Daughter Reborn as the Head of the Family

Chapter 38 Cousin

Song Jinyue nodded slightly before entering the mansion.

Mrs. Liu welcomed people to the second door, and Song Jinyue asked Mrs. Liu to go back and rest first, and she took Qiu Yun to her grandmother's yard.

When the maid in the old lady's courtyard saw Miss Song Er coming back, she smiled and called out "Ms. Song Er".

Song Jinyue was walking down the corridor when she heard the laughter of her grandmother and her aunt Xie coming from the main room. There seemed to be others? The clear and crisp laughter like silver bells seemed a bit familiar.

Song Jinyue couldn't help but think of Cousin Zhi whom she hadn't seen for many years.

The maid guarding the door was opening the bamboo curtain for Miss Song Er. Song Jinyue stopped, looked at the maid, and asked, "But Cousin Zhi is back?"

With a smile on her face, the maid nodded and replied: "Back to the Second Miss Song, the Third Miss only came back in just one cup of tea."

In the previous life, Cousin Zhi did not return home until ten days later.

A strange look flashed across Song Jinyue's expression. How many things in this life are different from the previous one?

Thinking about this in her mind, she didn't notice at all that behind the black and green gauze screen, there was a girl in green clothes trotting towards her with her skirt in hand.

"Yue'er", a quick cheer pulled Song Jinyue back from her thoughts.

Her eyes were firmly wrapped in a touch of emerald green, and Cousin Zhi held her in her arms. Her warm breath made Song Jinyue feel warm from the bottom of her heart.

The girl in front of her has bright eyes and white teeth, and her eyes are as clear and bright as stars.

There is a unique sense of heroism and pride in every frown and smile.

And she is the only young lady in the Zhang family, Miss Zhang San, Zhang Dingzhi.

"Yue'er, you've grown taller, and you look even more beautiful..." Zhang Dingzhi let go of the delicate girl in his arms, took her arm, turned her around several times, and looked at her carefully.

Only then did the final judgment come.

"Cousin Zhi, she looks even more beautiful!" Song Jinyue replied with a smile.

In one sentence, two girls of the same age looked at each other, and for a moment all the rules and etiquette were forgotten, and the two burst into laughter.

"What are the two monkeys doing at the door? Why don't you come in and talk!" the old lady laughed and cursed.

Song Jinyue and Cousin Zhi looked at each other, said "yes", then held each other's arms and walked towards the old lady.

Food has been placed on the dark round table in the room, and the old woman has already come down to bring the soup that is still hot on the stove.

Now there is a lot of support from the ladies and maids in the house.

"Come and sit down!" The old lady left an empty chair on both sides. When she saw her granddaughter walking in together, she hurriedly asked them to sit next to her.

Zhang Dingzhi sat down next to his mother Xie, with his grandmother on one side and his mother on the other.

Song Jinyue sat on the side of her grandmother's vacant seat.

After she sat down, the old lady took Song Jinyue's hand and asked, "Why were you laughing with your cousin just now?"

The old lady had an inquiring look on her face, like a child who likes to ask questions.

"Cousin Zhi said that I have grown taller, and I praise my cousin for growing taller and more beautiful." Song Jinyue raised her head and smiled with an innocent look on her face.

The old lady turned her head and glared at her granddaughter.

Zhang Dingzhi, on the other hand, refused to comply. He pursed his lips and muttered: "As soon as my cousin comes back, grandma, look at your heart, it's all over the place!"

After he finished speaking, he deliberately glared at Song Jinyue.

This look in the eyes of the old lady made the old lady laugh. She raised her hand and patted her granddaughter's back gently, "You are such a sly monkey, you are getting more and more unruly now! Let your mother take care of you tomorrow."

Go out and walk around and see if you can still say that grandma is partial!"

"Grandma!" The smile on Zhang Dingzhi's face suddenly disappeared. He pouted and pulled his grandmother's arm and shook it, "I don't want it!"

She never liked family banquets, and even banquets in the palace would not go if she could.

Although everyone is smiling and looking kind and approachable, there are sharp needles hidden in their soft words that cannot be seen or touched. If you are not careful, your body can be broken into pieces.

Moreover, the Zhang family has reached its current status, so why do their descendants need to curry favor with others?

It is rare to keep the emperor awake, worrying about his relatives seizing power.

Therefore, my grandmother had always allowed her and her brothers to fool around in the capital.

As long as the children and grandchildren focus on eating and drinking, and do not have such great ambitions that are seen by others, then the children and grandchildren of the Zhang family can be protected for the rest of their lives.

The old lady smiled and nodded her granddaughter's forehead, and then ordered: "Eat quickly, the food is almost cold. Your cousin is weak and should not eat cold food."

"Yes, yes, yes! My granddaughter listens to my grandmother's wishes!" Zhang Dingzhi's face showed a bit of shyness unique to a girl.

Xie looked at her daughter and thought of the two "rebellious sons", and felt that no one had the same temperament as hers!

On the contrary, it was her niece's temperament that was similar to her temperament at home when she was a child, which made her cherish her more.

The old lady moved her chopsticks, and then Mrs. Xie signaled her daughter to eat with her niece.

During the dinner, the old lady was eating Dongmanlou's roast chicken, and she couldn't help but ask Song Jinyue how she could remember a trip to Dongmanlou.

She then mentioned that in the past few years at Yunquan Villa, she had wanted to eat roast chicken from Dongmanlou from time to time. Today she got the chance, so she eagerly looked for it.

The old lady took a deep look at her granddaughter, smiled and said "hmm", and didn't ask any more questions.

But she still noticed something was wrong. She had lived for so long and had not experienced any storms.

Her grandson actually made a fuss and went to Dingzhou. Her granddaughter's behavior also made her suspicious, but since she didn't want to say anything, she just let them go!

She is also old. If she can live for a day, she can protect them from the wind and rain for a day!

As for their thoughts, if they don’t want to say it, just don’t say it!

After dinner, a few people sat with the old lady again, chatting about family issues. The maid in the room added a new oil lamp, and the old lady's eyelids were drooping.

Mrs. Xie took her daughter and niece and stood up to say goodbye.

The old lady waved her hand and motioned for them to go down and rest too.

As soon as they left the old lady's yard, Zhang Dingzhi bowed goodbye to his mother, took Song Jinyue and headed towards Cuizhu Pavilion.

Zhang Dingzhi had made up his mind to stay with his cousin tonight, and asked his maid to go to his courtyard to get a change of clothes and some food.

She had not seen her for many years and she had many things to ask her cousin.

When Grandma Yuan saw her young lady coming back, she hurriedly asked Jiao Ming and San Ming to prepare hot water and help the two masters wash themselves.

Song Jinyue watched helplessly as Cousin Zhi was busy. After the two of them finished washing, she asked Qiu Yun to go down early and rest early tonight.

There was only an oil lamp lit in the room on a low black stool beside the bed.

Zhang Dingzhi looked at his cousin carefully from side to side. Seeing that she looked fine, he took her hand and the two of them lay down side by side.

Looking at the green gauze on the top of the tent, Zhang Dingzhi sighed quietly.

"What's wrong?" Song Jinyue turned sideways and looked at Cousin Zhi and asked.

Zhang Dingzhi turned sideways, met his cousin's eyes, and then said: "Yue'er, what do you mean by grandma today, do you want to see her for me?"

(End of chapter)