Crossing Over to Yamada Love

Erlang's eyes gleamed with joy. He was pleased that his wife treated his sister this way. He said, "Don't bother looking for anything else. My sister doesn't care about that. Just treat her well in the future. Forget about jewelry and such. What she values ​​is sincerity."

"Don't worry, my husband, I will definitely treat my sister and family well. However, I still need to express my feelings and let my sister know that I, as her sister-in-law, like her. My husband, take a look at this hairpin, how about it?" Bai Qing'er showed the hairpin she had found to Erlang.

Erlang nodded after looking at it and said, "It's good. The style is novel and the quality is good. It's also a thoughtful gift from you as my sister-in-law. My sister will like it."

"Please wait a moment, my lord. I'll go see my sister off and be back in a bit. Don't read anymore, my lord. You should rest early." After saying this, Bai Qing'er glanced shyly at Erlang and then walked out.

Erlang was distracted by her gaze. He was newly married and at the age of youthful vigor, so he couldn't concentrate on his book. He felt a strong itch in his heart, like a cat's claws. So he stopped reading, went to wash up, and waited for his wife to come back so they could have a good time together.

Bai Qing'er, carrying the box containing the gold hairpin, came to Mo Lan's door again. Mo Lan's room was dark, the lights were off, so she must be resting. She gently knocked on the door.

"Who is it?" Mo Lan had already gone to bed to rest when she suddenly heard a knock on the door, so she asked.

"It's me. Is my sister asleep? I have something I want to tell you." Bai Qing'er's voice came from outside the door.

"Oh, sister-in-law, wait a minute." Mo Lan hurriedly got up, lit the lamp, put on her clothes, and went to open the door.

"Sister-in-law, please come in and sit down." Mo Lan politely invited her in.

"I'm sorry to disturb your rest, sister," Bai Qing'er said politely before entering the house.

Once inside, she glanced around and saw the box that Mo Lan had taken from the main room earlier was placed on the table. She hadn't put it in a box and locked it.

"Sister-in-law, have some water. Why are you still up so late? Is something the matter?" Mo Lan asked, puzzled. She felt that her new sister-in-law didn't have a good impression of her and didn't understand why she was looking for her so late.

"Sister, I was able to marry into this family because of you. It was you who went to meet me, and I've always been grateful to you. Tomorrow is my third day back home, and I thought I'd give you a small gift. It's nothing, just a token of my appreciation, and I hope you won't find it offensive." Bai Qing'er finished speaking and handed the box to Mo Lan.

Mo Lan was taken aback. What was wrong with her sister-in-law? Didn't she dislike her? Why was she giving her a gift? Although she was taken aback, she didn't show it on her face and smiled as she declined, saying, "Sister-in-law, what are you doing? We're all family, and we'll be getting along for decades to come. Don't be so polite. I appreciate your kindness, but I'll keep the gift."

When Bai Qing'er saw Mo Lan refuse, her eyes immediately reddened, and she said to Mo Lan, "Sister, is it because you don't like your sister-in-law that you don't want her things?"

Well, Mo Lan had no choice but to accept it. If she refused again, Mo Lan was afraid Mo Lan would burst into tears. She could only accept it and said, "Thank you, sister-in-law. You've gone to so much trouble."

Bai Qing'er then smiled again and said, "Little sister, open it and see if you like it."

Mo Lan had no choice but to open the box, looked at the gold hairpin inside, and smiled, "It's very beautiful, thank you sister-in-law, Lanlan likes it very much."

"I'm glad you like it." Bai Qing'er smiled sweetly.

Mo Lan thought for a moment, then got up and went to look for something next to the box. As she looked, she thought: "It's the third day after their wedding, I should give them something. Otherwise, they'll say I don't know any manners."

She found a jade pendant, put it in a box, gave it to Bai Qing'er, and said it was a gift for her younger brother from her maternal family.

This jade pendant isn't particularly fine; it's probably worth a few dozen taels of silver. Mo Lan gave it to Bai Qing'er to fulfill the proper etiquette and to encourage her to treat her in-laws better.

Bai Qing'er smiled and thanked her. She praised Mo Lan a couple of times, then took her leave, telling Mo Lan to get some rest.

Mo Lan saw her off and went to the table to blow out the lamp. As she blew out the lamp, she glanced at the table. There were three boxes on it. Two of them were from her grandmother's room, and one was brought over by her sister-in-law. All three were lying there intact. She smiled, then turned off the lamp and went to bed.

Before going to sleep, she always felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't remember what it was. Gradually, she stopped thinking about it and fell into a deep sleep.

Bai Qing'er returned to her room and saw Erlang waiting for her. She blushed and smiled, then waved the box in her hand at Erlang, saying it was a gift from her younger sister to her brother. She also said a few nice things about Mo Lan.

Erlang had a big smile on his face. He was very happy that his sister-in-law and aunt were like this. Because he was eager to get intimate with Bai Qing'er, he didn't look at what was in the box. After Bai Qing'er put the things away and went to the bedside, he pulled her over.

Bai Qing'er smiled, her face flushed, her breathing a little rapid, and she looked at her man shyly.

