Li Miao was stunned; she hadn't come to her senses yet.
She inquired and inquired, but the nannies kept their mouths shut tighter than clams. When they mentioned the woman named Suti, they were extremely respectful.
Thinking back to when she used to come here, they were always so careful around her, never daring to say a word against her.
Although Li Ci had a bad temper, she still gave her cousin face. If anyone in the family gave her a hard time, she would definitely be scolded.
But things have changed drastically. The mistress of the house has long since changed, and this distant relative is no longer close to her.
Indeed, if it weren't for this wedding, she, as the great-aunt, wouldn't have had the chance to come. She thought of her proud and arrogant cousin and her niece.
Her cousin is truly heartless. He can be so cruel to his own daughter and the grandson he has raised for so many years. She, his cousin who is a generation apart from him, is nothing compared to him.
"I know, don't you trust me to do things?" Li Miao rolled her eyes at her husband.
She refused to believe that there was anyone in the world more difficult to deal with than Li Ci.
Zheng Kangye glanced at her. Indeed, after all these years, she had a very good grasp of the proper boundaries with the Li family.
Li Miao saw her nephew who hadn't said much and wanted to smile at him, but he went downstairs and outside as if he hadn't seen her.
Li Miao took a deep breath and went upstairs.
After Li Baichuan left, Su Ti looked up at the house and saw that everything was red, which made Su Ti's eyes hurt.
This family really can't function without a woman; the way they've put together this wedding room is just indescribable.
"Knock knock knock!" Su Ti was startled. There was no more teasing of the bride at this time. Everyone below should be arranging things to go to the Friendship Hotel.
Suti figured it was probably the nanny. She had just told Baichuan she wasn't hungry, so she reluctantly got up and opened the door.
"Who are you?" A complete stranger.
"Child, I am your great-aunt." Li Miao smiled as soon as she saw him.
"Great-aunt?" Su Ti thought for a moment. She seemed to have heard her grandfather mention such a person. She had thought about recognizing relatives, but she didn't expect her to contact her so soon.
Regardless, Suti still warmly welcomed them in.
"Please have a seat." Suti wasn't familiar with her, but he wore a polite smile.
"I've heard your grandfather talk about you, but I haven't had a chance to come and see you. You and Baichuan have suffered so much." Li Miao was unsure of his new daughter-in-law's temperament.
“Grandma, it’s not bitter. Compared to what Grandpa went through, we live in a peaceful era. How can we say it’s bitter?”
Suti knew that Li Ci was raised by this great-aunt when he was a child, and she and Li Ci should be closer.
Logically speaking, it would be more reasonable for her to stand up for Li Ci and give her a hard time, so why did she look like she was wronged on their behalf from the start? Su Ti didn't stupidly respond.
“…” Li Miao paused.
"Yes, your grandfather had a hard life, but now that you've found him, he's very happy." Li Miao didn't know if she was really stupid or just pretending.
Can't you see she's trying to make amends?
Suti didn't respond at all, looking at the person with a serious expression.
“How can you say that Grandpa had a hard life? Grandpa dedicated his whole life to the country and the people. He never felt bitter. He was a respectable person.”
Li Miao paused slightly, then looked at Su Ti and gave a forced smile. "Yes, you're right. I misspoke."
Li Miao could tell that this new bride was difficult to deal with, and he didn't want to befriend her.
"Wife, everything is ready downstairs, let's go..." Li Baichuan came upstairs to pick up his wife, but when he saw that there were still outsiders in the house, he frowned and left.
"Great-aunt," Li Baichuan greeted her politely. He glanced at his wife and saw that she looked alright, so she probably wasn't there to cause trouble.
After calling out to her, he didn't wait for her response and said to his wife, "Honey, do you need to change your clothes? Shall we go to the Friendship Hotel now?"
“Grandpa and Dad’s comrades-in-arms have all arrived, and Grandpa’s side has also gone over. Grandpa and Dad went over there first to entertain the guests, and we’ll go over after we’ve tidied up.”
Li Miao felt that the couple either didn't welcome her or were cold-hearted, and she couldn't stand it any longer.
"Are you going to the restaurant? I'll go down and see if there's anything I can help you with."
Even though they said they were going to change clothes and were being so cold to her, she couldn't muster any enthusiasm.
"Alright, then take care, Auntie." Li Baichuan said very politely.
Li Miao stared at the two of them in astonishment; she had never felt so humble before.
In the past, at least someone like Li Ci knew how to appease her. Why do these two seem so stubborn?
Li Miao took a deep breath to calm himself down, then smiled at the two of them without any sign of annoyance and went downstairs.
"Wife, what did she come here for?" Li Baichuan asked after everyone had left.
"They probably came to find out what kind of person my new wife is." They were so disrespectful to her just now, and she was able to put up with it. She's a very patient person.
“Honey, I don’t have a very good impression of them. They are polite on the surface, but the way they look at you doesn’t lie.”
"They arrived two days early. At first, they were very enthusiastic towards my grandfather and father, but didn't pay much attention to me. Later, they probably realized my grandfather's attitude."
"The way she acted these past two days, as if I were her biological child, it was so fake."
In the past few days, Li Baichuan felt that he had met too many people, and they had all kinds of attitudes towards him.
He noticed many of the compliments that were meant to be deceiving, as well as the subtle expressions of disdain and a desire to see them make a fool of themselves.
There are too many people in the Zheng family, big and small, especially that one who is his peer and has always followed him. He even wanted to go with him to pick up the bride, but he finds them particularly annoying.
“I can tell. They are distant relatives of Grandpa. If we are not easy to get along with, it will be difficult for them to seek benefits in the future.”
Suti knew very well that no matter how good or bad they were, that great-aunt's family would always fawn over them.
But as soon as the Li family falls, they are the first to run away; such people are not worth getting close to.
Since we'll only see each other at the wedding anyway, and we probably won't see each other again, there's no need to waste any more time and effort.
"Wife, do you want to change your clothes?" Li Baichuan didn't want to deal with the Zheng family. He checked the time and felt it was about time to leave.
"Let's not change anymore, let's go now." Unlike in later generations, brides here don't change into four or five outfits at their wedding.
When Su Ti and Li Baichuan came downstairs, all the guests had already left except for a few nannies.
"Brother Chuan, shall we go now?" Biancheng had been waiting for him at the door, but Brother Chuan had said he would go later.
There's probably a mess over there right now, but as long as his grandpa and dad are there, it'll be fine.
His wife is pregnant, so it would be more appropriate for them to go there once things are more stable over there.
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