Judging from her ability to manage the household, someone like Xue Qingluan would be more suitable. She is steady, clever, and intelligent.

Moreover, their family background is also quite impressive.

He also quite approves of Xue Qingluan.

Although she knew that the girl in front of her was the eldest daughter of the Green City Lord's Mansion, Helsin pretended not to know. She just smiled at the girl, turned around and strolled over to the shop window next to her to continue browsing.

It seemed that what had just happened to him was just a minor incident, and he didn't dwell on it too much.

Seeing that Helsin himself didn't take this little incident seriously, Xue Jinluan and Wei Jingran reluctantly shut up and stopped pursuing it, since they had no status or position to interfere.

The ladies around dispersed in twos and threes, not bothering to investigate Yan Qingxue's family background. They preferred to focus on the exquisite jewelry rather than delve into her identity.

Jewelry like this is a rare find. Many wealthy women tried to acquire one or two pieces, but the price made them reluctant to give up after trying two or three times.

Unfortunately, the price was simply beyond their means.

The good stuff here is only good for looking at and satisfying your craving.

Seeing that the ladies weren't pressing the issue, Yan Linglong breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help but step forward to offer a few words of advice.

"Big sister, please be mindful of your behavior when you're out and about. You represent the face of the Green City Lord's Mansion. If you lose your composure in public, it will only bring shame to our Green City Lord's Mansion."

"Hmph, it's not your place to teach me how to be a person." Yan Qingxue scoffed, not even glancing at Yan Linglong, and continued to stroll around with Yan Linglan.

Although the place is quite large, there aren't many items displayed in the windows, but there are still quite a few miscellaneous goods, which are not piled together but scattered around.

It's really different from the shops outside. Every now and then you can see a small tea room inside, where you can go in and rest for a while and have some tea when you're tired from shopping.

"Miss, there are some loose pieces of jewelry over there, not all of them are sets. There are lots of pretty bracelets, necklaces, and rings. Shall we go take a look?"

Yan Qingxue sat in the tea room and took a sip of her herbal tea. "What are you looking at? These are things we can't afford anyway. Don't think about them. Speaking of which, this herbal tea tastes really good, even better than the ones I had at the manor. I wonder if they sell herbal tea here. I really want to buy some to take home and drink."

“Yes, Miss.” Xiaoya poked at the counter not far away opposite the small tea pavilion. “The shop window over there seems to sell tea and the like. There are a lot of flower teas and some expensive teas. Anyway, they are all teas that I have never seen or heard of before, and the prices are ridiculously high.”

They can charge hundreds of taels of silver for just one tael? This place is a total rip-off!

"This isn't a place to spend money, it's a place where you'll die," Xiaoya muttered to herself.

"Huh? Over a hundred taels?" Hearing this, Yan Qingxue gave up and quickly gulped down a few more mouthfuls of tea. Anyway, the tea in this little pavilion was free, and she liked it when it was free.

"Lily of the Valley, what did you think of that young master from the He family? I think he seems like a decent person. He's not like a sissy, constantly bothering us and causing trouble. Plus, he's generous and not petty at all. And he's quite handsome, very dashing. Overall, he's pretty good." Yan Qingxue listed Helsin's good points in detail.

Her first impression of this guy was quite good.

Yan Linglan's face flushed red, and she lowered her head, stammering, unable to speak, "I... um... big sister, I—"

Yan Qingxue rested her chin on her hand, frowned, and looked disgusted.

"Lily of the Valley, just say what you mean. Why are you being so coy? If you've taken a liking to me, go back and tell your mother so she can find a way to arrange your marriage with the young master of the He family."

Yan Linglan shook her head, her voice weak and feeble.

"...I don't know." She didn't know whether she liked him or not; they had only met once, so she couldn't answer Yan Qingxue's question.

Yan Qingxue sighed and said, "Never mind, I see that guy is surrounded by so many beautiful women, he probably doesn't lack female admirers."

If you really go with him, and he happens to take a few more concubines, you'll probably suffer a lot.

"These merchants are such a handful." Yan Qingxue clicked her tongue and sighed. Out of the corner of her eye, she caught sight of a familiar figure. Her eyes lit up and she jumped up, waving at the figure before rushing over.

"Little cousin, little cousin, over here—"

Anle turned her head, raised her eyebrows, and chuckled.

"Beautiful sister?!"

"Hey, little cousin, you're here today because of the opening day too?"

"That's right, we came to join in the fun on such a grand occasion. It's not just lively inside, the streets outside are bustling too, all kinds of snacks and food are open for business."

Yan Qingxue twitched her ears. "Snacks and delicacies outside?" She came straight to the castle and hadn't really paid attention to the snacks and delicacies outside.

"What? Beautiful sister, don't you know?"

Yan Qingxue touched her nose and gave an embarrassed smile.

"I was so focused on getting inside the castle that I didn't pay attention to what was going on outside. I came straight here. I wonder what kind of snacks and food they have here. How about we go out and have some after we've explored the castle? I'll treat you to some delicious food."

I can't afford to buy the things here, but I should be able to afford to go out and eat something.

“Okay.” Anle grinned.

"Why are you alone? Didn't your cousin come with you? And what about that cold-faced guy who came with you last time?"

Anle chuckled, "I gave him a short break and let him go out to play. I want to wander around here by myself." Yu Rong had been sent out to inspect the area, so she was wandering around inside while Yu Rong was strolling outside.

Today is the first day of the opening of this commercial street, so of course she wants to keep a close eye on the situation here.

"Let me tell you, little cousin, everything here is ridiculously expensive, we simply can't afford it."

Even people like us are intimidated by this, let alone an ordinary commoner like you.” Yan Qingxue patted Anle’s head, then naturally grabbed Anle’s little arm and led her around familiarly.

Seeing people wandering towards the gemstones, Yan Linglan quickly followed, while Xiaoya looked around with sparkling eyes.

Gems, oh, sparkling gems, so many varieties, they're truly dazzling!