I was a stepmother in ancient times, and I led my whole family to wealth.

Chapter 209 What a coincidence?

The young waiter, carrying a small box, noticed that something was off about the atmosphere.

He looked at another young man and asked him, but the man just shook his head.

When Zhao Yuming came out this time, he still stood at the corner on the second floor, looking in their direction.

What he didn't expect was that Gu Chenglin's little wife had changed so much and had become so beautiful.

He froze when he looked at the person standing in the corner behind her. What was Prince Chen doing here?

Looking at Cang Lingchen, a hint of pain flashed in Zhao Yuming's eyes.

But he quickly looked away and turned to look at Dongfang Jin.

The young shop assistant was still excited and didn't pay much attention to what was happening. He put the small box next to Dongfang Jin and said, "Madam, the colorful ropes are all here."

Dongfang Jin looked at the hair ties inside, which were made of red and yellow silk thread, yellow and red silk thread, light green and light yellow silk thread, blue and pink silk thread, and pink and gold silk thread, all embroidered with small flowers.

However, the silver ornaments sewn with gold thread are different. They include bells, flowers, small ingots, peanuts, and various animal shapes. Upon closer inspection, they are actually the twelve zodiac animals.

But the more she looked at these little animals, the more familiar they seemed to be to her.

Aren't these just the decorative items in your room?

"Oh, I see," she thought. "That explains why these things looked so familiar. Aren't they one of the twelve zodiac animal figurines that Su Jinyan gave her?"

That old thief...

However, after watching them, she liked them all, and her old habit kicked in again. She told the waiter, "I'll take them all."

"Oh, madam, you want so many?" "Can you wear them all?" The young shop assistant was so surprised that he didn't even ask. "There are probably over a hundred in this box."

Dongfang Jin held a purple hair tie with a small silver snake on it. Looking at the snake, she thought, "Hmm, next year is the Year of the Snake. Not bad. I like it. Gu Caiwei was born in the Year of the Snake."

"Yes, I'll buy it and give it to my daughter and daughter-in-law to wear and play with."

Wang Mei put one hand on her hip and pointed at her with the other, laughing out loud: "Haha, you look so young, but you have quite the big mouth. Have you lost your mind? Your daughter? Your daughter-in-law?"

Even though you have a matronly hairstyle, judging from your appearance, you probably haven't had children yet, have you?

Dongfang Jin looked up and stared intently at the second die, thinking to herself, "You can even tell that?"

This woman is quite capable.

Xie Wenna seemed to understand Dongfang Jin's meaning, covered her mouth with a handkerchief, and coughed lightly: "Her mother is a famous midwife in Ling'an County. She has been with her mother since she was a child, and her husband's family runs a clinic in Jing'an Town."

Dongfang Jin nodded. This truly is a case of 360 professions, and every profession can produce an expert.

This spirited woman was indirectly revealing the woman's identity, frankly stating, "I have indeed never had children. I bought this for my stepdaughter, who is four years old, and my six-year-old daughter-in-law."

My little girl would look so beautiful wearing this, and with a pretty dress, she'd look just like a little fairy.

Lin Baiwei clapped her hands and exclaimed, "You, you're that Sister Jin from Lingwu Village?"

Dongfang Jin looked at her with a puzzled expression: "You know me?"

Is she that famous?

Unbeknownst to her, the moment Lin Baiwei called out "Sister Jin" to Dongfang Jin, Cang Lingchen frowned.

Jin Jie'er?

Which "jin"?

Is it...

His head involuntarily turned towards the corner of the stairs; it seemed he knew.

Thinking of leaving with Wei Ying.

Seeing her reaction, Lin Baiwei smiled, a very sincere smile: "I am Lin Baiwei, Ma Wencai's sister-in-law."

After saying that, he pulled the stunned Xie Wenna over with one hand: "This is Xie Wenke's older sister, Xie Wenna."

With his other hand, he pulled over Liu Linghui, who was equally stunned: "This is Liu Linghui, the older sister of that kid Liu Lingzui."

"It's our first meeting. I never expected it to be on such a special occasion."

