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Mrs. Lin came over and saw her daughter wearing a Jing Yi dress. She silently nodded in her heart. She turned to Youuran and said, ”Since you've already packed everything up, let's go. It shouldn't be too late.” With that, he looked at the dressing box Youuran had placed on the table. ”There are a lot of kids today. Put them away, don't let it get broken.” ”I'll go get something. Once you're done packing, wait for me at the door.”

Lin Liu-Li also forgot to ask Eldest Aunt who was at home, so she found a few handkerchief and a few bags to put on, and then found the two boxes of Eight Treasures, which were stuffed with flypaper, and a few packets of Snowflake Dumplings that were given to her before they left the house yesterday.

After bringing all these to the living room, Mrs. Lin happened to bring out a few bags of snacks from the inner room. When she saw her daughter bring these things over, she asked, ”What is this?”

Youuran said with a smile, ”I came back late yesterday and forgot. This is a snack brought back from the Shen Mansion, there's quite a bit of it inside. I was thinking of giving a box to my uncle's family, and of giving a box to my uncle and them. After saying that, he opened the box and showed the dessert to Mrs. Lin. He saw that the eight small boxes contained different snacks, all of which were extremely exquisite.

Mrs. Lin took another look at the box with the golden seersucker crabapple pattern and said, ”I don't care about this dessert. It's too expensive to give away this box.” Then he went into the house, found a bamboo box made of eight treasures, and put all the snacks in it. Then, Mrs. Lin turned to Youuran and said, ”It's not that I'm stingy, but it looks like the box is worth at least 10 taels of silver. When we walk among our loved ones, we should treat them kindly and truthfully. If the gifts that we've suddenly received are too great, it would be inappropriate for others to think that we've separated from them. ”

Then he took a pair of scissors and cut off some fresh grapes from the grape rack by the door and put them in a bamboo basket. After locking the door, he led Youuran out.

Seeing Mrs. Lin's actions, Youuran thought of something. As expected, after staying in the Marquis Mansion for so long, he unconsciously brought out that extravagant amount of energy. It was best to pay more attention in the future.

Lin Family's house was located in the southernmost area of the village. Adding to the fact that the siblings had already returned yesterday, the sky had already darkened. Otherwise, that carload of stuff would have attracted someone's attention. After exiting the door, they first walked a dozen or so meters to the east, then walked another twenty meters to the north before arriving at Uncle Lin Family's house.

Youuran saw that the courtyard of her eldest uncle's house was much larger than hers, and there was even an inverted room and a wall by the door.

As soon as they entered the courtyard, Lindu called out, ”Is Eldest Sis at home?” As soon as she said that, a woman in her forties and a young woman in her twenties came out from the main room. She seemed to be her daughter-in-law.

As soon as the woman saw them, she quickly led her daughter-in-law over. Holding Youuran's hand, she said to Mrs. Lin, ”This must be Youuran, right? It was not in vain did your mother look forward to all these years. ”

Mrs. Lin said from the side, ”Youuran, this is you, Eldest Aunt. Hurry up and pay your respects.” Thus, Youuran hurriedly saluted. Mrs. Lin pointed at the young woman beside her and said, ”This is your sister-in-law.”

After Youuran bowed, Eldest Aunt brought them to the main hall. Her eldest uncle was sitting there waiting for her to come meet him, along with his two little nephews. Of the two cousins, one was studying in the academy and the other was working in a shop outside and couldn't come back. Another cousin went to visit her aunt's family, saying that she would be coming with her aunt's family today.

Seeing that Youuran had returned safe and sound, the entire family was very cordial and did not underestimate her just because she had been a servant girl. At least, on the surface.

Eldest Aunt and her sister-in-law gave her a purse before hurriedly serving snacks and fruits to their niece whom they hadn't seen for years. Seeing the snacks that Lin Liu-Li brought back, he couldn't help praising them for their fine details. Hearing that the new clothes Mrs. Lin was wearing were made by Youuran, the crowd couldn't help but praise her. The whole family chatted and laughed, and Eldest Aunt naturally would ask her about some matters regarding Marquis Mansion. Youuran thought for a moment and told her about some of the things that she could say.