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Wei Ruo continued: "This one piece of cloud brocade is enough to make one dress, but it is not enough to make two. The materials for both styles were personally selected by Yingying, so she must want to see me wear both.”
With Wei Ruo's words, Yun Shi could no longer use the brocade satin to make clothes for Wei Qingwan. In addition, Wei Ruo mentioned earlier that the mansion had not yet tailored any clothes for Wei Ruo. So it made Yun Shi feel guilty and completely dispelled the idea of using the brocade satin to make a new set of clothes for Wei Qingwan as well.
But then Yun Shi thought that if Ruo'er was made a new dress made of cloud brocade and Wanwan didn't, Wanwan would be sad.
So looking at what was in front of Wei Ruo, she pondered and said: "If you are reluctant to give the cloud brocade, Ruo’er, you can choose some items that you don't need for Wanwan, to appease Wanwan. Because when you go to the capital, the two of you will be dressed differently, and she will inevitably feel uncomfortable."
Wei Ruo's face still wore a faint smile:
"Mother is not aware of this. I am now friendly with Miss Xie, and when she gives me gifts, I cannot take it lightly. I will definitely return the gift later. Otherwise, if I only accept the other person's gift but do not return it, I will not only humiliate myself, but also humiliate the entire Colonel's Mansion.
Does Mother hope to hear others say that my Wei family does not know etiquette and only wants to take gifts from others?"
"Even if outsiders don't gossip, if I always take the gifts given by the Xie family without returning it, I will be looked down upon by the Xie family sooner or later. Do they still want to be good friends with me? Isn’t that right, Mother?”
Yun Shi was speechless.
Wei Ruo continued: "If you want to return a gift, it must cost silver, and it must be quite a lot. It can't be much lighter than what the Xie family gave me. But with only so little monthly pocket money, it's difficult for me to gather enough silver to return Xie family’s gift.
There are some gifts that I don't need and they look pretty common. I will pick them out another day, and sell those that can be resold, then I will exchange them for silver before I return Miss Xie’s gift."
Xiumei came back from moving things and heard that her young lady was telling lies.
How could her young lady possibly sell gifts given to her? If she doesn't have money, her young lady would find other ways to earn it.
Yun Shi said: “But selling gifts for money is not a good method. If people know, you will be laughed at.”
Wei Ruo: “Then where does Mother think I'm going to get silver from?”
Yun Shi was speechless again.
Wei Ruo said: "I also hope that Mother can understand my difficulties. I have just returned to the mansion and have no foundation or savings. When interacting with other ladies of great families, I will inevitably need to give some gifts, and I also need to consider my own savings.”
Yun Shi felt quite uncomfortable when Wei Ruo said this. It had only been a few months since Ruo’er returned to the mansion, and these things were indeed a bit difficult for her. It was already very difficult for her to achieve what she was doing now.
Her daughter's situation was difficult, and the Colonel's Mansion was also short of money now, so she could not give out too much money for her daughter to buy a gift as generously as Miss Xie's family.
"Now that I know about it, I'll pretend that you haven't said anything about it. You should handle these gifts yourself." said Yun Shi.
After saying that, she thought of something else. After pondering for a while, she said: "Speaking of which, Ruo'er, you are the eldest daughter in the family. Your monthly pocket money should be increased."
“That's not good, if my monthly pocket money is raised, what about sister Qingwan?” Wei Ruo asked.
Author’s Notes:
Wei Ruo: Defeating tricks with tricks
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