Chapter 18, Gathering Together
"I could hear Grandma's powerful voice from far away, but how come it was silent when I arrived?"
The girl's coquettish and smiling voice was like a stone thrown into a clear spring. Hearing it, people couldn't help but curl up the corners of their mouths.
As soon as Daohua entered the house, Old Lady Yan never took her eyes off her, and not only her, but everyone else too.
Hearing her granddaughter's joking voice, Mrs. Yan's face was instantly filled with a chrysanthemum-like smile. She quickly waved her hand, motioning Daohua to come to her.
Without any hesitation, Daohua walked straight over, sat down on the couch very naturally, and put her arm around Mrs. Yan's arm affectionately.
Old Madam Yan took Daohua's hand and looked her over carefully. The more she looked, the more satisfied she became: "Good, good, good, this is what the eldest daughter of my Yan family should look like."
Hearing this, Daohua didn't act shy, but smiled brightly: "Grandma, the clothes are prepared by my mother for me. Do they look good?"
Old Madam Yan couldn't help nodding her head: "It looks good. My daughter Daohua looks good in anything she wears."
Daohua agreed. "I think it looks great, too. Most importantly, it fits me perfectly." She stood up and bowed to Madam Li. "Thank you for your trouble, mother. I like it very much."
"As long as you like it!"
Mrs. Li walked forward excitedly, grabbed Daohua, and touched her daughter's cheek with trembling hands.
I haven't seen her for many years, and her daughter has grown into such a beautiful young lady.
Old Madam Yan let the mother and daughter get closer for a while. When Madam Li calmed down, she scolded Daohua with a smile, "You little girl, what are you still standing there for? Come over and see your father."
Mrs. Li came back to her senses instantly: "Look at me, I'm holding you back. Come on, go meet your father."
Daohua turned to look at the elegant middle-aged man sitting to the right of the old lady, and walked over with a smile. Thinking of what her mother had just said about greetings, she thought for a moment and slowly knelt down: "Daughter pays her respects to father."
"good!"
Yan Zhigao looked at his eldest daughter with satisfaction.
He kept his eyes on his eldest daughter as soon as she entered the room.
To be honest, before this, he was a little worried that his eldest daughter, who grew up in the countryside, would grow up to be vulgar and rude.
After seeing it today, I feel completely relieved.
The mother took good care of the rice flowers. Even he had to praise her for her elegance.
The girls of the Yan family were all very good-looking. If the youngest daughter Yishuang was smart, the second brother's eldest daughter Yihuan was quiet, and the second daughter Yile was pretty, then his eldest daughter could be described as smart and beautiful.
Those eyes are full of spirit and extraordinary intelligence; the beautiful face is approachable and radiates strong vitality and energy.
Now he believed what his mother and third brother said, that as long as the eldest daughter was around, his mother would not be unhappy.
Even a calm man like him felt happy when he saw his eldest daughter like this.
Yan Zhigao personally helped Daohua up, touched her head, and said with a smile: "It's all thanks to you for being filial to the old lady all these years." As he said that, he took off the jade pendant from his waist and tied it to the palace belt around Daohua's waist with his own hands.
Daohua was quite happy about this, but after thinking about it for a while, she felt that it was nothing. It was normal for a father to give a gift to his daughter, so she calmly let her father help her wear the jade pendant.
But the other people in the room were no longer calm.
Mrs. Li and others all knew that the jade pendant was Yan Zhigao's favorite. It was given to him by his teacher when he passed the imperial examination and he had been wearing it all these years.
The twins born to Aunt Lin relied on their favor and often asked Yan Zhigao for this jade pendant, but Yan Zhigao always refused. However, he gave it to Daohua today.
At this moment, some people are happy and some are worried.
Aunt Lin, who was still kneeling on the ground, was in a state of fluctuating mood. She had not expected that the daughter born to her wife would be so beautiful. Not only did she not have the roughness of a country boy, but she was also very smart and charming.
Yi Shuang stood beside them, looking somewhat overshadowed.
At this moment, she was really panicked.
Mrs. Li was very happy.
Before, she was worried that her daughter would not have much affection for him as she had not been with him for a long time. But now that she saw that he even gave his favorite jade pendant to his daughter, she was completely relieved.
Mrs. Li walked over with a smile, pulling Daohuadu in front of Sun: "Good boy, come and meet your second aunt."
Daohua smiled and bowed gracefully: "Daohua greets Second Aunt."
Sun helped Daohua up, took her hand, and said with a smile, "No wonder the old lady likes her so much, sister-in-law. I want to snatch your daughter away from you now."
Madam Li laughed and said, "Isn't the joy and happiness enough for you to secretly rejoice?"
Sun: "I don't think I have too many daughters like this."
After joking for a few words, Madam Li brought Daohua to Mrs. Wu again. This time, the smile on Daohua's face was much deeper. Just as she was about to salute, she was supported by Mrs. Wu.
Mrs. Wu held Daohua lovingly and said, "We're finally home. Look at your little face. You've lost weight."
Daohua smiled and said, "Aunt San, you look better when you're thinner."
"Nonsense."
Old Lady Yan, who had been watching them with a smile, glared at Daohua unhappily: "What do you know, little girl? Being a little fatter is considered a blessing. But you're as skinny as a dried-up monkey. How can you be good-looking?"
After saying that, the old lady looked at Yan Zhigao and Madam Li and said, "From now on, you should take good care of this girl and don't let her go crazy all day long."
Madam Li smiled and said, "I'll have to wait for you to keep an eye on me."
Old Lady Yan nodded without hesitation: "If you can't subdue her, just come to me and I'll loosen the bark for her. I'll always have the bamboo pole with me."
Mrs. Li was stunned: "What bamboo pole?"
Old Lady Yan looked at Daohua, whose face drooped, and said with a smile, "The bamboo stalks used for stir-frying bamboo shoots with meat."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone understood immediately.
Feelings are a stick to beat people with!
This made the grandchildren even more afraid of Old Lady Yan.
Even Yan Zhigao couldn't help but shudder when he thought of the scene when he was beaten with a bamboo stick by an old lady when he was a child.
Mrs. Li's face turned pale when she thought of her daughter being beaten severely with a bamboo stick by the old lady.
Seeing her expression change, Daohua walked up quickly and pulled her sleeve with a smile.
Mrs. Li finally came to her senses and saw worry in her daughter's eyes. She quickly calmed herself down and held her daughter's hand tightly, as if to say, "Don't be afraid, you're here. You won't be beaten anymore."
"Come, meet your brothers and sisters."
At this time, Daohua turned her gaze to the boys and girls in the room.
Old Mrs. Yan gave birth to three sons and one daughter in total. Except for her married daughter, her three sons now live together.
The eldest branch of the Yan family, that is, Yan Zhigao's branch, has three sons and two daughters.
Yan Wenxiu, Yan Wenkai, and Yan Yiyi (also known as Daohua) were born to his wife, Li; Yan Wenbin and Yan Yishuang were born to his concubine, Aunt Lin.
The second branch of the Yan family, Yan Zhiyuan, had one son and two daughters, Yan Wenjie, Yan Yihan, and Yan Yile, all of whom were born to Sun.
The third branch of the Yan family has only two sons, Yan Wentao and Yan Wenhui.
With so many descendants, they can be considered a prosperous family.
(End of this chapter)
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