Chapter 617 - 250 Plea
New Year’s Eve, the family gathered together for the reunion dinner. This time, the New Year’s dinner was missing two people: Lady Cheng and Madam Tang.
Ma Linlin had been strictly instructed by her nurturing nanny for a year and it was quite effective; at least she wouldn’t slyly make jabs at Yueyao during meals. As for Loo Ying, Yueyao hadn’t figured her out yet. However, as long as Ma Linlin and Loo Ying didn’t bother her, she wouldn’t waste her time on them.
After finishing the midnight meal, both Ma Yue and Ma Linlin stayed. As for why, everyone present had a good idea. But no one interfered, and they all went back to their own rooms after watching the midnight fireworks.
During the first lunar month, Ma Peng always took Tingzheng with him when visiting relatives or entertaining guests. Tingzheng had long changed from his past self and was no longer timid when meeting guests or visiting someone else’s home.
Yueyao was very pleased when she knew this and advised Tingzheng to learn from his older cousin. On the sixth day of the first lunar month, Yueyao took Tingzheng to the Li family. Tingzheng was treated like the fourth young master in the Li Mansion, greeted with bows from maids and nannies along the way.
Tingzheng also nodded familiarly in response.
Yueyao was delighted, meaning that Tingzheng had integrated into the Li family and became one of them. This was good, as it meant she could worry less.
Upon seeing Yueyao, Lady Li laughed and said, "You’ve grown much taller, how did you manage that?" Her niece from her maternal family, who was fourteen years old, was half a head shorter than Yueyao, and she couldn’t understand why Yueyao grew so fast.
Yueyao earnestly replied, "I practice the Five Animal Frolics every morning and evening for half an hour, and I drink a bowl of almond-infused sheep milk at every meal. I also have supper in the evening. Occasionally, I also eat some tonics." Yueyao’s appetite was quite rare among the girls.
Yueyao had already shared the recipe for the sheep milk with Lady Li; neither Li Guoxing nor Lady Li could get used to it, and only Tingzheng and Li Han regularly drank it.