Chapter 32: The Fake Daughter of a Prominent Family
Qin Yiyi lowered her head to look at the book in her hand. There was a glimmer in her eyes and her smile widened a little, but she was a little embarrassed:
"I...want to learn, but..."
But there was no one to teach her, and most of the servants were illiterate, so even if she wanted to ask, she didn't know who to ask.
But she just wanted to take a look. Even if she just took it out and touched or flipped through it from time to time, she felt happy.
Lin Sheng smiled cheerfully: "I'll teach you."
He went to school for a few years when he was a child, and nowadays there are very few people who can drive. All this is thanks to his father who is the steward of the Su Mansion.
Qin Yiyi looked up in surprise: "Really?"
As soon as she said this, she seemed to remember something, and her face became visibly disappointed:
“My mother…”
Her mother didn't want her to get too close to Lin Sheng, and had told her many times before to stay away from Lin Sheng.
It’s just that Qin Yiyi has had few friends since she was a child. Her mother kept a close eye on her. When she was a child, she was often locked in the house and not allowed to go out. When she grew up, not only did her mother not relax her control, but the situation became even worse.
Whenever she went out, she would ask in detail who she had met and what she had said. She had to get to the bottom of everything.
Qin Yiyi would not resist, nor did she want to resist. She felt that it was because her mother had raised her alone and it was too hard and too stressful for her. In order to make her mother feel at ease, she went out less and communicated less with others.
Others don't like to visit her, as they think she's bored and uninterested. Only Mr. Lin would occasionally come to see her, ask about her situation, and chat with her. She cherishes her relationship with Mr. Lin very much.
Even though her mother repeatedly warned her not to associate with Lin Sheng, Qin Yiyi still couldn't bear to pay attention to him.
Lin Sheng also knew that Aunt Qin disliked him, although he didn't know why.
Logically speaking, his conditions should be perfect for Aunt Qin to find fault with. Moreover, his father also did not allow him to have much contact with Aunt Qin and Qin Yiyi.
Lin Sheng thought that it might be because Aunt Qin had rejected his father's good intention of arranging Qin Yiyi to be with the young lady, so his father had a grudge against Aunt Qin.
Thinking of this, Lin Sheng couldn't help but feel a little hesitant. Both elders were unwilling, so was there any hope for him and Qin Yiyi?
But he was somewhat unwilling to give up like this...
Lin Sheng cheered up and comforted Qin Yiyi:
"It's okay. We just need to keep Aunt Qin from finding out. I'll teach you secretly while Aunt Qin is working during the day, okay?"
Qin Yiyi's eyes lit up: "Will this be too much trouble for Brother Lin Sheng?"
Lin Sheng smiled and waved his hand:
"I don't have much to do on weekdays. I just pick up the master and the eldest master in the morning and evening. I can still spare time during the day."
Lin Sheng is now mainly responsible for being a driver, as the second young master has a business car for use.
Miss Youran was picked up and dropped off by Mr. Ye himself, day and night, rain or shine. This reduced some of his tasks, so he had a relatively free time during the day.
Qin Yiyi nodded in satisfaction:
"It doesn't take a long time. Just learn ten characters a day... No, five characters will do! Brother Lin Sheng, you just need to teach me how to recognize them. I will practice writing them by myself according to the book."
She can copy it!
Lin Sheng smiled wider: "Okay, you are so smart, you will definitely learn it quickly."
He looked at the sky which was getting darker and darker, and then he stopped smiling: "It's getting late, let's go back quickly, Aunt Qin will probably be leaving soon."
Qin Yiyi was startled. She looked at the sky and then at the small building behind her. She had wasted too much time. Maybe her mother was already in the house...
No, she had to go back immediately, otherwise her mother would start asking her questions again!
Qin Yiyi was like a frightened rabbit, panicking and said to Lin Sheng: "Brother Lin Sheng, I'm going back first. Thank you for helping me find the book."
Without waiting for Lin Sheng's reaction, he ran away from the side of the main building. Lin Sheng shook his head helplessly behind him, he was still so timid.
On the other side, Qin Yi hurried back to the small building where the servants lived. Seeing that there was no light in the room, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Fortunately, fortunately, his mother had not come back yet.
She quickly opened the door and went into the house, wanting to hide the book in her hand first so that her mother wouldn't find it.
But when he pushed the door open, he saw a person sitting in the middle of the slightly dim room. Qin Yiyi was startled and began to stutter again:
"Mom...when...you..."
When will you come back?
Qin Mingyue sat on a bamboo stool and asked her with a cold face: "Where have you been? Why haven't you come back for such a long time?"
She finished work early today, and when she came back from lunch, she found no one in the house. She immediately got angry. She told him not to run around, but he insisted on running around!
As time passed, Qin Yiyi still didn't come back, and Qin Mingyue became more and more angry.
Where on earth did this go?
He was angry and a little panicked at the same time. Could he have run to the front?
Qin Mingyue was angry and anxious, and finally met Qin Yiyi. Her temper was almost at the point of explosion.
