Started as a thatched house and ended up as a female figure

Cheng Wan, Yan Mu, Ying Changlin, Tan Jianshan, Sima, the six directors, and a newly appointed prefect of Anling County, these twelve people went up to the terrace at the east end of the Cheng family's house, which was just enough space for one table.

These twelve people basically include the top figures in Shuoyang City.

The officials' families who followed Mrs. Lin and Mrs. Wang saw Cheng Wan immediately become the center of the crowd as soon as she came back. They saw Cheng Wan chatting and laughing freely with those men in the officialdom, and saw others surrounding Cheng Wan and the third-rank official to go to the terrace, while their husbands were not even qualified to go to that terrace...

At this moment, they finally understood why their husbands repeatedly told them to have good relations with the women of the Cheng family, and why they suddenly attached great importance to the training of their daughters.

It turns out that women are not only no worse than men, but can also be more majestic and powerful than those men.

"Sister, I wonder what the Marquis of Zhaoping eats and drinks every day? When does he get up? When does he go to bed? Also, what books does the Marquis of Zhaoping like to read? Please share with me."

A lady who was closer to Wang looked at her earnestly and asked her a series of questions.

If she had been being polite and complimenting when she said she wanted to learn from Wang before Cheng Wan came back, now she really wanted to learn from Wang from the bottom of her heart.

Her daughter could be made a marquis and could also win an imperial decree for herself. Whenever she thought of Wang, she felt jealous and her heart was burning with excitement.

"Yes, yes, Shu Ren, Tai Shu Ren, please tell us what Zhao Ping Hou usually does? Also, how do you usually talk to Zhao Ping Hou?"

The wives of the officials surrounded Old Lady Lin and Wang, and everyone's attitude was much more sincere and respectful than when they were sitting in the main hall before.

Ah...this...

Old Lady Lin and Wang looked at each other. Cheng Wan was not special at home. He was just... casual...

In fact, they have never figured out how their granddaughter/daughter could be like this?

With so many people waiting, I can’t just say nothing.

Wang blinked her eyes, chose her words carefully, and spoke slowly:

"Zhao Ping Hou is usually quite casual at home, no different from other girls." Yes, she is more lively than other girls when she is "crazy"...

"She has come this far on her own. We haven't done anything to help her. We are already blessed if we don't hold her back." This is the truth.

Why does this sound so much like bragging?

The ladies felt even more uncomfortable.

"We just take care of her food and clothing, give her enough care, and make her feel that she is loved very much by her family.

Then talk to your child in a nice way, don’t be sarcastic or lose your temper at him/her for no reason.

As long as the child has the right idea, we support her."

This is what A Wan seemed to have said to Xiaoyu and the others.

Wang thought hard and couldn't hold it in any more. "Other than that, it seems there's nothing else."

"Well, Marquis Zhaoping likes to read books, all kinds of books. She always says that reading makes people wise, and reading history makes people brilliant." After saying this, Old Lady Lin nodded in self-affirmation: "Yes, that's what she said. She said it so many times that even I remember it."

The ladies nodded thoughtfully.

Old Mrs. Lin and Mrs. Wang breathed a sigh of relief silently.

I think I've managed to get through it.

Mao Ruochun laughed and shook his head, whispering to Xu Zhinian beside him: "How can A Wan's success be learned so easily? Let's not talk about other things, just the conspiracies and dangers that A Wan encountered, most people can't handle it."

"Mom, it's always a good thing that everyone is willing to spend more time and effort to train their daughters."

"That's right." Mao Ruochun laughed sincerely.

"Hmph, why are you so proud? He's just a marquis." A young lady who came here with her parents muttered softly.

The other young ladies from official families nearby all looked at her.

"Why are you looking at me?"

"I just want to see which family you are from. How can you say something like 'He's just a marquis'? Anyway, I think it's very impressive." It's very enviable, even admirable.

As for jealousy, the gap is too big to be jealous.

"I, I..." The lady at the beginning stamped her feet lightly, feeling both scared and ashamed: "I was just saying it casually."

She was just a little bit unwilling to accept it, but she still felt from the bottom of her heart that Cheng Wan was very capable.

Cheng Wan is very good.

Not only did the people who saw Cheng Wan for the first time today feel this way, the villagers of Pingnan Village also felt that Cheng Wan was extremely powerful.

"Did you see that? They are all high-ranking officials! I have never seen so many officials and rich people in my life! They are all here for Marquis Zhaoping! What do you think of the fate of this Cheng family?!"

"What kind of fate? A good fate! I will be a proper noble person in the future!"

"The Cheng family is noble, and we are also blessed. You can count that since the Cheng family came to our village, many noble people have come to our village, and we have also eaten a lot of Cheng family banquets."

"Tsk, if you want to talk about benefiting from others' luck, who has benefited more than that family?" A woman pointed at Ma who was joking with Zheng Xiaolin and curled her lips in jealousy: "If you ask me, Marquis Zhaoping and the Cheng family are too trustworthy. Your family is just an ordinary family. If Marquis Zhaoping was not at home, how could you marry into the Cheng family!"

"Who said it wasn't true? Marquis Zhaoping and the Cheng family are too upright. There's nothing we can do about it."

……

The excited and nervous Ru family members had no idea that so many people disliked them. At this moment, they were sitting upright carefully, afraid that they would make any inappropriate movements and be laughed at.

"Are you hungry, Yu Niang? The dinner will start in a quarter of an hour at most. If you are hungry, eat some snacks first."

Ru Yu Niang quickly shook her head and said softly, "I'm not hungry."

"How can we be hungry? This is only earlier than our usual meal time. Aunt, you don't have to worry about us. With so many guests coming, you should go and get busy. We can take care of ourselves." Ma was polite, but she was very happy in her heart that Xiao Lin cared about Ru Yu Niang.

Xiao Lin smiled and nodded: "Then you guys sit down first, I'll go over there and take a look."

As the second aunt of Marquis Zhaoping, Xiao Lin was also responsible for helping to entertain female guests.

Ma watched Xiao Lin walk away, the smile on her face faded slightly, she approached Mrs. Wei and whispered, "Mother, are the gifts we brought not heavy enough? Look at who are here? All kinds of officials! Even the wife of the head of the richest family, Jiang, is here. I am so panicked."

"How can we compare with those people? Even if we sell our small noodle shop, we still can't compare with them.

It's okay, we tried our best. Besides, the Cheng family is not that kind of family, otherwise they wouldn't continue to marry into our family."

"The food is served!"