Quick Transmigration: Survive to the End

Chapter 175 World 347

Yu Miaoqi had always known about Yinyin's contact with the Pan family couple and tacitly approved of it, but never spoke of it.

This was the first time she had taken the initiative to suggest that Yinyin could openly associate with the Pan family.

"Mother?" Yinyin called out curiously.

Yu Miaoqi knew what she wanted to ask; it was simply why she had suddenly come to a realization.

“You’re all grown up now. They are your parents for life. It’s better to have a good relationship with them than to have a bad relationship with them and have them hold you back.”

Yin Yin knew that this was probably Yu Miaoqi's true thought, but it was by no means the whole story. Unfortunately, Yu Miaoqi was unwilling to say more, so Yin Yin naturally couldn't press her for details.

However, it's also a good thing to be able to make our dealings with the Pan family public.

Since this fabric shop was an apology to Yin Yin, it was naturally up to Yin Yin to handle. However, Yu Miaoqi had prepared people to help Yin Yin if she couldn't manage it.

To Yu Miaoqi's surprise, apart from hesitating for a while about choosing a manager, Yinyin did not make any mistakes and smoothly took control of the cloth shop. With the help of the Pan couple, she even found a better source of goods.

Seeing how capable Yin Yin was, Yu Miaoqi was pleasantly surprised and even mentioned it to Zhan Zheng.

Amidst the praise from Yu Miaoqi and Zhan Zheng, Yin Yin blushed as expected.

She thought to herself, "Don't worry, don't worry, it's just a cloth shop. In my past life, I had two embroidery workshops under my control! All the related industries of the embroidery workshops are complete, so I can handle them all."

Unfortunately, she could only think this in her heart and couldn't say it out loud. She could only accept the praise and attribute all the credit to Yu Miaoqi.

"It's all thanks to my mother's good teaching. She always took me with her when managing the household affairs, explaining the ins and outs to me in detail. She was also willing to delegate authority to me, which is why I was able to get the cloth shop on the right track so quickly."

"You're so smart, you understand so quickly," Yu Miaoqi said, feeling both proud and happy. She even considered handing over the shop she had prepared as part of Yin Yin's dowry to her to manage herself.

Before she could make her decision, Zhan Zheng's wedding arrived first.

As the eldest daughter of the main wife, Yin Yin was to spend a lot of time by Yu Miaoqi's side today. This was a great opportunity to meet people. Yu Miaoqi had been preparing for this long before coming to the capital, and after several revisions over the past few months, she finally settled on Yin Yin's clothes and jewelry for today.

But when Yin Yin was all dressed up and stood gracefully in front of her, Yu Miaoqi always felt that something was missing.

Seeing that she was about to pick out a new dressing case, Yin Yin's eyelids twitched, and she took the initiative to pick out a magpie perched on a plum blossom and holding a pearl from the dressing case and waved it around her head.

"Mother, what do you think of using this hairpin here? It symbolizes magpies on plum blossoms, which is a good omen and fits today's joyous occasion perfectly."

Yu Miaoqi was already in a good mood today, and after hearing what she said, she immediately decided to use the hairpin.

Yin Yin thought she had forgotten what had just happened, but to her surprise, Yu Miaoqi was still picking and choosing in the dressing case and found a pair of agate bracelets for Yin Yin to wear.

“The pattern is nice, and the color is beautiful. It matches your clothes today just right,” she said, then turned to Hongfu and said, “This jade pendant is too simple. Change it to the amber set on the second shelf of the cabinet.”

“Mom,” Yinyin quickly stopped her, “Today’s main characters are my brother and sister-in-law. As their younger sister, I should just be appropriate.”

“Why is it inappropriate to change a couple of pieces of jewelry?” Yu Miaoqi told Hongfu to fetch them herself. “Today is your eldest brother’s wedding, which is a joyous occasion for our eldest branch of the family. As long as it doesn’t overshadow your sister-in-law, it’s fine as long as it doesn’t.”

