In the era of fetal wear, she became the first socialite in Hong Kong

“It all starts with leading the horse. Become familiar with your partner’s sounds and little movements.”

"Keep your head high and chest out, don't lower your head, and always keep your center of gravity on the horse's back."

"Look far ahead, see where you're going!"

Under her father's personal instruction, Fu Ziyan's riding skills improved significantly. By the eve of her second aunt's wedding, she was able to ride Glouness across the entire pasture on her own.

Glouness is the name Fu Ziyan gave her pony, which means a cloud skirt filled with golden light, and is from Rabindranath Tagore's "The Crescent Moon". The inspiration came from the brilliant sunset glow on the pony as Fu Ziyan walked with him.

The little pony had a name, so the little black horse naturally had to have one too. She was such a good owner who treated everyone equally!

The little black horse has a pair of bright eyes full of starlight, so Fu Ziyan named her Estella, which means the shining stars in the dark night, just shining with her, the "moon". She hopes that they can grow together and become better and better people!

Just as Fu Qiyuan expected, as soon as Fu Ziyan thought of the names of the two horses, she ran over excitedly to share them with him.

He smiled, "Titi's name is very meaningful."

Fu Mingzhang arrived in New York five days before the wedding. On the second day after his arrival, he came to watch Fu Ziyan learn equestrianism and praised the names given to the two horses by his granddaughter.

Although her grandfather would praise her highly even for winning an encouragement award in a tennis match, and was the leader of the professional praise team with comments such as "active participation in campus activities", "the gold medal is certainly worth celebrating, but the encouragement award is a manifestation of courage", and "courage is the most important", his professionalism made some descendants of the Fu family who happened to hear about it jealous, but Fu Ziyan was still very happy to hear her grandfather's praise again.

If the compliment for naming a horse is nothing, Fu Mingzhang praised Fu Ziyan even more vigorously when he saw her horsemanship improving day by day. "Titi is really better than her father. In time, she will definitely be better than your father!"

Although Titi is indeed talented in equestrianism, and Fu Qiyuan has been looking for a professional teacher to teach his daughter so as not to waste her talent, he still felt helpless when he heard the old man's words.

Is this what it means to be close to the next generation?

When he was young, the old man had very strict academic requirements for him, and his education was always repressive. Moreover, the grandchildren of the second and third wives had never seen such closeness to the old man.

Fu Mingzhang: He is the only child of the eldest wife's family!

Fortunately, his Ti Ti is a good child. Although she likes to hear her elders praise her in this regard, she will not be impetuous or self-righteous because of this. Otherwise, Fu Qiyuan will have to be cruel and let the child face reality.

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The next day was her second aunt Fu Qiwen's wedding, so Fu Ziyan didn't spend too much time at the racecourse. She just got used to the feel of the track before following her grandfather and father to her second aunt's large New York apartment in the Chinatown district at the southern tip of Manhattan.

Although it was a Western-style wedding, the Fu family still added makeup to the bride the day before the wedding according to the old custom.

As soon as Fu Ziyan entered the house, she saw that her second aunt's living room was filled with gold, silver, jade, various jewelry and jadeite, as well as clothing supplies.

The most eye-catching item was a sapphire and diamond flower-shaped crown on the coffee table, featuring 1314 diamonds. Next to it was a set of pigeon-blood red jewelry on the left—earrings, a necklace, a bracelet, and a ring—and on the right, a set of heirloom-worthy, Zhengyang Green jadeite. This was part of the dowry Fu Mingzhang had given her.

As the second daughter of the Fu family, even though Fu Qiwen is a little "love-brained" when it comes to marriage, Fu Mingzhang treats his three daughters equally and gives her the full dowry.

However, in order to prevent his daughter from falling in love again, Fu Mingzhang made it clear that "the properties and jewelry in the dowry must remain in her own hands. The cash can be used for investment, or she can invest with Qi Fuan to start a company. However, every subsequent additional investment from Qi Fuan must be matched to prevent dilution of her shares."