She stood up suddenly, closed the door tightly, looked sternly at Qin Yiyi, who was hunching her shoulders in fear, and asked again:
"Where on earth have you been? What have you been doing? Speak!"
Qin Yiyi shrank back and choked, "Look…look…for…Brother Lin Sheng…"
Qin Mingyue's expression became even colder:
"Didn't I tell you not to associate with him? You don't even listen to your mother?"
Qin Yiyi explained anxiously:
"No, mother! I just... just... want to ask Brother Lin Sheng... to bring me something..."
Qin Mingyue glanced up and down at Qin Yiyi, her eyes resting on her hands behind her back:
"What is that? Take it out and let me see it!"
Qin Yiyi hesitated and took a step back, but finally handed the book over:
"Mom...it's...it's just a book..."
Qin Mingyue pulled the book out fiercely, not noticing that the corner scratched Qin Yiyi's hand.
Qin Yiyi let out a soft "hiss" and put his hands behind his back. Qin Mingyue was illiterate and flipped through the pages of the book but had no idea what it was:
"What do you want this for? You can't understand it."
Qin Yiyi lowered his head silently, and his hands behind his back subconsciously rubbed the place where he had just been scratched:
"Mom... I'm bored staying in the house... I want to learn some words..."
Qin Mingyue rolled up the book and was about to throw it away: "Why learn to read? You can't use it, it's just a waste of time."
Qin Yiyi quickly grabbed Qin Mingyue's hand and looked at her pleadingly:
"Mom! Mom! Don't throw it away... I'm just too bored... I don't know what to do... just killing time... really! Mom..."
Qin Mingyue looked at her tearful face for a long time, finally sighed and let go of her hand:
"You can't read, and you can't understand it, so this is of no use to you... Forget it, just keep it if you want."
Qin Yiyi held the book in her hands, carefully smoothed out the creases on it, and burst into laughter:
"Thank you, mom. I just flip through it occasionally for fun..."
Qin Mingyue pulled her to sit at the only table in the room, opened the lunch box, and pushed it in front of her:
"Eat now. The food has gotten cold after waiting for you for so long."
The hut they lived in was very simple, with only a table, two stools and a not-so-big bed.
When Qin Yiyi was still young, it was more than enough for her to sleep on it with Qin Mingyue. But as she got older, it has become a bit crowded now.
But Qin Mingyue never said she wanted to change her bed. She has always been extremely frugal in her life.
Logically speaking, Qin Mingyue has received a monthly salary over the years, and there are only two of them at home, so they should be living a relatively comfortable life.
After all, food and lodging are free. The servants have a fixed kitchen to cook, and all they have to do is take the lunch boxes and go get it.
Of course, if you want to cook, you can, but the food in the kitchen is just so-so.
Therefore, most servants with better conditions cook for themselves. It cannot be said that there are no servants like Qin Mingyue who get three meals a day, but they are very rare.
Basically, this happens only when there are no women at home and the bachelors don't know how to cook or are unwilling to cook.
As for Qin Mingyue, she just wanted to save money. She saved her salary except for necessary expenses.
Even Qin Yiyi's clothes were picked up from other people's old clothes and modified a little. In these aspects, Qin Yiyi always did what Qin Mingyue said.
Although she also envied others for having bright and beautiful new clothes to wear, she felt that her mother had worked hard to raise her and she had to be considerate.
Qin Yiyi concentrated on eating the cold food, praying that her mother would not remember to ask her anything else.
Unfortunately, Qin Mingyue was not so easy to fool. She poured a glass of water and placed it next to Qin Yiyi, and continued to question:
"Why did you take so long just to get a book? What else did you do? What did you say to Lin Sheng?"
Qin Yiyi was so frightened that she almost choked. Qin Mingyue helped her calm down while staring at her face like a searchlight.
Qin Yiyi has never been able to lie since she was a child. If she tells a lie, she will be exposed. It is obvious from one look that there is something she dare not tell her.
Qin Mingyue's expression became more serious: "What's going on?
Qin Yiyi lowered her head, her eyebrows were drooping, and her mouth opened and closed but she didn't dare to speak.
Qin Mingyue asked suddenly: "Did you go to the front?"
Qin Yi instinctively looked up at Qin Mingyue, his eyes filled with shock and panic: "Mother..."
Qin Mingyue still had something to not understand. She stood up in a flash, knocking over the stool with her, and said in an aggressive and urgent tone:
"Didn't I tell you not to go to the front? Why didn't you listen? Who did you meet? Speak now!"
Qin Yiyi's tears fell in fear. She knew her mother would not let her go if she didn't explain clearly, so she quickly told her everything:
"Mom! Don't be angry... I didn't mean it! I just... I just went to wait for Brother Lin Sheng to give me the book... I just happened to... I just happened to run into Miss Youran coming back... I didn't do anything... Really! Mom... Don't be angry... I won't dare to do it again next time!"
When Qin Mingyue heard Su Youran's name, she was surprised and happy. She held Qin Yiyi's hand tightly.
"Did you see Miss Youran? What did you say? How is she? Does she look good?"
Qin Yiyi was caught on the wound and gasped in pain: "Mom... it hurts..."
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