Chapter 57: Calculation
Chen helped Mrs. Wang and beckoned everyone to go to the side hall for dinner.
Lin Zhixuan has also met Mrs. Liu's mother and daughter, she is very polite on the surface, and she doesn't show any mustard, and Mrs. Liu and Lin Yaxuan also greeted Lin Zhixuan with a smile, as if nothing had happened.
Lin Yaxuan began to look at her carefully as soon as Lin Zhixuan entered the door, she found that this third sister was really different, the Lin Zhixuan she knew was silent, as long as Mrs. Wang didn't intend to coax her in front of people, she would always live in a corner, which was easy for people to ignore.
But today, since she entered the door, she was like a dazzling star, occupying everyone's attention for a long time, not only Mrs. Wang, but even the Chen family, who had never been above the top, spoke according to Lin Zhixuan's meaning, as well as the maids around Mrs. Wang, looking at Lin Zhixuan's expression was also very different from the perfunctory blame for Lin Zhixuan just because she was afraid of Mrs. Wang's face.
They were all looking at Lin Zhixuan, as usual they all looked at themselves, but their eyes when they looked at Lin Zhixuan were happy and intimate, not like the mockery and contempt that loomed in their eyes when they looked at themselves, as if they were just a grandstanding clown.
What the hell is going on? She has only been seeing this third sister for a few days, Lin Yaxuan was inexplicably flustered, is it really like the old bald donkey of Lingyin Temple said, Lin Zhixuan's fall is a blessing or a curse, and it actually made her smart?
Lin Yaxuan's heart was very chaotic, but fortunately, Lin Zhixuan was still affectionate to her, Lin Yaxuan hurriedly cheered up, and as usual, she wanted to pull Lin Zhixuan's sleeve and call her "sister" affectionately.
But she didn't want her to just stretch out her hand, Lin Zhixuan flicked her sleeves as if unintentionally, and pulled out her hand, the happy look on her face remained unchanged, but she didn't seem to notice Lin Yaxuan's actions, and looked around the room: "What about the eldest brother? I heard that the eldest brother and sister-in-law are here, why did I see the eldest sister-in-law, where is the eldest brother?"
Chen was arranging for everyone to sit down, and said to Lin Zhixuan: "Your second brother is resting today, and when I heard that your eldest brother is here, I invited him and their friends to go out for dinner, otherwise the two of them will not be able to talk to me in a room of women, and we will also be detained by them and uncomfortable. β
The crowd laughed as they listened.
Here, Mrs. Wang pushed and couldn't sit first, Mrs. Liu followed, and then Chen, Lin Zhixuan sat between Lin Yaxuan and Montessori. Although she doesn't say anything, but there is Chen's fast mouth, she is serving Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Liu, while introducing the dishes, Mrs. Liu occasionally thinks it is good and asks two sentences What is made, Chen can say the truth, and then one by one Mrs. Liu commented on the Jiangnan family, which dish is delicious, which one is not good, and can be analyzed in detail, what are the different materials used in each dish, she speaks in a low tone, it is very interesting, and it is not lonely to eat a meal.
They were talking over there, and Lin Yaxuan also tried to whisper to Lin Zhixuan many times, but what she said was just a child's coquettish joke, Lin Zhixuan only felt very naΓ―ve and ridiculous now, and she couldn't understand why she loved this fourth sister so much.
Lin Zhixuan lazily entertained Lin Yaxuan, lukewarm to her, but laughed with Montessori several times. Montessori is not good at words, Lin Zhixuan asked her anything, she couldn't say anything, most of the time it was Lin Zhixuan who was talking, but Montessori listened very seriously, always with a simple smile on his face. Lin Zhixuan occasionally asked about things in Zhuangzi, and she had never seen those who planted seedlings, so she couldn't stick to the score at all, and Montessori laughed twice, but she didn't laugh at Lin Zhixuan: "The girl is really good at laughing, it's not like this, if the farming is like what the girl said, it's not all messed up." β
Lin Zhixuan waited for her to speak, but she was shy, unable to speak.
Lin Yaxuan was very surprised to see Lin Zhixuan actually talking to Montessori about such a thing, but she still came up to make fun: "When did the third sister become interested in the things on Zhuangzi?"
Lin Zhixuan asked, but only said lukewarmly to her: "Yes, I don't know what happened recently, but I'm interested in things in Zhuangzi." β
Chen sat opposite Lin Zhixuan, coaxing Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Liu to be happy, while looking at Lin Zhixuan and the three of them with her spare eyes, and the corners of her lips hooked up a smile: These three people are really interesting.
After lunch, Lin Zhixuan, Lin Yaxuan and Chen accompanied Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Liu to talk for a while, Lin Zhixuan saw that Mrs. Wang was a little tired, she knew that Mrs. Wang had the habit of taking a nap all year round, so she got up and said goodbye: "Mother, rest and rest, I'm tired after making trouble for half a day." β
Mrs. Wang heard that Lin Zhixuan was tired, so she didn't keep her, but only asked her to send Lin Zhixuan back, but Lin Zhixuan continued: "I saw that my sister-in-law was also tired, and now that the eldest brother and the second brother have gone out to eat and drink, I don't know how long it will take for them to disperse, if the sister-in-law doesn't dislike it, it's better to go to me to rest for a while." β
Lin Zhixuan's enthusiasm for Montessori surprised Chen and Lin Yaxuan's mother and daughter again, Mrs. Wang didn't say anything, Montessori saw Lin Zhixuan's invitation, naturally she didn't dare to refuse, so she should retire with Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Liu.
Mrs. Liu also got up to say goodbye, and walked out of Bichun Hall with Lin Yaxuan, and when she went out, she saw Lin Zhixuan and Montessori walking around the corridor hand in hand, the two seemed to be talking about something, and they talked happily, Mrs. Liu looked at the backs of the two thoughtfully.
Lin Yaxuan was a little flustered: "Mother, why is the third sister so enthusiastic about her sister-in-law today?
Mrs. Liu stopped her and said, "Let's talk about it later." β
The two of them passed the corner gate from the strange path, and returned to the west courtyard through the Yonglu road due south and north, until they entered their own courtyard, Hongxing and Rue Xiang came to untie the cloaks of the two, Lin Yaxuan was already a little impatient: "Mother, you speak." β
Mrs. Liu sighed and comforted her: "What are you anxious about, it is impossible for the three girls to just talk about this matter." If that's the case, she's too well-informed. Besides, now, even if she sees it, we are already ready to send it, you see today, the second wife does not have the slightest intention to tell us about the Liang family's spring banquet, if you don't do this, I'm afraid you really don't have a chance. Do you still want to go back to the Northwest?"
When Lin Yaxuan heard Mrs. Liu say this, she hurriedly shook her head and said, "No! I don't want to go back to that hellish place in the northwest again! I must marry into the Liang family!"
Mrs. Liu gently touched Lin Yaxuan's head and sighed, "Yes, even if it is for your future, we have to do this." β