Chapter 1013 - 003 Chance Encounter, Beautiful Delicate Lady? (Second Update)_2
"Yaya, Shuanger, come here quickly!" Lady Liu, in a moment of urgency, accidentally called out her daughter’s nickname and quickly corrected herself.
Lin Jiaxin also placed Xiao Yongyan on the ground and joined Lady Liu in paying their respects to Princess Anle.
As they were about to kneel, Princess Anle stopped them, "We are all family here, why bother with such empty formalities! Qiu Ju, Dong Mei, help Old Master Lin and his wife up."
With smiles brimming on their faces, Qiu Ju and Dong Mei swiftly supported the couple’s arms. At this moment, Xia Zheng also hurried over, assisting Lin Jiaxin to rise, and said with a smile, "There is no need for such courtesies with my mother; all these formalities are for outsiders. We don’t stand on such ceremony within the family."
"That’s exactly right." Princess Anle looked over the couple and nodded to herself, clearly impressed. They indeed were Lin Yuan’s parents; despite a hint of awkwardness, they exhibited none of the country folk’s humble poverty or an inability to present themselves properly.
The couple’s emerging familiarity with the Capital city’s amusing tales, thanks to Xia Zheng’s efforts to share them these past days, undoubtedly played a part. Listening to the stories had given them an unconscious grasp of various rules in the Capital; even if they weren’t experts, they at least wouldn’t embarrass themselves.
As elders, Lin Jiaxin and his spouse had the privilege of being exempted from certain forms of respect by Princess Anle, but as a junior member of the family, Lin Yuan naturally could not feign ignorance.
She approached with a smile, flanked by Lin Wei and Xiao He, followed by Ding Ming and Ding Liang, all of them offering a proper curtsey to Princess Anle.
Princess Anle had been eagerly anticipating her daughter-in-law and was naturally not willing to let her offer such grand gestures of respect upon arrival; she quickly pulled her over, clasped her hands tightly, and praised, "After more than a year, Yuanyuan has grown even more striking, but that little face has thinned. Has Xia Zheng been bullying you, making you worry about the restaurant business? From now on, we won’t bother with these trivial matters, let him deal with it! You, just sit at home every day, keeping me and your sister-in-law company with chats!"
With that, Princess Anle included both her daughters-in-law in the conversation, causing Tian Hui’s face to flush red, as she timidly glanced at Xia Zhen.