Chapter 81: The Xie Sisters

After leaving Yuan's house, Liang Jinyu chased all the way towards the city gate. Not long after he walked, he saw the limping old man Chen.

Looking at his ferocious appearance, Liang Jinyu recalled her previous life.

Old man Chen returned home covered in wounds. His already bad temper became even more bizarre, and he spent every day either drinking or beating and swearing at people.

Wang didn't care about him. Whenever she saw Old Man Chen in a bad mood, she would run to her parents' home to hide.

Ding Fang and Chen Lai Fu went to the mountains to cut trees during the day, leaving Liang Jinyu and Dani at home.

So the two of them naturally became the targets of Old Man Chen's harsh treatment. During that time, if Liang Jinyu wasn't paying attention, he would be whipped.

Old man Chen can curse out all kinds of dirty and ugly words. He is like a madman and can explode at any time and anywhere.

Liang Jinyu still feels scared when she thinks of the fear she felt during that period.

Dani has changed her "heart". She should not wait to be beaten foolishly like in her previous life. I don't know how she is doing recently.

Liang Jinyu was worried about her and hoped that she would come to the city to find her someday.

On the way back, Liang Jinyu passed by Tianbaozhai and thought that the gift for Yan Xing had not been chosen yet, so she went in.

The waiter entertained Liang Jinyu warmly and recommended several things to her, such as fan pendants, jade hairpins, sachets, etc.

But Liang Jinyu didn't look very satisfied. Just when the staff thought Liang Jinyu was here to cause trouble, Liang Jinyu finally took a fancy to one of the items.

It is a teardrop-shaped ruby ​​earring, yes, an earring.

The clerk curled his lips and said, "Girl, this is a woman's thing. Isn't it inappropriate?"

Liang Jinyu shook her head. She had noticed that Yan Xing had pierced ears.

It is not uncommon to see men wearing flowers in their hair and earrings in the capital. Yan Xing must know this after traveling around in recent years.

"This is it." Liang Jinyu said with certainty.

Seeing that she insisted, the clerk didn't want to persuade her anymore: "Please wait a moment, I will go pick out a gift box for you."

"Don't worry, Fourth Sister. I have found out everything for you. Brother Yan didn't come back after he left with Chu Yeyou last night. I have asked the maid to squat at the door of the guest inn. We will go and block him later."

Accompanied by a clear female voice, two young and pretty girls walked in, surrounded by maids and servants.

The two men were of similar age, about fifteen or sixteen years old. They were both wearing brocade satin fur jackets, sable fur collars, and deerskin boots, and their bracelets jingled as they walked.

"Isn't this a bad idea? How about we send a visiting card to Brother Yan's house first?" The girl who spoke was taller and more beautiful, but she looked a little haggard, and it seemed that she had some hidden illness.

There was a white jade pendant hanging on her forehead, which made her look even more delicate and lovely.

She said nonchalantly, "What's wrong with that? It's not someone else, or do you mean you don't want to see him?"

As they were talking, several people had already entered the shop and were preparing to go to the second floor.

Suddenly, the older one stopped and looked at Liang Jinyu, or to be more precise, at the box in front of Liang Jinyu.

"Fourth sister, that one is beautiful!" The other one also noticed it and immediately ran down happily, as if he didn't see Liang Jinyu, and reached out to snatch the pair of earrings.

Liang Jinyu took the lead and moved the box to her side.

"Sorry, I've already bought this." Liang Jinyu said lightly.

The other party looked Liang Jinyu up and down and asked doubtfully: "Have I seen you somewhere before?"

Liang Jinyu chuckled: "Girl, don't say we don't know each other. Even if we really do know each other, I can't give this to you."

"Have you paid?" the other party asked arrogantly.

"Not yet." Liang Jinyu said calmly.

"That's it. If you haven't paid yet, it's not yours." After saying this, the girl immediately shouted inside, "Shopkeeper, come out quickly. What's going on? Can't you even afford to hire a waiter at Tenpozhai?"

