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Nee Lin hurriedly said, "Daughter-in-law is already fine……" As soon as these words were spoken, she knew she misspoke. Ouyang Ke had just said that she needed more time to rest and might even need to spend half a month in bed. So, how could she be fine so quickly?! Ke"er fell into Ouyang Nuan"s trap. She deliberately dug a pit for her to jump into! Now, she couldn"t refute or confirm and was stuck in midair. She took a deep breath and smiled more sincerely. "Daughter-in-law knows her body is unwell, but who would manage the house? Nuan"er and Ke"er are still young. They could help out, but there is no one else to manage."
Nee Li"s eyebrows lowered and she seemed a little hesitant. Ouyang Nuan walked over and nestled by Nee Li"s side. She smiled, "Mother is right. Wasn"t brother"s courtyard in chaos last time? If the servants don"t have someone mange them, they will become lawless."
Nee Li"s original hesitation flew away. That was true. Nee Lin had always been managing the house, but wasn"t Jue"er"s courtyard still a mess? Wasn"t Nee Lin slapping herself when she said that the house couldn"t be without a female master?! Could it be that Nee Li herself didn"t have any cards to play? Nee Li coldly sneered in her heart and her smile became more loving. "What are you saying? How can I make you work when you"re sick? Others will think that our Ouyang family is mistreating our daughter-in-law. Rest a.s.sured and relax for half a month. Someone will naturally manage the household affairs."
Nee Lin"s heart froze. "Who does mother want to take charge?"
"Don"t we already have a good candidate?" Nee Li pointed to the peacefully standing and calm Li Yiniang in the corner waiting on her. Yuee was one of her people. If she was in charge, Nee Li still had the final say in everything.
"She"s just a yiniang!" Ouyang Ke exclaimed first. After seeing Ouyang Nuan"s enigmatic eyes, she immediately realized she said the wrong thing. In the end, she was still a child. Compared to Nee Lin, she was too impatient.
Nee Lin"s sharp gaze swept past Li Yuee. She turned and smiled again at Nee Li. "Mother is joking. Li Yiniang just got married. She"s unfamiliar with the household matters. Shouldn"t…"
"So what if she just got married? When I got married, I managed the household the next day. Who doesn"t have a first time?"
"Grandmother, I"m afraid… that Li Yiniang can"t convince the ma.s.ses." Ouyang Ke gently reminded, trying to disabuse Nee Li"s suggestion.