Chapter 39: The Visitor from the Clan (Three)

  "Rose cake?"

  "No," Yao Cunmei smiled and said, "This is made with the freshest and most tender peaches, peeled and deveined, selected for the finest flesh, cooked in a silver ladle over low heat to make peach paste, mixed with a little flour, shaped into rose petals and steamed. When steaming, a layer of rose petals was sprinkled on the bottom of the steamer, so it has the flavor of roses, but is even more delicate and sweet than rose cake! Oh, there's also rose cake here, which is made with yam powder, and its taste is not bad either. Do you want to try some, elder sister?"

  Yao Cun's face stiffened slightly, and he smiled: "The pastries here are really exquisite!" But he didn't try the rose cake that Yao Cun Mei had recommended again.

  Yao Cun Mei smiled reservedly and didn't insist.

  The crowd sat for a while and then left the Qinglin Garden, still strolling into the garden, but their mood was no longer as good as before, they were still stunned by the wealth and luxury in Yao Cun's house.

  Not to mention Gu's family and Yao Cunxian, even Yao Cunhui was secretly shocked by the wealth and luxury in Qionglin Garden. She had never been to Yao Cunmei's Qionglin Garden before, although she had expected it to be much better than her own Luomei Courtyard, but she hadn't expected it to be so much better!

  Come to think of it, Ma has only one biological daughter, and Yao Cunmei is a hedonist. The Yao family can afford this amount of money, what's the big deal?

  Strolling along the banks of Lotus Flower Lake, from the eastern end of Peony Pavilion crossing over, turning northeast to bypass the Wisteria Trellis, coming out a small patch of fragrant camphor tree forest, faintly visible in the distance a corner flying eave, that is Yao Cunhui's residence Luomei Courtyard.

  "What suddenly flashed through Mrs. Mao's mind, her eyes lit up and she smiled: "We've been strolling for half a day now, let's go to Hui'er's Luomei Courtyard ahead and sit for a while, wash our faces, and then we'll head back to the main courtyard! I suppose it won't be long before Uncle and my father return! Either way, Sister-in-law will have to stay for a few more days, and we can stroll again tomorrow, no hurry!"

  Madam Ma was originally unaware of anything, but she had never put down her guard against Madam Mao. Whenever Madam Mao said something, she would have to go over it in her mind three times to confirm that everything was alright before she could feel at ease. After thinking about this for a moment, she suddenly felt a shock and her expression became somewhat flustered. She forced a smile and said: "Why bother going to Hui'er's place again? It would be more convenient to go back to the main courtyard directly!"

  "Mother and daughter are also too unfamiliar, let alone Auntie, the daughter is still worried that she won't be able to invite Auntie and mother over for a visit, where would she say it's troublesome! Following this road will get you there, and it's also convenient!" Yao Cunhui said with a smile.

  Having arrived at her own doorstep, how could Yao Cunhui let this opportunity slip away?

  "Unfilial!" Madam Ma, in her anxiety, could no longer pretend to be a kind and gentle mother. Her face sank, and she scolded Yao Cunhui: "Great Aunt is your elder, you are the younger generation, how can things from your room be given to Great Aunt for washing? Your words are becoming more and more unreasonable! Eldest Sister-in-law, don't bother with her, let's go back to my place now!"

  "Mother, what does this mean!" Yao Cunhui felt extremely wronged and didn't dare to speak out, casting a deep, apologetic glance at Gu Shi and Yao Cunxian.

  "Yes, elder sister-in-law, Hui'er is also kind-hearted. If you say so, won't it make her feel wronged?" Madam Mao chimed in from the side.

  "I also want to go to Huìtángjiě's place and sit for a while, we just agreed on it, these few days I'll be staying at Huìtángjiě's place keeping her company!" Yáo Cúnxiān saw that Yáo Cúnhuì's kind thoughts for her mother and daughter were rebuked by her stepmother right to her face, feeling unfair in her heart, she also smiled and said a sentence.

  Mrs. Gu was on the one hand suspicious of why Mrs. Ma was so determined not to let her and her daughter go to Yao Cunhui's place, but instead wanted to take a look; on the other hand, she saw that her precious daughter had also spoken up, how could she not agree? So she took out the money for the elder sister-in-law's gift, gave Mrs. Ma a sideways glance with a smile and said: "Younger sister, you're being too cautious! What Hui'er said is true, it's not like we're outsiders, where's the need for so much fuss? I'm just a rustic country woman from the mountains and countryside, how could I possibly look down on anything in Hui'er's house? It's probably that we've never even seen things like those in Hui'er's house before!"

  Yao Cunhui listened and hurriedly smiled: "Auntie, this remark is embarrassing for Hui'er. As long as Auntie doesn't blame Hui'er for being rash, Hui'er will feel much better!"

  "Hehe, no blame, no blame!" said Mr. Gu with a smile.

  Ma saw that everyone was insisting, and she herself wanted to continue speaking but it would seem unreasonable, so she hastily turned red and white in the face, but did not dare to speak again, with a nervous heart following along.

  Gu's family and Yao Cunxian thought they would see a courtyard as exquisite as the Jade Forest Garden, but what they saw left them stunned. If it weren't for the three large characters "Luo Mei Yuan" written on the plaque above, they wouldn't have believed this was Yao Cunhui's residence.

