Taking away my family's luck? I won't stand it!

"Sister, you have to help me. I don't know what to do with so many invitations and visiting cards." Old Mrs. Liu said, holding the hand of Lady Lu.

Yaoyao sat obediently on the chair and was fed by Lu Chen and Lu Xuan.

Old Lady Shen and Old Lady Ye sat next to Old Lady Liu and Lady Lu, listening attentively without saying a word.

This was their first time visiting a wealthy family, so they tried not to speak as much as possible for fear of bringing shame to the Yuan family.

Lady Lu took the invitations and visiting cards from Old Lady Liu's hand, read them one by one, and said, "You don't have to go to these, because officials like Princess Anguo all have special relationships with the Prime Minister." Then she pulled out an invitation and said, "You can go to this family. They are the family of Yue'er's biological mother, Concubine Yu. Although her family doesn't hold high official positions, they are still decent people."

"Then I'll listen to you." Old Mrs. Liu nodded.

Yue'er had stayed in the Yuan family for a while. Usually, a mother would abandon a child with mental retardation and let them fend for themselves. However, Yue'er was not only fair and tender, but also wore very good clothes. It was obvious that she had been raised with meticulous care.

Lady Lu: "I heard people on the street say that your family is related to the Prime Minister. Is this true?"

She knew the character of the Yuan family: they were simple and kind.

If the Prime Minister was really related to their family, he would have visited Old Lady Liu when she first came to the capital.

I think there must be some hidden story behind this.

Old Lady Liu made a sound of disgust, "We are not relatives. We shouldn't do such things between relatives."

Lady Lu smiled and didn't ask any more questions.

Who doesn’t have a past?

"Then what do you want to do with the invitation from the Prime Minister's Mansion?"

"That's where we came from and where we're going back to, of course."

Old Lady Liu said as a matter of course.

She wasn't afraid of them, but she was afraid of making herself sick.

She felt like vomiting when she thought of the hypocritical faces of the Prime Minister's family.

Old Lady Liu looked at Lady Lu and said, "Come to my house for dinner tonight and try my cooking."

"Yaoyao said that her mother's cooking is delicious, so I gave her a chance to try it." Lady Lu, the Duke of Lu, joked.

"It doesn't matter. I'll help my daughter-in-law." said Old Mrs. Liu.

The two chatted for a while, and then Mrs. Liu took Yaoyao, Mrs. Shen, and Mrs. Ye home.

The first thing he did when he got home was to ask someone to return the invitation to the Prime Minister's Mansion.

The maids and servants in the mansion had already taken a bath and were standing in front of Old Lady Liu wearing brand new thick cotton-padded coats.

Old Lady Liu saw that they were neatly dressed and did not look so shabby, but they all looked malnourished with pale faces and lips.

"Mom, what should we name them?" Ye Wan asked.

She had just asked for the names of the maids and servants. They were the top-notch ones like Daya, Sanya, Siya, Ergou, etc., or Zhaodi, Pandi, Laidi, Xiangdi, etc. It was hard to describe them in a few words.

"You are the mistress of the house, you can choose the name yourself." Old Lady Liu waved her hand and let Ye Wan name it.

It would be difficult for an old lady who can barely read to ask her to choose a name.

Old Mrs. Ye breathed a sigh of relief when she heard what Old Mrs. Liu said.

She was worried that Old Lady Liu would not give up power, but she also felt guilty towards her because of this idea.

"The palace will send two governesses to us tomorrow. You will learn from them then. Now that you are the wife of the great general, you have to show up in certain occasions. Although my family is not from a wealthy family, we still have to pretend to be well-educated." said Old Lady Liu.

She asked Ye Wan to learn etiquette from the two governesses not for the sake of face, but because she didn't want people to look down on her.

Only when you practice etiquette will others shut up.

Ye Wan nodded, "I'll follow my mother's arrangements."

She was very surprised that her mother-in-law suddenly handed over the power of housekeeper to her, and after the surprise, she was delighted.

She was very grateful for her mother-in-law's trust in her.

In the future, I must do my best to manage the entire general's mansion.

"Take them downstairs to eat." said Old Mrs. Liu.

Ye Wan nodded and left with the maids and servants.

After Shen Chulan and the others left, Old Lady Liu looked at Yaoyao who was eating cakes and asked, "Yaoyao, what do you think about Grandma handing over the power of housekeeper to your aunt?"

Yaoyao had been quietly eating the walnut cake in her hand. When she heard Old Lady Liu suddenly ask her this question, she was stunned for a moment.

Then he said, "Isn't it all the same? When I was at home, it was Auntie who took care of everything at home."

Old Mrs. Liu reacted and smiled.

"Yaoyao is right. It's usually your aunt who takes care of the house. Grandma is overthinking it."

Yaoyao blinked her big round eyes. "Grandma, are you afraid that my mother will think too much? Mother won't think too much. Her mind is now full of how to buy a big shop in the capital and open Qingshuilou."

"Your mother wants to open a restaurant?"

Old Mrs. Liu was surprised.

"Yes, Fourth Uncle surveyed the environment when he was shopping. I think they will ask grandma for money soon." Yaoyao nodded.

"Grandma's money is all with you. Just give it to your mother when the time comes."

Old Mrs. Liu gently wiped the crumbs from the corners of Yaoyao's mouth.

Old Mrs. Liu is very happy that her son and daughter-in-law have their own life plans.

Said Cao Cao, Cao Cao.

Yuan Lao Er, Yuan Lao Si, and Shen Chulan walked in.

As soon as they came in, they said they had seen two big shops in the east of the city and wanted to buy them, and asked Old Lady Liu to pay for them.

Old Mrs. Liu first asked how much silver she wanted, and then asked Yaoyao to take out the silver and hand it to Shen Chulan.

The three of them disguised themselves and happily went out to buy a shop.

Yaoyao used the Qi Condensing Technique on them and asked Baobao Monkey to follow them secretly before going to sleep.

The General's Mansion was quite lively at night.

A large pot was placed on a few tables, bubbling with steam. On the table were plates of sliced ​​fish, lamb, and rabbit.

There are also various vegetable meatballs.

Duke Lu and his wife were quite surprised to see the dishes on the table.

Just because what is on the table is their hometown food.

Antique soup.

Old Lady Liu smiled and said, "When Mr. Lu was in Lihua Village, he loved spicy food. I guessed that you, as his parents, would like it even more, so I made these simple meals."

"No, no, this is not a simple meal. This antique soup may look simple, but it takes a lot of steps just to make it from the bottom of the pot, not to mention the plates of meat slices that require a lot of knife skills. Even we rarely eat it at home. We only make a few home-cooked dishes during festivals to satisfy our cravings."

Duke Lu said excitedly.

Old Lady Liu nodded. "Oh, so this is called antique soup."

"The soup is boiling, put the meat in quickly."

Duke Lu picked up some rabbit slices and put them into the steaming pot. He took them out anxiously and put them into his mouth impatiently. The scalding hot meat slices made him gasp so hard that he didn't care about his image as a duke at all.

Old Lady Liu placed a piece of rabbit meat in Yan'er's bowl and said, "This is a bit spicy and very hot. Be careful when you eat it."

Yan'er nodded and smiled gently.

Lady Lu noticed Yan'er sitting next to Old Lady Liu from the very beginning, and felt that the woman in front of her looked very familiar to her.

She couldn't help but look at it a few more times.