Early the next morning, Su Liu and others, as well as Cao Mingzhu, went to Zhengde Hall to greet the two newcomers Cao Kui of the Chen family.
In the master bedroom, Ms. Chen stood on tiptoes to help Cao Kui adjust her collar. Cao Kui looked at her beautiful face with a smile, remembering the entanglement and closeness between the two last night, his heart trembled, he looked around and saw no one around, and then
He quickly took a sip of fragrance on her face.
Mrs. Chen was startled and screamed: "Master!"
"Mei Niang, you are so kind." Cao Kui smiled like a teenager.
When Mrs. Chen heard this, a red cloud flew up on her cheeks, and she pretended to be embarrassed and said angrily: "I am so old, how come I am still as shapeless as a child? How can I be nice if people see me?"
Cao Kui immediately held up his hands and said, "This is my husband, Meng Lang."
Mrs. Chen couldn't really be angry with him, she just spat and said: "Go out quickly, the children should be waiting!"
Cao Kui nodded, took her hand and walked towards the small flower hall in a good mood.
The Su Liu siblings were having tea and talking in low voices. They heard the sound of jingling rings mixed with footsteps. They all stood up and looked at the small door of the master bedroom. Sure enough, they saw Cao Kui and Chen.
Both of them walked out.
"You all came early." Cao Kui laughed and sat on the main seat.
When Mrs. Chen also sat down, they lined up from left to right, from Cao Mingzhu to Chen Ye, and they all bowed down in unison: "Daughter (son) to father, mother, please give her regards."
"Good boy, get up quickly." Cao Kui looked at several outstanding children and raised his hands with a smile. Mrs. Chen also asked them to get up with a loving look on her face.
Several people got up and looked at them. They all looked refreshed, especially Chen, who was even more radiant and more attractive than before. They couldn't help but feel happy in their hearts.
"How did mother sleep last night?" Cao Mingzhu took the girl's tea and offered it to Mrs. Chen herself, and offered another cup to Cao Kui.
Chen blushed slightly, glanced at Cao Kui, and smiled: "Okay, pretty good."
"That's good." Cao Mingzhu saw the two of them making eye contact from time to time, and she really felt at ease. Even if she got married in the future, with Chen as her companion, her father would no longer be afraid of being lonely.
"Dad, there used to be no mistress at home, so I was always in charge of the middle child. Now that my mother has entered the house, should the middle child be handed over to her?" Cao Mingzhu said a few greetings and then started to get into the topic.
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Before Cao Kui could speak, Mrs. Chen said first: "I don't understand this housekeeper thing, just hold the pearl."
Su Liu sat aside with a smile on her face and didn't speak a word. Cao Mingzhu came up, but Mrs. Chen was also cautious, fearing that people would gossip about her if she took over the housekeeper's rights the second day after entering the house.
"With the wife of the wife here, how can there be any reason for my daughter to take care of the house? In the past, I had no choice but to do it. Now that the mother has entered the house, she should also love her daughter." Cao Mingzhu refused, pouting and acting coquettishly, and pretending to be pitiful.
She said shyly: "Mother, my daughter has to prepare for marriage and take care of the house at the same time. This is really... I hope my mother will love her daughter this time."
Mrs. Chen was a little anxious, looked at Cao Kui and said: "Master, look..."
Although she comes from a farm family, she has learned a lot from Su Liu in the past two years. Mrs. Song has also secretly taught her a lot of things. As for this housekeeper, if you manage it well, people will praise you. If you don't manage it well, people will just criticize you.
You are not, let alone you who took the housekeeping rights from your stepdaughter as soon as you entered the house, how will others think?
"Mingzhu is right." Cao Kui stroked his beard and said, "This family is really yours to take charge of. Firstly, you are the mistress of this family. Secondly, Mingzhu is getting married in August. What's going on here
There are a lot of them, and I still count on you."
"This..." Mrs. Chen looked at Su Liu for help.
Su Liu smiled slightly, put down the teacup, and said, "In my opinion, it's better to leave it like this."
Everyone looked at her.
"This housekeeper's matter is not urgent. Sister, don't give up your choice all at once. After all, my mother has just entered the house. She doesn't know many people and things in this house, so let her follow you and learn slowly, bit by bit.
Delegating power a little bit will, firstly, not be too abrupt and make people feel uncomfortable, and secondly, there will be a transition." Su Liu suggested with a smile.
"It's just that I didn't think carefully." Cao Kui patted Chen's hand after hearing this, and blamed himself: "Liu'er's suggestion is very good. I think that's it. What do you think of Mingzhu?"
Naturally, Cao Mingzhu had no reason to say no, and nodded with a smile: "It's so good. I thought that I would be able to stay away when my mother came, but after all I couldn't. It doesn't matter, as Liu'er said, take your time.
Come on!"
Mrs. Chen breathed a sigh of relief, and it was really a bit stressful for her to take over the housekeeping right at once, but the Cao family and her daughter were willing to believe in her, and they were very happy in their hearts.
"However, Liu'er, don't even think about running away. You have to help me manage the house, otherwise I won't obey." Cao Mingzhu had no intention of letting Su Liu go.
