Seeing Shi Lingyan’s clearly displeased expression, Shi Mei tilted her head, using an innocent voice to say, "You have to sleep with your husband to have little babies!"
Shi Lingyan lost his appetite even more, his face darkened as he said, "I’m going to the company first."
Elder Shi’s face darkened, "Eat first, what kind of behavior is this? You haven’t even had breakfast!"
"I can’t eat," Shi Lingyan picked up his suit and turned to leave.
Elder Shi watched his retreating figure, his face turning livid with anger, "You come back here, leave after you’ve eaten!"
With those two words left behind, all that remained was the sound of the door closing.
Shi Mei looked at Elder Shi’s huffy demeanor, cocked her head and said, "Grandpa, eat your meal!"
Elder Shi’s face softened slightly, he glanced at Aunt Chen and said, "Xiao Chen, what do you think of Shi Mei?"
Aunt Chen was startled, not understanding what Elder Shi meant by his question. She thought for a moment, then answered, "The young mistress is clever, she learns things quickly. When she first arrived, she didn’t even know how to dress or bathe by herself, and now she won’t let me help her."
Although she splashes water all over the bathroom when she bathes.
And her clothes are put on all askew.
But, isn’t this also a form of progress?
As she spoke, Aunt Chen scooped up a spoonful of rice and brought it to Shi Mei’s mouth.
Shi Mei opened her mouth wide, leisurely chewing a mouthful of rice.
Elder Shi nodded, implying something profound, "It’s time to teach her some adult matters."
Shi Mei nearly choked.
How had she not noticed before, that this old man was so cheeky?
After finishing lunch, Shi Mei was visited by an unexpected guest.
Shi Bingbing was Third Uncle Shi’s daughter.
She was, therefore, Shi Mei’s cousin.
Upon learning that Shi Mei had been taken to stay at the Shi Family ancestral home, Shi Bingbing couldn’t contain her excitement.
If Shi Mei was there, didn’t that mean the Shi Family was free to come and go at will?
Just entering the century-old estate, one could sense the thick historical heritage of the Shi Family.
Not to mention, there were elders of the Shi Family living there.
Although disappointed at not seeing Shi Lingyan, it did not prevent Shi Bingbing from making a good impression on the Shi Family.
"Mr. Shi," Shi Bingbing said with a warm smile, "This is tea that my father recently purchased at an auction. I just joined in for the fun, without knowing the good from the bad. I heard you are especially knowledgeable about tea, so I brought it specifically for you to give some guidance."
It was nothing but polite talk.
In plain language, it was just sucking up.
Mr. Shi’s face showed neither pleasure nor displeasure; he accepted it with a smile, "There’s no need to be so formal with family, but you’re about the same age as Shi Mei, so you can come over to keep her company more often."
Shi Bingbing had achieved half her goal; her smile deepened, "Of course."
"All right, since you’re here, sit with Shi Mei for a while. I just arranged to play chess with an old friend; I won’t keep you company."
Shi Bingbing hastily agreed, "Please, go ahead!"
Mr. Shi left cheerfully, leaning on his walking stick.
The maids had their own things to do, so they followed along.
Shi Bingbing saw that everyone around had left, so she moved closer to Shi Mei, who was watching a cartoon, and scoffed, "Peppa Pig?"
To be ignored by an idiot?!
A sense of humiliation and anger instantly rose in Shi Bingbing, and in a lowered voice, she said, "Little slut, you’re having a pretty good time here, aren’t you?"