The Stepmother is Unkind

Xie Qin has a saying that is quite reasonable - no one is perfect, and one must always reflect on himself.

Yin Mingyu was stimulated by Jiang Siniang's dowry house, and then found that since she returned to the capital, her thoughts had become complicated unconsciously. Although the purpose was still for a comfortable life, she paid too much attention to things other than herself. Her happiness been affected.

This is also a matter of habit, which is really bad.

That's why she sat down on the desk and reflected on herself, and decided to do more self-satisfying things, and then brought her distracted attention back to repairing the house, focusing on reading books, and then learning to draw.

Daye does not allow private houses to be built too high, with a maximum of two floors. Although Yin Mingyu's place is large, he only intends to collect rent for the time being, but he can't blindly build more houses. He has to consider the cost and lighting. , consider the environment, and consider the population for future rentals…

She literally nibbled at the book for one day, and was tired the next day. She slumped on the soft couch and didn't want to move. She asked Qingyu and Hongsi to come in to help her adjust her mood.

"Young madam." The two maids respectfully saluted together.

Yin Mingyu patted the soft and collapsed, and said to the red silk: "Good red silk, sit here and let me rely on it for a while."

Hong Silk sat obediently behind her, and when the young lady lay down, she turned slightly to the side to adjust the position, so as to teach the young lady to be more comfortable.

Yin Mingyu sighed and once again sighed that men are blessed.

Qingyu spontaneously asked for instructions to read the book.

It's a different taste for beautiful women to read tales of ghosts and ghosts.

Yin Mingyu pointed directly to a non-terrifying book of bizarre words, and taught Qingyu to read slowly, while she listened with her eyes closed.

Jin'er and Yin'er came in and saw how comfortable she was, especially Yin'er, who was mumbling in a low voice and didn't know what to say.

Yin Mingyu opened his eyes slightly and scolded with a smile: "What are you muttering about, girl?"

Qingyu stopped reading for a while, Yin'er glanced at the book, and approached mysteriously: "Miss, you don't know, the maids in our yard are privately saying that it's haunted at night."

Yin Mingyu knocked on her and reprimanded: "Scare talk, these things are extremely taboo in the inner house, don't you know?"

Yin'er shrank her neck and defended in a low voice: "It's really not that the maid is alarmist. Several people heard intermittent crying at night."

"I didn't hear it."

Yin Mingyu didn't hide it, she slept very well at night, she really didn't hear it, "Keep reading."

Qingyu picked up the book and continued to read, and happened to read a plot of children and ghosts seeking revenge. Hong Su and Yin'er did not know what they had imagined, and their faces showed fear.

Seeing that they were afraid, Yin Mingyu told Qingyu to stop reading, and asked Yin'er to get her treasures.

Yin'er swiftly turned it out, and a box of mahogany objects was placed among them.

Yin Mingyu pointed to the largest peach wood sword and said, "You hang on the door, Jin'er, follow me to see mother, let's go out."

Yin'er was originally holding the wooden sword, but when she heard that they were going out, she hurriedly said, "Miss, the maid also wants to go."

Yin Mingyu swept across the sapphire and red silk from her face. Seeing that although the two of them didn't say anything, there was a bit of yearning in their eyes, so he waved his hand and said, "Let's go."

Qingyu and Hongsi were pleasantly surprised when they heard this, and their faces brightened a bit.

Yin Mingyu looked in a good mood, told Yin'er to prepare first, and when she was discharged from the hospital, she found out that Mrs. Xie was in the main courtyard, and entered the main courtyard.

The old lady Xie, who was usually very sulky, was leaning on the couch at this time, and she was actually a little depressed.

Mrs. Xie comforted her, beckoned Yin Mingyu to come over, and said, "Just in time, you and I persuade the old lady, the old lady has been a little depressed these two days."

Madam Xie said impatiently, "It's nothing to worry about."

Yin Mingyu looked at Mrs. Xie's expression, she looked a little gloomy, her brows kept tugging, and her wrinkles seemed deep.

Mrs. Xie said: "Mother, if you have anything, don't hide it. We are really worried."

Madam Xie turned her eyes away and stubbornly said nothing.

She looks like she is really worried.

Yin Mingyu originally planned to go out, but Mrs. Xie was like this, how could she say it, but then she thought about it again, she had another idea, and said with a smile: "Grandmother, my grandson wants to repair the house and rent it out, and I plan to visit again. Look at the ground, you are experienced and knowledgeable, how about going together and giving your grandson-in-law some advice?"

Mrs. Xie's eyes moved, but she didn't make a sound.

When Mrs. Xie saw it, she quickly persuaded: "Yes, Yin Shi is young and needs your help."

Mrs. Xie half pushed and said, "Okay, I'll help her with palms and eyes."

When Mrs. Xie was happy, she told Yin Mingyu to go out and take good care of the old lady.

