"Why are you making such a fuss?"
"I'm back!"
"Hmm! It's so late, why are you still sending Xiao Wu out on errands?"
Come closer.
"What is it that can't be said out loud? Why are you acting so mysterious? Aren't you afraid people will become suspicious?"
"Hurry up, did you hear me?"
"Okay, coming right now. What? You're sure?"
"Would I lie to you?"
"This Zhang family's cousin is the Yan family's wife? How come I've never heard of that before?"
"Not only have you not heard of it, but I have never heard of it either. Moreover, the Yan family has never mentioned having any relatives in this area, not even distant relatives."
"In that case, shall we do as you just said?"
"That's how I've arranged it, okay?"
"Okay, everything will be done as you wish."
"That's more like it."
But to everyone's surprise, the matter concerning Zhang's cousin was clarified in less than three days.
Looking at the documents in my hand, I don't know what to say. No wonder the Zhang family doesn't dare to say that the two families are related.
It turns out that their cousin's daughter just hasn't married into the Yan family yet.
She wasn't even married into the family, so how could she be considered an in-law, let alone a relative?
"If there's nothing else, go and rest. Don't tell anyone else about this yet. If you have any more information, just give it to me."
"Yes, madam."
No wonder the Zhang family was so hesitant about this matter; there was a reason behind it.
However, it doesn't really matter, since it has nothing to do with the Shen family, let alone Ruohua.
Who can blame them when the other party isn't yet the Yan family's granddaughter-in-law? Even if Ruohua isn't yet, it's just a matter of time.
It's better than the other party not being recognized by the elders of the Yan family yet. After all, the other party's status is not legitimate.
Fortunately, Ruohua's wedding is proceeding in an orderly manner. The Yan family attaches great importance to this wedding, even more so than to the weddings of their other granddaughters.
It seems that the old man of the Yan family wanted to hold a grand celebration for his grandson, but for the sake of the child's better development, he decided to keep it low-key.
Even so, they did put a lot of effort into other aspects, just like when they helped Zhengze find a wife, they did everything so that the in-laws could not find any fault with it.
Time passed as both families busied themselves with their children's weddings.
Every day, their close relatives held their wedding. This time, the wedding was still held in Beijing, since both families had a long-standing relationship or some connection with each other, and it was in Beijing.
Even so, the invitations sent out were carefully considered again and again, and in the end there was really no other way.
We only invited relatives from both families and didn't invite the rest of the family. It's just that the situation is special right now, and for the sake of the children's future, we decided to skip it!
Although I didn't plan to invite anyone else, people who heard about it still sent gifts. Since the gifts have been sent, I'll accept them as long as they're not particularly valuable. Then, I'll ask someone to send a wedding favor on the day of the children's wedding.
As for overly valuable items, just return them untouched. There's no need to accept them; it's obvious the person is trying to use their child's wedding as an opportunity to ask for favors.
There's no need to have much contact with such people, either now or in the future.
To avoid being implicated in the end, one must be careful when dealing with people, whether they are officials or people in any other industry, because who knows what kind of person they are?
The closer it gets to my daughter's wedding, the busier I get. I used to think that marrying off a son was busy enough, but I never imagined that marrying off a daughter would be just as busy.
Fortunately, Sister Zhang was there to help out and take care of things, otherwise things might have been chaotic.
Moreover, in the last few days, Yan Liang's mother sent something to their home through Sister Zhang, saying that they felt the bride price was a bit low, but they also assumed that the Yan family had already married several younger daughters-in-law.
Although they are Yan Liang's parents, they cannot make decisions for the patriarch of the Yan family in this matter.
After much deliberation, he decided to secretly send the Yan family heirloom to Ruohua.
They also said it was best not to spread this around, as it was an old item left by Grandma Yanliang, quite old, and worth a few coins, though they didn't know exactly how much it was worth.
They even said they originally planned to give some extra betrothal gifts, but in the end they felt it wasn't appropriate, so they sent this instead.
As for why it can't be said, it's because this thing was secretly given to Yanliang's mother by Yanliang's grandmother when she was alive, and no one else knew about it.
The reason for this is that when she was seriously ill, Yan Liang's mother was the most attentive and would go to take care of her whenever she had time, providing better care than any hired caregiver.
This was something she secretly gave to her daughter-in-law, whom she usually didn't think much of, during her last moment of lucidity.
In her heart, she must have felt that the daughter-in-law she had carefully chosen was not as filial as the one she had never even looked at properly.
So in the end, she gave Yanliang's mother an emerald bracelet.
The fact that this bracelet has been delivered here shows that the couple is very satisfied with Ruohua as their daughter-in-law; otherwise, they wouldn't have sent the bracelet over so easily.
Since it's been delivered here, there's no intention of sending it back.
I'll just give it to my daughter later. It's such a valuable thing, she should know about it, and she should know the story behind it.
Just like what we found out back then, even if we don't want to get involved, we have to keep it in mind.
As for why the mother-in-law planned to bring it out at this time, it was either because she felt the dowry wasn't enough, or because she had seen the list of dowry items provided by the Shen family for their daughter, and she didn't care about the decision.
In any case, given the Shen family's and Shen's own abilities, they would definitely not mistreat their soon-to-be daughter-in-law.
Another point is that she only has one son, Yan Liang. If she doesn't give the good things to her son, who will she give them to? Since her son is getting married, what difference does it make whether she gives them to him now or in the future?
As for the others, there's no need to worry about them, but to ensure nothing goes wrong at the children's wedding, it's best not to make a fuss.
Even if you really like something, you can wear it in private; there's no need to show it off to others.
Besides, their status doesn't allow it, so let it lie in the box and appreciate in value!
The longer this stuff lasts, the more valuable it becomes. These are all treasures, so why not just keep them hidden away?
It's better to leave it to future generations than to give it to others.
"Mom, can I really accept this? Isn't it too valuable? You should have someone send it back immediately!"
"What if it gets damaged if I leave it here? I can't afford to pay for it."
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