Ever since Lin Daiyu refused Grandmother Jia's suggestion at the Jia family home last time, Grandmother Jia has been sending people to fetch Daiyu to the Jia family home every day, but Daiyu simply refuses to go.
Lady Wang was somewhat anxious. The imperial decree had already been issued, granting Yuan Chun permission to return home to visit her family, but the date was yet to be determined!
When the palace sent people to inspect the Jia family's houses, they all shook their heads and left. Only after bribing them did they learn that some families were planning to build separate residences for the imperial family's visit and had submitted their plans before the palace could set a date.
Lady Wang missed Yuan Chun terribly and urged Grandmother Jia to make a decision on when to build a separate courtyard to welcome Yuan Chun.
Grandmother Jia thought to herself, "What an honor it is that other people's daughters can come home!"
Now that her family is declining day by day, she needs this kind of glory, and her precious jade needs it even more!
She has some money.
But those private savings were left to Baoyu.
The East Mansion was willing to contribute some, but it was only a drop in the ocean, not even enough for the eldest son's family.
The Wang family is quite something.
Upon hearing this, Madam Wang told her to go back to her parents' home, and she quickly replied with a smile, "Grandma, you've forgotten, my brother's family went to their post and left before the New Year."
"What about your sister's place?"
Madam Wang was furious. Was the old man going to wait until he died to hand over those things? And he still had the nerve to think about her sister's family.
Does her sister not need money to rely on?
"Grandma, look at us now, even if we turn everything upside down, it still won't be enough, sigh!" Madam Wang deliberately or unintentionally complained about being poor.
"Poor Yu'er."
Grandmother Jia took a deep breath. How could Yu'er not be pitied? Now that Lin Ruhai was gone, Yu'er insisted on not holding a funeral.
She can't ask for people to come if she doesn't hold a funeral, and without people coming, the money can't come.
Could Yu'er really bear to see her grandmother in such a predicament?
"The Imperial Household Department has only given us these two days. If it's too late, what will Yuan Chun do?" Madam Wang thought about how heartbroken Yuan Chun must be, watching others visit their families while she couldn't.
"old lady!"
Grandmother Jia gritted her teeth; this matter could not be delayed any longer. Yu'er was being manipulated by her stepmother and was unwilling to face the truth.
Her stepmother wanted to monopolize the Lin family's assets, which is why she kept driving a wedge between her and Yu'er.
In terms of closeness or distance, Shen was ultimately an outsider.
She couldn't just stand by and watch Yu'er be bullied, would that be foolish?
After pondering for a long time, Grandmother Jia waved her hand and beckoned someone over.
"Go and deliver a letter to my cousin, telling her I'm sick!"
"Oh dear, is the old lady sick again?" Wang Xifeng, supporting her back, slowly walked in, gave a curtsy, and...
"If you ask me, Madam, it's best to let it go. Lin Daiyu is heartbroken right now, and I wonder how she feels inside. You're sick every few days, and that's not good either."
Grandmother Jia glanced at Wang Xifeng and said, "Just mind your own business. You don't need to worry about anything else."
"Hehehe, thank you for your understanding, Grandma. You can't only understand me. People will think you're biased."
"Grandma, please have some sympathy for Lin Meimei. Now that the Lin family is in trouble, you don't even offer to comfort her, let alone give her a single melon seed or fruit. Instead, you're stabbing her in the heart."
"How heartbroken my great-aunt would be if she were alive."
“That’s my daughter, how could I not feel sorry for her? Once Yu’er lives with me, I will naturally cherish her like a precious jewel and take care of her.”
Wang Xifeng laughed and said, "Grandma, you've got the wrong idea. You can only truly love someone when they're by your side. If you can't love them properly when they're by your side, you'll only get complaints. It's better to send them things over every few days and bring them into the mansion to show them some love from time to time."
Just as Wang Xifeng was about to persuade Grandmother Jia, Lady Wang called out loudly, "Feng-ge'er!"
"You brought back a woman of dubious background to be Lian'er's concubine. What will Lian'er do now that he's back?"
Wang Xifeng pulled off her handkerchief and laughed, "Of course I'll be happy. After I get a mistress outside, I can live happily ever after with him. I'll be so happy I won't know which way is up."
Madam Wang couldn't find a reason to disagree, so she could only nod and say, "I hope so."
Wang Xifeng clapped her hands and said, "When the Second Master returns, he will need the Second Madam's presence to prepare the banquet."
Madam Wang looked at the child with a disdainful expression, wondering if the child was stupid for giving face to a concubine.
Pooh,
ill!
"I'm old and prefer peace and quiet. You can make your own noise." With that, he got up and left.
Grandmother Jia also looked at Wang Xifeng with a reproachful gaze, saying that the rules were becoming increasingly disorderly.
Wang Xifeng smiled as she drank her tea. They were all shameless, each one thicker than the last. They said they had no shame at all, but they didn't care about anything else. They said they loved Lin Daiyu and cared about her. Even if they didn't have a mirror, they would still pee.
What a bear! Pshaw!
She found their eating habits disgusting.
Wang Xifeng thought that her meddling would at least make Grandmother Jia and Lady Wang consider their reputations, but when she saw Mrs. Lin and Lin Daiyu appear at the Jia family, she could only sigh helplessly and say that if you don't do stupid things, you won't die!
"Why are you here? Didn't I send someone to tell you not to come?" Wang Xifeng said anxiously as she stepped forward and pulled Shen Ajiao.
"You must leave quickly, this mansion is not safe."
[Waaah, my Feng Liangxin is so incredibly kind.]
Wang Xifeng: Oh my little darling, you're still thinking about these trivial things at a time like this. Let's go.
"My maternal grandmother said she is seriously ill and wants to see me." Lin Daiyu didn't want to come, but her maternal grandmother said so in front of others.
Fearing she wouldn't come, they even hired a middleman. The way that middleman looked at her blatantly screamed, 'She's unfilial!'
Lin Daiyu really wanted to imitate the mistress, looking up to the sky and sighing, "I'm so stupid!"
She was truly terrified. There are countless ways to get her to come, so why did she choose the one that would hurt her?
Wang Xifeng pursed her lips and whispered, "Then you all be careful. The eldest daughter is going home to visit her family, and the old lady wants to build a separate residence for her visit."
As he spoke, he gestured with his hands, which were empty, and then pointed to Lin Daiyu's waist, implying something.
[Trying to do a job you're not qualified for.]
[Like an old hen laying eggs, all she does is make noise.]
Lin Daiyu: Madam is absolutely right. It's a favor if she gives money to her family, and no one can say a word against it if she doesn't.
She had heard that the cost of a family reunion villa in various dynasties ranged from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands or even millions of yuan.
Did the Lin family's money just fall from the sky?
No, it was all accumulated by her ancestors.
Even so, the Lin family themselves wouldn't build a separate residence for visiting relatives.
My grandmother never uttered a single official word about such a large sum of money; she was simply trying to get it out without my understanding.
Even if you throw this money into the water, it will cause a splash all day long. She just looks at it for fun, and it can make her happy all day.
But if it were taken away like that, she wouldn't be happy for a moment.
Shen Ajiao and Lin Daiyu exchanged a glance and both wiped away their tears. Shen Ajiao exaggeratedly cried out, "Grandma, we're late! May you have a peaceful journey!"
"Grandmother, Yu'er is late."
Wang Xifeng was stunned. Were these two mourning?
I'll get up so I don't accidentally hurt you.
Wang Xifeng: Hehe, thank you, thank you.
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