Lin Zhu fiddled with the invitation in his hand and considered whether to go to the banquet.
Two days ago, the Dong family suddenly sent someone to deliver an invitation. It said it was Miss Dong's birthday and invited her to come.
However, Lin Zhu felt that this invitation came a little strangely. She knew Dong Yuzhen's birthday. It was not in the past few days at all, and it was still far away.
There are two young ladies in the Dong family. Could it be that they belong to Dong Yuyao?
Lin Zhu wanted Feng Yuanbo to check, but before she could say anything, Feng Yuanbo came in with another letter.
"Girl, Miss Dong's letter." Feng Yuanbo handed the letter to Lin Zhu.
"That's it." Lin Zhu read the letter with a sarcastic smile on his face.
"Girl, has there been any change in Miss Dong's birthday?" Feng Yuanbo knew about the invitation and was just about to prepare the gift.
"It's not from Sister Zhen," Lin Zhu put the letter in his hand on the table. "Miss Dong Er met me last time at Ruiyuan Tower and Princess Changmin's garden party, and she seemed to have some ideas."
Although Dong Yuzhen's letter was vague, Lin Zhu still guessed that Dong Yuyao wanted to take this opportunity to make friends with herself, and then make friends with powerful people through herself.
"The abacus was good." Lin Zhu took a sip of tea, "It's just that I didn't choose the right person." If you want to use yourself as a ladder, you have to see if you have the qualifications. Although Lin Zhu thought Dong Yuyao's calculation was normal, he still thought it was normal.
I don't mean to wrong myself.
Besides, her relationship with Dong Yuyao was far from good. The invitation came a bit unexpectedly. Now that she knew the details, Lin Zhu would definitely not let her get her wish. So she asked Feng Yuanbo to push it forward.
invite.
Fortunately, Dong Yuyao was invited in the name of a private person. If it were in the name of Dong Jisheng, the result would probably not be much better than this.
Lin Zhu, Dong Jisheng and Liang Zi from the Li family had a very deep relationship.
However, in order not to make things difficult for Mrs. Lin and Dong Yuzhen, Lin Zhu still ordered someone to prepare a congratulatory gift. A pair of jade bracelets worth about two to three hundred taels were sent over.
Two or three hundred taels was not difficult for Lin Zhu to spend, and she and Dong Yuyao were not in that position. She could offer a thousand taels for Dong Yuzhen, which meant that the wealth did not go to outsiders.
But Dong Yuyao did not have the luck to make Lin Zhu treat him differently. Besides, even if Lin Zhu wanted to give a very valuable gift, it would still depend on whether Dong Yuyao had the ability to return the gift.
Dong family.
Dong Yuyao was sitting in her mother Liu's room, pouting slightly, and said impatiently, "Mom, why did you invite that Lin Zhu over? It's such a good day. It's so unlucky for her to come."
"I'm not doing this for your own good." Mrs. Liu rolled her eyes at her daughter, a little dissatisfied that she couldn't understand her painstaking efforts. "Last time I went to Qi's house, Mrs. Qi also mentioned her, and she seemed to want to get to know her.
That country girl, but her purpose is not to use her to get into the Wang family. This is also an opportunity for you, and it happens to be on your birthday. Call her here, and you can get along well with her."
"I don't know where she got such good luck. She actually met such a noble family." Dong Yuyao was very jealous.
"The Zhang family is related to the Wang family, so they must have known each other through his family. Didn't that person from the Zhang family stand up for her in Song County?" In fact, Ms. Liu felt uncomfortable.
Because of Lin Zhu, Mrs. Lin was also taken seriously by Dong Jisheng at home. To a large extent, Liu's interests were harmed, which she couldn't bear.
However, if she could use Lin Zhu's relationship to get involved with some big shots, she would be patient for the time being.
"Also, don't cause trouble for that girl recently." Mrs. Liu was referring to Dong Yuzhen. "Lest she speak ill of us in front of that girl Lin Zhu."
Mrs. Liu always felt that life was getting better and better for Mrs. Lin and her two children. Not only were the faces of the three of them rosy, but they also heard that Dong Wenyuan was highly valued by his husband in the college. Although he was not related to Mrs. Lin’s natal family.
Okay, but Mrs. Lin didn't show any uneasiness at all.
Dong Jisheng would inevitably neglect Mrs. Lin for this reason, but Liu and others never said anything bad about Dong Jisheng from Mrs. Lin, nor did they force his favor.
This made Mrs. Liu feel that it was boring to fight with Mrs. Lin. A war without an opponent was boring. Even though Mrs. Liu was now in charge of everything in the family, she still didn't feel like she had the upper hand.
What she and Dong Yuyao didn't expect was that Lin Zhu actually refused the invitation and only sent someone to deliver a gift.
Mrs. Liu and Dong Yuyao seemed to be ashamed and angry at being slapped in the face in public. Is she looking down on the Dong family?
Madam Liu grabbed the handkerchief tightly, as if she wanted to tear it apart.
Dong Yuyao, on the other hand, angrily threw the things Lin Zhu sent to the ground.
"Mom, that bitch is too arrogant." Dong Yuyao's face flushed with anger. The surrounding maids also shrank aside tremblingly, and no one dared to step forward to persuade her.
