The daughter of the first wife grew up in the countryside and was extremely powerful

Meng Hewan is still like a delicate flower today, maintaining her weak and charming personality.

She was dressed in a light and elegant white dress, as if she had floated down from the clouds. A single white jade magnolia hairpin adorned her hair, like a fresh and unworldly magnolia blossoming in her hair.

Her fair face was lightly smeared with a little lip balm, which made her look even more pitiful, like a pear blossom in the rain, which made people feel pity.

Meng Hewan has been feeling really depressed lately, and feels that her current life is far from the life she imagined with the halo of a heroine.

She was neither surrounded by male protagonists nor treated like a star. Now, even the people in the mansion looked at her strangely, as if she was a burden to the mansion.

Although she had many ideas in her mind and wanted to open a shop, she found that she had no special talents.

She also discovered that although the household expenses were managed by Gu, the Marquis' Mansion had long been an empty shell with only a facade. Now the whole family relied on Gu's dowry to maintain their luxurious life.

Even she, the beloved daughter of a marquis, had only a few hundred taels of silver on hand.

However, she was full of confidence, firmly believing that her wonderful ideas from modern times would be able to turn stones into gold in this era and make a lot of money. So she invested all her money in it without hesitation.

Now, she only needs to win the favor of the old lady and the old general in the general's mansion, and rely on their reputation to do better.

Thinking of this, Meng Hewan's face became more sincere.

Seeing Meng Hewan like this, Gu Ruyue felt a little sorry for her and immediately explained to the old lady, "Mother, Wan'er accidentally fell into the lake. She is weak and hasn't fully recovered yet."

Meng Qiaoming and Meng Chengfeng on the side also nodded repeatedly to show their agreement.

The old lady's eyes flickered, but no one noticed the hint of displeasure in her eyes. She just nodded slightly and said indifferently, "You are thoughtful, but it's useless for you to come. You are not an imperial physician. Do you think you can be cured just by coming here?"

Wang Shi, who was standing nearby, keenly sensed the sarcasm in her mother-in-law's tone and quickly took over the conversation, saying, "Yes, Miss Wan'er is not feeling well, and she can't come to Mother's side. It would be bad if she got sick."

When Meng Hewan heard this, her face suddenly became stiff, and she felt extremely regretful. She had originally thought that by appearing weak, she could gain her family's sympathy and concern, but she didn't expect that it would backfire and bring her trouble instead.

"Sister-in-law, what are you talking about? Wan'er is just..." Gu was naturally unhappy with Wang's words. She looked over with some dissatisfaction and wanted to refute directly.

"We were inconsiderate. Mother-in-law is already in poor health. If Wan'er were to infect her with illness, it would be our fault."

Meng Qingwen could see that the old lady and Wang Shi didn't like Wan'er. This was not a big deal. He could just ask her to come less often in the future, but he couldn't offend the general's mansion anymore for now.

Gu was interrupted by her husband and had to swallow back the words that were about to come out of her mouth to defend her daughter.

Meng Chengfeng naturally saw the expression on his grandmother's aunt's face, and immediately stepped forward obediently, revealing a pitiful expression and pleading: "Grandma, Feng'er knows I'm wrong, please don't be angry..."

The old lady actually loves children the most, but when she thinks about how Feng'er was so rude in public and all the bad things he had done in the past, it is really hard for her to love him.

"Madam, the young lady is here."

The maid shouted at the door, interrupting the already tense atmosphere in the room. The old lady immediately relaxed her brows and softened her tone: "Quick, let Chu come in."

Everyone looked back, looking at the woman who came in from the door with different thoughts.

This was the first time Meng Qingwen saw his biological daughter. Before that, he only knew a little about her from his son and wife. He always thought she was a country girl with vulgar language and ugly manners, so he naturally gave up the idea of ​​bringing her back to the Marquis' Mansion.

However, the girl who came in was petite, but like a bud about to bloom. Her every move was elegant and polite, just like a flower swaying in the breeze. Her color was bright and attractive, just like the rising sun. Her skin was white and delicate, like mutton-fat jade, her facial features were exquisite and picturesque, and she was wearing luxurious and pretty clothes. She looked even more outstanding than the noble ladies in the capital.

How could this be called a country girl? Meng Qingwen looked at Gu with suspicion.

The Gu family was also immersed in Gu Fanchu's amazing changes.

She had only met Gu Fanchu once. At that time, the little girl was still shy and unfamiliar, with an expectant and flattering look in her eyes, like a frightened deer.

Yet, in just a few months, she had blossomed into the graceful and elegant figure she is today. Gu Fanchu, dressed delicately and elegantly, looked like a blooming flower, even more striking than Meng Hewan, who stood beside her in white, attempting to feign weakness. One could not help but marvel at her youthful energy.

Gu Fanchu stepped into the house and met the strange gazes of several people. He couldn't help but sneer in his heart. He finally got to see his adoptive father and two blood brothers whom he had never met before.

"Chu'er pays her respects to grandmother and aunt." After saying that, she bowed to the people in the Marquis' Mansion as a greeting.

Seeing the old lady waving at her, she walked over without hesitation, snuggled up to her with a sweet smile, and said, "Grandma, are you feeling better today? I asked the court doctor to add something to your medicine yesterday, so it shouldn't be so bitter."

Gu Ruyue looked at Gu Fanchu who was so cold to them, but turned around and acted coquettishly to the old lady. Her face immediately became a little ugly, and she felt a little uncomfortable in her heart.

But Meng Qingwen had a puzzled look on his face, and no one knew what he was thinking.

The old lady gently tapped Gu Fanchu's nose with a loving look on her face and said helplessly, "Grandmother, I'm already this old. How could I still be afraid of hardship like those little girls? Your aunt told me that you found the cold-dispelling soup that day too bitter and refused to eat it no matter what."

"Oh, aunt... didn't you say not to tell anyone..." Gu Fanchu's little face instantly turned as red as a ripe apple, and she turned to Wang and said coquettishly.

"Aunt didn't tell anyone else! Aunt only told your grandmother." Wang looked at the cute little girl and couldn't help laughing.

Seeing the three of them chatting and laughing intimately, seemingly leaving everyone else aside, Meng Hewan bit her lip unwillingly, took two steps forward, and said with a friendly smile on her face:

"This must be Sister Chu'er, right? Feng'er stopped your carriage on the street earlier and frightened you. He's young, so I apologized on his behalf."

Meng Chengfeng looked at Meng Hewan with emotion. Sister Wan'er was always the best to him!