The guests leave, and the host is at ease.
After the guests left, Mrs. Xu took the lead in collecting and washing the dishes.
Her movements were swift and skillful, no longer showing the awkwardness and timidity she had when she first arrived in Shu City.
People are often forced by circumstances. Her daughters-in-law, all from prestigious official families, had never endured such hardships. From playing the zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting to rolling up their sleeves and doing laundry, cooking, and even, like Mrs. Xu, personally washing her eldest grandson's diapers...
The old lady watched this scene with mixed feelings of heartache and relief.
Efficient at work was also the nanny, Mrs. Wu.
What can I say?
She is truly a good woman, not only nursing Muyang but also competing to do laundry and cook, practically doing the work of two people and maintaining a wonderful disposition. Chun Nuan sometimes wonders: how could such a good woman not find a suitable family?
