But before Yu Tang could visit Pei Yan, people from the Pei family came to visit Yu Tang first.

The person who came was the third general manager Hu Xing.

He was very attentive. Sitting in the living room of the Yu family, he said to Yu Wen and Chen with a beaming face: "...Our Lao An is not an ordinary inner house lady. That year, old lady Yi was ill, and it was our Lao An who helped to arrange and manage all the affairs in their family. Moreover, since the old lady passed away, our Lao An has closed the door and refused to welcome guests. Even when the aunt of the eldest wife's mother's family came, our Lao An only met them once. Now he said that he would take your daughter into the mansion to sit for a while. This is a grace that many people would beg for but cannot get. You must remind Miss Yu to dress up well. Our Lao An likes pretty girls the most!"

Yu Wen was very surprised.

Chen was so happy that she didn't know what to say.

Yu Tang's marriage has not been settled to this day. Pei family is the most prominent family in Lin'an City. If Yu Tang can win the favor of Mr. Pei, her reputation will surely spread far and wide, which will be very beneficial to her marriage.

"Thank you, Manager Hu." Chen and Hu Xing were quite familiar with each other because she often brought Dr. Yang Yu to see her. She was not as reserved as other people when talking. "We will definitely not let down Manager Hu's kindness. Please sit down for a while. I will ask someone to prepare a banquet so that our master and you can have a couple of drinks."

Mrs. Chen signaled Mrs. Chen to prepare some gifts to give to Hu Xing later.

Hu Xing waved his hands repeatedly and said, "We are not strangers either, so Madam Yu and I don't need to be so polite. I was on the orders of Old An and was about to go to the shopkeeper Tong's place. As a result, I met the steward who was about to deliver a letter to your family at the door, so I took the initiative to ask for permission and ran over. I still have things to do there. When I am done with this period of work, I will find an opportunity to come and pay a special visit to Master Yu."

He thought that if Miss Yu caught the eye of Old An during her visit to the mansion, the Yu and Pei families would start to interact, and he would have to curry favor with her no matter what and get closer to the Yu family.

Yu Wen listened and laughed: "From the tone of Manager Hu, are you now serving in front of Old An?"

Hu Xing smiled and narrowed his eyes into slits: "You really have sharp eyes. Just a few days ago, I helped Old Lady An with a few things. Old Lady An thought I was okay, so she asked me to work for her. Isn't Manager Tong in charge of the pawnshop in Lin'an City? Old Lady Song's birthday is coming up in a few days, and Old Lady An asked me to go see if he has any rare items and pick up a few to send over."

Yu Wen couldn't bear to keep him, so he personally saw him out.

Chen, on the other hand, immediately prepared joyfully, ran to Yu Tang and told her the purpose of Hu Xing's visit, and took her to the jewelry store: "We have to go see if there are any new styles of jewelry to buy, and we also have to buy some clothes. I heard that the Qian family is also a family of officials for generations, and is one of the four great families in Jiangnan. If it weren't for the fact that Old Lady Pei is so handsome, the elders of the Qian family would not have taken a fancy to Old Lady Pei. Back then, Old Lady An married down."

Yu Tang didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

In her previous life, she was also very nervous when she first came into contact with the Li family. Later, she discovered that sometimes the more calm you are, the easier it is to integrate into the surrounding environment.

However, Pei Yan was a man who attached great importance to appearance. This was her first time to visit the Pei family’s women in the Pei Mansion, so she had to dress up well to show respect to Mr. Pei. But on the morning she went to the Pei family, it suddenly rained and the weather was a bit gloomy. She specially chose a jacket with silver-red persimmon calyx pattern and tender yellow hem, a white stand-up collar, and buttons with pearls the size of lotus seeds, which just matched the pair of pearl earrings on her ears, and a pair of tender yellow lotus flowers on her head. Yu Tang looked even more graceful and her skin was as white as snow, which brightened up the dim hall.

Mrs. Chen kept praising her: "Our young lady needs to dress up nicely. Look, she looks like a fairy after being dressed up like this."

Mrs. Chen pursed her lips and smiled, obviously agreeing with what Mrs. Chen said.

Yu Tang looked at herself in the mirror, wearing powder, and was dazed for a moment.

She had never dressed like this in her previous life, and she had never had the opportunity to look in the mirror as carefully as she did now. She didn't expect that she was really pretty. No wonder Gu Xi knew that Li Duan had an affair with her in his previous life, and every time he looked at her, he looked at her with hatred and jealousy.

But love of beauty is women's nature.

She dressed up beautifully, and she herself was happy to see her, let alone others.

Yu Tang sat in front of the dressing mirror and watched her mother put rose-colored lip balm on her face. She felt that her face looked whiter and clearer.

She raised her head and smiled at her mother.

Chen touched her head lovingly and said gently, "The sedan chair is ready. Remember to be careful when you go in. If Mr. An gives you anything, you should accept it generously. At most, we can return the favor later. When I ask you a question, you should keep your promise. It is better to let people think you are honest and can be deceived than to be frivolous and impolite. Do you understand?"

Yu Tang nodded repeatedly, tears welling up in his eyes.

In her previous life, her mother didn't live long enough to teach her these things.

In this life, she has her mother, father and brother to protect her, so she will surely have a smooth life.

