Yanran's hand stopped there, similar words Grandmother also said before her death, don't look at some people in front of the master, they are also people with face, but I don't know that the master treats them like cats and dogs, if you like it, you will tease you, and if you don't like it, throw it aside. If you don't want to be a cat or dog in front of the owner, you just know that you can't make the owner happy, you must serve the master well, so that the master can't do without you.

Then Yan Ran's hand continued to thump Old Madam Zeng's legs: "They are still young, and they will understand after some more things." Originally, I was still hanging for the fruit! ”

"You are really a good boy, it seems that Hongyu did not teach you less before his death!" Yanran's words made the old lady Zeng sigh, and Yanran's eyes drooped: "When my grandmother was alive, I often told me some truths, but when I was young, I didn't understand it, but when I came to the old lady, I remembered what my grandmother said, and after Sister Ziling's guidance, I gradually understood the meaning of these truths that my grandmother said!" ”

"Qingdang's girl is not as good as you, she only thinks about serving me well, so that others can't intervene, so that she can keep her position steadily, but she doesn't know that all saffron must have green leaves!" It took a long time for Mrs. Zeng to say again.

"Sister Qingdang serves the old lady, she is very dedicated, and she is very meticulous!" This was the first time that Yan Ran had heard her dissatisfaction with Qingdang from Old Madam Zeng, and she couldn't help but ask a little strangely.

"These can only be regarded as medium, there are so many people in this family, everyone has different thoughts, and the most important thing to be a master is to make these people have no matter what kind of thoughts they originally had, they must only have one heart for this family. Of course, this is impossible, since this is impossible, then it is necessary to make the family harmonious, what should be used, everyone is where it should be, and try to be fair, not to make people resentful. You said that Qingdang served me very dedicatedly and meticulously, but sometimes, for fear that others would come forward, and even deliberately publicize other people's wrongs, although this did not hinder me, but after a long time, it is inevitable that some people will be angry! ”

Old Madam Zeng looked at Yanran with love and sigh in her eyes, and only said slowly. Yan Ran didn't look up, so she naturally couldn't see the eyes of the old lady Zeng, she just pursed her lips and smiled, and after a while, she smiled: "What the old lady means, to be the person around you, you must know fairness, you can't raise and step low, and sometimes you have to hide the evil and promote the good, so that so many people can not be angry!" ”

"Why are you so smart, kid?" The smile on Mrs. Zeng's lips became more and more loving, and asked Yan Ran to stop beating her legs and sit down beside her, and Yan Ran should have moved a small bench to sit down.

Old Madam Zeng looked at her, and there was a sigh in her eyes: "You are so smart, I don't know which blessed one will marry you in the future!" What Mrs. Zeng said unintentionally, but Yan Ran's heart was like turning over the river and the sea, should she take the opportunity to ask Mrs. Zeng for a grace and let herself be hired outside, but soon Yan Ran suppressed this thought, such a grace should be asked by her father, not herself.

So Yanran lowered her head, with a little shyness in her smile: "I am already very blessed to be taken care of by the old lady!" ”

These words made Mrs. Zeng smile again, and she slapped Yanran's hand again and again: "No wonder Qingdang doesn't like you, such a talking child is really rare." Don't worry, I will protect you every day I live! ”

Old Madam Zeng is less than sixty this year, Yan Ran calculated in her heart, at least ten years is no problem, and hurriedly got up and saluted Old Madam Zeng: "The slave has thanked the old lady!" Old Madam Zeng pulled Yanran up: "What is the thanks, you are Hongyu's granddaughter, and you are a good boy who knows how to advance and retreat and understand politeness." Such a good boy, I am willing to lift! ”

Yan Ran's heart had already let go of twelve points at this time, and she was just about to speak when she heard the voice of the green bell: "Is the old lady up?" The lady sent some new snacks from the kitchen, saying that it was a new cook, and asked the old lady to try it! ”

Mrs. Zeng nodded to Yan Ran, Yan Ran understood, stepped forward and opened the door, Qing Zhong saw Yan Ran, the smile on her face was a little abrupt, but she quickly regained her calm and walked into the room. Yanran asked the little maids to carry the water so that they could serve Mrs. Zeng to freshen up.

When Yanran walked into the house with the basin for washing her face, Mrs. Zeng was tasting the dim sum under the Qingdang service, and after tasting a mouthful, Mrs. Zeng said to Zhao: "This cook is also good!" ”

"This is the daughter-in-law's mother's family recommended to come, saying that it was originally dedicated to serving in his foreign government mansion, and then he got older, Ye Luo returned to his roots, thinking about returning to Beijing, listening to him is very good at dim sum, the daughter-in-law thought, mother-in-law always said that there is no good dim sum master at home, so let him try!"

Old Madam Zeng glanced at Zhao: "You have a heart, this cook, just accept it." Give twice the monthly money more than the cook at home! "This is also the practice of the Hou Mansion, the people invited outside are higher than the monthly money given by their own families, and the Zhao family is busy.

