Rebirth: Contract Husband Falls in Love with Me-Chapter 431 - 221: Relatives

The weather was just right. Liu Ya had brought a stool over and was doing needlework and chatting with a few servant girls in the shaded garden area when she heard that someone was requesting an audience and simply called out to let them in, without stopping her sewing.

"Madam has gone out with the doctor’s wife today. Should Mother come back later, or is there a message for me to pass on?" Liu Ya glanced up at the old woman, recognizing her as Mrs. Zhang from the second gate, and was slightly surprised.

Mrs. Zhang hurriedly smiled and said, "This matter can’t wait, we have to report back to Miss for a decision! Miss, the staff from the outer courtyard said that a woman came with a young lady, claiming to be Madam’s relative. When asked what kind of relative they were, they were evasive and wouldn’t say, only insisting that Madam would know once she sees them. What do you think—"

Now that Sang Wan had firmly taken her seat as the head of the household, naturally, no one dared to neglect her matters. Had it been the past, the doorman would have probably chased the visitors away already, but now they were reporting it step by step, weren’t they?

"Madam’s relative?" Liu Ya was also stunned. If it were relatives of the Shi family, it would be more likely, as the Sang family’s relatives seldom visited, and who would go to the trouble of coming all the way to Qingzhou anyway? But since the mother and daughter were so certain that Madam would recognize them upon seeing them, it didn’t seem like a trick.

"Why don’t you go and see for yourself, Miss? Or should the old servant bring them in?" Mrs. Zhang hurriedly smiled and said.

"I’ll go take a look myself!" Liu Ya put down her basket of needlework, stood up, and smoothed her sleeves and dress. After giving a few instructions, she left with Mrs. Zhang.

Having left through the second gate and arrived at the outer courtyard’s doorman’s area, they saw a woman clad in an embroidered jujube red dress and ivory-colored skirt with a young lady dressed in a fragrance-of-autumn-colored dress waiting there. The woman’s eyes were restlessly darting all over the place, full of curiosity, while the young lady seemed quite anxious, her head bowed down as she unconsciously fiddled with her fingers.

"Miss Liu Ya! You’ve come!" Seeing Liu Ya, the doorman hurried forward with a smile and gestured towards the mother and daughter. Before he could speak courteously, the woman rushed up like a gust of wind, grabbing Liu Ya’s hand with eyebrows raised and eyes smiling, exclaiming, "Liu Ya, you’re finally here! We’ve been waiting for such a long time!"

The doorman and Mrs. Zhang were both stunned. This attitude was indeed not for show; it turned out they were really Madam’s relatives! But one can’t help wondering how someone with Sang Wan’s elegance and refinement could have such unrefined relatives...

Never mind what those two were muttering in their heads, Liu Ya was extremely embarrassed, and it took a great deal of effort to extricate her hand, managing a faint and muddled smile as she said, "Why have you come? Since you’re here, come in with me!"

Liu Ya sighed internally, not expecting Mrs. Li to come looking with Sang Yan, and was unsure what they wanted.

Mrs. Li, feeling triumphant, glanced at the still-dumbfounded doorman and Mrs. Zhang, raised her chin proudly, and asked, "Why is it just you? Where’s Miss Wan? Why don’t I see her?"

The doorman and Mrs. Zhang, hearing her calling out their Madam’s name so casually, showed a lowered demeanor; the unruly woman was not just Madam’s relative but appeared to be quite close.

"Madam is accompanying the doctor’s wife on a visit out today. Please come in quickly! Sit down, have some tea, eat something, and wait for Madam’s return," Liu Ya said with a smile, walking ahead.

At this moment, she really wished she could gag Mrs. Li’s mouth. With Madam and the cousin engrossed in their fiery struggle, wasn’t Mrs. Li plunging in so bluntly creating trouble for Madam?

"Hey, hey, Liu Ya, slow down a bit, are you trying to tire me to death?" Mrs. Li complained discontentedly, huffing and puffing as she hurriedly caught up and grabbed Liu Ya’s hand.

Having noticed the surprise in the doorman and the old woman’s eyes, Mrs. Li felt her entire status elevated: She was the sister-in-law of the Shi family’s Madam!

Consequently, she became less attentive towards Liu Ya.

Seeing that they had entered through the second gate, Liu Ya slowed down and chuckled, "It is still a bit far from where our Madam lives. The quicker we go, Mrs. Li, the sooner you can rest."

"Is it still far? Tsk tsk, the Shi household sure is extravagant! The space they occupy is as big as our entire village!" Mrs. Li couldn’t help looking around, her eyes greeted by grand, opulent buildings amidst lush greenery with pavilions and towers here and there, showing off wealth and splendor at every angled eave. She greedily took in the view, endlessly marveled, and soon clamored, "Oh my, Liu Ya, this is such a long walk, my feet are about to break. Isn’t there a sedan chair? Big houses should have them, right? Go and call for two sedan chairs for us!"