The dog thought for a moment and said, "Then can I share half with Daddy?"

"You little rascal, you're so adorable!"

Mrs. Sun held him tightly and wouldn't let go, feeling that her little grandson was simply a gift from heaven.

His son insisted, and Lu Baichuan finally had no choice but to agree.

Afterwards, he bought hairpins or earrings for each of the women in the family, including pearl flowers for the girls, including Youya.

"You should pick out a few sets too. I haven't bought you any jewelry over the years."

He Jiuniang was about to call the waiter to settle the bill when Lu Baichuan took a gold hairpin adorned with pearls and inserted it into her hair.

From the moment she entered the store until now, she has been busy arranging things for others, but she hasn't thought about choosing an outfit for herself.

Lu Baichuan had noticed long ago that she seemed to have very little jewelry, and even her hair was just casually tied up with a simple silver hairpin, nothing more.

"You're absolutely right. Take her to pick something out. I'm a little tired, I'm going to rest over there."

Mrs. Sun felt that her son had finally made some progress, so she immediately made room for the couple, took the dog to sit down next to them, and had some tea and snacks.

The waiter, seeing the gold hairpin adorned with pearls, hurriedly said, "Sir, you have excellent taste! This pearl is the prized possession of our shop. It's round and lustrous, and the craftsmanship is exquisite. There's only one set like this in the entire city of Jingzhou. If you like it, please buy it now!"

"I think these pearls suit you, shall we buy them?"

This pearl headdress is a large set with many different styles, suitable for all kinds of occasions. It looks great even with everyday wear, and most importantly, it complements the skin tone and makes you look younger.

He Jiuniang was already beautiful; even without makeup, she was the most eye-catching one in a crowd. Now, with this hairpin, she was even more beautiful, and Lu Baichuan couldn't bear to look away.

Coincidentally, this set of jewelry really suited He Jiu Niang's aesthetic. In this era, there were no artificial pearls or large-scale cultivation techniques. They were all pure natural seawater pearls, each one round and lustrous, truly rare.

She nodded and said, "Okay, let's buy this one."

On the surface, I remained calm, but inside I was secretly a little happy.

Lu Baichuan breathed a sigh of relief; he had been quite worried that she would refuse.

Just as he was about to take out his silver note to pay, a woman's voice came from behind him, saying, "Wait!"

He Jiuniang turned to look at her. The woman wasn't particularly beautiful; she was at most one of the more attractive people among ordinary people. However, the clothes and accessories she wore were not common, indicating that her family background was extraordinary.

When the young shop assistant saw her, he quickly put on a smile and went up to greet her: "Miss Qin, you've arrived! Is there anything you like? I'll go find it for you!"

"Didn't I tell you that I was saving that pearl headdress for you? If I hadn't come today, would you have sold it?"

Qin Yu glared angrily at the shop assistant, but seeing that he dared not speak, she shoved him aside and walked up to He Jiuniang and Lu Baichuan, saying, "I was the one who first took a liking to this set of jewelry. I came to buy it as soon as I had enough money. You can look at other things!"

He Jiuniang originally thought that if this person's attitude were a little better, she would give in, but since the other party's tone was completely commanding, she was determined not to be rude.

"I'm determined to buy it!"

He Jiuniang crossed her arms and smiled defiantly, clearly not taking this Miss Qin seriously at all.

"Are you trying to go against me?"

Qin Yu's face immediately darkened. She gave a wink to the maid behind her, who then stepped forward aggressively and said, "Do you know who our young lady is? Can you afford to offend her? If you don't want to die, you'd better know your place, or don't blame our young lady for turning on you!"

Instead of asking who her young mistress was, He Jiuniang asked, "Do you even know who I am? You don't even know who I am, yet you so easily offend me. Aren't you afraid of causing trouble for your family?"

The maid glanced at her. She was dressed in fine cotton and her hair was shabby with only a silver hairpin. How could she be a rich and noble person?

"Heh heh, I advise you not to be ungrateful! My master works in the government office..."

Before the maid could finish speaking, He Jiuniang impatiently said to the shop assistant, "Pack up everything we just picked out and get the bill."

This assertive order to pay the bill brought the young waiter back to his senses, and he hurriedly went to handle it.

But Qin Yu grabbed his sleeve and asked through gritted teeth, "You dare betray me!"

The shop assistant looked distressed and said, "Miss Qin, it's not that I don't want to save some for you, it's just that I've been holding onto them for over half a month. If they don't sell soon, our shop will lose money!"

He really didn't like this Miss Qin. Although she also shopped at the store, she didn't buy much. Every time a new style came out, he would ask her to reserve it, but she never came to buy it. The next time a new style came out, she would ask him to reserve a different style, and the previous styles would just sit idle, causing the store to lose money again and again.

The employer was extremely worried about this matter.

But their fathers were government officials, and these businessmen dared not offend them at all, so they could only suffer in silence every time.

Later, the owner came up with a solution: he would agree to reserve the goods for her on the surface, but if a new customer took a liking to them, he would have them packed up and taken away immediately, so that Ms. Qin would forget about them after a while.

This has happened several times before, because Miss Qin quickly takes a liking to other styles and doesn't care about those details anymore.

But I never expected that she would run into me today, this is troublesome.

Caught red-handed by the shop assistant, Qin Yu was furious. She was a big customer of this shop, how could they expose her shortcomings!

Are you saying I can't afford your jewelry?

The young waiter shook his head repeatedly: "I absolutely did not mean that!"

He Jiuniang wasn't there to watch them argue. She told the waiter to hurry up and pack the food, and the waiter seized the opportunity and ran off in a flash.

"Are you determined to go against me?"

He Jiuniang looked at her in surprise: "Isn't it obvious enough?"

"you!"

Qin Yu looked at He Jiuniang, unable to win an argument, and even wanted to fight. But as soon as she raised her hand, Lu Baichuan pulled He Jiuniang behind him to protect her, and looked coldly at Qin Yu in front of him and said: "Your surname is Qin, and your father is an official in the government. If I'm not mistaken, he should be Qin Changdong, a sixth-rank magistrate. Go back and tell your father that if he wants to cause trouble, he can come to Xishui Garden to find me."

After saying that, he didn't care about Miss Qin's reaction at all and pulled He Jiu Niang to pay the bill.

Although he handed over most of his money, he still kept some banknotes for emergencies. Looking back now, it was a wise move; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to afford to buy things with his wife and mother today.

Qin Yu and the maid were stunned. They only knew her surname, yet they guessed her identity and even asked her father to go to Xishui Garden to find her.

Is Xishuiyuan a place that ordinary people can go to?

Does this family live in Xishuiyuan?