Only Mrs. Mu, who was sitting opposite her, was not overshadowed by her. Mrs. Mu was wearing a gorgeous cheongsam. The rich ladies in the upper class all preferred cheongsams, which made them look dignified and wealthy. But older women rarely wore bright colors, but Mrs. Mu was different. She had charming features, which were particularly suitable for such bright colors. She looked wealthy and even more beautiful than the stars in TV dramas.
Sister Ma, wearing white shirt and black pants, brought up a few cups of tea.
Madam Mu played a six-tube card and covered the entire deck with her hand. Everyone knew that she had heard it. She had a good luck today and won the most. She was in a good mood. She picked up the teacup at hand, took a sip, paused and said, "This tea... is it Huangshan Maofeng?"
Mrs. Lan glanced at her and smiled, "Mrs. Mu's tongue is really sharp."
Madam Mu smiled and said, "This tea is hard to buy now. Wanyi, where did you buy it from?"
Hearing that the tea was so precious, the other two rich ladies became curious, picked up the tea, took a sip, and laughed, "It is indeed a treasure."
"The color is good too." Mrs. Mu opened the lid of the tea with a smile in her eyes.
Seeing that several ladies were full of praise, Mrs. Lan smiled faintly and said, "Actually, this tea is treasured by my daughter-in-law."
"Oh? She likes Huangshan Maofeng tea just like me?" Mrs. Mu suddenly became interested.
"Yes, she likes it too."
Madam Mu thought for a moment, "It seems like Fu Chu just got married to her two days ago? Is today the day she returns to the old house?"
"Yes, she is upstairs chatting with my father-in-law now. I will ask her to come down to meet you."
"Okay." Several rich ladies responded and lowered their heads to take out checkbooks from their bags. It was reasonable for the younger generation to give red envelopes to the elders when they met them.
The three ladies wrote the checks and asked Mrs. Lan, "Wanyi, do you have the red envelope?"
Mrs. Lan shook her head and said politely, "You don't have to be so polite. It's just a meeting. There's no need to prepare a red envelope."
"How can that be possible? It's our first meeting, so we have to give each other good luck."
In this case, Mrs. Lan had no more excuses.
"Mom." Su Yi walked down the spiral staircase with a smile on her face. Although she was bare-faced, her skin was full of collagen, and it felt like water would come out if pinched.
Madam Mu's gaze fell on her face, with a hidden smile in her eyes.
Su Yi nodded at her, walked over and stood behind Mrs. Lan.
Mrs. Lan said, "Xiaoyi, come here, let me introduce you. This is Madam Mu. You can just call her aunt."
"Hello, Aunt Mu."
Madam Mu nodded and handed her a check. "Here, this is a small gift. Take it."
Su Yi didn't dare to accept it, "No, thank you, aunt."
"This is just for good luck. Take it. It's not a lot of money." Mrs. Mu said.
Su Yi turned his head and glanced at Mrs. Lan, as if asking for instructions.
Mrs. Lan said, "Since it was given by Mrs. Mu, you can take it."
"Yes, take it." Madam Mu forced the check into her hand, "I wish you and Lan Fuchu a sweet and happy marriage."
Su Yi smiled brightly, "Thank you, Aunt Mu."
"This is Mrs. Yuan," Mrs. Lan introduced.
Su Yi smiled and said, "Aunt Yuan."
She changed the address herself, which immediately earned her a smile from Mrs. Yuan, who gave her a red envelope and praised her for being clever.
Su Yi smiled but said nothing.
"These are Mrs. Jiang."
"Aunt Jiang." It was still red envelopes. Su Yi received them one by one and stood behind Mrs. Lan, looking proper and well-behaved.
Mrs. Jiang said, "Wanyi, your daughter-in-law is so beautiful."
Mrs. Lan smiled and said, "That's what I said too. My daughter-in-law is not only beautiful, but also very smart."
When praising her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Lan was full of praise, and the other ladies all laughed along.
Among the ladies here, except for Mrs. Mu's only son, Mu Ziyin, who is still unmarried, the others all have daughters-in-law. As they chatted, they began to talk about the daily lives of their daughters-in-law and grandchildren. Mrs. Mu could not say a word and sat at the card table with a wooden expression.
