So they only offered a few token words of concern and then ignored her.
Several little girls, about the same age as Xu Keke and Huihui, were instructed by the adults to come and play with Xu Keke and Huihui after they returned to the room prepared for them.
The woman who brought them was the fourth wife's niece, who was nineteen years old this year and surnamed Fang. They all called her their little cousin.
It's clear she wasn't just staying at the Chen family's house for free. Her role was more like that of a tutor, mainly looking after these young girls.
Only she didn't ignore Huihui and even said a few words to her.
The other five girls from the Chen family acted as if they hadn't even seen Huihui. They went inside and immediately started chatting with Xu Keke.
They had clearly done their homework before coming. Not one of them took the initiative to ask Xu Keke about her previous life.
The oldest among them was Chen Han, a round-faced girl who was only twelve years old.
"Little Hui, do you like sweets?"
Xu Keke saw Huihui sitting alone by the window, raised her head slightly, realized that she wasn't being asked about Huihui, and lowered her head again.
Xu Keke said it's alright.
Chen Han continued, "When you came here, did you see that street outside? It's seven shops ahead of where you came in. There's a shop called Longxiangzhai. Their pastries are the best."
Then the little girl very naturally instructed the old woman serving outside to go and buy some for them.
They then chatted about clothes and jewelry. It was said that Xu Keke liked wide-sleeved jackets. Chen Miao, a year younger than Xu Keke and roughly the same height, had someone fetch a newly made, yet-to-be-worn, light blue jacket with Chinese knot buttons and brought it to Xu Keke.
The other three also gave her some books and trinkets in this way.
After the snacks were bought, Aunt Fang went downstairs to prepare tea for them.
After she left, Chen Han blinked her big, round eyes, leaned close to Xu Keke, and whispered to her,
"She's not a proper young lady in our family. You don't need to pay attention to her. Just ask her to do whatever you need to do."
Xu Keke initially thought she was referring to her younger cousin, but unexpectedly, she continued...
"She insists on sharing a room with you, and you don't have any maids to serve you anyway, so let her take care of you."
Recalling how Huihui manipulated the original owner in her previous life, she wondered if this viewpoint was something she had learned on her own or something she had been taught.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
