The Humble Family’s Daughter Has A Spatial Pocket!
Chapter 738 - 661, Coming of Age Ceremony_1

Chapter 738: Chapter 661, Coming of Age Ceremony_1

Yan Zhiyuan’s keeping of a concubine and acceptance of bribes had left the entire Yan Family both shocked and incredulous.

Daohua didn’t much care for everyone’s reactions; she stayed by Old Madam Yan’s side, repeatedly consoling her, "Grandmother, father and elder brother will be back soon; do not be too worried. As for Second Uncle, when father returns, he will deal with it. Right now, you must take good care of your health."

Old Madam Yan lay in bed with a worried expression. Although her granddaughter assured her repeatedly that her eldest son would be fine, her heart remained heavy until he returned.

As for the second son...

When she thought of the conscienceless things he had done, she wished she could rise and severely chastise him.

Seeing her granddaughter’s worried eyes, Old Madam Yan forced herself not to think too much, "You have been quite tired these past few days. Go and rest now; I’m fine." She said, displaying a bitter smile, "With so many people in the house, in the end, it falls on you, a young lady, to shoulder the responsibilities. It really is..."

Daohua grasped the old lady’s hand and leaned on the bed, "Tired I am not, but I was scared when you fell ill. Grandmother, you must get well."

Old Madam Yan raised her hand and gently touched Daohua’s head, her lips curling into a slight smile, "Alright, I will get well."

Hearing this, Daohua broke into a smile, "Then I’ll sleep with you tonight, Grandmother."

Old Madam Yan couldn’t help but smile, "You’re all grown up now..."

Daohua cut her off, "No matter how old, I’m still your granddaughter." Saying this, she quickly shed her outer garment and agilely climbed into bed.

Old Madam Yan watched her granddaughter lying beside her and helplessly shook her head.

Daohua had been tense these past days, but now that it was confirmed that the Jiang Family had no leverage on the Yan Family, her mind relaxed. She climbed into bed and fell asleep shortly thereafter.

Looking at the fatigue between her granddaughter’s brows, Old Madam Yan felt a touch of heartache. Thinking of the mistake her second son had made, her head began to throb faintly.

The eldest son had been imprisoned because of the second son; when he returned, could the big house and second house remain as they were before?

...

On the first day of August, just as dawn broke, Daohua awoke and saw her still sleeping grandmother beside her. She carefully got out of bed, washed up, and sent someone to the provincial capital to inquire about the situation once again.

As long as her father and elder brother were not at home, the house remained unsettled.

Previously she had never realized how important her stepfather was to this house, but after experiencing this incident, she suddenly recognized that her stepfather was the pillar of the home. If the pillar collapsed and was destroyed, the house would be overwhelmed by the storms outside.

It wasn’t long before Old Madam Yan also awoke.

Seeing the old lady struggle to get out of bed, Daohua quickly went to prevent her, "Grandmother, there’s nothing urgent at home; just rest in bed."

Old Madam Yan shook her head, "How can there be nothing? Today is your birthday."

Daohua, "Birthdays come every year, missing one isn’t such a big deal."

Old Madam Yan gave Daohua a sidelong glance, "Today you turn fifteen, it’s time for the Ji ceremony; of course, it’s important." She then darkened, "Originally, your mother and I had discussed arranging a grand Ji ceremony for you, but unfortunately..."

Seeing Old Madam Yan’s furrowed brow once again, Daohua hurriedly said, "Grandmother, I don’t care about these things. Just having you all by my side is enough."

Old Madam Yan patted Daohua’s hand and rose with the help of her maids.

After the old lady had freshened up, Madam Li arrived with Han Xinran, followed by a maid carrying a bowl of longevity noodles.

"Mother, Sister-in-law."

Madam Li first asked about Old Madam Yan’s health, and then they all proceeded to the dining room.

Madam Li personally placed the bowl of longevity noodles in front of Daohua, "Today is your birthday; your sister-in-law made these longevity noodles herself."

Upon hearing this, Daohua immediately smiled and thanked Han Xinran, "Thank you, Sister-in-law."

Han Xinran smiled and shook her head, "You’re too polite, sister. My cooking skills are modest; don’t disdain them."

Daohua, "How could I? These longevity noodles look so appetizing; surely they’re delicious." With that, she picked up the chopsticks and tasted a mouthful, "The noodles are chewy, the broth light and refreshing; delicious."

