allendalepharm Chapter 637 Understanding
Chapter 637 Understanding
At this time, Jiang Ci and Cui Mengsheng came together.
Jiang Ci walked straight up to Yan Shu, his cold phoenix eyes falling on Yan Shu's beautiful face.
"You put on makeup today?"
Yan Shu looked at him in surprise: "Is it obvious?"
Her skin was fair, which was white enough due to long-term nourishment with spiritual spring water, so she seldom wore makeup on weekdays. After all, she was going to meet someone from the first family of the Sui Dynasty today, so she asked Nanny Han to put some light makeup on her.
Jiang Ci smiled gently, his eyes full of doting.
"Except that the lips are more colorful than usual, there's nothing much to tell."
Yan Shu was relieved. Her original intention was to keep a low profile as much as possible and give people the first impression of being someone who is easy to get along with. Deep down, she refused to be too ostentatious.
Cui Mengsheng stepped forward and said, "Brother Jiang, Miss Yan, it's cold outside, let's go in first."
Jiang Ci reached out to grab Yan Shu's hand, but before Yan Shu could react, Xiao Zhenzi flashed in front of Jiang Ci.
"Who said this morning that men and women should be separated? Jiang Ci, you wouldn't have forgotten so quickly, would you?"
Jiang Ci narrowed his eyes dangerously. How could he be the same as this brat?
Yan Shu is his man, and only he can touch him.
Yan Shu resisted the urge to laugh, as the boomerang was accurately shot at Jiang Ci himself.
"Grandpa Cui is still waiting for us, let's go in quickly."
Yan Shu took the lead and walked towards the main hall in front. The little town raised his eyebrows provocatively at Jiang Ci, and then hurriedly caught up with Yan Shu.
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Yan Shu, Jiang Ci, Xiao Zhenzi and Cui Mengsheng walked into the hall of Luoyuxuan together.
There were two maids standing at the door. When they saw the four people coming, they immediately stepped forward and pulled open the curtain.
Yan Shu followed Jiang Ci and Cui Mengsheng into the hall and quickly looked around. Old Cui was sitting in the first seat, several middle-aged men in gorgeous clothes were sitting on the chairs on the left, and several middle-aged women in equally gorgeous clothes were sitting on the right.
Cui Mengsheng was the first to greet everyone: "Greetings to grandfather, father, mother, uncles and aunts."
Jiang Ci and Yan Shu then bowed to everyone. The four brothers of the Cui family already knew Jiang Ci's identity, and when they saw him take the initiative to bow, they hurriedly stood up and stepped forward to support him.
"You are the guests of the Cui family, there is no need to be so polite."
The women on the other side took the initiative to walk up to Yan Shu. One of the women with fair skin and outstanding looks walked up to him intimately and held his hand. She looked at Yan Shu up and down with a look of joy for a while.
"What a beautiful girl, how old are you this year?"
Yan Shu looked at Mr. Cui, and the old man smiled and said, "She is Meng Sheng's mother."
Yan Shu hurriedly bowed to Zhao and said, "Greetings, Aunt Cui. My daughter is eighteen years old this year."
Zhao laughed and said, "You are just at the best age, come, let's sit down and talk."
Zhao pulled Yan Shu to sit next to her and said, "There are several sisters in the mansion who are about your age. I will take you to meet them later."
Yan Shu nodded obediently: "Okay."
Why did she feel that Zhao was so enthusiastic towards her? Then she thought that Mrs. Cui had passed away for many years, and the huge Cui family backyard must have been taken over by Zhao. As the mistress of the Cui family, it was normal for her to be more enthusiastic towards the guests.
Jiang Ci and Xiao Zhenzi were invited by the four brothers of the Cui family to sit on the other side.
Elder Cui said to his four sons and daughters-in-law, "I asked you to come here today not only to welcome our distinguished guests, but also to explain something to you. Miss Yan has saved me from danger twice. I want to recognize this granddaughter and place her under the name of the eldest wife's family. Do you have any objections?"
Second Housewife Cao looked at Yan Shu and Zhao with a smile and said, "This is a great thing. Sister-in-law has always wanted to have a beautiful daughter. Now her wish has come true, hasn't it?"
Third wife Qin immediately said, "Just now I was thinking that Miss Yan looks a bit like my eldest sister-in-law when she was young. It seems that they are destined to be mother and daughter."
Liu from the fourth room smiled and said, "Big brother and big sister-in-law now have both a son and a daughter. Han'er, Xi'er, and Xi'er will have another good sister from now on. This is a happy event for our Cui family."
Seeing that his four daughters-in-law were all happy about this, Mr. Cui nodded with satisfaction and said to Zhao, "Pick an auspicious day to officially have Miss Yan enrolled in the Cui family tree."
Zhao said, "Don't worry, father. I will handle this matter as soon as possible. I will choose a good day to welcome Yan girl into our Cui family. I will never let my daughter down."
Yan Shu frowned slightly. She just wanted to go to Beijing under the name of Cui family's legitimate daughter, so why did she talk about entering Cui family tree?
Once she enters the Cui family tree, wouldn't she really become the daughter of the Cui family?
Yan Shu looked at Jiang Ci opposite her inquiringly. Jiang Ci looked over at her as if he had sensed something, with a soothing smile in his eyes. It was obvious that he had already known the Cui family's decision in advance.
