Chapter 455 Visitors
After not seeing each other for a long time, everyone had to meet each other.
There were quite a few people from the Meng family who came this time, and together with the people from the Yuan family, the room was full. In addition to the eldest and second eldest sons of the Meng family and their families, there were also two girls about fifteen or sixteen years old. At this moment, one of them was looking at the furnishings in Shousong Hall with surprise and envy.
Although Madam Yuan had previously favored Yuan Qilei, Liu did not treat Madam Yuan badly because of this. Naturally, the decorations in Shousong Hall were all good.
"Hey, whose girls are these two?" The elder lady asked while looking at the girl with a smile.
Tang smiled slightly and said, "Aunt, these are our uncle's two daughters. One is Cui Rulin and the other is Cui Rumei. They are twins, both fifteen years old. They came to Beijing this time because our old man asked us to bring them here to see the world."
When Cui Rulin heard Tang introduce herself, she quickly withdrew her secret gaze and smiled with Cui Rumei as she called the elder lady "Auntie".
The elder lady nodded, knowing that the two girls must be the granddaughters of her eldest brother's step-wife, so she turned around and told Shaoyao to get the prepared box.
Yuan Ziyu was watching the two sisters Cui Rulin and Cui Rumei. She knew that her two uncles did not have a good relationship with their half-brother, but she didn't know why her uncles agreed to bring them to the capital.
Cui Rumei saw Yuan Ziyu looking at her. She knew that Yuan Ziyu was the most favored girl in the Yuan family, so she smiled sweetly at her. Yuan Ziyu responded with a faint smile.
Cui Rulin smiled at Yuan Ziyu and lowered her head, but Yuan Ziyu was still keenly aware of the jealousy hidden in Cui Rulin's eyes.
Yuan Ziyu frowned slightly, almost imperceptibly, then turned to whisper to Cui Ruxu and Cui Ruxun. The three of them hadn't seen each other for two years, so they naturally had a lot to talk about.
Cui Rulin bit her lip secretly when she saw this. They were all daughters of the Cui family, so why was this cousin treating them differently? She felt a little uncomfortable.
At that moment, Shaoyao took out the box, opened it, and placed it on the kang table next to the Yuanlao Madam. The Yuanlao Madam took out two red agate hairpins from the box and said to Cui Rulin and Cui Rumei with a smile, "This is your first time in the capital. Don't be shy. Have fun. Consider these two hairpins a welcome gift from me, an old woman."
The two of them hurried forward to receive it and thanked her, "Thank you, Auntie."
"It's just a trinket," Madam Yuan said with a smile, waving her hand. Seeing that there were three red agate bead hairpins in the box, she gave one each to Cui Ruxu, Cui Ruxun, and Yuan Ziyu, saying with a smile, "It's perfect for you five sisters to wear these hairpins during the New Year. It'll be neat and complete."
Yuan Ziyu and the other two also took it with a smile.
Cui Rulin sat aside, keeping a smile on her face, but she felt envious and jealous in her heart. Although their Cui family had some wealth, a red agate bead hairpin of this quality was not easily obtained. And here, it was just a small gadget that the elder lady gave to others as a reward.
Thinking of Yuan Ziyu's outfit, Cui Rulin couldn't help feeling jealous.
No one knew what Cui Rulin was thinking. The whole family chatted with the elder lady about family matters. Soon, a little maid came in and reported that the banquet was ready.
The elder lady smiled and said, "Let's go eat first. This year's New Year's celebration is really lively. It's a pity that Qi Lei was sent out of town and can't come back. Otherwise, the whole family would be together."
Yuan Qifeng did not tell Madam Yuan Lao about Yuan Qilei's madness. He only told her that Yuan Qilei had been sent to serve as an official in another place and would not be able to return to the capital in the next few years.
Of course, the Cui family didn't know about Yuan Qilei's affairs, so Tang smiled and said, "Don't worry, aunt. When my second cousin returns to Beijing, there will be plenty of time for him to reunite with you."
"That's true." The elder lady nodded with a smile, and let Bai Mama and Shaoyao support her as she led the group to the porch at the back.
The meal was lively and harmonious.
After finishing their meal, Yuan Qifeng took the men to the front yard to drink tea and chat, while the women stayed with Madam Yuan to relieve her boredom. As for the four sisters of the Cui family, they followed Yuan Ziyu back to Wuyou Pavilion.
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