Sir Song, do you want to pledge yourself to me?

Ji Nuan chuckled: "Okay then, remember to give them some cakes to take back when you leave."

The second sister-in-law urged anxiously, "Don't worry, I remember everything. Go and see mother soon. She's been missing you for a few days."

Ji Nuan smiled cunningly, her tone joking: "Hmph, you think I can't see it? You are in a hurry to let me go, obviously you want to spend more time talking to second brother." After that, she turned and walked towards the inner courtyard, leaving a string of crisp laughter echoing in the courtyard.

The second sister-in-law's cheeks flushed slightly at Ji Nuan's teasing. She stood there, smiling and angrily saying, "Hey! You clever little thing, there's really nothing I can do about you! Your second brother just came back from a long journey, and I want to talk to him more, what's wrong with that?"

Ji He had just finished unloading the carriage and putting away the luggage. He stepped into the courtyard and caught the tail end of his second sister-in-law's words. His face was filled with the joy of returning home, "Wife, you're looking for me? Did you miss me?"

The second sister-in-law looked at Ji He carefully. He seemed a little different from before. She asked, "Have you put away your luggage?"

"Everything is ready." Ji He's eyes fell on his second sister-in-law. Seeing that the others in the yard were busy, he quietly took his second sister-in-law's hand and said softly, "Come with me, I have something to show you."

The second sister-in-law was a little embarrassed by his sudden action, and two blushes flew up on her face. She looked back at the yard embarrassedly, afraid of being discovered. "Oh, what are you doing? My aunt and cousin are still outside. It would be embarrassing if they saw us."

Ji He stopped but did not let go of her hand. He took out a golden hairpin from his arms.

The second sister-in-law's eyes lit up instantly. She asked in surprise and joy, "Is this... is this for me?"

Ji He grinned, revealing his big white teeth, and smiled brightly: "Of course, come and see if you like it."

The second sister-in-law took the gold hairpin with great joy, stroking it carefully, feeling sweet in her heart: "I like it, of course I like it! This is a gold hairpin, which woman would not like it when she sees it?" She said with a smile, her heart full of sweetness.

Seeing his wife so happy, Ji He was also happy and felt that the money was not wasted.

"I knew you would like it." He smiled innocently, feeling warm in his heart.

After being happy, the second sister-in-law gradually regained her senses. She asked in confusion: "Hey, where did you get the money to buy the hairpin?" She knew best how much money Ji He took out, and it was definitely not enough to buy the gold hairpin.

Ji He's face flushed slightly when he heard this. He whispered, "My little sister gave it to us. Two hundred taels each. She said it was protection money for our trip."

The second sister-in-law frowned and disagreed, saying, "This is my younger sister subsidizing us in disguise. How can we, as her brother and sister-in-law, take it?"

"Listen to me, my dear wife." Ji He put his arm around her shoulders and soothed her. "My little sister made a great return on this trip. Not only did she acquire more than twenty shops, several farms, but she also acquired two large houses. A few hundred taels is nothing to her, really."

The second sister-in-law was stunned when she heard this, her jaw almost dropped. It took her a long time to find her voice: "This, this, this is true? You are not lying to me, are you?"

Ji He looked at her surprised expression and couldn't help laughing: "Can I kiss me if I lie to you?" After saying that, he himself felt that his words were a bit frivolous and his face couldn't help but get hot.

Upon hearing this, the second sister-in-law blushed with shame and reached out to gently push him. "You shameless man, what nonsense are you talking about in broad daylight? I was wondering why you were so silent before, but now you've become so smooth-talking?"

"Isn't it because you women at home are becoming more and more capable? If I don't make changes and work harder, how can I be relied upon by you in the future?"

"Ji He, why are you so nice!" The second sister-in-law was so moved that her eyes were red.

"Come, I'll put it on you, so that you can go out and let others envy you." Ji He took the hairpin and inserted it into her bun.