Chen and Cao Kui looked at each other and both smiled. Their children were getting along well with each other, which they were happy to see.
"What Mingzhu said is, Liu'er, let me see, you guys might as well just move here to Cao's Mansion and stay with your mother and help her. This mansion is big. In a few months, your sister will also get married, and the remaining
We two old guys are even more lonely." Cao Kui said with a smile.
Su Liu knew this would be the case, so he said: "Father, didn't we agree? We should live in the house on our side, living at both ends. Why do you bring this up again?"
"Since your mother married me, even if you don't follow my surname, you are also my Cao Kui's children, so you should live together. If Liu'er is afraid of other people's remarks, there is no need to worry about this. Now, they
There are not many people who dare to point fingers at our family." Cao Kui said at the end, his voice was a little cold, everyone knew who he was talking about, they were just members of the clan.
"Yes, Liu'er, I only have three months at home, so please stay with me." Cao Mingzhu pulled Su Liu's sleeves and acted coquettishly.
"My sister is about to get married, but she is acting like a child now." Su Liu teased, then smiled lightly and said: "I'm not afraid of anyone, but you, father and mother, also know that, except for Qingzhou,
Besides, there is a lot of business to deal with in Beijing, so I will definitely have to run around. Speaking of which, even our own house may not last long."
"Then it's better to live in the house." Cao Kui insisted.
Su Liu showed a wry smile and said: "Well, just stay wherever is convenient, eh?"
Cao Kui wanted to say something else, but Mrs. Chen pulled her back and said: "That's it, they are all grown up. Don't worry about anything they say about wanting their own space."
Mrs. Chen had already spoken, and Cao Kui naturally would not refute her, so he agreed and said: "Forget it, it's up to you. In short, the door of the mansion will always be open for you. You guys belong to the Cao mansion."
Young lady."
Su Liu and the other three looked at each other and nodded with a smile.
Chen Ye, on the other hand, looked at Mrs. Chen and then at Su Xiao beside him, pursed his lips slightly and lowered his head in thought.
"Liu'er, your mother has married in. What are your plans for the house in Dayao Village?" Cao Kui asked Su Liu about the house in Dayao Village again and said, "You just live in the house, so
It’s okay to live in a house in the county, but it’s really not appropriate for a few children to live in Day’ao Village.”
Su Liu pondered for a while and sighed: "That house is our first newly built house. I didn't think about how to deal with it for a moment. I might as well move to the county first. As for the house, we can't do it for the time being."
As an old house, there are some fields over there, so if you go back, you won't be without a place to stay."
Cao Kui nodded after hearing this and said: "In that case, just leave someone to guard it and take care of it."
Su Liu hummed. She would not live in Dayao Village for the rest of her life, but she still had a lot of feelings left in that place. She was not short of the two money now, and Ning Guang had not come back. What should she do in the future?
Bar.
After everyone talked for a while and had breakfast together, Cao Kui led Mrs. Chen to the ancestral hall to offer incense to Cao Mingzhu's mother, and then went to the flower hall to recognize her.
Su Liu and Chen Ye did not go to recognize their relatives, but Su Xiao followed them to watch the fun.
I was walking slowly in the garden of Cao Mansion, and in the Wind and Rain Pavilion, I saw a tall and tall young man standing, looking into the distance, not knowing what he was thinking.
"Brother Ye." Su Liu approached and called softly.
Chen Ye came back to his senses and saw that it was Su Liu. He quickly stepped forward to pick her up and said, "Sister."
"Why are you here in a daze?" She looked around, and there was no one around. There were a few plates of snacks, a cup of tea, and an open book on the affairs of the state of Qi in the pavilion.
Su Liu sat down, picked up the book, flipped through a few pages, and said, "Are you reading this kind of book now?"
Chen Ye was very smart. She had always known that both the Sun Xiucai who taught him and the teachers at the county school had praised him more than once. Although he was only twelve years old, the county school had already recommended him for him.
Try to end this year.
Chen Ye was a little shy and said, "I just looked at it, but I don't really understand it."
"You are already very good, and your husband also praises you. You will be finished in September this year. Are you confident?" Su Liu asked with a smile.
Chen Ye hesitated slightly and nodded: "I will try my best."
"There's no need to put too much pressure on it. You're still young, just give it a try."
Chen Ye hummed and looked at Su Liu who hesitated to speak.
Seeing this, Su Liu couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and said, "What, do you have something to say?"
Chen Ye pursed his lips, as if he had made up his mind, and asked: "Sister, are we going to live in Cao Mansion in the future?"
"Why, you don't like living here?" Su Liu looked at him, remembering the faces of the four rooms in Chen's new house yesterday, his face was slightly cold, and he said, "But someone is gossiping in front of you?"
Chen Ye's eyes dimmed and he smiled reluctantly: "No, I just thought that if the eldest sister doesn't live here, can I live with her in the future? After all, my mother will have children in the future after she gets married. I just want to
He is an adopted son, and his name is not legitimate, so as to save my mother from embarrassment..."
"Who gave you these messy ideas?" Su Liu's voice suddenly became stern, and she stared at him sharply.
I'm working overtime tonight and can't write one chapter~
