Houmen's step-wife

Chapter 71
If Su Wan accepted her offer of tea and gave her another piece of jewelry, it meant that she had been approved by the mistress.The wish of many years is about to be fulfilled, and the joy in Mingzhu's heart is almost overflowing.

Most of the servant girls around looked at Mingzhu with envy and jealousy.

Su Wan didn't get entangled, nor did she embarrass Ming Zhu, she directly took the teacup, took a symbolic sip, and took off the silk-wrapped and beaded gold hairpin on her head and gave it to her.

Mingzhu happily received it with both hands, with an almost uncontrollable ecstasy on her face, she managed to suppress her excitement, kowtowed to Su Wan, then stood up and stepped aside.

Su Wan's heart was bleeding from pain, not because Mingzhu became Huo Yuan's roommate, but because of the beaded hairpin.

She only has a dozen or so pieces of jewellery, and if she gave away one, she would lose one. If she had known about this, she would not have worn these more expensive jewellery, just to reassure her mother, but would have worn those less expensive jewellery. What a valuable gilt jewelry.

In any case, it is a good thing that Mrs. Tai agrees to her going out.

Su Wan went back to Wangqiu Courtyard to have breakfast, put on another red gold lilac hairpin, put on her makeup again, and then went out with Lufu.

For the matter of Wangqiuyuan, Lu Fu temporarily handed it over to Qing Ling.

Although Qingling is indifferent and doesn't care much, she will do well in the tasks entrusted to her, so Su Wan is also at ease with her.

Taking advantage of Su Wan's eating time, the carriage was ready, and the girls and women who followed the carriage were already in place.In addition to presents for her mother and younger brother, Su Wan also brought some newly made pastries, pills made by herself, and various rulers, etc. After making sure that there was nothing to take, the master and servant got into the carriage and walked slowly Left Changwuhou Mansion.

Su Wan's home is not far from the British government, in a second yard on the back street of the British government, after all, the Su family is a branch of the British government, and Su Wan's grandfather was the son of the British government. The bastard, after the separation, he was kicked out of the Duke's mansion to make a living on his own.

The first British Duke was a hero who founded the country, and the title was not hereditary. Although there were ups and downs in the middle, the hereditary succession has been smooth until now.Moreover, the British princes of this generation are very capable, and they became princesses again, and their power is close to that of the founding fathers.

When Su Wan's grandfather was separated, the power of the British government was not weaker than it is now. Even the bastard son received a lot of family property.It's a pity that after they came out, they started to take the imperial examination route. Although they got some honors, none of them became a Jinshi. Su Wan's grandfather was only a scholar, and his father was only a Juren.

However, they are not good at management, and this business is naturally becoming less and less.In Su Wan'er's generation, it is already stretched.Most of the shops were losing money, and there was often a case of three illnesses and five disasters. In addition, my father and younger brother had to go to school, which cost a lot of money, so I bought all the shops one after another.

And mother Zhao's illness completely wiped out this family property, leaving only a dilapidated house and a small farm with only [-] mu, which is only slightly better than the inferior farmland. The rations produced were barely enough for the whole family, and if they were sold, they would have no more rations to survive on. In desperation, Su Wan'er would go to the British government for help, and this is what happened later.

Just when Su Wan was in a daze, the carriage stopped suddenly, and the woman outside the carriage said: "Madam, the Su residence is here."

Maybe it's because of the timidity of being close to the hometown, or maybe it's because she has taken over the body of someone else's daughter, and she is a little guilty. In short, Su Wan looked a little nervous, and sat silently in the carriage for a while.

"Ma'am, it's time for us to get out of the car!" Lu Fu said.

It was only then that Su Wan came to her senses, took a deep breath, and nodded.She suppressed the turbulent emotions in her heart, and with the support of Lu Fudi, she stepped on the horse stool and got out of the carriage.

The gate is at the southeast corner of the house. The mottled black-painted gate is closed tightly, with two vicious door gods pasted on it, and the iron sunflower door knocker is covered with rust.I am used to seeing the three five-story gate houses in the Hou Mansion, as well as the luxurious gold-lacquered gates and gold-lacquered beast-faced tin rings, the gates in front of me look more and more shabby and desolate, which makes Su Wan's eyes feel sour.

The woman following the car was about to call the door, but Su Wan stopped her and said, "I'll come!"

The mother-in-law responded with a cry and withdrew.

Su Wan stepped forward, raised her hand and patted on the door knocker. Just after two pats, she heard an old and familiar voice from inside——

"Come on, who is it?"

Su Wan knew that it was Fang Bo's voice who had been watching the door.

Although the Su family was down and out, the servants either sold or took the initiative to go to another branch. In the end, only Fang Bo and Aunt Fang were left. , They always remember their father's kindness, even when their Su family was at its worst, they refused to leave, but took care of them with all their heart.

They only have one daughter, named Qiaoling, who is four years older than Su Wan. She used to be Su Wan's girl and took care of Su Wan, but she was married a few years ago, to a grocery store owner. A small businessman with a well-to-do family, it is said that she is the one who likes it.

At that time, the situation of the Su family was not so bad. Mother Zhao even gritted her teeth and gave her a decent dowry. I don't know how she is now.

Just when Su Wan fell into memories again, the door opened with a "squeak", revealing an old man with gray hair, slightly dark skin, and deep wrinkles carved on his face.He was puzzled at first, but when he saw Su Wan, a pair of slightly cloudy eyes suddenly burst into a burst of joy, and even the wrinkles stretched a lot. He rubbed his eyes first, and found that Su Wan was still there, isn't it? Hallucinations, he couldn't help but grinned, and shouted in great surprise: "Miss, didn't the old slave read it wrong? Are you really back?"

"Uncle Fang, it's me. I'm back." Su Wan said with a smile holding back her excitement.

I don't know if it was the emotions left in Su Wan'er's body and infected her, Su Wan'er really empathizes with her at this moment, and everything she says and does comes from her heart.She didn't resist this feeling, but went along with it.

Now that she is Su Wan'er, shouldn't she integrate into her previous life and help her take care of her relatives?This is the responsibility she has to bear after occupying her body.What's more, this can also reduce their doubts about themselves and avoid complications. This is good for both of them, so why not do it?
"That's great, it's really great. If the wife and the young master know that Miss is back, they will be very happy. Come in, Miss!" Fang Bo cried with joy, wiped his eyes, and opened the door.

When Su Wan heard about her mother and younger brother, a trace of anxiety and anticipation rose in her heart, she didn't exchange greetings with Fang Bo, and walked in quickly. Lu Fu and a few maids followed with presents in both hands. .

(End of this chapter)