The Lucky Farmgirl

Manbao and Bai Shan knelt before Old Madam Liu, and Manbao offered tea, clearly saying, "Greetings, Grandmother. May Grandmother be at peace."

Old Madam Liu had already composed herself and looked at her lovingly, nodding and smiling, "Good child."

She took the tea and drank it, then placed it on the table and asked Nanny Liu to give Manbao a box, saying with a smile, "Inside are the jewelry your great grandmother gave me when I got married. I don’t use them now, so I’m giving them to you."

Nanny Liu opened it for Manbao to take a look, and the Bai family members glanced over, unable to look away after just one glance. Inside was a complete set of jade ornaments, with green and yellow floating in the top pair of jade bracelets.

Third Madam’s eyes shone brightly as she looked; she knew about this set of jade ornaments. Being sisters-in-law for decades, she naturally knew which set of wedding jewelry Old Madam Liu was most proud of.

Unexpectedly, twenty years ago, she couldn’t bear to give it to Ms. Zheng, but today she willingly gave it to this granddaughter-in-law.

This is a set of Lantian jade jewelry, not only including jade bracelets and jade pendants, but also a jade hairpin worth a fortune, set with gold and jade. All the jade pieces are the finest quality.

Liu Old Madam’s family had only this one legitimate daughter, and it was said that when she got married, nearly half of the family’s wealth went with her. Old Master Liu spent a lot of money requesting jade from Lantian, bringing back many pieces to make her jewelry, which not only included the jade hairpin but also other items like jade belts.

Now, more than forty years have passed, and Lantian jade has become even rarer, making these items even more precious.

Even so, does their family still lack money?

Third Madam couldn’t help but look at Bai Min.

Bai Min reluctantly turned his gaze away, regardless of whether she truly lacked money or not, the relationship between the two families needed mending.

Bai Min thus comforted himself, feeling somewhat better.

Manbao was also taken aback by the contents of the box. Often mingling with Changyu, who loved gold and jade ornaments, Manbao naturally knew how valuable the jade items in this box were.

She held onto the box and looked at Old Madam Liu, who smiled at her, "What’s wrong, don’t want it?"

Manbao immediately held the box and gave a sweet smile, "Thank you, Grandmother."

Reluctantly, Manbao handed the box over to May, then got up and walked over to Ms. Zheng, knelt down, and with a sweet smile, said, "Mother, please have some tea, may Mother be at peace."

Ms. Zheng nodded with a broad smile and took the tea to drink. She also gave Manbao a set of jewelry, though this was gold. The design was very delicate, and Manbao liked it at first sight.

She held the box and stood up, then turned and handed it over to May, before proceeding to greet the guests on the left side.

Old Madam Liu spoke up, "This is your third grandmother."

A mat was brought over by a maid, and Manbao understood that she had to kneel, so she knelt down with Bai Shan, offered the tea, and said with a smile, "Greetings, Third Grandmother. May Third Grandmother be at peace."

Third Madam smiled and nodded, took the tea, and asked the maid behind her to give the couple a red envelope that had been prepared earlier. After thinking for a moment, she held Zhou Man’s hand and removed the jade bracelet she always wore on her wrist to put it on Manbao’s hand.

Manbao hesitated a little and looked towards Old Madam Liu.

Old Madam Liu smiled and nodded at her, and only then did Manbao accept it, lowering her head slightly to thank her with a smile.

They then proceeded to pay respects to Third Uncle Bai Min and Third Madam, Fifth Uncle Bai Heng, and Fifth Madam and received four red envelopes, before turning their attention to the two peers they had brought along.

This required Manbao to give gifts, which she fortunately had prepared in advance.

The gifts from Junior Ms. Qian and Old Madam Liu mixed together so that the young girl received two pairs of shoes, a pouch containing silver coins, and two handkerchiefs; the young master received a scholar’s utensil set, two pairs of shoes, and a pouch with silver coins.

After the gifts were given, everyone was in high spirits, so they moved to the dining room to eat.

Manbao naturally helped to set the tableware, and once it was ready, Old Madam Liu smiled and beckoned, saying, "Alright, let the servants handle these things, come and sit down. Yesterday was the wedding, and everyone was so rowdy, you must be tired?"

Manbao smiled and said she wasn’t tired, but she still walked over to sit next to Old Madam Liu.

Third Madam’s eyes blinked slightly, and Third Madam said with a smile, "Aunt really cherishes the granddaughter-in-law, not even willing to establish any rules on the first day."

Old Madam Liu smiled, "Our family is small, not like yours, so bustling with so many rules. I envy your mother-in-law; the rules for you all are well-established even without reminders from the elders. This child is different; she grew up with Shanbao since childhood, I know what rules are good, what aren’t, so there’s no need to test her."

Ms. Zheng nodded slightly, supporting her, "Exactly, it’s been over ten years in our presence and she hasn’t learned, no use teaching her now. What she is now is quite good, I believe."

Third Madam and others: ...

The two young ladies from the Bai family gave Zhou Man a discreet glance filled with envy.

Old Madam Liu picked up a pair of chopsticks and took a mouthful of greens, smiling, "Let’s start with breakfast, everyone must be hungry waiting all morning, right?"

With so many people around, everyone adhered well to the rule of silence during meals and quietly ate their breakfast.

Manbao and Bai Shan both had good appetites; they first ate two buns, then took small bites of meat porridge with pickles. After finishing the porridge, they picked up small steamed buns.

The small steamed buns made by the kitchen were different from those in external restaurants, which were very thrifty and solid, able to knock someone out if frozen.

The ones made at home were white and fluffy, about half the size of a hand, easily torn apart with a gentle tug, perfect for a mouthful, soft, sweet, and particularly delightful.

Manbao and Bai Shan both liked them very much, even without fillings like buns.

Third Madam and others watched her eat, constantly astounded.

Especially the two young girls a few years younger than Manbao, who after looking her up and down, were particularly envious, believing she must have a secret to maintaining her figure.

Eating so much and yet not getting fat, instead, her figure was well-proportioned, round and cute, both feeling terribly envious.

After breakfast, Old Madam Liu asked Bai Shan and Zhou Man to take the four peers to play in the garden while she dealt with Third Madam and others.

Since both sides were unfamiliar, they didn’t play for long, leaving before lunchtime. Once they left, Manbao collapsed onto a couch and sighed, "So comfortable~"

Bai Shan couldn’t help but laugh and sat on the couch, snuggled with her. As there was no one else in the room, he simply kicked off his shoes and spoke whisperingly, "Tomorrow when we return, we’ll arrange for the marriage certificate to be merged at the County Governmental Office."

Manbao nodded.

Seeing her nod, Bai Shan whispered in her ear, "So you’re indeed satisfied with this marriage, right?"

Manbao elbowed him, blushing as she said, "If you keep saying these embarrassing things, I won’t give you the marriage certificate to merge tomorrow."

Bai Shan immediately shut his mouth.

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