Chapter 442 Giving Gifts
The shopkeeper smiled awkwardly and said, "How about this, from now on, I'll give you a 20% discount on everything you buy."
Alin nodded, that’s pretty good.
He bought a lot of brightly colored fabrics suitable for girls and returned home excitedly.
Wanxiang, Tian'er and a few maids were chatting together, chattering about something.
"Hey, isn't that Guard Alin?"
A little maid named Xinghua laughed.
"Guard Alin is so handsome. What is he holding in his hands? Is it material?"
"It looks like real material. Judging by the color, it's for a girl. I wonder who Guard Alin is going to give it to."
"Compared to being a steward servant, being able to marry Guard Alin is simply too great a blessing."
As the few people discussed, A Lin came closer and closer. Several younger maids couldn't hold their temper anymore. Their cheeks were already red. They looked at A Lin with burning eyes as he approached, hoping that he was coming towards them.
"Tian'er...and Wanxiang, you are here."
Wanxiang blinked, and seeing Tian'er next to her with a dreamy expression, she nudged her with her elbow, "I'm calling you."
Tian'er: "What's the matter?"
Alin handed over a piece of fabric. Tian'er looked at it blankly and didn't reach out to take it.
"This is for you."
Tian'er frowned, "No reward without merit. I haven't done anything, so I can't accept your gift for nothing." She looked at the obviously valuable material in Alin's hand and refused it righteously.
Ah Lin smiled and stuffed it in without saying anything. "You usually help the master and the mistress with things, don't you often help me? Today I heard that it was new material, so I bought it for you to try. The rest of you have some too."
Everyone cheered immediately, chattering about how nice and generous A-Lin was and so on.
Wanxiang saw that Tian'er was just holding the material with a smile on her face but no extra expression. She knew that she didn't understand what Alin meant at all and simply thought that the material was a gift from a friend.
Looking at the material in her hand, she thought, is this considered lucky for her?
Alin delivered the material and some left early, and several maids started talking about it.
"You said, he is so generous. These materials cost at least ten taels of silver, but he gave them away just like that. I think Brother Alin must have saved a lot of money working for the master." Xinghua said confidently.
"He's all alone, and he doesn't have much use for money, so he must have saved a lot." The maid next to him winked, "Who knows who will marry A-Lin in the future, and their life will be much easier."
Xinghua raised her eyebrows and looked at the material in her hand thoughtfully.
Wanxiang coughed and said, "Why don't you go and do something? People kindly gave you some material to make clothes, but you're calculating how much money they've saved behind their backs."
Several maids hurriedly said, "Sister Wanxiang, we will go and do the work right away."
With that, he ran away.
Turning back, Wanxiang saw Tian'er looking at the material and said, "The color of this material is well chosen, it suits you. Besides, you usually like to wear this kind of lake blue."
Tian'er smiled. "I think A-Lin has good taste. He takes into account everyone's preferences. Xinghua's maids like pink and light yellow, and he bought the materials they like."
Evening Fragrance: ""
Well, Alin is indeed observant and nice to everyone, but he treats Tianer differently.
How could Tian'er not see it? Just talking about these materials, there are good and bad ones. Everyone's are good, but the material in Tian'er's hand is obviously more unique.
Until the evening, it was not Tian'er's turn to be on duty, so she went back to her room and lay down early.
As soon as she lay down, she heard a knock on the door. She stood up and opened the door, and saw Xinghua standing at the door looking at her expectantly.
"What's wrong? Something happened late at night."
"Sister Tian'er, can I go in and talk?"
"good."
Tian'er took a step back, letting Xinghua come in, and then closed the door.
Xinghua looked around and said enviously, "Madam really loves my sister. Her living place is so nice. It's so different from the places we little maids live in."
As he spoke, he looked at the material beside the bed, walked over and grabbed it in his hand.
"I can't bring myself to speak up today because everyone is here. Actually, I like this lake blue material more. Sister, you have so many good clothes, why don't you give me this one?"
He said this with a smile, an expression as if waiting for Tian'er's consent.
Tian'er frowned, thinking about how many lake blue skirts she had, and hesitated, "Okay... okay."
Xinghua smiled and said, "Sister Tian'er is really generous. You have enough good things, and you will definitely not compete with me. It's getting late, so I'll go back first."
As he said that, he ran out. He bumped into Wanxiang who was returning to the house, and both of them cried out in pain.
Wanxiang: "Why don't you look where you're walking? What a mess you make."
Xinghua quickly apologized: "Sister Wanxiang, I was wrong."
Wanxiang frowned, "Why are you here so late at night instead of doing anything or resting?"
Xinghua hid the material behind her and stammered, "I...I'm fine."
Seeing her hiding, Wanxiang knew that things were not simple. She walked behind her and grabbed the material.
"This material is mine!" Xinghua said.
"Yours?" Wanxiang's face darkened. "I remember this material was the one that Alin gave to Tian'er. How come it's in your hands?"
"Of course it was given to me by Tian'er! She gave it to me, so it's mine." Xinghua made a gesture to reach out and grab it.
Wanxiang dodged it.
"Given it to you? I'm afraid you asked for it. Tian'er has a good temper, so you can bully her as much as you want."
"I didn't! If she doesn't want to, she can just not give it to me." Xinghua said angrily.
Moreover, why was the material that Alin gave her better? Was Tian'er a good match? She didn't understand Alin's kindness at all. Alin's kindness was really wasted.
It would be better to let her come.
"What's wrong? What are you arguing about?" Tian'er walked out the door and said to the two people who were arguing.
"Did you give her this material?" Wanxiang asked.
"Yeah, she said she likes it."
Wanxiang showed an expression of as expected on her face.
"I knew it. This damn girl must have asked you for it. You're really good-tempered. Just give it to me if I ask for it?"
"It's just a piece of material...it's no big deal."
As he was speaking, a man came forward. It was Alin.
His face was not looking good, and he looked at Tian'er with a hurt expression. Tian'er didn't understand why he showed such an expression, but she also knew that he seemed to care about the material.
"Brother Alin." Xinghua lifted her hair, greeted with a smile, and showed an expression that she thought was gentle and cute.
"Xinghua, what's wrong with your face? Is it cramped? Your smile is so awkward, don't smile like that."
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