Previously, before knowing the child’s true identity, Mrs. He was already doting on her imnsely, and now learning that her own daughter could have been the young Commandery Princess of the King Jing’s Royal Residence, she couldn’t bear to reveal her identity due to her own greed, wanting to keep her by her side.
Feeling guilty towards Ye Jiu, Mrs. He’s affection for her was not only as doting as before but also filled with a sense of compensation, how could she let Ye Jiu kneel and kowtow to her?
Yet Ye Jiu insisted and knelt down to give Mrs. He and Old Man Ye a proper kowtow each.
In the past years, she had the will but not the ans; therefore, this year was the first ti she had ever paid New Year’s respects to her parents while being so grown up.
As Ye Jiu got up from the ground, Old Man Ye also ca over, "What your mother said is right, whether or not you pay New Year’s respects is just a formality, as long as your parents know your intentions, that’s enough. There’s no need for formalities among our own family."
However, Ye Jiu was very happy, "That’s not true. In the past years, I could only watch others pay respects. This is my first ti, and of course, I must pay respects to my parents first."
As for the others, aside from her closer uncle’s family, she did not plan to visit everyone.
When Ye Jiu said this, it instantly made the old couple feel a twinge of heartache.
In the past, when the child was unwell, they blad themselves for their lack of ability, for having gone through too much hardship during pregnancy, and because after the child was born, they struggled and toiled without enjoying any blessings, leading to her being unable to take care of herself even at such a big age.
But after they learned the truth, they realized that none of these issues were their fault. Ye Jiu was unwell because she was poisoned when she was young.
Now, they couldn’t help but bla themselves for not noticing the oddities sooner to detoxify their child, which is why she suffered all these years.
Now that the Ye Family was in good condition, there were many people who ca to pay New Year’s respects. After all, according to the rules, elders were supposed to give children New Year’s money, and even those who were less well-off had to give a few sweets to an well.
And at the Ye Family, the table was filled with sweets, continuously replenished by soone, and Mrs. He was very generous this year. She gave each of her own children two taels of silver, and even to other people’s children, she gave a few copper coins based on how close or distant they were.
So, just as Ye Jiu had gotten up and had barely spoken a few words, another group of people arrived.
Old Man Ye and Mrs. He had to go attend to the others, and then, Ye Jiu was surrounded by a group of children younger than herself.
"Little aunty, we’re all going to Great-grandfather’s house, we’re just waiting for you," Ye Wenqing spoke up.
"Then let’s go," Ye Jiu followed.
Ye Jiu went to Ye Changsheng’s house, and did not bother with others, but Wenqing and the others, having nothing better to do, went around and visited other houses as well.
Upon returning ho, everyone who was supposed to co had already visited, leaving only the servants cleaning up the ssy floor.
Ye Jiu entered the house, only to hear Mrs. He quarreling with Old Man Ye again.
Ye Jiu shrugged helplessly; the saying that "the older, the more child-like" was indeed not wrong in the least.
They really did beco more childish with age; now that they had idle ti, they had nothing else to do, and they liked to quarrel a bit. Although every ti it ended with Old Man Ye being rendered speechless, he still argued with Mrs. He every ti.
"What are father and mother arguing about now?" Ye Jiu walked in as she stood.
The noise from the old couple’s bickering suddenly disappeared, followed by Mrs. He’s grievances, "It’s all because of your father, that slly old man. Your elder and second brothers want to build houses, and he insists on having them build near our ho. Why should we all cram into this area? It’s as if he wants to see dead, to ascend to heaven early, isn’t it?"
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