The Qin family had received the news long ago, and this morning before dawn, they sent servants to guard the gate.

When the servants saw a carriage approaching from afar, they immediately perked up. In particular, when Jiang Shan parked the carriage next to his residence, one of the servants quickly ran over.

"Are you from the Jiang family?" the servant asked Jiang Shan politely, bowing respectfully.

Jiang Shan nodded.

After saying "Please wait a moment," the servant began to report the news into the Qin residence. Jiang Ling and her group also headed towards the Qin residence.

Along the way, Mr. and Mrs. Jiang and Old Madam Jiang were flattered and overwhelmed. They encountered a maid every three steps and a servant every two steps, and all of them bowed and greeted the visitors respectfully.

Mr. and Mrs. Jiang, along with Old Madam Jiang, gradually became intoxicated by the repeated calls of "Young Master, Madam, Old Madam".

"Oh my, is this your mother-in-law? She looks so young!" A slightly crisp voice reached Jiang Ling's ears, and then someone warmly grasped Jiang Ling's hand.

Jiang Ling looked up and saw a well-maintained woman dressed in gorgeous clothes and adorned with hairpins, smiling warmly at her.

"Um...I...I'm Zhishan's older sister, and this is my mother!" Jiang Ling explained somewhat awkwardly.

The woman wasn't annoyed and quickly laughed it off, "Oh my, I knew it! How could someone so young have a child this big! This must be my mother-in-law! She's really in good health!" As she spoke, she let go of Jiang Ling's hand and took Jiang's mother's hand instead.

Although Old Mrs. Jiang was a bully in the village, she became like a quail in Shengjing. At this moment, she was so nervous that beads of sweat had appeared on her forehead. She smiled awkwardly at the woman in front of her.

"You must be Qin Lingrui's mother!" Although Jiang Ling didn't have a good impression of the rest of the Jiang family, they were all in the same boat at this moment, so even if she didn't like the situation, she had to help out.

"Then I think you must be An'an, right?" Upon hearing Jiang Ling's words, Madam Qin released Old Madam Jiang's hand and smiled at Jiang Ling.

"Oh dear, look at my head! I'm so happy! How could I let you all stand outside talking? Come in, come in!" Madam Qin patted her head and greeted Jiang Ling and her entourage with a smile as they walked into the inner hall.

At this moment, Master Qin hurriedly came out from inside. Upon seeing Jiang Ling, he immediately went over and said, "This must be my mother-in-law! Please, have a seat!"

Grandma Jiang had regained her senses by now, and her expression turned somewhat unpleasant upon hearing Master Qin's words.

Jiang Ling smiled faintly and pointed at Old Madam Jiang, saying, "I am Zhishan's younger brother, and this is my mother!"

Upon hearing this, Mr. Qin scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly, walked up to Mrs. Jiang, and said, "I'm sorry, mother-in-law!"

Although Old Mrs. Jiang was a bit dark-skinned, she still had some sense of propriety. She nodded and smiled at Mr. Qin, saying, "It's alright, it's alright!"

"Oh dear, this is our negligence, it's been so long since we last met! Mother-in-law, please bear with us!" After all, Master Qin was an official of the court, so he had to say some polite words.

After being coaxed like that, Grandma Jiang stopped saying anything more.

The group sat at the table and chatted for a while when Jiang Shan walked in from outside. He whispered a few words in Jiang Ling's ear.

Jiang Ling nodded, turned to Master Qin and Madam Qin, and said, "It's a blessing for our Jiang family that Zhishan can marry Lingrui. I've prepared some small gifts as Lingrui's dowry; I hope you two won't find them too much!"

Master Qin squinted at Jiang Ling and laughed heartily, "Zhi Shan is an upright, honest, and kind-hearted man. It's a blessing for our daughter to marry him. Moreover, Zhi Shan's career will definitely be smooth sailing in the future!"

Upon hearing this, Madam Ma immediately became elated. Just as she was about to speak, Old Madam Jiang shot her a sharp glare, startling her so much that she quickly covered her mouth and remained silent.

Jiang Shan walked in from outside, carrying a red lacquered wooden box that was several times larger than the one Madam Ma had seen the previous night.

He gently placed it on the ground and stood tactfully beside Jiang Ling.

Jiang Ling stood up, bowed to Master Qin and Madam Qin, and said, "These are some small gifts I prepared for our Lingrui. I hope you two won't find them too meager!"

As she spoke, Jiang Ling opened the red lacquered wooden box in front of everyone. The first thing that caught their eye was a huge crystal. Jiang Ling had bought this in the mall, and it wasn't actually worth much.

However, crystal was still a rare imported item in this dynasty. Not to mention that officials of the fourth rank had never seen it, even many officials of the second or third rank had never seen crystal before.

While Mr. Qin appeared relatively normal, Madam Qin's mouth dropped open in disbelief. Pointing at the enormous crystal, she exclaimed, "This...this? Madam, this is far too precious!"

The remaining three members of the Jiang family were also curious about what this sparkling thing Jiang Ling had given them, but they could tell from Madam Qin's expression that it must be rare.

"Haha, why don't you say anything when guests come to your house, big brother?" Just as everyone was surprised, a voice that sounded somewhat familiar to Jiang Ling came in.

Jiang Ling turned her head and stood there stunned.

The person speaking changed from calm to excited upon seeing Jiang Ling.

"Boss Jiang!"

"Master Qin?"

Jiang Ling and Qin Huang said in unison.

"Hmm? Third brother, you two know each other?" Master Qin asked, looking at Qin Huang with some curiosity.

"Haha, of course! This Mr. Jiang is the one I told you about! His skills have always been something I can't forget!" Qin Huang introduced generously.

Jiang Ling looked at Qin Taihe and then at Qin Huang, frowning. She tried hard to recall what Qin Taihe had just said, and looking at Qin Huang's expression, she finally came to an answer—they seemed to have some kind of relationship!

"Third brother! What? You mean this lady is the same Mr. Jiang from Lujia Village?" Qin Taihe asked Qin Huang with some surprise.

Qin Huang nodded and walked to Jiang Ling's side. He smiled and looked at Jiang Ling, saying, "Boss Jiang, oh no, I mean An'an, what a coincidence that we have such a connection!"

Hearing these mind-bending conversations, Madam Ma's brain was already somewhat overloaded. She turned to look at Old Madam Jiang, whose expression was also rather serious.

She couldn't understand how her eldest daughter, who had been so poor that she had to beg for food, could know so many rich people or officials.

“Boss Qin, I never expected that Qin Lingrui is your niece! It seems we are truly destined to meet!” A crisp voice entered Jiang Ling’s ears just as she finished speaking.

Then a pale yellow figure appeared in front of Jiang Ling.

"Father! Mother! Third Uncle!"