Chapter 1002: Hairpin (9)
Sanni looked at Gu Yao and couldn’t help laughing, "Big sister, stop being so unkind. How could Second Brother Gu possibly give you something so exquisite? That’s for Erni..." As she spoke, she pulled out a box of rouge from the cloth bundle, "At most, he’d give you this, and even that would be quite generous..."
"Oh, my status is so low..." Yang Ruxin exclaimed dramatically.
The others covered their mouths to hide their laughter, while Erni was so embarrassed she almost wished she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
Xun Hui, however, was somewhat confused as she looked from one to another. Could her second daughter be involved with Gu Yao? Her heart suddenly filled with an indescribable feeling. Her own daughter had someone she fancied, yet she was always the last to know, and it seemed no one really cared about her feelings... She felt like such a failure as a mother.
"Children and grandchildren have their own blessings," Mrs. Feng said gently patting Xun Hui’s hand. "Not to boast, but my two sons, they’re very good."
"I know, and I’m not upset, it’s just that I feel like such a failure..."
"How could you possibly be a failure?" Mrs. Feng laughed. "You’re a winner in life, look at how exceptional your children are..."
After a pause, Xun Hui smiled. Yes, these were her children, indeed. As long as she didn’t let them down, she truly was a winner in life.
Knowing that Erni was shy, Yang Ruxin didn’t continue to tease them and returned the box, but she mischievously insisted that Gu Yao give the gift there and then and told Erni to open the box on the spot.
With a blushing face, Erni opened the box to find a very beautiful gold inlaid jade hairpin.
In this era, it was not proper for a man to casually give a woman a hairpin because that suggested the act of putting up one’s hair, which only married women would do. So it also carried the implication of a marriage proposal.