Upon entering the Linglang Pavilion, Lin Huihui's eyes widened in amazement.
The jewelry here is so beautiful, it's dazzling.
"Yu Yan, who is this young lady?"
He Yuyan smiled and said, "This is my stepfather's daughter, Lin Huihui." After saying that, she winked at them. Xu Qingyao and Ye Shanshan were her best friends, and their families were also related, so they immediately understood when He Yuyan winked at them.
"So you're the daughter of Lord Lin. I'm Xu Qingyao."
"My name is Ye Shanshan. You are Yu Yan's younger sister, so you'll be our sister from now on. Come on, let's look at jewelry together. Tell me what you like later, and I'll give you a discount."
Upon hearing this, Lin Huihui's eyes widened in surprise: "This is your shop?"
Xu Qingyao immediately said, "Shanshan, Miss Lin is the county magistrate's daughter. How could she need you to take advantage of her? Don't look down on her, Sister Lin, don't you agree?"
Lin Huihui didn't say anything, feeling very guilty. Although her father was a county magistrate, she really didn't have much money. The only silver she had was the five taels of silver that Yuan Yajing had given her when she left.
“I noticed that my sister is wearing pearl jewelry, but jade is actually more beautiful than pearls. Uncle Hai, bring over those new sets of mutton fat jade, jadeite, and Hetian jade jewelry for Miss Lin to see. Miss Lin is the daughter of the county magistrate, so naturally she can’t look at anything too inferior.”
Lin Huihui became somewhat smug from being flattered.
Uncle Hai immediately brought out several pieces of jade jewelry on a tray and placed them in front of Lin Huihui.
Ye Shanshan pulled Lin Huihui to try on each piece of jewelry one by one: "These pieces of jewelry must be tried on, otherwise how can you see the effect? Lin sister, try them on boldly and without worry."
Lin Huihui only had five taels of silver on her. Even if she was naive and had never seen much of the world, she knew that jade jewelry couldn't be bought for just a few taels of silver.
But if I can't afford it myself, there's always Yuan Yajing. I can just have Yuan Yajing pay for it later. Anyway, she's rich and generous.
Thinking about this, Lin Huihui felt that her father was amazing, there were always women willing to throw themselves at him.
Lin Huihui assumed Yuan Yajing would pay, so when Ye Shanshan pulled her, she actually put the jade bracelet on her wrist. Looking at the jade bracelet on her wrist, her eyes shone brightly, showing that she really liked it.
"Sister Lin, try this mutton fat jade one, it's even prettier than jadeite."
Lin Huihui had just reached out to take it, and before she could even put it on, she heard a crisp sound; the jade bracelet had fallen to the ground and shattered.
"Oh dear, this is the finest mutton fat jade! This bracelet is worth two hundred taels of silver! Lin Meimei, how could you be so careless?" Ye Shanshan said with a pained expression. "There's nothing I can do, you have to pay the bill."
"Someone bumped into me just now, and that's when my bracelet fell to the ground." Lin Huihui was anxious. Two hundred taels! Good heavens, she only had five taels on her.
After speaking, Lin Huihui turned around and looked at He Yuyan and Xu Qingyao.
Xu Qingyao said, "We didn't hit you, don't look at me."
He Yuyan smiled and said, "I didn't bump into you."
"Someone bumped into me! Otherwise, the jade bracelet wouldn't have broken. If anyone should pay for it, it should be that person."
"But nobody saw who bumped into you? You say someone bumped into you, then find that person! Lin Meimei, we can't lie, and we can't always try to shirk responsibility. If it were two or twenty taels, I wouldn't need you to pay for it, but this is two hundred taels! Don't make things difficult for me."
Lin Huihui was also encountering such a thing for the first time, and she cried anxiously. She looked at He Yuyan, hoping that He Yuyan could say a few words to help her, but He Yuyan said: "It must be because you didn't hold the jade bracelet properly that it fell. Pay for it."
"Could it be that they can't afford to pay the compensation?" Xu Qingyao looked at Lin Huihui with disdain.
He Yuyan sneered, "Her? No wonder she can't afford to pay. Hehe, everything she's wearing is from the Yuan family. She lives off the charity of the Yuan family. She's a poor family."
Lin Huihui was deeply hurt by these words, and her eyes filled with tears: "You..."
"Stop with the 'you' and 'me' talk, just pay up! Miss Lin, you're not trying to renege on your debt, are you? It's only two hundred taels, I don't want to end up in court, it wouldn't sound good if word got out." Ye Shanshan was nowhere to be seen with her earlier enthusiasm.
Lin Huihui wasn't stupid; now she realized she'd been tricked by them. She glared at He Yuyan and yelled, "You got me into this!!"
"Oh, you're not stupid after all!" He Yuyan laughed. "But... do you have any evidence? Who saw it? You poor bastard!"
Lin Huihui was furious and raised her hand to slap He Yuyan, but was pushed to the ground by He Yuyan's maid Xiuer: "How dare you lay a hand on my young lady?"
"How dare you treat me like this, you lowly servant? My father is the county magistrate. I'll have him beat you to death!"
"Who saw my maid lay a hand on you? You clearly tripped and fell by accident." He Yuyan said smugly.
Xu Qingyao and Ye Shanshan quickly shook their heads, saying they hadn't seen anything.
Lin Huihui stared at the scene in disbelief. Her father was the county magistrate, the highest-ranking official in the area. Why were they all unafraid?
I should be the most distinguished young lady here, so why are they ganging up on me?
Ye Shanshan said again, "Stop talking nonsense, are you going to give me two hundred taels of silver or not?"
He Yuyan watched Lin Huihui with amusement.
Lin Huihui suddenly laughed. She stood up and said, "Isn't it just losing money? Two hundred taels? I don't have that, but my mother, Madam Yuan, does. My mother is generous and kind. She's good to my whole family and loves my father so much. Because of that love, she's happy to spend money on me. Even if I broke ten jade bracelets, let alone one, she would still give me money."
He Yuyan's expression changed drastically.
She could tell from Lin Huihui's eyes and expression that she was mocking her, mocking her for scheming and plotting, and finally scheming against her own mother.
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