Chapter 94 4
Exchanging a handkerchief for a piece of jade worth a fortune is a very good deal in anyone's eyes.
Su Wanwan took Yu home, and Su Cha couldn't help but ask, "Isn't that a bit too dark?"
"This is not an ordinary jade," Su Wanwan said happily, "This is a token of love between me and Brother Changfeng. Besides, I also gave him a handkerchief that I embroidered myself. It took me a long time to embroider it. Jade can be bought with money, but a handkerchief that I embroidered myself cannot be bought with any amount of money. What's the difference between a black-hearted person and a white-hearted person? Can love be calculated with money?"
Su Cha, who always agreed with his daughter's wrong logic, rarely kept silent. In fact, what he wanted to say was that it was not that the handkerchief was not available, but that Su Wanwan's embroidery was too ugly and no one would buy it even if he sold it.
Su Cha knew how good his daughter's embroidery skills were.
Seeing his daughter so happy, Su Cha did not say anything to ruin her mood. Liu Lian on the side stared at the jade pendant again and again. After Su Wanwan returned to her room, she said to Su Cha: "Husband, do you think Pei Changfeng's parents will say that our Wanwan bullies others?"
Su Cha said, "I said it's not about money. It's all a testimony to the affection between the two children. Besides, it's too petty for adults to be fussy about the children's play. If Wanwan marries into such a family, she will be bullied."
Liu Lian also thought it was right, "Yes, you shouldn't marry someone who is so stingy."
On the other side, Yang Hou Mansion.
Yang Lu noticed that the jade pendant on her son's waist was missing. "Where's the jade pendant? I remember you took it out this morning, didn't you?"
Pei Changfeng's eyes wandered for a moment, "Give it away."
Yang Lu was a little anxious. "My child, you and I spent a lot of effort to find this jade pendant. Such a big piece of mutton-fat jade cannot be bought even with money. How can you give away the birthday gift your mother gave you?"
Pei Changfeng took out the handkerchief from his chest and said, "It's not a gift. She exchanged it with me."
Yang Lu looked at the handkerchief embroidered with something unknown for a long time, and suddenly realized, "A girl exchanged it with you?"
Pei Changfeng nodded.
Yang Lu smiled, stretched out his hand to take the handkerchief and examined it, "Son, you know what, this girl is very ingenious. She embroidered the mandarin ducks so well... so skillfully. It's really rare."
Yang Lu asked again, "Which girl is this? I think the jade pendant is too small. I should have picked a bigger one for you. The pattern on it is not very delicate. Oh... did you find out what the girl likes?"
Pei Changfeng thought about it and saw that judging from Su Wanwan's appearance, she must be a girl who loved beauty. As for other things, he really didn't know much about her.
Although Su Wanwan always sent him pastries, Pei Changfeng didn't think she would like to cook. No one would like to make these things. And looking at Su Wanwan's appearance, she was not very skilled and even hurt her hand.
"She likes to dress up, mother. Don't you have a pink jewel rose hairpin?"
The corner of Yang Lu's mouth twitched. This child really knows how to choose. This hairpin is the most expensive one. However, when she thought about giving it to her future daughter-in-law, Yang Lu waved her hand generously and said, "Mom will find it for you later."
Pei Changfeng nodded, remembered something, and went to the study again.
In order to give the gift to Su Wanwan, Pei Changfeng carried the hairpin with him these days, but Su Wanwan no longer came to give him gifts.
"Changfeng, why didn't Miss Su come to see you? Did you make her angry?" Bai Jitong pondered, "Yeah, it's normal for someone with your personality to make a girl angry."
Pei Changfeng glanced at him, and Bai Jitong quickly shut up, "I was just talking nonsense, nonsense, maybe something happened at the girl's home."
Something happened?
Pei Changfeng frowned, and after separating from Bai Jitong, he went straight to General Weiyuan's Mansion.
The housekeeper saw him and felt that he was unfamiliar. "Sir, who are you looking for?"
Since it was related to the woman's reputation, Pei Changfeng did not say that he was coming to find Su Wanwan, but only said that he was looking for Su Cha.
The butler sent someone in to report, and a moment later Su Cha came rushing in with a gun in his hand. He thrust the gun tip forward, and with a gust of wind, the gun tip was less than half an inch away from Pei Changfeng.
Pei Changfeng didn't even blink.
"You have courage," Sucha smiled and put away his gun, "Come in."
Pei Changfeng pinched his palms which were full of cold sweat, steadied his breathing, and then followed Su Cha in.
"What are you doing here today?" Su Cha was a straightforward person. "Are you proposing marriage? So soon? I haven't agreed yet."
