More than a month later, the weather gradually cooled down. It was another year’s winter. North River City was frozen for thousands of miles at night. People who showed their happiness because of the snowflakes were wrapped in silver.
It was rare for the merchants to become lively. There were many relatives of the merchants. Near the New Year’s, there were many people who came with gifts. As the Young Madam, Ji Yan was naturally busy.
Shang Jin was a cold person and didn’t like to chat with others. Therefore, he just nodded and went to the Ji Gui family.
“Thank you for your hard work.” He stood in front of the entrance and bowed his head and gently printed a kiss on Ji Yan’s smooth forehead.
Ji Yan noticed that there were many ambiguous eyes looking at her, so she blushed slightly and whispered, “Come back early. I’ll wait for you.”
This kind of sweet atmosphere surprised many people. The merchant was from a big family, and they didn’t expect to marry such a daughter-in-law. And from the looks of it, the merchant seemed to be very interested in this daughter-in-law.
“Ah, sister-in-law, I remember that you liked that girl from the Ma family very much, didn’t you?” A woman’s voice was quite loud in the ears of Mrs. Shang, and the atmosphere suddenly became a little quiet.
All of a sudden, a sweet voice came from outside the door.
“Nice New Year, Aunt. I’m here to visit you.” It was such a cold day. Maggie was only wearing a small suit and a pure white fur jacket. She was exquisite and beautiful!
Everyone looked at Maggie at the same time, with amazement and doubt in their eyes. “What?”
Some people felt that Maggie was very familiar, as if they had seen her somewhere before. After a long time, they came to their senses. “Oh, isn’t she the famous little star on TV?”
When Mrs. Shang saw Maggie, she was no longer as happy as she used to be. She was a little distant, but Maggie obviously did not notice it. She walked over and held Mrs. Shang’s arm intimately.
“Aunt, I haven’t seen you for a long time. I miss you so much. You still look so good. The more you live, the younger you will be.” Maggie’s words were sweet and lovely. Mrs. Shang smiled after hearing her words.
Ji Yan lowered her eyes and was a little speechless.
Han Lin came over and touched Ji Yan’s shoulder. She said calmly, “It seems that you can’t sit still in my cousin-in-law’s seat.”
Ji Yan didn’t respond to her. No one knew what she was thinking. Han Lin continued, “The Maggie family has been my cousin’s childhood sweetheart since childhood. They have a good relationship with each other. If it weren’t for you…”
What would she do if it weren’t for her? Ji Yan didn’t want to think about these meaningless questions. She looked coldly at Maggie, who was surrounded by people. Such a dazzling Maggie was like the hostess of this house.
As for her, the Young Madam, she had been completely ignored at this moment. Except for Han Lin, it seemed that she did not like Maggie very much. On the contrary, it was rare for her to get close to Ji Yan, and her expression was full of sarcasm.
“Maggie, what kind of movie are you acting in? I like it. You act so well.” The woman, who had asked the girl of the Maggie family in advance, said with a big smile. Her attitude was a little hypocritical. She was the cousin of Shang south. Since she moved her family to North River City, she wanted to build a good relationship with the merchants.
The merchants were like beauties among this group of relatives. Everyone wanted to curry favor with them. However, regardless of whether it was Shang Yunan or Shang Jinshen, they did not seem to be very close to their families.
Therefore, they could only send these women out to build a good relationship. When they saw Maggie one by one, they all thought that Maggie had a very high status in the Ji Gui and wanted to curry favor with her.
Maggie also proudly glanced at Ji Yan in the corner. Even if she was the young madam of a merchant, no one could see Ji Yan as soon as she arrived.
It turned out that only she was worthy of being the Young Madam of a merchant.
At this time, Mrs. Shang also glanced at Ji Yan with a trace of disappointment in her eyes. Ji Yan was still not suitable to take care of the Ji Gui’s social relationships.
As expected, she came from a small family. She didn’t have the ability in this respect. She was not as good as Maggie. In such a short time, she made the atmosphere and relationship very harmonious.
“Tsk, tsk, she’s another scheming b*tch.” A frivolous voice came in. Ji Yan and Han Lin turned their heads to look at the person. Ji Yan’s expression immediately changed.
“Why is Han Xian here? That shameless man. I will never forget that I was almost… by Han Xian last time…”
Han Xian naturally noticed Ji Yan’s expression and said with a guilty smile, “Well, sister-in-law, I’ve changed my mind. You don’t care about me.”
Ji Yan suddenly turned around and left. She didn’t want to listen to Han Xian’s words at all. Her heart was dull and uncomfortable, as if there was a layer of estrangement in her heart.
Looking at Ji Yan’s back, Han Lin glared at Han Xian and asked, “Brother, why are you here? Didn’t I tell you not to come?” What Han Xian had done nearly broke the Ji Gui of the Han family.
In the end, after all kinds of pleading, Shang Jinshen finally agreed to send Han Xian to the army for military service. Who knew that he would come to the Ji Gui obediently as soon as he came back during the Spring Festival? Did he want to anger Jin Shen again?
Han Xian waved his hand and said, “Don’t worry. I told you I knew I was wrong. You can’t sentence me to death because of what happened at that time, can you?”
Han Lin’s mother also walked over to the brother and sister with a sullen face and warned them heavily, “You two, don’t make trouble for me. Ji Yan is not what she used to be. Don’t follow her.”
Others couldn’t see clearly, but her eyes were very bright. Just by looking at Shang Jinshen’s expression at Ji Yan, he wasn’t as cold and heartless as he used to be. Anyone who had some thoughts would be able to see the changes in his emotions.
However, she didn’t know what was wrong with her son and daughter. They had been fighting with Ji Yan every few days, which really made her worried.
“Well, mom, don’t worry.” Han Lin pushed her mother to another place, unwilling to listen to her mother’s nagging.
Han Xian curled his lips and didn’t take it seriously.
Ji Yan, who had returned upstairs, felt very uncomfortable. When she remembered that Maggie was smiling sweetly downstairs, she didn’t want to go downstairs anymore.
She leaned her face against the window and looked at the falling snowflakes outside. Why were there so many sad things in such a pure world?
“Ji Yan, I really don’t understand why you insist on occupying this place even though you know that you are incompatible with this place.” Maggie at the door curled up the corners of her mouth and looked at Ji Yan sarcastically.
Her thoughts were disturbed, and Ji Yan felt as if her heart had been severely scratched by a sharp nail. She felt dull pain and bitterness. She slowly turned around and looked at Maggie, who was slightly raising her head and looking arrogant.
“What do you want? As long as you are willing to leave Shang Jinshen, I can give you anything. If you insist on staying here, don’t blame me…” A fierce look appeared in Maggie’s eyes, and she looked at Ji Yan jealously.
Haha, Ji Yan lowered her head and revealed an unknown smile.