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Not Changing and Changing
T/N: Translated by Jen on Broken Jinsei! Please do not repost my translations! All translations outside of Broken Jinsei are stolen and reposted without permission!
Jing Wan held Luo Jing Bo and Sun Yi Jia’s daughter, “Xuan’er will be one year old on the fifteenth, do you prepare to hold a large celebration?”
Sun Yi Jia was nonchalantly peeling the almonds, occasionally eating one, but mostly placing in a saucer by her hand, “Originally didn’t have this plan, but wasn’t there a turn of events after the new year? Grandfather and grandmother’s meaning is that this new year hasn’t been smooth, so need to compensate from elsewhere. The closest is the lantern festival, and Xuan’er was born on that day, so it’s a good day. Just, with everyone going to celebrate the lantern festival, it’s inevitable for Xuan’er to be neglected, so prepare to arrange it on the fourteenth. In the future, it will all be like so.” Sun Yi Jia lifted her head and slightly paused, smiling, “I originally was thinking, since the child is still small, for it to be too extravagant, I worried that she won’t be able to handle the good fortune, and instead won’t be good, but grandfather said, our Luo family, although not some noble family, but for better or worse, still a three hundred year old scholar family. The Luo family’s daughters wouldn’t go as far as to not be able to handle this bit. Above her, she still has her paternal aunt supporting, what’s there to be scared of?”
Speaking towards the end, Sun Yi Jia smiled exceptionally teasingly.
“Grandfather really said this?” Jing Wan was also speechless. Formerly, in her impression, that stern, serious, and somewhat stiff Head Minister, did he really exist before? Seemingly, after entering the capital, and coming in contact with him, he was just like a completely different person.
“Why don’t little sister Wan go confirm it on your own.”
Fine, each and every one have all become impressive, another one that completely reversed her ‘established character’. The former ‘flower of the high peak’, the Ding Duke Manor’s most esteemed young lady, once prideful and cold, getting revolved around like the stars cupping the moon, was now both gentle and warm, and when necessary, can even be spicy, her fighting power formidable. It was no longer others revolving around her, but rather her revolving around her daughter and husband, yet it was as sweet as syrup, having become ordinary. However, she nevertheless appeared exceptionally happy and carefree, full of energy. Even if her appearance was ruined, the feeling she gave others was still like a blossoming flower, both beautiful and charming. ————Although towards outsiders, she was still a bit cold and aloof.
Jing Wan held Xuan’er’s plump little hands, lightly smiling. Wasn’t this way also very good? It really was very difficult for Jing Wan to imagine, if at the time, this older sister-in-law plus best friend were to marry her older cousin Kang Qinwang, what kind of outcome will it be? Afraid it really will be wilting and rotting from within, and ultimately will end in ‘the beauty suffering an unfortunate fate’.
As for if she were to marry the living Enma……………Jing Wan immediately had this possibility thrown out of her head. This hypothetical scenario truly was idiotic, having a loose screw, looking to suffer. If big sister Jia really became Jin Wangfei, it wouldn’t have anything to do with her at all, no? After all, at that time, she and certain someone weren’t familiar in the slightest, so naturally didn’t have any thoughts at all.
“Even if our Xuan’er doesn’t celebrate her birthday, this paternal aunt certainly will still prepare a big present for her. What do you think, baby?” Jing Wan lightly swayed Xuan’er’s little body, teasing her.
Xuan’er indeed liked smiling, cracking her mouth wide open, her big eyes dark and glistening, extremely cute. Jing Wan couldn’t help but kiss her several times on her little cheek.
“If you like so much, then quickly give birth to one yourself.”
“No hurry, when time comes, naturally will give birth to one. Moreover, other people’s babies are little cuties, while one’s own, that’s just a little demon, still early, still early.” Occasionally holding and looking after versus watching over all the time definitely were two different matters. Jing Wan felt that right now, she was still too young, and don’t want to ‘suffer’ that early.
Sun Yi Jia also guessed certain matters, but, “Just, with certain people, afraid, it won’t be easy to explain.”
“No worries, I can handle, and when unable to handle, close the doors and let out the living Enma………….” Jing Wan started giggling.
