The elderly lady chuckled as she spoke to Zhang Zhongkun and Lady Song, "When I was in my teens, I once had a garment embroidered with the water ripple needle pattern. It was purchased for me by my mother at the Xiangyun Pavilion in Capital City. I was as fond of it as anything."
It was Xiangyun Pavilion again!
Qian Yixiu restrained her wildly beating little heart and watched as several people took turns admiring and praising the garment.
The elderly lady smiled at Qian Yixiu and said, "Your mother is truly skilled. When you return, thank her for me, and tell her that this old lady really loves it."
Qian Yixiu smiled, "Old Master Zhang and Uncle Xiaozhang have rescued my grandfather and mother several times, and your kind and merciful nature is like that of a bodhisattva. Our entire family hopes your good fortune will flow like the endless, surging river." She borrowed a phrase from a classic in her previous life, subtly linking it to the fortune as fluid as water's waves.