Han Xinran immediately said, "If sister likes it, then I’ll make more of it in the future."

Daohua smiled and winked, "Sister-in-law can just make more for my big brother to eat, as for me... it’s good enough just to share in my big brother’s delight."

Seeing Daohua tease her, Han Xinran laughed and glared at her.

Madam Yan and Madam Li saw the sisters-in-law getting along so harmoniously and couldn’t help but smile, their tense emotions due to Yan Zhigao’s imprisonment slightly relaxed.

After breakfast, Madam Li, with the help of Madam Yan, escorted Daohua and Han Xinran to the main courtyard.

In the main hall, all the preparations for the hairpinning ceremony had already been made.

Originally, Madam Li had invited several virtuous and talented ladies to act as the main guests, the presiding officers, and the praisers for the ceremony, but unfortunately, the master was in trouble, and it was not appropriate to entertain guests at this time, so the ceremony had to be greatly simplified.

The Wu Family had always remembered that today was Daohua’s hairpinning ceremony and had come early with Yan Zhiqiang and their two sons to wait.

Madam Li and Madam Yan’s expressions turned sour when they saw that no one from the second branch of the family had come.

"Mother, use this to pin up my hair later," Daohua said nonchalantly, taking the yellow jade sunflower hairpin Xiao Yeyang had given her from Wang Manman and handing it to Madam Li.

Madam Li looked at it and smiled ambiguously at her daughter, "Yellow jade is extremely rare, and this hairpin of yours is pure in color; it seems someone went to great lengths."

Daohua just smiled and said nothing.

Han Xinran on the side felt somewhat puzzled but it didn’t stop her from admiring the yellow jade sunflower hairpin.

Yellow jade is precious and uncommon, and even more valuable than mutton-fat jade. The Han Family, being an earl’s family, only had a yellow jade ring that belonged to the grandmother. The hairpin that the younger sister brought out was excellent, both in quality and in craftsmanship.

I wonder where she got it from?

Without inviting outsiders, the person who arranged Daohua’s hair during the ceremony turned out to be Madam Li.

By the time the ceremony had started, Zhu Qiyun from the second branch only just found out, hurriedly ordered a maid to prepare a gift, and then rushed to Madam Sun’s place.

After returning from Madam Yan’s place last night, Madam Sun had a big argument with Yan Zhiyuan regarding the affairs of the outer room, and with Yan Zhiyuan being annoyed, he directly took the child to the front yard to rest.

At this moment, only Madam Sun, Yan Yile, and Yan Yihuan were in the room.

"Mother, today is big sister’s hairpinning ceremony; we should hurry over to attend," Yan Yile said.

Madam Sun then remembered this event, but she had not slept at all the previous night and was not in the best of spirits, plus she was very frustrated and didn’t really feel like going.

Yan Yile snorted, "Our second branch already has enough troubles, who has the time to attend any hairpinning ceremony?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Qiyun’s brows immediately furrowed, and she was truly becoming displeased with this younger sister-in-law. It was bad enough that she was obstinate, but she was also outspoken.

Now with the father-in-law implicated and the eldest uncle imprisoned, with the first and second branches’ relations being tense, instead of properly setting their attitudes and expressing apologies at this time, the mother-in-law and sister-in-law were being difficult here, which truly left her at a loss for words.

Fortunately, Yan Yihuan still had some sense of propriety and immediately stood up, saying to Zhu Qiyun, "Sister-in-law, I have prepared a gift for elder sister. I will bring it and follow you right away."

Zhu Qiyun pulled out a smile, "Good."

Later, when Zhu Qiyun arrived at the main courtyard with Yan Yihuan, Madam Li had already inserted the yellow jade sunflower hairpin into Daohua’s hair.

Seeing only Zhu Qiyun and Yan Yihuan coming, Madam Yan’s expression became even more displeased.

Madam Li glanced at them and smiled, then turned to her daughter and pulled her up for a closer look, saying with a laugh, "All right, from today on, you are officially a young lady."

Just as the hairpinning ceremony ended, the excited gatekeeper came running in, "Madam Yan, Madam Li, the master and the young master have returned!"

Hearing this, Madam Yan immediately stood up excitedly. Madam Li said something to Madam Yan and then hurriedly scampered outside.

Daohua walked forward to support Madam Yan and said with a smile, "I said my father wouldn’t have any problems, didn’t I? Grandmother, you were always so worried, but now you can finally set your heart at ease."