Chapter 81: Ideas Imposed
"Mother, if the insects form cocoons, will they become butterflies?" This is what Xue'er said to Jin Yuanyuan, she is not sure if this is the case, but she desperately hopes that it is.
"Theoretically, yes." In You Xiaoya's opinion, this cocooned insect may not only become a beautiful butterfly, but also a not-so-beautiful moth, and she doesn't know what Jin Yuanyuan's little guy is expecting.
"Huh?" Jin Yuanyuan obviously didn't understand much about what 'theoretical' was.
"Now it's almost time for this insect to grow, and I think it's time for a cocoon, as Cher said. It's just that the mother wants to know, what kind of butterfly does Yuanyuan think this insect will become in the future? You Xiaoya asked Jin Yuanyuan to sit next to her and asked casually.
"Must be a very beautiful butterfly! It's like that, it's beautiful and beautiful! β
Hearing You Xiaoya say this, Jin Yuanyuan's bright eyes suddenly lit up, she almost couldn't sit on the stool, she quickly looked around, and then saw a half-palm-sized, black and red butterfly resting on a half-bloomed peony flower outside the pavilion and said happily.
You Xiaoya followed the direction of Jin Yuanyuan's finger and looked over, it was indeed a good butterfly, but from the knowledge she had learned in her previous life, if she wanted to grow into such a butterfly, then when it was still a bug, it was most likely a bug that was not easy to bully, in other words, beautiful things often have a fatal temptation.
And Jin Yuanyuan's green worm is very easy to bully at first glance, so it is estimated that it will not be able to become such a butterfly, so You Xiaoya leaned on the stone table a little lazily. Mansheng asked Jin Yuanyuan, "What if Yuanyuan's butterfly is not as beautiful as this?" β
"Why?" Jin Yuanyuan felt that her butterflies would be so beautiful. I've always thought so, so for You Xiaoya's question. She said she hadn't thought about it yet.
"Could it be that in Yuanyuan's opinion, all the butterflies in the world look like this?" You Xiaoya glanced at the butterfly that was taking off. At the same time, on the other side, a small butterfly with a small head and a brown color flew by, and this butterfly was very ordinary.
"That's not pretty." Jin Yuanyuan pointed to the little butterfly that flew away, looked up at You Xiaoya and said.
"What if Yuanyuan's butterfly is like this?" You Xiaoya asked.
"Huh?" Jin Yuanyuan said that she was a little confused, there were two butterflies just now, one is good-looking and the other is not good-looking, but shouldn't her little insect become the most beautiful one? How can this be?
"My mother just wanted to ask Yuanyuan, if your butterfly looks like this. Isn't it the butterfly you raised? β
You Xiaoya feels that some things happen and you have to learn to accept them, and in her values, if you want to get a good result, then do your best to make it have a good result, and if it can't be changed, then you have to learn to accept it.
"But mother, why can't little insects turn into beautiful butterflies?" Jin Yuanyuan is entangled.
"Didn't Yuanyuan see it just now, those two butterflies. One looks good and the other doesn't, which proves that the bugs that can turn into butterflies will also be different. And Yuanyuan, do you know what your worm will become? β
You Xiaoya said very patiently, if it had been before, she would have been impatient. But now her heart is so calm that she feels incredible.
"But ......" Jin Yuanyuan felt that what You Xiaoya said seemed to make sense.
"Tell my mother, would you be unhappy if it didn't turn into a beautiful butterfly?" You Xiaoya still asked patiently.
"Huh......?" In Jin Yuanyuan's opinion. This worm will definitely turn into a butterfly, and it will become a beautiful butterfly. So she didn't think about whether she would be unhappy if the worm wasn't good-looking.
"Regardless of whether the insect will become a beautiful butterfly or not, won't it still be Yuanyuan's insect in the end? The butterfly that was turned into a butterfly by Yuanyuan's careful care, wouldn't Yuanyuan be happy about it? β
"......" Jin Yuanyuan said that her little brain still can't understand, okay? Why can't bugs turn into good-looking butterflies? Why?
