The woman thought they were just shy and didn't take Shen Congxin's words to heart. She just smiled and said to Jiang Yaojie, "Little brother, you love your wife so much. With your heart, I'll give you a discount on whichever sister you fancy!" As she spoke, she winked at Jiang Yaojie.

Jiang Yaojie was also a little embarrassed. He glanced at Shen Congxin and stammered, "Have you...have you made your choice?"

Swayed by the proprietress's words, Shen Congxin lost interest in making a selection. She grabbed a hairpin with a butterfly pattern and tassels and placed it in Jiang Yaojie's hand, whispering, "This one will do!"

Jiang Yaojie nodded, picked up the two hairpins, and asked the proprietress, "How much silver?"

"Tsk, little brother, seeing how much you love your wife, how about I give you two hairpins for three taels of silver?" the proprietress said, skillfully tapping her abacus.

Without a second thought, Jiang Yaojie took out three taels of silver from his pocket, placed it on the counter, and fled the hairpin shop with Shen Congxin as if flying away.

The proprietress deftly collected the money while exclaiming, "It's so good to be young!"

"Don't take what happened just now to heart!" Jiang Yaojie said, blushing as he placed the hairpin in Shen Congxin's hand as they walked out of the hairpin shop.

Shen Congxin nodded silently and followed behind Jiang Yaojie, and the two remained silent the whole way.

After returning to Lujia Village, Jiang Yaojie placed the hairpin he had chosen in Jiang Ling's hand, and Jiang Ling looked at Jiang Yaojie with great curiosity.

Jiang Yaojie chuckled sheepishly, scratched his head, and said, "Mother, didn't I say I'd make sure you wore fine silks and satins and adorned yourself with gold and silver? I've made quite a bit of money lately, and I thought this hairpin was pretty, so I bought it for you!"

Jiang Ling felt a warmth in her heart at Jiang Yaojie's words, and she gently hugged him, touched. Shen Congxin, who was standing to the side, felt a little disappointed when he saw this scene.

"So... so he didn't come with me specifically to buy hairpins..." Shen Congxin sighed and tightly gripped the hairpin with tassels.

"Hey, cousin, this hairpin is so pretty!" Jiang Suihe, who had just finished reading, walked up to Shen Congxin and said, looking at the hairpin in Shen Congxin's hand.

"Hmm? Suihe? You like it?" Shen Congxin asked, opening his hands in front of Jiang Suihe.

Jiang Suihe nodded quickly as she looked at the butterfly and pink tassel on the hairpin. Unexpectedly, Chen Congxin placed the hairpin directly into Jiang Suihe's hand and said, "Then it's yours!"

Jiang Suihe was shocked to hear this. She was about to return it to Shen Congxin when Shen Congxin waved his hand dismissively and said, "It's yours. I have plenty of these anyway!"

"This... Cousin, this isn't appropriate. My mother said that one shouldn't accept something without merit!" Hairpins were quite valuable to Jiang Suihe, and she waved her hands repeatedly in refusal.

Unexpectedly, Shen Congxin glanced at Jiang Yaojie and simply put the hairpin directly on Jiang Suihe's head, smiling as she said, "Come on, let's go look in the mirror! Look how pretty you are!"

After Jiang Yaojie returned, he began to study with Jiang Zhishan. It wasn't until after dinner that Jiang Yaojie noticed that Jiang Suihe was wearing the hairpin he had given to Chen Congxin.

His expression immediately turned cold, and he forced himself to eat dinner while suppressing his anger.

"Suihe! Your older brother is asking you, why are you wearing this hairpin?" After dinner, Jiang Yaojie took Jiang Suihe to a secluded corner and asked her.

Jiang Suihe had never seen Jiang Yaojie like this before. His face darkened and his eyes widened. She turned pale with fright and shook her head in panic, saying, "It was...it was...my cousin who gave it to me!"

"Cousin? Shen Congxin?" Jiang Yaojie continued to inquire.

"You're lying!" he shouted sternly, the sudden loud voice startling Jiang Suihe into tears.

Jiang Suihe wiped away her tears and choked out, "I...I didn't lie to you, big brother...I..."

"What's going on?" Jiang Ling, who was stirring the ingredients for the hot pot, suddenly heard Jiang Suihe crying and quickly pushed open the door and came out.

As soon as she stepped into the courtyard, she saw Jiang Yaojie talking to Jiang Suihe with a dark expression. She quickly went over to check on the situation.

“Mother… Sister, speak up…” Jiang Yaojie pointed angrily at the hairpin in Jiang Suihe’s hair and said, “This… this hairpin was clearly given to Miss Shen by me, and now it’s stuck in Jiang Suihe’s hair!”

"Waaah... Mother... I didn't... Big brother, you've wronged me! I didn't!" Hearing Jiang Yaojie say this, Jiang Suihe also became anxious. She tore off the hairpin and choked out, "It was my cousin, Miss Shen, who gave it to me!"

"I didn't dare to accept it at first, Mother, you said you shouldn't accept gifts without merit, but Miss Shen forced it on me! When she saw that I didn't want to accept it, she even put it on my head!" Jiang Suihe was pulling on the hairpin in a hurry, and some hair came out, making her look a bit disheveled.

Jiang Ling understands Jiang Suihe's character; she is unlikely to lie. She has never neglected Jiang Suihe's needs in terms of food, clothing, shelter, or transportation, precisely to prevent Jiang Suihe from being deceived when she grows up.

Thinking of this, Jiang Ling gently patted Jiang Suihe's shoulder and said, "Suihe, this hairpin was given to you by Miss Chen, right?"

“Auntie, this hairpin is the one I gave to Suihe!” Shen Congxin’s voice came from behind.

Everyone present was stunned upon hearing this voice, and all eyes turned to Shen Congxin. At this moment, Shen Congxin's face was filled with remorse and self-blame. Her face was a little pale, and she opened her mouth to say, "Suihe is telling the truth. I gave it to her!"

“Why…” Jiang Yaojie blurted out angrily.

Seeing Jiang Yaojie and Shen Congxin's expressions, Jiang Ling guessed what was going on. She gently wiped away Jiang Suihe's tears and said softly, "Suihe, let's go back first. Yaojie and Congxin, you two can talk it out here!"

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