Chapter Seven: Sandwich Cookies

  Wen Chun glanced at Wen Xiu Yu, who had a big smile on her face, and pushed Wen Xiu Jun gently towards her, saying: "You want your brother to tell you why, but second sister is not as smart as your brother." The little child was at an age where adults couldn't explain things clearly to him. Wen Xiu Jun happily ran towards Wen Xiu Yu, pulling on his sleeve and asking: "Brother, why can't I call second sister 'Xue Duo'?"

  She is your second sister, you are younger than her, so naturally you should call her 'second sister'. The little one shook his head in disagreement and said: "I want to call her 'Xue Duo', everyone calls her that, Father and Mother say I'm not young anymore, so I can also call people like you." Wen Xiu Yu's anger ignited, she shouted loudly: "Even if you grow up, you are still younger than Xue Duo, next time I hear you calling people randomly, I will hit you." Wen Xiu Yu said as she raised her small fist at Wen Xiu Jun, who immediately pouted and tears of grievance rolled down his face. He got up and ran to find Jin Shi to tattle.

  Hear Xiuyu instructed her younger brother to lose, and then saw him burst into loud crying. She had to hurry up behind him to explain: "Jun brother, there is an order between the elders and the young. Mother, I didn't intentionally scold him, he did something wrong and wouldn't listen to advice." The maids followed into the room, and Wen Chunyi sat still in her original position. She listened as Jinshi comforted her two sons with a few words, advising the older one to restrain his temper and the younger one to listen to his older brother's advice, and then said a few words of laughter to reconcile the brothers. After a while, Hear Xiuyu spoke softly to Hear Xiu Jun, and the sound of Hear Xiu Jun's laughter came from inside the room. Wen Chunyi let out a slight sigh of relief in her heart, thinking that Jinshi was a mother who knew how to treat her children fairly.

  Xun Chunyi, relying on her young age and the fact that there was no one in the courtyard, lay flat on the cushion, closing her eyes slightly. She had been reborn once, but couldn't find a goal in life, feeling as if she were born to be useless. Of course, in her previous life, she hadn't become someone useful to the country either, but at that time, she lived freely and unrestrainedly, occasionally putting in effort and doing several part-time assistant jobs. Xun Chunyi felt that if she continued to live like this for another two years, she would eventually become a fool. In her previous life, she was so talkative, unlike now when she was silent and didn't speak.

  Spring heard the intention in her heart secretly sighed, others if they could be reborn, would certainly do some earth-shaking things, achieve themselves or change their family's life. She never had that kind of ambition, and reality did not give her such soil. The Wen family was a deeply rooted scholarly family, no need for an ignorant young woman to point fingers and make suggestions. Spring heard lightly sighed, literature is not literature, martial arts are not martial arts, of course, neither needs her to learn. Her greatest contribution in the future will probably be that when she grows up, she marries a decent person from the Wen family, and she can become a bridge between the two families.

  Wen Chun thought about her own standing, and according to what she had heard, the marriage between her biological parents was considered one of the worst matches in the Wen family. As a concubine's daughter herself, she knew that people with similar status couldn't rely on each other for support. The relatives from her mother's side were not likely to treat her with genuine kindness, especially since they had a son who could inherit the family property. Her younger brother, who was now the same age as Wen Xueyi, was lucky to have grown up safely, which was already a blessing. Wen Chaoqing and his wife were considered one of the most down-to-earth couples in the Wen family, not prone to causing trouble, and they only cared about living their own simple lives.

  The Wen family was a large and powerful clan, with many capable elders. However, her own parents were the weakest link in the family, and they had already lost before even entering the fray. Wen Chunyi felt a slight headache coming on as she recalled Jin Shi's repeated warnings to her: from now on, she must appear calm and reserved in front of others, and absolutely cannot show any signs of being a "outstanding bird". If she so much as poked her head out, it would be a path to certain doom. Wen Chunyi thought that from now on, she would have to hide and live a secluded life, confined to the inner courtyard, and her heart felt chilled to the bone.

  Fortunately, Wen Xueyi secretly told her to bear with it for a few more years, until she was nine years old and could attend school, then she could appear in public with dignity. Although Wen Chunyi felt somewhat unfair in her heart, because she had already lived one life, she was able to calm down and think about it. Wen Chunyi thought that perhaps she had been too fortunate in her previous life, so she used up half of this life's luck beforehand. Mr. and Mrs. Wen had two sons and two daughters, the couple cherished their eldest son and daughter, loved their youngest son, and also never neglected their middle daughter.

  Wen Chunyi felt a little relieved in her heart, she wasn't the kind of legendary sandwich cookie. Wen Chunyi heard someone approaching footsteps, she pretended to sleep with her eyes closed, and heard two women whispering: "Eighteen Miss is so unruly sleeping in the yard, Madam doesn't come out to teach her a lesson." "It's been two years, Eighteen Miss still hasn't recovered half of her former intelligence, our master's heart must be feeling so much pain when thinking about this matter." Wen Chunyi sat up and opened her eyes to see two young women standing not far away, each holding a package in their hands, the two stood there whispering, coincidentally those words were all within earshot of Wen Chunyi.

  Wen Chunyi tilted her head to one side, her small eyebrows furrowed. These were two of Wen Chaoqing's maids who had followed him since he was a young man and had never borne any children. The two women looked at Wen Chunyi with her hair scattered about, stepped forward in unison, placed their bundles on the mat in the corner, squeezed out a smile, and greeted her saying: "Eighteenth Miss, we've come to help you tidy up your hair." Wen Chunyi stood up with a wooden face, pushed aside these two enthusiastic women, used her hand to casually smooth out her hair, turned around and walked back into the still bustling room. The two maids stood awkwardly in their original positions, their hands suspended in mid-air.

  Wen Chunyi walked into the room with her hair down, went straight to Madame Jin's side, and pushed Wen Xiujun, who was leaning against Madame Jin, to Wen Xiuyu's side. With her back to Madame Jin, she said, "Mother, braid my hair." Madame Jin reached out to straighten up Wen Xiujun, who was tilted to one side, and instructed, "Go get the comb, I want to give our family's little miss a nice hairstyle." As Madame Jin gently combed Wen Chunyi's hair, she advised, "Xue'er, you're a young lady now, and at your age, you can still do as you please. But after the New Year, when you go out, you must dress neatly and in order, or you won't be able to see people."

  Spring Fragrance didn't respond, knowing that the words weren't meant for her alone. As expected, Qingni smiled and chimed in, "Madam, young Miss is still so young and close to her own mother, which is why she's come out to find her mother." The maids in the room one by one voluntarily expressed their loyalty, mentioning Spring Fragrance and praising her for being clever and understanding, saying she was a very filial person.

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