Erlang looked at the beautiful woman in his arms, leaned over and pressed her down beneath him, and the room was instantly filled with the warmth of spring.

The next day, when Mo Lan woke up, it was already broad daylight. After Xia Yu combed her hair, she went to the table to put away the three boxes.

She gave Xia Yu the gold hairpin that Bai Qing'er had given her the night before, asking her to put it away for her. She also casually asked when Bai Qing'er and her second brother were going to town.

Xia Yu said that the two of them had gotten up a while ago, grabbed a bite to eat, and left. They had been gone for about fifteen minutes.

Mo Lan was taken aback; she had left quite early, without even waiting for her to get up.

She picked up two more boxes, which were given to her by Grand Secretary Chen as part of her dowry, but were actually a way of remembering her grandmother.

A few days ago, Erlang got married. The house was in a mess, and Molan moved all the valuables to the back. When she finished and was on her way back, the two boxes were delivered to Wang's room. Wang called Molan over last night and returned them to her.

Mo Lan was a little tired at the time, so she put it on the table when she got back to her room, planning to put it away when she got up. After all, it was her own home, and she wouldn't lose it.

She casually opened the box. To be honest, she really liked both items. Not only was the jade of good quality, but the craftsmanship was even better. Either piece would be very valuable. The main thing was that the jade hairpin was really beautiful, with two orchids on it. She especially liked it.

But when she opened the box, she was dumbfounded; it was empty. What happened? She hurriedly opened another one, and thankfully, the jade Guanyin was still there.

Mo Lan's face darkened. She clearly remembered that when she left Wang Shi's room last night, the things were still there. Wang Shi had even opened the two boxes and looked at them before handing them to her. Everything inside was there, so why was one thing missing now?

Suddenly, Mo Lan thought of Bai Qing'er. Only Bai Qing'er had entered her room last night. She had complained about Bai Qing'er's sudden visit with a gold hairpin, and she had even gone to find her a jade pendant. Bai Qing'er must have taken the hairpin from the box while she was looking for the pendant as a return gift. She had opened the box herself, but because of the noise, she hadn't heard Bai Qing'er open it.

Anger flashed in Mo Lan's eyes. What was this? Bai Qing'er was strong-willed and looked down on her family. Fine, they bought her a house in town, bought her a shop, and her family had given her plenty of things. They had never mistreated her. Why would she steal their own things?

"Xia Yu, how long have my brother and the others been gone?" Mo Lan asked with a stern face.

"Not long, about fifteen minutes." Xia Yu saw the empty box. She didn't know what had happened, but she could tell that her mistress was angry.

"I'll go out first. Can you help me look inside for a jade hairpin?" Mo Lan said, asking Xia Yu to search inside the house while she went directly to Wang Shi's room.

"Lan'er, hurry up and eat. The food is getting cold." As soon as Qiu Shi stepped out of the kitchen, she saw her daughter get up and hurriedly called to her.

"Mother, I'm not hungry yet, I'll eat later," Mo Lan replied, then went into the main room.

Wang was talking to Mo Quan inside the house when she saw Mo Lan come in and hurriedly asked, "Girl, have you eaten?"

"Not yet, Grandma. I have something to ask you." Mo Lan stepped forward, looked at Wang Shi, and asked, "Grandma, after I left last night, did my sister-in-law come here?"

"Yes, I thought it was nothing serious, so I let her go home and rest early." Mrs. Wang was puzzled by her granddaughter's question.

Sure enough, she must have come over last night and seen me carrying the box out. She assumed it was a dowry that Wang had secretly given me, which is why she took the hairpin. In reality, she wanted to take my things.

She must have assumed that Wang stole it for her, so even when she discovered the item was missing, she probably didn't dare to make a fuss. If she did, everyone would know that her grandmother favored her and stole the item, and they would have reservations about her and her grandmother.

"Grandma, the jade hairpin is gone." Upon hearing Mo Lan's words, Madam Wang was startled and hurriedly asked what had happened.

Mo Lan recounted what had happened the previous night when Bai Qing'er went to her room. Wang Shi's face darkened, and Mo Quan's expression also changed. His Mo family had always been honest and kind; such a thing had never happened before.

"Lan'er, are you sure it's her?" Mo Quan asked his granddaughter with a gloomy face.

Mo Lan nodded. She was certain in her heart that Bai Qing'er had taken it.

"How could this happen? How could my Mo family marry such a daughter-in-law? No, this matter must be investigated thoroughly. There can't be a thief in the family. Search, search her room!" Mo Quan was furious.

"Sir, she wouldn't leave things inside for us to search. If I'm not mistaken, she must have taken them, and she'll definitely give them to her family. The problem now is, they're gone, should we chase after them? If we do, it'll be embarrassing if things get out of hand; if we don't, we'll definitely never get the jade hairpin back, and things might keep going missing from the house. I'm afraid that if things continue like this..."

Before Mo Lan could finish speaking, Madam Wang stood up and said in a deep voice, "Chase after her. What's there to be ashamed of? If she can do it, she shouldn't be afraid of losing face. Get the car back."