Chapter 878 - 877: Seeking embarrassment?

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Chapter 878: Chapter 877: Seeking embarrassment? Old Granny Zhang took the Golden Leaf, her eyes couldn’t help but light up—such an exquisite thing. Not to mention, although the gold jewelry Old Granny Zhang had seen was not many, they were all treasures. The few she collected were rewards from the concubines of the palace, and things coming from the great inner palace were always of excellent quality. But this Golden Leaf didn’t seem any lesser than those gold trinkets rewarded by the concubines in the palace. Could the Tian Family have such a good thing? Wang Yongzhu could think of it, so naturally, Old Granny Zhang thought of it too. However, this was all speculation. Back then, she was too young to remember much, and both Zhang Dabao and Lady Zhao were dead, making it unclear whose possession this item truly was. Old Granny Zhang was already of an old age. To her, the affection of parents was no longer something she longed for. Since her teenage years, she had abandoned the idea of finding her biological parents. Moreover, after experiencing many things, she understood even more that at fifty years old, her parents were likely no longer in this world. Even if there were family members left, with no interaction before, she was just a countryside old lady, how much familial affection could there be? Probably just misunderstood as someone trying to take advantage! Now she had a daughter and a son-in-law, and lacked no Silver, she lived a peaceful and good life, why cause trouble for herself? Thus, she just shook her head and threw the Golden Leaf back onto the table: "Never seen it!" Wang Yongzhu immediately understood Old Granny Zhang’s attitude. She had an idea in mind, pulled Lady Chen aside and whispered for quite a while before Lady Chen delightedly said, "Lady Wang, is everything you said true?" Wang Yongzhu nodded her head. Then she packed everything on the table nicely and handed it to Lady Chen: "Take these back with you!" Lady Chen felt very embarrassed and insisted on staying to express her gratitude. Wang Yongzhu firmly refused and personally escorted Lady Chen out of the door, slightly mentioning the Golden Leaf. Although Lady Chen was somewhat timid, she was not foolish. She immediately took out the Golden Leaf to give to Wang Yongzhu. Wang Yongzhu naturally couldn’t accept it for free, she just said that this Golden Leaf looked like something her mother once lost, and since she couldn’t find it now, seeing something similar, she wanted to buy it as a memento for her mother. She slipped a silver note to Lady Chen, considering it as purchasing the Golden Leaf. For Lady Chen, the silver note was certainly better than the Golden Leaf, and ten taels of silver were more valuable than the Golden Leaf. She left with numerous thanks. Wang Yongzhu entered the courtyard with the Golden Leaf, Song Chongjin was about to head out and only reminded her to be careful when going out these few days before leaving. Once out of the courtyard, he looked up and saw Gu Zikai, as usual, coming from the corner. They exchanged greetings and went together towards the Academy. After walking a few steps, Gu Zikai, still worried, looked back and then said: "Brother Song, should we hire two people to guard the door? Otherwise, only Old Granny and Lady Wang are at home with a few women and children, if anything happens—" Saying this, he suddenly recalled Wang Yongzhu’s heroic feat from yesterday, where she single-handedly smashed the Rouge Shop to pieces, and promptly fell silent. Song Chongjin noticed Gu Zikai’s inexplicably stiff expression and couldn’t help but smile: "Thanks Brother Gu for the reminder, but it’s all right, with my wife at home, there won’t be any trouble." Gu Zikai observed Song Chongjin’s proud demeanor, swallowed all his remaining words whole. Once Song Chongjin had left, and with Old Granny Wu and Old Madam Ding occupied, only then did Wang Yongzhu bring out the Golden Leaf again, presenting it to Old Granny Zhang: "Mother, this is for you!" Upon seeing it, Old Granny Zhang instantly knew the girl was up to mischief: "Didn’t I say I didn’t recognize it? Why did you bring it back?" Wang Yongzhu sat down next to Old Granny Zhang, "Mother, I’ve thought it over, this thing might just be yours. Even if you have no memory of it, it shouldn’t be left with the Tian Family to ruin such a good thing. We don’t count on this little thing to find your family, but keeping it as a memento is good! Even if, in the unlikely case, this is not yours, it is quite pretty, I bought it with Silver, so you can play with it whenever you’re bored." What else could Old Granny Zhang say? She could only affectionately stroke Wang Yongzhu’s hair and after a long while said: "Zhuzhu, my background, whether it was as a wealthy lady or a maid from a poor family, it was all so many years ago, it doesn’t matter anymore. Even if found, so what? Even if it was from a wealthy family, so what? Those affluent families, all have noble eyes, can they even notice a countryside woman like me? Most likely, they’d be embarrassed by my existence. Even if found, they’d think we’re trying to cling to wealth!" "I’m not stupid, now that I have you and Chongjin living such a good life, why go seeking trouble? I have spent most of my life without parents and have gotten by just fine. When I was young, I never thought about finding my parents, now that I’m old, what’s the point? Decades have passed, how close can we get?" "Both you and Chongjin should stop worrying about me, aren’t there so many important things to do? Keep the Golden Leaf if you say so, it will be yours in the future anyway!" This was something she thoroughly discussed with Wang Yongzhu, to prevent her daughter and son-in-law from dwelling on this matter. Wang Yongzhu understood everything clearly, feeling both bitter and pained in her heart, she hugged Old Granny Zhang tightly: "Mother, Brother Song and I will listen to you! In the future, when we have children, they will also listen to you!" She secretly vowed that since Old Granny Zhang could never have the love of parents in this life, she, as a daughter, would make up for it as much as possible, to fill all the regrets of her first half of life in the latter half! Old Granny Zhang laughed heartily upon hearing it, "That’s great! Mother will take good care of her health now, you should also take advantage of this filial period to take good care of your body. Once the mourning period is over, and your health is at its prime, it will be the perfect time to have children. Then Mother will take care of you during your postpartum confinement, ensuring you a comfortable and pleasant experience. No matter how many you have, Mother can take care of them all!" Thinking about taking care of children, Old Granny Zhang’s eyes sparkled, she imagined that the future granddaughters and grandsons, looking like Zhuzhu and Chongjin, would be so beautiful! As she contemplated, she pondered that Old Granny Wu had a knack for taking care of the sick, so she’d have to ask her in the evening if she knew any medicine for nursing a man’s body. Chongjin, this child, studying late into the night day after day, she wondered if his health could handle it. He must be well-nourished; otherwise, if his health was ruined because of the imperial exam, what would happen to her daughter? Not far away, Song Chongjin suddenly sneezed several times, prompting Gu Zikai to ask with concern: "Brother Song, are you feeling unwell?" Meanwhile, he cautiously looked at Song Chongjin, who seemed strong—was he all show but no substance? Song Chongjin rubbed his nose, casually shook his head: "Nothing—". Inadvertently, he brushed past a man who whispered two brief words: "It’s done!" Song Chongjin lowered his head, revealing a smile.

Chapter 878 - 877: Seeking embarrassment?

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