When Madam Wang saw Shen Ajiao's innocent and clear eyes, she felt for a moment that she had misunderstood Shen Ajiao's meaning. But when she turned her head and saw the coldness in Lin Daiyu's eyes, she knew that all of this was instigated by ten-year-old Lin Daiyu!
So vicious at such a young age, instigating the old lady to hit his heart, how wicked! Just like his dead mother!
I heard he's also in poor health. Ha, I'm afraid he's done too many bad things and damaged his karma.
Lin Daiyu didn't care what Lady Wang thought; why make herself suffer because of someone else's faults? As long as she was happy.
She must have come to her because she saw Baoyu being beaten; how foolish of her.
Seeing that the atmosphere was just right, Wang Xifeng said with a smile, "Sister, you must be tired from your journey. We thank you for the gifts, Sister Lin. You've shown us quite a sight. You must be hungry now."
[Hey Feng, this isn't very nice of you! Talking about eating at this hour? If we hadn't eaten before coming, we'd be starving by now, and wouldn't look our best. Aren't you just making things difficult for us?]
If she hadn't eaten, Lin Baobao wouldn't even have the strength to hit someone.
Shen Ajiao felt she had figured it out. Indeed, Daiyu had been traveling non-stop from the dock to the Jia Mansion without eating anything. Anyone would be starving, let alone the frail Lin Daiyu.
No wonder, no wonder, tsk tsk tsk, so it turns out he was too hungry to have any strength.
Wang Xifeng: Hehe, so much trouble.
"She deserves a beating, she deserves a beating. I'll have a few drinks with Mrs. Lin later and apologize to her."
【That annoying Feng! Humph, I'm ignoring her.】
As expected, Shen Ajiao ignored Wang Xifeng and chatted happily with Madam Xing from the first wife's household, while leaving Madam Wang out of the loop.
Lady Wang was unable to leave, so she could only stand by with a smile. Grandmother Jia was worried about Baoyu, so she secretly sent someone to take care of him.
Soon the food was served, and as was customary, everyone ate and drank without saying anything. Shen Ajiao and Lin Daiyu had eaten some food on the way here and were not very hungry, but Lin Daiyu still ate a few more bites. After all, Madam was right; it's good for people to have some strength.
After the meal, Grandmother Jia was tired and wanted to rest, so she discussed with Shen Ajiao, "Mrs. Lin, you must have had a long journey and haven't had a proper rest. Why don't you stay here with me? I can also spend some time with Yu'er, since we haven't seen each other for many years."
Tears welled up in her eyes as she spoke, and she seemed ready to cry her heart out if Shen Ajiao disagreed. Shen Ajiao didn't care. "Staying isn't out of the question, but you didn't say you'd prepare a place for us!"
Are you suggesting we sleep on the floor? Absolutely not.
“Look at what the old lady is saying, I’m a vicious stepmother! But I’m not that kind of person. My husband and I only have this one daughter.”
Hehe, I'm just taking advantage of Lin Baobao this once. Lin Baobao, please be magnanimous and don't hold it against me.
"They cherish her like a precious gem, afraid she'll fall if they hold her in their hands, afraid she'll melt if they keep her in their mouths. They can't get enough of her pain. Sigh, it's all my husband's fault. He insists on giving the young lady the best. Before he came, he even told me to give Yu'er the best, or else... or else..."
Shen Ajiao also looked troubled, but inwardly she cursed Lin Ruhai, thinking, "Lin Ruhai, Lin Ruhai, you're a third-rank official, yet you can't grant your wife and children any titles or privileges. What use are you? Isn't it all thanks to me?"
[Be sensible and give them more living expenses, hehe.]
Everyone: ...Okay, okay.
"Look at what Mrs. Lin is saying. I am Yu'er's maternal grandmother. How could I possibly wrong Yu'er? How about this, she can take a nap with me during the afternoon, and I will prepare a courtyard for Yu'er to stay in at night. Mrs. Lin can personally oversee the process, is that alright?"
Grandmother Jia was confident that any reasonable person would not refuse such a statement, nor would they find fault with it. She was absolutely certain that Ajiao would not reject her.
But who is Chen Ajiao? She's a character with a storyline! [Living with you? Are you out of your mind? Isn't that idiot Baoyu living with you?]
[You really need to be careful about separating men and women! The old lady has one ten-year-old and the other eleven. You're such a crooked-mouthed monk, you haven't been chanting any good scriptures.]
Wang Xifeng: Mrs. Lin, who is the master who taught you to speak so eloquently?
"Of course I can, it's just that our Yu'er needs me to hold her to fall asleep, I don't know if Grandma..."
Shen Ajiao tried her best to wink at Lin Daiyu, but Lin Daiyu didn't want to pay attention to her. She was too shy. How could Madam talk so much about everything? Couldn't she just go back and be affectionate with her?
"Huh?" Grandmother Jia was also speechless. Didn't this person care about contradicting himself?
"Yu'er?" Grandmother Jia looked at Lin Daiyu with a puzzled expression. "Don't you want to be with your maternal grandmother?"
Lin Daiyu had a lot to say, but when she thought of that suffocating Baoyu, she couldn't bear it. She stood up and bowed, "Grandmother, Madam is right. Ever since I had that nightmare, Madam has been sleeping with me. I can't sleep at all without her."
[Ahhh, who am I? Where am I?]
[So embarrassing, Lin Baobao confessed her feelings to me in public~]
Everyone: This Mrs. Lin seems to have some issues. Should we stay away from her?
"Is that so?" Grandmother Jia looked at Shen Ajiao and Lin Daiyu for a while, and said with a smile, "Rest first. Since Yu'er can't leave her wife, let's go together."
Before Shen Ajiao and Lin Daiyu could speak, she got up and ordered the servants to help her, Lin Daiyu, and Shen Ajiao rest.
Lin Daiyu looked pleadingly at Shen Ajiao, who remained standing like a groundhog. [Ahhhhh, Lin Daiyu wants to snuggle up to me~]
Lin Daiyu: I can't bear to look. I don't want to go out and say you're my wife.
Everyone: It's so noisy.
Wang Xifeng's eyes flickered, and she suddenly remembered something. Since that was the case, why not lend a hand? She smiled and took over the tidying up, while calling Shen Ajiao and Lin Daiyu to rest in the inner room.
Shen Ajiao had a million thoughts in her mind, but she couldn't say them out loud in public. It was a sign of affection for her grandchildren and younger relatives to live here, but how could she, the wife of a third-rank official, be allowed to sleep?
To put it nicely, it's a "green gauze curtain"; to put it bluntly, isn't it just a living room partition?
Is this how she treats her like a younger member of the family?
I'm going to hell with her! She's not even related to us. Even if she were her own grandchildren, there's no reason for them to live here. Isn't this the place where maids keep watch at night?
Did they think they were maids?
Or do you still look down on them?
Who's going to talk to whom?
They were deliberately trying to make her give up so they could treat Lin Baobao unfairly.
Heartless.
If she's not doing well, no one else will either.
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