  The vermilion lacquer door is half new and not old, with slight peeling and mottling. The bronze door knocker in the shape of an animal head on the door panel is also half black and not yellow, dull and lusterless. The green brick wall is faded and greyish, with a foot or more above the ground covered with unevenly distributed moss, some green and some dry and black. In front of the door, there are no ornamental flowers or trees at all.

  Yao Cun's face was still smiling, with a hint of mockery in his eyes as he gazed at Yao Cun Hui. Gu Shi saw this and turned away, her brow furrowing slightly, and she couldn't help but feel a few pangs of sympathy for Yao Cun Hui.

  This poor child is suffering!

  Look at her usual gold and silver jewelry, silk and satin, it turns out that it is just dressing up for outsiders to see, and the life behind is unknown!

  It can be seen that Ma is also not a thrifty lamp, with one set on the surface and another set behind. Gu couldn't help but keep an eye on Ma secretly.

  "Uncle, mother, second aunt, please come this way!" Yao Cunhui led Yao Cunxian, while smiling and inviting the Gu family into the courtyard, with a gentle and peaceful expression, showing genuine friendship without any hint of resentment.

  Ma saw it and felt even more like a needle in his back.

  The courtyard is also ordinary, not as good as the exquisite mountains and rocks in Qionglin Garden, the potted plants are lush, the green vines are wrapped around, the strange flowers are competing with each other, and there are high-footed large porcelain fish tanks with gold-edged paintings arranged in order, and the bottom of the fish tank is paved with rain flower stone, raising all kinds of small goldfish.

  "Ah, this Plum Blossom Courtyard is indeed elegant and refined!" Madam Gu smiled slightly and cast a faint glance at Madam Ma.

  Mrs. Ma smiled awkwardly and said, "Hui'er has always loved simplicity, but isn't it...". As she spoke, she glanced at Yao Cunhui with her eyes, hinting that Yao Cunhui should take over the conversation to help her save face.

  Yao Cun Hui sneered in her heart, she would be stupid to help her save face! She pretended not to see and smiled as she invited the Gu family into the house.

  Rong's mother, Hong Lian and Hong Zhi came out together to greet them. Rong's mother heard that Gu Shi was the elder sister of the Yao family clan, so she immediately led Rong, Hong Lian and Hong Zhi to pay their respects again, smiling humbly and saying: "The great lady of the clan has arrived in person, it's a rare guest who can't be invited! We are honored to meet you!"

  Gu's family heard this and felt very relieved, with a smile all over her face. When she learned that Rong's mother was Yao Cunhui's nanny, she actually helped Rong's mother up, gently patted her hand and smiled: "You are Hui'er's nanny, how can you give me such a big gift? Let's count it, we should be of the same generation!"

  "Oh dear Madam, you're killing me with your words! I'm just a humble servant from nowhere, how can I possibly live up to being called 'Madam' by you?" Concubine Rong hastily said with a smile.

  As soon as she entered the house, she found it to be small and simply decorated. Gu's expression became even more unpleasant. She couldn't help but secretly glance at Yao Cunhui twice, guessing whether Yao had intentionally brought her here, but saw that she was on the side, gently smiling and instructing Rong Ma and Hong Lian about something. It seemed as if she hadn't intentionally led her to look around, nor had she spoken a word to her. Gu's doubts disappeared, and she let out a sigh.

  Children without a biological mother are precocious and clearly understand their status, not daring to compare themselves with the younger sister born to their stepmother. Such a gentle and calm temperament is hard to cultivate!

  Gu's family suddenly thought, if Yao Cunhui is like this, then Yao Cunjia and Yao Shizan must be no better! The Yao family has such great wealth and status, but the Ma family is so petty, it's really...

  "Please don't despise me, Aunt and Mother, Second Aunt. The things I have are all clean!" Yao Cunhui smiled and personally brought over the makeup box, taking out each item one by one.

  Soon Hong Ye brought water over and Yao Cun Hui personally attended to serving Gu Shi, Ma Shi and Mao Shi in washing their faces and hands.

  Mrs. Mao just washed her hands and smiled, saying she would go back in a while; Mrs. Ma was annoyed in her heart and didn't want to use Yao Cunhui's things, so she only washed her hands too. It was Mrs. Gu who smiled and said "Thank you, Niece Hui!" and let Yao Cunhui serve her for a while.

  On the other side, Hong Lian also served Yao Cunxian, washing her hands and face, redoing her hair and makeup.

  Yao Cunhui's speech was warm and witty, her demeanor was generous and natural. After a while, Gu's family couldn't help but have a few more good impressions of her. Also seeing the maids in Luomei courtyard were steady and dignified, doing things properly, compared to those maids in Qionglin courtyard who were arrogant and loud, not knowing how much better they were. She thought that indeed, there must be a master for every servant, and secretly sighed that she was unfortunate, everything was good, but unfortunately her mother had passed away early, all the goodness couldn't make up for this one loss!

  After a brief toilette, they sat down and began talking. Yao Cunhui personally brought tea to serve Gu Shi and the others.

  In her heart, she had a few points of sympathy and fondness for Yao Cunhui. Adding to that was the sight of the luxurious mansion and courtyard at Yao Cunmei's place earlier, as well as Yao Cunmei's smug expression, which made Gu Shi feel extremely disgusted and looked down upon, with two parts of sourness. Now she deliberately wanted to help Yao Cunhui say a few words.

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