She was even more upset for her eldest daughter to have such a relative. In this environment, it was not popular to break off the relationship, so she had to educate her granddaughter more to prevent her from being brainwashed. When she spoke again, her tone became more serious: "I will teach you a lesson today. Even if you are sisters, you should not easily interfere in the cause and effect of others. If they succeed, you may not have contributed to it, but if they fail, you must have made a mistake!
There are endless scenes of sisters fighting for husbands in this capital city. I hope such tragedy will not happen to you sisters again. It's not like all men in the world are extinct. Is it necessary to draw your swords against each other for a stranger?
In the end, the sisters were both injured and became enemies, but the man who was the culprit was intact, and both sides were able to gain power. "
After hearing what her grandmother said, Qiao Lingyin couldn't help but feel a complex emotion in her heart. She remembered the family disputes and conflicts she had heard and seen at the banquet, and she also realized that the relationship between people was not that simple. She lowered her head silently and fell into deep thought.
Grandma looked at Qiao Lingyin, patted her hands gently, and comforted her: "Why think so much? You are still young. You can learn and experience things slowly. There is no need to rush to grow up."
Qiao Lingyin nodded, a hint of determination flashing in her eyes.
"Grandma, I don't want to learn embroidery anymore. I want to learn medicine with Grandpa Mo!"
"Little girl, don't be indecisive when doing things. Don't you like embroidery anymore?"
"I learned embroidery because my mother said that women would have to sew for their husbands in the future. This skill is a must, but my granddaughter really doesn't like it. Now I can barely make a set of clothes. I don't want to learn anything more complicated.
I figured it out. Why would I want to steal the business of the embroiderer? I can just have a few more embroiderers around me in the future. There is no need to put myself in a difficult position. I want to learn swordplay with my second sister and learn medicine with Grandpa Mo. These are the skills I need to make a living."
Qiao Xin smiled at Nanny Qin: "Mammy, the eldest girl has finally come to her senses. She finally understands that to please others, you must first please yourself! This is the mindset that the younger generation of our Qiao family should have!"
Qiao Lingyin was stunned. She didn't expect her grandmother to agree so easily. Qiao Lingshu beside her was also thoughtful. Only the younger Qiao Sanniang bit her snack and said vaguely: "Yeah, you have to be happy!"
Qiao Xin picked up Sanniang, kissed her on the face, and said happily: "My dear granddaughter, you are right, love yourself first and then love others!"
Qiao Lingshu was confused: "Why don't you teach us to put the interests of the Qiao family first?"
"The Qiao family protects your safety, so you will naturally protect the interests of the Qiao family. The Qiao family sucks your blood and eats your flesh, so why protect them? No one is born to make sacrifices for others! If the other party is willing, then there must be something worth it!
If your father and brothers have to sell out your interests to survive, what they should do is not to lecture you and tell you to think more about the Qiao family, but to find a rock to hit themselves to death!
The Qiao family is where you live together. It provides you with security. Would you be unwilling to protect it?"
Cough cough cough!!!
Nanny Qin and the maids in the room almost jumped up when they heard this.
Madam, this is too unorthodox. If it gets out, so many people will be offended!
Not to mention the nobles in Kyoto, even ordinary people hope that their daughters will marry well and find a capable helper for their sons. Otherwise, the saying of marrying a daughter off is used to show off. As for whether the girl will live a good life after marriage?
Does it matter? At least except for the woman herself, everyone is used to it and doesn't care, and doesn't think it is their fate!
If you marry well, it’s because you have accumulated blessings in your previous life. If you marry badly, it’s your fate and you can’t blame others!
Unlike the old lady, who always protects her granddaughter!
"Okay, okay, okay. Let's not talk about it outside. Just keep it in mind, my granddaughter!"
Qiao Lingyin and her sister Qiao Lingshu looked at each other, their eyes curved with smiles, their hearts filled with joy. Sure enough, their grandmother was more to their liking than their mother!
Everyone in the private room was chatting and laughing. After a while, the servant came back to report that the shopkeeper had prepared everything and was just waiting for the old lady's approval. Qiao Xin nodded, and the shopkeeper bowed and walked in, followed by a dozen waiters carrying trays.
"Go and have a look. Learn from Madam how to choose jewelry. Don't be shy. You will become familiar with it as you do it more often. Shopkeeper, you are an expert. Please introduce these jewelry to our daughter!"
The shopkeeper didn't expect Qiao Xin to admit his child's shortcomings so openly, and to ask a lowly businessman like him for advice in a friendly manner! Instead of pretending to know for fear of losing face, he was afraid of losing face.
"Don't worry, old lady. I will do my best to make sure the young ladies are satisfied!"
What followed was an auditory and visual feast. Even someone like Qiao Xin who was not interested in jewelry was immersed in it.
The shopkeeper was full of affection, and he could describe the products made of different materials, such as gold, silver, jade, ivory, giant clams, corals, etc. Qiao Xin was satisfied with everything after hearing the end. As a result, the original budget doubled.
Qiao Lingyin and the others reaped even more rewards. Qiao Xin not only equipped each granddaughter with a set of valuable headwear, but also bought some jewelry for daily wear. Every servant of the Qiao family present got more or less an earring or a bracelet!
"Isn't this too much, Grandma?"
"What's more? You are just too plain. No matter how much you find it troublesome to dress up, you still have to dress up. Our girls can choose not to wear it, but they can't be without it.
If you don’t like to carry expensive things on weekdays, then just carry something ordinary like this. Even if it breaks or gets torn, you won’t feel bad about it! ”
Just with Qiao Xin's insistence, she spent 20,000 taels in just one go!
The shopkeeper was so happy that he could not see his teeth. It was said that the Qiao family came from humble origins and had little financial resources. But look, they spent 20,000 taels at once, and they were just buying jewelry for their own children. Which old feudal lord in Kyoto could be so generous?
Instead, the children and maids were terrified!
This thing is too expensive, the old lady (grandmother) is too rich!
Qiao Xin was afraid that the children would feel psychologically burdened, so she joked, "Keep your chins down. I can spend money on the people of Laohu Town and those irrelevant people in West City, so why can't I spend money on you? If you don't make money, your life is meaningless. Are you worried that grandma can't make it back?"
With so many valuable things, the shopkeeper would naturally send someone to deliver them to the mansion, so Qiao Xin and the others didn't have to worry about anything else! Seeing that it was still early, Qiao Xin took the children for a walk and didn't even take a carriage!
"Madam, would you like to hire two sedan chairs?" Nanny Qin suggested.
"You want to sit? I won't sit in that cramped thing. It's so bumpy and uncomfortable!" She then asked the children next to her, "Do you want to try it?"
The Qiao Lingyin sisters waved their hands and shook their heads to refuse, recalling the feeling of riding in a sedan chair once, and they still have a trauma in their hearts. In the future, they will have no problem riding a horse or a car, but they will never ride in a rickshaw. They would rather die than ride in that thing!
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