Qishen looked at the two people who came together and asked without hiding his surprise: "How did you two get together?"

  "We happened to meet on the road, and Third Brother said he wanted to come see Third Aunt, so they came together."

  What a coincidence? Qi Shen's cold smile was very dismissive, the most common thing in the mansion was coincidences, and it was precisely because of people like Hua Ru Chu who came from humble beginnings that they didn't understand the twists and turns.

  Qī Liáng seemed to be struck by a misunderstanding, lowering his head, the joints of his fingers holding the square box turned white.

  Hua Ru gave a gentle smile as if she hadn't seen anything, and let Chun Yu bring the gift in front of Qi Shen Shi. "Third Aunt, this is something I brought from Yangzhou, I don't know if you'll find it useful or not, please don't think poorly of me."

  Qishen's eyelid twitched, thinking of the embroidered handkerchief and purse in her daughter's hands, which were all given by this niece-in-law, but they were all good things, and what was given to this elder would not be much worse.

  Rubbing the box, Qi Shen said: "Can I open it and take a look?"

  "Of course."

  People often think that the bigger the box, the more valuable the contents are. Qi Shen was no exception and opened the large box without hesitation.

  A thin layer of dried flower petals was laid out, and Qi Shen couldn't help but feel disappointed. "What's the use of this thing?"

  "This is a type of medicine for calming the fetus, it's not commonly found, my mother collected it for me before I got married, just add a few pieces when brewing soup, it has an excellent effect during early pregnancy, you can have Dr. Sun take a look first before using it."

  It's said to be a medicine for a safe pregnancy, and it was even prepared by the bride's mother as part of her dowry. Only then did Qi Shen realize she had gone too far, accepting something from someone else but still complaining about its quality. Fortunately, her niece-in-law has a good temperament; if it were someone else, they would have already given her a piece of their mind.

  "What if you get pregnant after giving it to me?"

  "I still have a box, Third Aunt can rest assured, my mother has prepared two sets of everything for me."

  "You have a good mother."

  Missing her mother, Hua's smile became more genuine, "Yes, I have a good mother, unfortunately, I couldn't be by her side to take care of her."

  Qishen is actually not a very bad person, just sharp-tongued. For self-protection, she would use some means, but far from being ruthless. Knowing that she had said something she shouldn't have, she quickly changed the subject: "The doctor says my pregnancy is unstable and I need to use things to calm the fetus. This gift is very much to my liking, thank you for your kindness."

  Hua Ru Chu put away those extra emotions, slightly shook her head and smiled shyly, "You like it, that's good."

  Because of the gift's harmony, Qi Shen was also looking forward to what was in another box, and opened it with an attitude that was several times more positive than before.

  A square box was packed full of white stuff that looked like silk but didn't quite.

  "This is..."

  "This is made of golden silkworm silk, it's from the Lingguang Pavilion in Yangzhou. I heard that golden silkworms are very difficult to raise and their silk production is extremely low, making it hard to buy."

  Not only was Qi Chen surprised, but even Qi Liang had an incredulous look on his face. He had heard of Linlang Pavilion, but...was this really a fabric?

  Qishen asked out what he wanted to ask, "Is this cloth?"

  "It's also not, you open and take a look to know."

  The box was not very large, and Qi Shen thought it would be fine if it were just a few feet in size. She didn't expect that when she opened it, there would be a bed inside that was so big, light, and smooth to the touch that she couldn't even describe it.

  "This fabric should be able to make a set of clothes that is very comfortable to wear in the summer, not sticky to the skin, and breathable. It's especially suitable for people with a larger build who tend to feel hotter than others."

  Even without others saying it, Shen Shi knew this was a good thing. The Shen family was an even higher-ranking clan than the Qi family, and she had been spoiled at home, having seen many good things before. But this was her first time seeing something like this, and it suited her perfectly. She was someone who had given birth to one child already, with experience, and knew how hard it was to be pregnant during the hot summer months.

  But she's not a shameless person either, seeing good things and wanting to make them her own. Just the apricot blossom petals are already a heavy gift, let alone this...

  "Take this back, you can use it when you're pregnant in the future. If I keep this and your mother-in-law finds out, she'll scold me."

  "Don't worry, I'll send some to your mother-in-law too. You're the most precious person in our family now, and I'd like to share some good fortune with you!"

  Hua Ru's bright red smile perfectly portrayed a new daughter-in-law eager to get pregnant, this golden silkworm silk is indeed worth thousands of dollars and priceless to others, but for her it's not scarce. In order to save up dowry for her, all the golden silkworm silk from last year was taken away by Yun Shu. This year, the ones sold in Yangzhou are leftovers from previous years, because of the small quantity, the price might even rise.

  When it gets hot, she will make one for each of her grandparents and parents-in-law, what a great opportunity to show off.

  She can be unaccomplished, but she must be well-behaved and not offend people. Later on, if anything happens, fewer people will kick her when she's down.

  "In that case, I won't be polite." Qi Shen looked at her deeply, and didn't say any more words of refusal. From the bottom of her heart, she couldn't bear to refuse again - who wouldn't want such a good thing?

  No matter how unpleasant this daughter-in-law's personality is, she has to admit that this is a generous person who has gone overboard, and it's unclear whether it's the ten-li red dowry that has puffed her up.

  It's also said that if she had the ten-li red dowry, she would have been able to give gifts generously. News from the Huajun Temple spread that her dowry filled several rooms, with half a room full of embroidered goods alone.

  Although this half house is still pending, even if it's just half of the half house, it's enough to be surprised. The rooms in the Qi Mansion are not small at all.

  Tell Apricot to carefully put things away, Qi Shen was about to say a few more polite words, Qi Liang handed over the box that he had been tightly holding in his hand, even if he didn't want to give this thing out, under Hua Ru's eyelids it wouldn't be good to do so, never mind, today it was easily coaxed, there will be plenty of opportunities later.

  "What I gave may not be as good as what Big Sister gave, Third Aunt shouldn't look down on it."

  "It's enough that you have this heart." As a concubine-born daughter in the Shen household, she had no status. Influenced by her environment, Qi Shen often didn't even glance at the concubine-born children in the manor, but now she looked at Qi Liang several times.

  With her keen eyesight, she naturally couldn't help but notice that this box and the two boxes from her niece-in-law earlier were made by the same person.

  Can't help but take a look at Hua Ru Chu, what's going on here?

  A clever person, Hua Ru Xinchu re-evaluated Qi Shen's family and said, "Third Aunt, this is Third Brother's heartfelt gift. Why don't you open it and take a look?"

  "Is it okay, Qiliang?"

  "Of course, this is for you, you can deal with it as you like."

  Qishen Shi didn't comment on his words, but she was looking forward to what was in the box. From Hua Ru's initial words, she knew where this box came from. It was obviously someone else's gift, yet he said it was his with a straight face in front of the original owner, showing an ordinary level of shamelessness.

  "Top-grade ginseng? Qi Liang, it must have cost a lot of money." Qi Shen looked at Qi Liang, not missing the pang of regret and reluctance in his eyes. Was this...regret for sending her away?

  "As long as Aunt San likes it."

  "I like it, I really like it, you're so kind." The words seemed to be directed at Qi Liang, but Qi Shen's gaze was fixed on Hua Ru Chu, and she felt a little suspicious - could there really be someone as generous and selfless as this?

  P.S: Dear friends, just popping in, writing is so lonely.