Fu Qiwen naturally agreed. She truly loved Qi Fuan; that was her first love, a love she had never forgotten since she was a teenager. She'd risked everything to marry him. But having been born and raised in a wealthy family, she was accustomed to gossip and, deep down, knew the importance of money. Only by keeping money in her hands would her husband and future children continue to love and respect her.

Because Fu Qiwen settled in the United States, most of the assets Fu Mingzhang gave her were located there, including three shops in Chinatown, two apartments near Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and a vacation villa in Hawaii.

In Hong Kong, there was only a large house in Stanley. In addition to these properties, there were four boxes of jewelry, three boxes of calligraphy and antiques, and one million US dollars deposited in Citibank.

This dowry was already quite substantial, just take the one million dollars for example. Although Fu Ziyan's dividends from each of her businesses were measured in millions of dollars, in reality, in 1965, the average American worker's weekly wage ranged from a few dozen dollars to over a hundred dollars. As you can imagine, this one million dollars was a significant sum of money.

Those seven boxes of jewelry and antiques are worth millions of US dollars at today's market price, not to mention their collectible value. In another thirty years, they will definitely be worth a sky-high price!

With this calculation, Fu Qiwen's dowry is 3 million US dollars. At that time, the purchasing power of one dollar was about ten times that of later generations, and the premium of top-grade jewelry was even higher. According to Fu Ziyan's concept in her previous life, this was a real dowry worth billions!

Fu Ziyan looked at the dowry that filled the room, and her mind was filled with the news stories of wealthy families marrying together and giving away billions of dollars in wedding dowries. If this wedding was reported by the media, she would now be a wedding guest who would appear in the news.

Fu Qiyuan paid no attention to the gift boxes scattered on the floor. He handed over a five-layer makeup box containing ten sets of jewelry as a little extra makeup. He curled his lips in blessing, "May the music of the harp and the zither be in harmony, and may the couple be equal in status."

As the current head of the Fu family, he must give no less dowry to his half-sister than anyone else.

With the dowry given by Fu Mingzhang, plus the gifts from relatives and friends, Second Aunt can indeed be regarded as a model of a white, rich and beautiful woman marrying down, and she is still eager to become a stepmother...

Fu Ziyan warned herself in her heart that she must not fall in love!

The next day was sunny and perfect weather for a wedding.

Fu Ziyan's stylist, Roy, also flew in with the other bodyguards during her trip to the US. She styled Fu Ziyan's hair into an exquisite princess bun, accessorized her with a small pearl crown, and adorned her wrist with a string of pink tourmaline and jadeite beads. The light pink dress complemented Fu Ziyan's playful and lively look.

This is Fu Ziyan’s first time attending a church wedding in her past and present life, so she must dress up beautifully!

Fu Qiwen and Qi Fuan's wedding was held in the church.

She wore a custom-made snow-white wedding dress worth nearly 500,000 Hong Kong dollars, a diamond crown, and walked towards Qi Fuan with her father's arm around her, holding lily of the valley in her hand.

Qi Fuan's eyes were full of anticipation. He was dressed in a suit and tie, with a red rose on his chest. He looked at Fu Qiwen tenderly.

Flower girls scattered petals on both sides of the road. The Polynesian gardenias were tender and juicy, and their fragrance was intoxicating.

As the saying goes, "People feel refreshed when they are happy." Fu Qiwen has exquisite makeup and a bright smile, and she is more beautiful than flowers.

Speaking of flower girls, Second Aunt had previously invited her to be a flower girl, but Fu Ziyan declined. She had never experienced being a flower girl, but she really didn't want to experience it either.

Even if it was a happy occasion, Fu Ziyan was unwilling to serve as a foil for others!

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Estella: Derived from Old French and Latin, it means star, symbolizing hope and light.

The heroine's English name, Selene, means moon goddess.

The original plan for the wedding was for Bulgarian red roses, but I just checked and found that churches tend to use more pure and elegant flowers, and less red roses, so I changed it to gardenias. Flower language: Eternal love, lifelong waiting