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The red sun rises in the east corner, and the courtyard is full of sunny light.

A small bearded man walks cautiously with a plain lacquer tray on top of which is a colored cup with a lid.

The little maid turned the moon gate and entered the main courtyard. Mrs. Yan has already risen, and the big maid who is close to her is combing her hair.

The little girl came in and handed over the tray.

Another big girl of the Yan clan took it and held it, and when she lifted the lid, there was a cup of simmered white fungus soup.

"Yesterday's bird's nest was a little lacking in heat, and today's white fungus looks fine, and it has been glued." The big maid said, "Madame, let's eat it, it's not good if it's cold." ”

Mrs. eats bird's nest on a single day and white fungus on both days, which is a rule that cannot be shaken. Today, on the eighth day of the new year, you should naturally eat white fungus soup.

Yan straightened his makeup, got up and sat down at the table. The small silver spoon is a light that can be seen by people, and it is specially used to eat supplements such as bird's nest white fungus.

Yan Shi ate the white fungus soup slowly and methodically, and asked, "Did you send it to the eldest lady?" ”

The little maid hurriedly said, "The eldest lady's share of the spring rain in their house has already been served." ”

Yan nodded and said, "Today is a good day for her, let the people in front of her do their best." ”

The big girl beside Yan's side hurriedly agreed, and said, "Yesterday, Mama Lai has already gone over to tell me again, don't worry, Madame!" At this time, the eldest lady must also be up, and she must be coming over to say hello. ”

The eldest lady in their mouths is Jade Rubi.

"The lord also specially told me this morning, saying that this family business should be accomplished. But don't make any mistakes, lest someone say I'm not doing my job. Yan sighed.

"Madame is wholeheartedly devoted to the eldest lady, who in our whole house does not praise it!" The maid on the side said busily.

"That's it, if you don't complain, it's Amitabha, I'm not uncommon to praise it." Yan lowered his eyebrows and smiled.

Yan is Yurubi's stepmother, and she also has two daughters of her own, but both of them are still young, only eight or nine years old.

Yu Rubi also has an eldest brother, who is now serving in the Liangzhou Army and has been there for three years. It's a pity that she was born of a concubine, and her background is a little worse.

However, Master Yu only has this one son, and the future family business will naturally have to be inherited by him.

Yu Rubi is already seventeen years old, and because of her good looks, there are many people who come to the door to propose marriage. However, Yu's father is very concerned about this daughter's family affairs, and he must choose a son-in-law with high talents.

Of course, the Yan family did not object, although Yu Rubi was not her biological daughter. can be the eldest sister in the family, she marries well, which will naturally help the two younger sisters in the future.

The Yan family did not have a son, so they regarded the relationship between their two daughters as a top priority.

So she is also very concerned about Yu Rubi's family affairs.

No matter what the purpose is, her attitude is very good to win the favor of the Yu family and the elders, including the Jade Master.

The Great Zhou Dynasty is civilized, if both men and women are interested in each other, they must first look at each other, so that they can understand each other better, even if it does not work out in the end, it will have no impact on each other, after all, there are women in a family.

Today, Zhou Yichen, the third son of the Duke of Qin, is now studying in Taixue, and he is a famous talent, and he is handsome.

Although he is not the eldest son of the Zhou family, he is the most favored son of the Zhou family. Because he couldn't attack the knight, he planned to take the road of scientific examination to gain fame.

And the official media has already passed the anger between the two families, and Yu Rubi's father has met Zhou Yichen, so he is naturally very satisfied.

Today is the Zhou family to see each other, and they have already been informed before.

It is said that this Zhou Yichen had seen Yu Rubi from afar during the Shangyuan Festival last year, and he paid attention to it at that time.

With such a jade-like appearance, how many men are not tempted by her?

It's just that she is usually very low-key and doesn't go out much easily. Otherwise, I'm afraid that more people will come to propose.

Although the Yu family's family is slightly lower than the Zhou family, there is a saying since ancient times: raise your head to marry a girl and bow your head to marry a daughter-in-law, so it is also appropriate.

Sure enough, Yu Rubi came to greet her stepmother later.

Yan Shi told her a few words very kindly, and said, "You have always been a sensible person, you don't need me to say more." When the people of the Zhou family come, you can accompany you and say a few words. ”

Yu Rubi nodded obediently, and her shallow smile was beautiful.

Yan often felt unhappy in her heart, because the two daughters she gave birth to herself could not be compared with Yu Rubi in appearance.

However, she didn't want to admit it because her appearance was not as good as her biological mother.

At the beginning of the hour, the people of the Zhou family came. is the second wife of his family, Du Shi, that is, Zhou Yichen's aunt.

Du is only in his early forties, and he is a capable person. Looking at this kind of thing, it has always been the elders who come forward.

And this elder must be able to get the idea, so it can be seen that the Du family also has an identity in the Zhou family.

Yan took Yu Rubi out early, she and Du naturally knew each other for a long time, and it was common for various female relatives to gather on weekdays.

Therefore, as soon as they met, they were very enthusiastic, and Yan took Du's hand into the middle hall and called people to watch the tea one after another.

Yu Rubi generously stepped forward to ask for peace, Du Shi grabbed her, looked at her without a trace, and said with a smile on his face: "Look, I haven't seen you for a long time, and it's better." When I was a child, I liked you very much, but now that the eighteenth year of the female college has changed, it is more and more difficult for people to let go. ”

"Second lady, you have won the award, she is still a child! Don't be surprised by some of the poor manners. "Yan knows how to be an impeccable stepmother in front of outsiders.

"Look at what you said, where will the children taught by my sister be bad?" What Du Shi said made Yan's heart very useful.

Next is to drink tea and eat snacks, and talk about family life by the way.

At this time, neither side will make it clear, but they know each other.

When Du Shi came, he was followed by two maids, one holding a jewelry box and the other holding a few feet of colored satin.

This is also the old rule, whenever the man's elders come to the woman's house to see each other, they must give the girl a gift in the end.

However, the two gifts are very particular, and there is no need to say it clearly, just look at which gift is given, and you will know whether it will be successful or not.

If outsiders inquire, they will not directly ask whether it will be successful, but only ask whether it is jewelry or colored satin.

And most of the jewelry boxes contained a beaded hairpin. If he is satisfied, before leaving, he will put the bead hairpin on the woman, which is called a hairpin.

If he was not satisfied, he left the colored satin, saying that it was to suppress the girl's shock.

Because satin is homophonic with breaking, it means that this family business is not successful.

"It's not too early, I've been bothered for a long time!" Du Shi got up with a smile: "I came today to bring a gift to my niece, which can be regarded as a meeting gift!" Please don't be disgusted. ”

When Yan watched Du take out the Danfeng bead hairpin in the jewelry box and gently put it on the temples like jade green clouds, the stone in his heart finally fell to the ground.