When he mentioned his mother, Wei Qingran had a sad look on his face.
But she still wanted to force a smile, "My mother's condition... is not bad."
"Qingran, can I call you like this?" Lin Mengya asked.
Wei Qingran nodded immediately.
In fact, if it hadn't been for such an embarrassing moment, she would have been very happy to have gained such a friend who could have a close relationship with her.
"You must keep what I say below in mind and do not tell it to any third person."
Hopefully it was because Lin Mengya's expression was too serious that Wei Qingran couldn't help but become nervous.
"Okay, I promise you, but what do you want to say to me?"
Lin Mengya was about to speak when she heard a woman's voice suddenly coming from the door.
"Qingran, are you in there?"
Upon hearing this voice, Wei Qingran immediately stood up and opened the door.
Then Lin Mengya saw a woman about thirty years old, dressed very elegantly and appropriately, with two cups of tea in her hands.
Wei Qingran should have a pretty good relationship with that woman.
After seeing the other party, he immediately took the tray from the other party's hand.
Familiarly said, "Aunt He, why did you send it here in person?"
When the middle-aged woman who Wei Qingran called Aunt He heard, she just smiled and said, "Now that Madam is ill, I'm afraid they have neglected your guests."
As he spoke, his eyes turned to Lin Mengya.
He looked her up and down calmly, and finally greeted Lin Mengya politely.
Although the other party's eyes were not explicit and seemed to be polite to her, Lin Mengya felt that the other party's eyes and attitude were a bit strange.
Just as she was thinking about it, the woman Wei Qingran called Aunt He was already trying to grab her wrist.
It's just that Lin Mengya never liked contact with strangers, so she subconsciously avoided it and let the other party take advantage of her.
"Sorry, I didn't mean it, I'm just not used to having physical contact with strangers."
Lin Mengya realized that her reaction might be a bit excessive and immediately apologized.
Fortunately, Aunt He seemed very generous and didn't care about her stress reaction, but said a little apologetically.
"This matter is still my fault. I shouldn't make my own decisions. I just think it's rare to have a close friend."
As she spoke, she patted Wei Qingran's hand lovingly.
That way, she looks like Wei Qingran's biological mother.
"Qingran has been introverted since she was a child, and because Madam is so worried about her safety, she has never had playmates of the same age."
"Now I can have the head of the Gong family by my side. , it is also a blessing for this child."
"Aunt He, don't say that." Wei Qingran had her own opinions.
"The head of the Gong family is a very good person, and it is a blessing for me to be able to study with her."
Seeing that Aunt He's words meant to compare her with the head of the Gong family, Wei Qingran immediately explained.
"It's Aunt He who can't speak. I just think that when you young people are together, you should understand each other. You have been loved and pampered by Madam since you were a child, so of course you cannot bear any grievance."
"Okay Aunt He, please stop talking. If you keep talking, the head of the Gong family will leave."
Wei Qingran took Aunt He's arm and said coquettishly.
Aunt He shook her head helplessly, and still looked at Wei Qingran with a loving expression.
Her attitude is really like that of an elder who is worried about her.
But when these words fell into Lin Mengya's ears, that was not the case.
She didn't know what the identity of this Aunt He was, but from the other party's words, she always felt that this Aunt He was vaguely showing Wei Qingran's noble status in front of her.
If these words today fall into the ears not of hers, but of another woman from an aristocratic family who has a stronger self-esteem and is on par with Wei Qingran in status, then they may not be able to become friends.
After all, who is born to give way to whom?
Before you become friends, you have to give in to the other person. For a woman from a family who has been pampered and grown up, this is equivalent to a self-deprecating insult.
But these words were spoken by an elder who seemed to love Wei Qingran very much.
Lin Mengya had to doubt the other party's purpose.
Is it true that she can't speak, as Aunt He said, or does she actually have another purpose?
Lin Mengya secretly raised her eyebrows, pretending not to hear anything, and said with a slight smile, "I am a few years older than Qing Ranxu, so naturally I have to give her some time."
Wei Qingran also lowered his head in embarrassment.
Lin Mengya, on the other hand, met Aunt He's eyes without any hesitation.
Before the other party could take back his probing look, she was knocked into his face.
"After talking for so long, I still don't know which elder of the Wei family you are, and how should I call you?"
But these words really touched Aunt He's weakness.
I saw Aunt He, who was chatting and laughing just now with a loving look on her face, her expression froze for a moment, but she didn't know how to speak.
