Seeing that Tang Rong was sitting there without moving, Zhang started chattering on and on, saying nothing more than that Tang Rong's mother passed away early, their Wei family was not well-received, and Tang Rong was also wronged.

As he spoke, he also looked at Tang Rong's expression.

Tang Rong smiled but his eyes did not reach the bottom of his eyes. He said, "Girls all love beauty. How can they not like bright fabrics and jewelry? My husband and I should take care of our two cousins. Why don't we choose them today? They will look decent during the New Year's Day."

Since you are destined to spend the money, you have to say the right things to please the audience. Otherwise, you will end up spending money and offending others, which would be a waste of time.

"Aunt, wait a moment. I'll go talk to Yiran."

Zhang was secretly delighted, but she refused repeatedly, "Why are you being so polite, kid? How can your aunt find fault with you?"

"Stop bothering your wife. Later, she will say that you two sisters are short-sighted and unpleasant."

Tang Rong would not sit back down after he stood up. "Aunt, wait a moment. I'll be back soon."

Tao Yiran was eating bird's nest. After hearing Tang Rong's words, she put down the bowl and frowned slightly, "Why are you so rude?"

He really is here to extort money, and he even has the audacity to ask for it.

Tang Rong gave her two hundred taels of silver notes and said, "There are still things that need to be done by my aunt later. Just consider it as a favor to her. Thank you for your trouble."

The money was given to him by Zhao. The moment he thought of this, he became more dissatisfied with the Wei family.

My uncle just wants to protect himself, my aunt is greedy, and when I think about the Tao family, he has encountered all kinds of bad people.

Tao Yiran said frankly that two hundred taels might not be enough, "The materials and jewelry that can be sent to the Marquis' Mansion are all top-grade, and there are also one or two rare items. What if my cousin likes them?"

"They can ask for it, and you still expect them to be knowledgeable and not choose the expensive one?"

Tao Yiran, who had no chance to act up and no longer had any interest in Tang Rong, began to think, "My aunt will definitely go with you, so she will have to choose a few things. Should I agree or not?"

Tang Rong hadn't thought of all this. After all, the people he had met before were all very proud. It was possible that his aunt would choose the most expensive one, which would cost him a lot of money.

"How much is appropriate?"

Tao Yiran said to prepare two thousand taels first, but she felt uncomfortable when she thought about spending that money on the Wei family. Suddenly, an idea flashed in her mind, "The merchants called by my second brother's wife may not have prepared enough things. Why not let Qing Mo go and call the two merchants and give them instructions? This way, we can control how much we spend."

“It’s also more sincere.”

That was specifically shouted for the Wei family. Isn’t it important enough?

Tang Rong heaved a sigh of relief and looked at Tao Yiran with appreciation, "You still have a way."

The two had good ideas, but Zhang was calculating. She thought that the merchants called by the nouveau riche Xin An must have sent good things, because she had plenty of money.

Tao Yiran is stingy, so maybe she would even give you a heads up and send you some cheap stuff.

After some verbal tug-of-war, Tang Rong had no choice but to give all the two thousand taels that Zhao had given to Tao Yiran. After saying a few polite words, Zhang was finally satisfied. She was still being polite with a smile in her eyes.

Tao Yiran was speechless and said she wanted to change her clothes before going out.

Aunt Liu stepped forward to persuade Tao Yiran to be more generous and say a few polite words. She then said, "I heard two words from that person just now, and they are exactly the same as her status."

She found out that Zhang's mother was a concubine and she herself was a concubine. "As a concubine, don't you have to resort to trickery to get what you want?"

"It's a habit I've developed since I was a child, and I can't change it even if I'm a government official now. Fortunately, I'll leave on the third day of the New Year, so it won't be a big deal. Just be patient and don't offend her."

Tao Yiran didn't want to deal with her, and it would probably be useless to offend her. "Just say I'm not feeling well. You can tell me more later."

"Hey."

Aunt Liu felt that she had it too hard. Fortunately, Tao Yiran was not as naughty as before and now only cared about her own enjoyment, so it was a lot easier to serve her.

Under Zhang's urging, Tao Yiran had to quicken her pace and soon arrived at Ningxiang Courtyard. At this time, the owner of the merchant shop had just entered the Marquis' Mansion.

After greeting, Zhang smiled and explained, "My nephew's wife couldn't sit still when she heard that the fabrics were delivered. She said she wanted to choose some fabrics and jewelry for her two cousins. She originally wanted to ask the shop owner to send them again, but thought it would be troublesome, so she just did it all at once."

Wang and Xin An didn't mind at all and were both looking forward to the show. Zhao was surprised at how shameless Zhang was to do such a thing.

The Wei family doesn't seem to be poor. Wouldn't it be fair that someone as short-sighted as Zhang would make a fortune by following a man to take office?

Seeing Zhang smiling and rubbing her hands ready to fight, Tao Yiran felt upset. In her heart, Tang Rong's status had already plummeted, and it fell to the bottom. What kind of relatives are they?

It was not the first time for the two shopkeepers to come to the marquis's mansion. After entering and paying their respects, they placed the goods they brought on the table and then began to sell them eloquently.

The three girls liked this one and thought that one was good, but they all knew their limits. The three sisters discussed it and referred to each other, and each of them chose two pieces of fabric.

Xin An smiled and stood up and helped each of them choose a good piece of material. "After the material is selected, we can choose the jewelry. After everything is selected, we can start taking measurements."

The cloth shop owner also said that we had to hurry because it was a busy festival and many people were making clothes, so no matter how hard they tried, they could only finish it before New Year's Eve.

The owner of the jewelry shop smiled and said, "The three girls can refer to the materials you just selected to match the jewelry. To be honest with the Second Young Master's wife, this batch of jewelry is the last batch of new jewelry before the New Year. It's all here."

"The shop is closed during the New Year holidays, and when it reopens, it will sell spring jewelry."

Xin An smiled and urged the three girls to go and choose, and told the shopkeeper to help judge, "The price is secondary, the most important thing is to suit them."

"Madam Second Young Master, don't worry. We don't have to worry about that."

He is their big buyer, so naturally they have to help him choose carefully.

Seeing that the jewelry was put on the heads of the three girls and the Wei sisters were still standing there, Zhang became anxious and said, "What are you two doing standing there? Go and pick one."

Didn’t you see that those three bitches had almost picked up all the good ones?

The Wei sisters did not move. Although the cousin's wife had a smile on her face, she did not hide the disdain and contempt in her eyes at all. The little girl was too thin-skinned to pretend that she saw everything.

"I'm sorry, I'm a girl with a thin skin."

Zhang smiled and stood up, "Let me help you choose."

Zhao's expression did not change. She could see that the two girls still had a sense of shame and were concerned about their face. Unfortunately, they met a mother like Zhang, who was determined to tear their faces off.

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