Chapter 68 I Only Care About My Wife
Gorgeous fireworks bloom in the night sky.
Shi Yin stood in front of the window.
She glanced at the housekeeper, who was wearing a heavy coat and waving at them after lighting the fireworks in the snow. Then she looked at the two people's reflections in the glass window. Han Zhan was standing beside her.
This was the best year she had ever had.
Festive and warm.
Simple and harmonious.
So the second after Han Zhan extended the invitation for next year's New Year's Eve, Shi Yin looked up and back at him and replied: "Yes, I will."
…
When Ms. Bai called, Shi Yin and Han Zhan were watching the replay of the Spring Festival Gala.
The other party said that the dishes were prepared.
Invite them both to have dinner at Han’s house.
Han Zhan's hand injury hadn't healed yet, so Shi Yin drove this time. As the Cullinan pulled into the tree-lined avenue of Han's residence, Shi Yin looked out and saw two long rows of servants, led by the housekeeper, standing at the gate.
To welcome her and Han Zhan with such grand fanfare?
Next second.
Han Er, who was sitting leisurely in the passenger seat, said, "Big brother is in the back."
Hearing this, Shi Yin subconsciously looked up at the rearview mirror outside the car, and sure enough, she saw Han Zheng's car, about forty or fifty meters away from them.
Shi Yin was silent.
He parked the car safely outside the yard and turned off the engine.
Bringing gifts to elders was a must, and she and Han Zhan brought quite a few, practically filling the trunk. Shi Yin stood outside the car door, watching the Maybach pull up not far away. The housekeepers and servants rushed forward to help carry the gifts, crowding the people getting out of the car into the center to welcome them into the courtyard.
On the contrary.
It's very quiet here.
It was so quiet that you could hear the sound of snowflakes being blown down by the wind.
Shi Yin looked away and saw Han Zhan, whose wounds had not yet healed, carrying several boxes of ginseng and donkey-hide gelatin. He went out to the yard alone and handed them to the servant standing under the eaves. He said that these things were a bit heavy and she didn't need to carry them. He asked her to wait here for two minutes until he finished packing them, and then they could go in together.
Just a moment.
As Han Zheng and others left, the boulevard fell into silence.
The butler who had left came out jogging, as if he had forgotten something in the Maybach. He walked to the front of the car with the eldest son's car keys, carefully opened the door, and took out a box of American ginseng.
"Butler Li." Shi Yin called him.
Hearing this.
The housekeeper stopped, walked towards her, and greeted her politely: "Happy New Year, Second Young Madam."
"Can you help me and A-Zhan carry our things?"
"Carrying things..." the housekeeper murmured, looking in the direction she pointed. He saw Han Zhan, his left hand bandaged with white gauze, handing several boxes of supplements to the servants at the door. Helping the Second Young Master was a given, but today the Eldest Young Master had returned. The housekeeper glanced at Shi Yin beside him, stopped a passing servant, and scolded, "Why didn't you go greet the Second Young Master and the Second Young Madam?"
"The eldest young master—"
"What are eyes for? Go get the things for the Second Young Master and the Second Young Mistress!"
The servant nodded repeatedly.
Do as you are told.
After the housekeeper finished yelling, he looked up and gave Shi Yin a perfunctory smile. "Second Young Madam, if there's nothing else, I'll go in first. The eldest young master is busy with work, and it's a rare opportunity for him to have a holiday. He also brought his fiancée back with him. The master and his wife are overjoyed."
Shi Yin hummed.
Watching the other person walk away, she returned to the car. As she got closer, she heard the servant carrying something complaining quietly, "Didn't you say to leave the Second Young Master alone? Why is he still helping me carry things today? And you only let me do it alone. The mistress doesn't like the Second Young Master. If it weren't for the late old man's order, the mistress would have kicked out the notorious Second Young Master, who brought shame to the Han family—"
"What are you rushing for?"
"Second, Second Young Madam—"
The servant shuddered with fear.
I almost dropped the thing in my hand in shock.
She lowered her head tightly, not daring to look up, and hurriedly made up: "Second Young Madam, I'm new here. The old servants in the Han residence told me that the eldest young master is successful in his career and is expected to become the next head of the Han family, so I-"
"Call a few more people to carry the things."
"..." The servant was startled. She didn't expect the person in front of her to let her go so easily. She bowed and quickly slipped away: "Okay, Second Young Madam, I'll do it right away."
Shi Yin stood still.
Let the cold wind hit your whole body.
"Wife, what are you thinking about?" Han Zhan walked to her side without her knowing when, and took out a warm coat and put it on her: "It's going to snow again, it's very cold, let's go inside."
Shi Yin raised her eyes.
Her gaze fixed on the handsome, chiseled face of the man above her.
He smiled, his usual carefree expression, still warm and humorous, taking everything into consideration without taking it to heart. Even when he was treated unfairly, he would just curl his lips in a smile, acting nonchalant as if he wasn't the one being wronged.
Shi Yin admired his optimistic attitude and strong self-healing ability.
Not like her.
The disease will become so serious that no medicine can cure it.
Shi Yin took a deep breath and walked into the courtyard with him. After changing shoes in the entrance hall, she slowly walked towards the hall. When she arrived, Shi Yin heard Han Zhan say that Han Zheng was engaged to the eldest daughter of the An family, one of the eight great families. Today, he was not only here to pay New Year's greetings, but also to bring his fiancée to meet the parents.
