All five rich n wanted to invite five lions, but they also wanted to be the first, not wanting to be ranked in any order. Waiting even a little later wouldn’t do, so they stayed at the entrance of the Ye family, waiting for their argunt to end.
Actually, they were also very anxious inside, wishing for the others to hurry up. They still had to visit other places to celebrate the New Year, not only in the village but also in the town or the estate of so rich family. Any delay ant less money for them.
The ordinary families in the village may receive smaller red envelopes, but for this year’s celebration, they wouldn’t give an empty one.
Once, a family had given an empty red envelope; afterward, the five Lions never visited that family again.
The other rich n arguing at the gate of the Ye family intrigued the villagers who had initially gathered around to watch. They began to watch the dispute with the curiosity typical of onlookers at a show.
Here, the servants of the rich families were arguing. The five groups of people with the five Lions couldn’t leave, and their expressions were very anxious.
This area of land was rented by so villagers, who didn’t dare to offend its owners, so they could only wait anxiously amid their discomfort.
"We must go to our Old Master’s house first."
"Psh, I was invited too. Our beloved Old Master said he would give a substantial red envelope."
"Stop arguing, we must go to our Old Master’s house first; he said he’d give a red envelope even larger than the Ye family’s."
The rich n’s servants, during their argunts, displayed an arrogance as if their masters were richer and more powerful than all others; so comnts even referenced the Ye family.
The Ye family had beco wealthy, and though the rich n envied them, they could not disrupt their peace.
This was also for fear of reproach from the even more formidable people of the Tang Family.
In the language spoken in the village, so words were targeted and intentional.
Many had grown accustod to hearing this; so supported their views, and others opposed them. Support and opposition both arose out of self-interest.
Hongji and his family, seeing the sudden commotion outside, chose to send his family back inside.
In so matters, harmony is best.
To hear yet pretend not to hear; over the years, arguing had never been beneficial.
Ye Shiqi and her parents entered the courtyard, which they didn’t close off.
During New Year, those who respected you would visit, and their family would welco guests as well.
Ye Shiqi, listening to the noise outside, chuckled softly to herself about the rich n even arguing over whose family was wealthier.
She mused that in ancient tis, without other forms of entertainnt, perhaps argunts also served as amusent. As long as it didn’t disrupt her family, watching from the sidelines was harmless.
Ye Shiqi listened to the rich n’s servants arguing for a long ti. In the end, they resolved it through rock-paper-scissors.
She thought they had left with their people, but unexpectedly, the five sisters from the Ye family received invitations from other rich n, inviting them to watch the lion dance.
Ye Shiqi, since her childhood until now, had only t the children of the rich families a few tis, and even these few observations revealed disdainful looks.
Although their family had risen in wealth, the "children of the rich n" never favored her sisters and often treated them with scorn, secretly calling them upstarts.
Ye Shiqi and her elder sisters didn’t feel the need to flatter those who looked down on them, rather connecting more with their neighbors and the village girls who approached them.
It seed to offend those daughters of the rich n, however, as they constantly spread gossiping words, asserting that the Dragon Girl sisters were forever farr girls, unable to change this fact.
Did they think, now that they’d beco overnight rich, that they were ladies of great fortune?
The daughters of the rich n were actually very envious of the Ye family’s sisters, hearing every ti from others that the Tang Family had sent gifts again.
While they envied and despised the sisters, they believed themselves to be more noble.
Having beco rich heiresses, they were still only fit to mingle with farr girls!
Ye Shiqi, under her elder sisters’ guidance, had never looked down on poor girls; rather, she enjoyed making friends with them, free from ntal burdens.
Even the words spoken by her elder sisters - in front of the "children of the rich n" - admitted that while their family had prospered, others’ arrogance in not associating with them ant they didn’t need to flatter them, revealing an underlying sense of inferiority.
Occasionally hearing unpleasant gossip indirectly, they silently endured it, avoiding debates or disputes over a few words.
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