Chapter 226 The Hairpin Dispute
Shen Jingxuan noticed that the hairpin in her hand was taken away, and turned her head to look at the person who took it.
The woman was wearing a light purple dress and her hair reached her waist.
The little face is pretty and charming, but the bun is filled with hair accessories, as if there is no room for a hairpin.
At once, three pairs of eyes looked at the person who took the hairpin first.
The purple-clothed girl was stared at by the three men, and her face gradually turned red.
"I want this hairpin." She raised her chin proudly and looked at the waiter.
When the waiter heard her words, his face turned ugly: "Girl, the lady has already chosen this hairpin, you should take a look at the others."
The guy stays in the shop all day and has seen many things like this.
But he opened a business and had business principles. Even if the city lord's daughter came, he would not give in.
He would only sell it to the lady if the lady didn't want it.
The purple-clothed girl seemed to have not heard: "Didn't she not pay the money? Then it is ownerless. Whoever gets it will own it."
"Miss, everything has a first come first served basis. Since this lady liked it first, it belongs to her," said the waiter.
Shen Jingxuan looked carefully at the woman in front of her, just waiting for the waiter to handle the matter.
"I don't care. I just like this hairpin and I have to buy it."
Seeing that the girl was acting unreasonably, the waiter's face gradually became gloomy.
"How much silver does this hairpin cost?" Shen Jingxuan asked.
If it was the hairpin in the tray, she would not fight with the girl for it.
But the one in the purple-clothed woman's hand was the one she and Xie Lingxiao first went shopping with, and it was also the item she fell in love with at first sight. No matter what, she would not let it go.
The clerk replied, "One thousand taels of silver."
The purple-clothed girl got anxious when she heard this: "Is your shop a shady one? You want so much silver for a broken hairpin."
The hair accessories on her head didn't cost more than a thousand taels of silver.
"What do you want? Are you going to buy it or not?" the waiter became impatient.
He had seen so many different kinds of people, but he had never seen anyone like this.
He clearly didn't have that much money, but he came to his shop to steal other customers' things.
Could it be that she came here to cause trouble on purpose?
The guy narrowed his eyes and stared at the girl in purple.
"Of course I want to buy it." The purple-clothed girl gritted her teeth.
She liked this hairpin very much and had to buy it at all costs.
"One thousand two hundred taels, I'll buy this hairpin." Shen Jingxuan's faint voice sounded.
The purple-clothed girl glared at her: "One thousand taels is already very expensive, and you actually raised the price?"
Shen Jingxuan said calmly: "Miss, first of all, you took what others liked, and secondly, you didn't have enough money."
"I don't blame you for taking the hairpin from me, nor do I blame you for it. I have to spend a lot more money. Why are you dissatisfied?"
"Now that we both like this hairpin, whoever offers the highest price will get it. What do you think?"
She always hated trouble, but trouble had to come and disturb her peace.
Sometimes Shen Jingxuan even wondered if she was a troublemaker.
The waiter nodded without hesitation and said, "It's settled. The highest bidder wins."
"Miss, this lady is offering 1,200 taels. Will you raise the price?"
The purple-clothed girl's brows gradually frowned, and the maid beside her kept pulling her sleeves gently.
"Miss, let's go back. If we are late, the master will be angry."
They had gone out to take care of important matters and only brought the money needed for the work, but now they were wasting their time here.
If I spend the money again and fail to get the job done, I will inevitably be fined when I return.
"I won't go back. I must get this hairpin." The purple-clothed girl insisted.
She looked at Shen Jingxuan proudly: "One thousand three hundred taels."
"One thousand five hundred taels." Shen Jingxuan continued to raise the price.
Just like the girl in purple, this hairpin has a different meaning, but she must get it too.
"Are you crazy? How can this hairpin be worth so much silver?"
Shen Jingxuan raised the corners of her lips slightly: "Maybe it's not worth it in the eyes of the girl, but in my eyes, it's worth it no matter how much money I spend."
Seeing Shen Jingxuan's determined look, the purple-clothed girl slammed the hairpin on the counter and left with red eyes.
She only had 1,500 taels of silver on her now, and even if she took out all of it, she still couldn't get the hairpin.
It was because she saw that Shen Jingxuan still had the ability to raise the price, and she was just waiting for her to raise the price, and then she would call out a higher price.
The waiter secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the girl in purple leave.
He glanced at the people around him who were watching the fun, then silently looked away.
If we continue to fight, not only will we not make any money today, but we will also have to waste the money we spend on renting the shop.
Thinking of this, the waiter became more enthusiastic: "Madam, do you still want this hairpin?"
"Yes, please help me wrap it up." Shen Jingxuan glanced at Xie Lingxiao.
Seeing that he looked as if it had nothing to do with her, she pinched his waist and twisted it gently.
Unexpectedly, he was not annoyed, but laughed even more happily.
Shen Jingxuan glared at him and waited for the waiter to settle the bill.
"Sir, the total is 1,300 taels of silver."
Seeing Shen Jingxuan's confusion, he explained: "This hairpin will still be sold to you at the original price. The remaining two are three hundred and twenty-five taels in total. I will help you to remove the change."
Shen Jingxuan admired the waiter's business skills.
This kind of thing happens all the time in normal days, and most of the time it is not handled well, but the guy seemed to be able to do it with ease.
Obviously he was used to this kind of thing and handled it with ease.
"Madam, give me some silver so I can settle the bill with the clerk." Xie Lingxiao said with a curved eyebrow.
Shen Jingxuan's pretty face turned slightly red, and she wished she could cover Xie Lingxiao's mouth.
The regent asked her for money in front of so many people. Didn't he care about his dignity?
Looking at the bony hand in front of her, Shen Jingxuan slapped the banknote on it.
Xie Lingxiao didn't seem to care at all and left with the waiter, holding the banknote.
Looking at his back, Shen Jingxuan suddenly felt her eyes slightly hot, as if a warm current was about to slide down.
She blinked it back and raised the corners of her mouth instead.
Xie Lingxiao changed so much for her, which made her feel touched all the time.
Shen Jingxuan thought the matter was over, but what she didn't expect was that when Xie Lingxiao came back, he put the remaining silver back into her hands.
"Madam, please keep the silver."
"..."
Shen Jingxuan slapped the silver back into Xie Lingxiao's hand, turned around and left first.
It would be fine if he embarrassed someone once, but he is not done yet.
Does he want everyone to know that he is henpecked?
Xie Lingxiao followed closely, held Shen Jingxuan's hand, and walked out of the shop with her.
Looking at Shen Jingxuan who didn't say a word, he gradually tightened his grip on her hand.
"Have you had enough fun?" Shen Jingxuan didn't look at him and continued walking forward.
Xie Lingxiao raised his eyebrows slightly: "Yeah."
He just particularly liked this feeling and also liked to call her Madam.
The two stopped talking, and Xie Lingxiao took Shen Jingxuan towards the Chen Mansion.
When they arrived at the gate of Chen's house, they were shocked by the scene before them.