Mrs. Zhou had never met Lin Qingyuan before, she returned to Suzhou after the spring opened last year and happened to meet the lively scene of the Lin family teaching people how to make paper.

  She admired this Lin County Master just for this spirit, let alone hearing that she was able to protect the Lin family's villa at a very small cost when it was surrounded by refugees.

  So in the Zhou family, not only did Zhou Cishi highly esteem Lin Qingwan, but Old Lady Zhou also deeply respected her.

  As soon as she entered the hall, she saw everyone surrounding a young girl with a tender face sitting in the first place. She hesitated slightly and asked Mrs. Zhou in a low voice, "Is that Lin Junzhu or Lin Xianzhu?"

  "She is the mistress of Lin County, and the little girl standing next to her is the mistress of Lin County."

  Mrs. Zhou looked at the girl next to the girl and blinked in confusion, "Isn't Miss Lin almost eighteen? Why does she look about the same age as County Master Lin?"

  Mrs. Zhou raised her head and took a glance, smiling: "How can they be compared? Obviously, Lin Jun is much more mature and majestic."

  Mrs. Zhou was suspicious in her heart, could it be true that she had seen things wrongly?

  She looked up and saw Lin Qingyuan, who was also looking over at her. She smiled slightly and stood up, saying: "Is that Old Lady Zhou? I didn't expect you to come, please come in quickly."

  Madam Zhou composed herself and bowed respectfully: "I pay my respects to Lady Lin."

  Lin Qingwan hastily supported her and smiled: "If the old lady were to kowtow, it would really be a calamity for me. Please take a seat quickly."

  Mrs. Zhou was the oldest among everyone, and no one had any objections, so Shi Hui stood up and gave her seat to Mrs. Zhou.

  Now looking at Lin Qingyan again, her youthfulness can no longer be seen, but instead she appears mature and steady, seemingly older than her actual age.

  Mrs. Zhou's doubts faded away, and she looked at Lin Yuhong who was smiling and said: "This is the county master, I have seen many people in my life, but it's the first time I've seen someone as elegant and refined as him."

  Lin Yuhong blushed and bowed to Old Lady Zhou, then Lin Qingyuan burst out laughing and said: "Old Lady, don't praise her anymore, she's been hearing people praising her for two days now, she'll get a big head soon."

  "How could it be? We were all telling the truth."

  It just so happened that a female customer came with her children, and there were more people today because they not only brought the girls in their teens but also those under ten.

  A group of children made a racket as they paid their respects to Lin Qingwan, then took turns paying their respects to other elders, and the large hall below became lively.

  Lin Yuhbin was the first to discover that Xiao Fangshi led Shang Danlan and others over, facing twice as many people as yesterday, all four of them were stunned.

  Lin Yuhu hastily went forward to support Xiaofang, "Sister-in-law, quickly go inside, don't bump into your belly."

  Xiao Fang immediately covered her stomach and exclaimed in surprise: "How did so many people come today?"

  Shang Danju smiled and said, "Needless to say, it must be someone who came yesterday and thought Wenyuan was fun."

  Lin Yuhbin also nodded in agreement with Rongyan, "Fortunately, my sisters-in-law have already sent someone back to gather more people, so there's no need to worry about not having enough manpower."

  At this time, Lin Qingwan had already been annoyed. She beckoned to Bai Mei and said: "Take the young ladies to play, don't get close to the water, and don't let them play with water. There are many people patrolling by the stream."

  Some of the children who came today were too young.

  Bai Mei immediately went forward, and soon led out a string of small radish heads into the plum forest. The maidservants who were waiting on them naturally followed behind and walked out.

  A group of children left, and the carriage suddenly became much quieter.

  The rest of the young girls in their teens were also lively, but they wouldn't chatter on and on without being asked questions by an elder.

  So although there were still many people in the hall, they seemed to be in order.

  Lin Qingwan then saw Little Fang, and told her to sit down quickly. "Why bother with such trouble? If you're really worried about the three sisters, I can send someone to pick them up. It's too much for you to rush around with a big belly."

  Xiao Fang smiled and said: "It's me being naughty, Aunt Lin don't send me back."

  "You'll like it, wait until you have kids and come live here for a while, and by the way, help me take care of the garden."

  Everyone knew yesterday that Lin Qingyuan and Xiao Fang had made up, so today they saw them joking around without being surprised.

  Mrs. Zhou looked at Lin Qingwan in surprise, then looked at Little Fangshi again.

  She knew that Shangping was sitting with his son at the literary meeting yesterday and didn't go to Wujiaotang.

  The son also said that Shangping was mostly uninvited, so the Lin family didn't arrange a good seat, fortunately both sides didn't lose courtesy in the end.

  If Lin Qingwan attaches such importance to the Shang family, why can't they add a seat in the Wujiaotai?

  Don't mention that Wujiaotang only has five positions, as the hostess, she knows how to make room for them, unwilling to offend any of the families, just squeeze in a bit.

  Lin Qingwan didn't add it, not because she couldn't add it, but rather because she thought it was too much trouble.

  May be suitable for Mr. Fang...

  Mrs. Zhou's eyes flowed with movement as she looked at the three girls she had brought, each of whom had a beauty like that of spring flowers and autumn moons, indeed lovely.

  She glanced at the oldest one and smiled, "Is this Shang Er's sister? I seem to have seen her before."

  Xiao Fang smiled and said, "You have seen her, not only the second young lady, but all three ladies in our family, including the old lady, they were all there, it's just that at that time they were still young, so you may not remember."

