Reborn in the 70s: Pampered by Regiment Commander
Chapter 283 - 203: The Triple Unity Mega- - _6

Chapter 283: Chapter 203: The Triple Unity Mega-Chapter_6

"No, no, no..." Zhao Yulan waved her hands anxiously, "We’re not some Sir or Madam. You look about the same age as us, so why don’t you just call us by our names? I’m Zhao Yulan, and he is Lin Baohe, or you can call us Old Zhao, Old Lin."

"Sir, Madam, I wouldn’t dare to call you that," the nanny said with a smile and a shake of her head, "I’ll be staying here at the ancestral home from now on, and when the Third Young Lady comes to stay, it will be my duty to take care of her."

Zhao Yulan hesitated for a moment then quickly replied, "She can take care of herself. How can we bother you with that?"

"Madam, please don’t be polite. Taking care of the Third Young Lady is my privilege," she insisted.

Lin Baohe frowned immediately, "She’s not the daughter-in-law of some landlord. How can you call her Third Young Lady?"

The nanny quickly explained, "Sir, that’s how they address her in other homes as well."

Lin Baohe shook his head, "When we went to the Zhou family’s home, we didn’t hear such titles."

"That’s because it’s an official setting. Everyone is more careful. In fact, in some households, they don’t use this term in front of guests, but privately, they all call her that," the nanny continued to explain.

Lin Baohe’s frown deepened, "What era are we in, and why are they still playing these games?"

"About that..." the nanny didn’t know what to say. She could say that these people, in the past, were servants of these families and had to adopt different identities for reasons of the times, not because the families wouldn’t let them go, but because they themselves didn’t want to leave. Sometimes, outsiders think they are too servile by nature, but in reality, from birth, they are taught to be loyal to the family they serve. Moreover, they definitely had a better life staying with the family, although, of course, some families were not good and would be happy to let them go. Like the Zhou family, how could they bear to leave?

The old master had wanted to free them back in the day, but they knelt and begged pitifully to switch their roles and stay to serve in the Zhou family. To them, being able to stay with the family was a matter of great pride.

Of course, she can’t tell the mother-in-law and father-in-law this directly, unless the Old Lady of Zhou Family had instructed her to tell them, which she would never dare to say otherwise.

She understood why the Old Lady wanted her to tell the father-in-law and mother-in-law; perhaps the Old Lady didn’t like the Third Young Madam and thought by doing so, she could make the in-laws worry?

However, having spent so many years at the Zhou family, she had never seen the Third Young Master treat any other girl as well as he treated Xia. She truly believed that the Old Lady would soon change her mind.

So, for the current father-in-law and mother-in-law, she absolutely couldn’t afford to offend them.

Seeing her stand there smiling without making a sound, Lin Baohe sighed and pulled Zhao Yulan outside.

"Her mother, do you think our Xia at the Zhou family will be burdened with a lot of rules?"

"I’m worried about that too," Zhao Yulan also looked worried, "Hearing how the nanny put it, the Zhou family still follows the old customs, they just don’t show it openly."

The Old Lady of Zhou Family doesn’t like our Xia, so how could they not impose rules on her? You say our family, though poor, when has Xia ever suffered such indignity?

Becoming a maid in the Zhou family was never our intention. If we had known this was their rule, we should never have agreed to let Xia marry into the Zhou family."

"Ah, the rice is already cooked into porridge now, what can we do?" Lin Baohe sighed heavily, "Yulan, I really regret it. It’s all my fault. That child, Xia, agreed to marry into the Zhou family just to give us a better life. If I had known this was the situation, I would have staked my life against it, our treasure, how could she be someone to serve others?"

"You don’t need to worry so much. I see that Xiao Zhou is quite fond of our Xia, maybe he will protect her."

"Even if he protects her, he is still the junior," Lin Baohe’s brow not only did not relax but tightened even more, "I really want to go and see her now."

"That’s not okay. Nothing has been figured out yet. If you go like this, it’s a major taboo. Who visits their daughter’s husband’s family within three days? Won’t they look down on our family even more?"

"What should we do?" Lin Baohe was anxiously pacing, "Can we just watch our Xia suffer like this?"

"Whether it’s real suffering or not is still uncertain..." The couple whispered and left the courtyard, walking farther and farther until they realized they had already walked nearly half a mile.

Zhao Yulan, who was directionally challenged, quickly clung to Lin Baohe’s arm in alarm, "Hubby, can you still find the way back?"

"We came straight out, what’s there not to find?" Lin Baohe said as he patted his wife’s shoulder, "Don’t panic. I’m here, and I remember the way."

"Eh, which one is it exactly?" Upon arriving closer, Lin Baohe was also baffled. The villas in this area all looked similar. They couldn’t see clearly when they arrived late at night. The next morning they were whisked away in the wedding car and after returning, they didn’t go out. They hadn’t paid attention when they went out just now, so he really didn’t know which villa was the one they were staying in.

"Yeah, why do they all look the same?" Zhao Yulan was so anxious that she broke out in sweat from her forehead, "If we can’t find our home, and the Zhou family finds out, they will definitely look down on our Xia."

"Don’t rush, don’t rush, let me look." Lin Baohe looked around for a while, then headed towards a diagonally situated villa and carefully observed it for a moment, "It’s this one."

"How do I look at..." Zhao Yulan looked for a while and finally nodded, "Mhm, it’s this one. I remember, there’s a flower by the entrance, no mistake, it’s this one."

"Right? I also saw this flower, otherwise, really can’t tell them apart." Lin Baohe said as he reached out and touched a large sunflower carved beside the door, "Lucky it’s here."

"Creak..."

The couple opened the gate and were stunned. In the courtyard, an old man in white satin was stretching his arms and legs, and they were sure they had never seen this old man before.

Subsequently, the couple realized they were at the wrong place!

"Uncle, sorry, so sorry." Lin Baohe apologized while pulling Zhao Yulan back out.

"Since you’re here, sit for a while." The old man smilingly said to them, "You look unfamiliar, did you just move here?"

Zhao Yulan quickly responded, "No, we are visiting relatives. We are not very familiar with the place and got lost."

"Which family are you relatives with?"

Zhao Yulan and Lin Baohe exchanged a glance, feeling uneasy. Mentioning the Zhou family’s name would surely give their daughter away. Thinking this, Zhao Yulan blurted out, "It’s my relative’s relative, I really can’t remember the name."

"You don’t know the surname either?"

Could it be that city folks really loved to probe so deeply? Zhao Yulan wondered in her heart, but still smiled, "We came with my brother and sister-in-law, it’s my sister-in-law’s relative, surname Li."

She felt that many people wouldn’t know a woman’s surname after marriage, so even if she lied, the old man wouldn’t know.

"Li?" The old man began counting on his fingers, "Let me see, Old Zhang’s wife’s surname is Yao, Old Liu’s wife’s surname is Qi, Old Zhou’s wife’s surname is ..."

Zhao Yulan and Lin Baohe’s hearts suddenly leapt to their throats...(To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation votes and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest inspiration. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)