"Given the extravagance of your sister-in-law's wedding dress, yours is far inferior."

Helpless, Yin Yin could only look at Zhan Zheng, who was sitting to the side drinking tea, hoping that he could say a few words in his defense.

But to her surprise, Zhan Zheng did speak up, but he wasn't on her side.

"It's just a pair of bracelets and a string of forbidden beads. Yinyin, the capital is not like Yingzhou, where elegance is valued. People under the emperor's nose all have a pair of snobbish eyes."

"Respecting the robes before respecting the person is the norm in the capital."

Yin Yin stopped talking and let Yu Miaoqi change her jewelry again. After all that, with the overall outfit coordinated, Yin Yin looked even more "expensive".

After Yinyin finished changing, she breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, her mother's aesthetic sense was on point, and she didn't become a walking jewelry stand.

When Yu Miaoqi had finished getting ready, she looked at Zhan Zheng, who was still leisurely drinking tea, and became annoyed again: "Everyone is busy with your wedding, but you seem to be doing nothing."

Zhan Zheng laughed and said, "We'll go out to fetch the bride after lunch. Right now, I don't have much to do, so I just want to spend more time with my mother and sister."

“You’re about to get married, why are you suddenly bringing this up again?” Yu Miaoqi felt both relieved and worried. “After you get married, you should put more effort into your relationship with your wife. Husband and wife are meant to stay together until old age.”

"My son, please remember this."

Yu Miaoqi nodded in satisfaction when she saw that he had agreed. Yin Yin, however, felt that something was amiss. Remembering something was one thing, but whether or not to actually do it was another.

Facing Yin Yin's probing gaze, Zhan Zheng didn't give himself away at all. In fact, after being stared at for a while, he even turned his head to ask her, "Yin Yin, is there something you need?"

Yinyin shook her head: "I just noticed that you look quite handsome in this outfit today, big brother. I wonder how many people you'll charm when you change into your wedding attire. But..."

She paused deliberately: "Big brother, all you need to do is charm your sister-in-law!"

Yu Miaoqi laughed as she listened, but Yin Yin noticed a hint of unease on Zhan Zheng's face.

After lunch, Zhan Zheng was asked to change his clothes and go out. Yu Miaoqi was also busy, so Yin Yin had to go to the small flower hall to sit with Zhan Shu'er and Zhan Hui'er for a while and wait for the guests to arrive before greeting them.

"Little sister Yinyin is here," Zhan Shuer was stunned for a moment when she saw Yinyin dressed up, but quickly reacted and greeted her.

Zhan Huier was a step behind and also stood up, saying, "Sister Yinyin."

Yinyin returned their greetings and then found a place not too far from them to sit down.

Perhaps because she had apologized to Yin Yin at the fabric shop, she felt that she had gotten closer to Yin Yin. When Zhan Shu'er saw her sit down, she smiled and said to her, "Sister Yin Yin, you've come at just the right time. I was just congratulating Sister Hui'er."

"Oh?" Yin Yin roughly guessed what it was about, but pretended to be confused. "Does Sister Hui'er have some good news?"

"My third uncle has found a good husband for my sister Hui'er. She can become the wife of a fifth-rank official as soon as she marries him. If her husband petitions for her official title, she can even get a title directly. In the future, when we sisters meet, we will all have to pay our respects to her!"

“However,” Zhan Shu’er deliberately covered half of her face with a handkerchief, revealing only her eyes, and looked at Zhan Hui’er with a mocking expression, “this man is more than ten years older than Hui’er and has lost his first wife. When Hui’er marries into the family, will she feel uncomfortable looking at the memorial tablet of the first wife in front of her? I don’t know how Third Uncle could have chosen such a person after all his careful selection.”

"But since Third Uncle was able to choose him, he must have some extraordinary qualities. Sister Hui'er, don't you think so?"