Her father and two older brothers were a little drunk, and their mother and sister-in-law helped them into the house. They told the children to wash up and go back to their rooms to sleep. Xiao Yunying called her mother and sister-in-law to the main room and took out several boxes.
"Mother, elder sister-in-law, second sister-in-law, this is what I bought for you. Do you like it?"
"What is that?"
Mu Lianrong opened the brocade box, inside which was a gold hairpin with auspicious cloud patterns.
Zhang's surname is plum blossom, and Wang's surname is peach blossom.
Mu Lianrong's face first lit up with surprise, then she frowned and said, "Why did you buy this? It's so expensive."
"Of course it's for my mother to wear. Does she like it?"
"If you don't like it, take it back and return it immediately."
"No refunds or exchanges available. Once sold, items are non-refundable and non-exchangeable."
Zhang couldn't believe it: "This is for me?"
"Yes, does your sister-in-law like it?"
Zhang closed the lid: "Yunying, sister-in-law, you can't take it."
Wang closed the box and pushed it back.
Xiao Yunying pushed it back: "Sister-in-law, you can keep it. I've already bought it, and I can't return it if you don't want it."
Zhang said, "Then you can keep it for yourself."
"I won't wear it. I'm careless. If I lose it without noticing, I'll be heartbroken."
"Then keep it, keep it as a treasure."
"I might as well keep the silver as a safe and treasured item. Why waste money on a hairpin? Sister-in-law, you can keep it."
"This is too valuable..."
"It's nothing valuable, sister-in-law. You've been married to my brothers for so many years, managing this family inside and out. You've taken care of my parents and raised my nephews and nieces. You've really worked hard."
Before I got married, I was ignorant and often caused you trouble, but you tried your best to tolerate me. Today, I've essentially received seven hundred taels of silver for free, and I specially bought gifts for you to thank you. You can't refuse them."
Zhang said, "It's not like you got it for free. You risked your life for it. You were just lucky that you weren't hurt."
"It's like I got a free ride since I wasn't injured. Sister-in-law, second sister-in-law... second sister-in-law, why are you crying?"
With tears in her eyes, Wang said, "Yunying, Second Sister-in-law was wrong before. She shouldn't have said those things. She didn't mean to make fun of you."
Second sister-in-law longs for you to banter with me like before, at least to keep your spirits up and prevent you from losing your vitality. Who knew that you wouldn't come home even once since that day? I want to go and talk to you, to apologize, but I can't bring myself to do it.
Your parents and your second brother didn't say anything, but your sister-in-law knew they were blaming me, blaming me for making you leave.
You still talk to your second sister-in-law and didn't forget to buy her things; your second sister-in-law is really happy.
Xiao Yunying hurriedly wiped away Wang's tears with her sleeve. She had wanted to persuade her two sisters-in-law to accept the hairpin, but she hadn't expected Wang to take it to heart.
"I was ignorant back then, it's all in the past, let's not talk about it anymore. Second sister-in-law, don't cry, if second brother finds out he'll come after me."
Wang wiped away her tears and said, "Your second brother is reluctant to settle scores with you. In his heart, I am not important at all."
"Second sister-in-law, you're wronging my second brother. Last time he asked me where I picked the fruit. He doesn't like fruit; he likes meat. Wasn't he asking because of you?"
Everyone in the Xiao family knew that Wang liked to eat fruit. She blushed slightly and lowered her head without saying a word.
"Alright, I've talked myself hoarse, so please accept this, sister-in-law and second sister-in-law."
Zhang and Wang both looked at their mother-in-law, while Mu Lianrong held the hairpin up to her head, comparing it to her hair.
"Why are you looking at me? If you don't want it, I will. My daughter is so filial to me. It's so pretty and golden. Only a fool wouldn't want it. I'll wear it out tomorrow and dazzle their eyes."
Mu Lianrong put the hairpin back in the box, picked it up and stood up: "It's getting dark, hurry up and take your things back to sleep. My daughter is tired after a long day, she doesn't have time to talk to you here."
Mu Lianrong left the main room first. Xiao Yunying successfully delivered the items and felt relieved: "Making so many dishes is exhausting. I'm going back to sleep now. See you tomorrow, sister-in-law."
Back in the house, Luo Xin had already taken off her clothes and gone to sleep. Seeing that the little girl was sleeping soundly, she locked the door, took a clean set of underwear, went into the supermarket, took a shower, and washed away the smell of cooking oil.
She dried her hair with a towel and went to the shelves on the first floor to see what kinds of vegetable seeds were available.
Today, she cooked mostly meat dishes. She didn't even dare to use any side dishes like green or red peppers. She could only stir-fry the meat, which made it lose half the flavor.
In her previous life, she worked in a second-tier city and lived far from the city center. The surrounding area was not yet fully developed, and many elderly people still lived in bungalows and liked to grow their own vegetables in their yards.
This supermarket is the largest in the area, with a full range of goods, including a wide variety of vegetable seeds to meet market demand.
Xiao Yunying was selecting vegetable seeds, carefully studying the descriptions written on the back of the packaging bags, trying to find several vegetables that could be planted in November.
While rummaging through the shelves, my peripheral vision swept across the edge and reached into the distance.
Huh? What did she see?
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