"Remember, of course I remember, the Grand Prince's cousin, Deng Wan-ying Miss Deng."

Jiang Yao nodded. “It seems like everything is really fixed.”

Fu JiuJiu raised an eyebrow, "Third sister-in-law, are you testing me?"

Jiang Yao saw Fu Jiujiu looking relaxed and carefree, not at all affected by the events involving Tang Xian and Deng Wan'ying. She momentarily hesitated, unsure whether to continue or to end the conversation.

Fu Jiujiu saw her embarrassment and smiled gently, "Third sister-in-law, you haven't said how Miss Deng almost died because of Brother Tang Qi."

"This... I'm not really sure about the specifics. Anyway, everyone's saying Miss Deng is going to be with the Seventh Prince..."

Jiang Yao stopped halfway through her sentence and looked at Fu Jiujiu, afraid she would be sad.

Fuju chuckled, "Why would I be sad? There's no need for that at all."

She was just curious. After ten years, Miss Deng should be in her twenties now. Why wasn't she married yet?

Just waiting for Tang Xian?

If a man truly loves you, how could he let you endure so much gossip and hardship to the point of becoming an old maid?

One who does not love you will remain indifferent even if you wait until the end of time.

You're so stubborn.

"What did you say? Are you saying Miss Deng is getting married to Brother Tang Qi?" Fu Jiu chirped with a smile, "That's wonderful news! I'll definitely go have some wedding wine then."

Jiang Yao was heartbroken. Her younger sister had truly grown taller but not wiser. She was smart, but when it came to certain emotional matters, she was still like a four-year-old child.

"Your brother Tang Qi is getting married to Miss Deng. Aren't you sad?" Jiang Yao asked tentatively.

Fu Jiujiu shook her head, "Why be sad?"

Because she knew that Tang Xian would never marry Deng Wan'ying.

As for others... she hadn't thought about it, she'd wait and see.

Jiang Yao sighed, "My poor little Jiujiu."

Fu Jiujiu was unconvinced. How could she be the stupid one? It was you guys who were foolish! If she didn't even have this much confidence, then she would have wasted these past fourteen years... No, four years... No, she had wasted all these years.

Jiang Yao thought for a moment, fearing that the little dumpling wouldn't see Tang Xian and would be sad, so she comforted her a few words, "Jiu Jiu, the Seventh Prince knows you woke up, he just has something to do and can't leave. Once things are resolved, he will definitely come see you."

Fu Jiujiu doesn't mind, after all, one moment can't compare to a decade of companionship day by day.

In her decade of coma, she could have seen Tang Xian's kindness towards her.

……

Once everyone was gathered, Fu Baimian started making arrangements to treat everyone to a delicious meal. There would be plenty of chicken, duck, fish, and meat.

From the banquet to the preparations, even something as simple as picking vegetables, Fu Jiu Jiu didn't have to lift a finger. She only needed to dress up beautifully and make an appearance.

When hosting a banquet, one naturally needs to prepare an abundance of dishes. It is summer now, and the variety of fresh vegetables is plentiful. Fu Baiwan was thinking that it would be a waste not to utilize them all, but he also wanted to ensure there were enough leftovers. Otherwise, if they ran out halfway through the meal, it would be quite embarrassing.

The task of preparing the vegetables was originally done by several sisters-in-law in the household. However, in reality, it's impossible to expect someone like Xie Ying and Jiang Yao, young ladies from wealthy families, to do any actual work. But they followed along the whole time, not putting on airs as misses or noblewomen, which is already quite good.

Zhou and Wu families may have received many blessings, but they didn't complain. It came from the heart.

The young women and daughters-in-law in the village had nothing to do, and they heard that the Fu family had opened a new shop again. They must need people, so everyone wanted to get closer.

Show yourself, be diligent, you never know who might notice you. Imagine getting paid every month!

The Fu family is well-known for their generosity. They never delay worker's wages and often give gifts during festivals.

In fact, many families who weren't doing well in the county heard that Fu Jiujiu woke up and have already moved back.

They came back for Fujujuu.

There were dozens of women bustling outside. This didn't even include the sister-in-laws at home and the men chopping wood outside the courtyard.

Fujujiao is still a little bit unkind, after all, everyone is busy with their own things.

She was thinking about whether she should do something, but Fu Baiwan stopped her. “You don’t have to do anything, just watch,” he said.

Fuju knows her father loves her, but isn't it inappropriate to say these things in front of other people?

Peng Jingxiang and Li Jinfeng also came. Song Yuanping had already gone with Fu Dajing to get busy, now the eldest brother has been tempered enough to stand on his own, Fu Jiujiao just moves her mouth, she doesn't even need to move her hands, nor does she need to put too much thought into it.

Peng Jingxiang looked at Fu Jiujiao and smiled, Fu Jiujiao also smiled back.

Peng Jingxiang was elated, as if she had received a reward.

She's really strong. There's a well in Fu Jiujiu's courtyard, and she carried a full bucket of water by herself without even breaking a sweat. Then, she squatted down to help pick green beans.

Everyone praises Song Yuanping for finding a good wife, Li Jinfeng will be happy in the future, it really proves that saying, "Good things come to those who wait."

Li Jinfeng has also become smart. She happily praises her daughter-in-law, saying that she now has face. Why would she make things difficult for the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to get along? What good would it do to create discord and unrest in the household?

"You're right! To be honest with you all, this is the first time I've done any work since Chie and Gen became husband and wife. Look at me, my daughter-in-law has made me quite plump. All I do is eat and sleep, sleep and eat. To tell you the truth, as soon as that child sees me, I even think about putting on shoes to go out. It's great, just great!"

Peng Jingxiang blushed at the praise, "Mother, what are you saying? Serving you is my duty."

A yard full of women, both old and young, each had their own thoughts after hearing it.

The elderly think their daughter-in-law isn't that good, while the younger ones think their own mothers-in-law only say bad things about themselves to outsiders and never praise them in person.

Fu Jiujiu saw that the two of them, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, got along well. She knew that Song Yuanping's future fortune would be prosperous.

"Auntie, I...I want to tell you something."

Peng Jingxiang found some free time and walked up to Fu Jiujiao, opening her mouth with a hint of embarrassment.

Fu Jiujiu looked at the woman who was much taller than herself, and it really wasn't suitable to be an elder. "Come into my house with me," she said.

Peng Jingxiang smiled and nodded, after entering the room she quickly closed the door behind her.

"Little aunt, I...I..."

Fu Jiujiu patted the seat beside her, "It's fine, take your time. It's just us here. Since you came to me, there's nothing you can't say."

Fu JiuJiu speculated that she must have something unspeakable. Since she trusted her, she definitely couldn't betray this trust.

She doesn't really dislike Peng, she is respectful towards herself but not insincere flattery, she doesn't grovel or come over constantly calling her "Auntie" and "Sister-in-law".

Peng Jingxiang seemed to be encouraged, took a deep breath twice, "Auntie, I... I just want to ask you, what does my nephew Yuanping like? I want to treat him well, but I'm afraid of doing the wrong thing."

First released on the Traditional Chinese Novel Network