After the banquet, Mrs. Dou was old and a little weak, so Mrs. Ren and Mrs. Jiang helped her go back to rest. Luo Jingrou originally lived in Ganquanju, so Mrs. Yu asked Aunt Qin to take Shi Yu back first.

In her mind, she regarded Aunt Qin as a nanny of higher rank than Shi Yu. Shi Yu would feel more at ease having her biological mother looking after her. Besides, if anything happened to Shi Yu, the responsibility would also be on Aunt Qin.

At this point, Yu took her daughter's hand and went back, but not to the east room, but to where Yu lived. She said, "While your father is not back yet, I will teach you how to manage the household."

What we taught before was just the basics, but now we are teaching the essence.

If Yao Niang was ignorant and had a good relationship with Luo Jingrou, she was afraid that her daughter would let the cat out of the bag, so she would definitely wait until her daughter was really sensible before teaching her. But this morning, her daughter exposed Luo Jingrou's tricks with just a few words, so Yu had to fight for her daughter.

My daughter is mediocre, and it would be fine if she lived an ordinary life, but she is so smart, and if I treat her in an ordinary way, wouldn't it be an insult to her natural wisdom?

"Today, what I'm teaching you is how to read the door invitation, but in reality, the most important thing is the personal connection. I'll start by teaching you about our relatives."

Yao Niang has a good memory. It is not because she has been reborn that she has such a good memory, but because she had a good memory in her previous life, especially for big and small things. She can remember them very quickly just by hearing them once. She is also good at imagination. This is why even if she sneaks a peek at storybooks at night or is distracted and dozing off during the day, she can still write down poems and essays almost at will.

Yu said, "You have seen our elder relatives today. This Madam Shan is your grandmother's nephew's wife. Although her family is still well-connected now, it is not as good as before. The most common thing in the officialdom is that people leave and the tea is cold. Madam Shan has a son and a daughter. I heard that her son Shan is about the same age as your brother and is a very romantic man. Her daughter is about the same age as your third sister. As for the Dou family, the Dou family is prosperous, but most of them are in their hometown in Fufeng County. Now there are only two branches left in the capital..."

Although Yao Niang knew all this in her previous life, now after hearing Yu talk about it, it seems much clearer.

At the end, Yu was a little tired, and just said that grandmother and cousin Yu would come over tomorrow, and Yao Niang had made a note of it.

Her grandmother, Mrs. Yu, passed away when she was ten years old. Fortunately, her cousin Yu got married before that, and it seems that her cousin Yu got married only in the past few years.

The only contact they had was that she didn't know why she moved in with her and always gave half of her share to her. At that time, Yu felt sorry for her parents' death and was very partial to her. Yao Niang was not very happy about this and was not very friendly to this cousin Yu who was begging for money.

In the evening, after wiping her face with a towel, Yao Niang asked Yin Rong: "My grandmother and cousin Yu are coming tomorrow. How are they? Do you know how they are?"

Yinrong heard Yaoniang mention the Yu family, and secretly looked at Yaoniang's face before saying, "Old Madam Yu likes to eat snacks. She needs two people to support her when she walks, otherwise she will be out of breath. She is a nice person. But I heard from Sister Erzhen that Old Madam Yu was not like this before. She was a very fierce woman. At that time, Old Master Yu's family was poor and he had to study. She took her daughter to sell cakes on the street. Later, when Old Master Yu passed the imperial examination, she became an official wife."

"As for Miss Yu, she is twelve years old this year, the same age as our Third Lady. We have not seen her often, so we don't know much about her."

Yao Niang smiled and said, "Forget it, we can meet tomorrow."

Early in the morning, when Yao Niang went to pay her respects to Mrs. Yu, she saw a very wealthy old lady and a very pretty little girl beside her.

When Mrs. Yu saw her coming in, she quickly said, "Mrs. Yao, this is your grandmother and cousin Yu Yan. Come and greet them."