  "Yes, in the blink of an eye they've all grown up so big, and I've also gotten old," she said with a smile, stretching out her hand: "Quickly come here and let me take a look."

  Old Lady Zhou held the hands of the three girls, one by one, and sighed: "You old ladies are so lucky, when I was young I wanted a daughter but couldn't have one, now that I'm old I want granddaughters but they can't even give me that. These girls are just like my own little cotton-padded jackets, whereas that good-for-nothing boy at home only knows how to make me angry."

  Old Lady Zhou smiled brightly, but no one took her words seriously. However, the three Shang sisters were indeed beautiful and had a good temperament, and the Shang family was indeed blessed with good fortune, so everyone was generous with their praise.

  Lin Qing looked at her with a smile, holding onto Shang Danzhu's hand, and said: "If the old lady likes it so much, then let's take a granddaughter-in-law back home. If my son can't have a daughter, does that mean my grandson can't either?"

  Shi Hui laughed and said, "That's right! If Sunzi can't have a daughter, then let his grandson have one. You just take care of yourself and live a long life, and one day you'll be able to hold your great-granddaughter in your arms."

  "Alas, I've become an old monster."

  Everyone burst out laughing and said: "The old lady will live to be a hundred years old, of course she can see it."

  Lin Qingwan said: "As long as I can see a little girl added to our family, no matter if it's an old demon or an old immortal, you must live."

  Old Lady Zhou couldn't help but burst out laughing and patted Shang Danlan's hand, saying: "I'm more than happy to, I just worry that the other family will look down on my good-for-nothing grandson."

  It's a pleasure to talk to clever people. Lin Qing said with a smile, "Ask the children about their affairs, you just wait for the result, why bother? They're used to being lazy."

  Mrs. Zhou was taken aback for a moment and stared at Lin Qingyuan, did she mean to ask Tong'er and Shang Danlan?

  Isn't marriage something arranged by parents and matchmakers?

  Madam Zhou swept a glance at Madam Zhou, lowered her eyelids and pondered for a moment before nodding: "Miss Lin is right, after all they are the ones who will spend their lives together, indeed we should ask them."

  Didn't she ask for their opinions when choosing a daughter-in-law for her son back then?

  It's just that they're afraid of marrying someone they don't like, and then having a difficult life together.

  Although the daughter-in-law is a bit foolish, she and her son are indeed harmonious and loving, and the back house has always been very peaceful and quiet. Even if she is foolish, she will not let her son worry about things in the back house.

  It's just that she is not good at socializing and cannot help her son in his official career, but with her around, although the daughter-in-law is not very good in many ways, she is obedient and filial, and the Zhou family has always been harmonious.

  A harmonious family and good abilities bring success in all things.

  She doesn't want her future grandson to have a messy and disorganized home, if she spends all her energy at home, how can she still have time to strive for more outside?

  Mrs. Zhou looked at the three girls in front of her and turned around to take three purses from the maid's hand to give to them.

  Shang Danlan and the other two couldn't help but turn their heads to look at Xiaofang, who nodded at them, and only then did they put away their gazes.

  Everyone saw it and had a number in their minds. Although Old Lady Zhou gave the three of them the same gift, by looking at her holding onto Shang Danlan's hand without letting go, they knew that the Zhou family probably had their eyes on Shang Danlan.

  After receiving the gift, Shang Danlan and her two sisters returned to Xiao Fang's side, although she tried to calm herself down, but still couldn't help but blush slightly.

  Mrs. Zhou smiled slightly, the calm girl was admirable, but when it came to her own marriage, she could remain calm and expressionless, either she had a deep mind or she was stupid enough not to realize that they were discussing her own marriage.

  Shang Danlan is just right.

  Mrs. Zhou was in no hurry to settle the matter, she came today just to take a look at the three sisters of the Shang family and to probe Lin Qingyan's intentions again.

  Although family background is important for a daughter-in-law, her own character and ability are more important.

  The two families of Shang and Zhou have nothing to pick on in terms of family background, it's just a matter of looking at each other's character and ability.

  It's just right to take a look today.

  The young girls had paid their respects to the elders and were starting to go out and have fun, today everyone was quite relaxed, even the madams went out to play, and even little Fang Shi was supported by Yatou's hand to take a walk outside.

  Lin Qingwan went for a walk in the woods with Old Lady Zhou, accompanied by Mrs. Zhou at her side.

  "In spring, flowers are in bloom; in autumn, fruits are ripe. This garden is well done." Old Lady Zhou sighed and said, "It's no worse than the Qu Garden in Yangzhou."

  "Old Lady Zhou was being overly flattering; this Wen Garden has only been open for a year and is still far from the Jin Garden."

  Mrs. Zhou stood under the plum tree, from which she could see a group of little girls gathered together playing wine orders, Shang Danlan was helping Lin Yuhong host, she smiled slightly and said: "Everyone is convinced by Miss Shang's second daughter."

  "She is steady in character and has the habit of taking care of her younger sisters, which makes her more convincing." Lin Qingwen praised her without reservation.

  Mrs. Zhou asked: "She's also seventeen this year, isn't she? Hasn't her marriage been arranged yet?"

  The situation at the Shang's home is no secret, she doesn't need to say it for the Zhou family to guess, so she told the truth: "Her mother has limited energy, but her brother and sister-in-law are kind-hearted, otherwise they wouldn't have asked me to take care of her."