The height of summer is the most humid and sultry.
At noon, the ladies of the household were all in the main courtyard.
Dowager Cui, advanced in her years, feared the chill and thus dared not use too much ice indoors.
She barely ate a few bites before putting down her chopsticks. Her poor appetite recently made her appear significantly thinner.
Cui Xuan, seeing this, urged: "Mother-in-law, perhaps you should eat a bit more."
"It's so hot that I feel unbearably uncomfortable and distressed, how can I have any appetite?"
Glancing at Qiao Si and Shen Hua, Dowager Cui smiled: "It's tough on you all, enduring the fierce sun to join me for a meal."
Especially Shen Hua, with her delicate constitution, not able to withstand the heat, her exquisite small face flushed, sweat lingering on her forehead.
Just looking at her stirred feelings of pity.
Shen Hua suddenly had an idea.
"Grandmother, would you consider going to the summer resort west of the suburbs?"
