CHAPTER 118: CHAPTER 0118, VISITING

Yun Jinnian nodded to show he remembered and sipped the soup in small mouthfuls.

Mrs. Han also knew that under the present circumstances, she couldn’t say much to Yun Jinnian.

After breakfast and a brief rest, Mrs. Han escorted Yun Jinnian to the Yun Residence, where she felt relieved upon seeing Yun Jinnian accompanied by Hemei and Henuan.

"Be careful on your way!"

Yun Jinnian nodded, reached out to hug Mrs. Han, and nestled in her arms, "Mother, I know who treats me well and who is sincere with me. I may not say it, but it doesn’t mean I don’t know, I keep it all in my heart!"

Having said this, Yun Jinnian turned and boarded the carriage.

Hemei and Henuan immediately followed, and it wasn’t until the carriage had long departed that Mrs. Han came back to her senses and said to Bai Que, "That child, really is..."

So lovable and heartbreaking.

Bai Que looked at Mrs. Han, "Miss is indeed perceptive!"

"Yes, she has always known. All those insincere gestures, she’s seen them all and taken them to heart, she just doesn’t want to say it or can’t be bothered to!"

In the carriage, Yun Jinnian placed her hand over her heart.

She didn’t know when it started, but her heart seemed to be getting smaller, holding fewer and fewer people inside it.

Upon arriving at the Zhuangyong Marquis Residence, it was the same nanny who had greeted guests at the door the day before who greeted Yun Jinnian with great enthusiasm.

"I have seen Miss Yun." The nanny’s own family name was Wei, and in the Residence, everyone called her Nanny Wei." With a smile, Nanny Wei curtsied.

Although Yun Jinnian found it odd, she still smiled and returned the courtesy, "Good day, Nanny Wei!"

"Miss Yun, please follow me, my lady is waiting for you at Suiyu Pavilion!"

"Thank you for showing me the way, Nanny Wei!"

Entering the gates of the Zhuangyong Marquis Residence and proceeding towards the inner gates, they didn’t encounter any manservants or maids who didn’t curtsy upon seeing her and waited until Yun Jinnian had passed before leaving.

The rigor of the serving staff was fitting for a prestigious family, unlike those at Yun Residence, who would always look around curiously upon seeing guests.

Before reaching Suiyu Pavilion, Dai Hanmi came to meet her, "So it is Sister Jinnian who has arrived!"

Yun Jinnian hastily curtsied.

With quick reflexes, Dai Hanmi supported Yun Jinnian, "Sister, there is no need for such formality!" Taking Yun Jinnian’s hand, she exclaimed in surprise, "Why are your hands so cold? Are you chilled?"

"No, they’re always like this, it’s nothing!" Yun Jinnian reassured her as they walked towards the house together.

Dai Hanmi, though only thirteen, looked considerably taller than Yun Jinnian.

"It’s terribly cold outside, let’s talk more inside the house!"

They entered the warm hall of Suiyu Pavilion together, and Yun Jinnian looked around and knew this was a space specially arranged for entertaining female guests within the Zhuangyong Marquis Residence.

"Sister Jinnian, is it warmer inside here?"

Dai Hanmi was very cordial, and Yun Jinnian hummed in agreement, handing over a gift, "Sister Dai, this is just a small token of appreciation, I hope you won’t find it too modest!"

"Look at you, bringing a gift as well!"

Dai Hanmi accepted it and handed it to the maid standing beside her, who took the brocaded box away.

Dai Hanmi invited Yun Jinnian to sit down and pushed some plum blossom cakes in front of her, "Sister Jinnian, please taste these and see how they are!"

"Thank you!" Yun Jinnian took a plum blossom cake and after tasting and swallowing, she remarked, "It’s truly delicious, it has the fragrance of plum blossoms, and it seems to even include actual plum blossom petals!"

"Exactly, my second sister-in-law worked for a long time to perfect this, incorporating plum blossom petals into the pastry. Once they arrive, I’ll take you to see my second sister-in-law’s place, she has a lot of delicious things!"

Hearing Dai Hanmi say this, Yun Jinnian smiled faintly.

She neither declined nor accepted the invitation.

She would wait and see what the others had to say!

"Oh my, I thought I would be the earliest, but it seems I’m still a step late!"