Chapter 53 Mahjong
Shou'an Hall.

Older people sleep lightly and wake up early.

As soon as Mrs. Sheng woke up, she felt Wang Ruofu's hustle and bustle early in the morning.

Sitting on the bed, after washing up with the help of Fang Mama, Old Lady Sheng couldn't help but say happily: "What's wrong with the Madam today? She made the house so lively so early in the morning."

Mother Fang smiled and said:
"Mrs. Chen from Commander Yangdu's family is coming with her daughter and the young marquis today. I think it's about this matter."

"I remember that the lady mentioned this to me last night, but I forgot about it when I woke up this morning."

Old Madam Sheng nodded, then sighed slightly, "It seems that I am indeed getting old, and my memory is not as sharp as before."

Ever since Sheng Hong's career got on the right track and he handed over his housekeeping power, Old Lady Sheng moved to Shou'an Hall alone. She no longer needed Sheng Hong and Wang Ruofu to come and pay their respects every day and she just stayed there by herself.

As time went by, Mrs. Sheng felt that her memory was getting worse and worse, and she would forget things every now and then.

Sometimes, you clearly wanted to do something in the last second, but as soon as you turn your head, you forget it and can’t remember it no matter how hard you try.

It was only after Hualan stayed in Shou'an Hall for some time that she felt much better.

Now Hualan has moved out.

He also had the little girl Minglan to raise at his knees.

Old Mrs. Sheng felt much better.

Madam Fang didn't respond. Madam Sheng thought for a moment and said to her, "Okay, since Madam Chen and the others are coming home, Minglan will definitely go. Go wake her up, tell her to wash up quickly, and wait in front."

"Sixth Miss has already woken up. Just now, when she saw that you were still asleep, she did not come in to greet you, but went to the front instead."

Old Mrs. Sheng nodded.

"Tomorrow the girls will be up, and I have to hurry up as my old body is, so that I don't have to wait outside when they come to see me."

front hall.

The children of the Sheng family were already waiting in the house.

At this time, Mother Liu walked into the room and informed Mrs. Chen and her group that they had arrived.

Wang Ruofu immediately stood up and went out to greet them with Hualan and Changbai.

A moment later, Wang Ruofu, with an enthusiastic look on her face, brought Mrs. Chen and the other two into the house.

The children of the Sheng family all bowed and greeted Mrs. Chen.

After a few brief greetings, Mrs. Chen suggested visiting Mrs. Sheng.

"I wonder if Madam Sheng is free right now. Is it convenient for me to visit her?"

Wang Ruofu was stunned for a moment.

She was busy with this and that all morning and had no time to go to Shou'an Hall to see the old lady. She didn't know how to express her attitude.

After all, Old Madam Sheng had long forbidden them to pay their respects in the morning. Wang Ruofu had to clean the house this morning in order to receive Madam Chen, and she had forgotten about this. Naturally, she didn't know whether the old lady was awake at this time.

And now my family is in Bian Jing.

I didn't go to pay my respects to the elders at home this morning. If people knew about this, it would probably affect the reputation of my family and give people a reason to gossip.

Not to mention that the person who asked this question was Mrs. Chen.

Although this was the old lady's own request.

But if Mrs. Chen thinks that their family is unfilial to their elders, this marriage may be in trouble again.

Wang Ruofu was about to make up a story, saying that the old lady had not woken up yet, to fool her first and then send someone to Shou'an Hall to check.

At this time, Hualan smiled gently and said softly, "Madam, grandma is almost done with her meal now. It's just the right time." Hualan had already considered this and sent Cuichan to check ahead of time. On the way, she happened to meet Fang Mama who was about to pass on a message. She learned from Fang Mama that the old lady was ready and would finish her breakfast soon.

Mrs. Chen saw that Wang Ruofu's face looked strange and was worried. But after hearing Hualan's words, she smiled and nodded.

"That couldn't be better."

The group then walked towards Shou'an Hall.

When they arrived at Shou'an Hall, they saw Old Madam Sheng already sitting there as soon as they entered the door. Madam Chen immediately brought Yang Ruijin and Yang Wenyuan forward to greet them.

"Old Madam Yi An!"

"Old Madam Ci'an!" Yang Wenyuan and Yang Ruijin greeted from behind.

"Good good!"

Old Madam Sheng smiled kindly, nodded, and gestured to Madam Chen to sit down. She said with a smile, "You are the second lady of the Yang family, right? When I first came to Bianjing, I heard my old sisters talking about you. They all praised you and regretted not snatching such a good daughter-in-law away, letting the Yang family get such a big advantage for nothing. Now I see that it is true!"

Madam Chen bowed again before sitting down. As soon as she sat down, she heard Madam Sheng's praise and said quickly, "Madam, you are too kind! I grew up listening to your deeds. I admire women like you the most. How dare I say anything good in front of you?"

Old Mrs. Sheng shook her head and laughed.

"My deeds are all old news. Those that have been passed down to the present day probably don't have a good reputation. Please don't flatter me.

I think you are the most presentable among all the ladies in Bianjing."

Wang Ruofu also said, "Yes, everyone in Bianjing knows your reputation, Madam Chen. You are well-known among the wives of officials."

"That's out of the question. I'm already old and ugly, and the future still depends on Wenyuan and his generation."

As she spoke, Madam Chen turned her gaze to Hua Lan, who was standing next to Old Madam Sheng, and praised her, "I think your Hua Lan is an excellent seedling, much better than I was when I was young. Not only is she well-behaved and sensible, she is also kind and virtuous. I'm afraid I can't compare to her."

As she spoke, Mrs. Chen looked at Yang Ruijin who was standing beside her.

"I just hope that my little girl can get closer to Hualan and learn a little bit from her. I will be satisfied then."

Then there was another scene of criticizing his own children and praising other people's children.

After a brief greeting, Mrs. Chen turned her gaze to Yang Wenyuan.

"Wenyuan, didn't you come up with an interesting toy recently? Take it out and show it to the world while there are so many people here."

What a good way to offer flowers to Buddha!

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Sheng immediately showed an interested look.

She had also heard the old sisters mention Yang Wenyuan, saying that he had some very creative ideas.

I don’t know what trendy thing Yang Wenyuan has come up with, and he even asked Madam Chen to point it out.

Everyone present focused their attention on Yang Wenyuan.

Yang Wenyuan was also unambiguous and turned around to take the sandalwood box handed to him by Changqing.

When it was opened, there were two stacked small boxes inside. Yang Wenyuan took out the upper box and handed it to the table, and placed the lower box at Yang Ruijin's feet.

Then he opened the small sandalwood box on the table, handed it to Fang Mama, and brought it to Old Madam Sheng.

Old Mrs. Sheng straightened up and looked up.

What caught my eye were the piled-up ivory blocks, each as big as a cake, which made me wonder.

It’s not like Old Madam Xiangya Sheng hasn’t seen one before. Now there is still one left in her dowry at the bottom of the box.

But what’s the point of dividing this into small pieces?
(End of this chapter)