Too high to reach

Chapter 29 Everyone's Jealous
Mo Yi was extremely upset about Mo Yuan's behavior.

Is this of any benefit to the Mohists, or to her personally?

“Sister Yi, I’ll give the purse to you when I get back. She’ll definitely love it.” Liang You broke the silence.

"Okay. If there's anything else Xin wants, just tell me and I'll make it for her." Mo Yi was very gentle, afraid that what had just happened might have left a bad impression on him.

Unexpectedly, Liang You said, "Liang Xin is still young, and her thoughts are always changing, so there's no need to worry about her too much. But I..." He pointed to his waist, "This purse was made for me by my mother, and I've worn it for a long time. If you have the time, could you make me one?"

These words were spoken very softly, but Mo Yi ignored them, wondering to herself: appearances really can be deceiving. He was so well-behaved in front of my parents... how come he's like this now... She couldn't quite describe how she felt.

What's our relationship now? I'll do it for you!?

She remained silent, her expression shifting, but Liang You wasn't in a hurry; he looked at her with a gentle smile.

The Mo family compound wasn't large; even if the two of them walked slowly, they eventually reached the main gate.

It was inconvenient to take him any further, so Mo Yi stopped. "Then let's stop here for Brother Liang You!"

"Alright! Then... I'll be going now." He had no choice but to bow and turn to leave, but suddenly turned back and whispered, "I'm very happy about our relationship. Don't worry, I'll treat you well from now on..."

Having said that, his face turned as red as a cloth, and he fled in panic.

Mo Yi stood there, feeling both shy and excited, unsure of what to do...

For the first time in my life, I've had this feeling...

……

Just now, it turned out that Mo Wen was trying to peek, but she didn't see anything and almost got caught by Mo Yuan.

They quickly retreated back into the house.

A little while later, Dujuan returned and reported to her: "...no food was left. Fifth Miss saw us off at the gate and left."

Holding the needle and thread, Mo Wen said casually, "...They were chatting and laughing, weren't they?"

"I didn't see her. I couldn't get close enough..." Dujuan was quite clever; she sensed that her young lady was already engaged, and being so engrossed in this matter could easily lead to trouble. "But I did see Fourth Miss!"

"Hmph! I knew it!" Mo Wen's face was full of contempt and mockery, but he didn't think about what he had done.

"Young lady, you must tell Madam that if Young Master Xu comes to the door again, she won't pull the same trick again!"

"What, are you afraid she'll steal him away?"

"Miss!" Du Juan exclaimed anxiously, knowing her young mistress could be quite capricious at times. "That's not what I meant! I was afraid Young Master Xu would laugh at us! He'd say our family has no manners, and then he'd look down on you, Miss!"

"...That's true! Keep that in mind for me, I'll remind Mother later!"

"Yes."

"You haven't finished yet, what happened next?"

"When they met the Fourth Miss, the Fifth Miss only greeted her. Later, Young Master Liang seemed to have urgent business, so he bowed and left in a hurry!"

Mo Wen leaned there for a while, then snorted, "Mo Yi is such a blockhead! I don't know where she got such good fortune from? If I hadn't reminded Madam..." She had said this several times already.

"You're right! I never thought it would actually work!"

Du Juan's words further provoked Mo Wen!
God knows how much she regrets it!

She really just said it casually at the time, without thinking about what it meant at all! It wasn't that she didn't want Mo Yi to be well... after all, they were sisters.

But... Liang You, that's someone I've been keeping an eye on for years. How am I supposed to get along with him after this?! I've been trying to stop him for the past two days, but it seems difficult!
Frustrated, she picked up the dowry list beside her, and then, huh? She suddenly noticed one of the items…

……

After seeing the person off, Mo Yi went straight back to her mother's courtyard.

Mo Ruhai was still waiting inside. He was quite satisfied that she returned relatively quickly.

Mrs. Wang quickly asked, "What did he say?"

Of course, he couldn't mention the purse. "I didn't say anything. I had only walked a few steps when I ran into Fourth Sister..."

"How could this be?!" Madam Wang glared. "That brat! What was Liang You's expression like? Did he even look at her? Did they talk?"

Mo Ruhai frowned, feeling that his wife's words were unpleasant.

"Brother Liang had something to do and left in a hurry without looking at Fourth Sister or speaking to her."

Mo Ruhai waved his hand: "Alright! Liang You is the son-in-law you've chosen. How can he be so unreliable? Does he have to look at every woman he meets and start a conversation with her? What kind of person is that? If he's really like that, I won't agree to this marriage!"

Humiliated by her husband's words, Wang almost blurted out, "Hmph! But that can't stop Mo Yuan from being a..." She almost said the word "slut," but she knew her husband would be furious if he heard it. "She can't stop her frivolous ways! The key is, we can't make a fool of ourselves!"

She said resentfully, "It's really annoying! We know the Liang family well, and Liang You is easygoing. That's fine. But we don't know much about Young Master Xu. If Mo Yuan does this again when he comes to pay his respects for the New Year... no way!" Madam Wang became nervous.

Mo Ruhai winked at Mo Yi and stood up: "I'll talk to my brother about it later."

After bowing to Madam Wang, Mo Yi followed her father out.

"Yi Yi, Liang You, do you still find him acceptable?" Mo Ruhai asked cautiously.

"Father..." Mo Yi was embarrassed.

“What’s there to be embarrassed about telling your own father? I think… he’s not particularly outstanding! He’s just steady and reliable. But if you’re not satisfied, I’ll personally reject him!”

"Father, Mother still feels that I'm marrying above my station!"

“Don’t listen to your mother! I think Liang You is quite satisfied with you, look at that silly look…” Mo Ruhai chuckled.

“Daughters always listen to their parents.” Mo Yi didn’t want to say more and changed the subject: “Dad, we have to go to the shop. There’s still a lot to do! We have so much information, we need to meet with Li Qi to discuss it.”

“Alright. Let’s go tomorrow! We’ll just leave without telling them!” He suddenly remembered, “Yiyi, I think the purse you gave to the Liang family girl was very unique. Why don’t you make another one for me? This time I want a purple one, without bamboo, flowers, boats or anything like that. I’ll think about what words to embroider later.”

The old man was jealous, and Mo Yi found it amusing. "I still have several sachets I made for you! I'll show them to you later. If you don't like them, I'll make more."

"I like it, I'll like it no matter how it's made!" I really am the most important person!
Mo Yi went back into the house, intending to get some materials to work on, but her hand unconsciously reached for the box containing scraps of cloth.

He... is not suited to wearing satin purses; this dark green ramie is more suitable... What should I embroider on it?

She didn't even realize that at that moment, her face was slightly flushed, her eyes were smiling, and she was as gentle and beautiful as a newly opened daffodil.

"Is Fifth Miss inside?" It was the maidservant beside Mo Da who came in, smiling brightly. "Fifth Miss! Our master said he also needs a purse. This is the design he drew; just make one like this. He also mentioned that his classmate's purse has a silk ribbon at the bottom!"

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