Chapter 14 Jinshi, we are outside, stop making trouble

Cheng Ruoyu came to her senses and turned around and said unhappily, "Boss, you are really calculating!"

The shopkeeper never thought that Wei Ruyan would sell him out so quickly, so he hurriedly bowed to Cheng Ruoyu and said humbly, "Miss Cheng, I don't dare to offend either you or Miss Wei, so how can I easily agree to it?"

"Humph!" Cheng Ruoyu sneered, "You are the daughter of a great general's mansion, but you have to wait two days to buy a hairpin worth only one hundred taels."

Cheng Ruoyu looked Wei Ruyan up and down, "Did you finally collect enough money in these two days?"

"You!" Wei Ruyan's face turned red with anger.

"The war situation on the front line is tense now. Even the emperor and the ladies in the palace have donated their own silver and jewelry. The court officials and their wives in the capital have followed suit. Miss, you are here to say that you only want to donate one hundred taels of silver. Isn't it inappropriate?" Shen Shilang spoke, hoping that Mrs. Wei could understand his hint.

"It's not that we can't afford the 100 taels, but the Wei Mansion has cut down on expenses to support the military. One tael of silver is divided into two halves, and I'm afraid it's not as well-off as Miss Cheng."

Is Shen Shilang saying that she is not as rich as Cheng Ruoyu?

Wei Ruyan was immediately unhappy and was about to retort, but Madam Wei held her hand tightly and pulled the hairpin out of Wei Ruyan's hand and handed it to the shopkeeper, "We don't want this hairpin anymore. If Miss Cheng likes it, give it to her."

"Mom!" Wei Ruyan just opened her mouth, but was glared back at by Mrs. Wei.

Mrs. Wei took Wei Ruyan and walked out.

After they left the house, Wei Ruyan said in dissatisfaction, "Mother, why did you give the hairpin to Cheng Ruoyu? Do you think Cheng Ruoyu is worthy of that hairpin?"

Madam Wei took a deep breath, turned to Shen Shilang who had just walked out and said, "Are you following us?"

Shen Shilang didn't have any good feelings towards Mrs. Wei. Everything he did was just for Wei Zhaoxian.

At this time, he said coldly: "Come out to buy pens and ink."

Only then did Mrs. Wei notice that Xibaozhai was next to Zhenbaozhai.

"You just said that on purpose for me to hear." Mrs. Wei said again.

"To be disrespectful, Your Majesty is on high alert against General Wei." Shen Shilang said coldly, "It is a good thing that the Wei Mansion cuts down on expenses to support the army, and it also supports Your Majesty in cutting down on palace expenses, and the other mansions follow suit spontaneously. It is not appropriate to publicize it at this time, and you cannot buy it even if you have money. Otherwise, the good thing will be ruined, and the general will be dragged down."

Mrs. Wei took a deep breath. She almost missed Wei Zhaoxian.

Seeing that Mrs. Wei understood, Shen Shilang was too lazy to say anything more to them and turned away.

Mrs. Wei looked at Shen Shilang's back with a complicated expression.

If it weren't for his status as a concubine's son, Mrs. Wei would be willing to admit that Shen Shilang is much better than Wei Jianming, and even... better than her proud eldest son Wei Jianlang.

Mrs. Wei's expression was stern.

Shen Shilang usually keeps a low profile, but surprisingly he is very clear about everything in his mind.

"Mom, do you really not want that hairpin? It's only a hundred taels, what's that worth?" Wei Ruyan said unwillingly.

"Shut up!" Madam Wei scolded, "If you don't want the entire Wei family to be implicated, like the Shen family in the past, then go ahead and buy your hairpin!"

"Even if it's just a hundred taels, it's enough to give someone a handle!" Mrs. Wei whispered.

Wei Ruyan glared at Shen Shilang's back with hatred.

If he hadn't been so nosy, the hairpin would have been hers!

Even if she doesn't wear it during the flower-viewing party, she can just keep it in the box; at least it's hers.

Now it’s going to fall into Cheng Ruoyu’s hands.

Wei Ruyan got on the carriage with Madam Wei angrily.

In the shop, the shopkeeper was dumbfounded when he saw Wei Ruyan, who had originally said she wanted to buy something, was pulled away by Madam Wei.

I had no choice but to ask Cheng Ruoyu, "Miss Cheng, this hairpin you..."

"I don't want it either." Cheng Ruoyu walked away.

Cheng'er, the maid beside her, asked in a low voice: "Miss, do you really not want that hairpin?"

"No, didn't you hear what the man said just now, and Madam Wei quickly took Wei Ruyan away? Obviously, buying it will cause trouble." Cheng Ruoyu whispered, "Madam Wei doesn't dare to take it, so I naturally don't dare to take it. Whoever wants that hairpin can take it!"

"Besides, if I buy it now, it would be like picking up something that Wei Ruyan doesn't want. I won't do that." Cheng Ruoyu got on the carriage angrily.

Su Jinshi was planning to order takeout for lunch when he received a WeChat message from Mai Chaoyun.

Xiaomai: "Jinshi, have you eaten?"

Su Jinshi: "No, I was just planning to order takeout."

Xiaomai: "Didn't you hand in your manuscript and go out for some fun? Why are you still staying at home every day? It would be fine on normal days, but today is Saturday."

Su Jinshi then realized that she had been at home every day recently. She got up early in the morning to see Shen Shilang, and ordered takeout when she was hungry. She had never left the house.

Xiaomai: "Mo Jizong said he was transferred to work in the capital. He just moved here the day before yesterday. Today he asked a few of us old classmates in the capital to get together."

Su Jinshi: "It's been a long time since we last met. We're all busy even if we're in the same city. It's nice to take this opportunity to get together."

Please...collect 6...9...books...!

Xiaomai: "Yeah, I've sent you the address. It's 6pm."

Su Jinshi: "Okay."

Su Jinshi returned to the game and wanted to tell Shen Shilang that she was going out at night and told him not to worry if he couldn't find her.

But he found that the time for the voice box had expired.

Su Jinshi felt inexplicably irritated. For the first time, he hoped to quickly upgrade the mall to level 3 so that he could buy an intermediate voice transmission box and talk to Shen Shilang for a longer time.

Shen Shilang thought that Su Jinshi had never been out before, so he asked her where else she wanted to go.

Su Jinshi poked Shen Shilang, unable to speak.

"Can't speak again?" Shen Shilang asked.

Su Jinshi poked him twice.

"Do you still want to go shopping?" Shen Shilang asked again.

Su Jinshi can't speak, and he doesn't know whether she likes it or not when he takes her shopping.

Su Jinshi wrote the word "no" on Shen Shilang's chest.

Shen Shilang felt soft fingertips sliding across his chest, and he felt a slight itch in his chest.

The feeling was completely different from when Su Jin poked him normally. It felt itchy as if it was scratching the tip of his heart directly.

Shen Shilang froze and couldn't even take a step.

Su Jinshi noticed that the tips of Shen Shilang's ears had turned red again.

"Why are you blushing?" Su Jinshi poked Shen Shilang's ear, "You're so cute."

Shen Shilang trembled slightly while hiding to the side, covered his ears, blushed and whispered: "Jinshi, this is outside, don't make trouble."

Su Jinshi wanted to ask, do you mean we can just go back to the house? But now she couldn't send a message or ask Shen Shilang.

Shen Shilang took a deep breath and said, "If you don't want to go shopping anymore, let's go back."

A sly light flashed in Su Jinshi's eyes, and she wrote the word "good" on Shen Shilang's chest.

(End of this chapter)