Shang Danju bit her lip and clenched her fists tightly upon hearing this.

  Zhou Shuya smiled and changed the subject, "It's great that you have many sisters at home, it seems like there are birthdays every month."

  She turned her head and pulled over Shang Danju, asking: "Shang Si, come quickly and tell us, what birthday gift do you want?"

  Shang Danju was taken aback, and the smile on her face seemed somewhat unnatural.

  Lin Yuhu smiled and pulled her over, "Fourth sister wants the moon in the sky, will Sister Zhou give it to her?"

  Zhou Shuya was taken aback, smiled and said: "If I had the ability, it wouldn't be just the moon, even if it were the sun, I would pluck it down for her. Such a lovely person, who would bear to let her be heartbroken?"

  The youngest Lu Si looked at her and then at Lin Yuhong, feeling that they were being sarcastic with each other and not very friendly, so she pouted.

  Lu Ling pinched her cheek and asked, "Are you hungry again? Alright, I'll take you down to eat something. Don't pout anymore."

  She's not hungry at all, she just had a snack, and she's not a pig, how could she be so hungry so quickly?

  However, her cousin didn't wait for her response and directly pushed her forward to find something to eat.

  Others also found excuses to leave, at first they didn't react, but when Zhou Shuya changed the subject, they thought of it.

  Shang Danju is a concubine, and she's afraid that there won't be any hairpin ceremony. When the time comes, they can't just go to congratulate Shang Ertao for her birthday, can they? Wouldn't that embarrass Shang Ertao?

  Shang Danzhu had just thought of it and couldn't help but bite her lip, looking at Lin Yuhong who was holding Shang Danju.

  Lin Yuhong smiled at her and gestured for her to be at ease, then pulled Shang Danju out the door.

  Arriving at Huayuanzi, Shang Danju's smile on her face could no longer be maintained, and she turned around to cry.

  She knew it was wrong, but she couldn't help herself and choked out: "Sister, don't tease me."

  "What are you laughing at?" Lin Yubin handed her a handkerchief and said softly, "It's just that you're carrying it on your back, don't let others see it, the servants in your house are always stirring up trouble for no reason."

  She had lived in the Shang family for a few years after all, and she understood the Shang family's upper and lower ranks best.

  Shang Danju was also frank with her, wiping away tears and saying: "Don't let San Jiejie know either, lest she worries too much."

  "Don't worry, she knows you."

  Lin Yuheng saw her lowering her eyes and not speaking, so he said softly: "The birthday is happy because it can receive other people's sincere blessings, you say yes or no?"

  "I am naturally not a person who loves vanity."

  "Those who love you will bless you, why be sad?" Lin Yuheng said in a low voice: "Even if your second aunt didn't give you a hairpin gift, aren't we still here for you?"

  Shang Danju looked up at Lin Yubin with a hint of envy in her eyes and said, "Sister-in-law is different from us."

  Although they are of the same age, she is already capable of being half a mistress in the Lin family, unlike them who still have to rely on their families.

  It's been a few years, and her situation wasn't much better than theirs back then. She was still living with the Shang family. Indeed, relying on oneself is better than relying on others. If one day she could be like Lin Biao's sister-in-law, that would be great.

  Lin Yuhbin had already made up his mind that if Second Aunt did not give Shang Danju a hairpin gift, then they would come to do it themselves.

  Such a big thing she can't handle alone, so she goes to find Shang Danlan to discuss.

  Shang Danlan thought for a moment and said: "This isn't difficult, I'll ask Sanmei to ask Erniang later and we'll know. If she doesn't mind, we can start making preparations."

  Madam Shang had no intention of doing so. She had just finished arranging her daughter's hairpinning ceremony and was exhausted, so she naturally didn't have the energy to think about hosting another event.

  And isn't the cost of a wedding ceremony very high? Why not just have Shang Danju and Qi get married in a simple way, and then have the family make two sets of clothes for her later? Wasn't it like that when Shang Danlan and Qi got married?

  Shang Danzhu obtained accurate news and deliberately avoided Shang Danhua after going to school, and consulted with Lin Yuhong and Erjie.

  Then Lin Yuhbin called Lu Ling and Cui Rong over, "We plan to privately hold a hairpinning ceremony for our fourth sister."

