"It's pretty, but it's too flashy," said Mrs. Chen cautiously. Seeing that her granddaughter wasn't angry, she breathed a sigh of relief.
"Alright, Grandmother, you don't need to worry. Tomorrow I will let everyone in the South City know the true nature of my Chen family's eldest daughter, who is both heroic and valiant."
Heroic and dashing?
Madam Chen didn't want to say anything more; her granddaughter seemed to lack a bit in terms of knowledge.
Thinking about this, she hated Aunt Zhao even more.
Each and every one of them was a master hired by Chen Siyuan. They were all Aunt Zhao who deliberately let her granddaughter run wild. Later, she sent those masters to Chen Xin.
snort--
Stay on this farm for the rest of your life and never come back.
It would be best to die in that place.
Chen Siyuan and the old lady were not on the same page. After exchanging a few words, Chen Siyuan left under the pretext of preparing for the poetry gathering.
As she watched her granddaughter leave, Madam Chen looked at Lin Ma with concern, "Is it really a good idea to let her go to the poetry gathering?"
"Madam, you're overthinking it. I think the eldest young lady is doing quite well."
"You think it's pretty good too?" The old lady smiled wryly.
A talented woman?
Is Ying Ai dashing?
Even she, an old woman, thought the use of that idiom was inappropriate. If she were to say something like that again at the poetry gathering tomorrow, she feared...
...
Chen Siyuan, accompanied by two maids, stayed at the Yuan Nuanju residence.
On the way, they met Chen Luyang, who was on his way to find his grandmother.
"Big brother, you're back so early today?"
"I've almost finished with everything, so I'm coming back to rest."
"Big brother's efficiency has really improved!" He patted his older brother's shoulder with great approval. "I have high hopes for you. Keep up the good work!"
Chen Luyang was speechless.
"Are you ready for the poetry gathering tomorrow?"
Chen Siyuan's face instantly fell. She looked at her eldest brother, but since it wasn't her grandmother, she was much more casual. "Big brother, do you also think I should go?"
"It's good for a girl to go out more. If you don't get married soon, you'll become an old maid."
The Chen family can support her for life, but this is not a long-term solution.
For a girl, getting married is still the most important thing.
"Big brother, look at me like this, is it really okay for me to go?"
"My younger sister is the prettiest."
Chen Siyuan was speechless; it seemed that besides being pretty, she had no other redeeming qualities.
"Just because it looks good?"
"Um."
Chen Luyang's honesty deeply touched Chen Siyuan's heart.
"Alright, I'll go tomorrow and take back the title of 'talented woman' for my brother."
Apart from Chen Siyuan, no one believed that what she said was true.
Chen Siyuan has a glorious past, but she has changed. Her temperament has changed, and many things seem to be ingrained in her bones and will not change easily.
Chen Luyang said he didn't want to say anything more. He looked at Chen Siyuan, genuinely worried that his directness might hurt his sister.
I was also worried that if I made things too unrealistic, it would inflate my sister's confidence, and then she would be so discouraged that she couldn't hold her head up again, which would be even worse.
Unaware of her brother's thoughts, Chen Siyuan asked, "Brother, you'll be going tomorrow too, right?"
"I won't go."
"Didn't you just say you were done with everything?"
"Ahem..." Chen Luyang coughed twice, embarrassed. "I still need to keep an eye on things."
"Alright, if I find a girl I like, I'll bring her back to you so you can take a look."
"No need—" Chen Luyang seemed genuinely frightened, and after saying those two words, he quickly ran away.
Chen Siyuan looked at the two maids beside her, "My elder brother seems to be getting on in years, doesn't he?"
The two maids lowered their heads; they didn't want to respond.
Whether they are young masters or young ladies, they have long reached the age to get married.
They were all held back by Aunt Zhao.
Thinking about it, it's really a pity.
When Chen Siyuan returned to the warm residence, she unexpectedly encountered her elder brother's attendant, Wang Fei.
Upon seeing the young lady, Wang Fei immediately stepped forward and bowed.
"Miss, the young master has prepared your clothes for tomorrow's poetry recital and has already delivered them to your courtyard."
"Please thank my elder brother for me."
Chen Siyuan finally understood why her older brother had run away so quickly; it turned out he was embarrassed because he had given her a gift.
Chunlan and Chunping thought about it more deeply.
Now that Chen Siyuan is no longer a child of the Chen family, this matter has been made public. What does the eldest young master's action mean? Could it be that he also knows, so...?
The two maids were filled with unease, while the young lady was anxious to see what kind of clothes her elder brother would give her.
I skipped back to the warm room and immediately saw the box on the table.
This box looks familiar.
Not long ago, Chen Xin was holding one.
She knew that Wen Wan'er had a shop in the southern part of the city.
Because it was far from the capital, Wen Wan'er's shop didn't have many clothes.
I suppose it's because of the recent poetry gathering that some clothes were sent over.
Thinking back to the few times I saw Wen Wan'er's clothes in my past life, I realized that her designs were truly elegant and exquisitely crafted. Unfortunately, in my past life, I was too busy paving the way for Song Ji to have any time to dress myself up.
Besides, her status in the capital was very low at the time. If she dressed too well, how could she break into the circle of noblewomen in the capital?
In that place, one must be very sophisticated in everything one does, whether it's speaking or acting, and even one's clothing and appearance are highly refined.
You can't be too high, or people will think you're pretentious; you can't be too low, or people will think you're humble. Being neither arrogant nor humble is the way to get along in that circle.
Not only that, you have to be discerning in many things, keep your mouth shut, and make sure that what you say at crucial moments is not something anyone can find fault with.
Thinking back on those years in Beijing, life was truly exhausting.
With that thought in mind, I opened the box containing the clothes.
Upon opening it, it instantly attracted the attention of three people.
Chen Siyuan knew at a glance that the dress was made by Wen Wan'er.
This dress fetched an astronomical price at auction in Beijing in its previous life, but was later bought by someone unknown.
This incident caused quite a stir in the capital at the time.
Who would have thought that, given a second chance at life, Chen Siyuan would be fortunate enough to obtain this dress?
As she looked at it, she became extremely satisfied with the dress.
She took them out and compared them carefully. When she saw the two maids standing there dumbfounded, she laughed.
"How about it? The clothes my brother gave me, aren't they beautiful?" Chen Siyuan was overjoyed.
At that moment, she forgot that given her elder brother's wealth, how could he possibly give her such expensive clothes?
This isn't the capital city; even if my brother wanted to, he might not be able to buy such nice clothes.
The two maids exclaimed in surprise when they saw the flashing colored lights, "Young Miss, look, it's glowing!"
Chen Siyuan smiled as she carried the clothes to the door, letting the afterglow of the setting sun shine on them, making them emit bursts of colorful light.
The two maids were completely dumbfounded.
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