Reborn as a Merchant Girl, the General's Beloved

"It's rare that you like my things." Anan teased her, picked up the teapot on the stove and filled her big pot with tea.

Xiao Fu carefully brought the tea, grinned and nodded, and whispered in her ear: "Can you blame me? You dress ugly, don't choose jewelry, and even when you like a man, you act like a wild man! This fox fur must have been chosen by my aunt!"

While they were joking, Anan suddenly heard him and his heart skipped a beat. The tea, which was clearly slightly sweet, suddenly seemed to be extremely bitter. Seeing that Xiaofu was still trying to tease him, he interrupted her: "What did you bring to show off?"

"Don't talk nonsense! These are the jewelry and head ornaments prepared for you by your two aunts. It's you who didn't dress up properly, making your two aunts feel that you were wronged in the Hong family. And they heard that your dowry was given to that Mr. Hong, so they feel even more sorry for you." Xiao Fu smiled and patted her. She became interested and quickly threw the teacup in her hand on the table and pulled Anan inside, "Quick, quick, open it and take a look! What good things are these!"

Anan laughed at her for almost tripping over the threshold, but she only had eyes for that box. She hurriedly opened it and looked inside one by one.

Yuan Jing ran in while chewing on a steaming sweet potato. She also came over to look at the jewelry. From time to time, she took out two pieces and put them on her head, shaking them back and forth and giggling.

Even though Xiaofu, who had been used to seeing all kinds of good things since she was a child, was attracted by the jewelry in the box. Anan looked at the glittering treasures in the box, then looked at his own house that had everything he needed, and whispered, "I'll go thank my two aunts later."

"Don't bother with these empty formalities! It's almost the end of the year, and they are all very busy!" Xiao Fu secretly took a bite of the sweet potato in Yuan Jing's hand and made a face at him.

Yuan Jing was not angry. Instead, she handed the sweet potato to Anan again and asked in a baby voice, "Anan, do you want to eat it?"

Anan was amused by him, ruffled his hair, and asked Xiaofu: "What are you busy with?"

"It's still about the year-end account settlement!" Xiao Fu casually spread her hands, sat heavily on the Luohan bed, yawned and said, "You're too comfortable here, I'm going to sleep for a while, don't bother me!"

Yuan Jing was clamoring to go out and play, so Anan asked Bai Shao, Dong Qing and the others to accompany him for a walk in the plum forest. He simply dressed himself and went out with Nanny Su. When they arrived at the gate, it started snowing again.

Madam Su asked, "What are you going to do, young lady?"

"My aunt loves me so much, I must go and thank her in person." Anan smiled and got into the carriage.

Nanny Su wanted to stop her, but when she thought about how Anan was now grown up and sensible, and had his own style in dealing with people, she smiled and agreed, got on the carriage, and accompanied her to the Yuan family's old house.

The Yuan family's ancestral home is on West Street in the city. Although it only has a small storefront, the entire street belongs to their family. The servant recognized Nanny Su, and when they heard that it was Anan who was coming, they immediately let the carriage in and carried a sedan chair to pick up Anan.

After walking for about an incense stick of time, the sedan chair swayed to a stop.

The two aunts were hiding in the warm room choosing fabrics to make winter clothes. When they heard she was coming, they hurried out to greet her, calling her "dearest daughter" and "my dearest friend" with such heartache that it seemed as if she had come to them herself. They let her in, and before she could say anything, they warmed her with a hand warmer and put on her fur coat, for fear that she would catch a cold.

My aunt, Mrs. Liu, was a little plump, with skin as white as snow, clear features, and a decent appearance. She was very approachable.

My aunt-in-law, Mrs. Zhang, is tall and slender, with thin shoulders and a thin waist. She looks bright and energetic, just like a large-sized Yuan Jing.