Ruan Mianmian is only three years old now, and she just wants to be safe and happy as a little girl.
If you want your mother to stop having to work hard, you must have money. Ruan Mianmian understands this principle very well.
From the few words Ruan Geng said, it was not difficult for Ruan Mianmian to deduce his intention to ask for a share for Sanfang.
Grandfather was too naughty. He changed the concept secretly. It was said to be a reward, but in the end, it was deducted from the share that should have belonged to the mother. Ruan Mianmian thought that she would take advantage of him if she had the opportunity.
After Ruan Mianmian left, Zhou Yunning looked anxiously at the door from time to time. Until she saw her coming back from a distance and raising her little hands to wave, her hanging heart finally dropped.
"Mother, I was right, my grandfather was just looking for me to play with." Ruan Mianmian came to Zhou Yunning jumping up and down.
"That's good." Zhou Yuning reached out and pinched Ruan Mianmian's cheek, "Shuang'er, get a basin of water for Mianmian to wash her face. Look at her sweating profusely."
Ruan Mianmian snuggled into Zhou Yuning's arms. Although their time together was short, she could feel her selfless maternal love for her.
So warm! Ruan Mianmian, who has been an orphan for fifteen years, cherishes the mother-daughter relationship with Zhou Yuning very much and regards her as her biological mother from the bottom of her heart.
"Okay, just come back. Sister Shuang'er will help you wash your face later. Mom still has embroidery work to do."
"Mom, please rest. I woke up in the middle of the night last night and saw that the lights in your room were still on. You got up and started working at dawn today. You will hurt your eyes."
"No, mother is used to it." Zhou Yuning stretched out her hand to straighten Ruan Mianmian's clothes, "You are a normal child now. Mother wants to save some money. After the new year and the beginning of spring, you will be four years old, and it is time for enlightenment."
"Mom, you want to send me to study?" Ruan Mianmian hugged Zhou Yunning's thigh and shook her little head in protest, "I don't want it, I'm still young."
"You're not young anymore. You should be enlightened at the age of three. It's been delayed for a year." Zhou Yuning picked up Ruan Mianmian and said, "I seem to be a little heavier recently."
"Well, I eat a lot." Ruan Mianmian patted her belly and agreed.
As Ruan Mianmian said this, she complained secretly in her heart that she had eaten a lot, but she hadn't had any meaty food in her stomach for many days in a row.
Thinking of this, Ruan Mianmian couldn't help but swallow her saliva, and soon she would have meat to eat.
Go to hell with all the talk about weight loss and dieting. The big rice in the world, the fragrant meat, I’m so greedy just thinking about it. There are also her favorite sweet desserts and snacks, Ruan Mianmian’s mouth is watering.
"Play by yourself for a while, mother is busy with her work." Zhou Yuning put Ruan Mianmian down.
Ruan Mianmian grabbed Zhou Yunning's sleeve: "Mother, my grandfather said that someone will give you money."
"Okay, okay, okay, mother is waiting for the money." Zhou Yunning did not take Ruan Mianmian's words at ease, after all, the Hou Mansion had not cared about them at all in the past three years.
"Mianmian, this job will be handed over in a few days. It's quite urgent. Mother can't break her promise to others."
"Okay." Ruan Mianmian could only let go.
Besides, after Ruan Mianmian left, Mr. Hou immediately returned to the backyard of Fu'an Hall to find Mrs. Ruan.
"Is there such a thing?" Mrs. Ruan was surprised after hearing what Ruan Geng said, "According to you, the third daughter-in-law supports Mianmian by doing embroidery?"
Grandma Yun, who was waiting nearby, was startled, and suddenly she showed a look of realization.
"Old madam, a few days ago, I went to the big kitchen, and the ingredients for each room and courtyard were piled up. At that time, I felt a little strange, but for a while I couldn't put it into words. Now that I think about it, there are no three at all.
share of the house.”
"Don't talk about the ingredients, the two of them haven't taken a penny from the Marquis's house in the past three years." The old Marquis got angry, "Go and check, I guess 80% of the third room's share was taken away by someone else."
Mrs. Ruan and Aunt Yun looked serious after hearing this. It stands to reason that the servants would not have the guts to pretend to take the title of the third bedroom. However, regardless of whether it was taken away or taken away, Chen Wanyu, the eldest lady of the family, would be able to escape if they were investigated.
It doesn't matter.
"Old woman, I never interfere in the affairs of the house, but I hope you can deal with things fairly."
"Old man, don't you suspect that it was me who instigated this?"
"We have been married for decades, and I still trust your character."
"That's right, although I don't want to see her, she is the daughter-in-law of our Ruan family after all."
"You and I understand what happened to the third child. It was an accident and not Yun Ning's fault. It's been three years and it's time to let it go. Even if we can't let it go, we shouldn't anger innocent people."
Tears appeared in Mrs. Ruan's eyes: "Ayun persuaded me, and I have thought about it a lot in the past few days."
"It's been more than three years. It's time for you to cheer up." Ruan Geng patted the back of his wife's hand across the coffee table to express comfort. "That child Mianmian is very pitiful. We should treat him better based on emotion and reason."
"Old Marquis, Old Madam, I have always been doubtful and I don't know whether to ask or not." Aunt Yun bowed and said.
"Ayun, if you have anything to say, just say it. You and I are master and servant in name, but in fact we have been together for decades. The Marquis and I have already considered you our family."
"Do you know, madam, that the third lady and the young master moved their residence back then?"
Mrs. Ruan thought about it and vaguely remembered: "At that time, I ordered Qi'er's 'Yanlongxuan' to remain as it is. The next day, the boss's wife said that Yun Ning had seen things and missed people and took the initiative to change her residence."
"You know about the change of residence." Mother Yun paused for a moment, "Does the old lady know where the third bedroom lives now?"
"By the way, where does that little guy Mianmian live?" Ruan Geng thought about Ruan Mianmian and his expression softened.
"The old marquis, the old lady, the third lady and the young master have moved to Liluo residence."
"Why did you move there?" Madam Ruan half-squinted her eyes, familiar. People who knew her would know that this was a sign of her anger.
Ruan Geng was very puzzled: "Liluoju? Where is it? Does our house have such a yard?"
"Have you forgotten, Mr. Marquis? The yard where the eldest master and his three brothers were punished and imprisoned for making mistakes when they were young." Grandma Yun reminded.
"Oh, you mean those three cabins." Ruan Geng remembered.
"It was those three small wooden houses. Later, the third master ordered them to be surrounded by bamboo fences and turned into a separate courtyard. They were also named Liluoju."
The old Marquis and his wife looked at each other. Liluoju was in the backyard, the most remote corner of the entire Marquis mansion.
In order to punish his sons and let them cultivate their minds and characters, Ruan Geng specially built several wooden houses, and everything inside was decorated in the style of ordinary poor people.
After many years, Liluoju has not been repaired, so you can imagine how dilapidated and outdated it is.
Aunt Yun murmured to herself: "Is it the third lady's own intention to move to Liluo?"
"Old lady, I'll leave this matter to you." Ruan Geng frowned and ordered to Mrs. Ruan, "If you don't say anything else, first send over the debt you owe to the third house for the past three years. Mianmian said that Yun Ning embroidered day and night.
It’s almost hurting your eyes.”
"Aunt Yun, you have been waiting for me to dress and make up for ten years. Maybe someone has forgotten the rules of the Hou family. It's time for us to take action to remind you."