Madam He deliberately made her face cold again, "Stop trying to bluff me. I haven’t even started on you yet. How could that fine fabric just be given away by your fourth brother to someone else!"
Because of Ye Jiu’s intervention, the betrothal gifts were significantly increased.
Now, even though she has not yet entered our family, my children are already so concerned about her.
Madam He felt very uneasy, believing her status as head of the family at home was greatly threatened.
"Mother, that fabric was meant for girls. It was no use keeping it here with you, and I couldn’t possibly wear all of it by myself, so I took the liberty of deciding. It was my fault for not notifying you in advance.
Moreover, Sister Qingyue is no stranger. She is Fourth Brother’s future wife. Now that she is already with our family, even if we give her some things, won’t it all still belong to our family after they are married?
Besides, Sister Qingyue’s brother is the famous Divine Doctor. Many high-ranking officials seek him for treatment, and he has also been helping the War King with his health for many years. The man is wealthy and powerful. It’s our family who is reaching up by marrying Sister Qingyue.
As for what your daughter-in-law has been saying, you shouldn’t take it to heart. Sister Qingyue is very well-mannered, and those large households value this. As long as the mother-in-law holds the power, the daughter-in-law doesn’t have a say. So as long as you, Mother, are not tired, our household will still follow your lead.
Of course, if you feel tired, Mother, then you can leave these worrying matters to others to handle. We cannot afford to wear you out..."
After Ye Jiu’s explanation, Madam He immediately broke into a smile.
Returning to her own courtyard, Ye Jiu heard the Attendant say, "Young lady, today Fourth Master brought two pieces of fabric, one for Miss Qing Yue and the other he said was to keep for you to use."
Ye Jiu smiled warmly in her heart, "I know, you and the Serving Maid can leave first, I want to be alone for a while."
Although people attended to her now, Ye Jiu still preferred to be alone.
Perhaps it was also because she had secrets she was carrying. Being alone was more convenient.
However, as soon as the Attendant and Serving Maid left, she saw another small figure running quickly over and throwing itself into Ye Jiu’s arms.
Ye Jiu pulled the person back a bit and looked at Ye Qingzhi’s red-rimmed eyes, "What happened, Qingzhi? Has someone been picking on you?"
Ye Qinghua quickly shook her head, blurting out, "Auntie, are they going to take me back?"
Ye Jiu frowned, "Who said that?"
"It was Lin Songhan who said it. He overheard my mother cursing as she spoke it out when she left home," Qingzhi struggled to hold back tears, "Auntie, I don’t want to go back. I won’t ask for new clothes anymore, I can eat less!"
Ye Jiu felt heartbroken, "Your mother wants to take you back, but your grandmother hasn’t agreed. She wouldn’t dare. Don’t be afraid, Qingzhi, you don’t have to eat less. Auntie now has plenty of money to take care of you."
Initially, she thought some careless words had been spoken in front of the child, but it turned out she was overthinking; it was just childish talk.
However, Lin Songhan and Qingzhi did play well together.
Lin Songhan was two years older than Qingzhi. With his experience of mingling in crowds from a young age and his ability to speak and handle matters, not only a little girl like Qingzhi could be charmed, even adults could be happily persuaded by him.
The boy was indeed quite likable.
Just as Ye Jiu was consoling Qingzhi, Qinghua also arrived, coming to thank Ye Jiu for the gifts she had given.