Chapter 126, Pocket Watch
"What is this?"
After getting on their own carriage, Daohua pointed at the jewelry box in Mrs. Li's arms and asked.
Mrs. Li looked at her daughter in surprise: "You don't know?"
Rice Flower shook her head.
Madam Li placed the jewelry box on Daohua's lap and said, "This was sent by the young master of the Zhou family. He said it was a lucky gift for you."
Daohua's face lit up with joy: "Xiao Yeyang didn't cheat!" As she said that, she couldn't wait to open the box. Suddenly, a whole set of pearl head ornaments came into her sight.
"So beautiful!" Yan Yihan couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
Even Mrs. Li, who had seen a lot of beatings, had her eyes light up.
This set of pearl headwear is exquisitely made and compact, just right for a teenage girl. Defu spent quite a while looking for it.
Daohua picked up one of the butterfly hairpins made of rice-sized pearls and exclaimed, "What exquisite workmanship." The butterfly was lifelike, with its wings spread out as if ready to fly.
Mrs. Li smiled and said, "You will have a headdress to wear when you attend family gatherings in the future." Her daughter didn't have many jewelry, and because the family had many expenses, she couldn't buy her more.
Daohua nodded, and caught Yan Yihan's envious gaze from the corner of her eyes. She smiled and handed the jewelry box over, "Second sister, choose one."
Because it is for little girls, the whole set of headwear has many styles. There are four butterfly hairpins in Daohua's hand, not counting various flower-shaped hairpins.
Yan Yihan shook her hands repeatedly: "How can I accept what the young prince gave to my elder sister?"
Rice Flower: "It doesn't matter. There are plenty anyway."
Seeing that Yan Yihan still refused to make a choice, Daohua thought for a moment and directly inserted the butterfly hairpin in her hand into her bun.
"There are exactly four butterflies, one for each of our four sisters."
Mrs. Li sat aside and did not participate in the distribution of the rice flowers. She was happy with her daughter's generosity and was even more satisfied with her final distribution.
This time, she did not bring Yishuang and Yile with her. No matter how good her reasons were, someone in the family would still be unhappy. Now her daughter had obtained a whole set of headwear alone. If she did not share any with her three younger sisters, she would be accused of hoarding things.
"Thank you, big sister."
Yan Yihan touched the butterfly hairpin on her head, her face full of joy.
"You're welcome!"
Daohua closed the jewelry box and handed it to Mrs. Li, asking her to help keep it.
Mrs. Li took the box and gave a purse to Daohua.
Daohua looked puzzled and said, "Mom, why did you give me the purse?"
Madam Li: "Before we sailed, your third brother came and said it was for you. I didn't even open it to see what it was."
Daohua became interested: "Is this the prize from Third Brother?"
As the purse was opened, a golden pocket watch was revealed.
"ah!"
If Daohua was happy when she saw the pearl headdress, then she could be said to be surprised when she saw the pocket watch.
She was just complaining about how hard it was to tell the time when she was out, but she didn't expect a pocket watch to be delivered so soon.
Yan Yihan had never seen a pocket watch before and didn't know what it meant, but Mrs. Li's expression changed.
She had never seen this thing before, but she had heard about it. It was said to be a precious toy sent as tribute from foreign countries, and only the emperor's favored relatives could own it.
This is not something Wentao can come up with!
Needless to say, it must have been given by the young prince.
Daohua didn't think too much about it. She happily put the pocket watch on her neck, opened the cover to check the time, and said to Madam Li with a smile, "Mother, it's 7:45 pm now."
Mrs. Li's cheeks were a little stiff: "Can you take this thing?"
Daohua also knew that the pocket watch couldn't possibly belong to Third Brother, so she smiled and nodded, "It's okay, um. But I have to think about giving Xiao Yeyang a gift in return."
As he said that, he slapped his head and said, "My chrysanthemum wine! I actually forgot about this. If I had known, I would have given it to Xiao Yeyang."
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Li's cheeks twitched a few times.
