Chapter 800 - 170: Selling His Mother for Money_3
Grandma Li was even more dissatisfied. She had personally gone to invite them, hoping for Pei Qin to come and lend support—yet not one of them showed up, and only a servant was sent! The congratulatory gift was far inferior to what was given when Fang Fang got married!
Had she not considered that Li Baoxiang was only nominally the godson of Fang Li and Lady Yu? Not to speak of his ties with Sister Peiqin and her brother, he had no relation to Fang Fu. Moreover, having had the audacity to fancy Pei Qian, did they really expect Pei Qin to help them save face?
Once married, Grandma Li had Li Baoxiang and Yu Qingxiu visit various relatives to establish connections, and they did not miss out on Liu’er Alley among others.
Yu Qingxiu, all dressed up and changed into a bright red embroidered satin jacket, looked festive. With her little gold hairpin and Silver Step Shake, she added a touch of nobility and, with a beaming smile, called out to Pei Qin as her cousin, "Since I’m cousins with Fang Fang, I’ll just follow her and call you Cousin Sister-in-law!"
Pei Qin laughed heartily, telling them to sit and make themselves at home.
Pei Qian observed with a cold eye, unwilling to engage in more small talk with them. If it weren’t for the fear of her elder sister acting up again, allowing herself to be swayed by their pleas, she wouldn’t have bothered to watch over the situation.
With no genuine familiarity between them, the atmosphere chilled after the initial pleasantries.
Yu Qingxiu felt somewhat awkward and, remembering what her mother had taught her—nobody dislikes praise for their child—she started talking about Jiujiu, "...Everyone says she looks like Cousin Sister-in-law’s husband, and she’s definitely going to wow everyone when she grows up!"