Chapter 661, Coming of Age
The fact that Yan Zhiyuan kept a mistress and accepted bribes shocked and disbelieved the entire Yan family.
Daohua didn't care much about everyone's reactions. She just stayed by Old Lady Yan's side, comforting her over and over again: "Grandma, Father and Big Brother will be back soon. Don't worry too much. As for Second Uncle, Father will take care of his affairs when he returns. You must take good care of yourself now."
Old Mrs. Yan lay on the bed with a worried look on her face. Although her granddaughter repeatedly assured her that her eldest son would be fine, she could not let go of her worry until he came back.
As for the second
When she thought of the conscienceless things he had done, she wanted to get up and teach him a lesson.
Seeing her granddaughter's worried eyes, Old Lady Yan forced herself not to think too much. "You've been exhausted these past two days. Go back and rest. I'm fine." She smiled bitterly and said, "With so many people at home, it's really up to you, a girl, to take care of everything. It's really..."
Daohua grabbed the old lady's hand and lay down beside the bed: "I'm not tired at all, I'm just scared by your illness. Grandma, you must take care of yourself."
Old Lady Yan raised her hand and touched Daohua's head, a smile pulling at the corner of her mouth: "Okay, I will be fine."
Hearing this, Daohua smiled and said, "Then I will sleep with grandma today."
Old Lady Yan laughed: "You are already so old."
Daohua interrupted and said, "No matter how old she is, she is still your granddaughter." As she said that, she quickly took off her coat and climbed onto the bed nimbly.
Old Mrs. Yan looked at her granddaughter lying beside her and shook her head helplessly.
Daohua had been nervous for the past two days, but now that she was sure that the Jiang family had no leverage over the Yan family, she felt relieved and fell asleep soon after she lay down on the bed.
Seeing the fatigue between her granddaughter's brows, Old Mrs. Yan felt a little distressed. Thinking of the mistake her second son made this time, her head ached slightly.
The eldest brother was imprisoned because of the second brother. After he comes back, can the first and second wives still live as usual?
On the first day of August, Daohua woke up at dawn. Seeing her grandmother still sleeping beside her, she got up carefully, washed up, and sent someone to the provincial government again to inquire about the situation.
As long as my father and elder brother don’t come home, this family will never have peace.
Before, she never thought how important her stepfather was to this family, but after experiencing this incident, she suddenly realized that her stepfather was the beam of this family. If the beam collapsed or was destroyed, this family would be submerged by the wind and rain outside.
Old Mrs. Yan woke up not long after.
Seeing the old lady struggling to get up, Daohua hurried forward to stop her: "Grandma, there's nothing wrong at home, just stay in bed."
Old Madam Yan shook her head: "Why is it okay? Today is your birthday."
Rice Flower: "Birthdays come every year, so missing one is not a big deal."
Old Madam Yan glanced at Daohua and said, "Today you are fifteen years old and you have to hold a coming-of-age ceremony. Of course, it is a big event." As she spoke, her face darkened. "Originally, your mother and I had already discussed it. We wanted to hold a grand coming-of-age ceremony for you this time. Unfortunately..."
Seeing the old lady frown again, Daohua quickly said, "Grandma, I don't care about these things. Having you by my side is enough."
Old Mrs. Yan patted Daohua's hand and stood up with the help of the maid.
After the old lady finished washing up, Madam Li brought Han Xinran over, and the maid behind her was holding a bowl of longevity noodles.
"Mother, sister-in-law."
Mrs. Li first asked about Mrs. Yan's health, and then everyone went to the dining room together.
Madam Li personally brought the longevity noodles to Daohua: "Today is your birthday, your sister-in-law personally made the longevity noodles for you."
After hearing this, Daohua immediately smiled and thanked Han Xinran: "Thank you, sister-in-law."
Han Xinran smiled and shook her head: "Sister, you are too polite. My cooking skills are not good, please don't despise me."
Daohua: "How could that be? This longevity noodle looks delicious and has a nice aroma and flavor. It must be delicious." As she said that, she picked up her chopsticks and took a bite. "The noodles are chewy and the soup is refreshing. It's delicious."
Han Xinran immediately said: "Sister likes it, then I will do it more often in the future."
