Transmigration: A Farm Girl’s Brocade

Suddenly, she heard Tiaotiao’s cheerful cries. She shaded her eyes with her hand and looked ahead, seeing Tiaotiao and Monkey Sister running toward her. Monkey Sister held a lotus leaf as an umbrella over her head with one hand, and an even larger lotus leaf in the other. It must have been Lady Wu’s doing to send them to fetch her.

Seeing these two little ones lifted Qian Yixiu’s spirits. She bent down to pat Tiaotiao and took the lotus leaf from Monkey Sister to hold over her own head, while leading Monkey Sister by the hand as they returned to Guiyuan together.

During dinner, Qian Yixiu relayed Lady Wang’s words to Qian Sangui.

Lady Wu snorted, "That woman has always been like that. When she can control people, she’ll take everything she can get her hands on. Once she can’t control them anymore, she’s all over them trying to curry favor." She added, "Today, Auntie Xia told me that a few days ago, Auntie Die, heavily pregnant, went to visit her in-laws. She said that life isn’t easy in her husband’s family, that her parents-in-law often give her the cold shoulder, claiming the family’s business has suffered greatly because of her and her mother. Auntie Die cried and said she didn’t mean for it to happen and never imagined a word from her could cause such a commotion."

Qian Sangui remarked, "Auntie Die is a good girl, and I believe she didn’t mean to let that slip. She’s learned her lesson and will know what can be said and what can’t be from now on. My older sister’s been harsh with her too. I’ll talk to Cai He in a few days and suggest that Jinxiu Embroidery Workshop restore our previous business relationship with the Yu family. Auntie Die is about to give birth; we shouldn’t stress her out too much."

Lady Wu agreed, "What the head of the household says is right, I have no objections to helping Auntie Die. However, Lady Wang and Lady Tang can’t just get away with it so easily. When I think about how they wanted to anger you and drive Jinwa away, my chest still aches. They have such malicious hearts."

Qian Sangui nodded and said, "We’ll wait on their matter. But family harmony breeds prosperity, and as long as they recognize their mistakes, for the sake of father, mother, and our brothers, the kinship with the first and second branches of our family cannot be severed."

But Qian Yeejin was thinking of another serious matter. He spoke earnestly, "Father, Mother, if someone in the future is interested in my sister not for who she is, but for our family’s status or wealth, I will not let her marry into such a family. No matter how wealthy they are or how promising their prospects, it won’t do."

Cheng Yue understood Qian Yeejin’s words and agreed, "Yeejin is right. Yixiu’s in-laws have to be as good as Yueyue’s in-laws before she can marry into their family."