Tomorrow, she is going to visit her grandma's distant relatives.

Grandma had already given her the address and told her that she must visit and not lose her etiquette.

She just heard from her grandma that the Dou family was a big business family, but she had no curiosity about the Dou family. If her grandma hadn't repeatedly warned her, she probably wouldn't have visited.

Su Eli got up early the next morning, went to a nearby shop to buy some gifts, and then took two small dumplings with her to visit Dou Mansion.

When the carriage arrived at the door of Dou's house, Su Eli came down and took a look. It turned out to be a very big house.

She knocked on the door and explained her purpose to the concierge.

The concierge asked her to wait for a moment, and then let her in after she went back to report the matter.

This house is very large, and we can see the prosperity of the Dou family, but this prosperity seems to be mixed with a trace of decline.

For such a big house, there are not many servants. If it's not that the family doesn't like large crowds, it's that the expenses cannot be afforded, so the population can only be reduced.

Arriving in front of the main hall door, the servant respectfully opened the curtain and said, "Master, madam, my cousin has arrived."

Then I heard a dignified voice coming from inside: "Let her in quickly."

Su Eli walked in quickly and found two people sitting on the seat, a man and a woman. They were both well-dressed, especially the woman. She didn't wear much jewelry, but it gave people a sense of wealth and splendor.

a feeling of.

"Hello, sir, hello, madam." Su Eli also greeted them politely.

Cheng Wenqian smiled and said, "Are you Tian's granddaughter? Logically speaking, you are also our cousin. You don't need to be so unfamiliar. Just call us uncle or aunt."

Dou Xuduan looked at Su Eli's face, "When I was young, I once met your mother when I returned to my hometown. You two look really alike."

This is most likely to be polite. After all, who has only met someone once when they were young will remember what they look like.

Su Eli sat aside, and when the servants brought tea, she also respectfully explained her purpose.

"My cousin is so polite, she even asked you to come here specifically." Cheng Wenqian said, "You came to Lichuan from so far away. We should take good care of you, and you shouldn't be asked to come here specially."

The master of the Dou family smiled and said, "Eli is a junior, so it doesn't matter if a junior comes to visit us."

These two people gave Su Eli the feeling of being polite, very polite.

But their seemingly cordial conversations always gave her a vague illusion of being superior.

At this moment, the curtain leading to the back moved, and a girl came out.

Judging from the age, this girl is about the same as Su Eli. She is very good-looking and charming, with a smile on her face.

"I heard that a cousin has come to our house?" the girl asked, her eyes constantly turning on Su Eli.

This girl is the eldest lady of the Dou family, Dou Xuefan.

What Dou Xuefan just said seemed to have some profound meaning. It sounded like he was teasing.

When Cheng Wenqian saw Dou Xuefan coming, the smile on her face suddenly became more sincere. She waved her over, and after asking Su Eli's age, she seemed to say kindly: "This is your cousin, Xuefan, you two are cousins."

Sisters, please get along well with each other in the future."

Dou Xuefan smiled, with a bit of disdain in his eyes.

What kind of cousin is she? She's just a girl from the countryside. To put it nicely, she's here to visit relatives. To put it more honestly, isn't it just a poor relative who comes to visit her in the autumn breeze?

Moreover, the first time she saw Su Eli, she was a little hostile to Su Eli. Su Eli didn't dress up much, but she looked so good-looking. This made her somewhat dissatisfied with her for no reason.

The disdain in her eyes was seen by Su Eli.

But Su Eli didn't take it seriously at all. It was other people's business to think highly of her. She didn't originally want to rely on this relative.

"My cousin is here for a rare visit. Let me accompany my cousin for a walk around the house." Dou Xuefan said, his whole body full of pretended affection.

Cheng Wenqian nodded, "That's fine, it just so happens that you can take her with you so that E Li can get to know the other brothers and sisters."

Dou Xuefan pretended to be very enthusiastic, and Su Eli couldn't refuse.

Dou Xuefan took her around the house, introducing the courtyard to her as he walked, but it was not a friendly introduction, but full of showoff.

Walking to Xinyi Garden, Dou Xuefan peeked inside and saw a girl of similar age inside, embroidering something.

Dou Xuefan pulled Su Eli affectionately and forced her into the garden.

"Wanyun, look, we have a cousin here. Based on your age, she has to call you cousin."

Dou Wanyun is the second daughter of the Dou family. Her appearance is somewhat similar to that of the eldest daughter Dou Xuefan, but she is not as good-looking as Dou Xuefan.

She raised her gaze with some pride and said, "I heard from my servant that you are that cousin."

"Hello, second cousin." Su Eli greeted her politely.

"I was doing embroidery, so I didn't go to the front to watch the fun. My cousin doesn't blame me, right?"

Su Eli thought to herself, my dear, why does this young lady from the Dou family smell like tea every time she opens her mouth?

"Hey, cousin, what do you think of this embroidery I made?"

Dou Wanyun picked up the peony she had embroidered and showed it to her, but Dou Xuefan smiled with a profound meaning, "I know you are good at embroidery, so I don't have to ask anyone to show it to you. Our cousin is from my hometown, and the girl from my hometown...

"

This is to say that Su Eli came from the countryside and did not understand embroidery, so it would be a waste of natural resources to show it to her.

Su Eli glanced at the embroidery, and listening to Dou Xuefan's tone, she didn't know how good it was, but it didn't look as good as Sang Xinyue's embroidery. It was far behind.

Su Eli smiled calmly: "I don't know much about embroidery, but I have a handkerchief embroidered by a friend for me. If my second cousin understands it, please help me see if it looks good."

The two sisters from the Dou family exchanged glances and almost laughed out loud. How could a person from the countryside know anything about embroidery?

Dou Wanyun said with a smile: "Okay, cousin, let me see it, but I..."

Halfway through her words, the smile on her face froze.

Su Eli had already taken out her handkerchief, which was embroidered with plum blossoms. Even if someone who didn't understand it looked at it, they would say that Sang Xinyue's embroidery was far better than Dou Wanyun's.

Dou Wanyun only felt embarrassed and could not let go of her arrogance, so she reluctantly said, "It's not bad."

The expression on her face made Su Eli amused, and she deliberately said: "If second cousin likes it, I will give this veil to you. After all, I can still use this veil."
Chapter completed!