Chapter 284 - 283 He Has Come
Mrs. Li and Lady Luo were somewhat puzzled to see Chu Hanyan acting like this. They had met the young girl before when Chu Lingxuan had brought her to meet their elders and relatives. The little girl had stood there, pouting, twiddling her chubby fingers, and refusing to move. Chu Lingxuan had apologized to the guests with a smile, saying, "Yan’er is a little shy." Then he had her taken away.
But Hanyan seemed transformed by Chen Afu’s coaxing.
Mrs. Li chuckled shrilly, "Oh, Ms. Chen hasn’t even married into our Chu family yet our sister is already treating you as a mother."
Chen Afu pretended not to hear and, after greeting the guests with Chu Hanyan, she patted the little girl on the head and whispered, "You’re such a good girl. Auntie is proud of you. Let’s have dinner now. Auntie will come to see you later."
Chu Hanyan nodded and was led out of Hua Hall by Mrs. Song.
Before leaving, she turned to glance back at Chen Afu, her face breaking into a dazzling smile.
After dinner, while the guests were watching a play, Chen Afu accompanied by Yu Zhuo and Xia Yue, went to visit Chu Hanyan in Yuetao Pavilion.
Halfway there, they were joined by Chu Zhen. "Sister Chen," she said, "I’ve heard that you design clothes. Those beautiful disk buttons, Hanyan’s beautiful clothes, Aunt Three’s pretty shoes, all designed by you, right? Could you also make a unique set of clothes and shoes just for me? I want to wear them to the Peach Blossom Banquet next year. Would that be okay?" She ended by tugging playfully at Chen Afu’s sleeve.