"Aunt Mu, what are you thinking about?" Su Yi called Mrs. Mu with a warm smile.
Madam Mu looked up at her and said half-jokingly, "What can you think about? Of course, I'm thinking about when my son will come to his senses and find me a daughter-in-law. That way, I'll have something to talk about with you."
"Does your son have any plans to get married yet?" asked Mrs. Yuan.
Madam Mu nodded. "Yeah, he won't listen no matter what I say. He hangs out with those young models all day long. I don't know how to say good things to him."
"You must never marry that kind of woman." Mrs. Jiang reminded, "They usually marry her for money. If you marry her into your family, it will definitely cause unrest in your home."
"Of course I know that those women can't be married." Madam Mu is not stupid, "But if he really doesn't want to find a girlfriend, then I can't do anything about it, don't you think?"
Hearing this, Su Yi looked up at Madam Mu. It seemed that her requirements for Mu Ziyin were not that strict.
They played cards until the evening of that day, and then the ladies went home having fun.
Madam Mu put on her white drapery shawl and just as she walked out the door, she was stopped by Su Yi, "Aunt Mu, please wait."
Madam Mu turned around, smiling, looking very kind, "Xiaoyi, is there anything wrong?"
"Yes." Su Yi walked forward and handed over a box of tea with a sincere expression, "This box of Huangshan Maofeng is for my aunt."
"This..." Madam Mu raised her eyes and looked at her.
Su Yi said: "Actually, I came here today specifically to see you, aunt."
Mrs. Mu was confused.
Su Yi continued: "Aunt, can I walk with you?"
Madam Mu glanced at her, knowing that she had something to say, and did not refuse. She walked down the bluestone steps in her high heels and said, "Then you can send me to the door."
"Okay." Su Yi smiled and walked side by side with her, as if he was considering something and was not in a hurry to speak.
Madam Mu also walked forward calmly and leisurely.
As they walked, Su Yi suddenly said, "Actually, Auntie, you have always misunderstood Ziyin. He never messed around with those young models. He was just playing around."
Hearing this, Madam Mu turned her head and said, "What did you say? You know my son."
"Yes, Ziyin calls my husband Third Brother and me Third Sister-in-law, so in our eyes, he is no different from our own brother."
Madam Mu nodded and smiled, "So that's how it is."
"Aunt, Ziyin is not as promiscuous as the rumors say. It can even be said that he has never slept with those young models. Aunt, do you believe it?"
Madam Mu was stunned. "How is this possible? And why do you know all this?"
Su Yi pretended to be nonchalant and continued slowly: "One night, Ziyin had dinner with us. He was drunk and told us something."
She sighed as if she felt very sorry, "Ziyin said that he never touched those models, and he played with them to avoid making you and uncle sad."
"What?" Mrs. Mu became more and more confused the more she listened.
Su Yi looked at the courtyard gate in the distance and said, "He pretends to be unfaithful, but in fact he has problems."
"what is the problem?"
"He's not good at that."
Madam Mu heard the hidden meaning in that, her face froze for a moment, and she said hesitantly: "You mean, Ziyin..."
"Yes, aunt." Su Yi turned his head and looked at Madam Mu without any hesitation. "He also told us that the reason why he is not good in that aspect is because of a knot in his heart."
"What's the problem?"
"Aunt, do you know Ying Xiaoli?"
Madam Mu was shocked and her face changed. "Are you saying that Ziyin's failure in that aspect is because of Ying Xiaorong?"
"Yes, he told us that the woman named Ying Xiaoxiao cheated on him, which led to him never trusting women again. Over time, he began to hate women and even lost his ability to do that. He told us that he has completely lost interest in women now."
Madam Mu was stunned, as if she couldn't react, "How could this happen..."
She arranged a model girlfriend for Ziyin for his own good, but she never expected that in the end, she would actually harm her own son with her own hands.
"Is what you said true?" Mu Ziyin was doubtful and spoke again.
Su Yi said, "If I didn't feel that I had a great affinity with you, I wouldn't want to talk about this. After all, this is very difficult to talk about. Perhaps, you should persuade Ziyin to go to the hospital together, or ask his assistant and secretary."
(End of this chapter)