Jiang Wanmu glanced at Mugen's face and saw an expression of obvious disapproval, mistakenly thinking he was still angry. She continued to explain: "You see, I'm just an innocent victim, but being able to make friends with good people is also a fortunate thing." Mugen looked at her with a rather helpless expression and said: "Little brother, when others wear brocade clothes, you are a lowly servant, wearing coarse hemp clothes that have been washed until they're white - how can you possibly have the opportunity to make connections?"

  Jiang Wanmu smiled and glanced at him, saying: "Brother, I'm lucky to have met my benefactor again a few days ago." Mugen patted his forehead lightly, thinking that Jiang Wanmu had been locked up in the Jiang family for too long, and then because of her marriage being snatched away by the eldest sister, followed by Yu Niang's death and subsequent disappearance after death. This series of events would be unbearable if it happened to him. Alas, it seemed that these blows were too severe, causing her to think that whenever someone gave her a smile, she thought the sun was shining brightly everywhere.

  Looking at Jiang Wanru's small face, which had obviously relaxed, he comforted her by saying: "Little sister, little brother, I swear that for this lifetime, I will be good to you. Remember your benefactor's kindness in your heart, and when there is an opportunity, I will help you repay it together." Jiang Wanru heard his words and smiled lightly, saying: "Big brother, the oath should be made to my future sister-in-law. We are only two siblings, so naturally we will get along with each other for this lifetime."

  Jiang Wanru had heard the previous time that Mugen's mother had mentioned in a roundabout way, and afterwards she had asked Jiyu's mother about it. Jiyu's mother had said vaguely that Mugen's mother would probably only have one son in this lifetime. Jiyu's mother had shown a sympathetic expression, and Jiang Wanru thought to herself that since she was still young, some things were better left unsaid, so she pretended not to understand what Jiyu's mother meant. At the time, Jiyu's mother looked at her and said: "Miss, Mugen's family is very good to you, if you can bring them along when you get married in the future, be sure to do so."

  Mugwort's face turned red as he stared at Jiang Wanting and said, "Your sister-in-law will naturally be good to you. I just told you not to see a certain person, thinking that others are good to you, so you want to recognize others as your elder brother. You haven't even said anything, how can you again randomly recognize others as your elder brother?" Jiang Wanting smiled and glanced at Mugwort, teasing him by saying, "Brother, the woman you've taken a liking to, will be my sister-in-law. First tell me about her, I'll think of a way to get acquainted with her, and when the time comes, I'll put in a good word for you in front of her."

  Mù Gēn's face turned beet red, and he stretched out his hand to slap Jiāng Wǎn Mù's shoulder. However, before his hand could even get close to her shoulder, it was caught by a large hand. The man spoke in a deep voice, "Do you want to hit someone?" Jiāng Wǎn Mù was about to laugh and dodge away when she saw that Mù Gēn's hand had been tightly grasped. She turned around to see the black-clothed man, his face dark and scowling at Mù Gēn, who was already gritting his teeth in pain. She quickly said to him, "Big brother, let go. This is my older brother. He's just joking with me."

  The man released Mu Gen's hand, took a glance at the brand new coarse linen clothes on Mu Gen's body, and then looked at Jiang Wanru's clothes. He lowered his head and asked Jiang Wanru in a low voice, "You two aren't born of the same mother?" Jiang Wanru nodded with a smile, "Yes, my brother and I don't share the same parents." Upon hearing this, Mu Gen reached out to pull Jiang Wanru, and hastily bowed to the man, saying: "Sir, my younger brother is still young and ignorant of many things, please forgive him. Sir, we brothers remember your kindness from last time in our hearts."

  Jiang Wanmu glanced at Mugen, who was holding his hand, and looked at the man's displeased expression. He smiled and asked, "Big brother, do you have business on East Street today?" The man glanced at Jiang Wanmu and replied in a low voice, "Mm-hmm." Then he said to Jiang Wanmu, "Little brother, if you have something to say, just tell me. I can still help with small matters. I often have business on East Street." Jiang Wanmu smiled and nodded, saying, "Thank you for your kindness, big brother. I'll remember that."