The young prince gave you a valuable pocket watch, so your daughter just gave you a few bottles of chrysanthemum wine in return?
Yan Yihuan asked curiously, "Big sister, what is this?"
Daohua: "It depends on the time."
Just then, Mrs. Qian's voice was heard outside the car.
"Sister Li, there's something wrong with our carriage. Can Bilan and I take your carriage back to Xingzhou City?"
Madam Li quickly lifted the curtain and said with a smile, "Of course you can. Come on up."
Mrs. Qian immediately took Qian Bilan into the carriage.
Daohua quickly sat next to Mrs. Li and gave the seat on the left to Mrs. Qian and her daughter.
After climbing the mountain for a whole day, she was actually very tired. She originally wanted to rest in the carriage, but now that outsiders had come, she had to cheer up again.
"Big Sister Yan, Second Sister Yan!" After Qian Bilan sat down, she greeted Daohua and Yan Yihan.
Mrs. Qian has already started chatting with Mrs. Li.
The eyes of both mother and daughter fell on the butterfly hairpin on Yan Yihan's head. As for the pocket watch on Daohua's neck, sorry, they had never seen it before and thought it was a gold lock.
"Is this the lucky charm that the young prince gave to my sister?" Qian Bilan looked at Yan Yihan enviously. "She's so beautiful."
Mrs. Qian also followed suit in praising him, and every word she said mentioned Xiao Yeyang.
Daohua was actually very impatient with such social interactions, but she had to put on a smile, otherwise, the next day, her reputation of looking down on others and being arrogant would spread throughout Xingzhou City.
Seeing that her daughter's eyelids were fighting, Mrs. Li had to try her best to help her shield her from the questions from Mrs. Qian and her daughter.
By the time they returned to the backyard of the provincial government office, it was already dark, and Daohua was already extremely sleepy.
"Okay, I'll go talk to your grandmother. You should go back to your yard and sleep!" Mrs. Li called Wang Man'er and asked her to help Daohua back to Daohuaxuan.
Daohua shook her head and said through her yawns, "No, I've been out all day. Grandma must be worried if she doesn't see me. It's not worth a moment."
In the old lady's yard, everyone in the Yan family did not leave after dinner, and were waiting for Madam Li and the other two to come back.
Yan Zhigao breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Madam Li returning with Daohua and Yan Yihan. "Why are you back so late?"
Madam Li didn't want to say that Madam Zhou had been trying to accommodate the young prince's schedule, so she just smiled and said, "Too many people went there, and everyone was in high spirits, so they came back late." After that, she pushed Daohua and Yan Yihan out.
"These two girls have been playing all day and are now extremely sleepy. Why don't you quickly greet your grandmother and go back to your room to rest?"
The old lady had already noticed the fatigue on Daohua's face, but Yan Yihan was in high spirits: "Alright, alright, go back now, why are you greeting me?"
Daohua didn't force him to stay: "Grandma, I'm going to rest first. I'll come and talk to you tomorrow."
At this time, Yan Yile saw the butterfly hairpin on Yan Yihan's head and exclaimed, "Second sister, where did you get that hairpin?"
Daohua ignored Yan Yile's question, bowed to the elders in the family, and left.
After Daohua left, Yan Yihan smiled and said, "My elder sister gave it to me."
Yan Yile immediately stepped forward and said, "I want one too. I want one too."
Yan Yishuang, who was sitting next to Yan Zhigao, also had a look of longing on her face.
Mrs. Li smiled and said, "Okay, you guys will get what you want. We'll have it all."
Yan Zhiyuan took over the conversation: "This hairpin is made of pearls and looks quite valuable. Where did you get it?"
Madam Li: "In Xiangxia Mountain, we met the young prince, Daohua, and Miss Zhou. We had a mountain climbing competition with the young prince and won the prize."
Yan Zhigao's expression brightened: "Did you meet the young prince?"
Madam Li smiled and said, "Not only the little prince, but also our three boys, Wen Kai and Wen Tao are now in the same class as the little prince."
(End of this chapter)
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