the door open and go in, but she also knew that doing so would be very impolite.

Jiang Yu also blocked her way, pulling her towards the front hall while trying his best to comfort her:

"Oh dear, Grandmother, we've had a long and tiring journey. You should give them some time to rest. It's too presumptuous of them to come directly to see you."

"Please allow them to tidy up a bit, and they'll bring someone to see you in the front hall shortly, okay?"

At this moment, Madam Jiang was perfectly fine. No matter what Jiang Yu said, she would agree with him with a smile.

She had been looking forward to this day for far too long.

She finally got what she'd been waiting for!

Only after they gradually disappeared into the distance did Yu Xiurui finally breathe a sigh of relief inside the house.

She really hadn't expected to meet Jiang Yu's elders so soon after entering the mansion; her heart was pounding.