Ye Caiping laughed and said, "This gift must have been given to the wrong person."

He closed the box and stuffed it back into Ye Peng's hand: "It's so valuable, Peng'er, you should take it back. A set of writing brushes and ink or a ream of paper would be fine. Jin'er has been going through her writing brushes and ink very quickly lately."

Ye Peng stared blankly at the box that had been returned to his hand, wanting to say something, but unable to utter a word.

Ye Jin'er glanced at Ye Peng, her expression complicated.

Madam Wei panicked and said hastily, "How is it valuable? Just now, my elder brother and sister-in-law gave Jin'er a gold bracelet! Here, put it on quickly."

As he spoke, he picked up the hairpin and was about to put it in Jin'er's hair.

Ye Caiping stepped forward and blocked her hand: "What are you doing, Second Sister-in-law? The hairpin is so sharp, be careful not to hurt someone."

Madam Wei's expression changed slightly, and she became anxious. She said urgently, "What do you mean by hurting someone... This is a gift from Peng'er to Jin'er. This is our family's most precious gift!"

Ye Caiping's face darkened: "Since it's so valuable, why didn't Second Sister-in-law deliver it herself, but instead had Peng'er do it? Doesn't Second Sister-in-law know the difference between men and women?"

"What man of the same age would give a woman a hairpin? Second sister-in-law, do you think that's appropriate?"

Ms. Wei's face stiffened.

"Second son's wife, stop fooling around." Old Mrs. Ye glared at her angrily.

Ye Erquan finally snapped out of his daze and angrily said:

"What are you doing? I told you to prepare a proper gift last night, and you prepared a tattered purse, but you asked Ye Peng to get a gold hairpin. Did you get the wrong one?"

Ms. Wei shrank back as he yelled at her.

Seeing Ye Caiping standing there with a sullen face again, I felt a little flustered.

Her asking Ye Peng to deliver the gold hairpin was a semi-explicit gesture, and she also wanted to gauge everyone's reaction.

She originally thought that once this gold hairpin appeared, Ye Jin'er, her prospective daughter-in-law, would blush and be very willing.

Even if Ye Caiping is somewhat displeased, Ye Jin'er will still defend Ye Peng.

Grandma Ye was even less likely to object; Ye Peng was their own grandson. Who would break up a marriage between their own grandson?

But now... things aren't going as she expected...

For a moment, Mrs. Wei was at a loss and could only stammer, "Y-yes, I took the wrong one..."

Ye Peng clenched his hands tightly, looking at Ye Jin'er with a hint of resentment. Why wasn't she saying a word?

Ye Jin'er's expression was complicated, and she lowered her head.

Seeing the awkward situation, Old Mrs. Ye rubbed her temples:

"Since you took the wrong one, don't bother sending it. It won't make a difference if you send one or two more. As long as the siblings know they are close to each other, there's no need for gifts."

After saying that, he gave Mrs. Wei a warning glare.

Ms. Wei's face turned pale, and she dared not utter a sound.

"I'm a little tired, I'll go back and rest first." Ye Caiping glanced at Madam Wei, then pulled Ye Jin'er and Huan'er and turned to leave the main room.

...

Ye Caiping pulled her two daughters directly into Huan'er's room.

Because this room is far from the main hall.

After closing the door, Ye Caiping looked at Jin'er seriously: "What's going on?"

Ye Jin'er was stunned; she still hadn't reacted.

Seeing this, Ye Huan'er hesitated before speaking:

“My third cousin usually cares about my sister the most. But… he’s always been very good to us. I felt a little strange about it, but I didn’t think much of it. I only found out today…”

Ye Caiping took a light breath: "Jin'er!"

Cold and sarcastic remarks.

Ye Jin'er's face turned pale: "I... don't know what to say..."

Hearing this, Ye Caiping felt dizzy. Her hesitation and helplessness proved that there was something going on between her and Ye Peng.

Looking at Ye Caiping's stern expression, Ye Jin'er felt extremely ashamed and burst into tears.

"Mother, I... sob sob..."

"I'll just ask you one question: do you like Ye Peng?"

Ye Jin'er clutched her sleeve tightly: "I...I don't know..."

Ye Caiping felt dizzy.

She took a few deep breaths to calm herself down.

She has been busy with business all year and has indeed neglected her two daughters.

However, even if she tried to ignore it, they were all right under her nose. If Jin'er really fell in love with Ye Peng, it was impossible for her not to notice at all.

Think back to what just happened...

Ye Caiping calmed down a bit and pulled Ye Jin to sit on the bed:

“Come here. I don’t mean to blame you. You know me, I’m very open-minded, there’s nothing I can’t accept.”

Nonsense, of course she can't accept that! The two are cousins, it's impossible for her.

But now she has to calm Jin'er down and coax her to make sure she understands what's going on.

Ye Caiping said gently, "Tell me what's going on between you and your third cousin, and I'll give you my opinion."

Hearing this, Ye Jin'er calmed down: "He and I... he was very good to me when I was in the Li family."

“I am very grateful to him, and we are very close. After we came back, my aunt and my two older cousins ​​didn't like us, but my third cousin always cared about me…”

"Compared to my eldest and second cousins, I prefer spending time with him. I feel quite relaxed and comfortable around him..."

Ye Caiping gasped and asked gently, "Then do you think about him every single moment?"

"If you get something new and fun, give it to him as soon as possible and share it with him?"

Ye Jin'er: No, not at all.

Ye Caiping breathed a sigh of relief. Jin'er's feelings for Ye Peng were probably out of gratitude, but it hadn't reached the point of liking him yet.

Ye Jin'er asked nervously, "So, this means I like him?"

She did feel closer to Ye Peng, but she thought it was just the affection between siblings.

She was stunned when Ye Peng presented her with the hairpin; Ye Peng had actually proposed to her!

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