Su Qiao stuffed the roast chicken into Ernie's hands, then crossed the street and quickly went up to the second floor of the teahouse.
"Yuan Liu, thank you for looking after us. Let me treat you all to a meal."
Yuan Liu said with a beaming smile, "No need. We've already taken turns eating."
"If Miss Su wants to thank someone, thank our master. We're only following orders."
Su Qiao didn't press the matter.
"Alright, then. Go on and get busy with your work! I'll be enough here."
Yuan Liu shook his head. "Our master ordered us to protect you, so we can't leave."
"Alright, then!"
Su Qiao knew there was no use trying to persuade him, so she simply stopped.
After saying goodbye, she went downstairs.
Zhou Lihua quietly tugged at her daughter's sleeve. "Daughter, didn't you say... you'd help your mother buy a bracelet?"
Su Qiao turned to look at her but didn't answer.
"Second Uncle, Second Aunt, you and my mother, along with Second Brother, go back first! Ernie and I are going to look at some fabric. We'll take a carriage back later, and return this carriage to its owner while we're at it."
"Alright." Su Huai'an and the others had no objections.
Zhou Lihua grew anxious. "Daughter..."
"Don't fuss. Wasn't I just about to buy one for you?"
"Do you want everyone to know that I'm buying you a bracelet and earrings?"
Zhou Lihua hadn't expected it to actually happen, and she immediately became so excited that she nearly danced for joy. "Then... then I'll go home and wait."
*
"Sister Qiao'er, where are we going?"
"First, we'll go to the cloth shop to buy some fabric, then we'll take a look at the jewelry shop."
Although people would imitate her designs, business certainly wouldn't