Fourth Grandma Luo pulled Jiang and giggled, "I have heard of Madam Chen's virtuous reputation for a long time, and today I finally get to see her."
Jiang quickly smiled and said a few polite words, and Fourth Grandma Luo pulled Chen Yuqing aside and started praising her.
The young woman grabbed Chen Ahfu's hand and said with a smile, "You are the sister of the Chen family, right? My name is Chu Hua. My brother has mentioned me in front of you, right?"
Chen Afu fell in love with this future sister-in-law as soon as he saw her. She not only had a stunning appearance, but also had a good temperament, was cheerful and generous, and should be easy to get along with.
When the Chu family was in trouble, she was only ten years old. Her mother was forced to become a nun, her father went to the princess's mansion, her grandmother was no longer alive, and the only person left in the marquis's mansion was her second aunt who was confused. The old marquis asked Chu Lingxuan to take her to the third wife of Chu to raise her when he went to the border, and she returned to the capital to get married when she was sixteen.
Chen Afu smiled and said, "I have heard of Sister Hua for a long time, especially Host Lechen, who told me many interesting stories about Sister Hua's childhood." She didn't want to mention Chu Lingxuan, so she brought up Host Lechen.
Chu Hua's eyes turned red after hearing this, and he said, "I will go visit my mother this time. I haven't seen her for several years."
Mrs. Chu Er saw them standing there talking and said with a smile, "Why are you all standing there? Come and sit over here."
Mrs. Luo helped Madam Chen sit on the armchair, and Madam Chen sat down as well. Madam Chu said she was the second wife of the Marquis's mansion, but her husband only donated a small official position, and he had to come here to put on airs.
Jiang knew many of the women and started chatting with them as soon as she sat down.
Chu Hua took Chen Afu and introduced the ladies present. He did not introduce Mrs. Chu, who was sitting in the main seat, but the first middle-aged woman he introduced was Mrs. Luo, "This is my second aunt, Mrs. Luo."
Mrs. Luo smiled and said, "Good boy, you are really beautiful." As she said that, she took off a jade bracelet from her wrist and handed it to Chen Afu.
This compliment doesn't sound so uncomfortable. Beauty is not always a compliment.
Chen Afu bowed his head and thanked him with a smile, then took the bracelet. After Mrs. Luo gave Chen Yuqing and Chen Yuxia a gift, Chu Hua took Chen Afu to introduce them to other people.
There was a lady in her forties who held Chen Afu's hand and kept praising him. She was the wife of General Fu, and General Fu was also the matchmaker between Chu Lingxuan and Chen Afu.
After the introduction, the three sisters Chen Afu sat down next to Jiang. Several ladies praised Chen Yuqing, which made Jiang smile.
Mrs. Chu was very lonely. She hadn't even greeted her yet. This country wife of Chu Lingxuan was really rude.
After a while, a few girls came in from outside, and Grandma Luo asked them to come and pay their respects to Jiang.
They were the second daughter of the Chu family, thirteen-year-old Chu Zhen, the legitimate daughter of the second wife. The third daughter, Chu Lin, nine-year-old, the concubine of the second wife. There were also three girls from the Luo family, among whom the nine-year-old eldest daughter, Luo Ying, was the eldest daughter of the fourth grandmother Luo. Chen Ahfu had seen her when he was selling sewing kits last year.
Jiang smiled and gave them a gift, and Chen Afu also gave them two pearl flowers each. She had prepared some animal ornaments before, but after hearing what Chu Lingxuan said, she changed her mind and gave them pearl flowers.
Chu Erren smiled at Madam Luo and the others and said, "Look how polite these children are. As soon as they come in, they know to greet their elders."
Madam Fu had always disliked this Li, and she said sarcastically, "Yes, the elders should act like elders, and the younger generations will act like younger generations."
Madam Chu was so choked that she was speechless and didn't dare to offend Madam Fu.
It was time for lunch, so Chu Hua went to pick up Chu Hanyan and brought her to the flower hall.
The little girl was wearing a small dress made for her by Chen Afu, which was festive and beautiful. But when she saw so many people, she became scared and buried her face in Chu Hua's waist without raising it. Chu Hua smiled awkwardly and coaxed her softly.
Most of these guests had attended the birthday party last year, and those who hadn't attended had also heard of Chu Hanyan's reputation as a lunatic. However, the Chu family had never admitted that the child was mentally ill, only saying that she was timid and afraid of meeting strangers.
A six or seven-year-old girl said, "Mother, didn't you say that the Chu family's sister is not mentally ill? Why is she still like this..."
Her mother was so scared that she quickly covered the little girl's mouth, but everyone knew that she wanted to say the word "stupid".
Except for Mrs. Chu, who had a smile on her face, the other Chu family members and relatives blushed. Luo Ying said angrily, "Nonsense, cousin Yan'er is not sick."
The little girl's mother kept apologizing, "I'm sorry, the child was just talking nonsense. Of course the eldest sister of the Chu family is not sick."
Chen Ahfu stood up, walked to Chu Hanyan's side, and whispered, "Sister, why do you want to hide your face? Is it because you were naughty and made your face look messy?"
Chu Hanyan hadn't seen her aunt for several days. When she heard her voice, she no longer cared about being afraid. She raised her head happily and grinned. Her smile was as beautiful as a flower, and immediately brightened the whole room.
She took Chen Afu's hand and said softly, "Auntie, I am very clean. I am not naughty and I haven't made a mess on my face. If you don't believe me, let me take a look." After saying that, she raised her face up as much as possible.
Chen Ahfu looked down at her face carefully and said with a smile, "There really aren't any flowers. Auntie is overthinking." He then touched her head and said, "These grandmothers, aunties, and sisters are here to congratulate you on your birthday. Shouldn't you go and greet them and say thank you?"
Chu Hanyan looked around with her eyes wide open. She was dazzled by so many people. She didn't like so many people looking at her, nor did she like her home here.
But seeing the expectation in her aunt's eyes, she felt that she should go. Although there was a hint of reluctance on her face, she nodded.
Chen Afu held Chu Lingyan's hand and walked forward with Chu Hua. Arriving next to Jiang first, Chen Afu let go of her hand and said, "This is the grandmother of the Chen family, aunt's mother."
This introduction gave Jiang a big good person card. Chu Hanyan performed a standard blessing ceremony and called out softly, "Grandmother of the Chen family."
Jiang said happily, "Oh my god, what a beautiful child, what a lovely child. Oh, I finally opened my eyes today."
It is undeniable that Jiang is good at talking and showing support. After that, he gave her the prepared gift - a purse containing a jade rabbit ornament, and Qiao'er behind her took it.
Then she came to Madam Fu. Madam Fu was smart, and her husband was Chu Lingxuan's immediate superior, so they naturally had a special relationship. She praised Chu Hanyan like a flower and gave her a gift.
Then, Madam Li, Madam Wang, Madam Yang...
After walking around, there was a lot of praise. In the minds of these people, although they thought Chu Hanyan was not very smart, she was definitely not a fool. Moreover, she was very beautiful and could be said to be the best-looking child in the room.
Her mental illness was cured! Or maybe she was not sick, but just a little timid. I don't know who was so wicked to spread such a bad reputation about this child.
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