"......" Seeing Jin Yuanyuan like this, You Xiaoya suddenly had nothing to say, did she force her ideas on a two-year-old doll? Is it really good to do that? Ahem, let's not talk about whether it's good or not, it's the point of whether this little doll can understand it, right?!
So in the end, You Xiaoya was very frustrated and gave up this behavior with her own strong subjective consciousness, and instead let Jin Yuanyuan think about the most important things such as what to eat at night, of course, in this matter, Jin Yuanyuan is young, but she has a very good idea, so she soon happily decided on the dinner in the evening.
And You Xiaoya had a clear direction because of the recent events, so she consciously let herself rest, so she accompanied Jin Yuanyuan in the yard for an afternoon. Of course, this is just Jin Yuanyuan playing, and when she was happy, she pulled You Xiaoya to look at it, and You Xiaoya also connived and followed her.
And this scene fell in the eyes of Zhou's mother and a group of maids and servants on the side, such as Xiao Cui'er and Zhou's mother, who felt that this scene was simply an enviable family happiness, and was deeply moved by her unpretentious warmth...... Well, a little surprised.
"How could Madame follow Mademoiselle in the yard like that?" In the distance, there were a few little girls in the inner courtyard who saw You Xiaoya playing with Jin Yuanyuan like this, and they couldn't be surprised.
"Yes, Madame is so fierce on weekdays, how can she accompany Miss like this? Let's see, is that a girl? Hearing that someone was puzzled, the other girl squinted her eyes and whispered through a bush of lush bauhinia.
"How is it possible, that must be Madame, have you seen anyone in this courtyard who wears filial piety clothes all day long except Madame?" The other little girl glanced at the girl who had just spoken with some sarcasm.
"It's just that how could Madame do such a thing?" Because the little girl was sure that this was You Xiaoya, she really couldn't believe it, and she said that Madame's terrifying temperament. How, how could she do such a thing?
"Yes, Madame is so harsh. Shouldn't you be too strict with the young lady? Besides, she is still a stepmother, how can she really have such a good time? "The doubts of a group of little girls are probably the same.
"You don't know. The people in the courtyard all said that the lady treats the young lady and the son, sometimes they are very accustomed, and sometimes they are very casual, just like ......" The little girl was thinking about what words to use to describe You Xiaoya's behavior towards Jin Yuanyuan's brothers and sisters, and her tangled appearance made others entangled.
"I know, I know, some people say that Madame deliberately treated Miss Childe like this, you see that the two sons just arrived in our yard that day and let them go to school on the second day. It is said that this is because the lady can't get along with the two little sons, so ......"
"Well, that sounds like a lot of sense! That's right, I heard that day, Mrs. wants to connive at the little son to learn what fishing or something, you say, although the two sons have no father and no mother, but they are also the sons of our Jin family. How is it possible to learn those rude things? Isn't this nonsense? β
"Yes, and Mrs. asked the two sons to go to the school without taking the scholar to the school that day, doesn't it make it clear that they don't take them seriously?" The little girl pouted.
"Makes sense, makes sense......"
"You say Madame does. Is it considered that you don't want to see their sons? Someone asked weakly, but the sparkle in her eyes was an urgent sign that she wanted to know that someone was thinking the same as hers.
"But that day, the sons and they were bullied, and I heard that Mrs. severely suppressed the Cai family and the Qi family. If she really didn't want to see the two sons, how could she even show up and ruin her reputation when she was a new widow? There are still some other voices in the one-sided speech.
"That seems to be the case!" Someone chimed in.
"Oops. You don't know, I went out to buy something yesterday. Listening to the people outside, our lady is spicy! At this time, the other little girl seemed to suddenly think of something, and quickly said, and suddenly the eyes of a group of people were attracted by her again.
"How to say, how to say?"
"Do you know the Cai family's mother?" The little girl is obviously planning to hang her appetite.