After meeting several members of the Cui family's direct lineage, Old Cui took Yan Shu to the study room next door alone.
"Yan girl, are you dissatisfied with the eldest brother and his wife? If you have any opinions about them, just say it. We can always replace them. The second brother's family has two sons and three daughters. The eldest daughter is the same age as you. You can announce to the public that you are twins. The third brother's family currently has only three sons. The oldest is thirteen years old and the youngest is only three years old. The third brother's wife is not quite suitable in age. The fourth brother just got married not long ago and has only one son who is less than two years old. So at the moment, only the eldest and second brothers' families are more suitable."
Yan Shu said, "Uncle Cui and Aunt Cui are both very kind people. It's just that we originally discussed entering the capital under the guise of the Cui family. You don't have to go to such great lengths to arrange for me to be included in the Cui family tree."
Elder Cui waved his hand and said, "You have to act well to avoid being caught after entering the capital. Only when you are included in the Cui family tree can you be the real eldest daughter of the Cui family."
Yan Shu said with regret: "I'm sorry to trouble you with this matter."
Old Cui laughed and said, "I am very happy to have such a good granddaughter like you. Don't worry, just be a good young lady of the Cui family. By the way, since you want to enter the Cui family tree, your name must be changed. The girls of the Cui family are all from the Cao generation. Do you have a name you like?"
"You are the elder, so you should be the one to name the child."
Cui Lao thought for a moment and said, "Well, I'll think of a few nice ones, and you can choose one from them."
"Thank you, Grandpa Cui."
Cui Lao glared at Yan Shu with his deep eyes: "You need to change your words."
Yan Shu bowed with a smile and said, "Thank you, grandfather, for the name!"
"Hahaha, good. From today on, I have one more granddaughter."
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After leaving Mr. Cui's study, Yan Shu saw Zhao's maid waiting outside the door, and she immediately walked up to her.
"Miss Yan, my wife wants you to come over."
Yan Shu smiled politely: "Please lead the way, sister."
"Please come this way."
The head maid brought Yan Shu to Zhao's courtyard. In the house, besides Zhao, there were also the ladies of the other three wives and three girls from the second wife's family.
I heard Nanny Han mention this early in the morning that among the Second Master's three daughters, only the eldest was born to the Second Madam, and the other two were born to the Second Master's concubines. However, these three sisters grew up with the Second Madam, and they get along well with each other on weekdays.
These girls knew in advance that the eldest branch of the Cui family was going to adopt a daughter. When they saw Yan Shu, they all seemed very kind and gave Yan Shu gifts.
Yan Shu ordered Nanny Han, Cui Yan and Cui Xi to present his gift.
Love of beauty is women’s nature, and a set of exquisite beauty products is enough to make them love it.
Cui Junhan, the daughter of the second wife, said: "No wonder Sister Shu'er's face and hands are like peeled eggs, it turns out that there are such wonderful treasures hidden inside."
Yan Shu smiled and looked at Cui Junhan, the eldest daughter of the Cui family. She was the same age as her, but was a few months older than her because she was born in March.
"Sister Han has a fair complexion and a very good foundation, but her skin is a little drier in winter. This moisturizing product is most suitable for you."
Cui Junhan said excitedly: "How to apply these? Teach me quickly."
Yan Shu explained the usage process in detail, and the ladies and girls of the Cui family listened very carefully.
"Since everyone's skin is different, the products I sent today are just basic moisturizing products. Second Aunt's complexion is a little dull and needs to be treated from the inside. Here is a bottle of Qi-replenishing and blood-nourishing medicine. You can take it for ten days to see the effect. If the effect is good, I will prepare some more for you."
The second wife took the medicine handed over by Yan Shu with a smile on her face: "I have heard from the old man that you are a great doctor. I have been conditioning my body for a long time but there is no effect. I will take this bottle of medicine back and take it on time. If it works, you will be my lucky star."
The third wife hurriedly came to Yan Shu and said, "Shu girl, please check my pulse. I have always wanted to have a daughter, but the three I gave birth to were all sons."
The fourth lady immediately laughed and said, "Is the third sister-in-law trying to show off her pregnancy to us?"
The third lady poked the fourth lady on the forehead with her finger.
"You are such a mean girl. If I can't give birth to a daughter, I will keep an eye on your belly. When you do give birth to a daughter, bring her up in my room. I will spoil her to the heavens."
"That's great. I don't have to worry about raising a child. How about letting you raise my eldest son as well?"
After saying this, the Fourth Lady took her two-year-old son from the old woman's arms and stuffed him directly into the Third Lady's arms.
Although the third wife laughed and scolded, she immediately took the child in her hands.
"I have three male children at home, so I don't need this one from yours. The one you're carrying should be more capable. As long as she's a girl, let me raise her."
Zhao gently held Yan Shu's hand and said with a gentle smile, "Don't be scared by your third and fourth aunts. They are used to playing around and have a very good relationship."
The Third Lady took Yan Shu's arm and said, "Your Fourth Aunt and I are enemies. We can't stand each other, but I miss her when I haven't seen her for a few days. You should get used to it from now on."
Yan Shu smiled and nodded. It could be seen that the direct branches of the Cui family got along very well.