Chapter 309 A Small Gift with Great Meaning
After having tea at the teahouse, Gu Shuyan led Yan Meier out the door.
With the weather these days, there aren't many young ladies going out shopping. Plus, it's not yet the end of the year, so the wives of officials who buy and give gifts haven't started their busy schedules yet, making the streets seem rather deserted.
"I wonder what Miss Gu would like to buy today?"
Yan Meier watched Gu Shuyan wander around aimlessly, looking indecisive, and couldn't help but glance at her before cautiously asking.
"Gold and silver jewelry and accessories are definitely a must, but I want to buy some separately for my two older brothers to thank them for taking care of me this past year."
Gu Shuyan spoke with a sincere expression, truly resembling a younger sister wanting to thank her brother.
Yan Meier's mind raced upon seeing this, "Then, Miss Gu, have you decided what to give her?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Shuyan shook her head awkwardly and said somewhat embarrassedly, "Not yet."
Having gotten the answer she wanted, Yan Meier smiled gently and suggested, "Then why doesn't Miss Gu embroider a purse or a sachet herself and give it to the two gentlemen?"
As the saying goes, a small gift carries great meaning. For a prominent family like the Marquis of Yi'an's mansion, sending a purse or sachet would be a better way to show sincerity.
Upon hearing this, Gu Shuyan clapped her hands and exclaimed excitedly, "Miss Yan, you're so clever! How come I didn't think of that!"
Before she could finish being happy, Gu Shuyan's face fell. "But my embroidery skills are not good. I'm afraid the things I embroider will be unbearable to look at. How can I give them away?"
Gu Shuyan looked distressed. Yan Meier hadn't expected that Gu Shuyan wouldn't know how to embroider. As a daughter of a prominent family, who wouldn't sew and embroider their own wedding dress? That's why Yan Meier naturally assumed that Gu Shuyan knew how to embroider.
Of course, Gu Shuyan is also skilled in embroidery. Not only can she embroider, but she embroiders even better than professional embroiderers.
However, Gu Shuyan had her own plans at the time, which is why she told Yan Meier this lie.
"Since Miss Gu doesn't mind, why don't I embroider a couple for you?"
Seeing Gu Shuyan's worried expression, Yan Meier's eyes lit up, and she immediately started plotting something.
Gu Shuyan pretended not to understand and looked at her, asking with a mixture of uncertainty and surprise, "You're willing to help me?"
"Of course, aren't we friends? As long as you don't tell and I don't tell, no one will know that I embroidered this."
Yan Meier spoke sweetly, but in her heart she was thinking that as long as Gu Renjie wore the purse she had embroidered herself, the Gu family would have no choice but to agree to marry her, regardless of whether they wanted to or not.
As the two talked, they arrived at the jewelry shop. Yan Meier's eyes shone as she looked at the dazzling array of gold and silver jewelry inside.
Although she was the legitimate daughter of a third-rank official, she was still a newly rich woman, and with her father's connections in the officialdom, she still lived a very frugal life.
"Shopkeeper, bring out all your best jade pendants for me to see."
Upon entering, Gu Shuyan did not immediately ask to see the jewelry and headwear worn by women. Instead, she asked the shopkeeper to bring out a pile of jade pendants worn by men.
Her gaze fell on a palm-sized piece of white jade, and Gu Shuyan asked, "Shopkeeper, how much is this piece?"
“Miss, you have excellent taste. This is the best piece of white jade in our shop, worth a thousand taels of silver.”
When the shopkeeper saw that Gu Shuyan had taken a liking to the best piece of white jade at first glance, he immediately stepped forward with a smile and introduced it to her.
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