Meng Yunji was overjoyed. "That's wonderful! I'm a big brother now!"
Meng Fuyan took his hand and said, "Come on, let's go buy a dowry for Mom. We must make sure Mom marries Uncle in a grand and glorious way."
It was the first time for both siblings to experience their mother's wedding, and they found it quite novel, so they excitedly ran to the department store.
The department stores in Kyoto are huge! They have several floors, enough to keep you browsing for ages.
With receipts from her father and plenty of money, Meng Fuyan could buy whatever she wanted.
The department store was quite lively. Meng Fuyan was there to buy wedding supplies, but since the Lu family already had all the daily necessities, she didn't need any. What she wanted to do was pick out some eye-catching items for this era so that she could use them as part of her dowry.
We went to look at fabrics first. By this time, the weather was already getting warm, so the fabrics were naturally for summer use. As for more expensive items like wool and cotton, they weren't available at this time.
Meng Fuyan looked at them for a long time and felt that the colors were all too conservative.
Having gotten used to living abroad and seeing all sorts of colorful things, I'm finding it a bit hard to adjust to this black, white, and gray landscape.
Meng Fuyan frowned as she looked at the fabric in front of her and said to her younger brother, "None of them look very nice! How about we buy two watches?"
Meng Yunji glanced at the cloth in front of him and didn't think it was that bad; he often saw cloth like this.
"It's alright. Everyone usually wears this kind of thing. That color is a bit nicer, and it would definitely look good on Mom."
It has small, pale yellow floral patterns.
To be honest, Meng Fuyan looks a bit rustic, but there's nothing we can do about it; people in this era probably consider her very fashionable.
Seeing that the siblings had fair skin and were dressed in the finest materials, and that Meng Fuyan was wearing an imported watch, the sales clerk immediately began to enthusiastically promote their products.
"These fabrics are all new, and these too are all new. They'll definitely look great as clothes. Oh, and here are a few dresses too, would you like to take a look?"
The new dress was a bit out of place in this era of conservative dressing, with dresses only popular in big cities. Meng Fuyan didn't quite like the style.
"Fine, I'll take the fabric. I'll take all of these!"
Just as Meng Fuyan was about to take out her money and ticket, an old lady and a middle-aged woman rushed up to her. The middle-aged woman's hand reached directly to the piece of blue fabric that Meng Fuyan wanted to buy, "This is beautiful, give me ten feet."
The two moved quickly and somewhat roughly, pushing Meng Fuyan aside.
Caught off guard, Meng Fuyan paused for a moment, then looked up and exclaimed, "Tsk!"
What a small world!
The Liang family, mother and daughter, are notoriously difficult to deal with!
Of course, she doesn't know him in this life, but she did know him in her past life!
The Liang family is quite famous in Kyoto. They have many daughters, most of whom are very beautiful, and most of them marry high-ranking officials.
Thanks to the marriage alliance, the Liang family lived a very prosperous life in their previous life. Even though their husbands weren't particularly capable, they still lived much better than other families of similar standing. There was no way around it; their son-in-law was amazing!
However, the final outcome was rather tragic.
Considering the Liang family's background, Meng Fuyan twitched her lips, but didn't care. She stood aside and waited for Liang Yue and her daughter to finish choosing.
Anyway, she wasn't particularly interested in that fabric. She had plenty in her space; her mother had bought a lot in Hong Kong, so she didn't need a few more pieces. It was better not to have a conflict with this oddball.
The mother and daughter squeezed past Meng Fuyan and her brother and began picking out items with great interest. The saleswoman was initially a little embarrassed, but seeing that Meng Fuyan was standing aside without saying a word, and knowing the Liang family herself, she didn't dare to offend them. So, she pretended nothing had happened and began introducing the products to Liang Yue.
Meng Fuyan heard every word the mother and daughter said, and as she listened, she realized something was amiss.
"This looks great, you'll definitely look more energetic wearing it."
“Mom, I’ll wear these to see him, he’ll definitely be happy.”
The old lady couldn't stop smiling. "Of course, there are few daughters in the whole capital who can compare to you."
"The organization has been paying close attention to his personal life lately. I've already had your father speak to him, and it's sure to work out. Just relax and wait for him to come and marry you!"
"Oh my, I'm so happy that Commander Lu is going to be my son-in-law!"
Meng Fuyan, who had been absent-minded, was stunned when she heard this.
Um?
land?
Her dad?
Meng Fuyan turned to look at the mother and daughter again and suddenly realized what was going on.
By the way, this is the Liang family, Liang Yue!
The daughters of the Liang family usually marry into high-class families, and their sons-in-law are generally very capable. But under normal circumstances, how can they bet on the right horse every time?
Girls in this era generally married very young. Even in large families in Kyoto, daughters didn't marry as early as in rural areas; it was common for them to marry around eighteen, nineteen, or twenty years old.
So the men they marry are usually young men, in their early twenties, whose careers are not yet stable. Who can guarantee that they will all be successful in the future?
Therefore, the man Liang's daughter married was not a promising prospect at all, but rather... a successful divorced man.
The Liang family has four daughters and two granddaughters, all of whom became stepmothers. Based on the timeline, there should still be two unmarried daughters in the Liang family at this time, and they will all follow the same path in the future.
The Liang family, relying on nepotism, managed to do very well in Kyoto despite the men's mediocre abilities.
However, its reputation isn't very good.
After all, to put it nicely, it's about being a stepmother; but what's the real coincidence that all successful men have lost their wives?
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