Yin Mingyu agreed with a smile, and hurriedly went to get a cane for Mrs. Xie.

She also wanted to help and teach Mrs. Xie to flick her hand away, "I'm not too old to move, I can walk by myself."

Yin Mingyu didn't bother, he said goodbye to Mrs. Xie with a smile, and then asked Jin'er to greet the maids.

Mrs. Xie was dressed properly, and she came out to see a bunch of maids behind her, especially the two pretty maids who used to be next to Xie Qin. She gave Yin Mingyu a meaningful look, "You are the one who will enjoy it."

Yin Mingyu walked beside Mrs. Xie's sedan chair and said with a smile, "Grandmother, you might as well arrange for a few beautiful maids to serve you in front of you. It's so pleasing to watch every day."

Mrs. Xie was noncommittal, but instead said: "The maid who is so skinny and smooth, doesn't she seem more useless?"

Yin Mingyu's thoughts turned fast, and her seemingly ordinary words immediately caught her, speculating the reason for Mrs. Xie's low mood.

The two got into the same carriage, the one that Yin Mingyu often used to go out.

Because it was used by her alone, the carriage was full of things of her style, the small square table in the middle was full of snacks, the maid was making tea by the side, and there were a few books by her hand.

Mrs. Xie glanced at it, it was a book of words to pass the time.

After she looked at it, she said again: "You will still enjoy it."

Yin Mingyu looked left and right, "Isn't this what the house always keeps?"

Mrs. Xie said meaningfully: "Sometimes this enjoyment is not about food and clothing, but about the state of mind. A few days ago, you and Dalang were in trouble?"

"Ah?" Yin Mingyu wanted to say no, but she did have something to do with Xie Qin, so she looked like she was asking for advice and asked, "Grandma, how did you find out?"

Madam Xie raised the corners of her mouth, "You also said that, I have a lot of knowledge."

Yin Mingyu thought, maybe when they went to the main courtyard to ask for safety, the atmosphere between them became clear.

"If you can listen to the persuasion, I will say a few more words."

Yin Mingyu was clever and brought tea to Mrs. Xie, "Grandmother, tell me, grandson-in-law is listening."

Mrs. Xie took the tea and slowly taught: "Dalang has a cold face, but he is very responsible, and regards the future of the family as his responsibility, and this family includes the Xie family, and naturally also includes you and me. Langjun is busy, you Just enjoy yourself, and you must not be cold-hearted, otherwise you will push people further and further away, leaving only the responsibility."

"But in the end, if a woman wants to have a stable position in Lang Jun's heart, she has to teach him that we are irreplaceable, whether we are virtuous and can live in the house, or can help him in his future, or some other women can't easily compare. benefit."

Mrs. Xie talked very happily and talked a lot along the way.

Some Yin Mingyu agrees, some disagree. She doesn't want to please a person all the time, so she always tests the bottom line, and then indulges from time to time.

But there is no need to teach these ideas to the elderly, she just needs to respond, and teach the elderly to say what she is happy with.

And Mrs. Xie was really happy. When she got off the carriage, her mental state was obviously different from that in the mansion. She walked around Yin Mingyu's empty house and gave him a lot of advice.

In particular, I heard that she wanted to rent it to the candidates who came to Beijing to take the exam, and also built a small garden. She made a lot of elegant suggestions that had good omen.

The more Yin Mingyu listened, the clearer her mind became, and she could almost imagine how she would be swept away by people if she succeeded in the jinshi examination in the future, or even a better ranking.

It's all about money!

Sure enough, just reading is useless, you can't work behind closed doors.

Yin Mingyu was attentive in an instant, and the nice words came in a string, and Mrs. Xie was a little dizzy.

"Grandmother, will my grandson-in-law invite you to the restaurant at noon?" Yin Mingyu said very politely, "grandson-in-law will pay."

Madam Xie tensed her face, "I am an elder, how can I teach a junior to please."

Yin Mingyu immediately borrowed the **** to get off the donkey and said, "Then you can buy a candied haws for your grandson-in-law."

Madam Xie choked and said after a while, "How old are you, you still need candied haws."

Yin Mingyu is righteous and assertive, "My grandson is small in front of you. My grandson is four years younger than Lang Jun."

She is really cheeky, but the old man is disgusted by his mouth, and he likes the younger generation to be close and comfortable, instead of being stern all day, as if someone owes them.

Mrs. Xie waved her hand with a "don't care about her" look, "Xing Xing Xing, I will buy you candied haws."

Yin Mingyu asked Mrs. Xie's preferences, and instructed the driver to drive to the West City.

Passing by a candied fruit seller on the way, she stopped the carriage and watched the maid next to the old lady go to buy candied gourd.

Madam Xie looked at her focused look, and said angrily, "Can I still send you a sugar gourd?"

Yin Mingyu smiled and turned to ask, "Grandma, don't you try it?"

Mrs. Xie: "When you're old, what candy haws do you still eat?"

