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Chapter 1076: Chapter 1081: Ignorant of the Treasure
Before she could finish, some madams laughed disdainfully.
The building blocks in the hands of the two children were personally made by Wind Liyang of the Golden Axe, and just that fact made them hundreds of times more valuable than gold and silver.
"I reckon that only Lady Du in all the land would call these mere scraps of wood."
Madam Qian, who was always blunt, couldn’t help but blurt it out.
After all, she could only dream of bringing something made personally by Wind Liyang back home.
Unfortunately, with the Feng Family’s reputation soaring, most of their furniture ended up in the palace, and even some officials had to patiently wait their turn. 𝒏𝙤𝙫𝒑𝙪𝙗.𝙘𝒐𝙢
A small merchant’s daughter like herself could only wish.
Qiao Hua’er rolled her eyes, even if Qiao Duo said it, wood was still wood, wasn’t it? What’s so special about that?
Zhong Clan hurriedly tugged at Qiao Hua’er’s clothes: "This is a fine item, personally crafted by Master Feng. You can’t buy it with silver, and here in White Stone Town, probably only Mrs. Tan could have such an honor."
"My eldest sister is indeed impressive," Qiao Hua’er laughed dryly.
But should she still give away the golden lock she held in her hand?
To give it away, the little things might not fancy it, but to take it back would be a loss of face.
She blamed her stingy mother-in-law, who, knowing well the status of the Tan Family, still had the nerve to use hollow golden locks to deceive people.
Almond helped to ease the situation: "Many thanks to Lady Du for your kind intention. Why not hand the longevity lock over to me, and I’ll place it in front of the offering table?"
According to custom, all congratulatory gifts should be given to the host family to place on the star of longevity’s offering table, where the gifts would then be imbued with the star’s blessings.
For the Du Family to want to personally place it around the child’s neck was indeed against proper etiquette.
Probably everyone sitting there understood their motive.
Qiao Hua’er handed over the longevity lock without hesitation.
To alleviate her own embarrassment, she mocked herself, "Ever since I got pregnant, I keep overlooking things. Big sister, you must be upset with me."
As she spoke, she touched her belly.
Qiao Duo’er shook her head: "Of course not."
In fact, she thought that Qiao Hua’er had never handled things properly, even when she wasn’t pregnant.
It’s not that Qiao Hua’er was foolish, but she had only cunning tricks that couldn’t be brought to the forefront.
"I’ve heard that if you spend time with smart children while pregnant, your own child will also be smart. Come on, let me hug you," she said, reaching out to hug Tangyuan, who quickly stepped aside.
Qiao Duo reminded, "Then you’d better stay a little further away from the children. They don’t know their own strength and like to move about; it wouldn’t be good if they accidentally hurt you."
"Right, a pregnant woman shouldn’t overexert herself or be disturbed by noise. I’ll accompany you for a walk outside," Madam Qian agreed, then pulled Qiao Hua’er out.
With the person Tangyuan found annoying now gone, she became lively again.
"Nasty, don’t wanna play!"
Tangyuan said in her baby voice, amusing everyone with laughter.
The Tan family’s daughter will surely know how to handle people when she grows up, discerning people’s intentions at just one year old.
Qiao Duo and touched her daughter’s head, silently thinking she must teach Tangyuan to not be so straightforward in the future, for childish comments might be passed off now, but not when she’s older.
After a while, someone called for the guests to take their seats.
The ladies reluctantly left the guest room and moved to the front yard to sit down.
The Tan Family didn’t have a dedicated banquet hall because when the house was built, they never imagined there would be a time when so many guests were to be entertained.
Luckily, the weather was fine that day. The male guests were arranged in the front yard, and the female family members sat in the main hall.
