104. Disaster level

On the carriage back to the mansion, the little dumpling was carrying a large bag of jewelry but no silk, happily swinging her little feet.

Suddenly remembering something, she looked up at her little face and said, "Daddy, Yue'er wants lots and lots of pretty fabrics and pretty flowers!"

“Beautiful jewelry is easy to obtain, but this beautiful fabric…” Marquis Beiding was both amused and exasperated. “Yue’er, this…”

The little dumpling immediately got excited: "Pretty fabric! It has big flowers, bright colors, and lots of colors! It'll make pretty clothes!"

Jiang Xiyue quickly comforted her daughter and changed the subject: "Okay, okay, Mother will ask the shopkeeper to send the prettiest ones, okay? The two that Yue'er liked, uh, they were chosen by someone else, yes, chosen by someone else! Mother will ask the shopkeeper to send even prettier ones, okay?"

The little girl was a little disappointed when she heard that the fabric she liked was no longer available, but she understood: "Oh... okay, someone else chose it first, it's someone else's..."

"Mmm, Yue'er, be good. There will be even prettier ones." Seeing how sensible she was, Jiang Xiyue suddenly felt a little guilty for deceiving the child.

Since my daughter likes it so much, why don't we let her wear it?

Ah, but really... it's ridiculously ugly.

How could my beautiful daughter wear such ugly clothes?

Jiang Xiyue thought for a moment and finally decided that she would sift through all the fabrics in the silk shop overnight, discarding all the ugly ones, and then let the little dumpling choose the remaining fabrics.

In this way, she couldn't come up with any strange combinations.

I think so?

However, it seems that his daughter's disastrous taste was not entirely unexpected.

From the moment she entered the Wenhua Hall and returned adorned with a head full of jingling pearl hairpins given to her by the little princess, she should have realized that something was amiss...

While Jiang Xiyue was thinking, the little dumpling had already quieted down, nodding its little head and soon fell asleep in its mother's arms.

Looking at his daughter's innocent sleeping face, Marquis Beiding said softly, "This child has a pure and kind heart."

Jiang Xiyue snapped out of her thoughts and nodded: "That's right, she's so young but she already knows how to care about how hard everyone works."

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Since acquiring the jewelry shop and the silk shop, Little Dumpling's little boudoir has become a dazzling treasure trove.

Sunlight streamed through the window curtains, illuminating the brocade boxes scattered across the bed and floor.

The little dumpling was like a busy little bee, shuttling back and forth between a dozen jewelry boxes and several large trunks filled with fabric.

"This is for Father..." She rummaged around and pulled out a green jade thumb ring. "It's green, it's pretty, for Father!"

She pulled out another purple and gold crown: "It's purple, it's pretty, for Daddy!"

Next was the belt buckle inlaid with a luminous pearl: "It lights up at night, amazing! Here, for Daddy!"

There were also folding fans made of Phoebe zhennan wood, seals made of mutton fat jade... and soon they were piled up into a small mountain.

The maid stared in disbelief: "Miss, are you going to fill the entire box?"

The little dumpling didn't even look up, continuing to rummage through the pile: "There's more!"

She then pulled out a large bundle: "This is for Mother!"

When the bundle was opened, the dazzling array of jewels almost blinded the maid—jade earrings, a golden phoenix hairpin, a pearl necklace, a ruby ​​ring, a gold necklace… a dozen or so pieces of jewelry, each a masterpiece.

"Colorful! Sparkling!" The little dumpling was extremely satisfied with it.

The only drawback is that each piece of jewelry can only be available in a few colors at most.

She didn't have the dozen or so brightly colored, large, gem-like flowers she wanted piled together so she could wear them all on her head at once.

"What a pity..." the little dumpling sighed.

If I had one, my mom would look absolutely gorgeous wearing it on her head! She'd be the most stylish mom on the whole street!

"Big brother is here!" The little dumpling dragged out another box, and when it was opened, it was all glittering gold.

"Second brother has so many too!" The little dumpling excitedly patted another box.

It seems they've prepared gifts for the whole family.

"Miss..." The maid swallowed hard. "How are you going to carry all this stuff over there?"

The little dumpling tilted its head and thought for a moment, then its eyes lit up: "Let everyone come and help! Everyone will get a gift!"