"I'm not proposing a marriage. I just..." Pei Changfeng didn't know how to explain why he came. In fact, the moment he decided to come, his purpose was already impure.
"Just what?" Su Cha smiled, "Everyone in my family is straightforward, and I don't want to scare you. You can go and see Wan Wan. I know what young people think. After all, everyone has been young."
After saying that, Su Cha asked the servants to take Pei Changfeng to find Su Wanwan, and he left first.
After Pei Changfeng walked away, Su Cha immediately turned back and followed him secretly.
Su Wanwan didn't know that Pei Changfeng had come. She was too tired from cooking a few days ago and planned to take a break. She had placed a soft couch in the yard and was lying under the shade of a tree reading a storybook. She was reading about the unspeakable things between a chivalrous hero in the martial arts world and a lady in the imperial palace.
Pei Changfeng stood behind the archway and did not rush in. He thought that he would not offend Su Wanwan at such a distance. However, when he raised his eyes, he saw Su Wanwan under the shade of a tree. She was wearing a lotus pink dress and lying on the couch in a very bold posture. Her little face was red, probably from the sun.
Hong Xing, who was serving nearby, was so frightened when she saw Pei Changfeng that she almost fainted. She hurriedly and secretly pulled Su Wanwan's clothes.
Su Wanwan looked up and met Pei Changfeng's gaze.
A heat began to spread from her cheeks to her whole body. Su Wanwan took down her legs that were resting on her elbows, trying her best to pretend that nothing had happened, and said in a tender voice: "Brother Changfeng, why are you here?"
If her face hadn't been blushing strangely, Pei Changfeng would have believed that she really didn't care.
Pei Changfeng didn't expect to see these. After all, he was just standing outside the yard and did not step into the most private woman's boudoir.
Su Wanwan didn't comb her hair, just let it fall behind her head. Without the exquisite makeup, she looked even more charming.
"I... I came to see if your hand is healed," Pei Changfeng took out the ointment, "This ointment is very effective, I'll give it to you."
Su Wanwan blinked, took the ointment, and acted touched, "Brother Changfeng, you are so kind."
Her big eyes seemed to be filled with bright spring light, and Pei Changfeng's heart skipped a beat.
In her own territory, Su Wanwan had no scruples at all. She took Pei Changfeng's sleeve and led him to her room. "Brother Changfeng, it's hot outside. Come in and have a cup of tea."
"Miss Su, this is inappropriate."
Although it was inappropriate to say this, Pei Changfeng's actions were very real. Without any hesitation, he followed Su Wanwan in.
The girl's boudoir was indeed different from his room. As soon as he entered the door, a faint fragrance hit him in the face. It was the scent of roses that kept Pei Changfeng awake many times.
The room is filled with elegant and lovely colors. Even the lichens are decorated with small floral patterns. The tea sets on the table are different from ordinary ones. They are exquisite and beautiful.
But in just a moment, Pei Changfeng had already taken a look at everything outside the compartment.
Su Wanwan poured tea for Pei Changfeng, "Brother Changfeng, this is rose tea, try it."
Because she was somewhat aware of the beauty of her appearance, Su Wanwan knew that even without any jewelry, she was still so beautiful that people could not take their eyes off her.
"Do you like roses very much?" Pei Changfeng asked.
Su Wanwan nodded, not shying away from the question, "Yes, roses are so beautiful and smell so good. Although they have thorns, beautiful things always have to have some edge. Otherwise, if they are just beautiful, they will seem ordinary."
"That's right," Pei Changfeng agreed. He took out the box from his sleeve. "This is a gift from me to you as a thank you for the food you made for me. See if you like it."
The two of them were whispering about something in the room. Su Cha quietly came behind the window, opened a crack and looked inside.
Su Wanwan likes surprises. The moment she saw the rose hairpin, her eyes lit up. "It's so beautiful! This hairpin must be very expensive!"
"As long as you like it." Pei Changfeng smiled.
Su Wanwan took the mirror and handed the hairpin to Pei Changfeng, "Brother Changfeng, can you give me the hairpin?"
Su Cha outside the window was so anxious that he jumped up and down. Seeing Pei Changfeng take the hairpin, he wanted to rush in and pull this guy out. He said that he could let the two of them meet, and just one meeting would be enough! Who let them talk for so long!
Pei Changfeng picked up the hairpin and put it down again, "Sorry, I'm not good at combing my hair."
He saw Su Cha, who looked anxious and pale, from the corner of his eye and stood up. "It's getting late. I will go back first. Miss Su, please stay."
Su Wanwan was a little confused, she said: "Wait!"
