Chapter 283: Indeed Not Sick

Grandma Luo Si pulled Jiang and chuckled, "I've heard of Madam Chen's reputation for a long time, and today I finally met her."

Jiang hurriedly smiled and said a few polite words, and Grandma Luo Si pulled Chen Yuqing to praise her again.

The young woman grabbed Chen Afu's hand and smiled, "You are the sister of the Chen family, right? My name is Chu Hua, and my brother has mentioned me in front of you, right?"

Chen Afu fell in love with this future sister-in-law at first sight. Not only is she beautiful, but she is also good-tempered, cheerful and generous, and should be easy to get along with.

When the Chu family got into trouble, she was only ten years old. Her mother was forced to become a nun, her father went to the princess's mansion, her grandmother was no longer alive, and the only person left in the marquis' mansion was the second aunt who couldn't figure it out. The old marquis asked Chu Lingxuan to take her to Madam Chu San to raise her when he went to the border, and she returned to the capital to get married at the age of sixteen.

Chen Afu smiled, "I've heard of Sister Hua for a long time, especially Master Lechen, who told many interesting stories about Sister Hua's childhood." She couldn't say Chu Lingxuan, so she brought up Master Lechen.

Chu Hua's eyes were red when she heard this, and she said, "I will go to visit my mother this time. I haven't seen her for several years."

Mrs. Chu Er saw that they were standing there talking and smiled, "Why are you standing there? Come and sit here."

Grandma Luo Si helped Mrs. Chen sit on the armchair, and Mrs. Chen sat down. Mrs. Chu Er was the second wife of the Marquis's mansion, but her husband only donated a small official position and had to come here to put on airs.

Jiang knew many women and started chatting with them as soon as they sat down.

Chu Hua took Chen Afu and introduced the ladies present. Mrs. Chu Er, who was sitting in the right seat, was not introduced. The first middle-aged woman introduced was Mrs. Luo Er, "This is my second aunt, Mrs. Luo Er."

Mrs. Luo Er smiled and said, "Good boy, you are really beautiful." As she said that, she wiped off a jade bracelet on her wrist and handed it to Chen Afu.

This compliment didn't sound so uncomfortable. Beautiful is not always a compliment.

Chen Afu bowed his knees and thanked with a smile, then took the bracelet. After Mrs. Luo gave Chen Yuqing and Chen Yuxia a gift, Chu Hua took Chen Afu to introduce them to other people.

A lady in her forties took Chen Afu's hand and kept praising her. She was the wife of General Fu, who was also the matchmaker between Chu Lingxuan and Chen Afu.

After the introduction, Chen Afu and her three sisters sat down next to Jiang. Several ladies praised Chen Yuqing, which made Jiang smile.

Mrs. Chu was very lonely. She hadn't paid her respects to her yet. This country daughter of Chu Lingxuan was really rude.

After a while, several girls came in from outside, and Grandma Luo asked them to come and pay their respects to Jiang.

They were the second girl of the Chu family, Chu Zhen, thirteen years old, who was the legitimate daughter of the second lady. The third girl, Chu Lin, was nine years old and the concubine of the second room. There were also three girls from the Luo family, among whom the nine-year-old eldest sister Luo Ying was the eldest daughter of Grandma Luo. Chen Afu had seen her when she was selling needlework kits last year.

Jiang smiled and gave them a gift, and Chen Afu also gave them two pearl flowers each. She had prepared some animal ornaments before, but after hearing what Chu Lingxuan said, she changed her mind and gave them pearl flowers.

Chu Er and others smiled at Mrs. Luo Er and others, "Look how polite these children are. As soon as they come in, they know to greet their elders."

Mrs. Fu has always disliked this Li, and sarcastically said, "Yes, the elders should act like elders, and the younger ones will act like younger ones."

Mrs. Chu Er was so choked that she couldn't speak, and she didn't dare to offend Mrs. Fu.

It was time for lunch, and Chu Hua went to pick up Chu Hanyan to the flower hall.

The little girl was wearing a small dress made for her by Chen Afu, which was festive and beautiful. But when she saw so many people, she became scared and buried her face in Chu Hua's waist and didn't lift it up. Chu Hua smiled awkwardly and coaxed her softly.

Most of these guests had attended the birthday banquet last year, and those who didn't come had also heard of Chu Hanyan's reputation as a fool. However, the Chu family has always refused to admit that the child is mentally ill, only saying that she is timid and afraid of strangers.

A six or seven-year-old girl said, "Mother, didn't you say that the Chu family's sister is not mentally ill? Why is she so..."

Her mother was so scared that she quickly covered the little girl's mouth, but everyone knew that she wanted to say the word "stupid".

Except for a smile on the face of Mrs. Chu, the other Chu family members and relatives blushed. Luo Ying said angrily, "Nonsense, cousin Yan'er is not sick."

The little girl's mother kept apologizing, "I'm sorry, the child is talking nonsense, of course the eldest sister of the Chu family is not sick."

Chen Afu stood up, came to Chu Hanyan's side, and whispered, "Sister, why do you hide your face? Is it because you are naughty and made your face dirty?"

Chu Hanyan hadn't seen her aunt for a few days. When she heard her voice, she didn't care about being afraid. She raised her head happily and smiled with her little mouth open. Her smile was like a flower, and the whole room was bright.

She held Chen Afu's hand and said softly, "Aunt, I love cleanliness very much. I'm not naughty and I haven't made a mess on my face. If you don't believe me, let me take a look." After saying that, she raised her face hard.

Chen Afu looked down at her face carefully and smiled, "It really isn't a mess. Aunt is overthinking." She touched her head and said, "These grandmothers, aunts, and sisters are here to congratulate me on my birthday. Shouldn't I go and greet them and say thank you?"

Chu Hanyan looked around with her eyes wide open. She was dazzled by so many people. She didn't like so many people looking at her, nor did she like the home here.

But seeing the expectation in her aunt's eyes, she felt that she should go. Although there was a hint of reluctance on her face, she nodded.

Chen Afu held Chu Lingyan's hand and walked forward with Chu Hua. First he came to Jiang, Chen Afu let go of her hand and said, "This is the grandmother of the Chen family, the mother of my aunt."

This introduction gave Jiang a big good person card, Chu Hanyan performed a standard blessing, and softly shouted, "Grandmother of the Chen family."

Jiang said happily, "Oh my god, what a beautiful child, what a lovely child. Oh, I finally opened my eyes today."

It is undeniable that Jiang is really good at talking and supporting. After that, he gave her the prepared gift - a purse with a jade rabbit handle, and Qiao'er behind her took it.

Then came to Madam Fu. Madam Fu is smart, and her husband is Chu Lingxuan's immediate superior, so the relationship is naturally special. She praised Chu Hanyan like a flower and gave her a gift.

Then, Madam Li, Madam Wang, Madam Yang...

After walking around, there was a lot of praise. In the minds of these people, although they think Chu Hanyan is not very smart, she is definitely not a moron. And she is very beautiful, and can be said to be the best-looking child in this room.

Her mental illness has been cured! Or, she is indeed not sick, but just a little timid. I don’t know who is so wicked to spread such a bad reputation about this child.

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