On a summer afternoon, a gentle breeze blew, and Jiang Wanru, wearing a blue flower-patterned skirt, entered the courtyard through the back door with sweat all over her face. The middle-aged steward was standing at the back door at this time, and when he saw her, he had a rare smile on his face and greeted her, saying: "Congratulations, Third Miss! Congratulations, Third Miss!" Jiang Wanru looked at his sincere expression, suppressing the urge to take three steps back, and calmly repeated what he said: "Congratulations, Steward, congratulations, Steward."

  He was taken aback for a moment, then looked up at Jiang Wanru's gaze, unable to hide the disappointment and sympathy in his eyes. Jiang Wanru slightly raised her eyes and saw his expression for an instant, seeing him immediately recover his calm, smiling again: "Thank you, Third Miss, for your auspicious words." Jiang Wanru glanced at him indifferently and walked forward slowly, passing by him.

  Jiang Wanru walked slowly on the road, and the people coming towards her looked at her with less indifference than usual, but more curiosity. Jiang Wanru endured the intense gaze of the crowd, suppressing the discomfort in her heart, and walked back to her own courtyard. She gently pushed open the gate, and was stunned by the new table and chairs placed inside.

  Ji Yan heard the commotion and ran out of the house, seeing Jiang Wanru standing in the courtyard. She said with a smile: "Miss, Young Mistress Jiang had someone send this over. She said 'Madam knows that Miss's furniture is old, so she specially instructed her to move some nanmu wood furniture from the manor's storage for Miss to use.'" Jiang Wanru looked at Ji Yan's joyful face and reached out to touch the new furniture, but she felt a sense of unease in her heart. She asked Ji Yan: "Ji Yan, did Young Mistress Jiang have any other instructions for you to pass on to me?"

  Ji Yan still had a happy face and nodded, saying: "Yes, she said congratulations to the young lady, congratulations to the young lady. Hehe, young lady, the old master and mistress have found a good marriage for you, hehe, I heard that the young lady's husband is the third son of a high-ranking family." Jiang Wanru stopped stroking the table with her hand, she looked at Ji Yan's happy face and asked calmly: "Is it to become someone's nth concubine?" Ji Yan heard this and immediately lost the smile on his face, shaking his head towards Jiang Wanru said: "Young lady, you are a young lady of the Jiang family, naturally you will be the legitimate wife."

  Jiang Wanmu heard her affirmative words, and a bitter smile escaped. She looked at Jiyuan's confident face, shook her head slightly, and walked past her. She was deeply skeptical that the Jiang family would let her marry into a good family. She walked lightly to her own room, opened the lock on the door, stepped inside, took a deep breath, and moved the old table with her hands.

  When she came out of the room again, her expression had calmed down. She glanced at Jiyuan, who was still examining the furniture in the courtyard, and walked over to say: "Don't look anymore, this sun may not be big, but it's still a bit scorching. Move them back into the room, you can take a closer look." As Jiyuan and Jiang Wanru moved the furniture, she came out of her excitement and kept looking at Jiang Wanru's expression, seeing that there was not much joy on her face, and a hint of surprise in her eyes.

  Jiang Wanru was still worried and afraid of her upcoming marriage in the spring, but by the calm summer, she had thought it through carefully and accepted her fate. The Jiang family had to maintain their dignity, and considering the other person's family background, they wouldn't be too bad, and he naturally wouldn't be so bad that people would want to eliminate him out of hatred. With this in mind, she continued to go out with a calm attitude.

  Jiang Wanru sat in the new chair, Jiyuan held a cloth to wipe the table, and sighed: "Miss, this table is close to the smell, you can still smell the scent of new wood." Jiang Wanru smiled and stood up, saying to Jiyuan who was wiping the table: "Then you wipe slowly, I'll go take a bath first." Jiyuan heard Jiang Wanru's words, raised her head from the table, looked at Jiang Wanru with embarrassment, and said: "Miss, I heard your good news today, I was so excited that I forgot to boil hot water in advance. You wait for a while, I'll go make fire and boil water now."

  Jiang Wanmu stretched out her hand to stop her and said, "I'll go light the fire and boil water myself. I'll also prepare your share. After you've carefully wiped down the table and chairs, you can come over and take a bath." Jiyan smiled happily and nodded in agreement, saying, "Okay, thank you miss." Jiyan lowered her head and lovingly wiped down the corners of the table, while Jiang Wanmu smiled as she exited the room to go light the fire and boil water at the stove in the corner of the bathing room.

  Jiang Wanru quickly finished these things, and when the fire started, she washed her hands clean of the ash that had stained them, and also cleaned the bathtub. She came out of the bathroom, preparing to go back to her room to get some clean clothes, but suddenly felt a pang in her heart and turned around to look at the stove, where the flames were burning brightly. She looked again at the pot on the stove, full of water. She turned back, thinking that life was truly unimaginable, when people were pushed by fate to have no way out, their potential would naturally be brought out to the extreme.

  Jiang Wanru sat in the room with the open door, feeling refreshed. As she blew on the gradually cooling summer breeze, she looked down at the new desk and chair, then turned her head to measure the old table in the corner. In an instant, she felt that the old table was really pitiful, while the new desk and chair were comfortable to look at and use.

  Jiang Wan took up her brush, dipped it in the water tray, and comfortably wetted the tip. She wrote on the desk with a brush, feeling as if she was writing on smooth paper. The corners of her mouth slightly curved upwards, and with a good mood, she used a dry cloth to wipe away the water marks on the desk, and began to write carefully again. After finishing writing auspicious words, she smiled and walked to the door of Jiang Wan's room, just as she saw Jiang Wan writing on the desk, her heart ached and she furrowed her small brow.

  Jiang Wanru rarely wrote with such abandon, and she continued to write for a while until the dry cloth became wet. As the sky gradually darkened, Jiyuan lit the candles, and only then did Jiang Wanru reluctantly put down her pen. Under the candlelight, Jiang Wanru saw Jiyuan's face twisted in concern. She glanced at the darkening sky outside and asked, "Jiyuan, will your mother help us bring dinner over tonight?" Jiyuan nodded and said, "Yes, Mother said she had nothing to do tonight, so she'll bring dinner over."

  Jiang Wanru nodded after listening, and put the things on the table in order. After Ji Yan placed the candle holder properly, she took over the plate from Jiang Wanru's hand. When Ji Yan's mother brought the dishes over, her face was also filled with joy, and she smiled at Jiang Wanru saying: "Congratulations, Miss, congratulations, you've found a good marriage, and gotten a good husband. Hehe, today the steward has already given orders, from now on, every meal of yours will definitely have an extra dish."

  She smiled and took out the dishes, one by one placing them on the table. Only then did she notice the new table, and exclaimed again: "Madam is now being considerate of Miss, even remembering to help Miss change to a good table." Jiang Wan heard Ji Yan's words, thinking about this marriage, it seemed like it was already settled, which is why everyone in the Jiang family knew and were all delighted.

  When Ji heard her mother's words, the dish in her hand slipped slightly, and some of the soup spilled out. Fortunately, her mother quickly caught it. After putting down the dish, Mrs. Ji glared at her daughter and said: "Miss, after you get married next year, I think your husband will let you continue to serve Miss. The high-ranking families must be more particular about etiquette than the Jiang family. From now on, you can't be careless, or you'll not only harm yourself but also cause discord between Miss and her husband."