The waiter came out hurriedly when he heard the shouting. He was startled when he saw the newcomer and went back inside to look for the shopkeeper.

After a moment, the shopkeeper came out in a hurry.

"Thank you, Miss Fourth, Miss Fifth, please forgive us for any inadequacy in our hospitality just now!" said the shopkeeper with a smile.

Thank you family?

Liang Jinyu understood what was going on. No wonder they all exuded the smell of being rich.

"Shopkeeper, my fourth sister likes that pair of earrings. How much is it?" The speaker was the fifth daughter of the Xie family, Xie Xiuxiu.

Liang Jinyu saw the clerk holding the box and said directly, "Give it to me."

The staff consciously handed it to Liang Jinyu.

Liang Jinyu directly changed the box and took out the silver from her pocket: "I bought it."

Seeing this, Xie Xuanxuan was so anxious that she jumped up and down: "What's wrong with you? You said my fourth sister has a crush on you!"

Liang Jinyu shook the box and said, "Didn't you say that? If you haven't paid for it, it won't count. Now that I've paid for it, it's mine."

"Then I'll offer double the price, and the highest bidder wins!" Xie Yingying said anxiously, and suddenly stretched out her hand to grab it.

At this time, Xie Wanwan, the fourth daughter of the Xie family, who had been silent all this time, finally spoke up to stop them: "Fifth sister, forget it, let's look at something else."

The shopkeeper quickly responded, "That's right. There are still many earrings upstairs. Why don't you two ladies go upstairs and take a look?"

Xie Yingying stared at Liang Jinyu and said unconvincedly, "I must have that one!"

Xie Wanwan frowned slightly, walked forward, held Xie Yingying's hand, and coaxed her in a gentle voice, "Be obedient."

The sleeves slipped down, revealing the pink pearl bracelet on her arm.

Liang Jinyu took a glance and found that it was exactly the same as what she saw at the stall last night.

Xie Xiaoxiao snorted coldly and complained, "Fourth sister, don't always be so easy on the mouth. When buying things, you give it to whoever pays more - Shopkeeper, how much are these earrings? I'll pay double!"

The shopkeeper smiled and said, "Fifth Miss, there is a saying that goes, first come, first served. We value honesty in doing business. Since we have agreed to sell it to this girl, we cannot go back on our word. How about you look for something else?"

"You——" Xie Xiaoxiao stamped her feet angrily, "You are such an idiot. You have money but you don't know how to make it!"

Xie Wanwan smiled helplessly and advised: "Okay, okay, it's been so many years, maybe Brother Yan doesn't wear earrings anymore, why not go and look for something else."

Liang Jinyu didn't have time to argue with them any further. Since she had already bought the things, she turned around and left.

Xie Xuanxuan glared at Liang Jinyu angrily, then turned around and spoke up for her fourth sister: "Brother Yan gave you a bracelet, and you gave him earrings. What a perfect match. It's all because of that woman who had to snatch them from us!"

Liang Jinyu left Tianbaozhai and looked at the box in his hand with a slightly gloomy look.

Is it really all coincidence?

...

In the evening, dogs barking were heard in the front yard.

Liang Jinyu packed up and took the box to Luanxiang Garden.

As soon as she walked into the alley, she saw Yan Xing.

He was alone in the setting sun, still wearing the same clothes he wore yesterday, except that they were a little wrinkled.

"Why are you following me? Do you want to kill me for money?" Yan Xing yawned lazily, turned around and asked jokingly.

Liang Jinyu's gaze fell on his hair, where there was a white jade hairpin.

"Why didn't you come back last night?" Liang Jinyu asked casually, holding the box tightly in her hands behind her back.

Yan Xing leaned against the wall, yawned again, and said nonchalantly, "I met a friend and had a couple of extra drinks. What's up?"

Liang Jinyu pursed her lips and smiled, "The hairpin on your head is nice. Where did you buy it? I'll buy one for my brother too."

Yan Xing pulled out the hairpin belatedly, and after a few careful glances at it, he said, "It should be from Tianbaozhai."

"Should?" Liang Jinyu asked.