After Lin Zhu left, Dr. Zhang sat alone in the study. After a while, he called Butler Zhang in again.
"Go and see if Lu Mingtao from Muyue Trading Co., Ltd. is here? Ask him to come to me tomorrow." Old doctor Zhang rarely comes to Lu Mingtao like this. Even if he has something to do, he will be very polite, but now he speaks in this tone, which is really disappointing.
Butler Zhang was a little strange. However, he was wise enough not to ask and took the order to do the work.
Lin Zhu, led by the servants sent by Dr. Zhang, first went to Mrs. Zhang's yard, where the women of the Zhang family were probably waiting for her to pay their respects.
Yishou Tang was a bit far away from Dr. Zhang’s study. On the way, Lin Zhu also asked the Zhang family who was leading the way about Mrs. Zhang’s hobbies. However, the servant who was leading the way said nothing. Lin Zhu didn’t care either, since he was about to
We are about to see it. At worst, the soldiers will come to stop it, and the water will come to cover it up.
After the servant's announcement, the voice of someone asking to come in quickly came from the room.
Lin Zhu entered the room and saw Mrs. Zhang sitting on the couch in the middle. Although she was old, she was in very good spirits. Her gray hair was combed meticulously. She was wearing a red gold hairpin and her face was rosy. Although she was older,
Fifty, but
You can still see the traces of your outstanding grace in your youth. She is dressed in a purple tuanhua brocade dress, which is both dignified and noble. It is held in the hand in front of you, slightly revealing a jade bracelet on your wrist, and also wearing a jade bracelet on your hand.
A jadeite ring.
"Lin Zhu greets the old lady, wishing you a long life and good health, and all the best. Greetings to both ladies." Lin Zhu performed a standard greeting ceremony for a noble lady, which made everyone present look at them with some eyebrows. Of course, sisters Zhang Manyun and Zhang Manqing were used to it. At that time
When Aunt Chang was teaching Lin Zhu, their sisters were also there, and they also benefited greatly.
"Miss Lin, there is no need to be polite," Mrs. Zhang said calmly.
A glimmer of understanding flashed through Lin Zhu's lowered eyes. It seemed that Mrs. Zhang was very dissatisfied with her for recognizing Dr. Zhang as her godfather. She was already waiting for her here. Her eyes flashed and she raised her head.
At that time, his face was calm.
Glancing over the two ladies and the ladies from the Zhang family sitting next to them, I saw that their faces varied, but most of them still showed disapproval of Lin Zhu's identity.
"Junior, I am grateful to my god-grandfather for taking care of me in Linjia Village. I came here today to pay my respects to my god-grandpa. Please forgive me for coming to see all the elders rashly. A small gift is not a sign of respect." Lin Zhu motioned to Minglu to give it to Mrs. Zhang.
The gift box was brought up.
"Miss Lin is so polite, why do you spend so much money?" Mrs. Zhang said calmly, but she still asked the maid next to her to take the box from Minglu's hand. Although she did not recognize Lin Zhu's identity, she could not help but
Giving face to Old Doctor Zhang. Rejecting Lin Zhu's things is tantamount to tarnishing Old Doctor Zhang's face. Mrs. Zhang still has some sense of propriety in this regard.
The maid brought the gift box to Mrs. Zhang, opened it gently, and let her take a look. This glance shocked Mrs. Zhang. She had only heard that Lin Zhu was just an orphan girl from a farm.
.I don’t know what means she used to win over old doctor Zhang and recognize her as her godfather. She had already thought of Lin Zhu as the kind of scheming speculator who clung to wealth, so he didn’t look kindly on her.
But now there is a string of jade beads lying quietly in the box. Each one is round and emerald green. You can tell at a glance that it is a high-grade jade. In the capital, more and more attention has been paid to objects made of jade. The more transparent they are, the more emerald green they are.
The higher the value of jadeite, the more valuable the jadeite beads Lin Zhu took out were at first glance.
Mrs. Zhang's mind was spinning at this time. Could it be that the master gave her money to buy these things? However, she immediately rejected this idea, because after the two sisters Zhang Manyun and Zhang Manqing came back, she also knew that the jewelry they got was of low value.
Damn it, there is no need for Dr. Zhang to spend a lot of money to support his god-granddaughter.
Moreover, the people behind Lin Zhu were all holding boxes. At a glance, they knew that they were given to some women in the family. I heard that Dr. Zhang had already distributed the gifts to the men, and it was Butler Zhang who personally took them there.
. It can be seen that Dr. Zhang attaches great importance to Lin Zhu.
And from this, we can see that Lin Zhu is so thorough in doing things without revealing anything. Mrs. Zhang's eyes looked at Lin Zhu with some unknown meaning.
"This junior has just arrived in the capital. I don't know if what I picked is suitable. Please don't dislike it." Lin Zhu saw that although Mrs. Zhang didn't speak for a while, she really liked the string of Buddhist beads in her eyes.
"Miss Lin is very thoughtful." Mrs. Zhang asked someone to offer the prayer beads to the Buddhist hall. This performance showed that the gift was indeed delivered to her.
Zhang Manyun came up to Mrs. Zhang and said, "It seems that grandma likes this string of Buddhist beads very much. The ones they gave you didn't even get placed in the Buddhist hall." She acted coquettishly on the side, making the serious atmosphere in the room also change.
loose.
