Chapter Eleven Support

  Ning Shi Bo let out a hearty laugh and stood up, saying to Yu Shi: "How can you still ask me to discipline my daughter? It's been so long! The peony has finally bloomed today, haha! My precious daughter, do whatever you like, Daddy is here. As long as it's not something that harms others or goes against reason, got it?"

  Ning Xi's smile was radiant, unlike those traditional fathers. Ning Shi Bo seemed more like a modern good father. He may not be considered a successful man and had no status in the family, but he was the best father in the world. Although he had a wife and concubines, in ancient times, he could barely be considered an extraordinary good man.

  She then hugged Ning Shibos neck and thanked her father. Here, Yu Shi said to Lan Yiniang: "I still expected him to discipline his daughter, look at this, he is more spoiled than our children, it's really worrying, people say that strict fathers and kind mothers are good, but in our three families, should we reverse it? Strict mother and kind father? This doesn't sound right if said out loud."

  Madam Lan smiled and said, "The mistress also talks about the master, but what can you do to be a strict mother? After all, the master, mistress, and concubines are all on the same path. We don't ask for anything else, as long as the children are safe and sound, why be so strict?"

  Yu smiled and said: "Good, with the old master's favor not enough, you also help to echo...". Before finishing speaking, suddenly heard outside the little maids saying: "Spring Apricot sister has arrived."

  Yu's family was surprised and said: "What is this for? Today the girls in the old lady's house are lined up to come over."

  As she spoke, she also took two steps forward to greet them. Just then, Spring Apricot, the second-class maid of Old Lady Jiang's household, walked in and greeted Ning Shibai and Yu Shi before smiling and saying: "Old Lady heard that Sixth Miss went to Third Master's place for an afternoon outing and was very pleased. She said that Third Master is lonely in his old age, if they hit it off, let Sixth Miss go a few more times, it would be good for both of them."

  Yu's family heard that the old lady was happy, and he was also delighted. He hastily agreed, and Chun Xing left immediately. Ning Shi Bo stood aside and laughed: "Look, another helper has arrived! Did you hear that, Yu? From now on, with the old lady backing you up, even your mother wouldn't dare scold you."

  Yu's family was so angry that he gritted his teeth and said, "You're still indulging her, and she'll become even more lawless." While speaking, he turned to Ning Fengbi and said, "Alright, how much longer do you want to cling to your father? Hurry up and get down, change your clothes, it's almost dark, we should also go to Ning Xiangyuan to pay our respects."

  Ning Xi smiled and got down from Ning Shi Bo's body, went back to the house to change her clothes, and followed Yu Shi to Ning Xin Yuan.

  It's not yet time for dinner, and the three daughters-in-law are all standing in front of Old Lady Jiang with their children, while the boys are huddled together whispering to each other, and the girls are also chattering and laughing in front of Old Lady Jiang.

  Ning Fibian stood behind her sisters, suddenly seeing Old Lady Jiang's loving gaze fall on herself, and said in a warm voice: "Sixth come sit with me."

  Ning Xianyue, Ning Xianluo and Ning Xianqiao all looked back in some confusion. Normally, they were the ones who pleased Old Lady, so when did this little sister become involved? As a result, they all felt somewhat surprised.

  Ning Xianbi slightly bowed her head and came to the front of Old Lady Jiang, who took her hand and sat down in front of her own daughter. Smiling, she said: "I heard you went to Xinglin Garden? How was it? Do you like listening to Third Master's words?"

  "Hmm, Third Grandfather is really impressive. Those medicinal herbs were all found in our garden, weren't they? Paeonia loves talking to Third Grandfather." Ning Xian'er lifted her head and said very obediently.

  "Alright, alright..." Old Lady Jiang's smile became even more amiable as she pulled Ning Fengbi's small hand and sighed: "Your Third Grandfather is a pitiful man. If Sixth Sister likes to go over there, then let her go over a few more times and keep him company."

  Ning Fengbi agreed, her heart racing with excitement. Suddenly, Old Lady Jiang turned her gaze to Yu Shi and asked in a thoughtful tone, "Is Xuan Ge'er walking smoothly now?" Upon hearing Yu Shi's reply that he was already running around wildly, she smiled and said, "In that case, have his mother bring him over for me to take a look tomorrow morning."

  Yu's family was first stunned, then very delighted, and Fu Sheng thanked the old lady on behalf of Lan Niang.

  Here, Yuan's face didn't look good: the boys in this mansion usually only met with Old Lady after they were two years old, but Xuan Ge was just over a year old and could already set rules with his stepmother, which was unprecedented.

  Madam Qu still had a faint expression on her face, and among the three wives, she was the only one with a title, so she felt a sense of superiority. She didn't take Madam Yuan's struggle for power seriously, thinking that if she cared about this too, she would lose her dignity. After all, she controlled the personnel in the mansion, and her power was no less than Madam Yuan's control over procurement. Moreover, her husband had many ways to make money, so they had a lot of private savings, which made them even more disdainful of the second and third wives.

  Yu's family was delighted, as after serving Jiang Lao Tai Jun and the girls for dinner, she was about to take Ning Fenbi back when she heard Jiang Lao Tai Jun say to Qu Furong: "The young ladies are growing up slowly, and there are too few people around them, which is not good. Tomorrow, you send someone to pick out some good little maids and buy a few more back, give two to each of the girls."

  Madam Qu nodded in agreement and couldn't help but glance at Ning Fengyi as well, and only then did the crowd disperse.

  After returning home, Yu Shi immediately told Lan Niang about the matter of taking Xuan Ge to face Old Lady Jiang and establish rules for tomorrow, which almost made Lan Niang cry with joy. As someone who was promoted from a concubine to a niang, she was after all just a lowly wife. Generally speaking, it would be proper for Yu Shi to take Xuan Ge to establish rules, but now Old Lady Jiang had also included her, this was truly a great joy.

  As she thanked Mrs. Yu again and again, Mrs. Yu smiled and said: "Look at you being so happy, what are you thanking me for? This is also because of your usual honesty and integrity, which meets the old lady's expectations. Those few people in the other two rooms seem good on the surface, but actually none of them are easy to deal with. If it weren't for the strictness of the first and second mistresses, who knows what would happen? The old lady is deliberately promoting you to give those few a lesson, so why thank me?"

  "Although it's said like that, it's also because the mistress is kind and charitable, treating her maids well, that we have today. The mistress treats us well, I remember it in my heart, but due to our low status, everything needs the mistress' care, so we can't repay her kindness in any way. All we can do is hope that Xuan Ge'er will grow up and understand things, serve the mistress well, and not waste the mistress' kindness towards us and Ge'er."

  Two people were talking, Ning Shibei suddenly laughed in his chair: "What's going on? Are you afraid that my brothers will think I'm very pleasing to the eye? If they find out that my wives and concubines get along harmoniously, who knows how jealous they'll be. Please, both ladies, think about it for your husband."

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