Entered the door.
Several gazes fell over.
The Han couple wasn't there, only Han Zheng and the two An sisters were sitting there. The dignified and elegant one was Han Zheng's fiancée, and the clever and active one was An Yan's younger sister, An Leyao.
Shi Yin and Han Zhan sat down.
The butler comes to serve tea.
As soon as the teacup was placed next to Shi Yin, she called him and said gently, "Uncle Li, it's too hot. Can you give me another cup?"
The housekeeper was stunned.
Maintaining a respectful expression on her face, she nodded and replied, "Okay, Second Young Madam."
Two minutes later, a cup of cooler new tea was brought over. Shi Yin took it with both hands and touched the wall of the cup with her slender fingers: "Uncle Li, it's a bit too cold. You might catch a cold if you drink it."
"Sorry, Second Young Madam, I'll get you another cup."
The third cup.
The fourth cup.
The fifth cup.
Shi Yin was still not satisfied. She smiled obediently, her voice soft as a lamb, but what she said made the housekeeper grit his teeth: "Uncle Li, I haven't been feeling well since the beginning of winter. I can't sleep if I drink Xinyang Maojian."
"What kind of tea would you like to drink, Madam?"
The housekeeper couldn't help but frown.
He had been the Han family's steward for nearly thirty years, and even the eldest young master's newlywed fiancée, Miss An, had treated him with great courtesy. But Shi Yin was deliberately trying to embarrass him and make things difficult for him!
"Don't you understand what I'm saying?" Han Zhan, who had been silent the whole time, spoke up. He sat up straight and glanced at the tea in front of him. "If you don't even know how to make tea, there are plenty of young and strong new housekeepers to do it for you."
The butler fell to his knees with a thud.
Head down.
Bent over.
I didn't dare to say a word.
"Ah Zhan." Han Zheng spoke up to smooth things over. "Uncle Li has worked in our family for thirty years. Even if he hasn't made any contributions, he's certainly worked hard. Maybe he's been too busy during the New Year holiday, so he neglected it. Go make Xiaoyin a cup of the Dahongpao I brought. It's a good drink for girls in winter."
The butler wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and left, "Thank you, young master."
The person left.
The living room was silent for a moment.
An Yan stood up and walked over, trying to get closer to Shi Yin by pretending to be her sister-in-law. Before she could speak, Han Zhan saw the dragon and phoenix bracelet on her wrist and asked, "Did your parents give it to you?"
"Yes."
"Give me such a valuable gift before I even marry into the Han family."
An Yan didn't understand what he meant, so she just smiled and touched the thing on her wrist: "Uncle and aunt are kind people."
Han Zhan sneered.
Didn't say much.
…
The lunch was very sumptuous.
The Han couple warmly entertained their future daughter-in-law, An Yan, their hearts and eyes filled with their eldest son who was about to get married. After dinner, everyone left the restaurant one after another. Shi Yin went to the bathroom in the middle of the meal, and when she came out, there was no one in the living room.
Han Zheng took An Yan and her sister for a walk in the yard.
Shi Yin looked around but couldn't find Han Zhan. She turned and walked out, bumping into the housekeeper. The moment the housekeeper saw her, he immediately lowered his head, completely losing his previous arrogance: "Second Young Madam."
"Han Zhan is too generous to bother with you. I am too small-minded to let you make tea all the time."
"There won't be a next time, Second Young Madam!"
Shi Yin walked around him and went straight away.
The housekeeper slowly stood up after the woman's footsteps faded. He tilted his head and glanced at Shi Yin's back. She looked so sweet, but she was a thorn in the flesh. Han Er was just as she had said. He knew he wasn't favored, so he ignored the cold treatment from others. He didn't argue or fight for it. He didn't care what others said.
Today, Han Zhan suddenly started to care.
Almost got him fired.
The butler patted his chest and promised to be more respectful to the couple in the future.
…
Shi Yin was lost.
I walked around several corridors and through open-air galleries, not knowing where I was.
There were no servants around to ask for directions.
She glanced around a few times, intending to return the way she had come. Before she could take a step forward, Han Zhan's voice suddenly rang out. She paused, took a few steps in the direction of the voice, and through the Chinese-style hollow white stone window, she saw Han Zhan, the Han couple, and the three of them in the ancestral hall inside.
They had a quarrel.
Father Han explained, "The one your mother and I gave to An Yan was indeed the Han family's heirloom dragon and phoenix bracelet, but the jade bracelet we gave to Yin Yin is also a hundred years old and is the finest."
Ms. Bai: "You've never cared about material possessions since you were a child, so why are you so petty this time? An Yan is A Zheng's future wife, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Han family. Those heirloom dragon and phoenix bracelets are for her—"
"Either go and replace the bracelet with the same one as Shi Yin's, or I'll have someone chop off An Yan's hand tonight."
"You're crazy!"
"I've never argued with Big Brother about anything, but I won't allow you to have this bracelet." Han Zhan lowered his eyes and looked at the couple in front of him, and said clearly, "Between Big Brother and me, you can favor Big Brother. But my wife and Big Brother's wife must be treated equally!"
I can handle being poorly treated.
Shi Yin can't suffer with me.
Han Zhan didn't say these two sentences, but Shi Yin heard them while standing in front of the white openwork window.
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