Chun Nuan returned from the village to the town and found a reserved young woman in the courtyard.
"Nuannuan, you're back, come quickly, Auntie has something to tell you." Mrs. Xu turned to the young woman and said, "You wait a moment."
"Okay."
The woman, blushing and somewhat apprehensive, watched Mrs. Xu and Chun Nuan enter Zhu Lingling's room.
"A wet nurse? Sent by Mrs. Zhao?"
Chun Nuan didn't know that in the two hours she was away, guests had arrived, and that the guests later sent over a wet nurse.
"Nuannuan, what do you think we should do about this?"
Accept it, and the Xiao family cannot afford the expenses of a wet nurse. Although Mrs. Zhao said she'd cover the costs, the Xiao family would never take advantage of such a situation; refuse it, and not only might it offend Mrs. Zhao, but their eldest grandson would have no milk.
Even the usually adept Mrs. Xu felt she was caught in a dilemma and could only seek help from her niece.
"Sister-in-law…"
