Chapter 14, Eldest Daughter
"My daughter-in-law pays her respects to my mother. Thank you for your hard work along the way!"
After Old Lady Yan helped Yan Zhigao up, Madam Li quickly let go of Daohua, wiped the tears from her face, and knelt down in front of Old Lady Yan with a "thump". The sound was no less than that of Yan Zhigao's kneeling.
Upon hearing this, Daohua's brows jumped.
"Okay, okay, it's all thanks to you being by Zhigao's side these years, helping him with the housework and taking care of everything. Thank you for your hard work." Old Lady Yan grabbed Madam Li's hand and quickly helped her up.
She is very satisfied with her eldest daughter-in-law.
Gentle and quiet, dignified and generous, and most importantly, understanding, generous and tolerant.
Although she is a businesswoman, she manages her household affairs in an orderly manner. There is nothing to complain about her.
Mrs. Li was deeply moved by Mrs. Yan's approval. The tears that had just been hidden came out again, and she choked up and said, "Mother, these are what a daughter-in-law should do."
Old Mrs. Yan was about to say something when another woman knelt down beside her.
"Mom, the second son's wife greets you!"
Old Madam Yan didn't let go of Madam Li's hand. She looked at the woman kneeling on the ground and said with a smile, "It's the second son's wife. Get up quickly and don't kneel anymore."
When Sun saw that Old Lady Yan didn't help her up personally like she did to Li, a hint of dissatisfaction flashed across her eyes, but she quickly smiled again. She stood up and waved to the boys and girls gathered not far away: "Wenjie, Yihuan, Yile, what are you still doing standing there? Why don't you come over and pay your respects to your grandmother?"
Yan Zhigao, who was standing by, shook his head and said, "Don't worry. Mom has come a long way and must be tired. Let's go to the backyard to wash up and rest first. It won't be too late to see the grandchildren after that."
Sun's expression faltered, then she smiled and said, "I was inconsiderate. It's all Wenjie's fault for saying he wanted to see Grandma every day. I got so excited that I lost my composure. I should wash up and rest first."
Old Mrs. Yan smiled and waved her hand: "I am not very tired, it is Wentao who is tired. He carried me all the way here." After saying that, she looked around and saw Wu standing in the corner.
"Third son's wife, what are you standing there for? Why don't you come and see your son?" This Mrs. Wu was virtuous, but she was too honest. When she arrived, she didn't even come over to say hello.
Look at the second son’s wife, she is so good at talking and dealing with people.
Mrs. Wu came over with a shy smile: "Mother, I was thinking that you haven't seen your elder brother and sister-in-law for a long time, so I wanted you to talk more."
Old Lady Yan said unhappily, "They want to talk to me, but you don't want to?"
Wu shook her hands repeatedly: "No, I didn't."
Seeing the bewildered Third Aunt, Daohua, who was standing by in the background, felt a little helpless. She smiled and walked over, not caring whether she was disgusted or not, and took Wu's arm: "Third Aunt, is Grandma joking with you?"
Hearing Daohua's words, Wu immediately relaxed. She looked at Daohua lovingly. Seeing that her face was covered in dirt, she immediately took out her handkerchief to wipe it for her. She said with concern, "Poor Daohua, you must have suffered a lot along the way."
Daohua: “.” She turned to look at Yan Wentao and sighed in her heart: Poor third brother, he was just standing next to her, but was ignored by his own mother. How sad must he be?
In fact, Yan Wentao was grinning at this moment.
Mother likes Daohua, and he likes her too. Isn't it his duty to be nice to her?
Only then did Yan Zhigao turn his gaze to his eldest daughter.
Uh. A little beggar.
He's 9 years old, and he's a good size. As for the rest, I haven't seen anything yet.
Madam Li was also looking at Daohua, but her attention was more on Daohua holding Wu's arm. Seeing her so close to Wu, she felt a little sad.
My daughter is a little unfamiliar with her!
Seeing Wu getting close to Daohua, Old Lady Yan was also very happy, but she glared at Daohua and said, "You little girl, your own mother is right next to you, and you're still doing the same thing as when you were in Yanjia Village, trying to steal your third brother's mother. You'd better give her back to her as soon as possible."
Daohua pouted and said, "Grandma, your partiality is too obvious!"
