Maybe Lin family knew about their granddaughter's glorious deeds that's why they had carefully chosen these clever servants.
Hmph.
'She's really not like her third young lady, who had always been honest and sensible, never made Madam worry about herself, unlike some wild 'Eldest young lady'.
Mother Liu twitched her lips at one moment and showed a pride smirk at the other.
Seeing her ever changing expressions, Gu Yanyan and Yang Xumei both were speechless.
This old lady.
They also twitched their lips in unison and in the next moment put a gentle and harmless smile on their faces.
"Eldest young miss, this way." As Mother Liu showed them direction, they both entered the Gu Residence from the side gate of the Residence.
As the saying goes, main gate guards the dignity of the household and welcomes prestige and praise while side door guards the secret of the backyard and covered all the shame and filth.
So in these noble and aristocratic households, main gates only open when there would be some special function, such as; marriages and celebrately banquet and so on... on the ordinary days, they normally use side doors of the Residence.
After entering the side door they could see the backyard of the Gu Residence.
Roads were made of stone pebbles and green plants were everywhere to make the surroundings look more fresh and full of life.
Colourful flowers were arranged neatly by the side of narrow path, making air fresh and fragrant.
Even Gu Yanyan was visibly pleased with the arrangements.
She just started to feel the lifeness in the air when a certain middle aged lady couldn't bear the smile on her face and spread her sound in the air, dripping with venom.
"These all flowers were arranged by my third young miss, that's why they are so fragrant, I hope 'Eldest young miss' enjoy my third miss' efforts." Said Mother Liu with a smug look on her face and her eyes filled with mockery.
'See. That's how a backyard should be arranged, green and fragrant, unlike your manor, all dusty and smelly. Hmph'
Gu Yanyan was speechless at her proud look but she still smiled and said with a polite tone, "I certainly will, Mother liu."
Yang Xumei from the side nearly laughed out loud at Mother Liu's expressions after hearing, Gu Yanyan's reply.
"Eldest young lady, this way, please." After making a series of disgusting faces Mother Liu finally choked out.
"Please." Gu Yanyan also said politely.
Both housekeepers were stunned at Gu Yanyan's new found politeness. But they still manage to keep their expressions in check.
Mother Zhang and Mother Liu both led, Gu Yanyan and her maid Yang Xumei to the An Shui hall, where Old Madam Gu resides.
Meanwhile in the An Shui hall...
A maid around twenty years old, wearing sky blue dress which was the dress code for the servants in the house, entered in the hall.
Bowing her head, her hands clapsed in front of her belly, eyes on her toes, she first bowed to the masters and then delivered the report.
"Old Madam, Master, Madam, eldest young lady had reached the Residence and Mother Zhang and Mother Liu are leading her to the An Shui hall as we are speaking." The servant girl again bowed to them and left the hall with backward steps while looking at her toes.
Just as she left, Mother Zhang and Mother Liu entered into the hall with Gu Yanyan and her maid in tow.
"Grandmother, father, mother, eldest uncle, eldest aunt, eldest brother, second brother." As Gu Yanyan entered in the hall, the first thing did was to greet everyone, who was older than her, leaving the younger ones to feel ignored.
Just as she had expected.
One of young lady couldn't help but be dissatisfied at being ignored by this newly brought older sister.
"Eldest sister only greeted our eldest brother and second brother from the first branch, why? Does eldest sister not like her younger sisters?" A ten years old girl in yellow dress with two cute buns on her head spoke aggrievedly while covering her face with a red silk handkerchief, as if she had suffered huge grievances.
Gu Yanyan, internally rolled her eyes at her poor acting but still acted as the eldest young lady of the house and looked at the young lady who was just suffering from a huge heartbreak after being ignored by her.
Sigh.
"It's not that elder sister doesn't want to greet you on her own initiative, my good younger sister but it's just that...." at this Gu Yanyan paused and looked at the seat where her so-called step-Mother was supposed to sit in hesitation and with complications all over her face.
But still in the end she chose to say.
To make the drama more dramatic, she even took a long breath to calm herself down, it was done to show everyone, how nervous she was before addressing her 'new mother'.
Madam Yun was also feeling delighted, seeing her acting so meek and submissive in front of her.
The brave and beautiful Madam Lin's daughter is so meek and weak! I really want to know how Madam Lin would react if she were to see her precious daughter's this appearance.
Madam Yun was still to feel proud at her handiwork over the years when she heard what Gu Yanyan had to say and her all facial expressions froze in instant.
"Mother... this younger sister is already looking around ten years old, I think it's time for you to find an etiquette teacher for her." As she shouldn't have to know the names of her younger siblings' name other than her second sister, Gu Yanjie from the first branch and third sister, who is also Madam Yun's precious daughter and her step sister, Gu Yanyan from the second branch, she didn't take her name but called out her as 'this younger sister'.
"Gu Yanyan!! What do you mean? What do you mean by I should be introduced to an etiquette teacher?" Gu Yanwen roared at Gu Yanyan's remark of finding her an etiquette teacher.
[A humble author: system said, after posting 12k words, I can apply for a contract. But I don't know anything about the contract and all so I searched on internet and they said it's very difficult to be a contracted author and I shouldn't hope too much webnovel. But what I do? I like to write and I want to have some income too. Sigh. Let's write for a few months then plead to webnovel to give me some pay, okay?]