Honglian smiled and said, "Aunt, don't just focus on the color. Hurry up and have a taste. Our grandmother is waiting for your praise. We tasted it before and we all said it was good, which made our grandmother very happy. But we are servants after all, so the praise doesn't carry much weight. Now grandmother is not satisfied, and she won't let us have another bite even if she says a lot of good things."
"You just made up stories about me." Su Nuannuan looked at Honglian and gritted her teeth, "Why didn't you say that you ate four or five ice cream balls in one go? Your teeth and stomach couldn't handle it if you ate any more? Besides, how much food is there in total? If you give it to the old ladies, how can there be anything left? Not to mention that your grandfather specially stayed here last night for this, and asked you three or four times after getting up early to think about him and leave some for him. Now you are still bragging in front of me."
Aunt Jing was listening with a smile at first, but when she heard the last sentence, she suddenly raised her head and stared at Honglian, her face full of surprise, which made Honglian confused. She couldn't help but touch her face and said, "Aunt, why are you looking at me like this?"
"Sister gave Honglian to me?"
Aunt Jing didn't act coy. She turned around and asked Su Nuannuan, which confused Su Nuannuan. She murmured, "For Master? For Master, what?"
Honglian reacted immediately, her face flushed with shame, and she stamped her feet and said, "What nonsense are you talking about, aunt? I... Master... How is this possible? It's grandma..." Having said this, she suddenly remembered that the matters between grandma and master should not be exposed by a girl like her, so she had no choice but to turn around and run away.
At this time, Su Nuannuan also understood and couldn't help laughing: "So you mean this, how is this possible? Honglian is a good person, I am still waiting to find her a good husband to marry, I will never let her suffer this. Besides, how many good cabbages has Duan Tingxuan brought back? Let's not talk about other things. Just talking about you and Sister Lan, if one of you can get one, any man should laugh secretly for three days and three nights, and then be loyal to one person until the end. How can he be like this? He continues to be a playboy, not afraid of being struck by lightning for his greed."
"Grandma, you are really too kind. How can I be worthy of such praise? Even if my appearance is a little brighter, don't you know that flowers do not last forever? A woman's beauty only lasts for ten or twenty years."
"Don't be modest. How can it be only 10 or 20 years? Youth is from 15 to 30. This is the period of budding, which is 15 years. Women from 30 to 40 are like flowers in full bloom, the most vivid and attractive. This is another 10 years. From 40 to 50. Although the flowers are not in full bloom, they are not withered. The faces of women during this period may appear a little older than those in youth, but because of the added life experience, their temperaments become more mature and elegant, just like the afternoon sun. Not bright but bright, shining on people and warming them, it is the most comfortable. This is another 10 years. After 50, although you are getting older, the afterglow still remains, and it has a unique flavor. The so-called infinite beauty of the sunset refers to this time. Although it is close to dusk, you will have children and grandchildren, and your heart will be happy and peaceful. It may not be beautiful in the eyes of others, but for us, it is the most satisfying and happy day, the most flawless beauty. In this way, beauty runs through our women's lives, and this is our advantage."
Aunt Jing stared at Su Nuannuan blankly, and was completely confused: Can a woman be interpreted this way? This... is this a perverse theory? But... I felt that it made sense for some reason, and I was a little excited. What was going on? Not only was she excited, but her heart, which had always been as calm as water, was actually rippled by these words: Can a woman live this way?
"I finally understand why Master only likes to hang around Grandma now." Aunt Jing lowered her head and suddenly said softly, "When Grandma said this just now, I felt that your whole body was glowing, simply radiant. To be honest, Grandma, since I entered this mansion, my heart has been like dead water, so calm that there is no ripple anymore. I originally felt very satisfied with this kind of life, but after hearing what you said, I actually felt a little hope again, as if... I suddenly felt a little happy."
"Your words are grammatically incorrect. After entering the Marquis' Mansion, your heart is as dead as a pool of water? And you still feel satisfied? You..."
Su Nuannuan was so strange that she couldn't help scratching her hair. This lovely action made Aunt Jing couldn't help but smile, and she smiled and said, "Grandma, you haven't had the experience of a maid, so naturally you don't know what I'm thinking. I was saved by the master and escaped from the sea of suffering in hell, so I'm naturally grateful, but I... I've had such an experience, after escaping from death, all my thoughts are indifferent, and I just want to live a peaceful life. In the days in the Marquis's Mansion, with the master taking care of me, I didn't suffer any hardships, but I didn't have any enjoyable things. Planting flowers and grass was just to kill time, and I never loved it from the bottom of my heart. After listening to grandma's words today, I realized that my life was just like boiled water, plain and tasteless. Although those literati and poets all say that plainness is true, it is really too plain. If possible, I also want to be like grandma, so vigorous and live so freely and freely."
