A tyrant develops a daily life

Chapter 8 The Goddaughter
Of course, the annual gifts from the Cui family were more than a few boxes of cheese. They traded in the sea and dealt with foreign caravans all the year round, and got a lot of novelty items, mainly jewelry and spices, as well as some carpets and woolen products.

Lin Miaomiao got a small round sheep red carpet, which was warmer than the one in the old lady's room. The little ferret liked it very much, so she stopped clinging to her and had fun on the carpet all day long.

Soon, the Guo family also sent a new year gift. The Guo family was far away. Three months ago, people set off. They arrived at the Lin family in the middle of the night, but the Guo family was so distressed that he took the hand of his natal nephew. A reprimand, so that he doesn't have to be so troublesome in the future, just let the steward send him off, and if it doesn't work, entrust an escort agency, look at the cold weather, everyone is frozen to death.

The Guo family sent local game, fungi and tea.

In fact, it's not that these things are not sold in the capital, but the price is very expensive, but with the financial resources of the Lin family, it's not that they can't afford them, so why send them all the way?Is it just to save money for the Lin family?
Lin Miaomiao looked at her mother in confusion.

Yao shi smiled slightly, touched his daughter's head and said, "You are still young, and you don't understand the twists and turns in the house. This gift-giving is not a gift, but a heart. Since ancient times, daughters-in-law have always been a doormat in their husband's house. People's walking, in addition to bringing the relationship between the two families closer, is also a way to attach importance to one's own daughter, so as not to let the in-law's family look down on her. When you grow up and get married in the future, I will also send boxes of things to your in-law's house. With the support of my natal family, it will be easier in the end."

Lin Miaomiao was stunned, no wonder the Lin family didn't lack anything, the third wife's natal family was still sending things to the Lin family like water, it was to make their daughter look good.

"Grandma isn't such... such a bad person, why does she feel sorry for you?" Lin Miaomiao asked with rounded eyes.

Yao Shi pursed her lips and said with a smile: "Of course not, your grandmother is a very kind person."

That's it.

The grandmother was always very kind to her, making her think that the grandmother was so kind to everyone. Now that she thought about it, the grandmother was really good to her children and grandchildren, and to her daughter-in-law... maybe she still put on some mother-in-law's image.Otherwise, every time they sat down to eat, my mother and the two aunts would stand by and wait on them.

I feel sorry for my mother, but I can't blame my grandmother, what a contradiction!
"Then...shall we return the gift?" Lin Miaomiao asked.

Yao shi smiled: "Of course I have to go back. Those who come and go are called human favors. One-sided giving is called charity."

Lin Miaomiao nodded. In her previous life, she was very troubled to deal with these things. Whenever she encountered something she didn't understand, she would ask Pei Lang. Every time, Pei Lang said that she didn't need to handle such trivial matters personally, but just leave it to the supervisor. As time goes by, She didn't care about it either, she didn't know anything about the family's financial situation or connections.

"Then what if... you meet someone who has no money?" Lin Miaomiao asked again.

Yao looked at the mirror and straightened Yunbin: "That depends on whether the in-law's family has no money or the mother's family has no money... Anyway, in marriage, you must pay attention to the right family and family. Don't look for someone with too high a threshold, for fear of being bullied; and don't look for someone who is too low. I'm afraid they're trying to get your money." As he spoke, he seemed to realize that he was going too far, and frowned, "Why should I talk about this with you, a child?"

Lin Miaomiao quickly fell silent.

The next day, the Yao family also brought New Year gifts.

The Yao family was originally a scholarly family in the capital, and one of their ancestors was a cabinet scholar, but for some reason, they abandoned literature and went to military affairs, but they didn't get a famous official, and Yao's father opened a security agency in his generation, and the business was booming. , quite prestigious in the arena.

The two uncles are rough people who wield knives and guns. The father is just a frail scholar. The stable fell asleep all night, and was woken up early in the morning by hot horse urine.And in order to see my mother, I climbed over the wall, went through the dog hole... I did all kinds of shameful things, and I was beaten out by my uncles every time, and I went in again and again without fear of death.

In short, my father took half his life to marry my mother. I don’t know if it’s because of the hard-won. My father cherishes my mother very much. After so many years of marriage, I don’t have a single aunt, and the maids don’t sleep. He conceived her and gave birth to her in confinement, and his father became a monk for a whole year, which made the old lady very angry.

Later, when my mother passed away, my father did not remarry, and his life was very bad. He died of depression at the age of 30. Before he died, he kept holding his mother's tablet and said that he would be buried with his mother.

"Miaomiao, why are you crying?" Yao patted her daughter's head.

Lin Miaomiao came back to her senses, wiped the tears from her face, and said, "I... I... the cheese was eaten by Xiao Bao, and I'm gone."

Yao shi chuckled, "Promise!"

Lin Miaomiao lowered her eyes.

Yao Shi took her hand: "Okay, okay, don't be sad, mother asks someone to find out if there is still that kind of cheese to buy, buy ten boxes and come back, so you can eat as much as you want, huh?"

"En." Lin Miaomiao sniffed.

Mother Xu led the group into the Fengtang Courtyard: "Madam, do you see who is here?"

Yao shi took a look and his eyes lit up: "Sister-in-law?"

A middle-aged woman wearing a purple beige and an apricot-colored satin jacket with folded flowers came in. She was dressed in gold and silver, and she was very solemnly dressed, but her complexion was slightly darker. She was not as beautiful as Yao's, but she was still a elegant.

She held Yao Shi's hand and said excitedly, "Lan'er!"

Yao shi was pleasantly surprised: "Why did sister-in-law come in person? They told me that the Yao family's annual ceremony has arrived, and I was still wondering if it was brought by another manager? I'm going to the flower hall to see you."

"Isn't it hard work for you some time ago? I'm worried that I won't have the chance to thank you."

"My sister-in-law told me this, but I'm offended." Yao looked behind her sister-in-law, "Did you bring brother Shuo and sister Qin?"

Mrs. Yao said with a smile, "Can you not come? You know I'm here to see my aunt, so I woke up from the bed before dawn." Turning around, she waved to the opposite door: "You two, come in quickly. .”

A handsome boy and a lovely girl came in holding hands. The boy was about ten years old and the girl was six or seven years old. They were Lin Miaomiao's cousins ​​Yao Shuo and Yao Xiangqin.

In the previous life, her mother left early, and Lin Miaomiao didn't have much contact with the Yao family, so she didn't have a deep impression of the siblings. She only vaguely remembered that a cousin of the Yao family joined the army, and even became a first-rank master who shocked the world. General, I don’t know if it’s the one in front of you——

"Miaomiao, call someone quickly. Do you remember your eldest aunt, cousin Shuo and cousin Qin?" Mrs. Yao pulled Lin Miaomiao up to the three of them.

Lin Miaomiao bowed politely: "Auntie, Cousin Shuo, Cousin Qin."

Mrs. Yao smiled gently: "My sister is really good, much better than these two boring gourds."

"Who is the boring gourd?" Yao Xiangqin pouted in displeasure.

Yao Shuo lowered his head, not daring to look at anyone, his face was a little shy.

"Hurry up and call someone!" Mrs. Yao patted the shoulders of the two of them.

Yao Shuo obediently called her aunt and cousin, but Yao Xiangqin snorted, "I'm a dull gourd, I don't know how to call people!"

Mrs. Yao frowned: "You child!"

Yao quickly supported her: "Okay sister-in-law, let the children play by themselves, let's go outside and talk."

(End of this chapter)