Anman couldn't stand his wife's gossip and gave her a disapproving reminder.

"You're talking nonsense again. Don't spread rumors about things that have nothing to do with each other. It's not good if word gets out. No matter how bad they are, they are still related to Uncle San's family by marriage."

Liu Xiaoqiao took a bite of the vegetable pancake, making mumbling noises.

"That's what they mean when they say family members don't go into the same house! Like attracts like!"

Anle smiled and said nothing. Liu Xiaoqiao was always straightforward and outspoken, and she meant no harm; she just said what she thought.

She knew their tempers very well, and what they said was true; that family was a bloodsucker.

If you've run into this mess, then you're just asking for trouble. It's like the wicked getting their just desserts.

She has no intention of getting involved in this matter.

Anle glanced at An Dalin, who had just taken another swig of wine.

"Grandpa, I'm going out to get some ingredients these next few days to prepare for the opening. I'll come see you again in a few days."

"Don't get involved in what your third grandfather's family is doing; it's their own family matter, and we have no right to interfere."

An Dalin was a little tipsy, but he listened to what Anle said and nodded in agreement.

"I know what I'm doing. I've put in a good word for you with your father, so you can go without worry."

Anle felt a little more at ease after hearing An Dalin's words.

She was afraid that her father would do something foolish and invite the person into the house.

**

That very night, Anle took out the planted gemstones and showed them to Yu Rong.

On Anle's children's table were seven gemstone objects, three of which were jade jewelry.

A pair of jade earrings with openwork silver trim. The ingenious openwork trim design adds a touch of exquisite beauty to the two lentil-shaped jade pieces.

This pair of jadeite stones, of the glutinous type, are about the size of a thumbnail, round and solid with a bean-sized, oily green color, and look like perfectly round and lustrous pearls.

The design is simple and elegant, but the two oval gemstones alone are enough to make these earrings look luxurious, exquisite, and noble.

The remaining two pieces of jade are a necklace and a ring.

The necklace, like the earrings, features the same openwork lace design, is made of the same jadeite texture, and is the same color, making it a matching set.

However, the jade on the necklace is exaggeratedly twice the size of the earrings, making the whole necklace look incredibly luxurious, dazzling, and eye-catching.

The jadeite had a cool, ethereal green sheen on its smooth surface. Although it was only of the glutinous type, it appeared to have a delicate texture.

Then there's the ring face, which looks about the same size as the earring. The face is smooth and raised, set in a silver openwork band.

These three pieces of jade jewelry are clearly a set.

Yu Rong glanced at them. The three jade gemstones were all the same color, lustrous and deep green, with good transparency. The green was a bit dull, as if mixed with a bluish-gray tone, and heavy like oil.

It is clearly suitable for older ladies or women from wealthy and influential families to wear.

The four ornaments next to them were surprisingly gorgeous and bright compared to the three ornaments that looked somewhat heavy in color.

These are four pieces of crystal jewelry worn at home.

One is a lavender amethyst beaded bracelet in the shape of a sugar cube. Breaking away from the previous smooth, round beads, it adopts an element-cut design with sharp edges and smooth cut surfaces.

The beads are not simply cut into squares; a string of beads contains several shapes, giving it a fresh and unique look. The beads are stacked one on top of another, forming tassels that hang down at the end. Several playful little beads of different shapes also hang from the silver chain.

A pink peach bracelet with a single pink, cute peach pendant. The peach is decorated with three small green leaves of different sizes, making it look delicate and exquisite. Several small pink pearls are fixed on the gold chain.

These two beaded bracelets were styles that Yu Rong had never seen before.

Having spent so many years in the capital and seen the precious gold and silver jewelry worn by noblewomen in the palace, he had never seen such unique and novel jewelry.

Compared to such fresh and bright eye-catching jewelry, those expensive accessories seem exaggeratedly old-fashioned and boring, and even a bit tacky.

Yu Rong focused her attention on the last two pieces of jewelry.

One is a small crown of red crystal roses, with long tassels hanging down from the flower branches on both sides of the circular crown, and a few roses adorning the tassels.

The entire rosebud is intertwined in the shape of a wreath, with golden leaves and red crystal flower necks blooming together.

It looks noble and aloof, and the light reflected under the lamplight gives off a bewitching red glow.

This crystal was so bright and alluringly red that Yu Rong had never seen anything like it before. It was a stunning floral crown, and she had never seen such a unique headdress in the capital.

However, he only glanced at it briefly. After a flash of amazement in his eyes, he quickly calmed down. He wasn't interested in the things these women used.

The last item was a crystal hairpin with two cloud-like water droplets hanging from it. Two long pure silver needles and threads hung directly from the ends of the hairpin, with two blue-tinted crystal water droplets at the ends of the silver needles.

The overall design looks elegant and simple, with a touch of ethereal beauty.

The last two headdresses are suitable for young women to wear, and Anle just casually put together a set design.

She planned to try out these few styles of accessories first.

Anle only began researching jewelry styles when she decided to go into the gemstone business, as she had seen many pieces of jewelry in her previous life.

Pick out any two items here, and they'll all be stylish and interesting pieces.

"What do you think of these little gadgets?"

"Not bad." With his two companions on his mind, Yu Rong gave a concise evaluation before hesitating to speak.

"My two companions want to meet you; they want to follow you in the future."

"Huh?" This sudden change of topic caught Anle off guard. Her brain paused for a moment before she finally understood.

"Follow me? Why are you suddenly following me?"

Yu Rong pursed her lips, and suddenly became more talkative when talking about her two companions.

"It wasn't sudden; they've had this idea ever since you saved their lives."

I can't go back to the capital, so it's the same no matter where I stay.

So, staying by their benefactor's side wasn't so bad for them.

"Is that so? Well... that's fine too. If they want to stay, then let them stay. We'll find an opportunity to bring them over."

"The reason... well, I'll just say I'm short-handed, so I found two homeless refugees on the street. Tell my family that, and it should work." Anle touched her lips with her index finger, nodding in approval at her own good idea.

"When you bring them here, tidy them up and make them look like refugees, so my family can't tell."