Zhou Lihua hurriedly pointed at the others. "It's true. If you don't believe me, ask my husband, his second uncle and aunt, Dalang, and Erlang."
"That child... really can command the situation." The old lady was the first to speak.
Everyone was somewhat astonished.
This was the first time the old lady had openly and directly praised her granddaughter.
In the old lady's eyes, there had never been any daughters-in-law or granddaughters—only sons and grandsons.
No matter how well they did, she thought it was only what they ought to do.
Take her second son's wife, Madam Liu, for example. She usually spoke little and was hardworking, handling both the household and the fields, yet she was still often scolded.
Of course, the wife of the eldest son, along with her eldest granddaughter, who had the same nature as her mother, were scolded even more.
But when everyone thought about it, they felt it was only natural.
After all, Danie had saved the old man's life this time.
Dalang, Su Yichen, recalled what had happened and could not help speaking up. "At the time, Little Sister... had quite an imposing air. She was just like the teacher who taught me. She looked especially wise, and somewhat like... like the Registrar."
He had once happened to see the Registrar handling official business, and had been intimidated by the man's presence at the time.
Zhou Lihua clapped her hands. "That's right, presence! That's exactly the word!"
"At the time, I just felt that my daughter was completely different from usual, but I couldn't figure out exactly what it was. I didn't know what was different."
"All right, I understand now."
The old man took two puffs from his tobacco pipe with a soft pah pah, then raised his head. His expression was