The Lucky Heiress

Wei Qingwan followed behind Madam Bai, her face adorned with a smile, and in a tender voice greeted Wei Ruo, “Sister, we meet again.”

Having spoken, Wei Qingwan’s gaze landed on Wei Yilin, her eyes revealing a hint of sorrow.

Once upon a time, Wei Yilin treated only her this way. Now, however, he blatantly favored Wei Qingruo. This made her feel resentful.

Mainly for this reason, when her second sister-in-law asked her if she wanted to go along earlier, she agreed without hesitation.

Wei Yilin pursed his lips, and angrily glared at Wei Qingwan.

Wei Qingwan asked, “Didn’t my little brother want to buy his sister a present? What did you buy?”

Wei Yilin remained silent.

Madam Bai laughed and asked, “Yilin, did you not bring enough silver? Would you like your second aunt to lend you some?”

At the mention of borrowing money, Wei Yilin huffed in anger, “I don’t need to borrow money from you! I have my own money!”

The fact that Sister Wanwan had to borrow money from his second aunt still distressed his mother!

His mother worried that the second aunt might have insidious motives for lending the money!

“Yilin, don’t harbor ill feelings towards your second aunt. She sincerely wants to help you and your sister,” Madam Bai explained.

“I don’t want to talk to you,” Wei Yilin murmured in resentment.

“Alright, alright, calm down first,” Madam Bai said with a smiling face. “Wanwan, I’ve heard that the skin care products of Daiyue Residence are excellent. Your second aunt should buy you and your sister some.”

“Thank you, second aunt,” Wei Qingwan replied.

“I don’t need any,” Wei Ruo said indifferently.

“Indeed, niece Ruo, being rewarded with a large fortune, you probably wouldn’t even spare a thought for my meager silver,” Madam Bai said.

Then, Madam Bai took out a small bronze plaque from her bosom to show the shop assistant who just stopped Wei Yilin and Wei Ruo.

The plaque was insignificant, made of brass. It bore the pattern of a hibiscus flower and a number. The number on Madam Bai’s plaque was fifty-nine.

The assistant took the plaque from Madam Bai and compared it with the registry on the counter.

“Madam Wei, one of our esteemed gold members, please come inside,” the assistant invited Madam Bai.

Seeing this, Wei Yilin looked surprised.

A small smile hovered at the corner of Madam Bai’s mouth.

She became a member the last time she came here with several noblewomen. When these women applied for membership, out of face, she took the plunge and became a member as well.

At that time, she was rather reluctant because it cost her fifty taels of silver, making her distressed. She did not understand why a shop that sold rouge and face powder needed to offer all these fanciful things. However, it seemed those noblewomen quite admired this practice, thinking it highlighted their social status.

But after thinking it over, she found it useful. At this moment, for instance, she could enjoy watching Wei Qingruo and Wei Yilin envy her.

Then, Madam Bai turned to Wei Ruo and said, “Since Ruo doesn’t think highly of her second aunt, then I won’t take Ruo inside.”

Having said this, Madam Bai lead Wei Qingwan with their heads held high into the waiting area.

Seeing this, Wei Yilin stomped his foot in frustration.

“Big Sister, I’m sorry,” Wei Yilin apologized to Wei Ruo.

“Why?”

“I was the one who wanted to bring you here to buy rouge and face powder. I didn’t expect… I’m sorry,” Wei Yilin said, lowering his head in frustration.

Unruffled, Wei Ruo also took out a similar plaque from her bosom and handed it to the assistant.

It was also made of brass, with only the pattern embossed differed. The pattern on Wei Ruo’s plaque was a peony flower, and the text on it read ‘One’.

The assistant blinked, then asked, “Is this the eldest daughter of the Wei family?”

“Indeed,” replied Wei Ruo.

“Our honored guest, please, come inside. We’ll have a shop assistant explain to you about our products soon. Please wait for a moment,” the assistant hastily said.

Hearing this, Madam Bai and Wei Qingwan, who had just entered, turned their heads.

The two shared the look of surprise and confusion.

Madam Bai retraced her steps and asked the assistant in confusion, “What’s going on? Is she also a member?”

The assistant explained, “Indeed, she is currently the sole Supreme Member of our store.”

Hearing the term ‘Supreme Member’, Madam Bai smiled, though her smile froze instantly.

She wondered how much silver it would cost to become a Supreme Member.

That day when she went out with ladies from other noble families, one of them intended to become a Supreme Member. However, the shop assistant said that to become a Supreme Member, one needed to accumulate a certain amount of purchases. It could not be obtained by just giving them money.

And yet, Wei Qingruo had become a Supreme Member!

Looking at Wei Ruo with a mix of disbelief and sourness, Madam Bai said, “It seems I have underestimated Ruo, to be so magnanimous.”

She knew that Wei Qingruo had some silver from her previous rewards, but she didn’t expect her to be so generous to spend it on such things!

After saying this, Madam Bai turned to Wei Qingwan and said, “Didn’t you know, Wanwan? To become a member of Daiyue Residence, you have to spend quite a sum of money. My membership cost fifty taels of silver, and I have no idea how much your sister had to pay for hers. But one thing is for certain, she paid more than I did.”

Wei Qingwan pressed her lips together, her gaze cold.

“Second aunt, let’s go. Since sister is also a member, there’s no need for us to waste our time.”

Then, Wei Qingwan took the initiative to grab Madam Bai’s hand and led her away.

Wei Ruo watched them as they left with a smile, while Wei Yilin looked at Wei Ruo in disbelief.

“Big sister, how do you also have this ‘membership’ thing from this shop?” Wei Yilin asked.

“That’s for me to know,” Wei Ruo replied.

“Why?”

“Because, our relationship isn’t that close, is it?” Wei Ruo replied.

“What? We have weathered so many storms together!” Wei Yilin mumbled.

“I don’t consider those as shared hardships.”

“But you agreed to go shopping with me today…”

“I just wanted to get out, and you gave me a good excuse.”

“That’s…” Wei Yilin let his head hang, feeling more dejected.

Wei Ruo ignored him and went to the waiting area. Just as a group of customers left, she was invited to take a seat.

Then the assistants enthusiastically introduced her to their products.

After sulking for a while, Wei Yilin still chose to stay by Wei Ruo’s side.

When there was a lull in the conversation, Wei Yilin asked Wei Ruo, “Are you still mad at me for what happened before?”

“What do you think?” Wei Ruo retorted.