Su Wanwan ran to the inner room and quickly brought back a sachet, "Brother Changfeng, I made this myself, you can keep it as a little toy."
There are no patterns on the sachet, only a small "wind" character in the corner. However, the material is very precious, it is Shu brocade, and the color is very beautiful. It can be seen that it was carefully selected.
Pei Changfeng took the sachet and thanked him solemnly.
He didn't think there was any price disparity between the jewel hairpin he gave and the sachet Su Wanwan gave him. On the contrary, he felt that the things he made with his own hands were more valuable and worth cherishing.
After Pei Changfeng left, Su Cha came to Su Wanwan's room and pretended to check it out, then snatched the hairpin from her hand, "Oh, that boy is really willing to spend money, this hairpin is not cheap."
Su Wanwan wanted to snatch the hairpin back, but Su Cha put his hand on her head and said, "You little bastard, tell me, have you decided on that boy?"
Su Wanwan was furious. "What do you mean by confirm or not? I just like him. It's not nice to say that I confirm. I'm not a stubborn idiot. I like him because he treats me well."
"That's right!" Su Cha laughed and returned the hairpin to her. "This is my Su Cha's daughter."
On the other side, Pei Changfeng returned home, and Yang Lu couldn't wait to ask him what he had gained.
Hearing that the hairpin was given away and Su Wanwan gave a sachet in return, Yang Lu could not help but nod, "She is a good girl who knows how to reciprocate. Oh, no, this sachet has your name on it. It was not prepared suddenly, but I had thought of giving it to you a long time ago. Not bad, not bad."
Pei Changfeng nodded, "Yes, she had prepared it to give to me a long time ago."
Yang Lu couldn't help but laugh, "Look at you, you're so silly. Since you and that girl have a mutual understanding, why don't you come and propose marriage some other day?"
"I want to ask her what she thinks first," Pei Changfeng said his thoughts, "I don't want to scare her."
"Okay, okay, I'll do as you say."
The daily routine of the Hanlin Academy is sometimes busy and sometimes not. When it is busy, one can keep one's feet on the ground, and when it is slow, even watching flies flying is interesting.
Pei Changfeng was loaned to the Ministry of Revenue for half a month. He had to get up before dawn every day and go home late at night. Even having a cup of tea had to be squeezed in time. When he finally finished his work and was about to ask Su Wanwan out for snacks, he found a strange man standing next to Su Wanwan.
The streets were bustling with people in the evening. Pei Changfeng saw Su Wanwan and the man walking side by side. They seemed to be talking about something interesting and were both laughing happily.
But in a moment, Pei Changfeng began to reflect. Was it because he was too busy recently that Su Wanwan was angry? After reflecting for a while, Pei Changfeng stepped forward decisively.
Su Chengyi has been accompanying Su Wanwan shopping for a whole day. In the past, he thought that women just walked around the street, but today, after walking for a whole day, he, a military general, felt his legs were sore.
Su Chengyi began to negotiate, "Wanwan, we've been shopping all day, why don't we go back first, it's getting dark."
Su Wanwan didn't comment, "It's going to get hot soon, I need to buy a few more beautiful skirts, otherwise what if Brother Changfeng gets tired of them?"
Su Chengyi thought of Su Wanwan's room full of clothes, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he muttered quietly, "I guess his memory isn't that good."
Women are just strange. Aren't clothes red, yellow, blue, purple, and green? Just wear any of them. Why buy so many different patterns? Will there be any difference when you wear them?
Su Chengyi thought so, but he didn't dare to say it. After all, he was Su Wanwan's sworn brother. How could a brother say such things about his sister? He didn't want to go back and be scolded by his sworn father.
"Brother, do you think I should wear pink or blue next time?"
Hearing the word "brother", Pei Changfeng, who was following the two of them, felt bad.
Su Chengyi shuddered, feeling as if he was being stared at, and felt a little scared.
"You look good in anything," Su Chengyi laughed, "Pink, you're young, and pink looks good on you."
Pei Changfeng walked behind and was very dissatisfied with this man's pickyness. It was Su Wanwan's freedom to wear whatever she wanted, so why should this man interfere?
When Su Wanwan entered another store, Su Chengyi couldn't walk anymore, so he ordered a skewer of fried tofu from a roadside stall and ate while waiting, muttering, "Women are trouble."
"Since it's troublesome, why should I delay her?"
Su Chengyi was so frightened by the sudden sound that he almost choked on the tofu in his mouth. He turned his head and saw Pei Changfeng staring at him coldly. He frowned and said, "Who are you? You are just eating tofu and worrying about other people's business. What right do you have to interfere in my family's affairs?"
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