Chapter 573 - 224 Shuangxi
Loo Ying ran into Ma Peng and Zhuang Ruolan on her way back. Ma Peng had just returned from an assignment and went with Zhuang Ruolan to Begonia Garden to visit Yueyao.
Although Ma Peng dared not rebel against his father, he harbored resentment in his heart and looked down on the Lian family even more. He scoffed at them for claiming to be of a scholarly family, when they were not even as good as bankrupt households.
Loo Ying curtsied and said, "Greetings, elder cousin."
Ma Peng hummed in response but didn’t stop walking. Behind him, Zhuang Ruolan smiled. They were both her cousins, but the attitudes of their husbands were worlds apart.
Ma Peng entered the bedroom and said to Yueyao, "Cousin, from now on, you should stay at home with ease. If you lack anything or need anything, tell your sister-in-law, or you can tell me directly if there’s anything. You absolutely must not suffer in silence like you did at the Lian Mansion. If any servant dares to offend you, tell your sister-in-law, and we’ll punish them with twenty big sticks before driving them out."
Yueyao smiled and said, "Don’t worry, elder brother, I will definitely speak up if there’s anything. I won’t suppress my own grievances." She would indeed turn to Ma Chengteng and Ma Peng if needed because they were her most reliable support.
Ma Peng didn’t react much upon hearing Yueyao call him elder brother, but Cai Yi, who was beside Zhuang Ruolan, glanced at Yueyao. Though both ’cousin’ and ’elder brother’ meant brother, the connotations here were entirely different. Miss Yao was not to be underestimated.
Zhuang Ruolan spoke up from the side, "Yueyao, the small kitchen has just been thoroughly cleaned and needs a few days before it can be used." Yueyao had a small kitchen in the Lian Mansion, and it couldn’t be that they removed the small kitchen now that she had moved to Ma’s Mansion. The small kitchen in Begonia Garden hadn’t been used for a long time and had recently been rebuilt.