Chapter 224: 224 Modesty Chapter 224: 224 Modesty The children of the Ye Family all had delicate features, which they inherited from Mrs. He in her youth; without a good appearance, Mrs. He’s fiery temperament wouldn’t have kept Old Man Ye devoted all these years.

“Our little Qingzhi is really pretty.”

Ye Jiu had just finished putting it on Qingzhi and casually complimented her, making the young girl’s face turn red.

However, her blush clearly indicated happiness.

Then, Ye Jiu turned around and saw Ye Qinghua standing at the doorway of the main house, watching them.

Ye Jiu immediately waved her hand, “Qinghua, come here, your aunt bought you and Qingzhi bead flowers from the county. Come and see if you like them!”

Ye Qinghua’s face turned slightly red, “Aunt, you got one for me too?”

She had felt quite unhappy when she first saw Ye Jiu putting a bead flower on Qinghua, but now, she felt embarrassed about her pettiness.

“Of course! I didn’t know what type you would like, so I just bought these. Later, when we have the chance, we’ll go to town and you can pick your own,” Ye Jiu said.

“Thank you, Aunt,” Ye Qinghua said, her face breaking into a smile as she held a bead flower just like Ye Qingzhi’s.

The Clan Leader’s daughter, Caixia, was about the same age, and last time Caixia bought a bead flower, Qinghua had admired its beauty so much that she touched it and ended up having her hand slapped red.

It was wonderful, now she had one too, and it was even from the county, whereas Caixia’s was only from the town.

“Auntie, you’re so good to me; this is even prettier than Caixia’s! I want to show it off to her later.” The little girl had a boasting spirit, especially since she had been bullied over this before–Qinghua certainly held a grudge.

Seeing the girl so happy over a bead flower made Ye Jiu laugh involuntarily.

“Auntie, don’t you have one?” Qingzhi noticed that both she and Qinghua had one, but Auntie’s head was still bare.

“I do, but I don’t like bead flowers. I like Red Hair Ties, and I have four of them, even more than you two,” Ye Jiu said, showing off the Red Hair Ties left in her hands.

Red Hair Ties were worth only a few coins, whereas a bead flower couldn’t be bought for less than several ten coins.

Ye Qinghua felt guilty; her aunt didn’t have any for herself yet had given the bead flowers to them.

“Auntie, I don’t want the bead flower anymore; keep it for yourself. But could you lend it to me first? I want to show it off to Caixia,” Ye Qinghua said reluctantly.

“I don’t want it either; let Aunt wear it,” Qingzhi said, following suit by removing her bead flower as well.

Ye Jiu smiled awkwardly, “I already told you, I don’t like bead flowers; I just like Red Hair Ties.”

Ye Jiu was quite self-aware; nowadays, her face looked decent without jewelry, but if she wore it, it would just look ridiculous. She thought she looked better bare-headed.

Fortunately, at that moment, Old Man Ye came out of the room and resolved the situation, “Qinghua, Qingzhi, grandpa bought some pastries; take these, today we’ll try something new and see why the pastries from the county are so expensive!”

It was rare for the Ye Family to have such joyful times; in the past, even the cheapest Opium Cakes would be hoarded by Mrs. He, allowing only Ye Jiu to have a piece occasionally, never so generous as now.

After all, it came down to poverty at home; otherwise, who wouldn’t want to be good parents or good grandparents?

The dinner was prepared by Mrs. Zhang and Ye Qinghua, with Mrs. He happily taking it easy as an old lady, now hardly supervising for fear that someone might sneak a bite or two.

With someone else cooking in the kitchen, she could sit comfortably on the kang, fiddling with her sewing basket, while Old Man Ye and his two sons discussed the plans for the fields in the main hall. The younger ones listened or played, enjoying their leisure.