[That was a needless question, Sis. Aside from wanting you, I really can't see what else this boy wants.]
[But if he actually has the gall to say that, just watch me bury him alive today!!!]
Hearing her younger sister's thoughts and seeing Xie Ciyan staring fixedly at her, Jiang Wanrong felt a rosy blush creep onto her cheeks.
The words on the tip of Xie Ciyan's tongue were forcibly cut short.
He had been so absorbed that he had forgotten his future sister-in-law was right beside them-and currently very displeased with him.
After turning it over in his mind, Xie Ciyan settled on a request that was not too excessive.
"I... my sword still needs a tassel. Could you weave one yourself and give it to me, little fairy?"
"Just that?"
Jiang Wanrong froze.
Trading an ancient book for a tassel? That really made him a sucker.
Xie Ciyan's eyes lit up. "Then... if you don't mind, little fairy, a sash or sachet you sew yourself would do too."
Those were all things lovers exchanged. He wondered whether his little fairy would indulge these little wishes of his.
But Jiang Wanrong immediately changed her answer without hesitation. "I think exchanging sword tassels for the ancient book is quite suitable. One is too few, though. I'll send you a whole box another day, Young Marquis."
The light in Xie Ciyan's eyes dimmed considerably.
[This young fellow really knows how to make every penny count.]
[You probably don't know this, but my sister isn't just bad at cooking-she's bad with her hands too. Her needlework could probably rival mine. She can embroider a bird into a worm and poke her hands full of holes in the process. You can forget about getting embroidery from my sister in this lifetime.]
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