Ning said with a smile, "Di-ge'er, this is for your wife. Can you make the decision?"

Xu Di said with a grin, "Auntie, from now on, my wife will be in charge of our family."

Everyone in the room laughed at Xu Di's joking words, but Li Yuexi blushed with embarrassment.

Ning Shi held Li Yuexi's hand and said, "They're married now, how can you still speak so carelessly? Di Ge's wife, come, let's ignore him. This is the Marquis, and this is the Madam."

Li Yuexi followed Xu Di and kowtowed to the Marquis and Madam Wu. The Marquis gave her a purse containing silver notes, and Madam Wu gave her a gold hairpin inlaid with gemstones. The gemstones and hairpin were ordinary, but the gold hairpin was exquisitely crafted.

When it came to Xu Rao and Zhang Zhaoci, Ning said with a smile, "You two, as parents-in-law, must bring out your most treasured possessions for the new daughter-in-law."

Zhang Zhaoci said, "Of course. Come here, Yuexi, take a look. This is a gift I prepared for you. See if you like it."

Ning said with a smile, "You really are a family. You haven't even exchanged greetings yet, and you've already taken out your gifts. Di'er, quickly take your wife and kowtow to your parents."

Xu Di kowtowed to Li Yuexi, and Xu Rao smiled as he handed the purse to Li Yuexi, saying, "Live a good life with Xu Di."

This purse looks just like something a marquis would wear; it's filled with silver notes.

Ning Shi is the most qualified to speak about how the Marquis's family has fared these past few years. The Marquis is good at making money, but Xu Di is even better at it. Most importantly, Xu Di is not selfish at all. He not only makes money for himself, but he also helps his whole family make money. Because of the hot springs on the old lady's estate, he grows rouge rice there, which earns a lot of money every year. The old lady is now more generous to everyone in the mansion, which is also because I have money. The whole family benefits from this. Who wouldn't be happy?

Ning introduced Li Yuexi to everyone in the manor. The gifts Li Yuexi prepared for everyone in the manor were shoes she made herself. For this family recognition ceremony, Li Yuexi had started working on it very early on, asking for the sizes of the elders in the Marquis's manor and making them stitch by stitch.

Granny Lu knew Li Yuexi's needlework skills. Looking at the shoes in the old lady's hands, she smiled and said, "Our Di-ge's daughter-in-law's skills are getting better and better."

The old lady looked at it for a long time and said, "You taught Di Ge's daughter-in-law all her skills, didn't you? Her needlework looks just like yours."

Upon hearing this, Granny Lu smiled and said, "Madam, your eyes are still so sharp. It really was me who taught Di Ge's daughter-in-law how to do needlework. But later I heard from Madam Li that she hired an embroiderer to teach Di Ge's daughter-in-law how to do embroidery."

Upon hearing this, the old lady sighed and said, "Our Third Madam has excellent taste. I think our Di-ge's daughter-in-law is a wonderful person."

After recognizing her relatives, Li Yuexi followed Xu Di back to her own courtyard.

Looking at the things on the kang table, and taking out the two purses given to him by the Marquis and Xu Rao, Xu Di smiled and said, "Not bad, not bad, your earnings this morning are quite considerable."

Li Yuexi and Xu Di were childhood sweethearts. Looking at the jewelry that the old lady and Zhang Zhaoci had given her, she said, "Husband, why did Grandmother and Mother give me such valuable things?"

Xu Di said, "What's yours is yours; you can keep it yourself."

Li Yuexi agreed, then, remembering what Xu Di had told her about not having to open all her dowry items, she asked him, "Husband, you said that if I don't have to open all my dowry items, it's okay for us to leave home right after we're married, right?"

Xu Di said, "These are all things that the elders in the family have discussed. Your husband has to go study to prepare for the imperial examination. We're newly married, how can we leave you alone at home? We'll just do whatever the elders arrange."

Li Yuexi said, "Okay, I'll do whatever you say, husband. I'll do whatever you tell me to do."

Xu Di already knew Li Yuexi quite well. He had watched this girl grow up, and her temperament and personality were exactly what he liked. Xu Di was very clear about his marriage. He knew that he would either find a girl he liked or a girl from a similar social class. The Xu family was a noble family, and he didn't want to marry into a high-ranking family.

It's not that girls from wealthy families are bad, but Xu Di is afraid that his future in-laws will become a hindrance to him. In the capital, relationships are deeply intertwined, with some being relatives for generations. A single move can have far-reaching consequences. Xu Di is a man with his own ideas, and he doesn't want someone interfering when he's doing things. If he does something that harms someone else's interests, who knows which relatives might come looking for him?

Finding a girl like Li Yuexi would be perfect. She comes from a family with a clean and upright character, a simple household with no complicated family relationships, and Lord Li is not a man with any great ambitions. Most importantly, Li Yuexi is a wise and insightful girl who knows what she should and shouldn't do, and she won't become a stumbling block on Xu Di's path.

After a simple lunch, Li Yuexi packed her things. The dowry prepared by her family consisted of two young maids, which Zhang Zhaoci had arranged with Madam Li. These maids would be prepared by Granny Lu, who would serve Xu Di. Xu Di currently had four head maids serving him in his room, who had already been trained by Granny Lu. There were also two servants in the outer courtyard, in addition to Xu Di's two original attendants. These people were to accompany Xu Di to Tai'an.

When Granny Lu arrived, Li Yuexi quickly went to the door to greet her. Granny Lu said, "I came to see what brings you here. Tomorrow is your homecoming, and the gifts have been prepared long ago, as well as Yuexi's dowry. A storeroom has been specially prepared for you in the backyard. You can register and store any items that you don't use often in there. There will be people from the manor who will be in charge of guarding the courtyard to take over and seal the storeroom."

Li Yuexi listened carefully, starting to think about what to take with her and what to leave behind. Xu Di asked Granny Lu, "Granny, are you going back to Ganzhou or staying in the mansion?"

Granny Lu said, "I'm going to Ganzhou with you. Brother Bai is going to Tai'an with you. I don't have anything to do if I stay in the mansion."