Chapter 28

After seeing Bai Mu leave, Luo Chaoyan felt a sense of unreality in her heart. She looked at Fengli and said, "Fengli, pinch me quickly. Am I dreaming?" Would she really have to get up early every five days to pay her respects?

Fengli smiled softly and said, "Madam, it's not dark yet, you are not dreaming."

Little Huo An looked at Luo Chaoyan in confusion, not understanding what they were talking about, and asked in a baby voice, "Mother?"

Luo Chaoyan smiled and tapped his nose, "It's okay." She picked up a melon seed and fed it to him.

Huo An returned the favor and also picked up a melon seed and fed it to her.

"So good!" Luo Chaoyan praised.

Shu Lan felt relieved when she saw that she and Huo An got along well. Although it is difficult to be a stepmother, if you exchange your heart with others, perhaps there will be a different result.

A maid came in and said, "Young Madam, Nanny Song is here and wants you to go to the old lady's yard."

"What does Nanny Song look like?" Luo Chaoyan asked.

The little maid thought for a moment and said honestly, "Madame Song has a smile on her face."

Luo Chaoyan felt that the heavy stone in her heart had finally been put down, so she thought the old lady should be in a good mood too. She thought she would be furious if Huo Rui asked her to do this.

"Let's go and take a look."

Luo Chaoyan held little Huo An's hand. In front of the elders of the Huo family, little Huo An is her shield. As long as he is around, she can always turn danger into safety. It's her mascot and she has to take it with her.

"Madame Song!"

Luo Chaoyan took Huo An's hand and walked to Nanny Song.

Nanny Song smiled and saluted her, "Young Madam!"

"Madam Song, does grandma want to ask me something?" Luo Chaoyan asked with a smile.

Nanny Song nodded and said, "The old lady does have something to tell the young lady."

"Then let's go, before grandma gets anxious."

In fact, she couldn't wait to hear the good news that the old lady would give her a five-day leave.

Before long, Luo Chaoyan followed Nanny Song to the old lady's yard.

Old Madam Huo was sitting on the couch. When she saw Luo Chaoyan coming, she smiled, which was rare for her.

This made Luo Chaoyan very flattered. It was the first time she saw her smile at her since she married into the Huo family. This shouldn't happen! Did she miss something?

"Grandma!" Luo Chaoyan bowed to her.

Little Huo An also raised his hand to salute her: "Great...Grandmother!"

When Mrs. Huo saw little Huo An, her smile grew even bigger. She waved at him and said, "An An, come here."

Huo An walked up to her like a cute fat penguin, raising his round little face.

Madam Huo poked Huo An's little face, frowned suddenly, and said, "An An, why are you so thin?"

Luo Chaoyan looked at the fat boy's round face, her heart racing. Fortunately, she didn't drink water now, otherwise she would have sprayed again. However, in order not to arouse the old lady's anger, she felt it necessary to explain.

"Grandma, the doctor said that if the child wants to grow up healthy, he needs to pay attention to a balanced diet and cannot only eat meat, so I asked someone to make some vegetarian dishes for An An these few days."

Old Madam Huo also knew that her great-grandson liked to eat meat and not vegetables, and that it would be good for him to eat some vegetables, so she didn't say anything. There was some approval in his expression when he looked at Luo Chaoyan.

approval? Luo Chaoyan was not flattered, but felt her heart beating fast. She always felt that Huo Rui must have said something to the old lady.

Madam Huo said, "From now on, you don't need to come to my place to pay your respects."

Luo Chaoyan was very excited when she heard this, but she pretended to be panicked and said, "Grandma, what did your granddaughter-in-law do wrong?"

"Since you are going to accompany little Rui'er to study at the clan school, you don't have to come to pay your respects to me anymore. I'm not the kind of elder who treats his daughter-in-law harshly." Old Madam Huo said.

"Yes! Grandma, you are a kind old lady, how could you..." Wait, accompany your studies?

"Grandma, what did you say? Studying with me?" Luo Chaoyan held her breath to make herself look less incredulous.

Madam Huo said, "Originally, you were talking about the wrong idea that women without talent are virtuous in the Liang Mansion. I intended to ask Master to teach you poetry and literature, but since you want to go to the clan school, then go ahead. It would also be nice to look after little Rui'er."

