Grandma Shen and Aunt Feng, who were chatting, heard familiar footsteps and looked up. Oh, it turned out to be Jiao Jie'er coming back from school!

"Mom, what are you talking about!" Shen Wenjiao saw that there was something fishy going on, so she immediately quickened her pace and walked over with her eyes lighting up.

"Go away, you little kid, why are you joining in the fun? This is none of your business, go read your book. By the way, Mo Ge'er will probably go to school next year. What are you going to do?"

The fact that the Seventh Aunt was pregnant and gave birth to a son did not affect Grandma Shen. She just mentioned it once and then forgot about it.

"Of course I want to go to school! But there is no school in Datong that accepts female students. I'd better just read books at home. If you have any questions, just borrow books from Mo Ge'er!"

Since knowing that Mo Ge'er would go to school next year, Shen Wenjiao had already asked him about it. Datong County is really a small place, and there is no school specifically for female students. Most girls who want to learn to read and study either go to their own private school for a few years, or are taught by their brothers and fathers.

Shen Wenjiao was not ready to give up on herself. She was still thinking about getting into a university in this era and getting an excellent diploma! You know, she had already finished the college entrance examination that year, and after working so hard for so long, she didn't get a university admission letter, and she was unlucky enough to travel through time.

"That's fine." Anyway, it's a good thing that I don't have to spend any extra money. In the future, my little sister will be taken to Peking by the master, and she will be sent to school.

Although Grandma Shen didn't say much to Shen Wenjiao, there was really nothing in this deep mansion that could attract everyone's attention. The fact that the Seventh Aunt was able to give the old man a son at such an old age immediately made the headlines in the Shen family.

All of a sudden, the fact that the Fifth Young Lady gave birth to the Shen family's grandson and established her foothold was suppressed.

No matter what others think, Old Master Shen has been walking with a breeze recently, and he is very happy. This year is a year of harvest! He has a legitimate grandson and a son in his old age, which makes him very happy. A stream of gifts and rewards were sent to the room of Aunt Seven, and Aunt Li's family got a lot of benefits.

Shen Wenjiao, who knew about the affair between Seventh Aunt and Cheng Wu: (°ー°〃) Forget it, she'd better keep her mouth shut.

Shen Wenjiao carried a life-threatening secret in her heart, and tried to control her expression as she followed her mother to pay New Year's greetings to the elders at home. Seeing that her grandfather, Old Master Shen, was beaming with joy as he pulled Seventh Aunt to sit together, the old lady looked unhappy, and her eyes that occasionally glanced over were filled with resentment and shame.

Old lady: You are so shameless. You already have a grandson. How can you be so proud of having a son who is younger than your grandson? What are you showing off?

Perhaps it was the fact that Seventh Aunt was pregnant that made Old Master Shen in a very good mood, and even a granddaughter like Shen Wenjiao, who was not valued, received a big red envelope.

Shen Wenjiao quietly observed the Seventh Aunt. She seemed very proud of her success and was not worried about being exposed at all. She looked radiant, wearing thick and bright clothes, and she walked with her belly, which was not yet visible, as if she was carrying a golden egg instead of a child.

The Seventh Aunt had probably been so flattered that she became more and more arrogant. She had automatically regarded herself as the elder of the Shen family. At least she was now more confident when talking to Grandma Shen.

"Come, Miss Seventh, have a piece of candy. The eldest lady is really something. She didn't raise a child as attentively as my mother did. Look how thin our Miss Seventh has become." The Seventh Aunt sat steadily in a seat not far from Old Master Shen, and immediately pushed aside several older concubines who had more status and seniority than her.

The seventh concubine tried hard to imitate the smile of a lady from a noble family when she served her master. As long as she gave birth to the child safely, she would be the real master in the future. Look, it's different now with a child. The old lady can only stare blankly recently! She is no longer the little maid who was manipulated by the old lady.

Seventh Aunt's shout immediately attracted the attention of the Old Lady and Old Master Shen.

Old Master Shen glanced at Grandma Shen who deliberately avoided his sight, and said with a smile, "This must be the eldest daughter of the old family! I didn't pay much attention to her before, but she's so pretty. Come, say a few auspicious words to Grandpa and get a red envelope."

As he spoke, he reached out and touched Shen Wenjiao's tender little face, as if he was an extremely kind grandfather. In fact, this was the first time Shen Wenjiao had seen her own grandfather in such a long time.

The feeling of the dry, rough hand with a strong smell of tobacco touching her face was not pleasant. Shen Wenjiao did not feel much kindness from this grandfather. She only felt the hairs on her body stand on end and it felt like a snake was crawling on the back of her neck.

Shen Wenjiao lowered her head and whispered, "Happy New Year~" Then she pretended to be shy and ran back to Grandma Shen and hid behind her.

If the younger generations in the family had not had to kowtow to their elders one by one to wish them a happy new year, Shen Wenjiao would not have gone over.

When the old lady saw that Shen Wenjiao ignored Seventh Aunt, she sensibly returned to Grandma Shen, and her expression softened noticeably.

"Seventh brother, you are just a concubine. The young lady in the family is not someone you can joke about." The old lady had a clear ranking in her mind. The one she valued the most was Old Master Shen, followed by her two sons and grandsons. Then it would be her granddaughter's and her daughter-in-law's turn. But even so, in the eyes of the old lady.

No matter how bad the granddaughter is, she is still a legitimate master of the Shen family. How can a concubine who can be bought and sold at will be considered a legitimate master?

"Master, I'm pregnant with your child! Can't you even say a word?" Seventh Aunt didn't care at all about the current situation of the entire Shen family. She acted coquettishly and pulled Old Master Shen's sleeve, asking him to support her.

"Okay, you're all going to be mothers. There are so many younger generations here~" Old Master Shen patted Seventh Aunt's hand and narrowed his eyes slightly.

I don’t know what Seventh Aunt heard from these words, but she immediately sat up straight, as dignified as if the arrogant and coquettish woman had never existed.

After comforting Old Master Shen, who had been the apple of his eye recently, he did not forget his old wife and spoke to the old lady with a smile.

"It's Chinese New Year, everyone should relax and not follow so many rules. Take this from the old family. This is for Jiao Jie'er. As a mother, you should take care of it on behalf of the child. It will be useful for her to fill in the dowry when she gets married."

Old Master Shen took out a red purse embroidered with the Chinese characters for "Wanfu" (meaning "blessings"), which was more exquisite than the red envelopes given to the younger generations. It looked bulging, so it was estimated that there were many good things inside.

In Shen Wenjiao's eyes, Grandma Shen's mother, who was usually very greedy for money, should have taken this obviously very generous purse with a smile.

In the end, no one knew what Grandma Shen was thinking, she didn't move or come forward. Shen Wenjiao felt her mother's fear and resentment towards Old Master Shen.

It was not until the old lady urged her impatiently that Grandma Shen stepped forward and took the purse.

"Thank you, Dad~"

Shen Wenjiao heard it clearly, and the word "Dad" sounded a bit harsh!

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