After leaving the teahouse, Zheng Yuanyuan lost interest in continuing to shop, so Xu Zhi simply took her home.
Zheng Yuanyuan lay on the bed, watching Granny Wang who was still busy preparing clothes for her to wear the next day, and asked softly, "Granny, are those swindlers really as hateful as Granny Lu said?"
Upon hearing this, Granny Wang felt that her young lady was rather ignorant of the hardships of life. She sighed and said, "My dear girl, the human heart is the most unpredictable thing. For the sake of profit, sometimes people will sell anything. It's not just those swindlers; those wicked servants are also hateful."
Granny Wang had worked in many households, so she had naturally encountered people of all kinds of temperaments. She had not only heard about them, but had even witnessed some people's private lives.
Granny Wang said, "Some families have few members and weak masters. With a powerful servant, they run the household. Some hateful ones even sell their young masters when the master dies or for some other reason. Girl, the most precious thing in this world is the human heart, and the most treacherous thing is also the human heart."
Zheng Yuanyuan asked, somewhat bewildered, "Granny, you always talk about people's hearts, but what exactly is the human heart?"
Granny Wang said, "I can't say for sure either. Young lady, you will meet many people in the future. Some of these people are kind to you, while others are kind on the surface but evil on the inside. How to distinguish them is up to you."
Upon hearing this, Zheng Yuanyuan simply sat up and said, "Granny, then tell me, how do we distinguish them?"
Granny Wang said with some difficulty, "Miss, you have to rely on your intuition to tell the difference."
Zheng Yuanyuan looked completely bewildered and asked, "What is intuition?"
Granny Wang sighed and said, "Miss, this depends on your own learning and accumulation. The more people you meet and the more things you experience, the better you will develop your judgment. Miss, you must do well the things that the eldest young mistress asked you to do. These are all things that can train your judgment. Don't underestimate these seemingly trivial things. Many people want to do them but don't have the opportunity to."
Zheng Yuanyuan nodded repeatedly. Granny Wang said, "It's getting late, Miss, you should rest early."
The next morning, the Zheng family's courtyard was bustling with activity.
After directing the kitchen to prepare breakfast, Granny Lu went to Xu Zhi's room to watch her get ready. Xu Zhi and Zheng Yuanyuan would be traveling around Yuezhou in the future, and today was their first appearance among the wives and children of Yuezhou's elites, so Granny Lu took it very seriously.
Xu Zhi also attached great importance to Yuezhou. Although it was not a very large place, it was the only prefecture in Daliang that had lifted the sea ban. Over the years, many families with profound heritage had emerged in this large city. The Shen family was the most prominent family in Yuezhou. Not only did the Shen family control more than ten large ships, but more importantly, many of the Shen family members were well-educated and had relatives with some celebrities in the capital and even some other places. After generations of accumulation, the Shen family could actually be considered a behemoth in Daliang Dynasty.
However, the Shen family has never been a high-profile family. Few of their members hold official positions in the capital, and even those who do are not of high rank. Therefore, unless one has actually come into contact with the Shen family, one would not know what kind of family they are.
Xu Zhi knew about the Shen family's situation only after Chen Zhaozhi, the third uncle of the Chen family, explained it to her in detail. The Chen family and the Shen family had some business dealings. For example, when ships went to sea, it was not usually a single family going it alone. Instead, several families would travel together on their ships. On the vast ocean, a single voyage could bring back countless riches, but it would also involve all sorts of dangers.
Xu Zhi dressed herself up to look mature. In Yuezhou City, she was now considered the mistress of the house. Zheng Boyuan was now a lieutenant under Gan Wenpei, the general of the Yuezhou Navy. In the future, she would be interacting with other ladies. If others knew that this family was run by a thirteen-year-old girl, they would always look down on her.
Granny Lu looked at Xu Zhi's rather old-fashioned jacket with some speechlessness and said, "Miss, no matter how old you dress, your face looks very young. How can people think you are old just because you dress old?"
Xu Zhi said, "Granny, there's no other way. Could you please comb my hair to make me look older later?"
Granny Lu said, "I used to look forward to your marriage, but now I feel that you shouldn't get married so early. If you get married, you'll have a lot to worry about. Madam is right. You shouldn't get married too early. If you get married later, you can enjoy a few more years of happiness at home."
Xu Zhi was choosing jewelry to wear, and said with a smile, "My situation is a bit special, you know. What do you think of this set of turquoise jewelry?"
Granny Lu said, "Why don't you wear that ruby set? It looks more luxurious. Although it's the old lady's birthday celebration in the Shen family today, which of the prominent families in Yuezhou City isn't quite wealthy? On occasions like this, everyone tries their best to dress up nicely. If we dress too plainly, we'll just be laughed at."
Upon hearing this, Xu Zhi smiled and said, "Granny is so thoughtful. Granny, if you hadn't come with me, I really wouldn't know what to do."
Granny Lu said, "It's getting late, let's hurry up and get ready to go out."
Xu Zhi nodded. Just then, Zheng Yuanyuan came over. Xu Zhi saw that Zheng Yuanyuan was dressed in an elegant and fresh style, and with a set of pearl jewelry, she looked even more pure and lovely. She couldn't help but nod.
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