Chapter 71, Rectification
"Mom, Dad, why don't they even look at us?" Yan Yishuang followed Aunt Lin and Yan Wenbin back to Shuangxinyuan in a depressed mood.
She had been looking forward to her father's return for a long time. In the past, every time her father went out, he would bring her gifts, and every time he came back, the first person he would hug was her. But this time, when her father came back, his eyes never fell on her once.
This made her feel very lost, as if her father no longer loved her.
Aunt Lin's expression was somewhat gloomy, but she still forced a smile and said, "Your father has been promoted this time, and he has too many things to deal with, so he didn't notice us for a while. When he is done, he will come to see us."
Yan Yishuang was a little skeptical: "Really?"
Yan Wenbin also looked over, with uncertainty in his eyes.
Aunt Lin felt a little sad as she looked at her two children who were staring at her.
No matter how favored or prestigious she was, as a concubine, she was not qualified to attend important occasions in the family.
Only the wife of the first wife can always be with her husband.
Thinking of the scene of the master and the mistress leaving hand in hand just now, Aunt Lin felt a dull pain in her heart.
"Mom, are you okay?"
Seeing that Aunt Lin looked unhappy, Yan Yishuang and Yan Wenbin immediately became anxious. Although they were smart, they were still children after all, and they would easily panic when encountering problems.
Yan Wenbin said anxiously, "Mom, wait a minute. I'm going to the main courtyard to find Dad."
Aunt Lin wanted to call her son, but Yan Wenbin ran too fast and disappeared in a moment. She was silent for a while and finally did not let the maid chase him.
Yan Yishuang helped Aunt Lin sit down: "Mom, please bear with it. Dad knows that you are sick and will definitely come to see you."
Hearing this, Aunt Lin's eyes flashed, and she looked a little uncertain. Will it be true? Yes, she could feel that the master really loved her.
Here, Yan Wenbin first went to the main courtyard, but did not find Yan Zhigao there, so he hurried to Songhe Courtyard. When he arrived, Old Lady Yan had just prepared the noodles, and Yan Zhigao and Daohua were about to eat.
"Dad, go see mom, she's sick!"
Usually, in front of outsiders, Yan Yishuang and Yan Wenbin call Aunt Lin "Auntie". Although the rules of the Yan family are not strict, they still have to follow what should be followed.
But today, first Yan Zhigao came back and ignored them, and then seeing Aunt Lin's ugly face, Yan Wenbin was afraid and anxious, so he called out the private name.
The happy house fell into a brief silence because of Yan Wenbin's sudden arrival, and many people felt a little embarrassed because of his address.
"What are you yelling about? Your mother is right here!" Although Yan Zhigao was somewhat dissatisfied with Yan Wenbin's intrusion and shouting, he couldn't bear to scold him when he saw his son's anxious face.
"Hurry up and apologize to your mother!"
Yan Wenbin received a signal from Yan Zhigao and realized that he had called out the wrong name before. He immediately knelt before Madam Li and said, "Mother, please forgive me. I was anxious and called out the wrong name."
Mrs. Li smiled faintly, called Yan Wenbin up, and said nothing else.
Yan Zhigao: "Don't do it again next time!"
Stepping on the ground, Daohua ate noodles calmly. Seeing that her cheap father had let her go so easily, she rolled her eyes and looked at Yan Wenxiu with a smile: "Brother, I have thought about it carefully and feel that what you said before is very right."
Yan Wenxiu was stunned, not knowing why Daohuahao mentioned him.
Yan Wenkai immediately responded: "What did Big Brother say?"
Daohua mentally praised Yan Wenkai for his quick response: "Big brother said we should always be careful about our words and actions so as not to cause trouble for our father."
Yan Wenkai nodded: "Brother did say that."
Daohua continued to smile and looked at Yan Wenxiu: "Brother, at that time, only my third brother, fourth brother and I heard those words. Now I have to trouble you to tell the other brothers and sisters what you said at that time."
Yan Wenkai smiled: "Big sister, you've already said it, what else do you want me to say?"
Daohua smiled and said, "Let Big Brother analyze it in depth and give some examples. For example, if someone with ulterior motives heard the way Fifth Brother addressed me just now, they would think that Father was going to favor his concubine over his wife!"
Yan Wenbin and Yan Yishuang called Aunt Lin "mother" not just once or twice, she had heard it many times.
I really want to ask my cheap dad, if he indulges Shuang Xinyuan so much, what position does he put his mother in?
When the people in the room heard Daohua's words, they fell into silence again.
Yan Zhigao's hand holding the chopsticks trembled. He understood that his eldest daughter's words were more to vent his wife's anger, but they were not without purpose.
The matters in the backyard are not big nor small. How can we believe that a person who cannot even manage his backyard can handle the affairs in officialdom?
Madam Li's eyes were red. She blinked hard to force back the tears and scolded Daohua with a smile, "What nonsense are you talking about, girl?"
For so many years, everyone in the Yan family knew how Yan Yishuang and Yan Wenbin addressed Lin. Such an action was undoubtedly a slap in the face of her, the wife of the first wife.
However, with the master's intentional or unintentional indulgence and neglect, everyone has now become accustomed to it and is no longer surprised.
For this reason, she has been enduring.
I didn't expect that today, my daughter would pick it out so directly.
It turns out that a daughter is her mother’s warmest and most caring daughter.
Daohua smiled and said, "I just happened to remember my elder brother's teachings and wanted to share them with my younger brothers and sisters." Then she looked at Yan Zhigao and asked with a smile, "Father, do you want to go see Aunt Lin?"
"I think I saw her when I just came back. She was still in good spirits then. How did she get sick so quickly? Fifth brother looks so worried. Is it some sudden and severe illness?"
Yan Zhigao heard the teasing and sarcasm in his eldest daughter's words, and his face froze.
He suddenly realized that it was not a good thing for his children to be too smart.
Old Lady Yan tapped Daohua's forehead and said, "Even noodles can't shut your mouth, right?" After saying that, she signaled to her with her eyes that it was enough and she shouldn't push her luck any further.
Daohua curled her lips and said, "Don't I care about Aunt Lin?"
"Puff~"
When Yan Wenkai, who was standing next to him, heard this, he couldn't help but spit out the noodle soup in his mouth, which made Yan Wenxiu and Yan Wentao opposite him look disheartened.
"I didn't mean it." Yan Wenkai said weakly.
When Daohua saw Yan Wenkai trembling under the gaze of Yan Wenxiu and the other man, she suddenly became very happy, and Old Lady Yan beside her also found it funny.
The old lady smiled, and Yan Zhiyuan immediately started to find things to talk about, and the atmosphere became lively again.
Madam Li walked over to Daohua and touched her head: "Eat quickly, the noodles are almost clumping together!"
Daohua nodded, and then began to eat with big mouthfuls. After a few bites, she suddenly thought of something and pulled off the jade pendant from her waist and handed it to Madam Li: "Mother, please keep this jade pendant for me."
Old Lady Yan took a look at it, then reached out and took the jade pendant to examine it: "Is this what that boy Ye Yang gave you?"
Daohua nodded: "Yes! Grandma, please take a look and see if it can be sold for a lot of money. If we are short of money in the future, we can sell the jade pendant!"
Yan Wenkai jumped over and said, "Big sister, didn't you say that this jade pendant can't be sold? Otherwise, the young master will be angry if he finds out."
Daohua sighed like a little adult: "I'm afraid there won't be such an opportunity in the future!" The gap between their family and Xiao Yeyang is too big.
(End of this chapter)
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