She hugged her mother's waist, afraid of rubbing the powder onto her mother's clothes. She didn't dare bury her head in her mother's arms, but just leaned gently against her side.

Chen also reminded Shuangtao: "The bundle contains the young lady's spare clothes and jewelry, you must keep a close eye on it. Don't let the young lady change clothes without any preparation, otherwise the Pei family will laugh at you. Talk less, listen more and watch more. Since you followed the young lady into the Pei Mansion, you are the young lady's face and the face of our Yu family. If you do something wrong, the Yu family will blame you instead of you, Shuangtao."

"I know!" Shuang Tao almost swore, and said with a frown, "I will never let the Pei family look down on me."

Yu Tang said, "Don't be nervous. Just go to the Pei family as you normally would. It's best to treat people with sincerity."

Shuang Tao agreed, but still didn't relax at all. Instead, she became more nervous than before.

Yu Tang laughed, and, protected by Ah Tiao, took Shuang Tao to Pei's house.

Because they were going to pay a visit to Mr. Pei Laoan, the sedan chair stopped at the Chuihua Gate.

The person who came to greet her was actually an acquaintance - Aunt Ji, who had received her when she came to pay homage to Old Lady Pei.

Aunt Ji and Shopkeeper Tong are actually in-laws.

Yu Tang felt even more friendly when he saw this.

She called out "Aunt Ji" sweetly.

Aunt Ji was standing there in awe, but when she saw her, the corners of her mouth curled up slightly. When she heard Yu Tang calling her, she couldn't help but smile and whispered, "Miss Yu, please follow me."

"Yes!" Yu Tang responded, and couldn't help but whispered, "Aunt Ji, are you working in Old An's house now?"

Madam Ji nodded and said, "After the old lady passed away, Mrs. An let some people go. Several generations of my family worked for the Pei family, so we had to stay in the Pei Mansion. Mrs. An let me be a housekeeper in her house."

In other words, because she served Old An, the young and old men of the Pei family had to be respectful when they saw her.

"Oh! Congratulations!" Yu Tang was happy for her.

Aunt Ji smiled at her and thought that the young lady of the Yu family had a really good temper. Not only did she speak and act in a friendly manner, but she was also always smiling, which made people happy just by looking at her. Her temper was much better than that of the other young ladies in the family.

No wonder the third master always mentioned Miss Yu in front of Old An, intentionally or unintentionally, and asked the servants around him to urge Old An to bring Miss Yu to his house to play.

Lao An people will definitely like it after seeing it.

Because he was a familiar person and they were talking quietly, Yu Tang felt that the quarter of an hour passed in the blink of an eye.

They stopped in front of a large house with five rooms and waited in front of the black lacquered window frames covered with white gauze. A little maid lifted the white satin curtain and went in to report.

Soon, a plump, white woman wearing a camphor down vest came out to greet her with a smile: "Are you Miss Yu? I am Aunt Chen from Old An's house. Old An has been waiting for you. Come in with me."

Seeing that the old woman was wearing a gold bracelet as thick as a lotus stem, Yu Tang guessed that she was probably a respected old woman in Old An's house. He smiled and thanked her, then followed her into the house.

It was not yet winter, but the kang had already been lit in Old An's house. A gust of hot air blew towards him, and Yu Tang immediately broke out in sweat.

Aunt Ji reminded her: "Give me the cloak. Just ask me for it when you leave."

Yu Tang quickly took off his cloak and followed Aunt Chen into the east side room.

The east side of the second room and the end room were connected to form a two-room open hall. The multi-treasure cabinets along the walls were all filled with books, and in the middle was a Luohan bed, covered with a scarlet cushion. To the left of the Luohan bed was a large blue and white porcelain vat, which contained water lilies and brocade carp. In front of the vat stood a tall and slender woman wearing a plain blue silk jacket, with black hair. She was holding a small sweet white porcelain bowl in her white hands, feeding the fish in the vat.

Several maids stood silently in the corner with their heads lowered, and they didn't even notice when Yu Tang came in.

"It's the young lady from the Yu family coming over!" The woman turned around when she heard the noise.

Yu Tang was shocked.

The woman looked about five or six points similar to Pei Yan, with a pair of eyes that were bright and sharp. When one looked at her, it was as if one could see through her internal organs clearly, making people feel terrified in front of her as if they had nowhere to hide.

This is Pei Laoan? !

Yu Tang's mouth slightly opened, and his expression looked a little silly.

Judging from her aura, although there are fine wrinkles around the eyes and forehead, she looks no more than forty years old. She doesn't look like she has a son as old as Mr. Pei, and she doesn't look like a widowed old lady.

How did she do that?!

Yu Tang felt that he was a widower in the past, and he was not as energetic and wise as Pei Laoan.

Pei Laoan looked at it and smiled.

It’s really interesting.

No wonder his son was planning overtly or covertly to call the little girl into the house to keep her company.

The maids around her looked happy, but it was hard to tell when that happiness was real and when it was fake. The maids in the mansion looked good and spoke smartly, but they were too good at reading her expressions. They wanted to flatter her but were too proud of their status. They were not as cheerful as the maids around her.

Old An handed the small bowl in her hand to the little maidservant beside her, took the hot towel handed to her by Aunt Chen, wiped her hands, and said, "Sit down and talk!"