If Yu Tang wasn't going to marry Pei Yan, she would just be a playmate of her daughter.

When the Second Wife thought about this, her attitude towards Yu Tang became even softer.

Yu Tang could feel the Second Madam's kindness towards her. She thanked the Second Madam with a smile and walked into the hall shoulder to shoulder with her.

When Pei Laoan saw the two women, one was dignified and pretty, the other was bright and beautiful, like two flowers, his eyes were all smiling, and he waved at them with a smile: "Come, come and sit over here."

The two of them smiled and greeted Master Pei Laoan, and sat down below him. Master Pei Laoan asked Yu Tang, "It's a bit cold on the mountain, did you bring a cloak? If you feel cold, remember to make a noise, don't just stand there, it will be bad if you get sick."

Yu Tang said respectfully, "I brought a cape and a jacket." He smiled and looked at the second wife, "If I need anything, I'll go find the second wife."

The second wife smiled and nodded at her.

Mr. Pei nodded with satisfaction.

As they were talking, Miss Pei came over with Miss Yang and several younger sisters.

There was laughter in the house.

Aunt Chen hurriedly instructed the maids and servants to serve tea.

Everyone had dinner in Pei Laoan's house, and then moved to the west room to drink tea.

Pei Laoan said, "I know you don't like having elders around to watch over you. I brought you here because I want you to have fun for a few days." Then he sighed and laughed, "When you leave the palace and become mistresses in charge of the family, you will know how rare such days are. I will not restrict you. You can have fun by yourselves and I will have mine. But there is one thing, you can't go to the back mountain to play in the water. It's too cold. Soaking in cold water is not a joke. Moreover, girls can't get caught in the cold. It's not good for the future."

The fourth young lady was delighted when she heard this. She glanced at the fifth young lady, but she and all the sisters respectfully replied "yes".

Pei Laoan found it funny and specifically mentioned the fourth young lady's name, saying, "If you are naughty, I will send you down the mountain and hand you over to your grandmother for discipline."

The fourth young lady immediately lost her temper.

Miss Yang and the others all smiled.

When she came back from Pei Laoan, the sun was setting. Yu Tang yawned and went to sleep. Who knew she would sleep so soundly that when she opened her eyes, it was already the next morning. The morning sun shone through the snow-white Korean paper, illuminating the room.

Qingyuan had already arrived, and brought Qingping and Qinglian with him.

One was helping Qing Yuan prepare breakfast, while the other was waiting with Shuang Tao to help Yu Tang wash up.

Qinglian and Qingping were Pei Yan's maids after all, so Yu Tang thanked them with a smile.

I don't know if the two maids received instructions from someone, but if they were respectful before, they were a little reserved now.

Yu Tang didn't say much and just treated them as usual. Only then did Qingping and Qinglian gradually become casual.

But when she went to greet Mr. Pei, Mr. Pei kept her back, saying that they wanted to play Ye Zi mahjong and were short of one player.

Yu Tang was not good at playing mahjong, nor did he like it very much. Hearing this, he pointed at himself and asked Aunt Chen in surprise, "Me?"

Aunt Chen smiled and said, "It's Miss."

Everyone was amazed.

It was the end of spring and the beginning of summer. The weather was getting hotter, and everyone changed into summer clothes. The trees in the courtyard were shady, and walking in the woods, the breeze was cool and comfortable. Mr. Pei did not allow girls to play in the water, so Miss Pei II made an appointment to go to the back mountain to pick flowers.

After hearing this, several young ladies couldn't help but show sympathy on their faces, but they were afraid that they would also be captured and beaten by Lao An's people. Although they felt sympathy, they ran faster than each other.

Yu Tang smiled and shook his head, then followed Aunt Chen to Mr. Pei's card room.

Only Miss Yang was confused and quietly asked Miss Four, "Why did Mr. Pei only keep Miss Yu? Is Miss Yu good at playing mahjong?"

Miss Four thought about the wild Bauhinia in the back hill. She walked forward quickly and said nonchalantly, "Maybe it's because Sister Yu is the oldest among us? Old An is afraid that we will get impatient."

Even if you are impatient, you wouldn't dare to throw away the cards and run away, right?

What does playing cards have to do with age?

Besides, she couldn't tell how much Miss Yu liked playing cards.

Miss Yang shook her head.

Under the guidance of Aunt Ji, Yu Tang concentrated on learning how to play leaf cards.

It was obvious that Pei Laoan was determined to teach her. Not only did he play cards very slowly, but he also gave Yu Tang some advice on why she played cards that way. Fortunately, Yu Tang learned everything very quickly. In just half an hour, she had already figured out some tricks, played cards well, and could occasionally win.

"It seems that you are quite good at arithmetic." Pei Laoan said with satisfaction, "Can you use an abacus?"

"Yes!" Yu Tang smiled, "My grandfather was a businessman. When I was young, he taught me how to use an abacus when he had nothing to do. Later, my mother was in poor health and had little energy, so she would sometimes ask me to help with the accounting."

Pei Laoan was even more satisfied and said, "It just so happens that all the gifts for the Dragon Boat Festival have been given out. You can come early tomorrow and help the second wife calculate the account of the gifts for the Dragon Boat Festival at home, so that we can have an idea in our minds."

