The Humble Family's Daughter Has A Spatial Pocket! novel Chapter 92

Chapter 92: Chapter 79, Family Discussions_i

After dinner, Yan Zhigao and Madam Li began to see off the guests who had come to attend the banquet.

Daohua was also busy, following behind the adults and bidding farewell to the young girls one by one.

“Yiyi, my family also hosts banquets from time to time, and when the time comes, I will send you an invitation,” Zhou Jingwan, the young girl, still had an air of arrogance, but after a day’s interaction, her attitude had improved a great deal. At least she no longer looked down on people with her nose in the air.

Daohua smiled and nodded, “Then I’ll be looking forward to it.”

In these days, Madam Li had briefed her on the situation of the prominent families in Xingzhou, and the Zhou Family was a well-known aristocratic family there. Having been in the ancient times for so long, she hadn’t yet visited an ancient mansion.

Zhou Jingwan reservedly nodded her head, then followed Madam Zhou into the carriage, holding a basket full of wildflowers in her hands.

After boarding the carriage, Madam Zhou glanced at her daughter. She knew her daughter’s temper well-being rather spoiled at home, she rarely looked favorably upon others and was quite proud.

“So, you like the Yan Family’s eldest daughter very much?”

Zhou Jingwan played with the flower basket in her hand, first nodding her head, then shaking it, “Not that I like her that much, but she’s different from other girls. She doesn’t always crowd around me. Getting along with her is… well, quite comfortable.”

Madam Zhou glanced at the flower basket in her daughter’s hand and smiled,

“I heard that you were arranging flower baskets all day today?”

Zhou Jingwan nodded vigorously, “We even had a competition.” She said while moving the flower basket in front of Madam Zhou, lifting her chin with a proud expression, “How is it, Mother? Didn’t I arrange it beautifully? I won second place!”

Upon hearing this, Madam Zhou’s eyebrows rose. Whenever they visited other families, no matter the actual talent shown, her daughter always got first place; of course, she knew that this was out of regard for the Zhou Family’s face.

This was the first time she heard her daughter didn’t win first place, which piqued her curiosity.

“Then who got first place?”

Zhou Jingwan: “Qian Bilan won first place. Mother, I tell you, the flower basket she arranged was so beautiful. I originally wanted to trade with her, but Yiyi said that this was the first flower basket we independently arranged in our lives and had special significance, so we should keep our own.”

“After thinking about it, I felt she was quite right. If I brought home Qian Bilan’s flower basket, everyone would just praise its beauty, but my own arrangement would certainly earn Grandpa’s compliments.”

Madam Zhou tapped her daughter’s head, “I’m impressed. You’ve actually started to use your head.” After finishing speaking, she took the flower basket to examine it, “This eldest daughter of the Yan Family is really quite thoughtful.”

She didn’t stubbornly pit her weaknesses against the talents of other ladies. Instead, she used something familiar to attract the girls’ attention, taking control of the home field advantage while not making others feel uncomfortable. She is someone who knows what she’s doing.

“Oh, what’s this?” There was actually a bamboo container in the flower basket!

Zhou Jingwan: “This is the jasmine tea that Yiyi gave us. Mother, this tea is so delicious. It s even better than the West Lake Longjing Tea specially sent to Grandpa by my second uncle.”

Madam Zhou remembered the tea she had at Madam Li’s courtyard and nodded in agreement, Indeed, it’s not bad. Since Dragon Boat Festival is coming up, and you have accepted their tea, it’s inevitable to send something back in return.”

Zhou Jingwan: “Hmm, I’ll think about it when I get back.”

A bit behind, in the Tongzhi family’s carriage, Lord Tongzhi was also discussing with his wife and daughter their visit to the Yan Family.

Qian Tongzhi: “From the dishes served at this banquet, our new Prefectural Governor seems to be quite an honest man.”

Madam Qian hesitated: “Maybe… it was something Yan Zhigao deliberately showed everyone? I have heard that this Yan Zhigao served as a county magistrate for three terms, a period of 9 years without any promotion. Perhaps there is some stain on his reputation?”

Qian Tongzhi shook his head: “You have long hair but short insight. Do you think an official promotion is that easy to come by? It’s all too common for those from humble families like the Yan Family to be suppressed in the officialdom and to have their merits usurped by others.”

“For Yan Zhigao to be promoted directly from a Seventh-rank County Magistrate to a Fifth-rank Prefectural Governor, he must have some ability.” Madam Qian pouted: “But I’ve heard that Yan Zhigao’s promotion this time seems to be due to him latching onto a powerful patron, not because of his own abilities.”