Chapter 1614: Earning Small Money Quietly
Shi Li stood outside the yard, listening to the quarrel inside becoming more and more intense.
Or...she should go back first?
Will she come back after the mother and daughter have had enough of the quarrel?
She had this plan in mind, but before she had time to step back, an old maid came out of Liu's mother's yard and saw her.
"Oh! The young mistress is here! Come in, come in! Madam has been waiting for the young mistress to serve tea for a long time!"
The nanny was smart and immediately raised her voice, and the quarrel in the room stopped abruptly.
It was impossible to leave at this time, Shi Li could only smile awkwardly to the nanny and walked into Liu's mother's yard with a group of maids.
Except for the maid who came with the dowry, she left everyone else outside the house. She took a deep breath, forced a polite smile, and formally walked into Liu's mother's room.
Liu's mother was sitting in the main seat. When she saw Shi Li coming in, she immediately greeted her warmly, "You're finally here. I've been looking forward to seeing you all morning!"
Shi Li walked to the center of the room, bowed properly to Liu's mother, and called her "Mother".
Out of the corner of his eye he saw Liu Qihan sitting next to him, his neck stiff and his head tilted.
In this house, the mother and son don’t look like mother and son, and the husband and wife don’t look like husband and wife.
Shi Li pretended not to hear the quarrel, took the teacup prepared by the maid next to her, and raised it in front of Liu's mother with both hands.
"Mother, please have some tea."
Mother Liu took the teacup from her with a smile and took a sip. She then took off the emerald jade bracelet that she had worn on her wrist for many years and which was the symbol of the eldest daughter-in-law of the Liu family, and gave it to Shi Li.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she moved, Liu Qihan jumped up like a dog stung by a bee, "Mother!"
The sudden voice startled Liu's mother and Shi Li, and they both looked at Liu Qihan at the same time.
The eldest brother pretended not to see anything and stared at the jade bracelet on Liu's mother's wrist.
If my cousin knew that her mother even gave the bracelet to someone else, she would be so sad!
Liu Qihan was determined not to make his sick cousin even more sad. He clenched his fists and stared at Liu's mother, as if he would snatch her away if she wanted to take off the bracelet.
He did not hide anything and was not afraid at all that others might notice.
Liu's mother obviously knew what kind of character her son had. She didn't even dare to take off the bracelet. She smiled awkwardly and explained, "I was so happy to see Lili that I even forgot to prepare a gift. Someone, go and get the gemstone headpiece I prepared earlier!"
Seeing this, Liu Qihan breathed a sigh of relief and slowly sat down again.
Shi Li didn't even bother to say anything and just stood obediently beside Liu's mother.
While the servants were rummaging through the boxes and cabinets looking for the jeweled head ornaments, the guilty mother Liu took the initiative to talk about Wen Shiqing.
"Lili, you should have heard that you have a cousin who lives in the west wing. She is not in good health, so you should take care of her in the future."
Shi Li certainly didn't care at all whether Liu's mother explained or not, but since things had come to this, she had to pretend to be virtuous and generous.
"I see. I happen to have some good-aged ginseng in my dowry. I'll go visit my cousin later and bring some to her..."
"You don't have to send ginseng and you don't have to go. My cousin doesn't like to meet outsiders!" Liu Qihan's stiff voice interrupted him from the side.
Mother Liu frowned suddenly and glared at Liu Qihan fiercely, then she had to hold Shi Li's hand, "Li Li, you are so thoughtful. But your cousin is sick again recently. You are a new bride, don't let her ruin your luck. See you later."
She thought Shi Li would feel aggrieved, but of course she wouldn't.
She was even very grateful to Young Master Liu. She had already said all the polite words. She must be very happy that she could save ginseng and avoid making a trip.
As he was speaking, the servants brought in two sets of expensive jeweled head ornaments.
Because Liu's mother said it casually, the servants didn't know which one she wanted, so they could only bite the bullet and take them all and let her decide for herself.
Mother Liu was still feeling guilty at this time, fearing that Shi Li would make a fuss because of Wen Shiqing's matter, so she reluctantly gave both sets of headgear to her.
"When I first saw Lili, she was like my own daughter. I'll give you both sets of headgear. You'll need them in the future!"
Shi Li said: "Mother, isn't this good?"
Inwardly: This is worth it, the two sets of head ornaments are much more valuable than that bracelet!