In order to help the girls in the store get started quickly, Xie Yunjiao worked until almost dinner time before returning to the Lian family.
At this time, the Lian family was about to start eating. Today was the fifteenth day. On the first and fifteenth day of every month, the Lian family would eat together in the main hall. No matter what happened, they would show up on time.
Mrs. Lian and her people had already been waiting in the main hall.
When Mrs. Lian Er saw that Xie Yunjiao had not returned yet, she felt a little worried, fearing that Mrs. Lian would be angry.
You know, her husband once came home a little late and was scolded by the old lady. She said he was unruly and fined him half a month's salary.
During those days, Mrs. Lian Er went to Old Lady Lian's room every day to serve her and coax her into a good mood. Only then did she change the deduction of half a month's salary to five days.
Before Xie Yunjiao went out today, she specifically reminded her to come back early to avoid delays.
As a result, we were almost at our table, but she still hadn't shown up.
Look, even the old lady was sitting there with a look of surprise on her face, as if she was about to get angry.
I don’t know what Mrs. Lian and Lian Yiyi are talking about, but they seem to be getting more and more excited as they talk.
Mrs. Lian Er became interested and secretly moved closer, trying to eavesdrop on their conversation, but they stopped as soon as she got close.
Mrs. Lian Er couldn't help but curl her lips and muttered, "What's so great about it?"
Just then, Xie Yunjiao arrived late.
Old Lady Lian said, "Now that everyone is here, let's get started."
"Wait a minute." Mrs. Lian suddenly spoke.
Lian Yan glared at Mrs. Lian unhappily. Mrs. Lian felt Lian Yan's unfriendly gaze and shrank her neck.
But when she thought of Xie Yunjiao, she gritted her teeth and continued, "Mom, isn't it too much for Xie to make us elders wait for her for so long?"
Old lady Lian is a lady who has a strong sense of time and she always keeps her word.
Old Madam Lian glanced at Mrs. Lian calmly and said, "Isn't it time to sit down yet?"
"But she is just a junior, and it's not good to make the elders wait for her," said Mrs. Lian.
"I don't think it's waiting. You're so arrogant, if you insist on saying it's waiting..."
Mrs. Lian was startled. She didn't expect that Old Lady Lian would defend Xie Yunjiao so much.
She originally wanted to take advantage of this incident to cause trouble and then involve Xie Yunjiao in other things, but it seems that this is not going to work, and she can only start with another thing.
"Mother, I certainly didn't mean that," said Mrs. Lian.
"That would be best if there is none." said the old lady.
The dishes were then served. Lian Yiyi had a bowl of stew brought to Old Lady Lian, saying that she had specially requested this soup when she attended the banquet today. It was a prescription from Doctor Ye and was very good for the elderly.
The old lady showed a slight smile on her face.
Although she didn't like Mrs. Lian, she still liked Lian Yiyi.
After all, Lian Yiyi is the blood of the Lian family. If Lian Qi does not come back, Lian Yiyi will be the only legitimate daughter in the family.
"Wait a minute, if this is a medicinal food, may I ask what medicinal ingredients are in it? Not all medicines are suitable for grandma to drink now." Xie Yunjiao said.
"What do you know? Several elderly people in other people's families said it was very good after drinking it. It's a recipe that our Yiyi has been begging for for a long time." Mrs. Lian said unhappily.
She hadn't even bothered Xie Yunjiao yet, but Xie Yunjiao bumped into her.
Lian Yan knew Xie Yunjiao's identity. She was Ye Baien's apprentice and would not talk nonsense.
So he said, "Yiyi, tell your sister-in-law what you put in your medicinal food."
Lian Yiyi's eyes were red and misty. She looked at Lian Yan, tears almost falling from her eyes: "Dad, why do you seem to have changed as soon as my brother and sister-in-law came back? You don't even come to eat with us, and you still question your daughter like this?
The daughter did this for her grandmother’s own good.”
As soon as Lian Yiyi finished speaking, tears as big as beans fell from the corners of her eyes, like rain hitting banana leaves, so pitiful.
Lian Yan's heart softened, and he felt that his tone might have been a little harsh, so he said, "Dad doesn't mean to blame you, but medicine is three-quarters poison, so you still have to listen to your sister-in-law."
"I'm sorry, sister-in-law, I didn't mean to say these words to make everyone unhappy, I just feel a little wronged." Lian Yiyi wiped her tears and said with a sob.
Xie Yunjiao looked at Lian Yiyi, and a hint of disdainful ridicule flashed through her heart.
Lian Yiyi's skills are much higher than Mrs. Lian's. No wonder Lian Yan and Old Lady Lian, although they don't like Mrs. Lian, love their granddaughter Lian Yiyi very much.
"It's okay. I've checked it. There are several unsuitable herbs in it, so I'll remove it from today's soup. I'll change the recipe and cook it for grandma." Xie Yunjiao said.
Mrs. Lian became furious. She changed the prescription. Even if it was really beneficial to the old lady's health in the future, it would be Xie Yunjiao's credit, not Lian Yiyi's.
"Xie Yunjiao, I haven't said anything to you yet. It's not enough that you've embarrassed yourself outside, and now you come back and treat Yiyi like this. Are you afraid that our Yiyi will say bad things about you in front of everyone? My Yiyi is not as cruel as you. It's you who can't wait to harm our Yiyi." Mrs. Lian pointed at Xie Yunjiao and said.
"Shameful? When have I ever been shameful?" Xie Yunjiao was puzzled. How could she not know when she had done something shameful?
She tried hard to recall and suddenly realized that she had indeed seen Lian Yiyi in front of the door of the Marquis' Mansion.
But she saw that Lian Yiyi didn't seem to want to pay attention to her, so she didn't say hello to Lian Yiyi.
I didn't expect that someone would be the first to accuse me.
"Don't be so bold as to deny it..." Mrs. Lian just happened to tell Lian Yiyi everything she saw. "You know, our Lian family is a well-known family. It's not decent for a woman like her to show off in public and flirt with those young ladies.
If they knew, they would have been laughing at our Lian family behind our backs."
"Madam, let's go." Gu Huai suddenly put down the bowl and stood up.
Lian Yan's face turned serious, and he looked at Gu Huai unhappily: "Lian Qi, what do you mean?"
"I didn't know the threshold to become your family is so high now. My wife is doing an honest business outside but people say such bad things about her. It would be better for her not to come back. Anyway, she was like this when we were alone outside before. I don't think there is anything wrong with it." Gu Huai said.
Although what he said was somewhat truthful based on Lian Qi's personality, his heart to protect Xie Yunjiao was also genuine.
"Husband, I did nothing wrong. You don't have to leave." Xie Yunjiao said.
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