"This... is this what Xiao Ruier told you?"

Old Madam Huo nodded and said, "Why? Wasn't it you who proposed it?" When Rui'er told her, she thought it was Luo's own idea, and she thought she had grown up. Judging from her reluctant expression, I think she misunderstood.

How is that possible? She is not the kind of person who likes to suffer. The little devil is still as insidious as ever, and has a good plan. It is true that you are exempted from paying respects, but you still have to go to school even if you are exempted from paying respects. The point is that not only do you have to get up early, but you also have to study with a bunch of little brats? She would never feel better just thinking about that scene.

Luo Chaoyan hurriedly shook her head: "Grandma, I think it's better for me to serve you. I can learn poetry and books at home, or let my husband teach me. There is really no need to go to the clan school."

"No, you must go," said Mrs. Huo.

"Grandma, how can a girl like me go to school? Besides, I have to serve you and accompany An An." Luo Chaoyan argued. She suddenly felt that she was asking for trouble. If she had known the result would be like this, she would have come to pay her respects every day.

Madam Huo said angrily, "Compared to this, I care more about the reputation of the Huo family. The young mistress of the Huo family is ignorant of poetry and literature, and she will be laughed at if she goes out. I haven't settled the score with you for your perverse and heretical talk in the Liang Mansion."

"Grandma..." Luo Chaoyan still tried to struggle.

Madam Huo said firmly, "You don't need to say anything more. You must go to the clan school."

ah! Luo Chaoyan shouted in her heart: Huo Rui, just wait for me!

Luo Chaoyan left Madam Huo's yard like a defeated rooster, feeling hopeless.

During dinner in the evening, Luo Chaoyan was particularly attentive to Huo Jin.

She used the serving chopsticks to pick up a piece of fish and put it in Huo Jin's bowl, and said with a smile: "My dear, today's fish is especially fresh, you try it!"

Huo Jin looked at her, somewhat confused as to why she behaved like that today. But he still tried it politely and said, "Hmm! Not bad!"

Huo An held his own small bowl, looked at his mother again, pouted, pointed at his own small bowl, and said to Luo Chaoyan, "Mom!"

This meant that he also wanted her to serve him some. Luo Chaoyan said, "You should tell me what you want to eat."

Huo An opened his mouth and said, "I want to...eat...fish."

Luo Chaoyan then smiled and picked up a piece of fish for him, carefully removed the fish bones and put it in his bowl.

Seeing that Huo Jin looked at her with a hint of emotion that she couldn't understand, she diligently scooped him a bowl of soup: "My dear, this is bone soup made from a variety of herbs. It tastes delicious. Try it."

Huo Jin put down his chopsticks, scooped a spoonful with a spoon, took a sip, looked at her and said, "Tell me, what's the matter!"

Luo Chaoyan's face was full of smiles just now, but in an instant it turned into a face full of grievance, and she said, "My dear, you have to make the decision for me!"

Fengli and Shulan, who were standing by, heard her words and their mouths twitched. The young lady of their family has always been lively and even a little dandy. When did she become so pretentious? Could it be that he was possessed by a ghost?

In order to make the play more realistic, Luo Chaoyan took out a handkerchief, wiped her tears, and complained: "My dear, I am already an adult, how can I still go to school? Isn't this in line with ethics? If others knew that I have to go to school to study with a bunch of children at my age, how could I face people?"

Huo Jin looked at her with amusement and said, "Speak properly."

Luo Chaoyan choked, thinking that this might be a piece of wood. Shouldn't we feel sympathy for her when she is in tears? Is it that her acting is too bad?

"My dear, now I just want to be a good wife and a good daughter-in-law. Please be kind enough to talk to my grandmother and ask her to forgive me the idea of ​​going to the clan school to accompany Rui'er." She simply omitted the fact that the Liang family's heresy was the fundamental fuse.

"You mean, your grandmother asked you to accompany Huo Rui to study?" Huo Jin said.

Luo Chaoyan nodded, and said with a bit of indignation in her tone: "My dear, you have to talk to Rui'er properly. Don't let his grandmother spoil him too much. How can a mother accompany a child to study?"

Huo Jin frowned and said, "I will tell my grandmother about this."

"Then my husband promised me that he would make my grandmother give up this idea." Luo Chaoyan said happily.