Three days before Jiang Sui's birthday, Xiao's mother called Xiao Hechuan and asked him to arrange a birthday for Sui Sui. Since they were all tied up in the family business and the event had to be done quietly, Xiao Hechuan was the only one who could arrange it.
By the way, Xiao Lanlan can also help. It depends on how Hechuan plans to spend Sui Sui’s life.
After all, this is my second year at their house. I was careless last year, so I can’t be careless again this year.
Anyway, her mother has already prepared a birthday gift for her, but other people don't know about it. Everyone has lived safely and steadily to this day thanks to the good luck she brought them, and their lives are getting better and better. She is the recognized lucky star of the family.
Xiao Hechuan had been secretly preparing to give her an unforgettable birthday gift several months ago. During the few months at Baiyun Academy, he, Qi Xiuyuan and Lu Yao had participated in several small-scale poetry gatherings organized by themselves, won a few prizes, and had a considerable amount of private money.
He planned to take her out for a good day and buy her some jewelry and clothes. In short, he would arrange everything.
Xiao Lanlan was responsible for preparing a sumptuous dinner at home. On that day, the two shops could close early so that they could come back to celebrate her birthday with her. She also notified Madam Song in advance and asked her to bring Xuxu over for dinner that evening.
Jiang Sui herself didn't know anything yet. Because her birthday in modern times is in autumn, she didn't even know her birthday was coming up. She was still concentrating on running her small stall.
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On her birthday, the whole family did what they usually did, without showing any sign of today being a special day. Jiang Sui also got up, washed and dressed as usual, preparing to help in the shop and do some accounting.
But when she opened her eyes, there was no one beside her. She guessed that he had gone to the academy, but today happened to be the fifth of every day. Shouldn't it be his day off?
Just when she was feeling strange, the door was pushed open and Xiao Hechuan came in holding a brand new dress, neatly folded.
On top of it was a pair of brand new satin embroidered shoes, in the same color as the dress.
Now that we have entered the dog days of summer, Jiang Sui’s birthday is June 6, a very auspicious number, meaning everything will go smoothly.
Xiao Hechuan had won the lottery recently and saved up seventy or eighty taels of silver. Today he had only one thing to do, which was to make Sui Sui happy, which meant spending money.
Yesterday, he went to Lu Yao's family's silk shop. Lu Yao took him there personally, saying that he would give him a discount. There were many new chest-length skirts in the shop. The fabrics were fresh and soft, and the patterns were pretty good. The prices would be a little expensive for ordinary people, but his Young Master Lu was there, and because of their friendship, he would not take advantage of him.
Xiao Hechuan picked out a light green puff-skirt embroidered with cassia flowers for Jiang Sui. The material was just as Lu Yao said, soft and refreshing, and very comfortable to the touch.
Because he planned to take her to go boating in the lotus pond, and now was the best time to pick lotus seeds. Since it was to suit the occasion, she naturally had to wear something fresher.
The place was recommended by Qi Xiuyuan, and Lu Yao offered his family's shed boat. His boat was pretty good, as it could provide shade and could hold a tea table. The couple could then brew lotus leaf tea in it, put out some exquisite snacks, and light the incense that Xiao Hechuan had specially prepared for Jiang Sui. Just thinking about it made them feel very artistic and comfortable.
Xiao Hechuan was good at making perfume in his previous life. He bought various spices and blended a perfume in the academy, naming it Chang Xiang Shou, which also means staying together forever. It is a fresh and gentle fragrance, but not overly sweet, which is very suitable for Jiang Sui. Just like her, it is sweet to the right degree.
He also put several soothing spices in it, and when it was lit at night, people would sleep much more soundly.
He put a lot of thought into it, and from now on, this long-term companionship will only be prepared for Jiang Sui alone.
After buying the dress, shoes are also a must. Mr. Lu generously gave Xiao Hechuan a pair of satin embroidered shoes in the same color. The store also sells fans. In June, the girls in Jeju go out with a fan in their hands, which can block the sun and fan the wind, and it looks beautiful and elegant in the hands.
The fan is naturally indispensable. Xiao Hechuan carefully selected a fan that is also embroidered with cassia flowers. It is not overly exaggerated and luxurious. In short, it matches her dress very well.
For this whole set of clothes, fifteen taels of silver were gone. If one bought a dress made of ordinary fabric, a set of ready-made clothes would cost at most two or three taels of silver, and more expensive ones would cost five taels. This shows how much Xiao Hechuan valued Jiang Sui.
Qi Xiuyuan was there too. He encouraged Xiao Hechuan to pick out a gown of the same color as Jiang Sui's. Then, they could go out wearing the same color clothes. This handsome man and beautiful woman looked like a match made in heaven. They looked so sweet just by looking at each other.
Originally, Xiao Hechuan didn't want to buy it for himself, but after Qi Xiuyuan's constant instigation, he actually felt that what he said made sense.
He said:
"If you don't buy it, your sister-in-law will dress up fresh and beautiful, like a fairy descending from the earth, and you will stand next to her in tattered clothes, just like her servant."
It was just a joke, Qi Xiuyuan always liked to laugh it off. After all, with Xiao Hechuan's temperament and appearance, he would not look like a servant even if he was wearing a sack.
Xiao Hechuan was really impressed by him, and finally he picked out an outfit for himself, a light blue long gown with wide sleeves. It didn't have any special patterns and was only half the price of Jiang Sui's, but it looked very classy on him.
After paying the money, Xiao Hechuan couldn't help but complain to Lu Yao:
"Brother Lu, you should have asked this guy to come to your silk shop to sell cloth. With his mouth, I guarantee your business will be booming!"
"That won't do. My family business is waiting for me to inherit. My mother said that if I fail to pass the imperial examination in this life, I will follow my father into business, then marry a beautiful woman and have some children. It's so wonderful just thinking about it!" Qi Xiuyuan said seriously. Look at people like this. If they don't study hard, they can only go home and inherit the family property. I'm so envious.
"I don't dare to invite him. I'm afraid he will overturn my shop. He is too noisy."
Lu Yao is such a serious and honest person, but after spending a long time with Qi Xiuyuan, he also started to joke with him. Now the three of them are the iron triangle in Baiyun Academy and have the best relationship.
Xiao Hechuan led them to study and improve, and urged them on. One of them was responsible for being the funny guy, while the other was a professional gold coin collector. When they went out to eat, seven out of ten meals, Qi Xiuyuan would trick Lu Yao into paying the bill.
Fortunately, Mr. Lu is not short of money, otherwise he would have been bankrupt by him.
The key is that the Lu family also approves of his interaction with Xiao Hechuan and others. Xiao Hechuan is now a popular figure in Baiyun Academy and a good role model that everyone wants to learn from. As long as the people he teams up with are good people, the old man of the Lu family will not object.
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