Before even meeting them, Jiang Jiaojiao could already feel their warm welcome.

Thinking about my past life.

She stubbornly refused the Jin family's help to elope, and ended up dying unexpectedly. For her mother's sake, the Jin family poured gold and silver into the Marquis's mansion like water, and in the end, it all flowed into Jiang Xue's pocket, becoming an ally of the Fifth Prince.

The Jin family served as the Fifth Prince's money bag.

Instead of benefiting from the rising tide, they were accused of a bunch of crimes and their property was confiscated.

The confiscated assets were comparable to the national treasury.

The people were outraged, and the court officials took advantage of their misfortune. More than a hundred members of the Jin family were exiled to the remote and impoverished Lingnan region. The mother, upon hearing this tragic news, passed away a few days later.

The Jin family has a hundred members.

Along the way, they were despised by the people and exploited by the officials. Before they even reached Lingnan, they were all gone.

Looking at the sincere and enthusiastic smiling faces in the room and the endless gifts, Jiang Jiaojiao felt extremely guilty. This time, she absolutely could not let the Jin family repeat the same mistake.

"Cousin—I'm your fifth brother!"

"I'm the third brother!"

"I'm your sixteenth brother!"

"..."

A dozen or so young men rushed into the hall, vying to introduce themselves. Jiang Jiaojiao couldn't keep up with them all!

In the end, it was the old man who spoke up!

I moved the table and chairs to the garden before I could finally sit down.

Jiang Jiaojiao sat next to her grandmother, feeling the intense gazes filling the room, and asked with a smile, "Grandmother, with so many people in the family, why didn't you move to a bigger house?"

Grandmother patted Jiang Jiaojiao's hand affectionately, "Your great-grandfather said before he passed away that wealth should not be flaunted. We merchants... should not act too ostentatiously, lest we attract envy and jealousy."

These words quieted the garden a little.

"It's all clean money earned through hard work, why hide it?"

"Looking at my uncles and brothers' clothes, they are too shabby. Those who know them say that the Jin family is low-key, but those who don't might think that the Jin family knows they are guilty and don't deserve it."

"The Jin family is rich, but that's not a crime. We can't just give in to other people's envy and jealousy and make ourselves miserable."

"We've done nothing wrong, we've got clean money, so why can't we spend it freely?"

Jiang Jiaojiao thought about the fate of the Jin family in her previous life and felt even more indignant. "Those noble families, they talk about being noble and virtuous, but behind the scenes they are greedy for power and wealth. They must have received quite a few gifts from the Jin family, right?"

Jiang Jiaojiao's words shocked the Jin family.

"Jiaojiao..."

Kim was also stunned.

She was taught to be low-key from a young age, and her clothes and belongings were never ostentatious, for fear of being looked down upon by those noble families. But she never thought about why she should always compromise herself just to avoid being looked down upon by them.

What's even more disheartening is that despite the Jin family's extremely low profile, they haven't received a single word of praise.

Those who looked down on them still looked down on them. Not only did they look down on her, but they also looked down on her son and daughter.

But--

Is it the Kim family's fault?

"My cousin is right!"

A dashing young man strode over, his face bearing several bruises.

"Seventeenth brother—you got into a fight at school again?"

Someone immediately exclaimed.

Jin Shiqi snorted, "They attend our Jin family's school, accept our gifts, and still dare to mock our sister! Beating them is too lenient!"

"I've wanted to say what my sister just said for a long time!"

“Our Jin family runs an honest business and earns clean money. Why should we spend it in secret? Why should we spend so much money every year to feed those ungrateful wretches!”

Xiao Shiqi's words silenced everyone once again.

Grandpa Jin gradually straightened his posture and looked at his sons and grandsons, who had been provoked by Jiang Jiaojiao and Xiao Shiqi's words.

yes!

The descendants of the Jin family, in terms of both character and demeanor, are no less than those from aristocratic families!

Just because they are merchants, they are treated as inferior to others everywhere. Jiang Jiaojiao and Xiao Shiqi's words were a real wake-up call, waking them up from their inherent pride and arrogance!

The entire Jin family gathered together.

Jiang Jiaojiao immediately became the group's darling.

Upon hearing Madam Jin mention the Seventh Prince's betrothal gift list, the Jin family immediately became restless. With a wave of her hand, Old Madam Jin sent everyone back to prepare the dowry!

When Jiang Jiaojiao got home.

A long procession followed behind. In addition to the 108 dowry items that had been prepared in advance, the old lady decided to add another 88! Not only that... but her uncles and cousins ​​also forced another 88 on her!

The dowry consisted of two or three hundred loads, and the procession was quite grand.

This shocked the entire city!

Everyone knows the Jin family is wealthy, but no one has ever seen them so ostentatious!

Suddenly, people were filled with envy, shortness of breath, depression, and anger, and all sorts of rumors spread that the rich were heartless...

Then--

Then you'll see that the largest medical clinic in the capital has changed its signboard—Jin's Medical Clinic!

Not only that, Jin's Medical Clinic also posted a notice: Free medical consultations will be provided to the public on the first and fifteenth of each lunar month!

Before the people could even cry out in surprise...

The largest trading company in the capital has also changed its name to Jin's Trading Company!

There was also a notice: On the first and fifteenth of each lunar month, grains, rice, oil, salt, and coarse cloth would be sold at half price!

It caused a complete sensation throughout the capital!

The common people no longer cared about cursing the rich for being heartless; they all lined up overnight to rush to buy the goods, and long queues formed outside the Jin family medical clinic overnight as well.

Only those noble families and officials were left, throwing things around and throwing tantrums in their mansions!

Within a few days, countless anonymous reports were sent to the Prefectural Governor's Office.

The Prefect of the Capital was also curious about the Jin family's sudden ostentation, so he naturally investigated it thoroughly. The result was that everything—the shops, restaurants, clinics, markets, and income records—was crystal clear and transparent.

The Jin family's move to dispose of their own assets is a strategic maneuver.

Instead of being trampled on, they gained a reputation among the people as a righteous business and a benevolent family.

This also caused Jiang Jiaojiao's fame to skyrocket!

Just moments ago, everyone was gossiping about how much betrothal gift the Seventh Prince had given, thinking that the infamous eldest daughter of the Jiang family had gotten incredibly lucky. But then they were completely taken aback by the Jin family's extravagance!

With the entire Jin family backing up Miss Jiang, it's really hard to say who will benefit.

In a short time.

Everyone started to look at this young lady in a new light...

Even a notorious gold nugget is still a gold nugget!

really--

Upon hearing the news, the Second Prince immediately smashed his teacup, gritting his teeth, "The Jin family! Jiang Jiaojiao!"

The Third Prince was summoned to the palace by the Imperial Concubine overnight.

The lights in the Fifth Prince's bedroom remained on all night.

And the Eighth Prince...