In the warm tent of Red Square, Jiang Zhishan slowly awoke.
Looking at the lovely girl lying next to him, Jiang Zhishan suddenly smiled slightly and gently touched Qin Lingrui's fair and tender face.
Half-asleep, Qin Lingrui felt an itch on her face. She reached out to scratch it, but her fingertips touched another large hand.
Qin Lingrui suddenly opened her eyes, and their eyes met, filled with deep affection. The atmosphere in the room instantly became extremely ambiguous.
Qin Lingrui lowered her head shyly and softly called out, "Husband!"
Then she suddenly remembered that it was getting late and hurriedly tried to get up: "Oh no! I still have to serve tea to my mother-in-law today!"
Jiang Zhishan gently pressed Qin Lingrui's shoulder and said softly, "Don't worry, I've already told Mother. You were quite tired yesterday, so we can serve tea after you wake up!"
Upon hearing this, Qin Lingrui breathed a sigh of relief, yawned, made a face at Jiang Zhishan, and said, "Alright! I'll rest for a bit more, remember to wake me up!"
After sleeping for an unknown amount of time, Qin Lingrui was gently woken up by Jiang Zhishan. She rubbed her sleepy eyes and found that her husband was already dressed.
"Oh no! My mother said that from now on I'm yours, and I'll have to help you get dressed!" Qin Lingrui hurriedly threw on some clothes and got out of bed in a panic.
Jiang Zhishan gently ruffled Qin Lingrui's slightly disheveled hair and said softly, "It's alright. I'm just a country person, I don't need you to serve me! It's already my honor that you married into this family. From now on, there's no need for such formalities between us as husband and wife!"
As he spoke, Jiang Zhishan picked up one of Qin Lingrui's clothes and personally helped her put it on.
At this moment, the maid outside the door knocked on the door to indicate whether she could come in and serve her.
Jiang Zhishan glanced at Qin Lingrui and said towards the door, "Come in!"
Two maids and a nanny carried in two basins. After the nanny and maids bowed to Jiang Zhishan and Qin Lingrui, they helped them wash and dress.
Jiang Zhishan went out first, and the old nanny couldn't help but remind her, "Miss, you are not the same as before. You are no longer a member of the Qin family. Here, your husband is the head of the household. You must take good care of your husband's food, clothing, and shelter!"
Qin Lingrui was naturally a little unhappy to hear this, but she still nodded.
After drinking half a cup of tea, Qin Lingrui, having finished washing up, went to the inner room. Seeing Old Madam Jiang sitting in a chair, she quickly picked up the teacup beside her, knelt down in front of Old Madam Jiang, and said, "Mother, please have some tea!"
Although Grandma Jiang was somewhat domineering, she was more concerned about her son's future. Even though her daughter-in-law got up a little late, Grandma Jiang still greeted her with a smile, nodded, accepted the tea from Qin Lingrui, and gave Qin Lingrui a red cloth bag.
The cloth bag wasn't large, but it was quite heavy. Madam Ma, standing nearby, pouted and pinched Jiang Zhitang, muttering, "Mother is so biased! Even if I were pregnant after marrying into the family, I wouldn't get such a big red cloth bag!"
Although Grandma Jiang was over fifty, she was still sharp-witted and sharp-eyed. Hearing Madam Ma's unrestrained words, she couldn't help but glare at her fiercely. However, because Qin Lingrui was still there, Grandma Jiang didn't do anything further.
Qin Lingrui noticed that Madam Ma was somewhat displeased, so she quickly turned to Madam Ma and bowed, saying, "Sister-in-law, from now on we are family. Please accept this small gift!"
As she spoke, Qin Lingrui took out a few silver melon seeds from her small bag and placed them in front of Madam Ma.
Looking at the shiny silver melon seeds, Madam Ma, though not gold, was still worth some money. She immediately smiled and said to Qin Lingrui, "Oh dear, sister-in-law, from now on we're family!"
Qin Lingrui nodded and looked around but didn't see Jiang Ling. She looked up at Jiang Zhishan, who immediately understood and explained, "Big sister isn't feeling well today. You can visit her another day!"
Upon hearing this, Qin Lingrui asked with some concern, "What's wrong, eldest sister? Are you feeling unwell? Did you see a doctor?"
The three questions in a row made Jiang Zhishan chuckle. This little girl was really cute. He didn't rush to explain, but instead said goodbye to his mother and headed towards his room.
Madam Ma looked at the silver melon seeds in her hand with delight, but Old Madam Jiang's expression immediately changed.
She slammed her hand on the table and scolded Madam Ma, "You little rascal, have you gotten too big for your britches again? It's only been a few days and you're already acting like a young mistress again? So what if I didn't prepare anything for you? And how much dowry did you bring back? Our family doesn't covet your dowry, but don't forget your own worth! Let me tell you, don't think you can ride roughshod over me just because you're pregnant!"
Madam Ma was thoroughly scolded, and Jiang Zhitang, who was standing to the side, couldn't say anything. He could only shrink back and pretend not to see it. Madam Ma stood up angrily, intending to go back.
Grandma Jiang's voice was quite loud, and Jiang Zhishan and his wife heard some of it. Qin Lingrui, the new daughter-in-law, looked at Jiang Zhishan with some unease.
Jiang Zhishan affectionately stroked her head and said softly, "Don't worry, you're not like my sister-in-law! Mother wouldn't treat you like that!"
In the woods, Nianci trembled as she looked at the white-haired woman before her.
The white-haired woman looked at Nianci with a similarly complicated expression.
"Xiao Ci, come here and let your mother hug you!" The white-haired woman's voice trembled as she spoke.
Nianci's expression gradually changed from shock to calm, and finally to disgust.
"You're not my mother, you've mistaken me for someone else! I'm going back! My mother will be back soon!" Nianci said coldly, preparing to leave.
The white-haired woman's cold expression upon seeing Nianci was almost identical to Su Shunhe's cold expression.
"Xiao Ci! Don't go! It was my fault, I had my own reasons! Xiao Ci, I came to pick you up this time so that I could take you to enjoy a better life!" The white-haired woman said, grabbing Nian Ci's hand in a flustered manner.
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