“Grandpa, you are getting older, so you really need to take good care of your health. I told you before that I would invite you to my home to take care of you in your old age, and that is true. Now that we have built a new house, I am lame and have nothing to do except work in the fields. You can keep each other company.”

The father-in-law waved his hand and refused:

"There's no place like home, and besides, how long we live is up to fate, not up to us."

Yunling could understand her father-in-law's thoughts. After all, they were not related by blood, and if conflicts or disputes arose in the future, that place was not his home, so he naturally would not feel safe.

Yunling reached out and placed her hand on her father-in-law's wrist. Seeing that he was alright, she smiled and said:

“If you have some free time, why don’t you make a medicine cabinet for my sister like the one at Ren’an Hall?”

The father-in-law quickly snorted twice through his nose, and said disparagingly:

"Old man, I knew you wouldn't come here unless you had something to ask. So you've come to order me around again. You might as well not accept this jade token."

Despite saying that, the father-in-law still held the jade pendant tightly in his hand, lest Yunling actually take it back.

Seeing this, Yunling's smile widened even more.

“Grandpa, that medicine cabinet doesn’t need to be too big. Just the size of a wardrobe will do. That will save you a lot of trouble.”

The father-in-law almost rolled his eyes, but he still remembered Yunling's request. In the end, he only said "The price is negotiable" and kicked Yunling out the door.

Gangzi naturally felt that his father-in-law was arrogant and didn't know what was good for him, but seeing how well his boss treated him, he figured that the father-in-law must have some special qualities, so he suppressed his dissatisfaction.

After leaving the craft street, the group headed towards Pingli Lane. Li Yuedi came out of the music hall and saw Yunling from afar, exclaiming in surprise:

"Isn't that the young lady, and Tang Ling too?"

Upon hearing Li Yuedi's words, the others emerged from the music hall or shops, and were overjoyed to see Yunling and Tang Ling.

"My dear lady is finally back! We thought you had abandoned us."

"At first, we thought that we could have more fun when the young lady wasn't around, but when she was really not around, we felt uncomfortable everywhere."

"If my wife doesn't come back soon, we'll all turn into statues waiting for our husbands."

Yunling hadn't expected these people to think of her this way, and her heart felt warm.

"Hey, don't think you can get away with checking whether you've been practicing diligently these past few days just because you say you miss me a few times."

"Don't worry, young lady, we practice every day."

Li Yuedi's gaze then fell on Gangzi.

Who is this?

“His name is Gangzi, and he lives with me at the Yun family’s house.”

Tang Ling immediately shouted:

"Brother Gangzi."

With Tang Ling leading the way, everyone instantly realized that Gangzi's status was extraordinary, and they all shouted in unison:

"Brother Gangzi."

This action startled Gangzi quite a bit. He had never been called "brother" before, and he never expected that the first time would be by a young lady. It was one thing for one person to call him that, but for so many young ladies to do it together was something he would never dare to do in his wildest dreams.

His boss is truly amazing. It's one thing to support an idle person like him, but to support so many young women is incredible. His boss is truly amazing!

"Tang Ling and I brought back some local specialties from Bianjing to satisfy your cravings."

Yunling led everyone inside, and once inside, she took out a sachet from her belt, opened it, glanced at the jade beads inside, and then said:

"On the way to Bianjing, we were able to win a stone thanks to Tang Ling's help. Tang Ling is thinking of everyone and is willing to share the good fortune with you, so I polished this stone into twelve jade beads."

“I was thinking of giving each of you one pill, and then giving the remaining two to Sister Taoyao. What do you think?”

Everyone present was eager to receive a jade bead for free, so they all nodded in agreement. Tang Ling was grateful for Yun Ling's favoritism towards her, and probably thought that she was afraid that she would become estranged from these people if she went to Bianjing with Yun Ling, which was why she said that.

Tang Ling took the sachet from Yun Ling, gave one to each person, put one in her own pocket, and returned the remaining two to Yun Ling.

Having obtained the jade beads and eaten some local specialties of Bianjing, the next step was to test the results of their practice over the past few days.

Since Tang Ling has been away these days, Li Yuedi led everyone in exercising. When it came to the fashion show, Li Yuedi was naturally the first to walk the runway.

Yunling sat down on the stone bench and watched them walk with their heads held high and chests out, their expressions changing naturally, and their steps full of confidence. Her mood instantly improved.

She hadn't expected that during her absence, instead of becoming complacent, they would innovate upon their existing methods, making the entire show flow naturally. They seemed like models born for this job, incredibly talented.

Yunling couldn't help but clap her hands and exclaimed happily:

"If our products sell well this time, I will increase your commission even more."

Cheers and jubilation instantly spread through the crowd. Li Yuedi said:

“Young lady, we have to thank Sister Taoyao for this. She suggested that we add some appropriate, unobtrusive movements when walking, such as lifting up our clothes slightly or turning around.”

"She practiced with us many times, and she even guided us to express our emotions according to each of us, making us smile, be proud, be aloof, or be enthusiastic. She was so kind."

After speaking, Li Yuedi quickly covered her mouth and hurriedly explained:

“Young lady, I’m not saying you’re bad, I’m saying you’re all good.”

"It's alright. Sister Taoyao is a nice person. If you have any questions, you can ask her. I'll go take a look now. Tang Ling, you stay here."

Tang Ling had witnessed it firsthand; their catwalk was quite spectacular. However, she hadn't practiced since going to Bianjing with Yun Ling, and she had almost forgotten how to walk the catwalk. So she had to work hard; what they could do, she could do too.

Tang Ling agreed and went to practice with Li Yuedi. Yun Ling took Gangzi to get another Bianjing specialty from the carriage and went to the music hall next door.

The shop owner had just returned from outside and thanked Yunling profusely upon seeing her.

"The host is very hospitable. He invited all of us from the music troupe to Shengfu Restaurant for a reunion dinner on New Year's Eve. We are truly grateful."

"You're too kind, Master. They've been so well taken care of by you these past few days. I'll pay you back for all the food they've eaten here."

"Master, you're so foolish! You went to Bianjing and completely forgot about what happened in Pingcheng?"