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Wang Yonggui lay on the kang bed, shaking his leg idly as he watched his wife in such a disappointing state and drawled, "It's not even dark yet, it's a bit early for dreaming! It's about time to cook dinner. Alright, stop fiddling with those bracelets, they're not going to grow legs and run away, are they? Go and get started on dinner, before you make Mom mad and she takes them back."

Upon hearing this, Lady Jiang, frightened, quickly withdrew her hands into her sleeves and hurriedly stood up to go cook.

At the doorway, she felt something amiss, caressing her bracelets tenderly, "These are silver bracelets, I can't let them get tarnished by cooking fumes." Saying this, she slid them off, wrapped them in cloth, tucked them into her bosom, and then bustled off to the kitchen.