First-rank palace maid Su Jixiang

Chapter 128 I'll Help You Withdraw

It was just getting dark when Huarui got home.

He Chunlin had already arrived home. Seeing Hua Rui coming in with a lot of bags, he took a closer look at her.

"Why did you buy so many things?" He Chunlin came over and took down everything Hua Rui was carrying, holding, and hanging on her arms. "Didn't I tell you? We are not a wealthy family. We should not spend money indiscriminately." Without waiting for Hua Rui to speak, he looked through the things Hua Rui brought back.

"What did you buy? You and I are just two people living together now. These are just sweet snacks. There is no use for them!" He Chunlin said, "I don't know if I can take them back and return them tomorrow. How much did you spend?"

He Chunlin never stopped talking and Hua Rui didn't even have a chance to interrupt.

"I think this is the way to go. You and I will go into the city together tomorrow and we should retreat as much as possible!" He Chunlin said.

"Why withdraw?" Hua Rui was really annoyed by what was said.

She had been married to He Chunlin for a month. She knew that He Chunlin was a nice person. He was usually very polite to her and would help her with washing clothes and cooking, but she just couldn't ask for money. Asking for money was like asking for his life.

When she got married, He Chunlin almost took the silver given to her by the army, saying that he was keeping it for her. Hua Rui refused to give it and just said that it was given to her by the Black Tiger Army.

He Chunlin asked for it several times but failed to get it. He couldn't reach out to snatch it, so he could only let Hua Rui keep it herself. He just kept reminding her to spend it sparingly.

Now that he saw Hua Rui bringing back so many things, he thought that Hua Rui had bought them with her own money.

"We can't eat all these!" He Chunlin pointed at a few packages of cakes and said, "This scallion pancake is indeed famous in Mangcheng, but the ones they sell are twice as expensive as those sold outside! Be good, let's return it tomorrow. If you like this, you can exchange it for a few ordinary scallion pancakes."

"This is food. Once you sell it, you can't return it!" Hua Rui was speechless.

"If I say yes, then yes!" He Chunlin put away the scallion pancake. "Don't worry about it. Just come with me tomorrow."

He turned his head and saw the red Nanhong bracelet on Hua Rui's hand. "Why are you buying this?" He pulled Hua Rui's hand and directly took the bracelet off her wrist. "It doesn't look cheap. How much is it!"

He Chunlin is a connoisseur of goods, but the bracelet that Qu Wanning gave to Hua Rui looks like a jewel. Even a fool can tell that this is a good thing!

When Hua Rui saw him taking the bracelet Qu Wanning gave her, she got anxious and said, "Give it back to me!"

"Why are you in such a hurry? It must be very expensive! Why would you spend money on such a useless thing? Let's return it together tomorrow!" said He Chunlin.

"This was given to me by Sister Wanning!" Hua Rui said anxiously.

"She gave you such a valuable thing?" He Chunlin looked at the bracelet again and frowned, "She is the concubine in the former palace?"

"Yes." Hua Rui looked eagerly at the red Nanhong beads held in He Chunlin's hand, "Give it back to me! I have no place to return this!"

"A concubine in her palace gave you something? What did you do for her?" He Chunlin looked at Hua Rui suspiciously.

"I didn't do anything for her, she just gave it to me!" Hua Rui was angry, anxious and aggrieved, but she was petite and couldn't reach He Chunlin's arm.

"He is indeed a rich man, so generous." He Chunlin looked at the bracelet again and said, "We don't need this thing in our daily life anyway, so we might as well sell it for money!"

"You!" Hua Rui was so angry that her chest hurt, "This is mine!" She was usually honest and tongue-tied and wouldn't say anything. Before, there was an old nanny in the palace who protected her and that's why she was allowed to help make tea and boil water in the tea room.

"I know it's yours, but it's not. You can only wear it on your hand. What's the use of it?" He Chunlin looked at Hua Rui, who was anxious, with a puzzled look. "Wouldn't it be more useful to exchange it for money and keep it with you?"

Hua Rui couldn't grab him and stared at him, her eyes instantly filled with tears.

Seeing Hua Rui crying, He Chunlin realized that maybe he really did something wrong. "No, why are you crying? If you don't want to sell it, I'll help you put it away. Don't cry. If someone sees it, they will think I bullied you."

When Hua Rui heard this, she cried even more aggrievedly. She squatted down, hugged her knees, and buried her face between her arms.

"What are you doing?" He Chunlin saw Hua Rui crying even harder and felt a little helpless. He scratched his head and said, "Okay, okay, just keep it yourself! I won't hold it for you!"

After saying that, he handed the bracelet to Hua Rui, "Nono, take it, take it!"

Is it necessary to cry like this?

These women in Dongdu, who come from the palace, really have no idea how expensive firewood and rice are!

Hua Rui felt He Chunlin touching her shoulder, and then she raised her misty eyes. When she saw him returning the bracelet to her, she took it and then stood up and went back to her room.

"What do you mean? I've returned your things to you, and you're still angry?" He Chunlin was also a little angry. He was doing this for the good of this family!

He worked diligently to save money so that he and Huarui could live a better life in the future.

They don't have any children yet, but when they have children in the future, they will need to hire a tutor for them and buy some property for them, all of which will cost money. If they don't scrape some money out of their pockets now, where will they get the money to do all these things in the future?

"Then you take a rest first. I'll go get some dinner." He Chunlin stood at the door and said to Hua Rui unhappily, "You cry all the time. I really don't know what you mean!"

He walked off mumbling something.

When Hua Rui heard no more noise outside the door, she fell on the bed and burst into tears.

If there were no comparison, she might not think that there was anything wrong with He Chunlin's treatment of her, but she just felt that he was too strict with money.

But today, when she went out on the street with Su Jixiang and Qu Wanning, she could see the difference.

Those two people would pay for almost anything they liked, but she could only look.

Qu Wanning was fine, after all, she was born there, and her father and brother were generals in Mangcheng, so her family was rich, and she couldn't be compared with them. Su Jixiang was a palace maid like her before, and now she can be like Qu Wanning, that is, General Wei Lingwei valued Su Jixiang very much, so she can spend money so freely!

It’s not that she has to compete with Su Jixiang and Qu Wanning, but He Chunlin’s attitude towards her is really unbearable for her!

She had to return everything. These were all gifts from Qu Wanning and Su Jixiang! Why should He Chunlin help her get rid of them?