  After the man left, Mugen let out a sigh and asked Jiang Wanyu, "Is this the guard brother you were talking about?" Jiang Wanyu smiled and nodded, saying, "Brother, doesn't he have a strong masculine presence? Look, we're wearing servant clothes, but there's no disdain in his eyes." Mugen looked at Jiang Wanyu with a rough expression and said weakly to him, "Younger brother, he's not an ordinary person. In the future, don't be too reckless in front of him."

  Jiang Wan's concept of social hierarchy was quite vague, but she nodded in comfort after listening to Mu Gen's words. Mu Gen looked at the tall and straight figure walking away, then glanced at Jiang Wan who was only about a head shorter than him, thinking that Jiang Wan looked even more delicate and pretty in her servant attire. He thought that person probably just had a moment of kindness, which is why he paid attention to Jiang Wan for a few moments. After thinking this through, Mu Gen put aside his concerns about the matter.

  Jiang Wanru walked in from the back door, all the way under the gaze of people coming and going. She lowered her head, thinking about how she met Big Brother Chu, and thought about the several times they had coincidentally bumped into each other afterwards. A smile spread across her lips. In fact, she knew that Big Brother Chu's initial interest in her was just a momentary sympathy, feeling sorry for her miserable life, and liking her personality of not being nosy. To put it bluntly, when they first met, he was just a young master from a noble family, having a heroic impulse. It wasn't until recently, after frequently coming and going, that he began to look at her as an equal.

  Jiang Wanru took a few more steps forward, her gaze lowered to scan the road ahead. Two pairs of exquisite embroidered shoes appeared in her line of sight. On the left, under a red skirt, was a pair with slightly higher soles and golden uppers adorned with pink flower petals that hung delicately from the shoe surface like a pink snowball playfully dangling from the foot. As the person's foot moved slightly, the flowers seemed to slowly bloom.

  On the right, under the pink skirt, there was an embroidered shoe with a pair of butterflies dancing around a cluster of bright red flowers on its delicate surface. Although it wasn't as exquisite as the one under the red skirt on the left, it had the same captivating charm. Before Jiang Wan could take a closer look, she heard Jiang Wenyin's shrill and tender voice behind her: "Third sister, don't you feel embarrassed wearing this outfit out?" Jiang Wan slightly raised her eyes to see Jiang Wenyin approaching in a pink dress, with an exceptionally sharp and piercing smile on her face.

  Jiang Wanmu didn't say a word, she had already seen Jiang Wanyi's smiling face. She was wearing a bright red brocade dress with floral patterns. She glared at Jiang Wanyin and said: "You're worried about your sister, just say it straight out. How can you talk in such a roundabout way? Third Sister can't understand your concerns." She walked forward to take a closer look at Jiang Wanmu, smiling as she said: "Third Sister, Second Sister is only speaking to you like that because she's too worried about you. In two days it'll be Big Brother's auspicious wedding day, and Second Sister and I were chatting happily, thinking of you and wanting you to share in the joy."

  "We hurriedly arrived at your courtyard, only to find that you had gone out for a stroll again. Alas, with the heavy snowfall today, we two were worried about you and asked the people below to inquire several times, all of whom said you hadn't entered the door. We couldn't help but come take a look at you. Look, you returned too late today, and we can't even have a good conversation. You mustn't do this in the future, it's not safe outside."

  Jiang Wanmu lowered her eyes, listening to the women passing by, and sighed: "The eldest miss, the second miss, it's snowing so heavily, but they still have to wait for the playful third miss to return. Alas, the sisterly love is indeed deep. It's hard on the two misses' kindness, even a younger sister like the third miss can be tolerated." Jiang Wanmu heard these words and lowered her eyes, hiding the sarcasm in her eyes.