"Humph, you opened a dyeing shop for her color. It's really disrespectful." Mrs. Liu realized that her identity was different from before, and she spoke with a high air. "She obviously doesn't want to give the Dong family face."
"Mom, what should I do?" If Lin Zhu appeared in front of Dong Yuyao at this moment, Dong Yuyao would probably rush to Lin Zhu desperately.
"It's okay. I'll mention it to your father when I meet him later." Mrs. Liu's eyes narrowed slightly, and she secretly hated herself. Humph, didn't you Mrs. Lin make friends with that country girl? Let's see what happens to you this time.
Talk to the master.
Mrs. Liu wanted to provoke Dong Jisheng to completely dislike Mrs. Lin and others, so that everything in the Dong family could be left to her children. Recently, because of the relationship between Lin Zhu and Dong Wenyuan, Dong Jisheng has sent many good things to the main courtyard.
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Thinking of this, Mrs. Liu felt heartbroken. It would be great if all these things were given to her children.
Now that the opportunity has come, Lin Zhu's refusal just allows her to use the topic to suppress the arrogance of Mrs. Lin and others again. Seeing that Dong Wenyuan, as the eldest son of the Dong family, is about to discuss marriage, another lot of Zhu's blood will be shed.
Mrs. Liu, of course, wants to minimize the expenditure on Mrs. Lin, mother and son.
"Mom, do you think Sister Xiaozhu will come?" Dong Yuzhen sat next to Mrs. Lin in the main courtyard and asked worriedly.
"I don't think so." Mrs. Lin shook her head. "Have you sent her a letter?" Mrs. Lin turned to look at Dong Yuzhen.
"Well, we can't let them bully sister Xiaozhu like this." Dong Yuzhen's eyes flashed with a small fire. It seemed that she was very angry at what Liu and Dong Yuyao did.
"You." Mrs. Lin looked at her daughter angrily and angrily, "Even if you didn't write that letter, Xiaozhu wouldn't have come." Mrs. Lin looked in the direction of the side courtyard, "The wishful thinking was too precise.
, even with the fox’s tail exposed, are you still complacent and treating others as fools?”
"Sister Xiaozhu will ignore them." Dong Yuzhen said with great confidence.
"Yes, that girl Xiaozhu looks easy-going, but she is very arrogant in her bones. Most people can't stand her. Besides, with her current status, she is not someone who will accept invitations casually. Unfortunately, some people are too presumptuous.
." Mrs. Lin was satirizing not only Liu and Dong Yuyao, but also Dong Jisheng, who had always been very self-respecting.
"I guess your father will ask you to invite Xiaozhu. You have to know how to do it." Mrs. Lin reminded.
"Yes, I know." Dong Yuzhen has matured a lot and has her own views on some things. She knows what can and cannot be done.
"By the way, mother, brother will be preparing for the spring exam in a few days." Dong Wenyuan had only arrived in the capital for a short time, but the teacher at the college thought that he was very knowledgeable and could take the exam.
"Well, you should keep a close eye these days. This is not only important to your brother, but also to you. As long as Wenyuan can win the election, mother will be relieved." All Mrs. Lin's forbearance is to pave the way for Dong Wenyuan.
As long as he can succeed, Mrs. Lin will naturally feel proud.
"I know." As long as Dong Wenyuan can succeed, they will no longer be bullied by others in this family.
Sure enough, that night, Dong Jisheng came to the main courtyard with a displeased look on his face. First he scolded Mrs. Lin, and then he called Dong Yuzhen over and gave her a scolding.
Although she was mentally prepared, Dong Yuzhen felt that she had done nothing wrong, but she was still unreasonably blamed by her father, which made her feel very uncomfortable.
"You go find that girl tomorrow. The Dong Mansion invited her here to give her face, so don't be ungrateful." Dong Jisheng said this and threw up his sleeves and went out.
"Mother..." Dong Yuzhen choked up.
"It's okay. You go and go through the motions. Xiaozhu will understand you." Knowing that his daughter was in trouble and knowing that Lin Zhu didn't want to come, she still wanted to be a lobbyist. She must have been very conflicted in her heart. After comforting her for a few words, he let her go.
She went to rest, and Mrs. Lin sat alone in the room, quietly, wondering what she was thinking.
Lin Zhu, who had long known that Dong Yuzhen would come to visit, was also a little surprised by the red and swollen eyes on her face.
"Sister Zhen, are they making things difficult for you?" I think only those people would make her become like this.
Although Dong Yuzhen was older than Lin Zhu, Lin Zhu took care of her most of the time. After hearing Lin Zhu's words, Dong Yuzhen couldn't help but hold her and shed tears of grievance.
"Okay, don't worry, I will be there that day." Lin Zhu refused the invitation because he thought it was too much trouble and was unwilling to deal with these people. Moreover, the relationship was not a harmonious one in the first place. It didn't matter whether they met or not.
It seems that I still underestimated the attitude of these people to work hard, and they refused to give up until they achieved their goals.
It's okay, it's better to go over and dispel their thoughts personally than to let Mrs. Lin and Dong Yuzhen suffer.
Lin Zhu felt that she had been too gentle with others in the past, so people regarded being easy-going as casual.
This makes some unrelated people also want to get some benefits from themselves. It’s really whimsical. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is mine.