Sure enough, when Xu Caiyi heard this, her eyes, still glistening with tears and defiance, instantly lit up like ignited stars, bursting with dazzling radiance!
All her worry and confusion seemed swept away by this sudden, overwhelming surprise. A brilliant smile bloomed across her little face, filled with excitement, pride, and boundless admiration.
Without hesitation, she immediately took a step back, straightened her slightly disheveled dress, then bowed solemnly and meticulously to Yue Chan'er and the other women in a formal discipleship ceremony. Her voice was as crisp as jade striking jade:
"Your disciple, Xu Caiyi, greets all my Master's Wives! I hope my Master's Wives will guide me well in the future!"
She was quick-witted and had long noticed how A Li, Yanran, and the other senior brothers and sisters addressed Yue Chan'er and the others.
Now that she had formally joined, calling them "Master's Wife" was both respectful and intimate, and it also showed that she already considered herself a member of this "big family."
Yue Chan'er and the others smiled at her words and did not correct the form of address.
Their relationship with Xu Kun had long surpassed that of simple master and servants. Having faced life and death together and spent countless years by each other's side, their feelings were complex and profound.
They deserved to be called "Master's Wife," and they gladly accepted it.
Besides, they would soon shoulder the responsibility of teaching on their master's behalf, making the title all the more fitting.
In a sense, a Master's Wife was also a mother. Though they were nominally Xu Kun's servants, weren't they all actually Xu Kun's women, members of Xu Caiyi's motherly entourage?
"Regarding your instruction..." Once Xu Caiyi had finished bowing, Yue Chan'er's expression turned solemn as she began discussing serious matters.