Transmigration: A Farm Girl’s Brocade
Chapter 400 - 225: Birthday_1

Chapter 400: Chapter 225: Birthday_1

The granddaughter of the Wan family’s Washing the Third banquet saw both the first and second wives of the Qian family bring generous gifts, each family giving a pair of silver bracelets, eight two-tael Graduate silver ingots, two sets of infant clothes, two chickens, and a hundred eggs. The old couple gave a small Silver Lock and a pair of silver bracelets.

Qian Sangui was chatting in the main room’s hall with Wan Erniu when Old man Qian led the Qian men in. It was the first time Qian Dagui and Qian Ergui had seen Qian Sangui since that incident, and they both approached with flushed, embarrassed faces. Old man Qian intervened with jokes and banter, while Qian Manchuan and Qian Manhe also doled out compliments, preventing the situation from becoming awkward.

Wan Erniu could tell that Old man Qian wanted to use his home ground to mend relations with Qian Sangui. He was afraid Qian Sangui might be too soft-hearted and easily appeased. So, at crucial moments, he would snipe at the Qians, bringing up the hurtful things Lady Tang had said in the village, times when Qian Sangui was nearly infuriated to death, and the other benefits various branches of the Qian family had obtained at Qian Sangui’s expense, mentioning them incessantly.

Old man Qian was beyond frustrated, his face red and veins bulging, yet he was powerless. Wan Erniu held an indescribable authority; although he had no titles like village head, landlord, Township Kun, and so on, no one dared to provoke him, including the deceased Yama Raja Xu.

So, despite Wan Erniu’s provoking, the Qians had no choice but to take it and continuously put on apologetic smiles, admitting their mistakes.

When the Qian women arrived at the Wan families’, they took the initiative to help in the kitchen, even Lady Wang helped with the cooking. Lady Wang felt too embarrassed to sit in a place of honor and chat with Lady Wu, knowing that Lady Wu wouldn’t bother with her.

Qian Yixiu had no choice but to play the ringleader, leading Duo Duo, De Wa, and others as they played in the yard. Qian Yishan, blushing, pulled Yijin to the west wing room and once again solemnly apologized for the wrongs their elders had committed.

Towards the end of Si hour, relatives and villagers began to trickle into the Wan family’s home. The Wans didn’t have many friends or relatives; most visitors were fellow villagers and neighbors from Darong Village, contrasting with the more numerous relatives from the Qian family. Not only did Qian Xiang come with her eldest daughter-in-law and Hu Wa, but Qian Mandie, who wasn’t invited, also arrived, heavily pregnant, along with her husband Yu Delli, her in-laws Yu Chu and Lady Huang.

Qian Mandie was due at the end of this month or early next month; her belly was already very large. She was still brought here by her in-laws, which showed how desperate the Yu family was.

The Yus had visited Guiyuan several times before, but on each occasion, Qian Sangui used his ill health as an excuse not to meet them. Although Jinxiu Embroidery Workshop resumed partial business with the Yu family since the end of last month, their formerly harmonious relationship was no longer the same. The Yus were hopeful that this autumn, their third son would become a Graduate, and wished to follow in the Qians’ footsteps. Now, it seemed that path was not so easy. They thought, even if they couldn’t get through this year, they needed to plan for the future and mend relationships with the Qians, particularly Qian’s third wife.

Today, they found out about the Washing the Third banquet for Qian Sangui’s granddaughter and were sure Qian Sangui would be there, which led them to show up uninvited with Qian Mandie. They brought lavish gifts: a Reg Gold Yingluo Ring, a gold lock, gold bracelets, four bolts of silk, a large package of tonics for Qian Manxia, and even specially commissioned a two-inch tall gold Guanyin Statue for the infant.

The gold Guanyin Statue made Wan Dazhong quite uncomfortable; he did not wish to accept it and discreetly asked Qian Sangui. Seeing that although Mandie was heavily pregnant, she looked somewhat haggard, Qian Sangui told Wan Dazhong to accept the gift, and they could return a comparable gift later.

Lady Wang, working in the kitchen, was fuming internally upon hearing of Qian Mandie’s arrival, silently cursing the Yu family. But upon seeing Lady Huang, she still felt inferior and greeted her with a beaming smile, warmly taking her hand.

Lady Huang indifferently withdrew her hand and smilingly went to take Lady Wu’s instead. Together they entered the side room of the main house, where the more prestigious female guests were gathered.

Lady Wang, biting back her frustration, followed behind them, dragging Qian Mandie along.

Lady Wu, noticing Mandie’s worn expression and the latter’s look filled with an unspeakable plea, took a moment to take her to the east wing and comfort her away from the others.

Mandie cried, "Auntie, I’m so sorry. I know how good Uncle and you have been to me; my good life is all thanks to you. I didn’t mean it back then; I just thought that phrase was funny and couldn’t help but repeat it as a joke after learning it from my mother. I never imagined it would cause so much trouble and even made Uncle sick. If anything serious happens to Uncle because of my idle talk, I’ll never find peace in this life. I apologize on behalf of my mother too; her actions were indeed inappropriate..."