While everyone in the mansion was teasing the legitimate daughter, Chen Yao, Shen Ruyi was busy making various arrangements in the mansion.
Although the eldest sister-in-law is the nominal head of the Shen family, she has been the one doing the work for the past six months.
But she enjoys it. When she does these things, she can truly feel her existence and that she is recognized and needed.
After checking everything early in the morning and confirming that everything was going smoothly, she breathed a sigh of relief. As she was about to head to the storeroom, she ran into a maid who said with a smile, "Second Miss, thank you Master for asking you to go to the garden."
Shen Ruyi frowned slightly. She was already very busy, so wasn't this person here to cause more trouble?
But she didn't show it, she just replied softly, "I know!"
Knowing it didn't mean she would go. She continued walking towards the warehouse. She wanted to check whether the warehouse manager had registered and stored all the gifts as she requested.
But after walking a few steps, another servant came and said the same thing, his eyes still full of curiosity and expectation.
Shen Ruyi still responded with a “Got it!”
All the way to the warehouse door, five servants came to tell her this. She suppressed the urge to curse and decided to go find him after she finished her work.
But before she could even step into the storeroom, Si Xi came running over like a storm. Without even taking a breath, he said, "Second Miss, you should go to the garden right away. Everyone in the mansion knows that Master Xie is looking for you!"
At this hour, many guests have come to the mansion, which means that this matter will spread throughout Puning City tomorrow.
The reckless Xie Bufan makes a big fuss at the Shen Mansion looking for the second young lady of the Shen family!
Shen Ruyi gritted her teeth, gave instructions to the servants who followed her, and then followed Si Xi to the garden.
Before entering the garden, I met Xie Bufan in the corridor.
He put his hands behind his back and looked at Shen Ruyi with a smile.
Seeing that the mission had been completed, Si Xi quickly and tactfully slipped away, but she did not leave completely. Instead, she hid in a place where neither of them could see her and secretly ate a handful of melons, because this was a secret mission given to her by her young lady.
Xie Bufan walked up to Shen Ruyi, tilted his head and looked at her intently, which made Shen Ruyi feel a little embarrassed.
She pretended to be angry and said, "Do you know what you are doing? This is the Shen Mansion. There are many guests today. Are you afraid that others will not know about us?"
Xie Bufan was actually quite good-looking. In the past, all the singing girls liked to go to his parties to perform, just to get a glimpse of him. However, he was only serious about playing finger-guessing games and drinking, and never even glanced at those girls.
At this moment, he smiled lazily, but with a flattering look on his face, "But I miss seeing you!"
Shen Ruyi's face was reddening a little bit, "You can only use sweet words to coax me, don't we see it every day at the gate of Jinxiufang?"
"But you haven't been there for three days!"
Xie Bufan grumbled a little aggrievedly, then took back his hands from behind his back, holding a brocade box, and handed it to Shen Ruyi.
"for you!"
Shen Ruyi thought it was a gift from his family, “Why did you bring it in? Why didn’t you just register it with the steward who was collecting gifts at the door?”
Xie Bufan said lovingly, "Silly boy, this is given to you!"
He knew Shen Ruyi's situation in this family. She was a concubine's daughter, unloved by her father and mother. Now she had to organize her legitimate sister's hundred-day banquet. The more grand it was, the more uncomfortable she must feel.
Because she never had any of these.
"You, my sister, have worked hard today, so you deserve a gift!"
Shen Ruyi, who had originally blushed, now had red eyes, “Xie Bufan, you are really annoying!”
The annoying Xie Bufan stuffed the brocade box into her hand, raised his chin slightly, and said arrogantly, "Hurry up and take a look. Do you like it? I spent a month's salary to buy this."
This feeling of being valued made Shen Ruyi's heart feel warm as if she had drunk a cup of milk tea made by her third sister-in-law.
She blinked her eyes desperately several times, calmed herself down, and slowly opened the brocade box. Inside was a hairpin, a milky white jade hairpin shaped like a ruyi.
Shen Ruyi’s voice choked, “I like it, I like it very much!”
She lowered her head, tears welling up in her eyes, and she didn't dare look up so that Xie Bufan could see.
Xie Bufan was such a smart man, how could he not notice her abnormality? He wanted to hug her, but after all, they were not married yet, and there might be other people around the house at any time.
He deliberately said with a playful smile, "The things I picked out are naturally very tasteful. Well, I've delivered the things. I'm going to the garden to find your brother and the others. You go and do your work. I'm leaving first!"
After saying that, he turned and left.
Shen Ruyi's tears stopped immediately. She raised her head with a look of confusion and said to his back, "Xie Bufan, you are so shameless!"
Then, Xie Bufan turned around and made a face at her.
Shen Ruyi smiled.
Si Xi, who was watching the show on the side, saw the two of them separate, and quickly ran back to Liu Wanyun and told her what he had seen, exaggerating it.
So, when he walked back to the garden with a silly smile on his face, the three brothers and sisters-in-law of the Shen family all had meaningful smiles on their faces.
Shen Lao San, who had the best relationship with him, was the first to joke, "Xie Bufan, I didn't realize you were quite capable! But let me be frank, if you treat my second sister badly in the future, I'm going to come to your house and beat you up!"
Xie Bufan nonchalantly bowed to the three brothers, "Okay, my brothers-in-law!"
Boss Shen was indifferent to his behavior, while Second and Third Shen both laughed.
Unexpectedly, he stood up and said, "If it weren't for you, I would have married her long ago. When the time comes, when we get married, you will definitely give us a big gift!"
Liu Wanyun smiled and replied, "Since you agreed to let her wait until we give birth before you get married, I have to thank you very much. She has really worked hard during this period."
"To be honest, we didn't like you very much at first and didn't approve of her marriage to you. Fortunately, you're becoming more and more reliable now. Please don't let us down! You have to know that Ruyi is truly a woman now. She can be the mistress of the house at home and the capable manager when she goes out. If you treat her badly, we will support her to come home at any time!"
Xie Bufan raised three fingers to the sky, like an obedient student, "I will accept the supervision of my brothers and sisters-in-law!"
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During the meal, the steward of the county magistrate's office came to the Shen Mansion in a hurry, as if there was something very urgent. The man whispered a few words to Mrs. Lu. Mrs. Lu's face turned pale, and she immediately apologized to Mrs. Shen and left.
Liu Wanyun, who was sitting next to them, looked at Guan Xiaoyu, their eyes full of confusion.
Perhaps because of pregnancy, their brains became less flexible. After eating two more chopsticks of food, they suddenly remembered that Guan's mother did not come today.
Their eyes met again, and they obviously thought of the same thing. Could it be that something had happened to the eldest brother and Miss Lu?
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