Everyone remembered the day when the mourning period ended, and the next morning, Mrs. Wu came over to talk about it.
"A few days ago, the eldest lady of the Qin family came over in person and said that the coffin house had been prepared and would be delivered on the day. I think the Qin family... seems to be more enthusiastic than before."
Although Wu was only in charge of the affairs in the backyard, she was not like other people who didn't care about the affairs outside. In addition, her family members had come before, so she knew what the hottest thing in the capital was right now. She also learned from the people who came to her house that this matter was related to Zhier.
She didn't know how a teenage girl could be so powerful. The only thing she could do was to keep the inner courtyard under control and prevent her people from causing trouble for Zhi'er, so that she could do what she wanted.
The master had repeatedly asked her in the letter to help Zhi'er as much as possible. She didn't want to think too much and had to try her best to do it.
And now even the Qin family seems to be trying to curry favor with them. She couldn't help but think too much about it these past few days. Who knows, maybe Zhier can really do what she said and make all the men from the Hua family come back!
Just for this reason, she didn't want to give anyone the chance to take advantage of her, not even her own family!
Hua Zhi was a little surprised. "The Qin family came here? I was planning to ask the housekeeper to go over and give them a heads up."
Wu laughed, "Even if the master forgets, the stewards will remember it. No matter what the Qin family thinks, they will do it to save face."
That's right. For a big family, face is more important than anything else. Hua Zhi nodded and said, "Get the things ready for the memorial service. Let Bai Yu preside over the ceremony. All the children in the family can go, both big and small, so that grandma can rest assured."
"Can't you come back to Berlin?"
"He can't come back. What he's doing outside is very important."
"Isn't it too often that Bai Yu shows up?" Mrs. Wu frowned. "I'm not jealous. My two are still young. It's not their turn. It's just that the Third House will inevitably think too much. Even Bai Yu will probably have some thoughts."
Hua Zhi realized at this moment that things might not be as simple as she thought. Yan Xi thought so, and Fourth Aunt also thought so. They represented the thoughts of the vast majority of people. She didn't care too much about what Third Aunt thought. What she cared about was how she would tell Bai Yu.
"I was negligent. I will talk to Bo Yu later. However, the person who presides over the ceremony will not change. The Hua family can accommodate a few more capable people. If Bo Lin is so narrow-minded, the Hua family will not have anything to do with him."
Mrs. Wu was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "I understand. I'll go and talk to the others so that these words don't affect the child."
"We have to make some preparations at home. We should invite people from the side branches to come. We should prepare some meat dishes that are easy to digest in the kitchen. We don't need to eat big fish or meat because the stomach can't handle it. Oh, and I'll ask Fudong to bring back a sheep so that we can make some mutton soup for everyone to drink to warm their bodies."
Neither of them said whether the side branch really did not break the rules. It looked good on the surface and they couldn't ask for more. It was better than those who didn't even wipe their mouths after eating.
Time was running out, so Wu went to make arrangements immediately. Hua Zhi thought that she hadn't been to the clan school for some time, so she carried a basket and went to give the children a half-day lesson. Since Mr. Zheng came along, she no longer taught the knowledge in the textbooks, but thought about things outside. This time, she was talking about Jin Yang.
When we talked about Jinyang's horse farm, the origin of Jinyang Lotus City and why Jinyang was called the Little Capital, the children were very much looking forward to it.
After class, Hua Zhi asked Bai Yu to stay and went to talk to Zeng Han first.
The child had grown taller, looked better, and had clear eyes. Although he still didn't talk much, he was obviously less distant. Seeing that the children in the clan school didn't reject him, Hua Zhi was happy. She squatted down and touched his head, saying, "I have a lot of extra books. If you want to read them, come and get them anytime."
Zeng Han nodded, and suddenly reached out his hand to touch Hua Zhi's face. Hua Zhi was stunned for a moment, but did not avoid it. The child quickly withdrew his hand, and a look of satisfaction appeared on his usually expressionless face.
"I asked Yan Xi to visit your parents' graves and burn incense to tell them that everything is fine with you." Hua Zhi said gently, "Everything must be fine, understand?"
Zeng Han pursed his lips and nodded, "Okay."
The child's obedient appearance was the most heartbreaking. He patted his head again, looked up at Zheng Zhi who was waiting there, stood up and said, "Thank you for your hard work, sir."
Zheng Zhi gave her a meaningful look, "It's not as hard as you are."
Hua Zhi pretended not to understand and said, "Please help yourself, sir."
Zheng Zhi bowed and left with Zeng Han.
Zeng Han walked a few steps and looked back. Seeing Sister Hua still standing there looking at him, he felt happy and quickly caught up with his master.
Seeing him like this, Hua Zhi knew that he was still feeling uneasy. It would be better if she were not so busy, but now she could only leave it to time to heal him. Sighing in her heart, Hua Zhi turned around and called Bai Yu over.
"Go have dinner with my eldest sister."
Hua Boyu, who had been feeling uneasy since he was left behind, suddenly brightened up his eyes, and loosened his clenched fists, his palms already wet.
Hua Zhi noticed his little action, said nothing, and took people back to the yard.
The food was ready and Xiao Liu'er was already waiting there. When he saw Hua Boyu, he waved and greeted her, then sat down and scooped soup for Sister Hua without any unfamiliar movements.
"Don't fill yourself up too much. You ate too much this morning and you don't feel hungry now."
Xiao Liuer obediently put down the soup spoon and placed the half-full soup in front of Sister Hua.
Xiao Liu'er cared about the Hua family and knew what their current situation was. After dinner, he found an excuse and left.
Hua Boyu became more and more nervous. He lowered his head and didn't know what to do with his hands and feet.
Hua Zhi felt a little headache. It turned out that she was negligent. Bai Yu must have received a lot of gossip in this state.
"Mr. Mu said that you've been distracted a lot lately."
"I… "
Hua Zhi smiled and said, "I am often away from home and never pay much attention to family affairs. I only found out what happened when I came back this time. Bai Yu, I want to know what you think."
Hua Boyu raised his head and moved his mouth, but still said nothing. He didn't think much of it at other times, but now that his elder sister asked him this, he felt extremely aggrieved. He clearly didn't have any idea at all.
"No one except my eldest sister will know what I say here."
"Can you say anything?"
Hua Zhi nodded, "It's all right."
"I don't have those thoughts they said, elder sister, please believe me." Hua Baiyu leaned forward anxiously, "Sixth brother is not here, I am the oldest among the brothers in the family, those things are what I should do. Sixth brother is the eldest son and grandson, I don't want to compete with Sixth brother, really, I won't compete with Sixth brother!"
"Don't worry, I believe you."
Hua Baiyu looked a little stunned. His elder sister believed him
Hua Zhi smiled, "Why don't I believe you? Wasn't it your eldest sister who pushed you out to take on the responsibility of being a member of the Hua family?"