Mrs. Li and Lady Luo were somewhat puzzled to see Chu Hanyan acting like this. They had met the young girl before when Chu Lingxuan had brought her to meet their elders and relatives. The little girl had stood there, pouting, twiddling her chubby fingers, and refusing to move. Chu Lingxuan had apologized to the guests with a smile, saying, "Yan'er is a little shy." Then he had her taken away.
But Hanyan seemed transformed by Chen Afu's coaxing.
Mrs. Li chuckled shrilly, "Oh, Ms. Chen hasn't even married into our Chu family yet our sister is already treating you as a mother."
Chen Afu pretended not to hear and, after greeting the guests with Chu Hanyan, she patted the little girl on the head and whispered, "You're such a good girl. Auntie is proud of you. Let's have dinner now. Auntie will come to see you later."
Chu Hanyan nodded and was led out of Hua Hall by Mrs. Song.
Before leaving, she turned to glance back at Chen Afu, her face breaking into a dazzling smile.