Xu Xiuyi went to the old lady's house as soon as she got up in the morning. She went there to deal with the adopted girl Jiqing. Unexpectedly, her second mistress, Su Jiang, went there earlier than her and was serving the old lady's breakfast.
When she saw Xu Xiuyi, she affectionately called her third brother and sister. Xu Xiuyi nodded and smiled at her and called her second sister-in-law.
The old lady extended her hand to greet Xu Xiuyi.
"Come and sit down. Your second sister-in-law just made a pot of donkey meat porridge. This is dragon meat in the sky and donkey meat on the ground. Your second sister-in-law's craftsmanship is top notch. You should try it too."
At a glance, Xu Xiuyi saw a somewhat unhappy look on Mrs. Su Jiang's face, but the unhappiness only flashed for a moment, and then she hurriedly ordered the maid Zi Chen beside her to move a stool for Xu Xiuyi to put the dishes and chopsticks on, and then put the dishes herself.
A bowl of porridge for Xu Xiuyi.
Warmly greeting: "Three brothers and sisters, try it. It has been stewed for a long time and is nourishing."
Xu Xiuyi knew that Mrs. Su Jiang must be unhappy. It was probably not because Xu Xiuyi drank the donkey meat porridge that she had worked so hard to prepare for the old lady, but because the old lady invited Xu Xiuyi to drink it, and she was the porridge cook.
, the old lady didn’t even think about it.
Xu Xiuyi understood what Su Jiang was thinking, so she deliberately asked: "Second sister-in-law came here this morning, so she must not have had breakfast yet."
The old lady seemed to have just remembered this problem, and turned to look at Su Jiang: "You haven't eaten from the second child's house, right?"
Su Jiang added a spoon to the old lady's bowl and said, "Not yet. After serving mother, I will go back for breakfast. There is still some pot bottom left at home."
Her words really showed her filial piety. The old lady looked kind-hearted. She took Su Jiang's hand and said to Xu Xiu: "Seeing that your second sister-in-law is here and she doesn't say a word, I just thought she must eat it."
After that, I got up on the fourth watch and got it done. I've been starving like this until now, but I feel so sorry for my old lady, so I don't sit down quickly."
The old lady's words were very useful to the second grandma. She was feeling unhappy just now, but now she felt relieved.
What Xu Xiuyi wants is her comfort. Otherwise, if the second mistress feels uncomfortable and cares about her, she will inevitably get into trouble.
The thing Xu Xiuyi came to talk about this early in the morning was the adoption of Miss Qing.
In a big family, the rules are very strict. You don't talk when you eat or sleep, so when you start eating, everyone stops talking. After eating and rinsing your mouth, Xu Xiuyi thought about it and spoke.
"Mother, Xiu Yi has something to discuss with you."
The second grandma is a smart person and has already started to order the maid to pack things, but her ears are listening to Xu Xiuyi's words.
The old lady said kindly, "Tell me about it."
Xu Xiuyi had made a calculation in her mind. If she directly told the old lady that she had heard that the old lady intended to adopt Miss Qing to her, but she didn't want it, no matter how tactfully she said it, the old lady would inevitably doubt whether it was in the big room.
If he came to her to beg for mercy, he would definitely have a grudge against the eldest son.
The old lady didn't like the big house in the first place, and Xu Xiuyi had no intention of causing trouble to the big house. Last night, Su Li asked her a lot, but she just asked her to avoid this and not to let the old lady think it was the big house's idea.
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Xu Xiuyi naturally understood in her heart, so she had already prepared an explanation before she came over.
"It's like this. As soon as Jinyuan Erqi passes by, Wuqi is right in front of us. Wuqi has always wanted to have a daughter, so I came to discuss the matter with my mother."
Hearing this, the old lady said: "Don't worry, I have already agreed with your sister-in-law to adopt the girl Qing to you. Not only can she be a companion for you, you and Jinyuan will finally have a successor and someone to take care of them until they die."
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Xu Xiuyi pretended to be surprised: "Hey, mother has already planned it. I originally made up my own mind."
The old lady naturally asked: "What idea did you come up with?"