Chapter 675: Maid

The next day, at daybreak, Hui Niang and her husband got up early. Their daughter had finally come home, so they wanted to prepare a proper breakfast for her.

Lianyi didn't want to make herself miserable, so she slept until she woke up naturally before getting dressed and getting out of bed. She was wearing an old gray dress that Hui Niang had altered, but even so, it couldn't hide the girl's developed figure, which was just a little too thin.

"Lianyi, get up and have breakfast!"

Hui Niang called out from the bedroom door.

"Mom, I'm already up."

Lianyi quickly put on her clothes, folded the quilt, then moved the curtain aside, took her face towel and left the bedroom.

When she came out into the yard, Lianyi stretched herself and breathed in the fresh air. Her eyebrows suddenly raised. She actually sensed scattered spiritual light spots in the air. Although there were very few of them, they were real and were trying to get closer to her, and then slowly merged into her body.

Now was not the time to sense spiritual power, so she washed her face quickly, brushed her teeth with a willow branch, and then sat down at the dining table.

Today the family gathered together for a rare occasion. The dining table was set up in the kitchen. Each person had a steamed bun, a bowl of millet porridge, a stir-fried vegetable and a portion of pickles, which was much more sumptuous than usual.

Hu Zi was held in Hui Niang's arms, eating millet porridge with his little mouth. When he saw Lianyi coming, he showed a shy smile and called her "sister". Lianyi also smiled and responded crisply.

"Hu Zi was happy to see you. He didn't shout when he wanted to pee today, he just hummed twice."

Hui Niang said with a smile as she fed Hu Zi.

"That's because my brother feels sorry for me and wants me to have a good sleep."

Lianyi smiled and picked up the black buckwheat bun on the table, drank a mouthful of millet porridge, ate a bite of stir-fried vegetables, and took a bite of the bun. She finished her breakfast in a quarter of an hour. Hui Niang then gave her a boiled egg to eat.

"Save this for my brother."

Lianyi said according to her original form’s habit.

"Hu Zi has some, you eat yours."

Hui Niang said directly.

Lianyi cracked the eggshell, cut the egg into two, and without saying anything, stuffed half into Hui Niang's mouth and the other half into Song Dachuan's mouth.

"You kid"

Both of them complained.

"Dad and Mom, you guys eat. Although I work hard in the Dong family, I can still have an egg every day."

Because Miss Dong II disliked the fishy smell of eggs and refused to eat them, but the breakfast in the mansion was arranged. In order to help her grow, she had one egg every day, boiled egg, poached egg, fried egg, or egg custard, all of which went into her original stomach.

After breakfast, Lianyi quickly cleared the table, cleaned the dishes and put them in the cupboard, and then sat back in the main room with her family.

"Lianyi, about being a maid for Miss Dong's dowry"

After Hui Niang coaxed Hu Zi to sleep, she brought up what her daughter had said yesterday, but she didn't know how to persuade her.

"Mom, I heard everything you and Dad said last night."

Ripple said simply.

"So what do you mean?"

"I will listen to my parents and not be a dowry maid. I will come home when the time comes."

Lian Yi said directly.

"Good, it's good to be back! Our family is together now."

Hui Niang said quickly.

"Father and mother, I originally didn't want to be a maidservant. I secretly heard the maid in the mansion say that the young lady married into a wealthy family, and after entering the house, she still had to look at other people's faces, which was incomparable to being at home.

Young ladies have to be very cautious, and it is even more difficult for us maids and servants, after all, we are not familiar with the area.

I was willing to do this because I thought the money I received from the government would buy land for my family and pay for my younger brother's medical treatment. I thought you were willing to do this too, so I felt that it didn't matter where I followed Miss Dong Er."

"Lianyi, it's because your father and mother are incompetent that you have to shoulder the burden of supporting the family at such a young age. The situation at home has improved in the past two years, and we have some extra money. In fact, your father and I are looking forward to your return, but the food at home is simple and plain."

"Mom, look at what you said. Simple meals also taste like home. It's better than having to look at other people's faces."

Ripple said nonchalantly.

"Lianyi, if you don't want to be a dowry maid, will the master family make things difficult for you?"

Song Dachuan, who had been silent all the time, asked directly. This was what he was worried about.

"Dad, you really hit the nail on the head. The second young lady of the Dong family is not as generous as she seems. She had other intentions in making me a maid during her marriage."

Lianyi lowered her eyes and said.

"What is she planning?"

Hui Niang asked nervously.

"She kept me because she wanted me to be a maid in the same room with her, and she also planned to make me a concubine for her future husband."

Lianyi did not hide anything and spoke directly, while observing the two people's reactions out of the corner of her eye.

Hui Niang's face turned pale, and Song Dachuan stood up and raised his voice for the first time and said:

"I don't agree! We are a good family and we won't let our daughter become someone's concubine!"

"Yes! Lianyi, don't be tempted by this. I'd rather be the wife of a poor man than the concubine of a rich man."

Lian Yi was very satisfied with the reactions of the two people, but she still asked Song Dachuan:

"Dad, is there anything special about this?"

"I worked as a porter in the town and also entered the courtyards of rich families. I saw those mistresses selling their concubines. Those concubines were not even as good as us country folk. I heard that because the mistresses didn't like them, they were all sold to brothels and had no good ending.

The second young lady of the Dong family married into a wealthy family. She will not treat her concubine as a human being. You will only be a tool in her hands."

Song Dachuan sat down again and said with a sigh.

Lianyi felt that Song Dachuan's time in the town was not in vain, as he at least had some experience.

"After hearing what Dad said, I understood. In fact, when the maids around the young lady advised me, I felt that although their words were nice, the way they looked at me was strange. Now after listening to what Dad said, I understand."

"You said that Miss Dong is not a kind person, so how are you going to reject her?"

This is what Song Dachuan was worried about. They didn't dare to go against the Dong family.

"Dad, I will find a way to deal with this matter, but I won't be able to come back for at least one or two months. And if anyone asks about me, you have to say that Miss Dong values me and made me a personal maid and renewed the contract. I will find a way to deal with the rest."

Ripple said with a smile.

"Lianyi, are you sure? If not, let Dad go and ask Miss Dong for help! After all, you signed a living contract, and they can't force you to stay."

Song Dachuan still spoke with the last glimmer of hope.

"Dad, if the Dong family is reasonable, I don't have to worry so much about planning for myself. I will find a way to get out of this unscathed. You don't have to worry about the rest. Even if you hear something, don't believe it. Everything will happen when I come back."

Lianyi warned again and again.

"Dad knows. We can't help you, but we won't hold you back."

Song Dachuan finally sighed.

Lianyi stayed at home for three days and developed some relationships with her family. On the fourth day, early in the morning, she carried a small bag and rode a ox cart back to the Dong Mansion in the town.

See you tomorrow, my dears~

(End of this chapter)