Dongfang Mei nodded in agreement. She looked at Dongfang Yu and said, "Ah Mo discussed it with me last night. He said that we must be extremely careful because the baby is the heir of the Dongfang family. He agreed that there should be one servant who will look especially after Second Madam."
"Then let Ah Min take care of her," Dongfang Yu said. "Even though Ah Min is only in her twenties, she has been with us for a few years already. I think she will do quite well—"
"I don't want Ah Min," Xi Muxue said before Dongfang Yu could finish. Mu Xue saw Mu Ru walking down the stairs when she looked up. A wild thought suddenly crossed her mind. She smiled and said, "I think it's better if my own sister-in-law will watch over me. Anyway, she is also my sister, and we have grown up together. When we were young, she was my everyday companion. Sister-in-Law is pretty good at what she does, and I like her cooking too."
Mu Ru was shocked. She was about to tell everyone that she had no idea how to take care of a pregnant woman, but before she could say anything, Dongfang Mei spoke first.
Dongfang Mei frowned and said, "Mu Xue, Mu Ru was your sister a long time ago. Now, she's the first young madam of the Dongfang family. She is not a servant, and she should not be the one taking care of you. I don't think Ah Mo will allow it too."
As a response, Mu Xue deliberately covered her stomach with her hand. She looked at Dongfang Yu coquettishly and said, "Ah Yu, can you call your big brother and ask for his permission? Ask him if he will allow Mu Ru to take care of me. If it's not possible, I will ask my mother to bring Mother Wang over. I'm more comfortable being with our own servants."
Xi Muxue was about to stand up and go upstairs to call her mother when Dongfang Yu quickly pressed his hand on her shoulder. Impatiently, he said, "All right, all right. Don't get up anymore. I'll call Big Brother now and ask for his opinion."
Dongfang Yu immediately took out his phone and walked out the door into the courtyard to call Dongfang Mo.
About five minutes later, Dongfang Yu walked into the hall again and looked at Mu Ru. He then looked at Xi Muxue and said, "All right. Big Brother has agreed. He said that Sister-in-Law has nothing to do all day anyway. He said it also doesn't matter whether she goes to school or not. He agreed that Sister-in-Law could watch over you since the baby in your belly is our priority now, especially because he is the heir of the Dongfang family."
When Mu Ru heard this, her heart sank deeply. She never imagined she would marry someone, be the first young mistress of the family, and yet still be Mu Xue's servant.
A mother's value is determined by her child. That was a saying that has been widely believed in China for generations. For the Dongfang family, keeping their bloodline strong and prosperous had already been placed in Dongfang Yu's hands since Dongfang Mo could no longer have children of his own. Naturally, the Dongfang family would highly value Mu Xue, who bore the sole heir of the family. That thought had already crossed Mu Ru's mind.
However, Mu Ru never dreamed that the Dongfang family would pay so much attention to Xi Muxue. Not only did they have to hire a maid to take care of her, they even demoted her, the first young mistress, to Xi Muxue's maid.
She was, by right, the eldest young madam of the Dongfang family, but in reality, Xi Muxue had already become the eldest young madam and she had become a maid.