Xiang Wanqing swept her gaze roughly over the table, and unexpectedly, she saw a breakfast that was several times more sumptuous than the one she saw in the restaurant yesterday.

I saw a few dishes and bowls filled with all kinds of exquisite snacks, including glutinous rice flour, bean paste buns, crab roe rolls, osmanthus cakes, as well as a bowl of thick and soft mung bean japonica rice porridge, and a cup of fragrant ginseng soup.

And except for the ginseng soup, the rest of these foods are her favorites!

Xiang Wanqing's heart couldn't help but tighten, how did the old lady know her dietary preferences? Xiang Wanqing always thought that there was no second person in this world who understood these things except for her father, and this scene in front of her was ...... Is it a coincidence or ......

"Miss, the old lady said, you are just getting married, it is inevitable that you will be homesick, she asked the cook to make your usual favorite food, and also specially explained this ginseng soup, saying that it was boiled with good people to participate in the old hen simmering together for a whole night, which is particularly nourishing, so that you can make up for your body."

Almost subconsciously, Xiang Wanqing's eyes flashed with a little crystal.

Not just for these few things she loves to eat, not just for this cup of tonic soup, but for the old lady's heart......

To tell the truth, before entering the Huo family, Xiang Wanqing had a very bad impression of Mrs. Huo in her heart, she thought that she was authoritarian, arbitrary, domineering and selfish, and even didn't treat the poor as people at all, otherwise she would not have "forced" herself to marry in the name of paying off the debts of the Jin family.

That's right, Huo Xiang's marriage between the two families is a good thing to say, but it's hard to say, this is a deal! She is a daughter-in-law who was bought by the Huo family with a lot of money!

Therefore, Xiang Wanqing had already preconceived in her heart that Old Madam Huo was a vicious and cold-blooded person.

However, she didn't expect that in the past few days since she married into the Huo family, Mrs. Huo was so tolerant and generous to her, protecting and helping her again and again.

On the night of marriage, she clearly remembered that Wu's mother stayed in her room for no more than a quarter of an hour, but when Ning Jinxiu made it difficult the next day, Wu's mother lied that she had been in her room for nearly three hours, so she was late for the tea ceremony.

And the old lady and Wu's mother sang and harmonized, of course Xiang Wanqing understood that it was all the old lady's instructions.

This time, the old lady even made up a story herself, pulled Uncle Li and Wu's mother in to help her out of the siege, and let herself get out.

If it weren't for the old lady, she might have been subjected to Ning Jinxiu's family law more than once, and it is unknown how much she has suffered by now, and even whether her arms and legs can be guaranteed is completely unknown.

The old lady treats herself so well, Xiang Wanqing will not be indifferent, she is not hard-hearted.

However, Xiang Wanqing couldn't figure it out, why was this?

If Huo Yujue's help to himself was out of guilt for the "wrong rescue" by the riverside and the matter of picking up relatives and visiting the church, what about the old lady? And why is she?

And she is just the daughter-in-law of the new stupid second young master in this family, and she has no status at all. Even if the old lady prefers the second young master, she will not be favored with herself, who is unwilling and forced to be his daughter-in-law, right?

Looking at the food carefully prepared for herself in front of her, Xiang Wanqing's heart was filled with warmth again, she didn't expect that she could be treated so well in the Huo family, she couldn't tell what she felt in her heart.

Just when she frowned, her heart was warm, and she was a little puzzled, she heard a very peaceful voice: "Is the second young grandmother in the house?" Let's see who's coming to see you. ”

Xiang Wanqing hurriedly raised her head, not wanting to see Mama Wu walking into the courtyard door with the old lady in her arms through the window......

She quickly got up and walked out of the house, and the old lady was already close in front of her.

"Child, are you resting? Have you ever eaten? Her voice was kind, caring and loving.

"Old lady, ...... you" Xiang Wanqing was a little surprised, she didn't expect the old lady to come suddenly, come to visit her, and greet her with such concern.

"How many days have you been married? Still not changing your tune? The old lady said with disgust.

And this sentence made Xiang Wanqing's face turn red in an instant.

Although she has no feelings for her husband Huo Yujin at all, and it is impossible for her to "feel", she still has deep feelings for the old lady, her mother-in-law, in the past few days.

That's right, "husband", "mother-in-law"...... She is already a person with a husband and a mother-in-law, although until now, it is the fourth day of entering the door, Xiang Wanqing's heart is still very repulsive to these words, and it is also difficult to accept the title and identity of the so-called "second young grandmother", she feels that all this is like a dream, and it is also a nightmare.

But she also understands that the dream has awakened, and everything has become a reality, an ironclad fact.

The tongue seemed to be curling in the mouth, and after a while, he finally said, "Mom." ”

"Ugh." The old lady hurriedly replied and smiled with satisfaction.

