Chapter 333 What else can I do? He's my own brother, I just have to spoil him.

Sheng Sheng: "...?"

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Xie Yunchuan's tone was regretful, and at first glance, it seemed as if he was genuinely lamenting the end of the excitement.

After a while, he began to discern the unspoken meaning in Sheng Sheng's words.

oh.

Why did she feel that Xie Yunchuan wasn't lamenting the departure of others, but only that Sister Yan Yan was leaving?

Sheng Sheng stared expressionlessly at Xie Yunchuan, who looked regretful. When had Xie Yunchuan ever shown such emotion before? He was actually regretting that the excitement was over. He clearly wished that all these people would leave quickly, leaving only Sister Yan Yan behind!

Ah, so it turns out that his sudden decision to play the piano wasn't specifically to celebrate her birthday.

Sheng Sheng forced a standard smile and accepted in a second that her brother only wanted to show off his pheasant in front of the girl he liked, not to give her a gift.

Fine, what else can I do? He's my older brother, I'll just have to spoil him.

Brother, really! I bet he's been waiting for this moment all along, so he could subtly let Sister Yan Yan see him playing the piano.

He really got his chance.

Alas, my brother and sister-in-law were never meant to be, but thanks to Sheng Sheng, they were given the opportunity!

So, with a mix of speechlessness and helplessness, Sheng Sheng said with a forced smile, "Haha, brother is right. It would be a real shame if we didn't all enjoy such a beautiful moon together."

Then, there was an order that anyone interested in Xie Yunchuan's playing could stay and support him.

Sheng Sheng was afraid that Li Manyan wouldn't stay, so she specially sent Zijuan to deliver a message to her, saying that she had something to say.

The little boy sighed, finding his older brother's behavior, which seemed somewhat childish to him, both amusing and exasperating.

I don't know what triggered my brother. He always follows the strategy of slowly boiling the frog, so why is he suddenly doing this... uh, he's showing his face?

Judging from his posture, it seemed like he was going to fight and snatch it.

What's wrong? Did you really get a shock?

Back to the present, Xie Yunjia was still marveling at Xie Yunchuan's sudden display of refined taste. Sheng Sheng chuckled twice and chimed in, "Yes, yes, brother is really too refined. He gave Sheng Sheng so many gifts and even wanted to play a piece of music for her. I'm so touched."

If she didn't know that Xie Yunchuan was actually going to play the instrument for Sister Yan Yan.

"Princess."

As Sheng Sheng was deep in thought, she heard a clear, crisp voice.

"Sister Yan Yan!"

The person who came was Li Manyan. In the Jinyi Hall, Li Manyan sat with Madam Li at a distance from Shengsheng and the others. They didn't get to say much, and they just exchanged greetings.

Li Manyan had actually prepared a gift for Shengsheng, but she didn't have a chance to give it to her in the palace. So when Li Manyan heard that Shengsheng needed her, she was very happy because she would have the opportunity to give it to her in person.

Li Manyan smiled and handed her a cloth bag: "Second Princess, this is a gift for you."

"Wow, thank you, Sister Yan Yan! Can Sheng Sheng be opened now?"

"sure."

Upon hearing this, Sheng Sheng curiously opened the cloth bag, inside which were two bib-like items, one pink and one white.

"Hey, what's this? It looks like a baby's bib." Sheng Sheng held it in her hand and looked at it for a while, then noticed that two names were embroidered on the back.

The pink one is embroidered with stones, and the white one is embroidered with flames.

The front is embroidered with adorable cherries and oranges, along with some delicate patterns.

Sheng Sheng stared wide-eyed in surprise: "Stone, Yan Hu?"

Could this have been embroidered by Sister Yan Yan for Shi Tou and Yan Hu?

"Wow, Sister Yan Yan, this is so pretty! Is it for Shi Tou and Yan Hu?"

“Hmm, it would be very cute to put this around Yan Hu and Shi Tou’s necks.” Li Manyan smiled. “I’m not as rich as the princes, so I can’t give them shops or houses. I can only try to give them something unique and special.”

"Did you embroider this yourself?" Xie Yunjia picked it up and looked at it with great interest, finding it quite novel. "Is it for Shitou and Yanhu to wear? It's like you're raising those two little guys like children."

Xie Yunjia smiled, finding it rather amusing.

"Yes, I embroidered it. I hadn't decided what to give the princess until the day before yesterday when I visited my cousin. Her child is not yet a year old, and the little one wears this every day. I thought it was cute, so I thought I'd make one for Stone and Yan Hu as well. But they definitely won't drool like babies in swaddling clothes, so I'll just treat them as cute decorations."

Sheng Sheng imagined what Shi Tou and Yan Hu would look like wearing these little bibs. One would be a cute little tiger, and the other would be majestic. Wearing these adorable little bibs would definitely give them a unique charm!

Just thinking about it makes Sheng Sheng excited.

"How clever! How come Sheng Sheng never thought of this before?" Sheng Sheng would occasionally tie the bow-shaped hair tie around the two little ones on a whim, but she never thought that the little bibs used for children could also be used by the two little ones. "I like this gift, thank you, Sister Yan Yan!"

"I'm glad the princess likes it." Li Manyan smiled.

She knew Sheng Sheng would like the gift, so it was worth spending the whole night embroidering it.

Li Manyan didn't think her gift was inadequate, because even if it wasn't as valuable as others' gifts, it was still full of her heartfelt sentiments.

She also knew Sheng Sheng's character well; the little dumpling was warm and kind, and would certainly not measure the value of a gift by its price.

She was right after all. In the little dumpling's heart, only sincerity could be used to measure value.

Sheng Sheng held the two small bibs with great delight for a while before handing them to Zi Juan and telling her to keep them for now.

"Sister Yan Yan, please sit down."

Sheng Sheng patted the spot next to her; it was a spot she had specially reserved for Li Manyan.

Sitting here, right in front of the pavilion, I guarantee that when my brother plays the zither, the two of us will have a deep, loving gaze!

"good."

Although the three of them hadn't seen each other for a while since their last meeting at the Spring Festival banquet, Xie Yunjia immediately pulled Li Manyan aside and asked if there was any new gossip going on in the capital.

"Yan'er, who did that Miss Lin you mentioned like?"

"Oh, Princess, you're asking about Young Master Lin Xin's sister, aren't you?" Li Manyan thought for a moment and said softly, "Because Young Master Lin and Young Master Lu are good friends, Miss Lin inevitably has to come into contact with Young Master Lu often. Miss Lin seems to be attracted by Young Master Lu's talent and has a great fondness for him."

"Lin Xin?" Xie Yunjia took a while to remember this person. "Oh, is he the one who ran to the toilet halfway through playing the piano last time?"

Li Manyan covered her face and smiled, "Yes, it's that Young Master Lin. I'm not quite sure if Miss Lin likes Young Master Lu, but I heard that she often buys calligraphy and asks Young Master Lin to deliver it to her."