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But now, looking at the person in front of them with bright features, colorful clothes and unattainable wealth, they were choked up and dared not say anything more.

This third girl was different from the newlyweds in their neighborhood; they couldn't lecture her. She was told to be more considerate to her husband, to serve her parents-in-law wholeheartedly, and to give her husband a big, fat son soon, Yunyun.

Ji Yunxi glanced at these old ladies and old men, paused at the manager Yuan who had been lowering his head behind Wu Weian, and then his gaze fell back on Wu Weian.

She nodded slightly at him and walked into the door of the cloth shop.

The cloth shop was about to open, and she didn't have time to listen to people's chat.

As soon as the morning hour arrived, the door of the cloth shop opened.

The shop assistant counted the items while letting people go in one by one to choose.

After the old women entered, they looked around and asked the clerk beside them, "Can we pick any piece of clothing from all the clothes in the store? Free?"

The shop assistant was very friendly. He pointed around the shop and said, "You can pick out any clothes under 200 wen. They're all on the first floor. There's another floor upstairs, but they're all over 200 wen. You should buy anything over 200 wen. But we're having a discount this month. We're offering a 50 wen discount for every 100 wen you spend. You definitely won't be able to find the same price in other cloth shops."

"Oh—" The more than 20 people exclaimed in unison, and walked towards the shelves pointed by the clerk, flipping through this and touching that.

It was also at this time that they truly believed that giving away a piece of clothing worth less than two hundred coins was real!

Who wouldn't want to take advantage of a free bargain? Furthermore, the clothes at Xiyun Cloth Shop were made of ordinary fabric, just like other cloth shops, using the cheapest linen. However, the patterns, cuts, and colors were all very good.

These old ladies all have sharp eyes and immediately want to choose the best one among them.

Some smart ones even took a few more pieces and asked the clerk for the price, hoping to choose the most expensive one, preferably the one that cost just two hundred coins.

The woman who had just spoken the most outside was now touching her clothes absentmindedly.

From time to time, her eyes would glance at Ji Yunxi.

Ji Yunxi stood by and watched for a while, then went upstairs.

Lord Xiao Wu and his steward each picked out a piece of clothing and followed up.

The two of them stood upstairs and looked down. Lord Xiao Wu lowered his head and said something in Ji Yunxi's ear with a smile on his face.

Ji Yunxi listened absentmindedly, with no expression on her elegant face. She looked arrogant, as if she was giving someone a cold look.

The woman clenched her five fingers into a fist, picked up a piece of clothing and left, feeling indignant in her heart: Is it so great to be rich? She will be reborn into a rich family. Everyone in the capital knows that the husband of the third lady of the Ji family was obtained by her shameless begging. How can a woman take the initiative to propose marriage, and more than once? This woman from the Ji family has really made women lose face! And now she is showing a bad face to her husband! From the time she came until now, she has never smiled! This Master Wu is the third place winner in the imperial examination, and he has a bright future. She will continue to show off. If Master Wu divorces her in the future, she will have no place to cry!

The woman thought this and went home with the clothes.

The mother-in-law was originally happy about getting a bargain, but when she saw that she was picking out her own clothes, she scolded her, "You only know how to pick clothes for yourself? Why don't you pick one for my son who is studying so hard? You only think about yourself!"

The scolding continued, and the woman felt very aggrieved. She glanced towards the study, hoping that her husband would come out and speak for her.

But no, her husband was annoyed by the noise and closed the study window instead.

Why?

Why is she so good to her husband? She has done everything for him with all her heart. Since she married him, she would rather eat coarse food than give him the best. But why is her husband still not as good as Master Xiao Wu is to his wife?

Lord Xiao Wu's wife is obviously difficult to get along with. She is not a good wife at all, and it is absolutely impossible for her to be like her. Why is Lord Xiao Wu so good to her?

The mother-in-law scolded her daughter-in-law for a few words, then remembered something. She quickly put down the clothes and grabbed her daughter-in-law and rushed to the cloth shop again: "Didn't you say that there would only be 20 or 30 people going today? Then let's go again, maybe we can get a few more pieces!"

But when the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law arrived at the store, they found that it was already full of people.

Hearing that there was really a bargain to be had, people around came rushing over.

The mother-in-law pulled her reluctant daughter-in-law forward.

The waiter stopped them and said with a smile, "Today's quota of 100 is full. If you two want to buy something, I'll take you to the second floor to have a look."

The two could only return empty-handed. There were many people around them who were just like them, arriving too late and not making it into the top 100.

Just at this moment, Ji Yunxi and his group came out and prepared to leave.

Wu Weian, who was following Ji Yunxi, had a piece of clothing hanging on his arm, and the old steward behind him also had one in his hand.

People around were pointing and talking.

"Have you heard? This young Master Wu was the first one in line today, and he even picked out the best piece of clothing that cost two hundred coins! I mean, since Miss Ji San said she was going to give away a hundred pieces, why did she let someone else take up this spot?"

"You can't tell at first glance that Master Wu isn't here to snatch those 100 pieces of clothing from us. He's here to support Madam for the grand opening! Master Wu is incredibly kind to the Third Miss."

"Why should we take the clothes back just to show our support? And that belongs to their family's steward, right? The steward has the clothes in his hands!" The person who was just one step away from getting the clothes was feeling very upset.

"Master Xiao Wu said he wanted to be the first customer of Madam's new store. He probably wanted to take this first piece of clothing back home as a keepsake! As for the steward, he also works for the master's family. It's only natural for him to take something for himself."

"Don't be angry, just come earlier tomorrow. Master Wu will only be here for one day at most, not every day."