Liu Ruolan had sent a note to Cheng Mansion before and asked Xie Rongzhao to get up and dress up early that morning.
After all, if you are going to your future mother-in-law's house, you still have to be careful.
Although Grandma Xie regrets it now, she cannot change her love for her eldest son and heir.
She still hopes to take Xie Rongrong to the Cheng Mansion. At this age, it's time to get married. Their family now lives in the countryside, which is really not cheap.
Liu Ruolan made no excuses. Xie Rongrong did indeed do disgusting things when she was young, but now that she has grown up, it is not easy to keep holding on to her mistakes back then.
Liu Ruolan is now an official's wife, so she naturally has to learn to be more generous.
However, being generous is generous, Liu Ruolan is still a little wary of Xie Rongrong.
The Cheng family naturally treats Liu Ruolan and Xie Rongzhao's mother and daughter with courtesy. In the past, it was only Cheng Jingzhou's parents who would pay more attention to them. Now, even the entire Cheng family does not dare to offend their mother and daughter.
Liu Ruolan still remembers how good the Cheng family was in the past, so naturally she won't put on airs in the Cheng family.
After everyone greeted each other, Mrs. Cheng invited them to her yard to talk.
Xie Rongzhao and Xie Rongrong also followed Liu Ruolan throughout the whole process. After all, they were no longer children and could no longer run around.
"Okay, you don't have to stay here with us. It's the time when you are young and love to play. I'll let you go to the garden for a walk. Baby, let's take a look. Is our garden still the same as it was a few years ago?"
There was a bit of joking in this statement.
Especially the sentence 'our garden' made Xie Rongzhao blush with embarrassment.
The maid led the two of them out. Xie Rongzhao didn't recognize her. She must have been a new addition in the past few years.
When I got to the garden, I saw an acquaintance.
"Greetings to Miss Xie."
The gardener in the garden is a woman. When Xie Rongzhao came here before, she was the one who tended the flowers and plants here.
"Aunt Xu, please excuse me. It's been a long time since I last saw you, and Aunt Xu hasn't changed much."
The woman who was called Aunt Xu quickly stood up and said, "This slave is not worthy of being called an aunt. Take a look, you two ladies. The tables and chairs in the pavilion in front are all wiped clean. If there is anything needed, just give me your instructions."
Xie Rongrong has indeed not been to Cheng Mansion for several years.
She couldn't remember the last time she came back. She only remembered that after she almost caused Xie Rongzhao to be sold, she never got the favor of Cheng's family again, let alone set foot in Cheng's house.
Xie Rongrong actually didn't really want to come. Getting along with this sister always made her feel guilty and afraid.
I still regret the wrong things I did back then when I think about it now.
Xie Rongzhao also noticed her embarrassment, so he slowed down and asked the maid who was leading the way to help prepare some tea.
The maid stepped away to find someone to make arrangements. At this time, only the two sisters were left.
On the way here, they were all sitting in the same carriage, and there were some things that Xie Rongzhao couldn't say easily.
Now that no one else is around, no matter how carefully Xie Rongzhao looks at this cousin, the difference from his impression is huge.
Whether it was a few years ago or in the previous life, this was a completely different Xie Rongrong.
"How has the second sister been doing these past few years?"
Xie Rongrong glanced at her quickly, then lowered her eyes: "Well, it's pretty good."
After he finished speaking, he seemed to feel that his answer was not sincere enough, so he added: "We have no worries about food and clothing at home, and my stepmother treats us very well when she comes in. There is nothing to worry about."
Xie Rongzhao nodded, but it could be seen that Mr. Qi was a kind person.
"The eldest sister married into the Chen family, has the second sister ever been there?"
"I went there once after I got married. Although the Chen family lives in the county, their residence is not as big as our Xie family's. But I saw that my eldest sister is living a more comfortable life in the Chen family."
Xie Rongzhao was curious: "How do you say this?"
"The eldest sister speaks with weight in the Chen family, and the Chen family also coaxes her. Even Aunt Chen doesn't dare to speak too boldly in front of her."
Xie Rongzhao laughed when he heard this. He was using his power to bully others.
Also, with a high-ranking uncle here, the Chen family really didn't dare to offend this Xie Ronglan.
"Second sister, are you envious?"
Xie Rongrong shook her head quickly, her face a little flustered: "No, no! The eldest sister is good-looking, and being able to marry a scholar is also taking advantage of the second uncle. I am not as good-looking as the eldest sister, and I also know that my reputation is not good, no How dare you think of such a family."
Xie Rongzhao was stunned this time. After thinking about it carefully, he remembered that Xie Rongrong had been sentenced to ten days or half a month in prison by the county government. With such a past, a young man from a good family did not dare to marry her.
Fortunately, Xie Rongrong was still young at that time, so it was not a big deal if she was beaten in public. If it were now, Xie Rongrong probably wouldn't be able to survive.
"It's all in the past. People's memories are short, and they will always forget some insignificant things. There won't always be people who find fault with you."
As soon as Xie Rongrong heard this, she immediately looked up at her, the surprise in her eyes obvious.
"Don't you hate me?"
Xie Rongzhao tilted his head and thought for a while: "You must have hated me at the time, right? But more of it I still don't understand. After all, we are cousins. I think I have never offended you. I don't know why you hate me so much and want me to Leave the Xie family forever. In fact, if I hadn’t come back to see you again this time, I would have almost forgotten that past event."
Xie Rongrong was stunned. She seemed to understand that the old things that she was afraid of being mentioned were not that important to Xie Rongzhao.
In other words, it should be that I am not a very important person to Xie Rongzhao, so I almost forgot.
"sorry."
After many years, Xie Rongrong still apologized to her seriously.
Even when she was young, she shouldn't have had such vicious thoughts.
She didn't even understand why she was targeting Xie Rongzhao like this.
Over the years, her biological mother was abandoned, and was later sent to a nunnery to reflect on herself. She had also seen the warmth and warmth of human nature.
Although the third aunt was in charge of the house, she never treated them harshly, but the contemptuous looks she would occasionally show made her feel particularly uncomfortable.
This kind of despised life is not limited to the Xie family. Occasionally when having a banquet with the clan members, someone will inevitably mention the Gao family. In addition to sighing, there are more curses on the Gao family.
The three sisters were naturally implicated because of this.
With a biological mother like that, how could a man from a good family be willing to marry her?
If it weren't for the fact that the second uncle became an official, I'm afraid the three sisters would be reviled by others now.
"Forget it, let's not mention the past. Second sister, I just hope you can understand that we are both daughters of the Xie family, and the reputation of the Xie family is particularly important to us. If you have time, you'd better remind eldest sister more , if she thinks too highly of herself, it will ruin the reputation of our Xie family, and the biggest impact will be on you and Sister Xuan."