But Wei Qingran didn't care at all
"Aunt He is my mother's best friend. Due to some changes at home in the past few years, she has been staying at our house."
"But my mother and I both trust and rely on Aunt He. By the way, my brother and I were both raised by Aunt He!"
Lin Mengya's eyes flashed with light.
The four words "close friend in the boudoir" have many meanings.
And even if she is a close friend of Mrs. Wei, she has lived in the Wei family for at least ten years. ??
If you are a thin-skinned person, even if you are unable to live independently due to practical conditions, you will not treat yourself as half the master.
Upon meeting her, Lin Mengya felt that Aunt He was more like another mistress of the family.
However, this was just a random guess on her part.
Maybe they have a "deep love for sisters", so this Aunt He doesn't regard her as an outsider, right?
"So that's the case, then I really have to admire Mrs. Wei's broad-mindedness."
"I think Mrs. He must be extremely grateful to Mrs. Wei for being able to live in the house and take good care of her good friend. Otherwise, she would not lower herself to raise a pair of children for Mrs. Wei."
Lin Mengya's words completely put Aunt He in the position of a servant.
Aunt He's expression was almost unbearable. Over the years, every time someone knew her identity, they would praise her for repaying her kindness.
After all, Mrs. Wei's original reputation was there.
So much so that most people have overlooked it. In fact, it is Mrs. Wei's character that should be praised for this matter.
If she is really a selfish and jealous person.
Then how could she let her best friend live in her home for more than ten years and even treat her with extra courtesy?
Lin Mengya, a senior tea connoisseur and proficient in tasting tea, hit the important point right away.
Aunt He felt slightly dissatisfied.
But she didn't get angry immediately. Instead, she held Wei Qingran's hand with a look of shame on her face.
"Yes, if Zhen'er hadn't taken me in, I would have become a withered skeleton by now."
"Maybe I am not destined to have children in my life, so I have always taken care of you and Jiang'er as my own biological children."
Seeing that Aunt He's family card was about to work, Lin Mengya mentioned it seemingly unintentionally.
"Mrs. Wei is still fine now. Why do I hear Mrs. He's words as if Mrs. Wei is gone?"
"I like to make friends with Miss Wei more and more. Thinking about it, if I am in trouble in the future, Miss Wei can take me in and treat me as a guest. There will be no distinction between you and me, host and guest."
This time Aunt Zihe's face was completely swollen.
There are some things that the host doesn't care about, that's because the host is generous.
But since you are a guest, you should act like a guest, so what is the point of turning your back on guests?
Wei Qingran is not stupid.
She blinked her big eyes and looked at her new friend.
After that, he looked at Aunt He, who had been beside him for many years, and couldn't help but frown slightly.
In fact, Aunt He said that she took care of her and her brother.
But in fact, they have been cared for by servants since childhood.
Aunt He always cares about them.
But that was just verbal concern, and Aunt He's words just now also made her feel a little uncomfortable.
But Aunt He has been by their side for so many years.
After all, Wei Qingran was a soft-hearted and nostalgic child, so he just said softly, "Thank you Aunt He for your kindness. This is the first time that the Gong family master is here. Aunt He don't be angry with her."
This statement was so literal that he treated her as an outsider!
Aunt He's heart suddenly sank.
But she has never revealed her true thoughts in front of the children.
Although in my heart, I wish I could drive out that nonsense head of the Gong family!
But she still had a sad expression on her face and nodded.
"What I know is that I overstepped my bounds. Originally, Zhen'er was my benefactor, and whatever I did for her was what I should do."
When hearing Aunt He say this, Wei Qingran also felt a little sorry.
"Aunt He, we are a family, don't say such things again."
"Qingran, I..."
Seeing that the other party was about to start flirting again, Lin Mengya put down the tea cup in her hand and spoke casually.
"Since Mrs. He is grateful, she should repay Mrs. Wei's kindness. What's more, the life-saving grace is the result of kindness. Now that Mrs. Wei is ill, Mrs. He, as a close friend, should accompany her."
Rather than rush to them and slap her face.
Mrs. He, no matter how thick-skinned she was, couldn't resist Lin Mengya's continuous insinuations from the Ming Dynasty.
He left in a hurry with his servants, but his expression was extremely ugly.
Wei Qingran looked at Aunt He's back and shook her head helplessly.
Unable to hold back the question in her mind, "Sister Gong, it's obviously your first time meeting Aunt He, why are you so hostile to her?"
Unexpectedly, Lin Mengya gently tapped her forehead.