Chapter 445 - 443 How Many Times Has This Been Beaten?
Thinking back on her past self, Madam Yin sighed and continued, "Maternal Aunt Zhao’s visit this time is probably to gauge our intentions. Ah Yan, your reputation is now significant, managing such a large project, household affairs are certainly a trivial matter for you. She cannot contend with me, let alone you. Realizing she has no hope of taking charge, this is her way of making amends, though she hadn’t expected the pleasant surprise. Thus, she is genuinely happy, truly satisfied."
"Mother is so smart to figure out these things in an instant," Ye Xinyan praised. Her compliment for Madam Yin came from the heart; to understand a person so clearly, how had she been so confused for so many years before."
Madam Yin sighed again, her tone laced with bitterness, "Mother has endured hardships and reached a dead end before understanding all this. There’s a saying, ’the onlooker sees most of the game,’ and Mother was too deeply mired to see clearly for all these years."
Hearing Madam Yin’s bitter words, Ye Xinyan inwardly lamented her misfortune in encountering bad people. Shifting on the kang bed, Ye Xinyan moved closer to Madam Yin and hugged her shoulders, comforting, "Let’s not be sad. Let’s not think about what’s already passed. You still have me, and your daughter will keep you company in the future."
Let that scoundrel and his Maternal Aunt Liu roll aside. She wanted to see, after all of Maternal Aunt Liu’s scheming that had trapped her in the small quarters of a concubine, what kind of life she and her son would lead from now on.
Moved by the embrace, Madam Yin scolded playfully, "What daughter stays with her mother for a lifetime? Mother still has to find a Perfect Gentleman for Ah Yan so you can lead a happy life. Ah Yan, you are my life, my everything; as long as you are well, Mother is content. You are so much smarter and more capable than both Maternal Aunt Liu’s son and daughter put together; Mother has no need to be upset with her."
Er, she seemed to hold too much importance in Madam Yin’s heart, entrusting all her emotions onto someone else, painting a somewhat desolate picture of life. However, this topic couldn’t be pursued further; these elders loved to dwell on the matter of finding the Perfect Gentleman.
"Mother, let me tell you about your Pastry House’s treats," Ye Xinyan diverted the subject.