Chapter Forty-Seven: Welcome

  "What? Brother and Auntie are arriving in two days?" Ning Fengyi couldn't hide her surprise, she thought of the aunt and brother from her previous life who had added a lot to her dowry before she got married. They were the only relatives on her mother's side who treated her well, so she was genuinely excited.

  "It's not, is it? It'll be here in two days." Madam Yu couldn't help but feel delighted too, seeing her daughter's excited expression, and she couldn't resist teasing: "Oh, is this really because of your aunt's brother's letter that you're coming back so early? I don't believe it, and yet you haven't grown a pair of wind-catching ears."

  Ning Feng smiled and said, "Although I don't have the good fortune of having a wind ear, but because I knew it was going to happen these two days, so I specially told Third Master that for these two days, I won't go to Xinglin Garden, and will stay at home with all my heart, waiting to welcome Auntie and Cousin over."

  Yu heard his daughter's words, feeling very pleased in his heart, stroking her head and smiling: "Really my good daughter, after all, didn't neglect the feelings of relatives for those medical books." After finishing speaking, he saw Lan Niangniang come forward and say: "I don't know if everything is ready in the other courtyard, have the servants go take another look. If it's not done properly and Lady and Brother find fault with it, that wouldn't be good."

  Although Madam Yu said, "They are just merchants, why be so particular and picky?" Lan Yiniang still took someone to tidy up and check again. As the saying goes, "returning peaches for plums", the mistress had been very good to her in recent years, looking at all the yiniangs in the mansion, none of them could compare to her own comfort and ease, so Lan Yiniang naturally also wanted to do her best for Madam Yu.

  The next day was quiet, until dusk when a family member sent by Yu Niang came to deliver a message, saying that the whole family had disembarked at the dock and were now twenty miles outside the capital, estimating that they would enter the city tomorrow morning.

  Yu's wife was worried about her sister, so she didn't sleep well that night. Early in the morning, she saw her husband packing up and asked: "What are you doing?"

  Ning Shibuo smiled and said, "I see you didn't sleep well last night either. Today I'll go pick up your aunt and nephew." As soon as he finished speaking, Yu Shi exclaimed in surprise, "How can that be? What status does Master have? Sending a few servants over would be enough, there's no need for you to personally..."

  Before he could finish, Ning Shibei shook his head and laughed: "That's not what I meant to say. At this time, it's not about identity. As her brother-in-law, I should have gone to pick her up as soon as the boat arrived. But since she didn't send a message, it's already late now. If I don't go out of the city to personally greet her, wouldn't that be impolite?"

  After finishing, he took a few family members out of the house. Yu Shi looked at her husband's back as he left and felt a surge of emotions in her heart. Just then, she saw Lan Niang walking over, so she turned around with tears in her eyes and smiled: "We sisters are all blessed to have such a husband, not to mention his status, even if he were an ordinary citizen, he couldn't be more considerate."

  "Indeed, the mistress is luckier than the concubine. The concubine's parents are gone, leaving only an older brother and sister-in-law. The mistress knows what kind of person she is; as long as she doesn't come to harass me, that's all I need, where's the sentiment?"

  Yu's family heard her say this, and couldn't help but think of her own brother, muttering to herself: "I wonder if all brothers in the world are like this? In the past, my own brother was very fond of me, but after he got married, he actually became like this. If it weren't for the fact that I saw him standing there with my own eyes, I wouldn't dare believe it - that's really my brother."

  Lan Yiniang also sighed and said, "The maidservant also says so, but there are many good women in this world, why did we end up with such a sister-in-law?" She spoke to this point, then suddenly came to her senses and hurriedly laughed, saying, "Look at the maidservant's nonsense, what's the use of talking about these things? The mistress doesn't need to be dissatisfied, now that the concubine has arrived, in the future you'll also have someone to talk to."

  Yu smiled and said, "Indeed not, I also didn't expect Old Lady to make such a decision this time. But now that it's happened, I'm afraid the first and second branches will be quite displeased, fearing that this will set an example, and in the future when their relatives come over, they'll also want to compare themselves to this."

  At this point, her face became even more serious, and she shook her head: "No way, I still have to tell my sister. Although we're living here, we can't take advantage of the household at all. Anyway, they're not short of money either. Later on, every year they can give us some silver as rent, and in return, my sisters can be together, isn't that the best?"

  "Although it's a bit unorthodox," said Lan Yiniang with a smile, "Madam's method is indeed the most reliable."

  Two people were chatting here, and the sky gradually brightened up. Before long, Ning Fenbi and Ning Chuchuan also got up, washed and dressed, and came over to greet their parents. When they heard that their father had gone to pick up his concubine's family, Chuchuan jumped up excitedly.

  Yu Shi and Lan Yi Niang both found it very strange, thinking to themselves: "This little kid is so young, what does he understand? Why is he so happy?" So Yu Shi pulled Xuan Ge over and chuckled: "Xuan Ge, what are you so happy about? Are you looking forward to seeing your big brother?"

  Ning Che Xuan put her fingers in her mouth, looked at Ning Qian Bi, and then smiled innocently: "Sister said that Auntie and Big Brother will bring delicious food when they come over. The best food from Jiangnan is the most delicious."

  This little thing, I just said that to make him happy, but in the blink of an eye, I ended up selling myself out completely.

  Ning Fengyi was both amused and annoyed, and here Yu Shi and Lan Niang looked at each other, unable to help but burst out laughing. Yu Shi then looked at Ning Fengyi and said: "You, you're so used to coaxing your brother with food that now Xuan Ge is only interested in eating and doesn't care about anything else."

  What does Ning Xianbi have to do with me? People regard food as heaven, and it can be seen that the descendants of Yan and Huang are all foodies. Hmm, coming to this era, I don't seem to have heard of anyone having anorexia yet.

  Although Yu's heart had already grown old, what needed to be done still had to be done. Seeing Ning Fenbi and Ning Chezhan dressed in their new clothes, she and Lan Niangniang took the two children to Ning Xiangyuan to pay respects to Old Lady Jiang.

  Lan Yiniang, due to her relationship with Yu Shi, was the only yiniang in Fushou Hall who could stand upright and maintain discipline. Coincidentally, today Old Lady Jiang was also in a good mood, looking at Yu Shi and saying: "I figured that you, Yiniang, should have arrived by now, how is it? Have you received any reliable news?"

  Yu Shi hurriedly smiled and said: "Grandfather has already left the city to meet him, and should be able to enter the city by noon."

  Yuanshi laughed and said, "Third brother is indeed a warm-hearted person. Fortunately, he doesn't have any official titles now; if he did, he would probably become lazy." This remark was actually a veiled criticism of both Yu Niang and Ning Shibai, who were not present, revealing her extreme discontent.

  I'm so excited, I've got two awards already for "Medicine Hand Rejuvenation" before it's even released! This really makes me speechless with excitement! It means that everyone still recognizes my writing skills, haha! When I saw this early in the morning, I couldn't believe it and thought I was dreaming. Of course, I'm not a vulgar person, so I didn't pinch my leg or face, but rather pinched my neck, hahaha! How's that? Elegant and refined, right? (Get out of here...)

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