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Chapter 697: Chapter 702 Little Bellyband_1
"There’s no need for that. Your wife works in the Embroidery Room, just deduct it from her wages."
"Don’t think too badly of the Lady of the County for being harsh. It took Lord Qin a great effort to save up silver for his wife to get new clothes. Naturally, she was upset when they were ruined. Don’t take yesterday’s incident to heart, Madam even asked me to apologize to you and hopes for your forgiveness."
The humble approach of ChunTao immediately won over many people.
Sun Erhu nodded, "I understand. It was my wife who made the mistake. It’s only right to repay a debt. I certainly won’t hold any grudges."
"That’s good. Just be careful with valuable items in the future."
After ChunTao voiced agreement, she left first.
"The Lady of the County is truly kind, offering nearly a decade to repay."
"Indeed, and she returned the items. I guess it was Lord Qin’s decision. He’s always been loving towards his people, honest and fair."
"I didn’t expect it would take Lord Qin so long to save one hundred taels. He’s a good official indeed!"
"Erhu has really taken responsibility, he didn’t utter a single word of protest."
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With that, the matter was satisfactorily resolved.
They managed not only to dismiss Jiang’s Clan but also to earn ample reputation for both Erhu and Lord Qin, and they salvaged Chen Yiling’s reputation as best as possible.
Chen Yiling couldn’t help but reflect, "I should have come back earlier and talked to you about it."
"Talking wouldn’t have changed anything, it would’ve been the same as now."
Qiao Duo’er responded helplessly, for dealing with people like Jiang’s Clan, Chen Yiling’s approach was the best.
Chen Yiling finally breathed a sigh of relief. Even Duo’er was praising her, so Lord Qin surely couldn’t fault her.
As Qiao Duo’er sewed a small bellyband for a child, she asked, "Now you’re afraid of Lord Qin?"
"I’m not afraid of him. If he scolds me, I’ll just take his son back to my mother’s house!" Chen Yiling retorted stubbornly.
Knowing she was just being tough, Qiao Duo’er didn’t say anything more and focused on her work.
This gift was for her future godson.
Before long, a tiny bellyband was created.
"Children have delicate skin, so I won’t embroider anything on it; it might scratch the little one."
Qiao Duo’er handed the bellyband to Chen Yiling.
"It’s so cute and feels so soft, you can’t even find a loose thread. I can’t wait for the little thing to be born, so I can dress him in the clothes his godmother made."
Chen Yiling was charmed and couldn’t put it down.
This bellyband might look simple, but Qiao Duo’er had put a lot of thought into it, taking care of every single thread.
Qiao Duo’er then took out a piece of peach-pink fabric: "I’ll make another one with this color. What do you think?"
"You have the best taste; whatever you choose is fine."
Chen Yiling said indifferently, her personality was such that she liked everything done by people she favored.
Qiao Duo’er nodded and started sewing again, while Chen Yiling quietly watched.
Suddenly, she said, "Duo’er, when you have children, you have to choose me as their godmother. I promise to treat them even better than my own children."
"Alright!"
"Then it’s settled. You have to hurry, so they can be of similar age and play together. If both are boys, they can study and practice martial arts together; if both are girls, they can learn embroidery flowers together. If it’s one boy and one girl, we can foster their relationship from a young age."
Chen Yiling was dreaming happily.
"Everything sounds good, but we can’t force these matters of the heart." Qiao Duo corrected Chen Yiling’s idea.
As enlightened parents, they should respect their children’s choices.
Chen Yiling pouted, "What’s there? I hadn’t even met Lord Qin before I got married."
