Su Xueli realized this and quickly explained, "Second Aunt, Ming Shen speaks very highly of you. He says you are cultured, refined, and kind. He likes you very much and wants me to learn from you."
Second Aunt chuckled and said warmly, "Ming Shen's wife is really good with words. Your second aunt isn't that nice, she's just a down-to-earth person. If you don't mind the bad luck, come in and sit for a while."
Su Xueli followed her second aunt into the house, saying, "Look at what you're saying, second aunt. You've cleaned this place so well, I was worried you'd think I'd made your house dirty."
"Oh, don't say that. You're a newcomer, and your aunt just wants to share in the joy."
There was a stove burning in my second aunt's room, so it was very warm.
She invited Su Xueli to sit by the stove, poured her hot tea, and offered her apples, melon seeds, and candy.
She has a salary, so her living conditions are naturally better than those of an average family, but most of these snacks were given to her nephews and nieces.
Su Xueli said, "I came here today specifically to thank my second aunt. My sister had a fight with me the day before yesterday and was beaten by my father. She stayed at your house for a few days and troubled you. I'm so sorry for making you laugh."
Second Aunt said gently, "Don't mention it. We're family, there's no trouble or anything. It's just that Mingyue is such a sensible girl. I've talked to her about it these past two days at my house. You seem like a very sensible child, so don't take it to heart."
Su Xueli said, "I won't stoop to her level. We've already made up."
My second aunt said with a smile, "That's good. When a family is living together, there are bound to be disagreements. If everyone is accommodating, we can get by. Anyway, she's not young anymore. If she says she'll get married, then she can get married. Then it will be peaceful."
Su Xueli chuckled twice and said, "That's how it is, that's how it is."
I thought to myself: There is no future.
She took out a straw-woven peach from her bag and said, "Second Aunt, it's our first meeting, so I don't have anything to give you. This is a little trinket I made myself. You can put it on your desk as a decoration."
She had carefully prepared the longevity peaches for her second aunt in advance. They were painted red and adorned with two leaves, making them look just like real peaches at first glance.
The second aunt's eyes lit up, and she held it in her hands, exclaiming in surprise, "Oh my, it's so beautiful! It's a masterpiece! Nephew's wife, did you make it yourself?"
Su Xueli smiled and nodded.
Her second aunt looked at her in surprise and asked, "You have this skill? Who taught you?"
Su Xueli said, "Second Aunt, I've loved making things up since I was little. I also love to think things through. I try to make things up whenever I see them, and the more I make them, the more realistic they become."
My second aunt looked at me with disbelief and said, "So you're a genius? That's so rare, it's simply amazing."
Su Xueli felt very pleased to hear this, but she remained modest.
Since it was her first time visiting someone else's home, she felt it wasn't appropriate to stay too long. Also, she was preoccupied with the chores at home, so she said goodbye to her second aunt.
Her second aunt saw her off all the way to the gate of her courtyard and told her to come visit her whenever she had time, as she was always home on weekends.
When Su Xueli returned home, Xiao Luo had already left. She saw a pile of things on the bed, including perfume, scarves, and hats.
They're all from the south, and the styles are very fashionable.
It must be said that even in this era, many ornaments from the South were very fashionable and beautiful, and could still be appreciated by people of later generations.
Before she could ask, Wei Mingshen said, "Xiao Luo brought over some goods from the south and asked me to sell them."
Su Xueli casually replied, "Then shouldn't we send it to Lin Meizhi?"
Wei Mingshen said, "So, I need you to come with me to deliver it to her."
Su Xueli shook her head: "I don't have time, you go by yourself."
“No, I’ve said I won’t meet with her alone before the divorce.”
"You're just delivering goods to her, which means you're doing business together. What's wrong with that?"
Wei Mingshen glanced at her sideways, "You know that Lin Meizhi won't let me go easily after seeing me."
Su Xueli said dismissively, "That's between you two, it has nothing to do with me."
"It has nothing to do with you, because you are now my wife."
Su Xueli sneered, "I don't care, why are you taking it so seriously?"
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