The Humble Family's Daughter Has A Spatial Pocket! novel Chapter 19

Chapter 19: Chapter 17, Knocking_1

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Songhe Courtyard.

Under the care of Madam Li, the venerable Mrs. Yan had already completed her washing and was now leisurely reclined on the bedstead, her heart brimming with joy as she watched the multitude of descendants in the room.

In theory, after such a long journey, even a person in the prime of life would be quite weary, but Mrs. Yan's face showed little sign of fatigue and she appeared to be in remarkably good spirits.

In the room, Yan Zhigao sat close by Mrs. Yan, his hand held by her as he sat on the bedstead.

While others were seated on both sides.

The room was filled with cheerful chatter, everyone gathered around Mrs. Yan, talking about family matters.

Yan Zhigao was amazed at the sight of his mother's rosy complexion and bright eyes.

In her youth, Mrs. Yan had toiled tirelessly to raise their four siblings, exhausting herself to the point of depleting her health. The last time he had returned home, Mrs. Yan could barely catch her breath after moving a few steps, but now, to his surprise, she seemed even healthier than him.

Not only was he surprised, but Madam Li and the Sun Family were also astonished.

When they had married into the Yan Family, Mrs. Yan's health was already in decline. Although throughout the years, in correspondence, she had mentioned that her health was much improved, they were skeptical, believing she was just comforting them.

But now, seeing her in person, they realized her health had truly greatly improved.

The Sun Family smiled and flattered, "Mother, I have noticed that you seem to be growing younger by the day."

Mrs. Yan laughed heartily, then said affectionately to Madam Li, "The only reason this broken body of mine has recovered is largely thanks to the fine daughter you bore our Yan Family. If it weren't for Daohua seeking the precious medicine for me and cheering me up over the years, I wouldn't have recovered so quickly."

Mrs. Yan had mentioned Daohua's temple visit to seek medicine in her letters, and the Yan Family was aware of it.

To this, everyone assumed it was Mrs. Yan's way of praising Daohua's filial piety and didn't take it too seriously.

Now, with Mrs. Yan mentioning it again, they gave it more thought.

Madam Li was very pleased with the praise for Daohua in front of the entire Yan Family, but she humbly replied, "Mother, you are too kind. How much can such a little child understand? It is your great fortune that has healed you so quickly."

Yan Zhigao also chimed in at the right moment, "Yes, what could a little child do? I think it's the younger brother and sister who have taken good care of Mother."

Upon hearing Yan Zhigao mention their branch of the family, Madam Wu instantly responded, "Big brother, we dare not take the credit. In our hometown, as long as Daohua was around, Mother never lacked joy. The third uncle from the clan once said that a contented heart naturally leads to better health."

Yan Zhigao seemed surprised and looked toward Mrs. Yan, "When I took office, didn't I fail to fulfill the third uncle's desire to bring his son along, and consequently, didn't he become estranged from us?"

Smiling broadly Mrs. Yan said, "Your daughter wanted to learn to read and would wander around the village until she took a liking to the white-haired third uncle. She said he possessed great wisdom and by being educated by him, she would benefit for life."

"Gao, you wouldn't know, but at the time, Daohua was only this tall," Mrs. Yan illustrated with her hand, "A 5 or 6-year-old child earnestly critiquing your third uncle with such an old-fashioned air, that amused me to no end," she beamed.

With that, Madam Wu and Yan Wentao, who were aware of the incident, began to laugh along.

The rest of the room, seeing Mrs. Yan laughing to the point of almost leaning back, became even more curious about Daohua, whom they had yet to meet properly.

After laughing for a while, Mrs. Yan turned to Yan Zhigao and Madam Li, her face full of doting affection, "That girl is quite spirited. You'll know in time."

Below, Yan Wenxiu and other grandchildren, seeing how much Mrs. Yan adored Daohua, felt a growing curiosity about her, along with a hint of envy. <sub>freёwebnovel.com</sub>

They had just gone through great lengths to court favor and act obediently, but apart from Yan Wenxiu, the eldest grandchild who received praise from Mrs. Yan, the others merely had a few words said to them.

Yan Yishuang watched as her father's smile widened under Mrs. Yan's narration and seemed to grow fonder of his eldest daughter, and jealousy began to eat away at her.

She was her father's most cherished daughter!

Yan Yile, who was sitting nearby, saw Yan Yishuang's face growing more wrinkled and, with a twirl of her eyes, whispered, "Third sister, with Father now having eldest sister, will he still love you in the future?"

Yan Yishuang's eyebrows shot up, "Of course, Father loves me the most."

Her voice was a bit loud, drawing looks from everyone around.

Yan Zhigao, seeing the smile on Mrs. Yan's face fade slightly, reprimanded Yan Yishuang with displeasure, "Yishuang, how can you raise your voice in front of your elders?"

Feeling everyone's gaze upon her, Yan Yishuang grew timid but then thought of the beggar-like eldest sister who had attracted everyone's attention upon arrival. Without thinking, the words slipped out, "Grandmother and third brother have been ready for quite some time now, why hasn't eldest sister arrived yet? To make Grandmother, Father, and Mother wait for her is terribly rude, isn't it?"