"I think this is too tiring," Ning Qiao'er said slowly, glancing cautiously at Ning Hongze as she spoke.
This truly reflects her feelings. "This kind of training is just too strenuous."
"Didn't you want to become beautiful?" Come to think of it, his mission this time was to make his younger sister a dazzling presence, a wish that Ning Qiao'er, the client, herself had made. But now?
That's not the right attitude.
"I do want to become beautiful, but I don't want to be this tired." Ning Qiao'er's body went limp, and she lay down on the ground to rest.
Ning Hongze: "—"
what to do?
What should I do if my younger sister is both stupid and lazy?
I really want to punch her.
Hold on, this is a cute little sister, not one of those tough little brothers.
Although, this little sister is a bit big.
But that doesn't diminish her cuteness.
Ning Hong tried to hypnotize herself.
"system."
"Please speak."
"Are there any games like 'Give Me Back My Beauty Punch' or something?"
"Host, don't think about getting something for nothing."
The mechanical voice remained completely emotionless, but inexplicably, Ning Hong detected a hint of disdain in the system's voice.
It's a useless system, as expected.
"If the client becomes too beautiful too easily, she is prone to having the desire to gain something for nothing. Please think twice, host."
He didn't want to hear it.
I'm sure the client didn't want to hear these words either.
After arriving in the capital, Su's mother witnessed its prosperity and longed to immediately live a life where she could be summoned by servants.
Her son is indeed a promising young man.
Look at her, so many people spend their whole lives living in the countryside, unlike her, who is about to become a feudal lord.
But when she saw the cramped house in the alley, her heart sank.
Is this my home?
"Yes, madam, we have arrived." A hint of sarcasm flashed across the servant's lips.
But he stubbornly held back, not letting anyone see the change in his emotions.
"No, didn't my son become an official?" Didn't he pass the imperial examination and become a member of the Hanlin Academy?
Although she didn't understand what a Hanlin scholar was?
But being able to become a high-ranking official in the capital must be a remarkable achievement, especially since a high-ranking official would marry his daughter to him.
Doesn't this high-ranking official's daughter have a dowry?
Ning Qiao'er was the daughter of a small landlord, and her dowry included a mansion.
Although it's not very big, it's still much bigger than this small house in front of us.
"Madam, this is the capital city. Housing prices in the capital are very high, and not ordinary people can afford to buy a house here. Even if you have money, it is difficult to buy one."
"Is that so?"
It seems that life in the capital is not as good as in Hu County.
In an instant, Su's mother felt as if she had been doused with a bucket of cold water; her fiery heart slowly died down.
“That’s right.” The servant nodded. “If you’d like to live in the suburbs, the houses there are cheaper. But you have to be at the Meridian Gate at dawn every day. Although your rank doesn’t allow you to attend court for the time being, you still have to be there every day.”
The meaning is simple: if they lived in the outer city, the adults might not be able to make it in time for roll call.
Of course. It wasn't that no officials lived in the outer city.
But Su Xiao was unwilling.
That could be considered an excuse.
The servant thought to himself.
"Oh, I see. That makes sense. This roll call is more important."
Su Xiao was very excited to see Su Liu Shi.
He has always been a filial son, and he had been separated from his mother for almost half a year. Now that he was able to bring his mother to live with him and take care of her, he was naturally overjoyed.
"Lan'er, this is your mother."
He happily pulled the girl standing behind him to the front, "Mother, this is Jia Lan."
"Good boy, good boy."
Upon seeing Jia Lan, Su Liu's eyes lit up. As expected of a daughter from a wealthy family, look at her demeanor; she is completely incomparable to that fat Ning Qiao'er.
That girl is a swan, while Ning Qiao'er is at best a wild duck.
"Mother, I sewed this for you myself." Su's mother looked quite gentle, and Jia Lan's slightly anxious heart relaxed a little.
This was carefully tailored by her; it was just ordinary silk.
In Jia Lan's opinion, she was just a country woman who probably had never worn silk.
Su Xiao was an honest man. Before marrying her, he told her everything, such as that he had been married before, but his wife was fat and ugly. He married her because his mother was seriously ill and he needed money to treat her.
Although Jia Lan felt a little uncomfortable, she grew to like Su Xiao more and more.
The fact that he was able to honestly tell her about his past must mean he really liked her, which made her even more determined to marry Su Xiao.
Mr. Jia was initially reluctant.
No matter how nicely he is described, his filial piety cannot change the fact that he is ungrateful.
He married that girl for money, and now that he has the money, he can just throw her away.
But what could they do if their daughter insisted on marrying him?
I could only nod in agreement.
Jia Lan was the only daughter of the Jia family. For Jia Lan's sake, Grandmother Jia prepared a lot of dowry for her. However, the Su family didn't even have a house. So, the Jia family could only give their daughter a small house as part of her dowry so that they would have a place to stay temporarily.
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