"..." Xuemei couldn't help but laugh and cry, not knowing what to say to Xiao Niqiu.
Just as she was about to angrily leave, Xiao Niqiu hurriedly stopped her. His expression changed to a more pleasing one, and he said, "Miss, I was wrong."
He then took out a hairpin from his pocket, with two red beans on it.
"Here, this is for you." Xiao Niqiu handed it to her, his face suddenly turning shy.
Xuemei frowned and asked, "For me?" and then reached out to take it.
She wasn't really impressed with the quality of the hairpin, as it was worth only a few dozen silver taels. Perhaps it was because she had seen and used fine things while serving by the Empress's side.
However, she didn't show any disdain and just looked at Xiao Niqiu suspiciously, asking, "Why are you giving me a hairpin?"
"You..." Xiao Niqiu couldn't think of a reason immediately. He had only seen it at a store nearby. He hadn't gambled yesterday and had used all his silver to buy the hairpin.
