Miss Su’s eldest sister-in-law’s maiden name is Liu. Because it was not her first birthday banquet, Mrs. Liu did not hold a big celebration. She only invited her close friends and a few madams with whom she had social relations.
She asked someone to send an invitation to the Shen Mansion. In fact, she did not expect her younger sister-in-law to come. She just wanted to let her know that no matter what, her family members were always thinking about her.
Therefore, when the maids around her reported with a strange look that the Gu Taitai1姑, gū: paternal aunt / husband’s sister / husband’s mother (old) / nun / for the time being (literary).
太太, tàitai: married woman / Mrs. / Madam / wife had come, Mrs. Liu subconsciously asked back: “Which Gu Taitai?”
“It’s Gu Taitai from our mansion who married into the Shen Mansion.” The maid whispered.
Because Liu’s daughters were also already married, if they returned home, the servants would call them Gu Nainai2姑奶奶, gūnǎinai: paternal great-aunt (father’s father’s sister) / (a respectful form of address for a married woman used by members of her parents’ family) married daughter / (brassy self-reference used by a woman in an altercation) I; me; this lady here / (coll.) form of address for an unmarried girl or woman, expressing affection or reproach. Su Yi was one generation older than them.
Mrs. Liu stood up and grabbed the maid’s wrist, saying in an urgent tone: “Please let her come in!”
As soon as she finished speaking, she was worried: “Are you sure you didn’t make a mistake?”
“It must be the Gu Taitai. Qing Lian is waiting beside her.”
The other madams were listening to the opera and had not paid attention to the movement here.
Mrs. Liu apologized and hurried to the outer hall, saying as she walked: “Where is the Master?”
“It is said that a group of beautiful birds have come to the rare bird garden, and the Master has gone out early in the morning.”
“It’s already this late, and he still has the mind to play with birds. Send someone to call him back quickly!” Mrs. Liu frowned.
Her husband, in the eyes of outsiders, is good at everything. He is as handsome as Pan An. When he was young, he was a handsome man pursued by girls in the capital. Even though he is now over 40, the new maids in the family still blush when they see him. In this aspect, he is really like his sister.
He had a title, and although his family’s financial situation was not as good as before, it was less than what the rich had but more than enough than what the poor had.
What’s more important was that most good-looking people didn’t care about other people’s appearance. Mrs. Liu’s appearance was average, and she could only be described as decent and pretty. But over the years, Master Su had never looked at any other woman. He was just loyal to his wife and had two sons and two daughters.
In other official families, which one didn’t have a concubine on the left and a maid on the right?
Because of this, not to mention other madams, even her own family members envy Mrs. Liu’s good fortune.
Mrs. Liu often told herself that she should be satisfied. If she was too unsatisfied, she would be punished by God.
But life is like drinking water, only you know whether it is hot or cold.
Master Su was not interested in an official career or beauties, but he loved the things of the dandies, such as listening to operas, drinking tea, walking birds, and fighting cocks. Except for going to the red-light district, he could be found in all places in the capital where there was fun.
Sometimes he was away from home for several days in a row, and all the affairs of the mansion, big and small, were handled by Mrs. Liu.
Whenever she heard the madams say that the master of their family had been promoted to a certain official position, what rewards they had received from the palace, and how the children of the family were so ambitious, Mrs. Liu couldn’t help but occasionally think: If she had married a husband who was willing to make progress, how would her life be compared to now?
She thought all the way as she walked quickly outside.
From afar, she saw a graceful figure standing in the corridor beside the hanging flower gate, looking up at the peach blossoms on the branches. Her posture and expression made her look as if she was still a bright and beautiful girl in her teens.
When Su Yi heard the movement, she turned her head and smiled slightly: “Hello, Eldest Sister-in-law.”
Mrs. Liu was in a trance.
The two sisters-in-law had not seen each other for nearly ten years. Mrs. Liu held Su Yi’s hand tightly, her eyes red. She couldn’t say anything except ‘I’m glad you’re back.’.
“Where are Eldest Brother and my nephews?” Su Yi asked.
Mrs. Liu said, “Your brother went out for something. I have asked someone to invite him. He didn’t know you were coming, otherwise, he would have waited for you at home. Your two useless nephews went to the academy. When they come back, I will ask them to kowtow to you.”
Mrs. Liu’s two daughters have married and are now with their husbands in office, not in the capital.
Her two sons are about to reach the age to get married. Today is Mrs. Liu’s birthday, so she has specially invited some madams who have daughters at home. Everyone is tacitly aware of this.
Su Yi smiled and said, “Then, I have to prepare the gift for the meeting.”
Seeing her smile, Mrs. Liu also smiled.
She was so excited just now that she didn’t pay attention. Now that she calmed down, she found that the appearance of this sister-in-law had not aged at all.
Compared with the slightly immature appearance more than ten years ago, she is now like a fully bloomed peony, bright and gorgeous, more charming than before.
Even she couldn’t help but be moved when she saw her. What if it was someone else?
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