Mother Wu also smiled.

"Old lady, oh, no...... Mom, Mom Wu, you guys come into the house. Xiang Wanqing hurriedly let them into the house and ordered Xiaoque to serve tea.

After the old lady sat down in the house, Wu's mother used the excuse that she was going to pick summer clothes for the masters, and called the little bird to go out together.

There were only two people left in the room, Xiang Wanqing and the old lady.

The first time she was alone with the old lady, Xiang Wanqing's heart suddenly swelled up with many of her previous feelings, and she was a little overwhelmed for a while.

The old lady seemed to see Xiang Wanqing's thoughts, smiled softly, and said, "Child, it's hard for you these days, I know you feel aggrieved." ”

"However, don't think too much, my wife has lived for half her life, and she has never seen anything, and she has never experienced any winds and waves." The old lady continued:

"What I want to say to you is that you should not only look at the situation in front of you, but take a long-term view, because maybe when the fog in front of you will dissipate, the road under your feet will become clear, and as long as you have light in your heart, there will be a day when the willows and flowers will be bright and the clouds will see the day."

Xiang Wanqing's heart was slightly shocked, she didn't expect the old lady to talk to her so heartily, and even encourage and comfort herself, she couldn't help but be moved and smiled.

However, this smile did not last long, and disappeared again after only a while, because even if the old lady spoke well, her purpose was to let her continue to stay in the Huo family...... These words reappeared in Xiang Wanqing's mind, and she felt that her heart still hurt like being cut by a knife.

"But, I ......" Xiang Wanqing wanted to say something.

But before she could say anything, the old lady smiled tolerantly, and then said: "I know what you want to say, child, I know and understand the confusion, incomprehension, and even resentment and resistance in your heart, and I understand it, you listen to me first." ”

The old lady looked at Xiang Wanqing's eyes like a loving mother: "You are born so well, and you are so smart and clever, marrying Yujin has indeed wronged you." However, what I want to tell you is that my son Yujin was not born like this, on the contrary, he was very intelligent and wise when he was a child, and he was even more clever than his eldest brother, third brother, and fourth brother. ”

Speaking of this, the old lady looked out the window, as if thinking about the past:

"But who knows, the unexpected came suddenly, maybe ...... It's a jealous talent, when Yujin was ten years old, somehow, he suddenly had a serious illness, and he was bedridden for a whole month, and he was about to ...... died young, I asked a famous doctor all over the place, and finally pulled him back from the line of death, but I didn't expect it...... Life is saved, but people are ...... Silly. ”

Tears had already filled the old lady's eyes, and with a helpless sigh, the rain fell like a curtain.

On the wedding night, Xiaoque once told Xiang Wanqing the gossip about Huo Yujin that she heard from the people of the Huo family, and Xiang Wanqing also knew a rough idea, but she still didn't expect that Huo Yujin's experience was so unfortunate that it caused her regret now.

At this time, looking at Mrs. Huo, who has always given people a shrewd and strong feeling, showing such a soft side that is no different from all mothers in the world, her loving and compassionate demeanor, her cheeks that are old but still do not give in to fate, and the eyes that are extremely strong in the face of the difficulties of the world but can only shed helpless tears because of her son's misfortune, Xiang Wanqing's heart is also very moved.

She got up and walked to the table, poured out the tea that Xiao Que had poured before, poured another cup of hot one, and brought it to the old lady: "Mom, take a sip of tea." ”

The old lady took the teacup, put away her thoughts, and returned to reality, she hurriedly wiped away her tears with a handkerchief, and said, "I'm sorry, Mom lost her temper, child, let you see you smile." ”

Xiang Wanqing smiled back with understanding and understanding.

The old lady took a sip of tea, put down the teacup, got up and held Xiang Wanqing's hand, and continued: "Child, Mom has known for a long time that you are not only smart, but also very kind, and this is also the reason why Mom insists that you marry into the Huo family. ”

Xiang Wanqing opened her mouth to say something, but the old lady interrupted her again: "However, don't worry, child, Mom is not an old witch, and she will not force you to stay in the Huo family and stay by Yujin's side, Mom has already thought about it, five years, only five years." ”

Xiang Wanqing was surprised, she didn't know what the old lady meant, but she heard the old lady continue: "Mom came today to make a 'five-year appointment' with you. ”

"A five-year covenant?" Xiang Wanqing's brows furrowed.

"That's right, it's a five-year contract." The old lady then said, "Wanqing, you are eighteen years old this year, right?" ”

Xiang Wanqing nodded.

"Because you are still young, and your mother really likes you and is optimistic about you, so your mother will be selfish this time and leave you in the Huo family for five years, after five years, if Yujin's illness still does not improve, my mother will use a letter of resignation to give you back your freedom, and when the time comes, you will be twenty-three years old, which is still a good age for a girl."