Yanran asked Mrs. Zeng to freshen up, Zhao's eyes swept to Yanran's body and said to Mrs. Zeng: "Yanran has grown into a big girl for more than a year, just now she walked in, I still feel in a trance, why is Ziling coming over with water today, what about those little girls, wait for a closer look, only to see that this is Yanran!" ”

"Yanran girl and Ziling girl are also a little similar, they are both so generous, peaceful and intelligent. Since you are here, I think of one thing, Ziling's girl, she is going home to be married after the New Year, her nest I thought about it, it is better to use it than to use it cooked, so I let Yanran make up for it. As for Yan Ran's vacancy, you can choose one from my room, or choose another person, it's all up to you to think. ”

Mrs. Zeng took the handkerchief handed by Qingdang and wiped her hands and said to Zhao, Zhao first congratulated Yanran, and then said to Mrs. Zeng: "Such a trivial matter, it shouldn't be your mother-in-law's work, but this person who serves her mother-in-law must always have a heart with her mother-in-law." The mother-in-law just said that it is better to use raw than cooked, so she simply picked one from the little girl and went up, as for the little girl, just choose someone to make up for the nest! ”

Their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were discussing there, and Yanran had already saluted and thanked Mrs. Zeng and the Zhao family. Yan Ran, who listened to Qing Deng, made up for Ziling's nest, her face changed slightly, but she quickly returned to normal, said congratulations to Yan Ran, and said to Mrs. Zeng: "The old lady always says that Sister Yan Ran is more careful than us, this is to make up for Sister Yan Ran's nest, it is better to ask Sister Yan Ran what she means!" ”

This kind of thing is also very common, but how can anyone ask it in front of this room, most of them are asked quietly. Old Madam Zeng glanced at Qingdang before she looked at Yanran: "That's right, Yanran, which of those little girls do you think is suitable?" ”

This was setting himself up on the fire to roast, and Yan Ran could feel that the people inside and outside the house were listening to her answer, and couldn't help but look at the face of the old lady Zeng. Old Madam Zeng's expression was very indifferent, and she suddenly understood that she was trying herself, the Hou Mansion has such a population, and the people's hearts are complicated, it is not a simple and easy thing to be the big girl next to Old Madam Zeng.

Thinking about it like this, Yanran smiled and said: "The old lady is giving me a problem, I know that I have only been with you for more than a year, and I am not even qualified to make up Sister Ziling's nest, thinking that this is the grace given by the old lady, I can't shirk it, so I will go ahead." At this time, the old lady asked me this again, there are always a dozen little girls in the old lady's room, and some of them I haven't spoken to properly. It's Sister Qingdang, who has been in the old lady's room for a long time, and knows their temperament! ”

Seeing Yanran throwing the problem to herself with a smile, Qingdang's teeth were almost crushed, this Yanran, looking at it, is a good person, but he is really not a good person. An imperceptible smile flashed across Old Madam Zeng's face and said to Yanran: "Your sister Ziling still has two or three months to leave, and then you can talk to me, and you can also discuss with your sister Qingdang!" ”

Yanran smiled and should be, Qingdang can only be, Zhao, who has seen a good show, got up and smiled: "Then the daughter-in-law will retire first and arrange dinner." A cage of quails was sent to the village in front of her, and Brother Qing said that he wanted to drink quail soup, but he didn't know what the old lady meant! ”

"Brother Qing is like his grandfather, he loves to drink this soup." Mrs. Zeng said this first before saying: "Take a few for him to make soup, and fry the rest, and bring it to the porridge tomorrow morning!" The Zhao family should have stepped back, Qingdang's eyes were slightly cold, thinking of Zeng Zhiqing and Yanran's actions that day, there must be something between them? Qing Deng thought in his heart, but he also knew that this matter had to be planned well in order to hit Yan Ran.

Why was she second-class when she first arrived, and after so many days, she became first-class, and she started as a little girl, and it took seven or eight years to get promoted to the next level. How much bitterness there is in this, does she know it?

The unkindness that flashed in Qingdang's eyes made Yan Ran frown slightly, and then she didn't take it to heart, waiting to ask Ziling.

"What else? Your life is good, you are second-class, and no one dares to bully you. Don't you know, I came in with Qingdang, she was two years younger than me, I was fine, the old sons and mothers in the family are all from the Hou Mansion, but Qingdang is different, she was bought from outside, and she was beaten a lot when she was disciplined by the grandmothers, and the head of the room was divided, at that time it was not in the old lady's room, it was in the third lady's room, and the sisters always bullied her and asked her to run errands and sweep the yard. Think about it, how can she not hold a grudge against you if she earned this status so easily? ”

When Ziling's words made Yan Ran suddenly realize, she couldn't help but sigh: "What's so painful about this? ”

"There are a hundred people, all kinds of people! I told you, you must pay more attention in the future! Ziling's words made Yanran smile: "Sister, thank you!" ”