USWHC -Chapter 160 Stars in Her Eyes (Part 10)

“Big Sister Ji, your Meizi is about to be blessed!” Ergou’s mother exclaimed again in an exaggerated tone. She even reached out to grab Ji Mei’s hand, but Ji Mei immediately pulled back in disgust, clearly not wanting to be touched.

Old Madam Ji snorted disdainfully. “Our Meizi has always been blessed. You don’t need to tell us that.”

“I’m telling the truth!” Ergou’s mother said, grinning brazenly. “You asked about the young master of the Sun family, right? Well, it’s settled—I’ll tell you what happened!”

“What about the young master of the Sun family? Haven’t they already married?” Old Madam Ji asked, growing even more irritated.

Ergou’s mother continued, “This is something even we didn’t know. It turns out the Sun family is thinking of having their young master take another wife!”

“Another wife? What does that mean?” Old Madam Ji was momentarily stunned.

Seeing the family puzzled, Ergou’s mother straightened up and put on an air of authority. “It means giving the young master another primary wife!”

“A secondary wife?” Sister-in-law You hesitated as she asked.

Ergou’s mother hurried to explain, “No, it’s not a secondary wife! She’ll be a full wife—one of the main wives!”

“What do you mean by ‘one of the main wives’?” Old Madam Ji still didn’t understand. In their rural village, taking a co-wife was rare, and the ways of wealthy households were confusing.

“It means marrying two wives, both recorded in the family genealogy and the ancestral hall!” Zhu Jie explained from the side. “A primary wife is different from a successive wife. Here, the first one isn’t dead—he just marries a second!”

“What?!” Old Master Ji immediately frowned. “Why would our Meizi be someone’s second wife?!”

But Old Madam Ji and Ji Mei’s eyes started sparkling—they were both wives, both in the genealogy and the ancestral hall. That sounded pretty good!

The Sun family was exactly the kind of prestigious household Ji Mei had always dreamed of joining. Even being a co-wife would have been acceptable; a concubine? She wouldn’t have minded that either.

Old Madam Ji was secretly thinking the same thing, but she didn’t show it so quickly this time. She deliberately lowered her voice: “Why? Is this really such a good opportunity?”

“Of course it’s a good opportunity!” Ergou’s mother said, reading her intentions even without Old Madam Ji saying it aloud. “But good things don’t just fall from the sky—you can’t expect them to land on your heads for no reason.”

“I told you so!” Old Madam Ji muttered, pursing her lips.

Ergou’s mother continued mysteriously, “But with me here, it just so happened to land on your heads!” She leaned in with a secretive smile. “I’ll tell you—I was the first to think of our Meizi when I heard the Sun family had this idea. I praised her to the heavens, and that’s why Madam Sun agreed to consider her.”

“Consider what?” Old Madam Ji asked excitedly.

“Consider marrying your Meizi!” Ergou’s mother said, practically jumping with excitement.

“Really?” Old Madam Ji almost leapt with joy. The Sun family wanted to marry Ji Mei? This truly was a blessing from the heavens!

Ergou’s mother wasn’t just boasting—she smiled alongside them. “Of course, this depends on your Meizi being beautiful.”

Old Madam Ji beamed proudly. “Of course she is! Who wouldn’t praise my Meizi?”

Just as she was at her happiest, Ergou’s mother suddenly added in a serious tone, “But…”

“But what?” Everyone thought. Why was there a ‘but’?

All eyes turned to Ergou’s mother, eagerly waiting for her to continue.

She deliberately swallowed hard before speaking. “But your Meizi isn’t the only one Madam Sun has noticed. Coincidentally, she also favors your Meizi’s cousin, Hua Feixue. Madam Sun is very pleased with her as well.”

Ergou’s mother expected Old Madam Ji to panic at this, but to her surprise, Old Madam Ji immediately frowned. “Why did you even mention her to Madam Sun? You just needed to recommend my Meizi—why bring that girl up?”

“I didn’t recommend Feixue!” Ergou’s mother hurriedly defended herself. “I don’t even know who did. It’s just that Madam Sun was quite satisfied with her when she saw her.”

“Madam Sun has seen her?” Old Madam Ji’s anxiety spiked.

“Yes, the day after you went, they went too!” Ergou’s mother quickly confirmed.