Rebirth: Contract Husband Falls in Love with Me Chapter 285 - 143: A Sense of Not Belonging (Part 2)

"Oh, isn’t this Miss Shi! Please co in, please co in! You’re quite the rare visitor; it’s been so long since we’ve seen you! And these two ladies and the young lady are—"

The shopkeeper greeted Shi Yui with a smile as soon as he saw her, but he didn’t recognize Sang Wan and Shi Lian.

"I’ve only been here twice in total, Mr. Sun, you still rember , you really have a good mory!" Shi Yui was pleased and showed a smile on her face.

Although she had been married for many years, her natal family cherished her and never treated her as an outsider. Shi Yui, with her straightforward personality, also never considered herself an outsider. Hearing soone address her as "Miss Shi" made her feel particularly joyful!

"What are you saying! Who in Qingzhou City doesn’t know Miss Shi! Even if I had only seen you once, I could never forget!" Mr. Sun said cheerfully, leading the three into the inner hall while instructing the clerk to prepare the finest tea.

"Oh Mr. Sun, you’re too polite!" Shi Yui laughed heartily.

"I’m only telling the truth, it’s Miss Shi that brings laughter!" Mr. Sun chuckled in agreent but looked puzzled at Shi Yui, gesturing for her to introduce Sang Wan and Shi Lian.

Once seated and served with tea, Shi Yui covertly glanced at Sang Wan, winked mischievously at Mr. Sun, and said half-seriously and half-jokingly, "This ti I really want to test your insight, Mr. Sun. Try guessing who these two distinguished guests are?"

Shi Lian, still unmarried, dressed respectably yet her deanor inadvertently showed a bit of respect. Her features bore a slight resemblance to Shi Yui, suggesting she was a less favored legitimate daughter from the Shi Mansion. Mr. Sun deduced she was not favored because he had never seen Shi Lian before. Had she been favored, wouldn’t the Lady of the Shi Mansion always bring her along when going out?

The other, a young matron with her hair styled in a married woman’s coiffure, exuded a calm and composed presence, moving gracefully, a deanor that commanded respect. Despite being sowhat neglected in conversation by Shi Yui along the way, she did not show any signs of embarrassnt or concern, always maintaining her composed and gentle deanor, which was engaging to observe.

Mr. Sun narrowed his eyes and smiled, "Miss Shi thinks so highly of to test , I must participate in the fun! Hehe," he then jokingly bowed to Sang Wan and said, "If I guess wrong, please forgive , madam. It’s just a joke! You are—Grandma Shi, aren’t you?"

"Mr. Sun, your eyes are sharp, she is indeed our Grandma Shi!" Xingzhi said softly with a slight smile.

"Oh! A distinguished guest, a distinguished guest indeed! Not knowing it was Grandma Shi, please forgive my rudeness!" Mr. Sun sincerely apologized with a smile.

Sang Wan smiled lightly, about to speak, but Shi Yui quickly interjected with a laugh, "Mr. Sun, you’re being too polite, my sister-in-law is the most generous and easy-going person, she won’t mind!"

"Hehe, indeed, indeed!" Mr. Sun glanced at Shi Lian and laughed, "So, this young lady must be the young Miss from the household, right?"

"This is my third sister!" Shi Yui impatiently laughed and said, "Mr. Sun, do you actually have any good items? Hurry and bring them out, what’s with all this pointless chatter?"

"Hehe, yes, yes, right away, right away! I was just too overjoyed, forgive , Grandma Shi and the young ladies!" Mr. Sun chuckled and soon went to personally fetch the treasures of the store.

Mr. Sun brought out three complete sets of exquisite jewelry and several individual items of high quality, presented on four trays lined with bright red velvet.

One set nad "Drunken Hibiscus," crafted from red gold engraving, adorned with rubies, sapphires, and eralds; the main piece being a gold filigree ’Eight Treasures’ hibiscus crown, pure gold color, exquisitely carved, the gemstones not only large but also of excellent color and luster, free of any impurity; another set nad "Lantian Pearl," a gold-base adorned with jadeite and cordyceps, the main piece being a phoenix hairpin holding beads, using twelve top-grade pearls the size of longans, and thirty-six rice pearls, the eye of the phoenix being a nearly thumb-sized natural black pearl, enchantingly brilliant; another set nad "Scattered Apricot Blossoms," made of the most transparent top-quality jadeite combined with pink, bright red, pogranate red, and begonia red gemstones crafted into flowers, red flowers and green leaves, eye-catching and striking.

The other tray held an 18-bead jadeite bracelet, a bi-colored jade exquisite hairpin, a white jade peacock hairpin, red coral and carnelian pendants, green jadeite droplet pendants, all of top quality and exquisite craftsmanship, obviously valuable goods upon inspection.

"You do have so good items! Qiongfang Pavilion really lives up to its reputation and confidence!" Shi Yui praised as she listened to Mr. Sun’s endless explanations.

"Hehe, not at all! It’s just a way to make a living, nothing compared to the Shi family! The ladies and Grandma Shi are just looking for sothing new! If you talk about the best jewelry in Qingzhou City, it has to be Liuli Pavilion!"

Liuli Pavilion is indeed a property of the Shi family, having thirteen branches across the Jiangnan region.

"Mr. Sun, you are too modest!" Shi Yui praised clickingly, "Not to ntion others, these three sets alone, Liuli Pavilion might not even have them!"

"Hehe, Miss Shi praising like this truly honors ! Miss Shi, are you satisfied?" Mr. Sun hurriedly asked.

Hearing this, Shi Yui turned to Sang Wan with a smile, "Sister-in-law, what do you think? How are these three sets?"