Daohua smiled and blinked: "Sister-in-law, just make more for big brother in the future. As for me, I will just take advantage of big brother's fame."
Seeing Daohua teasing him, Han Xinran glared at him with a smile.
Seeing that the aunt and sister-in-law got along well, Old Lady Yan and Madam Li couldn't help but smile, and their tense mood due to Yan Zhigao's imprisonment also relaxed a little.
After breakfast, Mrs. Li supported Old Lady Yan and took Daohua and Han Xinran to the main courtyard.
In the main hall, all the necessary items for the coming-of-age ceremony have been prepared.
Originally, Madam Li had invited several wives of officials with both virtue and talent to serve as the main guests, officials and sponsors at her daughter's coming-of-age ceremony. Unfortunately, something happened to the master, and it was not convenient for the family to entertain guests at this time, so the coming-of-age ceremony had to be kept simple.
Mrs. Wu always remembered that today was Daohua's coming-of-age ceremony, so she and Yan Zhiqiang came early with their two sons to wait.
Mrs. Li and Old Lady Yan looked unhappy when they saw that no one from the second house came.
"Mom, use this to pin my hair later."
Daohua didn't care whether the second wife came or not. She took the yellow jade sunflower hairpin given by Xiao Yeyang from Wang Man'er and gave it to Madam Li.
Madam Li took a look, glanced at her daughter with a smile, and said ambiguously, "Topaz is extremely rare. Your hairpin is of such pure color. Thank you for your trouble."
Daohua smiled but said nothing.
Han Xinran, who was standing by, was a little confused, but it did not affect her observation of the topaz sunflower hairpin.
Topaz is precious and rare, and its value is even higher than that of mutton-fat white jade. The Han family is a count's family, and only the grandmother has a topaz ring. The hairpin that the eldest sister took out is of top quality and workmanship.
I don’t know where it came from?
No outsider was invited, and the person who put the hairpin on Daohua became Madam Li.
The coming-of-age ceremony had already begun here, and Zhu Qiyun from the second house just learned about it. She quickly ordered the maid to prepare a gift and hurried to Sun's courtyard.
After returning from the old lady's last night, Sun had a big quarrel with Yan Zhiyuan about the concubine. Yan Zhiyuan was upset and went to the front yard to rest with the child in his arms.
At this moment, there were only Sun and Yan Yihan and Yan Yile who came to comfort her in the room.
"Mother, today is my eldest sister's coming-of-age ceremony. We must hurry over to watch the ceremony." Zhu Qiyun told her this as soon as she arrived.
Sun then remembered this matter, but she had not slept all night last night and was not in good spirits. In addition, she felt very upset and did not want to go.
Yan Yile snorted, "We in the Second House are already in trouble enough, how can we have the time to attend a coming-of-age ceremony?"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Qiyun frowned immediately. She really disliked this sister-in-law. It was bad enough that she couldn't figure things out, but she also spoke without restraint.
Now that her father-in-law has gotten her uncle sent to jail, the relationship between the first and second wives is tense. At this time, her mother-in-law and sister-in-law don't correct their attitude and express their apologies, but are just being pretentious. She really doesn't know what to say.
Fortunately, Yan Yihan still knew her limits. She immediately stood up and said to Zhu Qiyun, "Sister-in-law, I've prepared a gift for Big Sister. I'll go with you right after I get it."
Zhu Qiyun forced a smile: "Okay."
Afterwards, when Zhu Qiyun and Yan Yihan rushed to the main courtyard, Madam Li had already inserted the yellow jade sunflower hairpin into Daohua's hair.
When Old Lady Yan saw that only Zhu Qiyun and Yan Yihan came over, her expression became even uglier.
Madam Li glanced at the two of them, smiled and nodded, then pulled her daughter up, looked her over carefully, and said with a smile, "Well, from today on, you are a grown-up girl."
As soon as the coming-of-age ceremony was over, the gatekeeper ran in happily: "Old lady, Madam, the master and the eldest master are back!"
Upon hearing this, Old Lady Yan stood up excitedly. Madam Li said something to the old lady and hurriedly trotted outside.
Daohua stepped forward to support Old Lady Yan and said with a smile, "I knew that Father would be fine. Grandma, you were always worried. Now you can put your mind at ease."
(End of this chapter)
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