Madam Xie consoled her and beckoned Yin Mingyu over, saying, “Perfect. Come with me to comfort the Old Madam. She has been feeling a little down these past two days.”
Old Madam Xie impatiently refuted, “I said there was nothing to worry about, but you are worrying about it.”
Yin Mingyu looked at Old Madam Xie’s expression. She seemed quite depressed, with her brows furrowed and her wrinkles deep.
Madam Xie said, “Mother, if you have anything, please don’t hide it. We are really worried.”
Old Madam Xie turned her eyes away and refused to say anything.
She looked like she was really worried about something.
Yin Mingyu was originally planning to go out, but how could she say anything when Old Madam Xie was like this? But then she changed her mind and had another idea. She smiled and said, “Grandma, granddaughter-in-law wants to renovate the house so that she can rent it out. I plan to go and look at some land. You are knowledgeable and experienced. Can you come with me and give me some advice?”
Old Madam Xie moved her eyes but said nothing.
When madam Xie saw this, she quickly advised, “Yes, Yin Shi is young and needs your guidance.”
Old Madam Xie half-heartedly agreed, “fine, I’ll help her take a look.”
Madam Xie was delighted and asked Yin Mingyu to go out and take good care of the elder.
Yin Mingyu agreed with a smile and hurried to retrieve a walking stick for Old Madam Xie.
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She wanted to help support her, but Old Madam Xie brushed her hand away and said, “I’m not too old to be unable to move. I can walk by myself.”
Yin Mingyu did not argue and said her farewell to Madam Xie with a smile, then asked Jin’er to greet the maids.
Old Madam Xie dressed properly and came out. She saw a string of maids behind her, especially the two pretty maids who used to be close to Xie Qin. She looked at Yin Mingyu meaningfully and said, “You are someone who knows how to enjoy life.”
Yin Mingyu walked beside Old Madam Xie’s sedan chair and said with a smile, “Grandma, you might as well arrange a few pretty maids to serve by your side. It would be a pleasure to look at them every day.”
Old Madam Xie did not comment, but said: “Wouldn’t a maid with white hair and chicken skin, who is so smooth and shiny, look even more useless?”
Yin Mingyu’s mind was quick. She immediately grasped the meaning of this seemingly ordinary sentence and guessed the reason why Old Madam Xie was in a low mood.
The two of them entered the same carriage, which was the one that Yin Mingyu often used when he went out.
As she was the only one using it, the carriage was filled with things of her style. The small square table in the middle was filled with snacks, and a maid was making tea on the side with a few books at hand.
Old Madam Xie took a quick look and saw that they were all notebooks for killing time.
After she looked at it, she added, “You still know best how to enjoy leisurely.”
Yin Mingyu looked around and said, “Aren’t these all the supplies in the mansion?”
Old Madam Xie said meaningfully, “Sometimes, enjoyment is not about food and clothing, but about the state of mind. Did you and Dalang have a quarrel a few days ago?”
“Ah?” Yin Mingyu wanted to say that it didn’t count, but she did have something going on between her and Xie Qin, so she changed the subject and asked, “Grandma, how did you find out?”
Old Madam Xie raised her lips and said, “You also said that I am well-informed.”
Yin Mingyu thought that the atmosphere between them might have revealed something when they went to the main courtyard to pay their respects.
“If you can listen to my advice, I will say a few more words.”
Yin Mingyu was smart. She held the tea and offered it to Old Madam Xie. “Grandma, please speak. Granddaughter-in-law is listening.”
Old Madam Xie accepted the tea and sipped slowly: “Dalang has a cold face, but he is very responsible. He regards the future of the whole family as his own responsibility. This whole family includes the Xie family, and naturally includes you and me. If Langjun is busy, you should enjoy yourself. You must not treat him coldly, otherwise you will push him further away, and only his responsibility will be left.”
“But in the end, if a woman wants to maintain a stable position in the man’s heart, she must teach him that she is irreplaceable, or that she is virtuous enough to keep him company, or that she can help him with his future, or that she has some advantages that other women cannot easily match.”
Old Madam Xie was in a very talkative mood and lectured a lot along the way.
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