Chapter 31: Contempt
Fang Qirui nodded, didn't explain anything to He Jiaxian, and took her hand in, He Jiaxian only felt that his hands were sweaty and slippery, and he didn't know how he could hold it. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
His own mother opened the curtain, He Jiaxian knew that he could bow his head to Fang Qirui, and he couldn't bow his head to the He family, otherwise he would be rude, so he quietly withdrew his hand from Fang Qirui's hand, wiped it on the corner of his clothes, took two or three deep breaths, and couldn't help cheering himself up in his heart: "Can't be ashamed, can't be embarrassed......
Marrying from a small family to a high-ranking family, she only has this one wish: not to insult the lintel of the He family.
With his head held high and his eyes not squinting, He Jiaxian's sudden spirit surprised Fang Qirui, but he couldn't help laughing, the corners of his mouth were lightly raised, and he seemed to be in a good mood.
"The second young master and the second grandmother are here, give tea to the old lady and the old lady!" With the voice of the housekeeper's mother, He Jiaxian obediently walked to the Taishi chair directly above, where there were two kneeling mats, and the yellow silk pavement was touching.
The clothes she wore today were specially invited by the Xu family to be custom-made with the best materials, a pale yellow satin dress. Therefore, when kneeling, the dress is exactly in one place with the cushion.
Behind me, I heard the sneer that I don't know who was holding back.
He Jiaxian heard it, and knew what she was laughing at—because of her family's inferiority, her heart was particularly sensitive in some aspects, such as eating, drinking, and dressing.
Ignoring this laughter, the tea tray was held above his head, Jing's in-laws drank tea, and the red envelope was also put into the tray.
Master Fang was a little chubby, with a smile on his face, amiable, watching He Jiaxian complete the ceremony in an orderly manner, nodding but not speaking.
Chen looks almost forty years old, but he is very well maintained, he looks similar to Xu's, but he has a temperament better than Xu's, and he is graceful and gorgeous, which is the benefit of pampering.
Seeing Chen's words: "Live well with the second child" and other ordinary words, the housekeeper's mother was stunned, as if waiting for something, but seeing that Chen didn't speak, she had to lead He Jiaxian around a room of people to introduce them one by one.
He Jiaxian was only focused on his demeanor, and at this moment, looking at the dense number of female dependents, there were more than ten masters alone, not to mention the maids and wives standing behind them.
I was taken aback: There are so many! I didn't notice that Fang Qirui shook his head slightly at a maid.
Sitting on the next main seat was a bright woman, generous and kind, who received the tea from He Jiaxian and Fang Qirui, and returned a pair of bracelets. "Your eldest brother is sick and goes to bed late in the morning...... There's no way to get out...... Don't be surprised. "Then this is sister-in-law Zhou.
"This is Aunt Mei'......"
"This is Aunt Feng'......"
"This is Aunt Shen'......"
"This is Aunt Lin'......"
The aunt is not a serious master, but she is also an elder. Fang Qirui stood aside, listening to the housekeeper's mother introduce He Jiaxian one by one, and watched these aunts greet each other in order, either a bead hairpin or a necklace. The most valuable gift given by Aunt Mei was a set of jade heads, tortoiseshell beads, hairpins, etc., a total of six! He Jiaxian was shocked into a cold sweat!
She didn't bring anything back.
The new daughter-in-law's return gift is mainly the needlework for relatives in the house before leaving the pavilion, Xu helped her do a good job and told her to take the tea the day before, she disturbed her mind in the morning because Fang Qirui put makeup on her, and she completely forgot about it!
Just now, Master Fang and Chen accepted her gift and gave a red envelope, she should have returned the gift, and she looked at it at that time, and she was a junior, and she didn't feel it when she forgot it for a while. At this moment, he accepted the gift of the three aunts empty-handed, because he was only half an elder, and he was a flat courtesy, and the two sides had to have dealings, so he was suddenly startled.
Coupled with the deliberate waiting of the housekeeper's mother just now, she suddenly woke up and was waiting for her to present her self-made needlework as a gift in return!
The calmness and generosity that pretended to be for a while collapsed. With such a big mistake, how did she come back.
He Jiaxian's face turned blue, she almost didn't dare to look at the waiting eyes of several aunts, and there was constantly the sound of forced laughter in her ears, and she didn't need to look up, she could feel all kinds of doubtful, contemptuous, and contemptuous eyes rolling above her head.
But at this time, I can't, so I can only bite the bullet and prepare to go down.
Some people didn't let it go, and they heard a crisp voice: "Why doesn't the second sister-in-law return the courtesy?"
He Jiaxian didn't dare to look at who it was at all, but the person who spoke out showed no mercy, snorted coldly, and had no intention of restraint: "If it really comes out of a small family, I don't even prepare a return gift, our family is not short ......of gold and silver, even if there is no needle and thread, not to mention, but have you put our family in your eyes?
"Yuyan!" Chen frowned, Duanli's face was a little angry, but He Jiaxian looked at it, but felt that she didn't seem to be very angry: "Your second sister-in-law may have forgotten, where you have to speak!"
As soon as she scolded, the young lady who called Yuyan was dissatisfied, blushed and stomped her feet: "It's just someone else's, but Aunt Mei's gift is so precious, speaking of which, she gave birth to a second brother, and now she has married a second sister-in-law, how can the new daughter-in-law not even prepare a return gift!"
It turned out that Aunt Mei was Fang Qirui's mother, no wonder she was so generous. He Jiaxian glanced at Aunt Mei, Xu used to worry that her reputation was not good, and her upbringing son was not good, but now she looks at the dress rules, there is nothing wrong, and her eyes are not dazzling, even if Fang Yuyan points out her name, she doesn't speak at the moment, just stands silently, it seems that no one is looking, and what she says has nothing to do with her, and she has a good temperament of calm and composed.
He Jiaxian watched silently and learned in his heart.
"Mother scolded me for what I was doing, obviously because people didn't take us seriously. The young lady pleaded out.
He Jiaxian's face flushed, knowing that there was no way to explain this matter, it was indeed his own mistake, and he could only beat and punish him, so he lowered his head and said nothing.
Fang Qirui stood aside, looking at her lowered head, like a kitten who had been bullied, weak and without any resistance.
"Yuyan, you still say! After Chen scolded, because Master Fang was here, he had to say: "It's just a little bit of a return gift, your second sister-in-law is not prepared, it must be excusable, after all, she knows the situation of her mother's family...... Your second sister-in-law is also famous for her talent...... You're just staring at the money, and your eyelids are so shallow......"
After a pause, he said to He Jiaxian very kindly: "Jiaxian, your sister is joking with you, don't mind." ”
Aunt Shen laughed at this time, she had a round face, big eyes were very festive, and she was very young, about her early twenties, and she followed Chen's words and said: "Who said it wasn't." The second grandmother heard that she has read poetry and books since she was a child, and she must be an understanding person, knowing that even if she sends it, we won't need it, so I simply save this, and both sides are light......"
He Jiaxianrao didn't understand anymore, and he also understood Aunt Shen's words to ridicule her shabby, her face was blue because of embarrassment, and her face suddenly turned purple and red, and her fists were clenched tightly, and her nails were pinched in the palms of her hands.
It doesn't matter if she is ridiculed herself, it is just a matter of face, but she absolutely cannot tolerate Xu's hard work being slandered like this - it was embroidered by her mother after many months of frugality.