“You ah, after marrying, have instead become increasingly improper, and increasingly indecent.” Originally, towards Jin Qinwang, she had a lot of complaints, but seeing how he treats Jing Wan, she actually changed her views quite a bit, but to want her to change her disgust towards Li Hong Yuan into a good opinion, that was definitely impossible. With such a good little sister Wan, no man was worthy.
Sun Yi Jia has never ever thought of what would happen if she’d married Jin Qinwang, not even considering in the slightest. If someone were to ask, upon seeing Jin Qinwang’s changes after marrying, has she ever regretted and so on, Sun Yi Jia perhaps would even roll her eyes. Towards many things, Sun Yi Jia was actually able to see very clearly. Even if Jin Qinwang is good towards little sister Wan, it doesn’t necessarily mean that he will be good towards others. Switched with anyone else, it was actually all the same reasoning. For some, when seeing certain girls obtain their husband’s doting in all kinds of ways, they would just feel envious, jealous, and resentful, wanting to insert a foot, wanting to obtain that love. Yet, they never consider, if that man were to change, then if able to change once, then will certainly change twice, then what you obtained, will it still be that original share of love that made one envious?
Besides, Sun Yi Jia from the start just had that one in her heart, so towards her current life, she was very satisfied and very content. As for the battle of the throne possibility involving the the Luo family, destroying this peace, starting from don’t know when, Sun Yi Jia just no longer worried about this bit.
TN: All translations outside of Broken Jinsei are stolen and reposted without permission!
Jing Wan then asked about the others in the Luo family. Of course, it was mainly still about the people of the second branch. After all, last time returning to the Luo family, with the whole family together, there were too many people, so some things she didn’t ask that specifically.
“Your third brother is still the same, studying, painting, and going out to meet friends, sometimes taking me and Xuan’er out for a stroll. You know him, not liking to bicker about anything, but also very righteous and loyal, having many friends. As for mother, she is rather carefree. During that period of time when you were in Jiangnan, she became acquainted with two madams that can be considered to have an affinity with her, so the times she has gone out has also increased from before. Father right now also don’t visit the yiniangs anymore. Mother is rather open-minded, so seems to have become increasingly younger. As for father……..” Sun Yi Jia’s expression was a bit peculiar, “The changes are very big, very very big. What he’s like in the past, you know, but now, he has buried himself in official matters all day long, and the people he has dealings with are also all those in officialdom.”
Jing Wan faintly fell silent. Her father, sure enough, kept his word, and for her sake, took a path that he completely didn’t like. How he was like in the past, Jing Wan actually didn’t have any complaints. She had never thought of ‘hoping for one’s father to become a dragon’, so as to elevate her own status. But, for him to achieve this step now, to say that she wasn’t touched in the slightest, that was definitely a lie.
A moment later, Jing Wan smiled, “With your grandfather being ambitious now, in the future, our Xuan’er will be mighty in all kinds of ways outside, no?”
Jing Wan deliberately ‘misinterpreting’, Sun Yi Jia also just smiled and didn’t comment. Some things, it was enough for everyone to just be aware inside.
“Sister-in-law, let’s go to mother’s place for a sit.”
“Alright, if I were to continue ‘monopolizing’ you, mother definitely will be jealous, and perhaps might even have complaints towards me.”
Towards this bit, Jing Wan was also helpless. It couldn’t be helped, she wasn’t close with her mother to begin with, not having a common language, so when together, she really wasn’t able to stay long, and it was very easy for it to fall into an awkward silence. That way, it’d be very awkward, no? That’s why, picking the right time, and pulling someone along to warm up the atmosphere, things certainly will be much better.
Sun Yi Jia covered her mouth and laughed. However, even so, it was still better than her relationship with her own mother, where it exist purely for the sake of interest.
Zhang-shi eagerly waited in Falling Plum Blossom Residence. Seeing her daughter and her daughter-in-law come hand in hand, she immediately beamed with joy.
This time, it was actually much better than expected.
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Good timing, I miss grandpa and grandma Luo a little bit 😉 thank you for the update !