Yu Tang's heart skipped a beat, and she had a vague idea, but she looked at Mr. Pei and then at the Second Wife, but didn't find anything unusual on either of their faces.

Could it be that she guessed wrong? !

Yu Tang was troubled in his heart, but he did not show it on his face and responded with a smile.

Then Mr. Pei told her which members of his family liked to play mahjong and what kind of people they were.

In Yu Tang's heart, the elders of the Pei family have transformed from just names into flesh-and-blood people.

Her confusion grew even worse, and she wondered whether she should ask Pei Yan.

Pei Yan returned to his residence, but tossed and turned until midnight before he fell asleep. He woke up early the next morning before daybreak.

He returned to Lin'an City with dark circles under his eyes.

Pei Yan was afraid that he would not be able to control himself and would go to find Yu Tang.

He had never known that being hugged felt so good, just as described in the books, soft, fragrant, and warm like jade, tender like cotton and clouds. If he tried too hard he was afraid it would break, but if he didn't he was afraid he wouldn't be able to hold her anymore.

Why did he run away so uselessly?

If he encounters such a situation again next time, he should be graceful and hug her for a while longer.

Anyway, Atang will be his wife soon, so there is nothing wrong with him hugging her.

Thinking of this, he suddenly felt that his wedding date should be earlier.

Isn't there a saying that goes "Rich or poor, it's better to have a wife to celebrate the New Year?" His father was thinking about his marriage until he died. This year he brought a wife back to visit his grave and burn incense. He must be very happy.

Pei Yan returned to the city and took care of some household chores. Immediately, his heart felt itchy as if weeds had grown there. He could neither sit nor stand at home, so he wanted to go up the mountain to take a look.

He didn't think it was a big deal.

We have to find a way to stay in another courtyard for a while.

His mother is teaching Yu Tang how to manage the household. Yu Tang is new to this and must be overwhelmed by so much information all at once. Maybe he needs his mother's guidance!

The more Pei Yan thought about it, the more it made sense.

After thinking about it for a few days at home, I finally decided to go to the other hospital to have a look.

Unexpectedly, when he was about to go out, he was blocked by the first wife at the door.

"His third uncle," the eldest wife said politely to Pei Yan, "We have discussed with the Gu family for a few days and would like you to help take a look. Do you have time?"

Whenever his sister-in-law wanted to hear his advice, eight or nine times out of ten it was to ask him for money.

If it were normal times, he might have pushed it to his mother, but now, Pei Tong's wedding date was also related to his wedding date, so he did not refuse and let Ah Ming accept the order, saying, "I just happened to be going up the mountain, so I'll let my mother take a look at it and then reply to my sister-in-law."

The eldest wife smiled and said, "Then please ask Third Uncle and Mother to settle it as soon as possible. The Gu family also has a wedding to hold - the eldest son of the Gu family, Gu Chaoyang, is engaged to the daughter of the Yin family's main branch, that is, Yin Mingyuan's first cousin. As a brother, you can't get married after your sister!"

This marriage has a lot to do with Pei Yan.

Pei Yan curled his lips secretly, his expression was stern, and he said: "I will reply to my sister-in-law as soon as possible."

The eldest wife left with satisfaction.

Yu Tang suppressed his excitement, thinking that the eldest wife could sometimes behave in a pleasing way.

Pei Yan quickly went up the mountain and showed Pei Laoan the wedding dates written by the first wife.

In the past few days, Mrs. Pei has explained all the relatives in the family to Yu Tang. For some complicated relationships, she even drew a diagram according to what Pei Yan had done before. When Mrs. Pei talked about who was who in whose family, Yu Tang could understand it.

She looked at the wedding dates sent by the eldest wife, all of which were concentrated in May of the following year. She snorted coldly and said, "I think as long as he doesn't get married before you, he can do whatever he wants. My son hasn't even gotten married yet, so I don't have time to take care of my grandson. I'm not the kind of old lady who insists on having a lot of grandchildren."

As long as it didn't delay Pei Yan's marriage, he didn't care about it. But Old An's dissatisfaction reminded him of something, and he said, "Mom, I heard that my sister-in-law is thinking about your riverside house by the West Lake. Is that true?"

Since Pei Yan is the head of the Pei family, many people fawn on him. Even if he doesn't ask, some things will be passed on to his ears by others. Besides, she has no intention of keeping this matter secret.

After hearing this, Old An Pei said, "She said that the Yang family's roots are in the north, and she didn't understand the situation in the south. She didn't expect it to be so difficult to buy a house with a good location here. She accidentally found out that the riverside house was my dowry, and asked if she could pay double the money so that I could sell the riverside house to her." At this point, Old An's eyes were cunning, "I said that this dowry was left to me by my mother, and I was going to leave it for my daughter. Who knew that I was so lucky to have only three sons and no daughters, so I was going to give this riverside house to my granddaughter as a dowry."

Pei Yan was stunned, then shook his head helplessly.

It is impossible for the eldest branch of the family to have a granddaughter. The second branch has the fifth daughter, and he has not yet married, so it is possible that he may have a daughter. What Old An said is really heartbreaking.

The thought flashed through his mind, and Pei Yan looked around calmly.

Didn't see Yu Tang.

I don’t know if she avoided him because he came, or if she wasn’t here in the first place.