Transmigration: A Farm Girl’s Brocade

The next day, Qian Yixiu resumed her normal work routine, engaging in more conversations with Lady Cui. Although Lady Cui’s demeanor remained indifferent, Qian Yixiu was completely oblivious. While she juggled the busy tasks within the Liang Family, she also had to tend to the affairs of her bridal dowry shop.

The matriarch, aware of the many properties under her name that had yet to be fully sorted, even said, "If you’re really busy, there’s no need to come here. All those properties of yours are big businesses that make silver."

With a blushing smile, Qian Yixiu replied, "Look at what Old Madam is saying, even if I’m not busy with the shop’s matters, I should still come here to show my respect."

Lady Xia laughed and said, "Daughter-in-law Zhao, you haven’t grasped the underlying sharpness of Old Madam’s words. She means that even if you don’t come, it would be fine; just remember to be more generous with her when you’ve made a lot of silver. Oh my, Old Madam truly has a clever heart, earning a reputation for being considerate of the younger generation while also pocketing silver—a win-win situation."

The Old Madam laughed so hard that tears almost came to her eyes, even instructing the servant behind her to go pinch Lady Xia’s mouth shut.

This Lady Xia truly resembled an Old Wang Xifeng. Old Madam and Old Duke Liang must have thought it hard for Second Old Lady Li to be a widow alone, which is why they found her such a powerful daughter-in-law.

As Qian Yixiu pondered, she playfully said, "I heard Old Madam has so many private savings that even Wanshou Hall can’t contain them all, and she had to extend it with a few more rooms at the back. I suppose my little bit of silver is nothing in your eyes?"

Lady Zhang laughed and said, "Old Madam is the great financier, while Daughter-in-law Zhao is the lesser financier. It’s reasonable for the great financier to want to pinch a little money from the lesser financier for spending."

The crowd roared with laughter again.

From the corner of her eye, Qian Yixiu noticed Lady Cui open her mouth but wisely chose to stay silent. In the past, she probably would have been the most talkative, right? But having fallen out of favor with the leadership, talking too much was bound to lead to mistakes. The same words, if liked by the leader, could be taken as a compliment. If not, they were unlikely to be received so well.

Thinking about Qian Manting, treating her in-laws like a workplace might not have been wrong after all.