After the wedding banquet ended, the guests and hosts were all in high spirits, and most of the guests left the Li family home half-drunk.

Jiayi and Liu Yang were sent back to their new house early and were taken care of by their new wives.

The Li family was in a flurry of activity, but fortunately they had enough maids and servants.

The tasks of tidying up the leftover mats, organizing the yard, and cleaning various areas were clearly divided, and the job was done in almost an hour.

Old Mrs. Li was getting on in years, so Zhao Yuru accompanied her to rest.

Tao Hongying was in charge of the household affairs, working busily and efficiently, leaving no room for anyone else to interfere.

Wenjuan, Huiniang, and Madam Wen also took the children downstairs to sleep.

As for the men, they were already snoring away, sobering up.

That night, apart from the two newlywed couples' rooms, everything was quiet...

As an elder, I feel at ease knowing that I have accomplished something significant and fulfilled my responsibilities.

The young couple then began a new chapter in their lives...

The next morning, everyone in the Li family got up a little late.

Because they had sent the message to the two young couples early on, Shanhu and Linlang were persuaded by their husbands not to cause any awkwardness by waiting under the eaves. Instead, they followed local customs, slept in a little longer, washed up, and dressed neatly before going to the main courtyard to pay their respects.

The entire Li family, young and old, were present. They were all served tea, and the elders gave them gifts. The new bride also gave them needlework and other items as a return gift. Everything was harmonious and joyful.

Although Linlang entered the Li family, she was actually Liu's daughter-in-law.

Therefore, she prepared a complete set of clothes for her respectable mother-in-law, and also for her young brother-in-law.

As for the Li family members, she was only slightly lacking, which was still considered to be quite polite.

On the contrary, Coral prepared thoughtful return gifts for Sister Liu, Hui Niang, Madam Wen, and others, while doing her best to give good gifts to the rest of the Li family.

Of course, once she had prepared her dowry, she didn't have enough money to prepare anything more expensive.

But she went into the sea countless times, risking drowning, to retrieve seafood, coral, and pearls, fulfilling her wish for this moment.

What she presented to Old Lady Li was a hat she had embroidered herself, adorned with several peanut-sized black pearls—a striking piece that would catch anyone's eye wherever it went.

Tao Hongying and Zhao Yuru were also given pearl bracelets, with milky white pearls that were perfectly round and lustrous, and they were definitely presentable to wear.

Wenjuan, Aibei, and Wan'er, who was not present, all had a pair of coral earrings.

Even the children received some rare seashell ornaments and trinkets, which made them beam with joy.

Grandma Li was both happy and distressed. She pulled her strong-willed granddaughter-in-law aside and explained the situation to everyone.

“From now on, everyone must treat Shanhu well. You don’t know, I originally gave Jiayi some money from the public funds so that he could use it in advance to prepare Shanhu’s dowry.”

"But the child refused to accept it. She secretly went to sea and earned money to buy things. Not only that, these gifts were all made by her after she had collected the raw materials and sent them to a jewelry store."

"Regardless of whether it's a good item or not, and regardless of its value, we should all cherish this sentiment!"

"This child is incredibly brave!" Tao Hongying exclaimed in shock. She had seen female divers go into the sea at the beach, and when they came ashore, their faces were all pale and sullen. They could easily drown if they weren't careful.

Zhao Yuru was also heartbroken. Holding Shanhu's hand, she instructed, "You can't do that again! Before, you weren't part of our family and didn't know our rules, so we didn't say anything because you were polite. But absolutely not again. In our family, nothing is more important than life!"

"If you just live a good life with Jiayi, that will be the best gift you can give us in return."

Madam Wen and Hui Niang also felt the food was too hot to handle and tried to dissuade her.

Coral was initially apprehensive, after all, she was an orphan who was marrying into such a large family.

But seeing that everyone was complaining but genuinely felt sorry for her, she couldn't help but tear up and nod repeatedly.

Finally, she presented a jewelry box to the old lady with both hands, saying, "Grandma, this is a gift I prepared for my sister. Please keep it safe and give it to her when you see her."

"This is also a set of pearl jewelry, not very expensive, I hope my sister will like it."

"I like it, of course I like it!" Grandma Li didn't even look at it before quickly putting it away, comforting Shanhu, "You'll know when you meet Fu Niu'er, she's the best sister-in-law in the world. If she knew you felt this way, she would treat you even better!"

Just as they were talking, a servant suddenly ran in to report the news.

"Madam, Master, our fleet has returned! They've hauled a lot of goods from Broken Gold Beach!"

Everyone was overjoyed and stood up!

"Oh my, it's true what they say! I was just talking about Fu Niu'er, and now Fu Niu'er has sent gifts for my sister-in-law's wedding!" Old Mrs. Li exclaimed repeatedly. "I wonder how things are back home, who came by boat?"

Li Zhensheng was also concerned, and he quickly replied, "Mother, don't worry, have the family eat first. I'll go to the dock now and be back soon."

Jiayi, Liu Yang, Jiaxi, Jia'an, and Maoge couldn't hold back any longer and got up to follow their uncle.

Suddenly, only the elderly, young women, and children were left at home, bustling around preparing dinner, eating only half-full while still thinking about it...

Since Jiaxi's son returned to the Li family, his favorite thing to do has been eating.

He noticed that everyone was eating very little, which he found strange, but he didn't stop eating.

It was Crescent Moon and Stars again who pulled their younger brother to "educate" them.

"Little brother, save some room in your stomach. Auntie will definitely bring us some delicious food."

"Yes, it's delicious. Auntie's place has the most delicious food."

The chubby boy was a little confused and reluctant to part with the steamed buns in his hands. He didn't understand what his older siblings were talking about as delicious food. Was it even more delicious than steamed buns?

As everyone eagerly awaited the arrival of the cargo, truckloads of crates were brought back from the dock when the sun was high in the sky.

What could be more joyful than unwrapping a gift?

In particular, a group of women who were homesick received gifts sent from their families from afar.

Of course, before that, everyone also checked their family letters.

Madam Wen and Hui Niang both received a thick envelope, and even Sister Liu received three or four pages.

The majority of the letters came from the Li family, totaling more than a dozen.

Jia Yin wrote a letter to her grandmother, mother, brothers, and sisters-in-law, and even remembered her little nephew Xingxing.

Including what Li Lao Er wrote, what Jia Ren wrote, what Wan'er wrote, what Li Ge'er wrote...

It was even written by the village chief, and pieced together by the villagers, young and old, each contributing a line...

In short, the lively activity of reading family letters lasted for about half an hour.

This allowed Aibei and Shanhu to fully experience the friendliness and cohesion of their in-laws' family!

When Grandma Li learned about the current situation at home, especially that her granddaughter had "defeated everyone" without suffering any grievances, she was relieved.

So she also remembered to take care of her two new granddaughters-in-law. She quickly put away the letter, intending to read it slowly that evening, and then called everyone to distribute the gifts.

Jiayin has always been generous, especially this time when she married her new sister-in-law.

She sent over almost all the good materials and various trinkets that she had previously looted from the "palace," giving everyone a share, and even preparing some to give as gifts to her family.

Old Mrs. Li roughly calculated that these things amounted to two thousand taels of silver.

Fortunately, they had prepared a lot of local specialties to send back to Xindu beforehand, so their granddaughter didn't suffer any losses.