Reborn As Super Heiress

Chapter 1686: Chapter 1680: Where Have I Seen This Before

Zhou Shitao felt that since Huo Sining’s mysterious mentor had such abilities, they definitely wouldn’t just be an old beggar. Perhaps back then, while teaching Huo Sining those mysterious arts in Bashu, it was because they recognized Huo Sining’s talent and pretended to be an old beggar to get close to her.

Now that Huo Sining was getting married, it was impossible for this mysterious mentor to make no gesture at all, so they gifted a whole set of the Jiufeng Four-Phoenix Crown as a dowry for their little disciple.

The more open and honest Huo Sining was, the less Zhou Shitao doubted it, assuming that the Jiufeng Four-Phoenix Crown was indeed sent by Huo Sining’s elusive mysterious mentor.

However, when these words reached Huo Sining’s ears, they made her feel very uncomfortable.

Others didn’t know, but Huo Sining was the clearest about it. This jewelry was sent early in the morning by Mr. Liang and Huang Chengxiang, who managed to deliver it to her in person at the old house before her wedding. One wonders how far they had to travel.

She originally thought this set of jewelry was just an ordinary item, but hearing Zhou Shitao’s explanation, she realized it had a special significance and hidden meaning.

Treated like a cherished daughter, this set of jewelry was full of the love from her father and grandma.

Huo Sining’s eyes felt a stinging sensation, subtly reddening, but under everyone’s gaze, she had to conceal her sad and sour emotions, hurriedly lowering her eyes for fear that tears might fall in public.

Meanwhile, the people from the Huang Family gathered around to watch the commotion. Hearing Zhou Shitao explain the significant background of Huo Sining’s jewelry, the Huang sisters each showed an envious expression.

”Sister Ningning is truly lucky. Although she grew up without parents, she now has so many elders who love her dearly. How wonderful,”

remarked Huang Ranping, unable to contain her feelings.

However, Huang Hanyun was indifferent to this: ”If you stood in her position, maybe you would envy families like ours. Those eighteen years she spent in Bashu were full of hardships, and it was only by persisting through them that she is finally seeing sweet after the bitterness. If she hadn’t managed to overcome those times, can you imagine what her life would be like now?”

Su Qingqing also agreed: ”Exactly. Ranping, if you had met Ningning’s uncle and aunt, you wouldn’t be speaking like this. I’ve seen them firsthand, and her uncle’s family is truly the worst kind of freeloaders, the type that would consume you whole without leaving bones behind!”

”If Ningning hadn’t broken off completely with her uncle’s family and fled to S City on her own, I fear they wouldn’t have let her go until they drained her dry and exploited every last bit of value she had!”

Being young, Huang Ranping indeed lacked thorough considerations on this matter. She only noted Huo Sining’s glamorous days and altogether forgot about Huo Sining’s hardship years in rural Bashu. Hearing Huang Hanyun and Su Qingqing speak up, she then remembered how miserable her cousin Huo’s childhood was, and her envious thoughts considerably dissipated.

After advising Huang Ranping, Su Qingqing couldn’t help but gaze at the jewelry set on Huo Sining’s head, eyes filled with admiration:

”Sure, but the Jiufeng Four-Phoenix Crown on Ningning’s head is truly beautiful! I wish I had it too!”

Just as she was saying this, Huang Hongying suddenly asked, ”Mom, what’s wrong? Why do you look so pale?”

Hearing Huang Hongying’s words, several girls turned to look behind them and saw their grandmother (or great-aunt) standing there, looking utterly shocked at the jewelry set on Huo Sining’s head, her face seeming very pale.

”Grandma (or great-aunt), are you alright? Is something bothering you?”

The Huang Family’s elder cousin raised her hand to wave off the concern, but her gaze remained fixed on Huo Sining, filled with confusion as if striving to remember something, yet unable to recall it.

After helping the elder cousin to a seat at the banquet, the old lady was silent for a while before telling Huang Hongying, ”Yingzi, the jewelry set on Huo’s head, I’ve seen it somewhere before, but I just can’t remember where.”

With a solemn expression, the elder cousin spoke, but Huang Hongying was dismissive, noticing the old lady’s eagerness to figure it out, and she quickly laughed:

”Mom, it’s antique jewelry, so it’s normal for it to look familiar. On TV, those historical dramas always show princesses and empresses wearing elaborate phoenix coronets for weddings. Those props are based on real antique designs, so it’s natural for you to feel like you’ve seen it somewhere.”

Huang Hongying assumed the elderly woman’s mind was muddled due to age, so she comforted her verbally, not thinking it was a significant matter. Given Huo Sining’s wealth now, owning a set of antique jewelry, whether given by someone or bought by herself, wasn’t surprising at all and quite fitting for her status.

Still, the old lady couldn’t shake the feeling that Huang Hongying’s explanation was off: ”Is that so? But I really feel like I’ve seen it somewhere, and not on TV.”

Fearing that the old lady might hurt her brain pondering this, Huang Hongying hurried to change the subject:

”Why worry about that, today is your grand-niece’s big day, and soon the bride and groom will offer toasts to their elders. Just wait for the young man from the Gu Family to call you ’great-aunt.’ Don’t bother with other things, okay?”

Although she wanted to explain more, seeing Huang Hongying entirely focused on the newlyweds, the old lady could only sigh and dismiss those confusing and absurd thoughts from her mind.

Huo Sining was unaware of this whole episode. After worshipping at the family hall, it was time for the couple to bow to each other and drink their ceremonious wine, at which point, the groomsmen and bridesmaids eagerly awaited the moment to escort the newlyweds to the bridal chamber for the traditional mischievous revelry, having long anticipated this.

Seeing her friends wearing mischievous grins, Huo Sining’s heart skipped a beat, realizing trouble was ahead.

Over there, Gu Xu also sensed things weren’t looking good, hurriedly issuing a stern warning: ”You all better go easy. My wife and I are the first among us to marry, and if you’re not afraid of future payback, go ahead and test your luck! But I’ll tell you now, whatever tricks you pull today, just wait until it’s your turn to marry—we won’t show any mercy then!”

Ouyang Jun, Qin Tian, and Song Hui exchanged glances, their lips curling into sly smiles: ”We’ll deal with future issues later. We’ve waited too long for an opportunity like this to let it go to waste. Come on, brothers, let’s do this!”