The shopkeeper saw him and said with a smile, "General Xiao has arrived. It's ready. Greetings, General's wife. I'll have my servant bring it over right away."
"Xiao Shi, bring out General Xiao's box of jewelry." After the shop assistant brought it out, he opened the box. "General, these were all made according to the drawings you gave us."
"Those smaller gems have also been inlaid in the headdress. Does the General's wife find them satisfactory?" I never expected that the General, at his advanced age, would still treat his wife so well.
Not only did he personally search for the gemstones, but he also drew the designs himself. Whenever he had time, he would come to see them. Every time he came, his wife would beat him up, saying he wasn't considerate enough. He was quite wronged.
My wife has so much jewelry at home that she can't even fit it all, and she still complains that he hasn't given her enough. That's just how women are—so troublesome.
An Shuyi looked at the box the shop assistant brought out. It was a large box, filled with sparkling jewelry. There were so many; it would take at least a year or two to make them all.
Moreover, most of those gems were rubies, which shows that Xiao Yubai knew she liked red.
“Madam, don’t just look, try it out. These are all drawings I made myself, and I had the boss make them based on them.”
"Take them back and try them again." There are so many, how long would it take to try them all? Let's just go back and try them again.
"Alright, I'll do as you say, Madam." Xiao Yubai closed the box, took out a stack of silver notes from his pocket, and counted out a few to give to the shopkeeper.
"Boss, here's your pay."
The shopkeeper accepted the silver note. "Thank you, General. If you need jewelry made for your wife in the future, come back to me. I guarantee she will be satisfied."
"I'll come find you again next time." Xiao Yubai picked up the suitcase, and the two returned to the inn.
"Madam, would you like to try it now, or go for a stroll in the street?"
"I'm going to try on some jewelry, then I'll go shopping later." After saying that, she opened the box and her eyes lit up when she saw the jewelry.
He took out a necklace, made of rubies, with a large gemstone in the center and two smaller gemstones on either side. However, it looked more modern.
"Did you draw this picture?"
Xiao Yubai shook his head, "I saw this picture in Peach Blossom Village. I thought it was very beautiful, so I drew it. There are also clothes in those pictures."
An Shuyi nodded, "Those pictures you saw were drawn by Huahua. But you have a good memory; you still remember so many pictures."
Take off the jewelry around your neck and put this on. "Does it look good?"
"Beautiful, exceptionally beautiful."
"I think it looks good too. Huahua's craftsmanship is really good. It's a pity this dress isn't suitable. It would definitely be more beautiful if you wore an evening gown." She put on the matching bracelet and earrings.
"Madam, shouldn't you be praising me? Why are you praising Madam Xia instead?"
"This design was drawn by Huahua, so of course I have to praise her. But thank you anyway for making so many pieces of jewelry for me."
"Your thank you is so perfunctory, my wife."
An Shuyi glared at him, sat on his lap, and kissed him. "Is this okay?"
"No, since Madam has come to me, I will ask for it myself." He then hugged her and began to steady her.
After a long while, he finally put her down. "Wife, next time you give me a thank-you gift, give it to me like this. I like it."
"Okay, now that you've given me the gift, can you let me go?"
"Can."
An Shuyi sat back down and looked through the jewelry, trying on this set and that set. It was a pity that she had to do her hair, which was too much trouble, otherwise she would have liked to try them all.
The jewelry had designs by Hua Hua, but the headdresses weren't; they were designed by Xiao Yubai. She especially liked two anklets, which had bells on them.
After trying on all the jewelry, she put it back and put the box into the card holder. She didn't expect that it was already evening. Just looking at the jewelry had taken several hours.
"Aren't you bored?" she asked, looking at Xiao Yubai, who was sitting there staring at her.
She spent several hours trying on jewelry here, and he sat here watching for several hours as well. This man has really good patience.
"As long as I can be with Madam, I won't be bored. Are you hungry, Madam? Let me take you to eat." They had only eaten some noodles in the morning and hadn't eaten anything else since.
He wanted to remind her, but seeing how seriously she was trying, he didn't disturb her.
"I'm not hungry. Let's go for a walk first, then we'll go eat."
“Alright, I’ll listen to you, Madam.” Xiao Yubai took her hand, opened the door, went downstairs and out of the inn, completely ignoring the stares of others.
"Xiao Yubai, on the street..."
"Call me husband, or just 'my husband.' If others hear you call us that, they'll misunderstand us."
An Shuyi nodded helplessly, "Alright, husband, why are there so many lanterns on the street, and so many for sale?"
"Tomorrow is the Qixi Festival. People will be worshipping or making wishes in the evening, and lanterns will be used. So there are a lot of lanterns these days. It's just that you came at the right time, Madam."
"I see. Let's go back the day after tomorrow. I'll go out and have some fun tonight too."
"Alright, bring your wife tomorrow."
After they had explored enough, they saw that it was getting dark, so they went to eat. After eating, they returned to the inn. The streets were still brightly lit, just like during the day.
"Xiao... Husband, what is that?"
“Madam’s memory is really bad. You can even call this wrong. That’s a Qiaoguo. Madam, please have some.” Xiao Yubai pulled her over and bought some.
There are many kinds of these pastries; fewer people are selling them today, but more will be selling them tomorrow.
"Madam, please have a taste."
An Shuyi took one out of the oil paper, put it in her mouth and took a bite. It wasn't very sweet, but it was still quite delicious.
"Madam, is it delicious?"
"Try it yourself and you'll see." After saying that, she put the chocolate in her hand to his mouth.
Xiao Yubai opened his mouth, and only after swallowing did he say, "It's too sweet!"
"It's not sweet enough; I think there wasn't enough sugar."
"My wife, the pastries you eat are all so sweet they're cloying, so naturally you won't find this Qiaoguo sweet." Only your pastry shop would be so generous with the amount of sugar.
To please her, the cook at home adds half a bowl more sugar to the lotus flower pastries he makes. The cook had previously complained that he could no longer make lotus flower pastries with the real taste.
He was helpless; what could he do when his wife liked him?
"But you said you liked to eat it before. Sure enough, men only use sweet words when they don't have what they want."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yubai hurriedly explained, "Madam, I'm telling the truth. How could I be using flowery words? Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. Would you like another piece?"
"I'm not eating anymore, I'm full now, I'll eat tomorrow morning." The food was good tonight, so she ate a little more than usual, but she can't eat anymore now.
"Alright, then Madam will eat tomorrow. Let's walk a little further to digest, so that Madam can sleep better when we get back."
"good."
The two walked for a while longer, until they had digested their food, before returning to the inn. They shared a room and didn't book any other rooms.
"Waiter, bring water to the room."
"Yes, sir."
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