Yin Mingyu agreed with some and disagreed with others. She didn’t want to please one person all the time, so she always tested the bottom line and then indulged herself from time to time.
However, there was no need to let the elder know these thoughts. She just had to respond and make the elder happy.
Old Madam Xie was indeed in high spirits. 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 many instructions.
Especially when she heard that she wanted to rent the place to candidates coming to Beijing for the imperial examinations and build a small garden there, she made a lot of elegant and auspicious suggestions, all of which could be related to getting a name on the list of successful candidates.
The more Yin Mingyu listened, the clearer her mind became. She could almost imagine how people would flock to her if some candidate passed the imperial examination and even got a better ranking in the future.
That’s all money!
It turns out that just studying is useless, and she can’t just work in isolation.
Yin Mingyu instantly became extremely attentive, praising Old Madam Xie so much that she was a little dizzy.
“Grandma, let me treat you to lunch at the restaurant, okay?” Yin Mingyu said generously, “I’ll pay for it.”
Old Madam Xie frowned and said, “As an elder, how can I tell a younger generation to invite me?”
Yin Mingyu immediately took advantage of the situation and said, “Then you buy the candied haws for your granddaughter-in-law.”
Old Madam Xie choked and said after a while: “How old are you? You still want candied haws?”
Yin Mingyu said confidently, ” Granddaughter-in-law is younger in front of you. She is four years younger than Langjun.”
She was really shameless, but even if the old lady said she disliked this, she still liked the younger generations to be close to her and feel free, instead of having a stern face all day long, as if someone owed them something.
Old Madam Xie had an expression of “not caring about her” and waved her hand, saying, “Okay, okay, okay, I’ll buy you some candied haws.”
Yin Mingyu asked about Old Madam Xie’s preferences and then told the driver to drive to the West Market.
Passing by a candied haws vendor on the way, she stopped the carriage and watched the old lady’s maid go buy candied haws.
Seeing how focused she was, Old Madam Xie said unhappily, “will I short you of a candied haws?”
Yin Mingyu smiled and asked, “Grandma, don’t you want to try it?”
Madam Xie: “I am old, why should I eat candied haws?”
The maid held the candied haws, and Yin Mingyu took it without consuming it. Suddenly she asked, “Grandmother, is it because the little Langjun is studying during the day that you feel empty inside?”
Old Madam Xie’s face twitched, and she denied it in a cowardly manner: “Nonsense.”
Oh, it seems she was right on the mark.
Yin Mingyu sighed with understanding and tolerance, “You must be feeling uncomfortable after coming back from the farm. Not to mention you, even granddaughter-in-law would feel uncomfortable coming back so suddenly.”
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