Mrs. Shen Lin tightly held her grandson Mo'er's hand and entered the Shen Mansion under the leadership of a mother-in-law.
Such a big and beautiful house, with people all over the yard performing their duties, looks even more grand than the Shen family's old house in Taiyuan Mansion.
Grandfather and grandson watched with dazzled eyes.
Mo'er whispered: "Oh, this house is so big and beautiful!"
Shen Lin subconsciously held her grandson's hand and asked in a low voice: "Have you remembered all the words I taught you on the road?"
Although the man from the Shen Lin family was a branch of the Shen family, he had a big tree at his back so he could enjoy the shade. Therefore, during the years when she married into the family, her life was more or less better than above.
But the man died early due to illness, leaving her only a son.
Relying on her family's land, savings, and support from her clan, she managed to raise her son, marry a daughter-in-law, and have a grandson as she wished.
Unexpectedly, the good times did not last long. Both his son and his wife died in an accident, leaving her a grandson who was waiting for food.
The family's land has been sold for a huge sum, and the family has almost spent all their savings to get their son married.
She is also getting older and is disliked even if she wants to go to work.
So when I heard that the direct branch was looking for a child from the same clan to adopt as an adopted son in the name of the Xu family, as long as she mourned her death and visited her tomb every year in the future, not only would she be given a one-time sum of money, but the child's annual expenses would be used in the future. They were responsible for the child's education until he became an adult. Shen Lin immediately started thinking about it.
In particular, Mrs. Shen only asked for the Xu family to be the adoptive mother, not to adopt the child. For Shen Lin, it was simply the most suitable thing.
But the patriarch selected three children in total and brought them to Mr. Shen for inspection.
Fortunately, Mr. Shen is kind-hearted and has long known that it is not easy for Shen Lin to raise a child alone. In addition, Mo'er is indeed smart and clever, so he chose him.
The grandfather and grandson drove all the way from their hometown in a carriage. They just arrived this morning and were about to be taken to see Mrs. Shen and Shen Zhonglei.
Soon, the mother-in-law took the two of them to Shengheyuan where the old lady lived. There was already a very beautiful maid waiting at the door.
The mother-in-law immediately greeted her with a smile on her face: "Oh, it's cold outside, why did Miss Chunlan come out in person?"
"The old lady is waiting!" Chunlan ignored the mother-in-law's false attentiveness, smiled at Shen Lin and Mo'er, and said, "Old lady, young master and slaves, please go in."
How dare Shen Lin call her "Old Madam"? She even said she didn't dare, and then she led Mo'er and followed Chunlan into the courtyard.
Shen Zhonglei was a filial son. Mrs. Shen had ordered people to tidy up the courtyard early before she came, and she personally inscribed the name of the courtyard with the word "Shenghe".
After Mrs. Shen moved in, he couldn't wait to send all the good things here, so Shengheyuan looked more luxurious than other places in Shen's mansion.
Shen Lin and Mo'er became more and more nervous. They no longer dared to look around casually. They all stared down at their toes. They followed Chunlan, bypassed the screen wall, passed through the atrium, and arrived at the second entrance courtyard.
When the little maid at the door of the hall saw Chunlan bringing someone in, she immediately lifted the door curtain and said with a smile: "Sister Chunlan has brought someone here, and the old lady just asked!"
Just as he was talking, a voice came from the room asking: "Has anyone arrived?"
"Come on, come on!" Chunlan didn't bother to greet the little maid and quickly brought the person into the house.
Mrs. Shen Lin has met Mrs. Shen. She takes Mo'er to the Shen Mansion every year to kowtow in the New Year.
A small handful of silver melon seeds or a few silver barley seeds with auspicious words engraved on them are just lucky money for Mrs. Shen to give to her children.
For the grandfather and grandson, the little savings can save half a year's expenses.
But when I saw Mrs. Shen again today, she seemed a little more imposing than when she was at the old house.
Mrs. Shen Lin hurriedly pulled Mo'er forward to greet her and said, "I've met the old lady!"
Mo'er knelt down and kowtowed.
"Oh, good boy, get up quickly." Old Mrs. Shen asked someone to help Mo'er up, then turned to Shen Lin and scolded, "It must be you who taught me, right? You are good at everything. They are all too serious.
"We all belong to the same clan, are you tired of being so polite every day?"
"Why don't you come and take a seat, serve tea, and bring some snacks that the children can eat." Old Mrs. Shen ordered repeatedly.
Before she finished speaking, Chunlan had already entered the room carrying a tray of snacks.
"The old lady gave the order to the kitchen to prepare it several days in advance. Who dares to forget it?"
Old Mrs. Shen said angrily: "You still have the nerve to ask me to go out to greet guests, look at your procrastination."
"Oh, the old lady has really wronged me." Chunlan hurriedly defended, "It's not all the fault of the woman on the second door. She is even more out of character. She doesn't even know how to pass two small sedans for guests to sit on. She insists on He leads people here every step of the way."
"Tell someone to fine her one month's salary!" Mrs. Shen ordered with a stern face.
Listening to the conversation between their master and servant, Mrs. Shen Lin suddenly felt uneasy.
She was widowed at a young age, and now she is living as a lonely old woman taking care of her grandson.
The words "Be kind to others and be blessed when you suffer a loss" have almost been engraved in her bones.
At this time, when she thought that someone was going to be punished for her, she couldn't sit still. She quickly leaned forward and said: "Old lady, we have been traveling for a long time. We walked a few steps to move around. It's not in the way. Don't do it for such a trivial matter. I'm angry."
Hearing this, Mrs. Shen said: "You old and young, it's been really hard for you all the way here. We met today. If you have anything to do, we can wait until tomorrow. Go and settle down first and have a good rest." rest."
Shen Lin didn't expect that when her words came out of Mrs. Shen's mouth, she seemed to be complaining that it was too hard to come all the way. She wanted to explain but didn't know how to start, so her cheeks immediately turned red.
Not long after, the red cloud spread to the whole face, which was so red that it could not go away until she followed Chunlan out of the room.
Shen Lin's eyes kept glancing towards Chunlan uneasily, wanting to ask something, but she was short of money and couldn't afford the reward, so she was embarrassed to speak.
In the end, Chunlan saw that she felt awkward following her around all the time, so she settled the two of them and said, "There has been such a big incident at home recently, and the old lady is feeling uncomfortable. She is not here because of you. Just don't worry.
"You can come all the way to help me, the old lady and the master will never treat you badly."
After hearing this, Mrs. Shen Lin finally breathed a sigh of relief. She quickly took out a small bunch of copper coins that she had already warmed and handed them to Chunlan. She imitated what she had heard from others before and said, "Thank you, Miss Chunlan, for the heads up. Miss Qian, take it and drink the hot tea to warm yourself up!"
Chunlan hesitated for a moment, thinking of Shen Lin's blushing face before, and thinking that if she refused, the other party would feel even more embarrassed, so she reached out to take it, thinking that she would just take more care of the grandfather and grandson in the future.