The little maid heard Shopkeeper Qin's instructions and asked.
"Well, put my fox fur cloak in it, as well as the newly purchased gold and jade headpiece inlaid with rubies, and then put my most commonly used rose water in it..."
Shopkeeper Qin was thinking about it and said that she hadn't returned to Beijing for five years. Since she planned to attend Yuanyuan's birthday party this time, she couldn't attend casually. Her life was getting better and better after leaving the Hou family, and she must not let the Hou family laugh.
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"Why!"
When the little maid saw her serious look, as if she was going to fight, the little maid became nervous.
Hou Shixian came back from the shop and entered the side courtyard first.
It had just passed late autumn, and a layer of dead leaves had fallen in the yard. Because it had rained two days ago, the leaves had been trampled into the mud, making it look particularly muddy and sloppy.
The small courtyard was quiet. When a few lazy women saw him coming in, they quickly stood up, wiped the saliva from their mouths, and bowed cautiously.
"master.……"
"Where's the eldest lady?"
Hou Shixian didn't care about their slackness in work. This side courtyard was the most unpopular place in the Hou family. There were no masters entering on weekdays, so the maids and women were used to being lazy.
Today Hou Shixian suddenly thought of this daughter. The mothers-in-law's hearts skipped a beat and they looked at each other several times.
"When I return to the master, my wife is working in the house."
"Well, step back."
Hou Shixian waved his hands and asked people to disperse. Seeing that he didn't blame him at all, the ladies breathed a sigh of relief and at the same time became even more contemptuous of the young ladies in the room.
The daughter of this ex-wife is just not popular, even her biological father doesn't like to see her. If they want to bully her in the future, they don't have to worry about their master's face.
Hou Yuanyuan was sitting on a small bed embroidering. She wore a plain white dress with ordinary fabrics. Only the collar of the dress had a few decorations. A few small flowers were hooked with yellow silk thread, and green vines were entangled. It made the ten-year-old girl
The lady is a little more playful.
The wet nurse was watching behind her, giving her pointers on her embroidery skills. Hou Yuanyuan was so serious about learning that she didn't even notice a person walking in from the door.
Hou Shixian rarely paid attention to this daughter, but now he took a closer look and found that she had grown into a big girl, and her appearance was simply a replica of Qin's.
Like, so similar!
Hou Shixian rubbed his face and entered the room with a fatherly look on his face.
"Where's Yuanyuan's embroidery? What is it for?"
Hou Yuanyuan had just finished discussing with the nanny how to perform the next injection when she heard a man's voice. She looked up and suddenly used her hand so hard that the needle tip almost stuck into the belly of her finger. The nanny was frightened and pulled her back.
"Madam, be careful."
"Thank you, nanny, Yuanyuan is fine."
She reluctantly smiled at the nanny, then stood up and saluted the man in front of her.
"I met my father."
Her attitude was cold, as if she were treating strangers. Hou Shixian was heartbroken, and most of the enthusiasm he had just lost.
This daughter is indeed as unlovable as Mrs. Qin. She is not as sensible and sweet-tongued as Linlin and Yuanfeng.
"Um."
Hou Shixian sat down at the table, tapped the table with his fingers twice, and asked the wet nurse to serve tea.
The wet nurse glanced at Hou Yuanyuan, lowered her head in response, turned around and sighed. She didn't know why the master came here today. Her wife seldom saw people on weekdays. Mrs. Hou couldn't tolerate sand in her eyes. Hou Yuanyuan would only be beaten when she went to the front yard.
The family ostracized her, and over time she could not even leave the yard.
Hou Yuanyuan sat in silence, still holding her half-embroidered purse in her hand. Hou Shixian started talking a few times but no one answered him. He looked a little embarrassed. Fortunately, the nanny's tea was served immediately.
"Pfft! What kind of tea is this? It tastes terrible!"
The tea soup was turbid and had a musty smell, which made Hou Shixian spit it out.
The nanny trembled and said, "Madam doesn't drink tea on weekdays. This was sent by my wife before, saying it was Longjing before the rain..." In fact, it was just tea foam that had been left out for a long time.
Mrs. Hou was stingy and would deduct the things in the courtyard as much as she could. Anyway, her wife had no one to support her, so as long as she had food to eat and not starve to death, she would not fight for it.
After hearing this, Hou Shixian's expression softened, he changed the subject and began to talk about his purpose.
"It's your tenth birthday soon. After your birthday, Yuanyuan will be a big girl. This birthday, daddy wants to make it big for you..."
Hou Yuanyuan raised her head suddenly, her expression still cold, unmoved by his words.
"It's just a birthday, father, don't worry about it. Just celebrate it this year as you did in previous years."
She didn't want to go to the front yard, nor did she want to attend the banquet. Hou Yuanyuan was withdrawn, so she just wanted to guard her own courtyard and depend on her nanny.
The wet nurse is a member of the Qin family. She is the only connection with her mother. As long as the wet nurse is by her side, Hou Yuanyuan is content.
She doesn't like those hypocritical parties.
This daughter was too unsophisticated, and Hou Shixian's face turned cold several times. It seemed that Hou Yuanyuan not only took after the Qin family in appearance, but also had the same temperament as her, being tough and not flexible.
The fatherly love in his heart had completely disappeared. If he hadn't still wanted to have a relationship with the Shen family, Hou Shixian would have walked away long ago.
It's just that the Hou family now needs a strong in-law, and he has to endure it no matter how much he dislikes his daughter.
"This time is different. I wrote a letter to your mother. She will come to your birthday party. Yuanyuan may not have seen her mother for a long time. I am afraid she will even forget her appearance..."
Hou Shixian was still acting like a loving father, but Hou Yuanyuan suddenly raised her head and stared at him. Her palms clenched into fists unconsciously, and she didn't even notice the needle tip piercing her fingertips.
"Will my mother really come?"
Her cold expression faded, and her eye circles turned red.
Hou Shixian consciously pinched her weakness, little white-eyed wolf, the Hou family was so kind to her, but they still couldn't compare to the Qin family.
But the more she thinks about her mother, the greater Hou Shixian's chances of winning.
Thinking about it, the smile on Hou Shixian's face became even more loving.
"Of course, how could she miss your birthday? She has been thinking about you all these years."
Hou Shixian still wanted to ask Hou Yuanyuan to bring them together, so he couldn't help but say good things for Qin now.
The tears in Hou Yuanyuan's eyes could no longer hold back, and the blood drops that hit the back of her hands and fingertips mixed together, making her feel hot and painful.
"Okay, I'm willing to host the birthday party, but I'll bother my father."
She was still a five-year-old girl when the Qin family divorced. Over the years, her mother's memory has become increasingly faded. Hou Yuanyuan knew that it was the Hou family who forced her mother to divorce. Even if she missed her, she did not dare to say it. She only dared to tell her nanny that she missed her.
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It was the Hou family who felt sorry for their mother. She should not have used mother-daughter love to kidnap her and come to see her.
When she grew up, her nanny told her about the Qin family, which made Hou Yuanyuan feel even more distressed for her mother and even less fond of the Hou family.
Now that she has the opportunity to see her mother, how could she not be happy?
When Hou Shixian left, Hou Yuanyuan immediately jumped up from the baby and threw herself into the nanny's arms.
"Nanny, mother is coming back, she is coming to see Yuanyuan!"
