Chapter 146 Fighting with the Old Lady
Xie Yunqing personally escorted Chen Ning into the Lotus Pond Garden. The green plants in the yard were obviously carefully selected and well matched. The doors, windows and eaves were spotless. The servants arranged in the yard all knelt down to greet them.
Xie Yunqing was exhausted from the journey and was afraid that Shen Ning would feel uncomfortable, so he gave her some instructions and then left temporarily to let Shen Ning get used to the environment and rest.
The maids in the room had already prepared everything, including clothes, hot water, and tea and snacks. They all smiled and respectfully addressed her as "Miss".
July gave the tips one by one very skillfully.
When Shen Ning had basically packed up, Xie Yunqing came again and told Shen Ning that her father Shen Xiuhe would not be able to come back tonight and would not be able to return home until tomorrow.
Old Madam Shen was old and slept a lot, so she had already gone to bed. She sent a maid to inform Shen Ning to pay her respects tomorrow, and also said a lot of comforting words.
There were only four of them at dinner time.
Shen Nian had previously been in the car and had been directly rebuked by Shen Ning. After the meal, he was relatively well behaved, while Shen Chengxi looked very funny with a big bump on his forehead.
In the evening, Xie Yunqing felt sorry for his daughter who had been traveling all the way, so he did not stay long and left Lianchi Garden early to let her have a good rest.
Lianchi Garden was indeed decorated and tidied up with great care. The bathroom was equipped with the full set of flush toilets that Shen Ning had sold. Shen Ning felt very comfortable when she first moved in and had no problems getting used to it. She had a dreamless night and the next morning, after washing and packing, she went to pay her respects to Old Madam Shen in her yard.
In fact, Shen Ning already had a general understanding of the attitude of this old lady Shen towards herself. After all, if she was really a loving elder, she would have to see her granddaughter who was lost in childhood on the first day she returned home.
Saying that the old man was tired and sleeping well was just an excuse, the main purpose was to warn Shen Ning.
That was why, when Shen Ning arrived outside the old lady's courtyard early in the morning, but was told that the old lady had not yet gotten up, she was not surprised at all, and then waited there with an obedient and submissive look.
This wait lasted for quite a while...
Seeing that Madam Shen was planning to let her stand for an hour or so, Shen Ning winked at Qi Yue next to her, and the next moment, she fell down softly.
Qi Yue reacted very quickly, caught the person, and sat down on the ground with Shen Ning in her arms, crying loudly: "Miss, Miss, what's wrong with you? Come quickly, the eldest lady fainted... Come quickly..."
In the courtyard, the old lady was leisurely drinking tea when she suddenly heard a noise outside. The next moment, the personal nanny came in and whispered, "Madam, the eldest lady has fainted."
The old lady paused and slammed the teacup down on the table. "She only waited for a moment, and she fainted already?"
Before she finished speaking, she heard the little girl crying in panic outside: "Miss, Miss, Old Madam, Miss has been displaced all the way and her body can't bear it. Please have mercy on her, Old Madam..."
Madam Shen was furious: "Still wandering around? Where did this fox come from? He puts on such a good show in front of me."
He just wanted to dampen the arrogance of the so-called eldest lady and set some rules, but he fainted after waiting for less than half an hour?
I'm afraid she would vomit blood if a mosquito kicked her, right?
Aunt Feng beside her whispered, "Old Madam, this young lady doesn't look easy to deal with. Please calm down and let it go today."
The old lady waved her hand angrily: "Go and tell her to go away."
She originally wanted to set some rules, but ended up being labeled as a wicked woman who treated her granddaughter so harshly as soon as she came home that she made people faint.
That little girl actually has some ideas.
On the other side, July's crying echoed throughout the backyard, and soon Xie Yunqing hurried over. He learned that it was because "the old lady had not gotten up yet" that Shen Ning, who had just returned home for the first day, fainted outside the yard. Xie Yunqing's face turned ashen.
Regardless of whether it would offend her mother-in-law, she stood outside the old lady's courtyard and said loudly, "Since the old lady is not feeling well and needs to rest well, we shouldn't bother her. Ningning, don't bother your grandmother for the next month. Let her take good care of herself."
This was a direct order that Shen Ning wouldn't have to pay her respects for a month.
Inside the courtyard, the old lady slammed the table and said, "You really know how to take advantage of the situation. You're embarrassing me."
The nanny next to her kept comforting her: "Madam, you feel bad for the young lady because she just came home and she is anxious. Please don't be angry."
Old Madam Shen snorted coldly, "What young lady? A vulgar girl who grew up in a rural village, and a widow who has already been married. You are not afraid of bringing disgrace to the Shen family by bringing her home like this!"
Outside, Shen Ning apologized a little embarrassedly and weakly: "It's all my fault that I didn't get enough rest last night because I changed places."
"Why do you blame me?"
Xie Yunqing ordered someone to help Shen Ning back, while saying: "Ningning has been toiling all the way and suffered a great disaster. If the loving grandmother had gone to visit you in person long ago, she would not have let me, Ningning, stand outside the yard for so long. You don't have to be afraid, mother is here for you."
Shen Ning hummed obediently.
At this time, Xie Yunqing's maid Qingcheng came over and whispered, "Madam, the master is back."
In the corridor of the Shen Mansion, a middle-aged man in the uniform of a fourth-rank official was walking quickly towards the backyard. He had a short beard, a handsome face, and an outstanding temperament. It was Shen Xiuhe who was returning from duty.
As soon as he entered the mansion, he went straight to the backyard to see his long-lost daughter. However, before he reached the backyard, he learned that Shen Ning had been waiting outside the old lady's yard for too long and had fainted.
Knowing his mother's temperament, Shen Xiuhe's eyes flashed with helplessness and he quickened his pace.
The next moment, he saw his wife half-supporting and half-holding a young girl walking towards him.
His sight fell on the young girl, and realizing that this was his long-lost daughter, Shen Xiuhe's eyes flashed with complex emotions. He stopped and spoke softly, "Ningning."
He opened his hands slightly: "I am your father..."
In Shen Xiuhe's opinion, Shen Ning, who was separated from her family and suffered a lot in her childhood, must be full of anxiety and uneasy about her attachment to her parents, so she deliberately pretended to be close to them.
However, the daughter opposite him did not throw herself into his arms like a fledgling returning to her nest as he had expected. Instead, she stopped a few steps in front of him, smiled and bowed to him, "Father."
She raised her eyes with a smile in her eyes: "I am Shen Ning..."
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