"Yes, Miss Lin is really good at picking out gifts." Mrs. Zhang's second wife, Fang, also chimed in. Her eyes had been staring at the box just now. When she saw clearly what was inside, her eyes almost started to light up.
At this moment, she spoke with envy, and her eyes occasionally glanced at Qingyu, who was following Lin Zhu and holding a gift box.
After hearing what she said, Lin Zhu turned his head and glanced at her. She was a woman in her thirties, with a good face, but there was a shrewd look in the corners of her eyes and eyebrows. Lin Zhu immediately understood what she meant.
"This is for the two ladies and sisters, please accept it." Lin Zhu motioned to Minglu and Qingyu to give the gifts.
"Miss Lin is here for the first time. We should be the ones taking care of you. How can you be so embarrassed to accept such an expensive gift?" Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Zhang, felt a little unbearable when she saw Lin Zhu rattling around and scattering so many gift boxes.
The tone in which Mrs. Fang spoke just now made her feel unhappy. This was such a shame. There was no point in rushing to ask for something from a child.
"Madam, please don't be polite. Sister Manyun has taught me a lot about the capital. It's not too late for me to thank you." Lin Zhu said with a sweet smile.
"Sister-in-law, you are serious. Miss Lin only expressed her feelings. She will only be happy if we accept it, right?" Fang happily took the box that Minglu held over her.
After Mrs. Fang finished speaking, not only Mrs. Wang but also Mrs. Zhang looked a little bad, but she couldn't get angry in front of Lin Zhu. She could only say, "Miss Lin has worked hard all the way here, and she happened to be with Yun Yatou Qing."
Girls, sitting around and accompanying us will always make you feel uncomfortable talking." Mrs. Zhang motioned to Zhang Manyun to take Lin Zhu out.
"Thank you, grandma. My granddaughter just has a lot of things to say to Sister Zhu." Zhang Manyun responded with a smile. She has passed the age of ignorance. She also felt that something was wrong after hearing what the second aunt said just now, so Mrs. Zhang
As soon as she spoke, she hurried down the steps.
Lin Zhu secretly laughed in her heart, and followed Zhang Manyun out the door.
Zhang Manqing and the other legitimate daughters and concubines of the Zhang family also came out, leaving only Mrs. Zhang, Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Fang inside.
Fang didn't understand and thought Mrs. Zhang was dissatisfied with the things Lin Zhu sent her, so she kicked her out. She opened the box Lin Zhu sent her with a happy face, and when she saw the contents inside, her face changed.
There had been a change. The gap in her heart was so big that she couldn't help but click her tongue.
There were only two gold hairpins inside the box.
Wang took a look at Fang's opened box. Not only was the gold hairpin very heavy, but she could tell at a glance that it was bought from the best jewelry store in the capital. The colors and styles were all the latest. She must have
The same was true for her share. Wang nodded secretly, feeling that Lin Zhu was a good person, and even though he could handle the things he gave, he was no better than Mrs. Zhang.
"I didn't expect that this Miss Lin was just doing some superficial work." Fang put the box aside dissatisfied and said angrily.
"Why, do you think you can't get hold of these hundred and twenty hairpins?" Mrs. Zhang said coldly. This second daughter-in-law loves to take advantage of others and seems to be a bit petty. The second son, Zhang Weize, has a sweet mouth and knows how to cause trouble.
The old lady coaxed her very well, otherwise Madam Zhang would no longer be able to tolerate the Fang family in her eyes.
Mrs. Fang, who didn't see the displeasure on Mrs. Zhang's face at all, muttered to herself, "Humph, what kind of family does she think our Zhang family is? She just threw away two broken hairpins."
"Miss Lin gave you a gift, what are you going to give as a return gift?" Seeing that she was still obsessed with money, Mrs. Zhang had to remind her again. Glancing at Mrs. Wang who was sitting beside her, Mrs. Zhang saw that she was still obsessed with money.
People can't help but sigh, why are the two daughters-in-law so different? If nothing else, Mrs. Wang has already prepared a return gift. It must be a return gift for the gift that Girl Yun received in Linjia Village.
What about Ms. Fang? Not only did she not prepare anything, she also complained that the things she received were not valuable.
"Return gift? What kind of return gift?" Mrs. Fang shouted, "She is just a country girl. Our Zhang family is willing to let her in, which is already a huge favor to her. To dare to ask for a return gift is too disrespectful." Fang
His words were really harsh.
"Brothers and sisters, no matter where this Miss Lin comes from, she is the granddaughter recognized by the old man after all." Seeing that Mrs. Zhang's face was turning livid because of her words, Wang quickly reminded her.
"Sister-in-law, if you are talking to that girl, is it possible that the thing she gave you is better than mine?" After Fang came home from Zhang Manqing, she expected that Lin Zhu would give her jewelry that was more valuable than hers.
, but the reality was just the opposite. The huge gap in her heart made her speak uncontrollably.
After hearing what she said, Mrs. Wang felt very angry. She tried to comfort her but ended up like this. She immediately shut up and stopped talking.
"Okay, I'm from the second family. Fortunately, there are no outsiders here, so I can save some face for you." Mrs. Zhang glanced sideways at her, "I call you a country girl, but I think you are not even as good as a country girl."
The old lady said angrily.
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