"What do you mean by 'temporary stay'? Ning Hongze, you're going a bit too far with your words." Ning Zixun pursed her lips.
“Isn’t that right? She’ll get married sooner or later.” Ning Hong then looked at Xia Qianhe and said, “Let me introduce you. This is my aunt, who is currently unwanted.”
"What do you mean no one wants you?" Ning Zixun glared at Ning Hongze unhappily. Couldn't she say something nicer?
"Who is this? The future mistress of the Ning family?"
"I guess so."
"Your wife?"
“Auntie, she’s my wife.” Ning Xi stepped forward shyly and took Xia Qianhe’s hand.
Xia Qianhe stiffened, but didn't break free. Instead, she reached out her other hand and patted Ning Xize's hand, "Auntie, I'm Xia Qianhe."
"Are you serious?" Ning Zixun looked Xia Qianhe up and down.
This girl is beautiful, has an outstanding temperament, and is several years older than Ning Xize.
It doesn't seem like they're being sincere at all.
"Auntie, I'm already Ning Xize's woman, are you afraid I'll run away?"
Xia Qianhe chuckled softly, her voice neither humble nor arrogant, neither cynical nor saddened, but rather exuding a sense of nonchalance.
Ning Xi looked at Xia Qianhe with bright, sparkling eyes, her face unable to hide her joy and excitement.
Looking at Ning Xize like this, Xia Qianhe felt inexplicably relieved.
Perhaps, being able to marry into the Ning family is actually her good fortune.
"What?"
Upon hearing Xia Qianhe's words, Ning Zixun flashed in front of Ning Hongze and grabbed his collar. "What exactly did you teach your brother? Otherwise, how could such a well-behaved and kind child do such a thing to a woman?"
Who knows, Xi Ze might have taken a liking to the girl, and Ning Hongze, that shameless bastard, taught him some messy things, which is why he was able to bring the girl back.
Ning Hongze: "—"
Why put all the blame on him? "Auntie, in your eyes, am I really such a shameless person?" "Yes."
Ning Zixun nodded heavily. This kid was already able to fool people when he was ten years old, and he's probably even more capable now.
Well, there's really nothing to be angry about.
Ning Hong took a deep breath.
Ning Zixun was referring to the original owner of the body, not him.
What's there to be angry about?
"Alright, I won't argue with you anymore. In short, Aunt, I'll leave Xi Ze's wife to you for now."
"Understood. Although we've brought her back, you two will only be allowed to meet after the wedding banquet." No matter what, we must give the bride a dignified wedding; we can't mistreat the girl.
"Xia—Qianhe, Xize's wife, you'll be with me for the next few days. Don't worry, since you call me aunt, I will definitely not let you suffer any losses."
"Thank you, Auntie."
"No need for thanks. From now on, we're all family. There's no need for formalities between family members." Knowing that the girl in front of her genuinely wanted to marry Xi Ze, Ning Zixun's expression became even more sincere.
What a good girl! Xi Ze is quite lucky.
Looking at Ning Zixun like this, a fleeting moment of emotion crossed Xia Qianhe's eyes.
The Ning family members are indeed kind and honest people.
Even though she is now practically a person without any family, they are still willing to treat her with all their hearts, which is completely different from the Xia family.
"Madam, Great Aunt."
Seeing that they had set a wedding date and that this girl was destined to be the second wife, the butler, Uncle Fu, who had been standing to the side, ran over with a big smile.
"Uncle Fu, go—"
"Don't worry, Eldest Aunt, leave everything to this old servant. I'll handle it perfectly. I just want to ask, now that the Second Madam has married into the family, shouldn't those account books be handed over to her to manage?"
"Well, find some time to give all the household account books and such to the Second Madam."
"This old servant understands, and will go back to organize the account books immediately."
Xia Qianhe looked completely bewildered.
What happened?
Why does everyone seem so annoyed by ledgers?
The household accounts were actually managed by the housekeeper, who looked disgusted and seemed eager to hand them over to someone else.
This family is all a bit abnormal—
Regardless of Xia Qianhe's feelings, that very evening, Uncle Fu brought over a large box.
Looking at the box full of account books, Xia Qianhe was speechless. Couldn't they even wait one night?
Watching Uncle Fu leave happily, it seemed he really disliked these accounts.
It must be said that there is a significant difference between cultivators and ordinary people.
Looking at so many accounts would probably make an ordinary person dizzy and confused.
However, Xia Qianhe was already a Foundation Establishment cultivator. In one night, he not only sorted out all the accounts, but also found one or two mistakes.
However, what surprised Xia Qianhe the most was that the accounts were perfectly clear, with nothing wrong except for one or two errors.
"Uncle Fu, is he trustworthy?"
Thinking about how the Xia family's accounts had been manipulated multiple times, and then looking at the Ning family's crystal-clear accounts, Xia Qianhe felt some suspicion and couldn't help but ask Ning Hongze.
“It’s believable. Uncle Fu has been our family’s steward for nearly fifty years. Back then, his whole family was imprisoned and wronged. They were almost beaten to death. It was my father who happened to pass by, saved them, cleared their name, and even let them come and work for us. So, in the entire mansion, Uncle Fu is the most reliable person.” Ning Hong then closed the book in her hand.
It must be said that the original owner of this body was quite lucky. Although he didn't have many relatives, they were all good people, and the servants in his household were all loyal.
Some of the relatives in the countryside are quite difficult, but it's alright, Uncle Fu can handle them.
It costs money, after all.
Things that can be solved with money are not big problems.
The night before the wedding, Ning Zixun arrived carrying a red wedding dress.
"This is for me?" Xia Qianhe looked at the wedding dress in her hands in disbelief.
The red dress was brighter than fire, shimmering with a luminous glow, and felt incredibly smooth to the touch. Especially on the wedding dress, phoenixes were embroidered with gold thread, and when she walked, the phoenixes were so lifelike that they seemed about to take flight.
"Could it be for me?"
Ning Zixun sighed, "I'd like to wear it, but I don't have a boyfriend."
"This wedding dress is so beautiful, I love it so much."
Xia Qianhe had never seen such a beautiful wedding dress before.
Just yesterday, she was still thinking about her wedding dress, originally intending to dig out her mother's best-kept secret. However, time was too tight, and besides, her needlework skills were poor; even if she made one on the spot, she probably wouldn't be able to produce anything decent.
"This was made for you by Xi Ze herself."
"What?" Ning Xi made it herself?
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