Cen Yueqin, instead, admired her a little. "That just shows Mrs. Gu's capability. To go from a peasant woman to an Imperial Merchant today is something we could never learn to do no matter how hard we try.
"Actually, I'm quite envious of Mrs. Gu. To have her own way of making money and to manage her businesses so well—that's something even many men cannot achieve."
Mrs. Cen Zhang was a bit displeased to see her daughter praising Jin Qianqian so highly. "So what? We women only need to manage the inner courtyard. Showing off like she does, who knows how many people are just treating her as a laughingstock?
"Being so generous this time and giving away a hundred thousand taels of silver might just be her way of flaunting her wealth to us.
"Anyway, I simply find her an eyesore. You must not learn from her.
"Being so ostentatious—let's just hope she doesn't bring disaster upon Mr. Gu."