Old Lady Yan laughed a few times, then looked at Yan Zhigao and Madam Li: "I have brought this girl to you. You must take good care of her in the future." There was disgust on her face, but her tone could not hide her doting.
Yan Zhigao and Madam Li smiled and nodded in agreement.
They were also happy that their mother loved her eldest daughter.
"Mom, let's go in!"
"good!"
Old Mrs. Yan allowed Yan Zhigao and his wife to support her as she entered the backyard of the county government office.
When passing by the gate of the county government office, Yan Zhigao saw Aunt Lin and her two children. He wanted to introduce them to Old Lady Yan, but the old lady didn't even look at them and just walked past them.
Daohua, who was one step behind, saw this situation and curled up the corners of his mouth slightly.
Entering the backyard of the county government office, Madam Li supported Old Madam Yan as she walked in and turned back to look at Daohua: "Daohua, mother asked the maid to take you to the main courtyard to wash up. After washing up, you can come to the old lady's courtyard."
Logically speaking, since her daughter had just arrived, she, as a mother, should be by her side all the time. However, her mother-in-law had also just arrived, so she had to serve her personally, otherwise she would be failing in her duties as a daughter-in-law.
Old Mrs. Yan originally wanted to let her eldest daughter-in-law take care of her granddaughter, but when she saw the second and third daughters-in-law following behind her, she thought about it and decided not to say anything.
This is not Yanjia Village. We can no longer do things as we please. Even if we don’t like some things, we have to endure them.
Daohua didn't think much of it. Soon she saw a pretty maid with two buns on her head, who looked about seventeen or eighteen years old, walking towards her with a smile. She walked up to her and knelt down to greet her: "Pingtong greets the young lady!"
Daohua puffed out her chest and nodded calmly: "Yeah."
After traveling through time in ancient times for 9 years, this was the first time someone saluted me. Although I didn't show it on my face, I was still a little nervous inside.
She knew very well that this was ancient times and the ancients attached great importance to etiquette and rules. She didn't want to make a fool of herself as soon as she arrived and be ridiculed behind her back.
Ping Tong stood up. Even though the smell of Daohua was very pungent at this moment, her expression did not change at all. She smiled and said, "Miss, I will take you to the main courtyard."
Daohua looked at Old Lady Yan and the others and said, "Grandma, Dad, Mom, Second Aunt, Third Aunt, Daohua will go wash up first and come back to greet the elders later."
Old Mrs. Yan smiled and nodded, then waved her hand, indicating that she could leave.
Seeing that Daohua had handled everything properly, Yan Zhigao and Madam Li looked at each other silently and breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.
They felt guilty towards their eldest daughter.
She was raised in the countryside and had never learned any rules or etiquette in detail. The county government office was full of people and there were bound to be some gossipers, and they didn't want their eldest daughter to become the subject of other people's gossip.
Daohua left, and Yan Wentao was also taken away by a servant, while the others accompanied Old Madam Yan to the Songhe Courtyard prepared for her.
Madam Li: "Mother, this is the yard that the master specially prepared for you. You can try living here first. If you don't get used to it, we can move on."
Old Madam Yan shook her head: "There's no need to spend so much money. I'm an old woman, so I can live anywhere. Why should I keep changing houses?"
Yan Zhigao smiled and said, "Mother has worked hard for most of her life, and I just want to show my filial piety to her."
Old Lady Yan: "As long as you are all well, you have fulfilled your filial duty. By the way, you must be more careful with Daohua. If I find out that you have wronged her, I will not tolerate it."
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Li's face immediately became more smiling.
Sun, who was standing by, interrupted with a smile, "Mother, Daohua is the daughter of my eldest brother and his wife. Who could possibly wrong her?"
Old Mrs. Yan: "That's better." She glanced at her eldest son with a warning in her eyes.
Yan Zhigao was puzzled by the look on his face, as he loved his eldest daughter very much.
Sun saw it clearly from the side and was a little surprised at the old lady's love for Daohua. She pretended to be jealous and said, "Mother really loves Daohua. Two out of three sentences she can't stop talking about her."
Old Madam Yan said as a matter of course: "Daohua is the eldest daughter of the Yan family, so naturally I have to love her more!"
When they met for the first time, Mrs. Yan made no secret of her preference for rice flowers.
Everyone in the Yan family had some thoughts about this.
(End of this chapter)
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