Chapter 103: The Importance of Identity Parity
Daohua’s tenth birthday was not a big celebration, and she did not invite any young ladies from other families to come and play. She just had a simple bowl of longevity noodles with her family and that was it.
"Daohua, haven't you always been in contact with Miss Zhou? Why didn't you invite her over to your house today?"
After eating the longevity noodles, Mrs. Li, Ms. Sun, Ms. Wu, Yan Yihan, Yan Yishuang, and Yan Yile all sat in the old lady's room and chatted with her.
Daohua glanced at her second aunt, who was hinting at something. Yan Wenjie's failure to go to Wangyue Academy had left some resentment in the hearts of the people from the second house. "I've only known Sister Zhou for a short time, so it's not right to invite her rashly."
Sun shook her head, disagreeing, "Daohua, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but your idea is wrong. The interactions between people depend on visiting each other. The more you interact, the deeper your feelings will naturally become."
Daohua smiled and said, "Second Aunt is right, but I think that when we interact with each other, we should be equal in status. That's the only way to get along better, don't you think?"
Old Master Zhou was the former Prime Minister, and Mr. Zhou Er is the current Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. The Zhou family is much more prestigious than the Yan family.
Even though the Zhou family is still treating the Yan family well now, that is only because of Xiao Yeyang, not because of the Yan family itself.
If the Yan family rashly tries to curry favor with the Zhou family at this time without knowing the limits, the Zhou family may not say anything openly, but they will probably look down on the Yan family in private.
Besides, Zhou Jingwan is obviously a spoiled person who needs to be praised and pampered all the time. It is enough to give each other some gifts and maintain a relationship. She will not take the initiative to invite people to her side and make herself uncomfortable.
Sun didn't expect Daohua to say that. She was slightly surprised for a moment, then smiled and said, "You're too suspicious, girl. You little girls shouldn't think so much about just playing and socializing with each other."
"Listen to Second Aunt. Send an invitation to Miss Zhou and get closer to her. The Zhou family has a wide network of contacts in Xingzhou. With her guiding you sisters, you will definitely become familiar with the young ladies of Xingzhou City quickly."
This was her purpose, to let her two daughters go out and socialize more.
After coming to Xingzhou City, she deeply realized the importance of identity.
In the county town, even though she was only the county magistrate's sister-in-law and the head of the household was just a commoner, she could still visit each family alone.
But in Xingzhou City, she couldn't even enter someone else's house unless she was led by her sister-in-law.
She couldn't even get in, let alone her two daughters.
The life of the head of the family has already been determined. If the two daughters want to have a good future, they can no longer rely on their father. Now they can only rely on Wenjie.
But even if Wenjie has a bright future, that will be many years later.
Let the two daughters interact more with young ladies from official families. No matter what, their knowledge and vision will definitely be improved. Isn't this better than staying at home and studying hard?
As soon as these words were spoken, Yan Yihan and the other two looked at Daohua. Obviously, these words touched their hearts.
Daohua's expression faded. She found that everyone in the second house seemed to like teaching others how to do things. Second Uncle was like this, and so was Second Aunt.
When interacting with people, she prefers to let things take their own course and doesn't like to be too specific, especially when it comes to interactions with people with utilitarian purposes.
Old Mrs. Yan didn't know much about the social etiquette of wealthy families. Thinking that it would be a good thing for Daohua to interact more with girls of the same age, she didn't say anything.
Mrs. Li was well aware of the rules of interaction between families. Although children's interactions did not need to be so particular, their behavior would still be influenced by their family status.
For example, if Daohua and the others were to interact with Miss Zhou, then they would have no choice but to be humble and submissive in front of Miss Zhou.
Madam Li glanced at her daughter, who was clearly unhappy, and at Sun, who seemed to be trying to persuade her, and smiled before stopping herself. "We haven't prepared anything today, so how can we invite anyone to our home? Maybe next time."
Then, he changed the subject.
Mrs. Wu also helped to change the subject, looking at the old lady with a smile: "Mother, I heard that the wine you and Daohua jointly brewed is ready to drink?"
Speaking of wine, the old lady immediately became interested. She really didn't expect that rice flowers could actually be used to make wine by simply sealing grapes.
"It's drinkable now. It tastes good and isn't too intoxicating."
Daohua smiled and said, "Grandma, wine is good for your health, but don't drink too much. If you like it, just one glass a day will be enough."
The old lady nodded and said, "Don't worry, your grandmother is not greedy. But you are a little greedy cat. The last time we opened the door, it was Man'er who carried you back to the yard."
Daohua smiled awkwardly. It was really not her fault. The wine tasted so good that she drank it directly as a beverage. However, the aftereffect was so strong that she fainted.
"Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon. My eldest brother and his family should be on holiday by then. My fourth brother has been clamoring for some wine this morning. When they come back, we can enjoy the moon and drink some wine together."
When the old lady heard this, she immediately laughed heartily.
When people get old, they like to be surrounded by their children and grandchildren.
Sun spoke again, "Isn't the young prince also studying at the academy? Daohua, how about you write a letter to the young prince and invite him to our house for the Mid-Autumn Festival?"
Hearing this, Daohua couldn't help but want to roll her eyes.
Why is her second aunt’s face so big?
She didn't even want to make friends with the Zhou family, let alone Xiao Yeyang, a member of the royal family!
The gap in status is so huge that you have to stand on tiptoe and stretch your hands to reach it. Aren’t you tired?
She had only one thought about Xiao Yeyang, that is, if he got close to the Yan family, she would do her best to repay him and keep the relationship between the two sides in a balance of give and take.
But if he distanced himself from the Yan family, she would not rush to please or fawn on him, because it would probably be useless. With his status, she had seen too many people fawning on others. Unless there were interests involved, she would feel disgusted.
Of course, the Yan family has a weak foundation, so she still hopes to maintain a good relationship with Xiao Yeyang. In this way, although she has taken advantage of him a lot, she will try her best to make up for it.
Madam Li looked a little unhappy and looked at Sun indifferently: "Second sister-in-law, please don't say such things again in the future. How can the young prince communicate with rice flowers?"
"Also, when you go out in the future, it's best not to mention the little prince in front of outsiders. Royal children are not something that ordinary people can talk about."
Sun's face was a little stiff. Madam Li had always been kind to her two sisters-in-law and rarely got angry. She would never say such blunt words before.
"I understand, sister-in-law." As expected, a woman's greatest confidence lies in her husband's success and her children's success. Sister-in-law didn't speak so forcefully before!
After that, Daohua did not stay in the house, but returned to Daohuaxuan.
At this time, Daohuaxuan is no longer as empty as when we first moved in. Various varieties of climbing roses cover the entire flower shed corridor, lush and green, with flowers in full bloom.
The yard and flower beds are also full of colorful flowers.
The breeze blows and the fragrance is everywhere.
"Girl, the flower shop is about to open. If business is good, will we have enough flowers to sell?" Many flowers in the yard have been transplanted into pots, and no more can be moved.
"Don't worry, I've already cleared a piece of land in the farm specifically for growing flowers."
"What about winter?"
"There are greenhouses in winter! We should ask Uncle Zheng to build another greenhouse, one for growing flowers and one for growing vegetables." We can't go without vegetables in winter.
(End of this chapter)
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