Lin Yuan’s ear-piercing was finished, but Lin Wei and Xiao Linshuang’s ear-piercing process wasn’t as smooth.
Lin Wei was the most afraid of pain. As soon as Old Sister placed the tiny green bean on her ear, she teared up imdiately.
"Big sister, didn’t it hurt? Didn’t it hurt at all?"
After finishing the piercing with great difficulty, Lin Wei wiped her tears while clutching Lin Yuan’s arm and whispering the question.
Seeing her younger sister crying like a delicate flower weighed down by rain, Lin Yuan puffed out her chest mischievously and declared dramatically, "How could it hurt? It’s such a simple thing! Look, even the youngest sister didn’t—"
"Waaaah!"
Before Lin Yuan could finish her sentence, Xiao Linshuang burst into loud sobs. Her cries startled Old Sister so much that she didn’t know whether to continue or to put a halt to the process.
Lady Liu was both amused and exasperated. While comforting the little girl, she teasingly remarked, "You were the one who pushed to get your ears pierced in the first place. But now, you’re crying the hardest of all? You silly girl, aren’t you supposed to be a doctor? Don’t you usually handle Silver Needles with ease? How co you’re crying now?"
With her nose sniffing and her tears falling as if they were free, Xiao Linshuang looked so pitiful that even Xiao Yongyan turned his face away in disdain.
"Mother, big sister and second sister lied! They said it wouldn’t hurt! They lied!"
Lin Yuan and Lin Wei’s faces turned dark. So this girl was crying not because the pain was unbearable but because she felt tricked! What nerve!
The two sisters were left speechless and promptly moved to the side to join Xiao He in examining the earrings inside the jewelry box.
Watching the three sisters try on erald earrings and pearl earrings with excitent, Xiao Linshuang’s vanity surged up. She steeled herself, wiped away her tears, and grabbed Old Sister’s hand, declaring, "Sister, keep piercing my ears! I want to wear those pretty earrings too!"
Old Sister was montarily speechless. In her many years of handling this task, she had indeed seen quite a few young girls as bold as Xiao Linshuang wanting their ears pierced. But soone who cried their eyes out and then insisted on continuing? This was a first.
Seeing Lady Liu nod in approval, Old Sister uttered a polite "Excuse " and resud rubbing the green bean against Xiao Linshuang’s ear.
Learning from the previous incident, Old Sister was much gentler this ti.
With gentler movents, the process naturally took a bit longer.
Just as Xiao Linshuang was beginning to lose patience from waiting, the Silver Needle struck abruptly!
The expression on Xiao Linshuang’s face imdiately changed again...
Looking at herself in the mirror, now wearing silver earrings, Xiao Linshuang was a mix of joy and sentintality. "So this is how painful it feels when a Silver Needle pierces the skin! I’ll need to be gentler when performing acupuncture in the future!"
Lin Yuan couldn’t help but burst out laughing. Be gentler? Who’d believe Xiao Linshuang’s words! Now that she knows the power of Silver Needles, she’ll probably jab harder in the future!
Perhaps the suffering during the ear-piercing process was too considerable; the three sisters went on a frenzy picking earrings afterward. Lin Yuan chose three pairs in one go, and Lin Wei chose three pairs as well.
Xiao Linshuang was even more outrageous, picking out five pairs!
This made Lady Liu both shake her head and laugh. Clearly, the girl’s little heart had suffered a hundred-point blow!
Besides earrings, the family picked out so other jewelry.
Lady Liu chose a set of newly designed Gold head ornants. Although gold sets were sowhat tacky, the design of this one was truly unique, and it was the only one available in the entire Capital city, so Lady Liu decisively purchased it.
Lin Yuan picked up two pairs of jade bracelets and also chose a stunning White Jade Crown for Xia Zheng.
Lin Wei decided not to buy anything else, but she did pick out a beautiful and delicate Jade Crown for Xiao Linzi.
Chen Ruochu’s temperant initially struck one as sowhat reserved and deep. Lin Wei originally planned to select a dark green Jade Crown for him, but the color appeared overly somber, so she switched to a bright erald green instead.
As for Xiao He, he bought quite a few items: a gold bracelet for Third Aunt, a Golden Hairpin and a pair of Golden Earrings for Sister-in-law Guizhi, and a small Longevity Lock for Xiao Shitou.
For Lin Ershuan, he picked out a Pixiu pendant that could be worn at the waist or hung in the shop—very practical.
If there was anyone truly peculiar, it had to be Xiao Linshuang. She was entirely focused on earrings and ended up buying nothing else but the five pairs she’d already chosen.
But right as they were about to settle the bill and head ho, the little girl suddenly disappeared.
Reviews
All reviews (0)