The Li family obviously has a tradition of favoring girls over boys. After the old lady saw her precious "granddaughter-in-law," she completely forgot about the existence of Li Yi, the real "grandson," and took Liu Ruyi's hand and walked into the house.
The old lady's enthusiasm far exceeded Li Yi's imagination, and at this time he could only follow them in.
On the other hand, several maids around the old lady secretly glanced at the young master whom they met for the first time. After being discovered by Li Yi, they turned away with a blushing face.
There were many people in the hall, and when the old lady led Liu Ruyi in, everyone came out to welcome her.
"Okay, okay!" A middle-aged man in his thirties strode over, walked up to Li Yi, patted him hard on the shoulder, and said a few good words.
Li Yi felt some pain in his shoulder, but when he saw the redness in his eyes, he didn't care about it.
"Young master, this is the second master, you should be called the second uncle." Uncle Li reminded from the side.
The Li family has three sons and one daughter. The eldest son is gone and the second son will inherit the family business. In this way, the person in front of you is the head of the Li family and the uncle of the original owner of the body.
"Second uncle." Li Yi bowed and saluted.
Perhaps it is because the same blood flows in the body, even if it is the first time to meet, it is inevitable to feel some intimacy with these people.
"This is the third master." Li Bo pointed at another younger man and said.
Li Yi saluted again.
The third uncle just nodded slightly, not showing much enthusiasm.
Li Yi didn't care about this either. Uncle Li had told him long ago that the third master of the Li family had a weak temper and treated everyone like this, without any malice.
If there are two uncles and three uncles, there will naturally be two aunts and three aunts. As long as he comes from a big family, what man does not have two wives and concubines? Li Yi recognized a circle of people, but in the end he only remembered a few key ones.
Most of the female relatives were surrounding Liu Ruyi. Li Yi saw a woman pointing at the bracelet that the old lady had just given her, and exclaimed with an exaggerated expression: "This bracelet looks so familiar. It looks like it is worn on the old lady's hand."
The one that’s hanging on.”
Then, everyone's eyes were fixed on the bracelet on Liu Ruyi's hand.
There were some who were amazed, some who were envious, and several jealous eyes. Li Yi immediately knew that the old lady's gift might be too big.
"These two children have been traveling for several days. They are exhausted after all. They have met everyone they should see. Let them go down and have a good rest. If there is anything else, we will talk about it in the evening." After a while, the old lady said.
command.
Filial piety comes first among all good deeds. The ancients profoundly implemented this traditional virtue. In this family, external affairs are decided by men. As for family affairs, the old lady is the one in charge.
"Ruyi, please come with grandma first." When Li Yi was left surrounded by several maids, he saw the old lady holding Miss Liu Er's hand and happily going to the back hall.
Although this is still a society that values faces, and being beautiful is always easier to attract people to like, but Li Yi always felt that the way the old lady looked at her was a little abnormal, and while he was wondering, several maids had already taken her in.
In a room, a pretty maid said crisply: "Master, I will take care of you to take a bath..."
After a long journey, I was really tired. It would be nice to take a comfortable hot bath. Li Yi took off his outer shirt and suddenly felt something was wrong. When he looked back, he saw several maids standing behind with red faces.
She looked at him with a certain kind of light in her eyes.
Li Yike didn't like being watched when taking a bath. He just wanted to take a good bath alone for a while. After the bathtub and hot water were ready, he sent them out.
Lying comfortably in the tub, I began to miss Xiaohuan.
At this time, it would be great if the little maid's hands could massage the shoulders...
Kyoto has been arrived, and the favor has been almost repaid. After the old lady's birthday, she can say goodbye. Ruyi and Xiaohuan are still waiting for him at home.
No matter how big the Li family's fortune is, it is not his turn to inherit it, not to mention that he is really not interested in it. Coming to the Li family to see it is just the obsession of the child in the dream. Li Yi has a premonition that once again
When I dream, I will never see him again.
While Li Yi was lying comfortably in the bathtub, several maids were sitting on the porch at the door, whispering.
"That's the young master. It seems that it's true that the eldest master ran away from home twenty years ago..." A maid with a double bun exclaimed.
An older maid whispered: "Of course it is true. The elders in the house all know that the eldest young master eloped with a woman and left home. Otherwise, how could the second master become the head of the house?"
"I just heard the old lady say that the young master and the young master look exactly the same. I don't know if it's true." A round-faced maid murmured.
"It's true, it's true. There is a portrait of the young master in the old lady's Buddhist hall. I have seen it. The person on it looks very much like the young master. The old lady sheds tears every time she looks at the portrait. It must be the young master.
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"The young master is really handsome. Although he looks thin, he is really handsome after taking off his clothes... Who do you think the old lady would ask to serve the young master?"
In these big families, the maids who serve the young masters personally will usually become concubines in the end. Although they cannot fly on the branches and become phoenixes, they will be indispensable in the future. Therefore, becoming the personal maids of the young masters is a big deal.
The ideal of most maids.
Hearing this, one person laughed and said: "Stop dreaming. I don't think the young master has any thoughts about us at all, otherwise he wouldn't have kicked us all out just now. Even the second young lady of the young lady's family is so beautiful. I don't think so."
The madam is also a first-rate beauty, can the young master fall in love with us?"
The maid who just spoke was obviously a little disappointed and changed the subject: "The old lady likes the second lady very much. She even gave her the jade bracelet on her hand. I heard that the jade bracelet was only given to the eldest wife of the Li family. The second lady
She has always wanted that jade bracelet, but the old lady has not given it to her. The second lady must be unhappy this time."
Having nothing to do and secretly chew some of the master's tongue is probably one of the few entertainments for these servants. Especially when there is no one around, the topics will be bolder.
At this time, in a hall of the back house, a woman with an angry face pointed at the current head of the Li family, Li Mingze, and said: "Look, look, how partial this is. That bracelet can be given away casually."
Did she go out? Does she want that foreign woman to be the eldest wife of our Li family?"
"I know, I know, after so many years, the old lady is still thinking about her eldest son, calling her "good grandson" one after another. Does she still care about us? Today she gave the family heirloom bracelet to
Go out and we can send the Li family out tomorrow..."
"Shut up!"
Li Mingze slammed the table, stood up and said: "He is the only bloodline of eldest brother and a descendant of our Li family. I owe eldest brother too much. I cannot treat this child badly... I will never say these words again in the future!"
After that, he walked away directly, leaving the woman alone in the hall, cursing even louder.
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Li Yi woke up. He had rarely dreamed recently. He felt refreshed. He looked up out of the window and found that the sky had darkened.
"Master, the old lady asked my servant to take the young master to have dinner."
