Mi Niang was the youngest in the school and entered the school the latest, but she got the first place, which was really surprising. Needless to say, her reputation was the most obvious one, and now Ji Chunfang only invited Mi Niang and the Guo sisters to his birthday party.

"Sister Luo and the others are not coming?" Mi Niang couldn't help but ask as she handed the gift prepared for her by Second Mistress Ding to Ji Chunfang's maid.

The Ji family is indeed the most wealthy family in Jiangling. If you don't know anything about the pavilions and pavilions, you would think you are in Jiangnan. Not to mention the dishes on the table, most of them are rare, abalone and shark fin are not fresh, and there are maids and servants everywhere, which is even better than the dishes in the palace.

Ji Chunfang was dressed very elegantly today, wearing a magenta dress with a heart-shaped collar, a ruby ​​necklace on her chest, and a jade pendant hanging from her waist. When she heard what Mi Niang said, she couldn't help but smile: "Sister Luo has always disliked crowds. I'm afraid she won't come even if I call her."

"Yes, Sister Ruan, please come and sit here with me." Guo Yaoyu said kindly.

Only then did Mi Niang realize that Ji Chunfang had only invited these three people in total. It seemed that Ji Chunfang thought very highly of her!

After sitting down, Ji Chunfang couldn't help but say: "Sister Ruan, we should get to know each other more often. You come from a famous family and are so amazing. In fact, I was very optimistic about you when you first came to the academy."

"Why do you want to praise me like that? I think you are the best."

Any circle will be divided into big and small circles. It is not obvious in the school, but it is obvious outside. Ji Chunfang and the Guo sisters' circle can be regarded as a combination of the top officials and businessmen in Jiangling. The fact that Mi Niang was invited shows that Ji Chunfang thinks she has great potential.

At the Ji family, Ji Chunfang was a completely different person from the others. She was laughing all the time and knew all about the famous people in Jiangling. Mi Niang was still young anyway, so she just listened for fun.

Then Ji Chunfang said, "Jingzhou Prefecture is holding a dragon boat race this time, and our Ji family has been invited to attend. Your Guo family must have received an invitation. Sister Ruan, you should come with me! Don't you know that not only the wife of the prefecture master will be there that day, but also the wife of the county magistrate, and even Mrs. Zhang will be there!"

This was a big gift, but Mi Niang was not interested: "Sister Ji, thank you for your kindness, but I have relatives coming to my house on the Dragon Boat Festival, so I won't go."

Ji Chunfang was stunned. She was definitely trying to do Mi Niang a favor. If she became rich in the future, she would definitely repay her. Businessmen always planned things very clearly, but it was understandable. If it weren't for Ji Chunfang's support, it would be very difficult for Mi Niang to go to such an occasion with her current status.

But I didn't expect that she actually refused.

Ji Chunfang also said: "Mi Niang, do you want to discuss this matter with your mother?"

"Really, it's not necessary. Thank you, Sister Ji." It's not that Mi Niang is aloof, but she knows her own status clearly. Even if her father doesn't pass the imperial examination, he will be recommended for an official position because of his talent. Now is not the time for her to wander around. Even if she is chosen now, she will be picked and chosen.

Moreover, she took one look at Guo Yaoyu and knew very well that what she wanted most was for her to get engaged as soon as possible so that she could be out of this situation.

The reason why Guo Yaoyu was very unhappy about her going to Luo Qiujun's house and even didn't talk to her for several days was because Guo Yaoyu had a crush on Luo Qiujun's brother, the famous Jiangling talent. However, he was afraid that she would get there first, so he wanted to get her out early, and the Ji family knew the most merchants.

Don't think that just because Guo Yaoyu and her friends are young girls, engagement is far away from them. In fact, engagement usually happens very early here.

Moreover, there were many talented young men in Jiangling Prefecture, so it was not wrong for Guo Yaoyu to have this idea and clear out the enemies in advance. Ji Chunfang killed two birds with one stone, not only doing a favor to Mi Niang, but also helping Guo Yaoyu at the same time.

However, Mi Niang didn't think about these things at all. She was thinking about how to improve her knowledge. In her previous life, Luo Qiujun relied on her expertise in eight-legged essays to cultivate her husband and son. As the saying goes, a woman's virtue lies in her lack of talent. In the past, she misunderstood that a woman's lack of talent is a good character. Now she knows that what people mean is that a woman's virtue and knowledge must be the same!

Furthermore, if the Guo and Luo families were interested in each other, they would have done it long ago. There would be no need for Guo Yaoyu to make plans for herself like this.

After saying this, Mi Niang left, leaving Ji Chunfang and the Guo sisters looking at each other in bewilderment.

On the Dragon Boat Festival, Second Madam Ding had already prepared rice dumplings and salted egg fried dough sticks, and Grandma Hao also steamed a lot of big buns. These are the foods that people in Jiangling often eat during the Dragon Boat Festival.

The eldest and second daughters were also wearing new clothes. Mrs. Zhong brought them to kowtow, but Mrs. Ding stopped them. "You have been serving us very hard these past few months. Today is a festival, so you can go and reunite."

Mrs. Zhong made a few excuses, but seeing that the Second Mistress was sincere, she hurriedly thanked her and took her daughters away. Although the new master would not give them any reward, he was kind and generous, and provided them with food and clothing, which was much better than their previous life.

After the servants left, Mrs. Ding asked Mi Niang, "Why don't you go to watch the dragon boat race with Miss Ji?"

"My daughter is a little scared to go alone, and actually my relationship with Sister Ji is not very good."

Mrs. Ding smiled and said, "Okay, I understand. Actually, even if you said you wanted to go, I wouldn't agree."

Compared to her young and ignorant daughter, Aunt Ding had experienced all kinds of suffering in her childhood. You know, many cases of molestation and kidnapping were committed by acquaintances. Especially since her daughter had such a beautiful figure at such a young age, how could she let her daughter go alone?

Even when she went to pick up Mi Niang, she was worried about Wang Wu and asked her good mother-in-law Er Niu to go with her. Wealth may be sought in danger, but for her, as long as the family is together, it doesn't matter if they have to eat coarse food.

This also reminded Ding Ernai of some bad memories. When her father died, she and her mother were taking a nap in the house, and her mother was almost molested by her uncle, and then her mother disappeared. Even she was almost molested by the bad guys. Sometimes she thought that she didn't blame her mother, and it was pitiful for a woman to lose her husband. But when she had Mi Niang, she thought that she would never be able to give up her daughter.

Adults are capable of resisting, but what about children? Children are so innocent.

"Mi Niang, I never expected you to be rich and powerful, I just hope you can live a happy and healthy life."

Mi Niang didn't understand what her mother said and asked, "Why doesn't Daddy come back? I miss him so much."

Mrs. Ding sighed, "Your father has to attend literary gatherings and make friends." In fact, her husband probably didn't come back because he was afraid of wasting money, but it was not easy to tell these things to her daughter.

However, Mrs. Ding smiled and said, "Mi Niang, your female classmate Luo Qiujun's brother is going to be engaged to Tao Ji's daughter. Although you are young, you can't pretend not to know. Why don't you embroider a purse and give it to her?"

What? Tao Chun'er is engaged to that popular girl from the Luo family?