Transmigration: A Farm Girl’s Brocade
Chapter 552 - 284 Invitation_3

Chapter 552: Chapter 284 Invitation_3

Of course, she wouldn’t make the decision for Pan Ying to marry Jack, but she did mention Jack’s merits and the future prospects of the Glass Factory. She also mentioned that Jack, as the chief technician of the Glass Factory, would be given a certain share of the company and a high salary.

As for the rest, they would have to think and interact with each other themselves. It was up to them to decide if they wanted to give their daughter’s hand to an uncouth pauper who was only after their wealth, or to a capable foreigner who truly liked her.

In secret, she also instructed Huang Tie to create opportunities for Pan Ying and her parents to interact with Jack, so they could see his good qualities for themselves.

Pan Shoufu and Auntie Pan, of course, knew how precious glass was – a tiny mirror no larger than a palm could cost over a hundred taels of silver. If a Glass Factory were to be established, the profits would be enormous. Not only would Jack earn a high salary, but he would also have shares in the business. Marrying such a man would mean living a life of luxury without worry. However, their daughter, no matter how unattractive, was still their child whom they had raised for so many years; the idea of marrying her off to an uncivilized foreigner was still somewhat unacceptable to them...

When Qian Yixiu and Qian Sangui were leaving, Qian Mandua came to see them off with her two children. Qian Sangui told them to visit Capital City more often if there was nothing urgent, as Old man Qian and Old woman Qian missed their hometown folks.

A charcoal stove was lit in the carriage, with two thick mats added and two heavy quilts laid out, and several steaming heat pads placed within. Another carriage was equipped with a stove to boil water, ready to replace the hot heat pads at any time. Qian Sangui lay in the carriage quite comfortably, feeling very content. This was the luxury of wealth, the splendor of affluence. Such a rich and noble life was something he had never even dared to dream of in the past.

Once they were back at the Qian Mansion, the carriage drove straight into the central courtyard. Su Siwu carried Qian Sangui on his back into the main room and laid him on the kang bed. Meanwhile, all the animals from the House of Animals followed Qian Yixiu to Xiangxue Courtyard, and Qian Yixiu sent someone to inform Zhu Sujin that the House of Animals had sustained injuries and would be staying at the Qian Mansion for some time.

Upon hearing this news after school, Zhu Sujin ran over in a hurry to see them. Only when he saw that the House of Animals was alright did he feel relieved. He also took time to thank Monkey brother and Monkey sister, saying he would remember their kindness and immediately ordered someone to make a monkey silver necklace for their family.

Pan Yue, Mingming, and Jingjing, upon hearing about the injuries, all came to Xiangxue Courtyard to visit. Manjiang also followed them. Seeing Monkey Brother still wrapped in bandages, Pan Yue could not help but cry in pity, "Monkey Brother, you poor thing, it breaks Yueyue’s heart to see you hurt."

Manjiang took Yixiu aside into another room and scolded her, "You’re too willful. Knowing well that your grandfather is in poor health, you still decided to go to the countryside in such cold weather. If your grandfather becomes ill, by then it will be too late for regrets. If you really wanted to go, you should have waited until your father was available to accompany you."

Yixiu thought to herself, considering how clingy her little mother was, wherever you’d go, she’d surely make a fuss to follow. If her little mother wanted to leave the city, she would surely make a scene all the way to the Empress Dowager, which would only cause more trouble.

By the time the House of Animals had fully recovered, it was already nearing the end of the year.

That day, the Qian Mansion received an invitation from the Eldest Taifeng Princess Mansion, inviting them to admire the winter plums on the tenth day of the last month. The Eldest Taifeng Princess, a close aunt of the present day, was sixty-eight years old that year. Not only was the Empress Dowager on very good terms with her, but even the Emperor held her in the highest regard.

Nowadays, among the royal kin of the Empress Dowagers’ generation, aside from the Empress Dowager, Prince Shou’s mother the Former Consort, Prince Qingjun, it was this Eldest Taifeng Princess.

Since Lord Xiangen Mansion arrived in Capital City, this was the first time they received an invitation from a grand aristocratic family other than the Pan Mansion and Prince Ning Mansion. The ladies of Capital City, with plenty of idle time, often hosted guests for banquets under various pretexts. For instance, the Duke Mansion had recently held a chrysanthemum banquet, and some others had invites for weddings and daughters’ betrothals, but they had not invited the Lord Xiangen Mansion.

Yet the most noble among the royal kin, the Eldest Taifeng Princess, had invited them. Perhaps, she did so out of respect for the Empress Dowager and Commandery Princess Pan Yue, both of whom she quite adored.

Upon receiving the invitation, Manjiang was quite pleased. Finally, one of the aristocratic families was willing to invite them.

His own background was somewhat awkward. If judged solely on his position as a fourth-rank military officer and Qian Sangui being a Lord Xiangen, they would only mingle among the lower-mid level officials and the declining nobility. However, his wife was a Commandery Princess, an external granddaughter of the Empress Dowager, and the Yue family was one of the five aristocratic families, it seemed that his family indeed belonged to the circle of the grand aristocratic families.

As people always strive for higher places, he still hoped his family could enter the circle of the grand aristocratic families, not for himself, but for the future of his three children.

The family gathered around the invitation to discuss this was their first time appearing in the noble circle — who should go, and with what bearing they should present themselves.

PS: Thank you for your rewards and monthly votes, much appreciated!