The second sister-in-law gently touched the gold hairpin on her bun. "Does it look good?" she asked nervously, fearing that she was not worthy of this precious jewelry.

Ji He said without hesitation: "Beautiful!"

At this time, Ji Shan, who was in the old house, was carefully looking at the gold bracelet that had just been put on his sister-in-law's wrist.

He held his sister-in-law's hand, his eyes full of admiration: "My wife looks so beautiful wearing this gold bracelet!"

Although the sister-in-law was very happy, she was still a little worried when she thought about the value of the gold bracelet: "I think I should put it away. It is very valuable. If it is accidentally broken, I will be so sad." As she said, she was about to reach out to take off the gold bracelet.

Ji Shan quickly held his sister-in-law's hand and tried to dissuade her, "Silly wife, I bought this gold bracelet for you. If it gets broken, I'll just buy you a new one."

The eldest sister-in-law's heart was boiling with anger when she heard this. Then she thought of something and frowned slightly. "Where did you get the money to buy this gold bracelet? You haven't done anything against the law, have you?"

Facing his wife's slightly suspicious eyes, Ji Shan couldn't help but laugh and cry. He whispered, "What are you thinking? How did I become a bad guy?" Then, he leaned close to his sister-in-law's ear and whispered briefly about Ji Nuan giving him money.

The eldest sister-in-law was a little uneasy: "Isn't this bad? As the eldest brother, how can you spend your sister's money?"

Ji Shan comforted his sister-in-law, "Then let's make cakes well and try to earn as much money as possible so that we can give more dowry to my sister when she gets married."

The eldest sister-in-law's expression became serious: "You are right, we must hurry. My little sister is about to turn seventeen, and even if mother is reluctant to let her go, it is time for her to find someone else."

When mentioning his younger sister's marriage, Ji Shan's face showed reluctance. He suppressed his smile and said, "Not so soon. My younger sister is not in the mood for that right now."

The eldest sister-in-law glared at Ji Shan lightly, her tone filled with helplessness: "I know you are reluctant to leave my younger sister, but people outside are already gossiping. Our family is getting better and better now, and it won't be difficult for my younger sister to find a good family."

Just as the two of them were lost in their own thoughts, Aunt Niu came out from the kitchen, holding a wash basin in her hands. She said with a playful smile, "Oh, Xiaoshan is back. Look at you two, you're like newlyweds after a short separation. You have endless things to talk about just standing here."

Ji Shan was amused by Aunt Niu's words, "Aunt Niu, please stop teasing me. My wife is shy."

Aunt Niu was grinning from ear to ear: "Haha, Xiaoshan still knows how to protect his wife. Xiaoshan, did you just come back?"

Ji Shan smiled and replied, "Yes, I just got home in the afternoon, so I came to visit the old house."

When Aunt Niu heard this, she laughed and said, "Oh, you're so anxious to come and see your wife as soon as you get back? You young people have such a good relationship, it's really enviable!" As she said that, she deliberately winked at her sister-in-law, which made her even more embarrassed.

Aunt Niu was even happier. She walked over, took her sister-in-law's hand and said, "I just saw Xiaoshan putting a gold bracelet on you through the kitchen window. Let me see what it looks like, so that I, an old woman, can have a look at it."

The eldest sister-in-law blushed, lowered her head shyly, and whispered in defense: "It's just an ordinary gold bracelet, there's nothing beautiful about it." But her eyes revealed satisfaction.

"That's made of gold, too. I really like it!" Aunt Niu looked at it with envy, "You are so lucky! Look at me, I'm almost buried in the earth up to my neck, and I don't even have a thin hairpin from your uncle Niu!"

The eldest sister-in-law quickly comforted him: "Don't say that, Uncle Niu is also very obedient to Auntie."

Aunt Niu smiled contentedly, "Hahaha, you're right. I just want him to be so obedient. Isn't it true that when we women live together, we need someone who understands our feelings?"