Chapter 26 Sisterhood Across Generations
Compared to Mrs. Sheng who had a good life before marriage, she experienced many ups and downs after marriage and experienced all the joys and sorrows.

Old Mrs. Yu had a good life before marriage and an even better life after marriage.

Old Mrs. Yu came from a family of great scholars in Shandong.

My parents are kind and the family rules are strict, so I grew up happily and carefree.

When he reached the age to get married, his parents had already arranged a partner for him, who was the young Lord Yu.

When Lord Yu was poor at first, he was appreciated and promoted by Old Lady Yu's father. Not only did he teach him everything he knew, but he also betrothed his beloved daughter to him and fully supported his career.

With the help of his mentor, Lord Yu's career rose rapidly and he eventually became the prime minister and retired after achieving success.

Lord Yu is also a person who knows how to repay kindness.

Even though his career was going smoothly and he was rising rapidly, he never took a concubine and was devoted to doting on his wife until now when he has grown old.

Old Mrs. Yu didn't have to worry about any matters, big or small, at home or outside, as Lord Yu handled them all personally, allowing her to live a carefree and happy life.

To sum it up in the words of the daughters-in-law at home - a naive mother-in-law who doesn't care about worldly affairs and a strong and almighty father-in-law!

Old Mrs. Yu took a sip of tea to moisten her throat and tilted her head to look at the little girl who was talking to her granddaughter in the corridor.

"The one outside is your granddaughter? Is she also raised here with you?"

Old Madam Sheng followed Old Madam Yu's line of sight and looked at Minglan and Yu Yanran who were sitting at the edge of the corridor. She nodded slightly and then sighed, "My family's mess is not as messy as yours. Her mother had a heavy bleeding during childbirth and needed to recuperate, so I brought her here to take care of her."

"That's good. It's really nice for us old ladies to have a little girl around. She won't make any noise, and it can make our lives much happier. It can also complete the relationship between grandparents and grandchildren. It's a win-win situation."

Old Mrs. Sheng nodded happily.

"Indeed, Hualan is older now, and her marriage should be approaching soon. She moved out a long time ago, and now a well-behaved and smart girl has come in. I feel that my body has become much lighter, and I can eat more."

"Ah? Your Hualan is going to be promised to someone else?"

Old Mrs. Yu was surprised and asked repeatedly, "Whose family is this? How come I haven't heard anything about it?"

Old Madam Sheng shook her head slightly but quickly, "Don't say it, don't say it. If it doesn't work, how can you tell others about it if it doesn't exist?"

Old Madam Yu narrowed her eyes and said, "I am not someone else, please be kind and tell me!"

"I don't know if you are an outsider or not, but I know you are not very careful with your words. You may let something slip out of your mouth when you are talking to someone happily one day."

"Tell me, why is there a leak in the corner of my mouth?"

"..."

Two close friends in the room, whose combined age is over 100 years old, are telling each other about their past faults, while two little girls sitting in the corridor are having a friendly conversation.

"My name is Sheng Minglan."

"My name is Yu Yanran."

"Is that your grandmother in there?"

"Yeah." Yu Yanran nodded timidly in response.

Minglan then asked, "I heard from your grandmother that you were also raised by her?"

Yu Yanran's eyes lit up immediately when she heard this, as if she had found a kindred spirit. She asked with anticipation and excitement in her tone, "You also grew up under your grandmother's lap?"

"Yeah!" Minglan shook her head affirmatively.

After finding peers in similar situations, Yu Yanran immediately became much more lively and cheerful, and dared to ask questions actively.

"My father married a ..."

As she spoke, Yu Yanran looked around cautiously. After making sure it was safe, she leaned close to Minglan's ear and whispered with her small hand: "I married a stepmother, and she is not nice to me. My grandmother loves me, so she took me to her room. What about you?" Minglan pursed her lips.

"My mother had a difficult time giving birth to my brother. She lost her vitality and had trouble taking care of two children. My grandmother was kind and compassionate, so she raised me in Shou'an Hall."

After the words were spoken, the atmosphere suddenly became gloomy.

The two petite little girls looked at each other silently and sighed at the same time.

When Minglan was in a bad mood, she liked to eat. At this moment, she asked Yu Yanran, "Do you want to eat?"

"what?"

"Hmm... water chestnuts. How about water chestnuts? I still have some left."

"Water chestnut? What is this?"

"I got a lot of this specialty from my hometown a few days ago. I like it but I can't bear to finish it. There's still some left. Do you want to try it? It's delicious!"

"Is it convenient? Why don't you keep it for yourself?" Although she refused, Yu Yanran's eyes were full of sparkling light.

"fine!"

Minglan waved her hand and said generously: "Those water chestnuts have been stored for some time. If they are not eaten soon, they will go bad. I have to practice calligraphy these days and go out to Bu Shou An Tang.

Grandma won't eat it, and my elder sister made my hands sore from practicing calligraphy. I don't want to give any of it. After thinking about it, I think only you can help me."

Yu Yanran stood up, puffed up her cheeks, and nodded firmly.

"Okay, wait till I eat your water chestnuts. If your elder sister causes you trouble in the future, you can come to me and I will help you..."

Minglan smiled awkwardly, stood up and held Yu Yanran's clenched fist, and said with a wry smile: "You don't have to be like that. My grandmother and my elder sister treat me the best at home. I just said that out of anger because my elder sister asked me to practice so many characters every day. You don't have to take it to heart."

"Oh." Yu Yanran lowered her head dejectedly, as if she was distressed about eating Minglan's food but being unable to help her.

Seeing that Yu Yanran was a little discouraged, Minglan rolled her eyes and came up with a good idea.

"Well...how about this, can you write?"

Yu Yanran nodded confidently and said quickly, "I can do it! My grandmother taught me since I was a child."

"So how's your handwriting?"

That's right, Minglan saw her grandmother chatting with Old Lady Yu and that the conversation wouldn't end for a while, so she came up with the idea of ​​asking Yu Yanran to help her copy the words.

"It's okay..."

Yu Yanran hesitated a little, because she was not sure what Minglan's standard was. "Anyway, grandma praised my good handwriting."

Minglan said, "That's fine! Since you want to thank me, why don't you help me write later?"

Yu Yanran was a little uncertain.

"Of course, we can, but our handwriting is different. When your grandmother sees it, won't it be exposed immediately?"

"Oh, it's okay. My grandmother only checks my calligraphy when I'm practicing. My eldest sister comes to check it at other times. It's my eldest sister who makes me write so many words every day. She feels guilty and will definitely not expose me."

"Okay, but your grandmother asked you to practice calligraphy..."

Minglan waved her hands impatiently, "You don't know me. I don't like practicing calligraphy, and I can't practice calligraphy well. To use my grandmother's words, I just don't have the character to do it."

"Hurry up and hurry up, otherwise there won't be enough time when grandma and the others finish talking!"

(End of this chapter)