Yao Niang bowed quickly and said, "Hello, Grandmother." Then she smiled and said to Yu Yan, "Cousin Yu."

Old Madam Yu quickly said to Mrs. Yu, "Oh, this must be Yao Niang, she is so pretty, she looks just like you. And our Jinghao, oh, your two children are really descendants of the Luo family, our Yan'er is really inferior to them."

"Mom, I think Yan'er is fine." Yu didn't agree with her belittling Yu Yan.

Yao Niang looked at Yu Yan, and indeed she looked unconvinced. Such people are very angular. Old Lady Yu was still smiling, and she was also very tactful. After saying a few words, she heard that Luo Jingrou and Luo Shiyu were coming over, and hurried to say goodbye.

"Mother, please stay and have lunch with us today. Why do you have to leave so soon?" Yu pressed her lips.

Old Madam Yu said, "I have lived in Xinghuayuan for a long time, and I am too old to socialize. Now that I have seen my two grandchildren, I am very happy."

"Seeing what you said, I will bring Jinghao and Yao Niang to see you in a few days." Yu did not stay long.

But she asked Erzhen to pack the cakes and fruits here with two pieces of cloth and give them to Old Lady Yu, and Yu Yan curled her lips secretly.

The grandfather and grandson entered the garden from a small corner door of the Luo family's house. It was a deserted place. Old Madam Yu saw that Yu Yan was angry and smiled slyly: "Young man, we are just living under someone else's roof. Do you still want them to treat you as a distinguished guest?"

Yu Yan, whose thoughts were touched, said uncomfortably, "Grandma, I don't think so."

"You don't think so, but you can hang an oil pot on your lips." Old Lady Yu laughed.

Yu Yan curled her lips: "It's understandable that outsiders are indifferent to us, but why is my aunt so cold?"

"Your aunt has her own children, and her daughter has just been found. If she treats you well, the girl will definitely be jealous. You don't have to worry, just go and pay your respects every day in a few days. Silly child, you are not young anymore, and your aunt has to find a good family for you and prepare a dowry for you in the future. Don't feel ashamed, just smile, if you have money, you can help others, if you don't have money, you can help others, it's better to wait for others to arrange you every day. Over the years, you and I have a total of five taels of silver per month, and your aunt gives me twenty taels during the New Year. On weekdays, we have never lacked anything in terms of clothes and even food in all seasons. We have such a big Xinghua Garden to live in, don't think face is important, face is not worth a few dollars." Old Lady Yu said earnestly.

Yu Yan deeply hated that her parents and grandfather died early, otherwise, why would she have to live under someone else's roof.

Yao Niang also asked the same question: "Mother, why did you let grandma and cousin go home? Why not let them play here for a while longer?"

"What's there to say? When times were tough at home, your grandmother almost sold me because the kiln would fetch the highest price, so she could sell me without hesitation. Just because I don't bring it up now doesn't mean I've forgotten it, Yao Niang, you have to remember that not every mother loves her children, especially daughters." Yu touched Yao Niang's head.

Yao Niang has never known any of this. No wonder she is warm on the outside but cold on the inside towards the Yu family.

Then I heard Yu say, "In life, the person closest to you may not be the one who treats you best. Maybe, when she was down and out, the person she wanted to plot against the most was you."

The words hit the nail on the head. Yao Niang thought of Lin Chaoyan and Luo Jingrou in her previous life. She couldn't help but hug her mother. It turned out that her mother's experience was the same as hers, and she was also plotted and harmed by her relatives.

"Mother, I don't want to be separated from you for the rest of my life."

Yu felt that her daughter was getting closer and closer to her, so she hugged her daughter back and said, "Okay, you will be with me every day from now on."

"Hehe, you mother and daughter are together every day, what should I do?" Luo Zhizheng, who had just walked in, was a little dissatisfied when he saw this situation.

For the first time, the mother and daughter were not afraid of Luo Zhizheng and both covered their mouths and laughed.