Thirteenth Lady's Comback: Her Everyday Life as a Bystander-Chapter 205 - 3: A Joyous Reunion (2)

Her personality is actually more like a cat, lazy yet aggressive, without great ambitions but able to take on responsibilities. If possible, she really wouldn’t mind being a "well-fed, lazy cat owner basking in the sun all day."

Previously, she hadn’t had the opportunity, but once she left the mansion, Susu’s lazy and mischievous traits gradually began to show. That’s why she would do things like throw sachets and stick out her tongue, things she would never have done before.

This kind of Susu is a real, living person, rather than an ethereal fairy who doesn’t partake in the mundane world.

By the time Ruan Qiniang returned after seeing off Ruan Shiniang, Susu had already calmed down and was sitting by the table savoring the top-grade Meitan Cuiya.

This tea is a tribute, and only the Imperial Palace has such top-grade tea. Susu had tasted it at the Old Madam’s place, which was gifted to the Old Madam by the Heir’s wife, who in turn received it from the Emperor as a reward for Marquis Wenchang, who then shared a couple of ounces with his own daughter for face-saving, never expecting Jinyinman Tang would use it for guests.

When Ruan Qiniang came in and saw Susu leisurely tasting the tea, she pretended to be heartbroken and said, "Save me some, this is top-grade Meitan Cuiya, it was a gift from Grandmother at Duke Zhen’s Mansion when I visited a few days ago. I’ve never had the heart to drink it until today."

Susu showed a look of sudden realization. She had thought that Jinyinman Tang was extravagant to such an extent, but it turned out it was from the Old Madam at Duke Zhen’s Mansion for Ruan Qiniang. Susu extended a finger, "Dear sister, I won’t ask for much, if not a pound, at least an ounce, right?"

Ruan Qiniang, amused, looked at her sister, who had a "seize from the wealthy" expression, and patted her chest in feigned distress, "There are quite a few people in Duke Zhen’s Mansion, and no matter how much grandmother dotes on me, I only got three ounces in total." Seeing Susu looking at her eagerly, Ruan Qiniang said helplessly, "Alright, alright, I’ll let you take some with you later, truly feels like I owe you from a previous life."

Susu giggled and pulled out a booklet of about a dozen pages from the inner pocket of her cloak, "Here, it’s a gift." Ruan Qiniang took it and saw that it was filled with novel jewelry designs, exquisitely unique. She then smiled and said, "Now this is more like it."

Then, recalling something, she said, "Wait a minute, Aunt Zhen said you had customized many pieces of jewelry, and she mentioned if the finished products satisfied you, you would have gifts for me. Is this it? Isn’t this gift more like a return gift for the tea?"

Susu feigned ignorance as she looked at her, showing no awkwardness at being exposed, "Does a sister really need a return gift for giving her sister a bit of tea? I clearly said, ’It’s a gift,’ this is the gift of being satisfied with those jewelry pieces. Sister, I’ve already given you the gift, I haven’t seen those headpieces yet."

Ruan Qiniang was caught between laughter and tears by Susu’s unreasonable arguments, but her heart was filled with warmth. At least she had a sister who could smile when she wanted to, cry when she wanted to, and be coquettish when she wanted to, and that was enough. For this, both she and Shiniang had to become stronger.

Ruan Qiniang naturally wouldn’t accept payment for the jewelry Susu custom-ordered, a mere eight hundred silver, she could afford it. Susu didn’t adamantly refuse either, to avoid hurting her sister’s feelings. Anyway, among the jewelry she ordered, there was a set of headpieces for each of her two sisters.

After Susu left, Ruan Qiniang looked at the two boxes in her hands, caught between laughter and tears. She knew the Song Family was wealthy, Old Madam Song genuinely good to Susu, and Susu naturally wasn’t short of money, and the things she had given Susu along with gold notes and silver notes weren’t few either, but was her sister’s spending so extravagantly really okay!

Susu’s gift for Ruan Qiniang was a set of headpieces with luxurious peony designs inlaid with gold filigree, gemstones, and jade, consisting of only eight pieces, but with over a dozen top-grade gemstones the size of a fingertip, not to mention the slightly smaller gemstones and jade. Without counting the craftsmanship, the cost price alone was at least three thousand silver.

But this set of ornaments was truly gorgeous, so captivating that one wouldn’t want to look away. Ruan Qiniang was undeniably fond of it, and she thought to herself, since it’s from her own sister, she would remember Susu’s gesture and repay it in the future.

And the gift for Ruan Shiniang was a set of jade jewelry, including a bracelet and earrings, a total of ten pieces, made from emerald green glass-like material, designed with a lotus flower theme, which matched Ruan Shiniang’s maiden name "Wei Hua."

Jade became prominent thanks to the Founding Saint Martial Emperor’s fondness, and the price of top-grade jade was comparable to Mutton Fat Jade. The quality and color of this set of jewelry were top-notch, and its price was not less than the gold filigree inlaid gemstone jewelry set Ruan Shiniang had.

Susu’s gifts were items costing five to six thousand silver, no wonder Ruan Qiniang couldn’t help but be astonished. Five to six thousand silver could buy five or six hundred acres of good land in the South.