She ran into the house and soon came out carrying a huge bundle. The bundle was so big that it blocked her view, and she walked unsteadily. The maidservant quickly stepped forward to take it from her.

"These are for everyone! There are still a few bags that Yue'er can't carry."

When the bundle was opened, it contained dozens of gifts of all kinds.

"Miss..." The maid sniffled, touched, and didn't know what to say for a moment.

Surprisingly, even the servants received gifts.

The little dumpling was already excitedly planning: "Let's go deliver gifts, everyone will get one!"

Seeing the little girl's expectant eyes, the maid was deeply moved: "Alright, I'll do whatever you say, Miss."

Thus, a strange sight appeared at the Marquis of Beiding's residence that day—several boxes filled with gifts were moved out of the young lady's boudoir.

Wherever he went, the servants stopped to watch and discussed among themselves.

"What are all these things? There are so many of them."

"I heard it's the young lady handing out gifts!"

"My goodness, so many wonderful things..."

As everyone informed each other, the servants who had received the news were already lined up and waiting.

With the help of maids distributing the gifts, the little boy acted like a little adult, occasionally offering earnest advice.

"Grandpa Butler, please smoke less..."

"Auntie Cook, here's a pretty flower for you..."

"Brother coachman, here are some pretty clothes for you..."

Even after distributing the gifts, the little dumpling remained energetic.

After giving everyone their gifts, it's time to give them to Dad, Mom, and my two older brothers.

The servants in the manor all received gifts, and now they all scrambled to help their young mistress carry her things.

When this large group of people arrived in the main hall, the whole family, who were having breakfast, were stunned.

"This..." Marquis Beiding was speechless for a moment as he looked at the gifts that filled half the hall.

In fact, with such a commotion happening in the mansion, they couldn't possibly be unaware of it.

But thinking that the little dumpling meant well, they tacitly approved of this behavior and secretly looked forward to what gifts the little dumpling had prepared for them.

But clearly, none of them expected it to be this many.

The little dumpling couldn't wait to start handing out the gifts: "Daddy! These are all for you!"

She directed the servants to pile the gifts for her father next to the main seat.

Marquis Beiding hurriedly accepted the brocade boxes one by one, beaming from ear to ear: "Good, good, good, Father likes them all!"

"Mommy!" The little dumpling rushed to Jiang Xiyue again, "These are all the prettiest ones that Yue'er picked out!"

She showed off the jewelry piece by piece, and then tried to put it on Jiang Xiyue, wanting to switch places and dress up her mother herself.

Jiang Xiyue glanced at the items and, sure enough, none of the pieces she had selected were bad. She bent down to cooperate, saying, "Mom's Yue'er is so thoughtful..."

"Big brother! Second brother!" The little dumpling rushed to her two older brothers, "Look! Yue'er found so many treasures for you!"

She excitedly showed off the clothes and jewelry.

The second brother cheered and immediately started to dress up and show off, but was stopped in time by the Marquis of Beiding: "Alright, alright, children, finish your breakfast first, or you'll be late for school!"

The little dumpling ran back to Jiang Xiyue's side, looked up at her, and asked, "Mommy, did Yue'er do a good job?"

Jiang Xiyue bent down and gently wiped the sweat from her forehead: "Yue'er did a great job."

She paused, her voice so gentle it could melt water: "Mother has never seen such a kind child as Yue'er."

The little dumpling immediately smiled, her eyes crinkling, and snuggled into her arms, saying, "Thank you, Mommy! Mommy is the best! I'll send you even more and more gifts in the future!"

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Small Theater:

Little dumpling: (Writing) (Drawing) (Scribbling) (Smearing)

Jiang Xiyue: Yue'er, what are you doing?

Little dumpling: (Proudly) Yue'er is drawing the most beautiful flower in the world, and when it's finished, she'll make it so that Mommy can wear it!

Jiang Xiyue: (Anticipatingly) Really? Let Mother see the design drawings?

Little dumpling: Okay, okay!

(In the design drawing, a dozen large gemstone flowers in highly saturated fluorescent colors are piled together, forming a crown that can be described as an aesthetic disaster.)

Jiang Xiyue: ? !!! !

Jiang Xiyue: (Her vision goes black) I... I still couldn't escape this fate...