"Know, say it quickly!" When listening to gossip, there are must-have lines.
"That woman is unreasonable, right? Do you know what Madame did to her that day? The little girl saw that everyone's eyes were focused on her, and she couldn't be a little proud.
"Say it soon!"
"That day, the mother offended the lady, the lady didn't care so much, and went up directly and gave her two slaps, and the mother was immediately stunned, you don't know, at that time, it was called a relieved ......" The little girl talked about it as if she had seen the scene with her own eyes.
"Having said that, haven't you seen how Madame treated Mother Li and a few shopkeepers outside? If you don't have a means, I'm afraid it won't work, but you say that Mrs. is so powerful at a young age? After reaching the conclusion, some people decisively raised their doubts.
"Yes, yes, why is Madame so powerful?"
"But I heard that the former lady, she is not such a character!" At this time, a little girl who followed together pretended to be mysterious.
"And what was the former lady like?" Another topic was decisively picked up.
"I heard Sister Ni'er from the capital say that Madame used to be a little ...... and gentle," the little girl said as she turned her head and looked around a few times, as if to make sure that no one was eavesdropping.
"What's the matter?" Someone urged.
"A little cowardly! Not to mention beating, there is no scolding, and I heard that in the capital, sometimes even the eldest lady and their maids can bully her......" The little girl lowered her voice.
"Huh? But now Madameβ"
"Yes, yes, how can a person's personality change so much?" When You Xiaoya was still You Xiaoya, her character was indeed cowardly to a certain level, so after the sudden change, it couldn't help but make people feel unacceptable.
"Hey, do you think Madame is evil or something that suddenly became like this?" The development of gossip often has no specific direction and purpose, and is purely gossip.
"Ah, the evil one?"
"Won't it?"
"I don't know, don't talk nonsense, be careful to let Madame hear that you feel good!"
"I don't know anything! I've heard a saying in our hometown......"
"A few little hooves, what are you talking about?!" At this moment, a few people suddenly walked by on the path planted with bauhinia flowers, and the one who spoke was the new housekeeper mother of the Jin family, Mother Liu.
"Mother Liu, Cen shopkeeper ......" A few girls who were gathered in a bunch saw the visitor, hurriedly stopped their mouths, and then hurriedly saluted the visitor.
"Isn't it true that you don't take Mrs. Day's words seriously?" Although Liu's mother is a good-natured person, she has been a mother in the Jin family's compound for so many years, and she still has some authority, so when she says this, she can still bluff people to some extent.
"Mom forgive, we don't mean that, we, we ......"
A few girls listened to Liu's mother say this, and also thought that when You Xiaoyayuan was selected two days ago, she had said that she couldn't see anyone gossiping before and after her, and now they just committed this taboo, and let the newly appointed housekeeper's mother see it, so it's strange not to be scared.
"Forget it, they're all little girls, let's just let them go." At this time, the shopkeeper Cen who came with Liu's mother, that is, her husband, pulled her sleeve and whispered comfort, after all, they came here to talk to Mrs. about things, why delay time with a few girls here?
"In view of the fact that you are also a first-time offender, Mom, I don't delve into it, you are good at your own thing, and you have to figure out who has the final say in the yard now, let's go!" Mother Liu listened to her husband's words and felt that these girls were afraid that they would be bluffing, so she didn't say anything more.
"Thank you Mother Liu, thank you Mother Liu......" Seeing that Mother Liu didn't dig deeper, a few girls hurriedly thanked them and ran away.
"Let's go, we're almost over, Madame's still waiting." The shopkeeper Cen saw that a few girls were running away, shook his head and said a word to Liu's mother.
"Well, let's go."
After the dense redbud path quieted down again, as a few petals fell, Xiao Nan, who leaned against the thick thin leaves in the corner of the wall, suddenly swept over a corner of ink-colored clothes, silently, only slightly floating green leaves trance proved that there seemed to be someone there. (To be continued......)