Dongfang Jin said somewhat awkwardly, "What a coincidence?"

Xie Wenna stepped forward, took Dongfang Jin's hand, and said in a very friendly tone, "Jin-jie, I've heard of you for a long time, but I've never had the chance to see you."

My troublesome younger brother has really been a bother to you; he must have caused you a lot of trouble these days.

Liu Lingzui stepped forward and patted her chest, saying, "Whatever you buy today, it's all on me."

Dongfang Jin...

So generous?

So, will she buy it today or not?

She was used to being very outspoken, and this was the first time she had met someone so straightforward, so she was actually a little embarrassed, because that was a word she often used.

These words, when applied to her now, seem to take on a different meaning.

At that moment, she finally understood what it meant for Qian Duoduo to be pampered by a nouveau riche.

Lin Baiwei then said with a smile, "Young man, bring up everything this young lady wants. We'll pay for it today."

Liu Linghui chimed in, "Yes, let's split it equally among the three of us."

Dongfang Jin was a little flustered: "No, no, no, I can buy it myself, thank you sisters..."

Xie Wenna put her arm around her shoulder, acting like they were good buddies: "Don't be so polite, don't be shy."

It's only because the two of them were there that I paid for it all by myself.

I heard from my mother that the liberal arts students have been staying at your house for almost a month now, and during that time you've had Dapeng bring them plenty of fresh food.

Yesterday I went back to my parents' home, and my dad joked that if that arts student doesn't come home after he turns 25, he won't need to come back for Chinese New Year.

"Just send them some New Year's supplies and let them stay until the end."

Dongfang Jin...

That makes me feel quite at ease?

He laughed and said, "This morning I asked them if they wanted to go home since it's already the 20th of the twelfth lunar month, and they all said no."

If you feel comfortable with that, then let them stay; they study very late every day anyway.

What she said was absolutely true. These days, Long Er had the manager of Siji Bookstore send him a lot of test questions.

They really studied until very late every day, and then got up again in the dark the next day to run and memorize articles.

Jun Qirui said that when he took the imperial examination for the title of Xiucai, he stayed there for nine days straight, eating and sleeping there.

Long Er said that without a good physique, one cannot persevere.

Since Gu Jingye and his friends ran every day, they joined in.

Liu Linghui leaned closer and whispered, "How's your training going? Are you confident about the next match?"

Dongfang Jin smiled mysteriously and brightly: "No problem, they have all learned very well. Now, Brother Qi Rui is mainly giving them some supplementary knowledge and experience. Don't worry."

Liu Linghui nodded excitedly: "That's good, that's good. Let them stay at your house. I'll go back to my parents' house later and have them send some things over to them. They don't need to come over for the New Year."

Dongfang Jin...

for real?

"Please don't, my family has everything we need. We're just here to buy things for tomorrow's Lunar New Year."

Lin Baiwei stepped forward and pulled Xie Wenna and Liu Linghui apart, and said with a smile, "You two are fine, let's hurry up and let Sister Jin choose."

Dongfang Jin couldn't refuse, so she ended up buying the items on the tray and the hair ties, but she didn't let them pay for her.

These are all women who married out of the country. If Liu Lingzui and the others wanted to pay for her, she certainly wouldn't object. But not them.

Just as the four of them were chatting and laughing, Wang Mei twisted her face in anger and glared at them fiercely, making her lecherous face look even uglier.

When she finally saw Dongfang Jin take out a silver note worth one thousand taels, her eyes were filled with greed.

She almost screamed, "Where did you, a peasant woman, get so much money?"

Without even thinking, Dongfang Jin looked at her distorted face and blurted out, "Stolen!"

She really did steal the money, but who would believe that?

[Jin Jie'er is awesome!]

[Low-key]

As one wishes……

Are you sure this is what you call being low-key?

Liu Linghui angrily rebuked Wang Mei: "Cousin, Jin-jie's money is clean, don't underestimate her."

This woman earned more than a thousand taels just from selling recipes to Ping An Restaurant. Besides, she had heard that Ping An Restaurant also gave her a share of the profits.