Su Nuannuan blinked. She felt that she understood what Aunt Jing said, but she couldn't explain it. It was an emotion that could only be felt but not expressed in words. However, foodies always like simplicity and don't like complexity, so she smiled and said, "No matter what, I heard that you seem to have understood something from my words. You will be happier and live a better life in the future. That's right. If a beauty like you is depressed all your life, even the heavens will be angry. Did they give you such a stunning face just to make you a nun? What a waste of God's gift!"
Aunt Jing couldn't help laughing again and shook her head, saying, "Grandma, your words are too humorous. I feel uneasy when you praise me like that. What do you mean by becoming a nun? I just don't want to be a nun anymore. I can't bear to cut off my beautiful hair..."
Before I could finish my words, I suddenly heard a clear voice like a yellow oriole in the yard calling out, "Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, how did you make that ice cream? Oh my god, it's so delicious. My brother and I almost had a fight over it. My aunt also said it was delicious. She and my brother urged me to come over and asked if you had any more."
As the voice sounded, the second girl Duan Xinqi ran in with a red face. When she saw Aunt Jing, she immediately stopped and a trace of nervousness appeared on her face. Now she can completely open her heart in front of Su Nuannuan, but she still can't open up to others.
"The second young lady is here?" Aunt Jing stood up, with a hint of surprise in her eyes: Is this the cowardly and timid second young lady in her impression? She turned out to be such a pretty girl? How come she had never seen such a lively and lovable girl before?
"Bah! You are really greedy. I just made some cream yesterday while your brother was at home and asked him to do hard labor. Today, you made all the cream into ice cream. After giving it away to old ladies and other places, it was all gone. Where is there anything left?"
Su Nuannuan also stood up, and smiled as she helped Duan Xinqi put away her clothes, saying, "You ran here like this? Aren't you afraid that people will see you and laugh at you for being crazy?"
Aunt Jing's heart tightened. Based on her little understanding of Duan Xinqi, this weak girl would not be able to bear such words. Unexpectedly, the next scene made her eyes pop out. Duan Xinqi smiled and pouted, "Sister-in-law, please make more some time. This thing is really delicious in summer. Next time, you can give me more and I will ask my mother to embroider the most exquisite purse for you. How about it? My mother's flowers are better than even the best embroiderer."
"Your mother, your mother, everything is your mother's fault. You are already thirteen, when will you make something for me?" Su Nuannuan said as she pressed Duan Xinqi into the chair. The little girl said in frustration, "Sister-in-law, don't you know my craft? I am not very good at it. My mother also said that I should practice needlework. I have worked hard these days, but it is not something that can be accomplished overnight. Sister-in-law, please be patient. I will become a master in two years and make a few good things to thank you."
"Okay, I'll wait." After Su Nuannuan finished speaking, she said to Xiangyun behind her, "I don't know where Honglian has gone. Go find her and tell her that the second young lady is here. Bring her the pieces of plain satin I left for her the other day and let her take them back to practice."
Xiangyun agreed and went out. Duan Xinqi smiled and thanked her. Suddenly, he saw the plate in Aunt Jing's hand and couldn't help but exclaimed, "Aunt, why aren't you eating yet? But you don't like it? If you don't like this, what else do you want to eat?"
"No." Aunt Jing quickly shook her head to deny it, but Su Nuannuan glared at her and said decisively, "Don't have any bad ideas. Aunt is just talking to me. I haven't had time to eat yet. I guarantee you'll like it after eating it."
Aunt Jing saw Duan Xinqi's face fall, and then she understood what she meant. How could she argue with a little girl? Just as she was about to let her go, she heard Su Nuannuan say with a smile: "Don't listen to her, she is just pretending to be pitiful. I sent Aunt Lin a lot of food in her room. You should eat it quickly. If you stay for a while, it will turn into water."
Aunt Jing just thought it was funny, and quickly scooped a mouthful with the small spoon on the plate and put it into her mouth. After tasting it carefully, she nodded and praised: "It is really delicious. No wonder the second young lady came over so quickly to ask if there is any left? If there is, I will also beg for some with a drooling face." After saying that, she ate two more mouthfuls, put the plate down, and smiled at Su Nuannuan: "I can take the rest back to eat. If grandma is reluctant to part with the plate, I will send it back to you later."
"You're insulting me, right? What kind of person did you say I was?" Su Nuannuan rolled her eyes. "It's just a plate, not some precious Ru kiln artifact. Take it away."
"I knew that grandma is generous." Aunt Jing smiled, and suddenly heard someone outside the yard say, "Is the grandma here? The old lady asked you to come over." It turned out to be Qiu Ling's voice. Sure enough, the door curtain was lifted in a moment, and who else could it be but Qiu Ling who came in?
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