Chapter 100 (2/2)
Chu Jinyao said cautiously, ”go back to my aunt. My name is Chu Jinyao.”
”Yao......” Chu Zhu's eyes changed and turned to see old lady Chu. ”Why don't five girls follow the generation of xian'er?”
Girls of the Chu family are named after women from the word brocade, which means taking flowers and flowers and women's virtue. Chu Jinyao's name ”Yao” is the same generation as Chu Zhu.
As soon as Chu Zhu reminded me, Chu Laofu found that Chu Jinyao's name hit Chu Zhu's generation. She paused and said, ”this child is also rough. She hasn't had a good life in the past 13 years. Her Yao character was given by a Taoist when she was born.” the implication was that she didn't have to worry about it with a younger generation.
Chu Zhu is married after all. It's hard to meddle in the affairs of her mother's niece, not to mention that old lady Chu said so. Chu Zhu said, ”I remember when I came back, four girls were always the most active. What about four girls?”
”Aunt, I'm here.” Chu Jinmiao stood up and saluted Chu Zhu.
Chu Zhu pulled Chu Jinmiao and said with a smile, ”you and five girls stand together and I'll have a good look at you.”
Chu Jinmiao's smile stiffened. Since Chu Jinyao came, her identity has become more and more embarrassing. What she originally thought was right has become subtle. Moreover, there are many people in the big house. Chu Jinmiao can't avoid hearing some gossip. Now Chu Zhu also asked her to stand with Chu Jinyao and compare
Chu Jinyao doesn't matter. She has long been used to being seen. Chu Jinmiao almost moved in the direction of Chu Jinyao. When there were still two steps left, Chu Jinmiao refused to move forward.
There is a saying that if you are not afraid of not knowing the goods, you are afraid of comparing the goods. Chu Jinmiao is the daughter of the peasant family. Her appearance is always inferior to that of the serious Miss Chu family. Now standing next to Chu Jinyao, the gap is more and more obvious. Chu Jinyao is a head higher than her. Although it is slightly dark, her facial features are at the rolling level. Chu Jinmiao's only advantage is that she is thinner than Chu Jinyao, but her thin is thin and not as comfortable as Chu Jinyao's natural body.
Qin Yi, who was quietly watching the play, felt too embarrassed.
Obviously, other ladies also felt that they tacitly did not continue the topic. Chu Zhu didn't expect that she had done something bad with kindness. She called Chu Jinmiao over and patted her hand quietly.
Chu Zhu regretfully thought that Chu Jinmiao was slimmer than Chu Jinyao and had a good temperament. At first glance, it was a child raised by a rich family, with a thin bookish spirit. The only regret is... Chu Jinyao is so much more beautiful than Chu Jinmiao. Chu Zhu is looking at Chu Jinmiao in her private heart. She can't say that Chu Jinyao is not good-looking without conscience.
Chu Zhu wanted Chu Jinmiao and Chu Jinyao to stand together and let everyone have a look. Although Chu Jinmiao still stayed in the Hou house, her biological parents did something like that. It is inevitable that some people with shallow eyelids despised her in the Hou house. Chu Zhu did this to remind people to see what is called Miss Qianjin. The noble spirit raised by the Hou door is not comparable to that of some inexplicable village women.
As a result, I was embarrassed.
Although Chu Jinyao is the real Chu girl, for Zhao, the old lady of Chu and Chu Zhu, Chu Jinmiao is the one they grew up with. It really hurts her over the years. Leng Buding came up with Chu Jinyao, who said that they had hurt the wrong person before. Chu Jinyao is the real daughter. Chu Jinmiao is fake. Who can accept it? Chu Chu was puzzled when she received the letter.
Chu Jinyao is a real stranger to her. Chu Zhu originally thought that Chu Jinyao must be vulgar and greedy when she grew up in a farm. Once a sparrow turns into a Phoenix, she will show her greed, selfishness and love of money. Where can she compare with Chu Jinmiao, knowledgeable and reasonable?
When she met Chu Jinyao herself, Chu Zhu didn't see the picture she had expected, but Chu Zhu still felt that if she was raised in a poor family, she must be poor at root. Now she can't see it, and she must show signs in the future. Chu Zhu thought with some regret that if Chu Jinyao's face grew on Chu Jinmiao, it would be perfect.
Old lady Chu looked at this stubble silently. When Chu Zhu stopped, she said, ”it's getting late. Let's set the meal.”
With the old lady of Chu, there is no need to avoid the rules of different seats for men and women at the age of seven. Lin Xining accompanied the old lady to dinner with the young masters and girls of the Chu family. The old lady naturally sat in the middle. Chu Zhu and Lin Xining sat on the old lady's right hand, Chu Jinxian sat on the old lady's left hand, and Zhao's and Yan's daughters-in-law had to stand and serve their mother-in-law.
The seats on both sides of Mrs. Chu have always been the most favored people. The old lady's preference is the wind direction. Such people are also flattered in the inner house. Now Chu Zhu and Lin Xining are on one side and Chu Jinxian is on the other. Chu Jinyao can fully understand. As for herself... She's on the other table.
There are eight people sitting at a table, and several young masters are there. How can the heaviest old lady be her turn at that table
Halfway through the meal, the old lady said to Zhao and others, ”you've been standing all day. Sit down and have a rest.”
Zhao and others gave way once, and then put down the cloth chopsticks. Immediately, a servant girl brought a stool and waited on the three ladies.
After dinner, Chu Jinyao went back to his yard and secretly said to Qin Yi: ”Today's solemn scene, we young people can sit and eat, but mother and they have to stand and make rules for cloth dishes and stand for half a meal before they can sit at the table. In this way, many people say that grandmother cares for her daughter-in-law. Obviously, they are charming guests before they get married. Why do they have to do this after they get married?”
”It's etiquette and law. There's no way.” Qin Yi sighed. ”Taiyuan is better. The rules in the capital are heavy. When you meet your old-fashioned mother-in-law, you have to tell you the rules for everything. That's what we call negotiation.”
Qin Yi was the prince. Although he spent most of his time in the court, he also heard about these things. The bride's life was not easy. When he thought that Chu Jinyao would have to do the same in the future, he felt worried for her.
She's one track minded and easy to trust other people's brains. What can she do if she really meets a mean mother-in-law? He wants to mention that Chu Jinyao should pay attention to the man's family when he gets engaged in the future, but he feels that he is a foreign man and will leave sooner or later, while the other party is her husband's family. Maybe Chu Jinyao will complain after he says it.
He'd better not get involved in such things.
Chu Jinyao thought that she would serve her mother-in-law like this in the future, so she felt that there was no light in life. She was depressed for a long time. Qin Yi saw that Chu Jinyao was too depressed, so he had to take the initiative to speak and divert her attention: ”I see you secretly took a look at Lin Xining today. Are you...”
”No!” Chu Jinyao blushed and said, ”what are you doing? What are you doing?”
In fact, Qin Yi is right. It is rare for women in the inner house to see men outside. Lin Xining is just the right age and beautiful. He is still the childe of the prefecture. Girls keep sneaking at him throughout the banquet. Chu Jinyao saw a noble man of the same age for the first time. He was still a gentle and considerate young childe. He had a good heart and secretly glanced at him. It was normal.