The maid was holding the candied gourd, but Yin Mingyu took it without moving, and suddenly asked, "Grandmother, is it that Xiao Lang is studying in the daytime, and your heart is empty?"

Madam Xie's face twitched, and she denied it sternly: "Nonsense."

Oh, it seems she was right.

Yin Mingyu sighed with understanding and tolerance: "It must be that I am not used to coming back from Zhuangzi, not to mention you, it is my grandson-in-law. If you come back suddenly, you are not comfortable."

Mrs. Xie kept her face, and said lightly: "You are the wife of Xie, how can you be so playful?"

Yin Mingyu felt obedient, did not refute or say anything, and said to himself, "My grandson is indeed a bit clumsy, and she is unable to manage her sister's dowry, so she can't help her mother."

"If you know, you will be more attentive in the future."

Yin Mingyu nodded, raised the candied haws again, and asked, "Grandma, do you want to try it?"

She turned too fast, and Mrs. Xie froze for a moment before saying, "Since it's your intention, I'll try it."

Yin Mingyu smiled indifferently and handed it over respectfully.

Mrs. Xie's teeth were normal, so after eating one, Yin Mingyu took it back and continued to eat, without any stagnation.

We ate at the restaurant at noon. During the chat, Mrs. Xie talked about the time-honored brand of another family in the capital. Yin Mingyu said with great interest, "Next time there is a chance, will my grandmother take my granddaughter-in-law there?"

Madam Xie nodded reservedly.

After the meal, the two walked around the West Market. Mrs. Xie was generous and bought a few pieces of jewelry for Yin Mingyu and gifts for everyone in the Xie family. The two went home.

Mrs. Xie saw the old lady's appearance, bought another gift, and gave Yin Mingyu a few admiring glances.

Yin Mingyu went out for a stroll again, and gained a lot, which was affirmed by Mrs. Xie, and more importantly, when she returned to the East Court, she got the things that Mrs. Xie taught people to send.

Today is a very satisfying day.

And on the second day, as soon as she arrived at the main courtyard, Madam Xie said, "Why did you come so late? Didn't you say yesterday that you would like to see your other house?"

Okay... what's the matter?

Yin Mingyu was at a loss, and when she saw Mrs. Xie staring at her, she hurriedly said to Mrs. Xie, "Yes, yes."

So Yin Mingyu took Mrs. Xie to her house in Buzhengfang.

Her escort, Ding Er and others, were guarding the house, and when they saw that the master suddenly brought the old lady of the Xie family over, it was quite a mess.

To this end, Mrs. Xie also talked about Yin Mingyu's mistakes in managing internal affairs.

Yin Mingyu was taught and adjusted the companions according to the old lady's teaching.

After it was over, the group went to the old-fashioned restaurant that Mrs. Xie said, tasted new things, went to a few ready-to-wear shops, and returned to the mansion later.

But on the third and fourth day, Mrs. Xie even took her out under the pretext of watching the house. Yin Mingyu was very happy with the food and the delicious food.

But she only had four houses, two of which were given to her sisters, and they were used as excuses. Next time, she would have no houses to look at.

Madam Xie was in high spirits and said, "Aren't you still in charge of Ce Erniang's shop? A wooden head."

Yin Mingyu: "..." Okay.

But the two of them are happy, but the people in the house are not happy.

The first day or two were fine, but after running out one after another, Mrs. Xie was the first to feel something was wrong.

And the one who reacted more strongly than her was, of course, Xie Ce.

Xie Ce left school on the first day, Mrs. Xie comforted him, and he accepted.

After school the next day, his great-grandmother and mother were gone, and Mrs. Xie reassured him, and he reluctantly accepted.

After school on the third day, the great-grandmother and mother were still not there, so Mrs. Xie's comfort was somewhat useless.

On the fourth day, when he was reading, his mood was not high, and he was distracted from time to time. When he returned to the main courtyard, he couldn't find his great-grandmother anywhere. He went to the east courtyard again, and his mother was not there, only the sheep in the courtyard.

Xie Ce was extremely aggrieved, standing in front of the sheep, "Wow—" burst into tears, "Lost, lost again..."

The little sheep was so frightened that she stepped back, clinging to the wall.

Xie Ce cried and opened his eyes. Seeing that the sheep ignored him, he cried even more sadly, "Wuwuwu..."

Mrs. Xie followed him and saw the large-sized peach wood sword hanging on the courtyard door. She was speechless for a moment before walking in, softly coaxing Xie Ce.

When Yin Mingyu and Mrs. Xie returned to the mansion, they hurried over when they learned that Xie Ce was crying in the East Courtyard.

Madam Xie also taught the peach wood sword on the east courtyard gate to block her chest before stepping in.

Yin Mingyu walked in naturally and stood behind innocently, watching Mrs. Xie coax her great-grandson.

Xie Ce crying this time has absolutely nothing to do with her.