Quick Transmigration: Survive to the End

Yu Miaoqi had a different opinion regarding Zhan Zheng's words.

“Your grandfather is an extremely cold yet intelligent head of the family. Even if your second uncle and the others have ulterior motives, as long as you subdue them and demonstrate that you are more capable than them and can lead the Zhan family better, your grandfather will be extremely kind and considerate to you. Do you believe me?”

Zhan Zheng wanted to say he didn't believe it, but over the years, based on what he had seen and learned from his interactions with others, he couldn't help but believe it.

Only now did he reveal some of the frankness and willfulness that a young man should have: "But I just want my mother and sister to see the house that I personally decorated. I put a lot of thought into decorating the place where my mother and sister live."

Seeing his expression, Yu Miaoqi's eyes also revealed a hint of regret. She longed to live in the place her son had personally arranged, but she feared she would never have the chance in the future.

Yinyin's eyes darted around, and she said, "How can we leave the place that Big Brother personally arranged just sitting there? When Mother and I go out shopping, we always get tired and need to rest at noon. Since we've walked so far, it's inconvenient to come back to the manor. Isn't Big Brother's arrangement really useful?"

“Our Yinyin is quick-witted,” Yu Miaoqi said with a smile, glancing at Zhan Zheng. “Then your brother will have to accompany us to walk around the streets more often. Back in Yingzhou, he was always lazy and refused to go out with us. But now there’s nowhere for him to hide.”

"Mother and sister, if you're tired from shopping, feel free to go. I'll pick you up after I finish my shift, and we can go back to the Zhan residence together, isn't that the same?"

For Zhan Zheng, shopping is not something that can be done all the time. Although it is to accompany his mother and sister, it is fine once or twice, but if it happens too often, even if he rides in a horse-drawn carriage or oxcart, it will be a physically demanding task!

Seeing that he could even come up with such a thing, Yin Yin and her daughter couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Zhan Zheng felt that his skin was so thick from his experience in officialdom that it was impervious to all criticism, but now that his mother and sister were laughing at him, he felt a slight fever.

Fortunately, after traveling for a short while, the carriage arrived outside the Zhan residence. Yu Miaoqi and Yinyin both restrained their behavior, which could be considered as indirectly letting him off the hook.

Just as Yu Miaoqi had expected, the Zhan residence opened its main gate to welcome them as soon as they arrived.

Although Old Master Zhan was no longer present, the masters and mistresses of the second, third, and fifth branches of the family, along with several younger members, stood at the door. Regardless of whether their smiles were stiff or not, their presence here signified a change in status.

Yu Miaoqi and her children officially entered the Zhan family, thus announcing the return of the Zhan family's main branch to everyone in the capital.

With the help of her children, Yu Miaoqi got off the carriage. Looking at her somewhat embarrassed uncle and sister-in-law, she curled her lips and said, "Why didn't you bring a hand warmer while standing outside? It's cold, don't catch a cold."

The second wife spoke first: "We've only been out for a short time, how could we catch a cold? Besides, we came here especially to welcome our sister-in-law. Our sister-in-law and niece have come from afar, what does it matter if we catch a little wind?"

The third wife smiled and said, "It's been more than ten years since we last met, but you still look as charming as ever, sister-in-law."

The Fifth Madam entered the household after the eldest branch of the family returned to Yingzhou. She was not familiar with her sister-in-law, Yu Miaoqi, and only joined in for fun before not going forward much.

Yu Miaoqi looked up at the plaque of the Zhan residence, suppressed the complicated emotions in her heart, nodded to the Third Madam first, and then looked at the Second Madam: "Second sister-in-law, your mouth has not changed in the slightest over the years. How dare I let you catch a cold? If you catch a cold, wouldn't you say that I will have no face to stay in the capital from now on?"

“How could I dare?” the second wife retorted instinctively. “Now that you’re back, sister-in-law, I wouldn’t dare say another word.”

"Words can be dangerous, so it's never a bad thing for Second Aunt to say less," Zhan Zheng said, looking at Second Master, who had been letting Second Madam have her way. "I think Second Uncle understands this best, doesn't he?"

The second master's expression stiffened, and he scolded the second madam with a stern face: "Alright, sister-in-law has just returned. There's no reason for her to stand in front of the door and talk like this."

“Isn’t that right?” Yu Miaoqi glanced at the two of them, her tone flat. “I thought my second brother and sister-in-law were deliberately blocking me at the door and talking, not wanting me to come in.”

Even if the second wife and her husband wanted to, they couldn't let others say it out loud, so they had no choice but to step aside and say, "Sister-in-law, you're joking. Please come in."

Yu Miaoqi chuckled in agreement, "Yes, that's a good joke."

Seeing Yu Miaoqi's sharp and assertive demeanor, the Third Master raised an eyebrow with interest: "Sister-in-law has changed a lot compared to before."

“People always change,” Yu Miaoqi raised her eyelids slightly. “Aren’t my third brother and his wife the same?”

The Third Master gritted his teeth, wondering what had gotten into Yu Miaoqi. From the moment they met, every word she uttered seemed to have a hidden meaning, yet on the surface, he only felt that she was not tactful enough and was too straightforward.

The Third Master turned to Yin Yin, who had greeted him but remained silent afterward: "Since it's your first time meeting your niece, your Third Uncle and Third Aunt have prepared a gift for you. We'll have someone deliver it to you later."

Since she was offered a gift, Yin Yin naturally wouldn't refuse and thanked her generously.

The Third Master continued the conversation: "My Third Uncle also has a daughter about your age, named Hui'er. If you have nothing to do, you can ask her to play with you more often."

"Thank you, Uncle," Yin Yin said politely, having watched the show, "but I have a lot of homework, so I'm afraid I won't be able to go out much."

If we include the two families who went out to serve as officials, the Third Master was the only one of Old Master Zhan's sons who stayed in the capital. He was able to compete with the Second Master, the second legitimate son, and suppress the Fifth Master, the youngest legitimate son, who was born out of wedlock.

He was most skilled at scheming and manipulating people's hearts, and he was also adept at feigning innocence. In the early stages, he tripped up Zhan Zheng, who had just arrived in the capital, countless times.

It's a pity that his son didn't inherit his intelligence. Only his daughter resembled him, but he never liked her. Yet she was willing to be used by him. Even after she got married, she seemed to have lost her mind and only cared about her parents and brothers. She even lost a child because of this.

In today's society, you can't say that a girl who is devoted to her family is wrong. But people with different values ​​cannot work together. Yinyin will not challenge her own values ​​and resilience because of this.

All she could do was keep her distance from such a girl, without even feeling sorry for her. After all, the girl might not appreciate it, and might even think she was deliberately trying to sow discord between her and her family.

Although Shu'er, who appeared in the drama and was the daughter of the second wife, seemed less foolish in comparison, she was also a lawless person who treated human life as worthless. She once ordered her servants to drown her maid in a pond because the maid was not used.

Besides these two, the Zhan family also had well-behaved, kind, and obedient daughters, but they had all gone to live with their fathers in other places and were not as favored as these two, so they became just background figures.

As Yinyin turned the corner, she glanced at the two beautiful young ladies behind her and followed closely beside Yu Miaoqi.