136: Chapter 136: Life Is Looking Up 136: Chapter 136: Life Is Looking Up Madam Zhou looked at the newly dressed Wufu, her heart filled with a mix of emotions, and her eyes started to redden a bit.

“What?

Don’t look good?” Wufu saw her expression, frowned slightly, and said, “I’ll change into another.” As she spoke, she reached for her belt to untie it.

She also felt very awkward, still wearing the jewelry on her head, and nothing felt right.

Madam Zhou quickly pressed her hand down and said, “Nonsense, who said it’s not pretty?

My Wufu is the most beautiful.”

“Really?”

Madam Zhou pushed her in front of the dimly lit bronze mirror and kept saying, “Our Wufu has grown into a big girl!”

Wufu looked over, and the woman she saw was wearing a festive pink and peach red dress.

The skirt was handmade by Madam Zhou, with exquisite patterns of butterflies chasing after flowers, and the diagonal collar top was a half-sleeve design, without overly complex patterning.

It has to be said, Madam Zhou’s sewing skills were quite impressive; this dress was the most beautiful one Wufu owned.

Looking again at her full head of black hair, half of it styled with two maids and adorned with two little bead flowers, the rest cascading behind her head – this was also a very common hairstyle for girls who had not yet reached the age of marriage.

The beaded flowers were gifts from Shopkeeper Lin to Wufu the previous day.

Seeing that her hair was only tied with a simple red string and lacking any decoration, he chose two bead flowers suitable for a young girl and gave them to her, probably because he noticed the Fourth Young Master Wen’s special regard for her and wanted to ingratiate himself with her as well.

The two little bead flowers weren’t particularly valuable jewelry, with just a few beads here and there in pink or green, attached with silver wire, trembling with every movement.

To Wufu, although they were not valuable, in an ordinary farmer’s home, they were considered very fine jewelry.

Wufu was still not used to wearing jewelry on her head; such things were optional for her, and she wouldn’t mind not wearing them because she found them cumbersome and inconvenient.

If they were heavy, even her neck would feel burdened, and she would be even less willing to wear them.

“How about I just change?

Mother, I’m upstaging the bride here,” Wufu said feeling a bit uncomfortable.

“What are you talking about?

How can a little girl like you upstage anyone?

You are talking nonsense,” Madam Zhou scolded gently, helping her straighten her collar and said, “You’re growing so fast, I think we need to buy more fabric to make you a few more dresses.”

Such words, had it been before, Madam Zhou would never have dared to say.

It was only because recently Wufu had given her more Silver, easing their finances, that she thought of making a few more nice dresses for her daughter.

After all, it was natural for a grown daughter to have several nice outfits.

It was a matter of affordability before, but now, with their more relaxed financial situation, certainly they should not be stingy.

Moreover, it was because Wufu was here.

If her father were here, there is no way she would suffer such plight.

Thinking of that person, Madam Zhou’s eyes grew dimmer.

Wufu glanced at the mirror and said, “Then you should get ready too.

Shall we go now?”

Madam Zhou, busy summoning her spirits, knew that, no matter what, their days were looking up compared to before, and she could not continue to wallow in self-pity.

When Wufu stepped outside, Hongyu was feeding the chickens in the yard and said, “Hongyu, are you sure you don’t want to come with us?”

Hongyu smiled, “Miss, I’ll stay behind.

It’s better to avoid being unwelcome there.” Plus, she had meat to eat at home; she wasn’t about to go and be disliked by others.

Madam Zhou had wanted to take Hongyu with them, after all, it was her brother’s wedding feast, and since the girl was still young, bringing her to join in the festivities seemed fine.

However, Hongyu was very resistant to the idea and refused to go, adamantly preferring to stay home and guard the courtyard.

Wufu did not press her and said, “Then fix yourself something nice to eat at noon; we will be back soon.”

Hongyu nodded.

Before long, Madam Zhou came out, equally well-dressed, and set off for her maiden home with Wufu to attend the feast.