Su Yueling doesn't like to give things to others that she has used. For example, if a handkerchief has been used in water more than three times, she would rather throw it away. It can be said that she is a person who has a strong desire to monopolize her own things.
After she finished wiping her sweat, she reacted belatedly.
She actually used her handkerchief to wipe Yuan Suijun's sweat? Did the footwash get into her brain just now?
Yuan Suijun was also stunned, and squeezed Su Yueling's foot unconsciously with a little more strength.
Su Yueling's delicate voice was full of complaints, "You hurt me."
Yuan Suijun let go of his hand, stood up, and took two steps back, "Sorry."
"This should be enough, right?"
Su Yueling was stunned for a moment, cleared her throat, and said calmly: "Well, that's all. I didn't expect you to wash people's feet."
She paused and threw the handkerchief away nonchalantly.
"I don't like the color of this handkerchief, so I'll give it to you."
Yuan Suijun took the handkerchief he had just used to wipe his sweat and said, "Okay."
Because Su Yueling usually carried the handkerchief, there was still a vague fragrance left on it.
The two of them were speechless.
Yuan Suijun took the basin of water out.
Su Yueling looked at his back.
Wait, her feet are still wet. Is it possible that she needs to wait until they dry naturally before wearing shoes?
Why don't you ask Yuan Suijun to bring a towel later?
While she was meditating, Yuan Suijun came back again, but this time he had a brand new towel in his hand. He squatted down again and wiped Su Yueling with the new towel, wiping off the water on every toe.
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"Everything must have a beginning and an end." His side face was shrouded in a faint light under the light, making it difficult to see his expression.
This is very much his own style of doing things. No matter what he does, he never does it perfunctorily.
The longer she spends time with Yuan Suijun, the more Su Yueling can see some of his qualities that shine like diamonds. It would be great if Yuan Suijun was in modern times, then she would have one more close friend.
It's a pity that they are in two different worlds.
Su Yueling was a little absent-minded.
After wiping it clean, Yuan Suijun even put Su Yueling's embroidered shoes on again.
"So do you have to wash it tomorrow?"
Su Yueling blinked and said in a brisk tone without any guilt at all, "Yes!"
Why not? After soaking your feet, you feel much more comfortable. While you can still use your feet this month, wash them a few more times.
As someone who was not one to give up when something was good, Su Yueling actually started to rub her nose in her face.
"I want to add chrysanthemums to the soak tomorrow!"
Although he had already guessed Su Yueling's temperament, Yuan Suijun was speechless for a moment when he heard these words from her mouth.
After Su Yueling finished ordering, she happily went back to her room to rest.
After he left, Yuan Suijun sat down and took out an exquisite mahogany box from the drawer. There was a peony hosta in the box.
When he went to the state capital, he thought it was suitable for Su Yueling, so he bought it for her. He should have given it to Su Yueling as soon as he came back. But at that time, the three-spindle spinning wheel attracted all the attention.
I forgot about it.
When he remembered it, he couldn't find the right time to send it to her, so he kept it in the drawer.
It's better to give it to her tomorrow. You can't keep it in the drawer forever.
So when Su Yueling came to the study as usual the next day, she saw Yuan Suijun taking out the mahogany box, placing it on the table, and pushing it in front of her.
Yuan Suijun said lightly: "This is a gift I bought when I went to the state capital before. I forgot to give it to you after I bought it. I only remembered it in the past two days."
Gift?
The gift Yuan Suijun gave her last time was eight crabs, but she doesn't know what it is this time.
Out of curiosity, Su Yueling opened the box in front of Yuan Suijun, and was surprised to find a very beautiful peony hairpin inside. Both in terms of quality and workmanship, this was much better than the jewelry sold in the county, and it looked elegant and refined.
, without any craftsmanship, just the type Su Yueling likes.
Although the materials are not top-notch, this is not modern after all, so Su Yueling lowered some standards. As long as it looks good, that's all.
"Because I thought this one suited you well, so I bought it."
Seeing Su Yueling's eyes shining brightly and her face full of love, Yuan Suijun unconsciously raised the corners of his lips.
"how much is this?"
No matter how you say it, it must be a hundred taels.
Yuan Suijun said: "It's not expensive. I helped the shopkeeper inscribe the inscription, so he only took a token amount of money."
As if by mistake, Yuan Suijun did not tell the real price, but found an excuse to fool him.
That's it.
Su Yueling really believed it, "Put it on for me!"
Did she not wear hairpins before because she didn't like wearing them? No, it was just because she didn't like the jewelry sold in the county. After all, she didn't want to wrong herself too much. Now that she got the one she liked, she couldn't wait to wear it.
Yuan Suijun picked up the hairpin and inserted it diagonally into her bun. The elegant hairpin complemented Su Yueling's bright face.
Su Yueling said: "Bring a basin of water in."
Yuan Suijun brought a basin of water in. Su Yueling used the water to shine on her face and nodded, "Sure enough, only my naturally beautiful face will look better wearing this."
This hairpin is blessed.
Yuan Suijun: "..."
Although this is the truth, only Su Yueling can say it so confidently.
Su Yueling was very satisfied with the hairpin and wore it for the next few days.
Yuan Baoshu and Yuan Suifeng were not blind, so they naturally noticed it.
Yuan Baoshu was not stingy in her praise, "Sister-in-law, this hairpin is so beautiful, it suits you especially. Of course, sister-in-law looks good even without the hairpin."
Yuan Suifeng said: "Is this a gift from eldest brother?"
After all, my sister-in-law never goes out, and suddenly there is a hairpin on her head. Either Baoshu went to the city to buy it for her, or her eldest brother gave it to her. Looking at the craftsmanship, the jewelry stores in the county are not of this level.
Yuan Suijun really didn't think much about it when he bought this hairpin, but now that everyone pointed it out and his younger brothers and sisters looked at him with smiling and joking eyes, he began to feel subtly uncomfortable.
He tried to sound nonchalant, "I just happened to pass by that store and thought it was suitable for Yueling, so I bought it."
"Is it expensive?" The person who asked this question was the carefree Yuan Suifeng.
"It's not expensive, the shopkeeper just charges the cost price."
The words had already been released, so Yuan Suijun naturally had no choice but to follow through with the lie. He did not say how much it would cost, so Yuan Baoshu and Yuan Suijun thought it would cost less than ten taels of silver.
Yuan Baoshu liked this craftsmanship very much and thought it was more beautiful than the jewelry in the county.
"Brother, if you go to the state capital next time, remember to buy one for me, and I will give you the money then."
She did not take advantage of her brother. Although her family was no longer in the sugar business, she still had some money left on hand in addition to buying land.
My sister, who has always been sensible, rarely takes the initiative to say that she wants it. Can Yuan Suijun not buy it?
So he said calmly: "Okay."
If it doesn't work, just draw a few more pictures.
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It’s so funny that I can’t save any money in the small treasury.