  Lu Ling and Cui Rong exchanged a glance, saying: "We'll participate, but if it's private, then it won't be good to hold it at the Shang Mansion. We need to find another place."

  "Besides, the place can't be bad, otherwise it's better not to have it."

  "Right in our own Wen Garden," said Lin Yubin: "At that time, I'll ask Auntie to vacate the Wen Garden for a day for us, and we won't receive anyone else."

  Lu Ling's eyes lit up, "I can be a driver."

  "Well then I'll be the one to praise," Shang Danlan smiled slightly, "As a sister, this is probably the only use I have."

  "Who will be the main host?" Cui Rong said anxiously: "We can handle the arrangements for the officials and the toast, even the preparation of the wedding ceremony, but who will be the main host?"

  The host must be an elder with both virtue and talent.

  "Please help, Aunt Lin?"

  Several people looked at each other in dismay and shook their heads. Lin Qingyuan was a widow, and it was taboo to mention such things.

  Lin Yuheng looked at Lu Ling and said softly: "Please, sir."

  Lu Ling stared with wide eyes, pointing at herself and asking, "Mother?"

  Lin Yuhong nodded, "Sir is morally upright and talented, and he's also our teacher. Don't you think he's the most suitable?"

  "But wasn't this supposed to be a secret? You've told Mother..."

  Shang Danlan smiled and said, "The gentleman won't tell anyone."

  "Not bad, as long as Mr. agrees, she won't say anything outside," Lin Yubin patted her shoulder and said: "Ling sister, this matter is up to you."

  Lu Ling stared blankly, and after a while, he shouted in a heroic tone: "Alright, I'll go!"

  Shang Danzhu immediately stood up and smiled: "Then I'll go contact the other classmates, time is limited, we have to prepare a hairpin gift for her."

  Everyone dispersed happily. Lin Yubin went home in the evening, jumping and telling Lin Qingyuan about it, discussing with her the right to use Wenyuan on the ninth day of the first month.

  Lin Qingwan smiled and said, "This is not difficult. I'll let Lin An clear the venue for you when the time comes. But are all of you prepared? What about her wedding dress, hairpin and other things?"

  Lin Yuhong was stunned, clearly hadn't thought of this point.

  Lin Qingwan blinked mischievously, "These are the truly valuable things, and they didn't come cheap. What do you plan to do?"

  Lin Yuhbin said with a bitter face: "Let everyone chip in to buy it? But everyone's hands are not rich, and those like Jin Shuang who have a poor family background can't afford it either. It's not good to make them difficult just for the sake of Fourth Sister's birthday."

  In that case, classmates will only complain, and what was originally a happy event will also become unpleasant.

  Lin Qingyan nodded, "So what are you planning to do?"

  Lin Yuhu furrowed his brow and thought for half a day before looking at Lin Qingwan, "Auntie, since it's Fourth Sister's birthday, shouldn't you have some gift or gesture?"

  Lin Qingwan burst out laughing: "Really? Then I'll give her a set of clothes as a gift!"

  Lin Yuhuan's eyes rolled around and he said, "Then I'll take care of her hairpins and hair ornaments."

  Lin Qingwan looked at her but didn't say anything.

  "Ah, Auntie, didn't you say that I could use anything in the warehouse as I pleased? Then can I pick out some things from inside?"

  "That's your stuff, naturally you're in charge of it yourself."

  Lin Yuhuan cheered and turned around to run towards her courtyard, "Then I'll go pick out some things for Fourth Sister!"

  In the Lin family, what Lin Yuhuan lacked least was jewelry and all kinds of ornaments.

  The accumulation of several generations of the Lin family was left to her and Lin Qingwan, but Lin Qingwan liked to appreciate these things, but rarely wore them, so they were all given to her.

  Not to mention the large warehouse in the mansion, there were many good things in the small warehouse in her courtyard. The several boxes of jewelry sent by Zhong Ruying when she was pinned up had not been put into the large warehouse yet.

  Lin Yuhong asked someone to find several large boxes, selected a lot of good things from them, and then started opening her purse to count the money.

  Uh, it seems like there's not enough money.

  Lin Yuhong anxiously asked, "Don't I have five taels of silver every month? How come there's only this little money left?"

  She has the materials, but making jewelry also requires labor costs, and exquisite craftsmanship is generally not cheap.

  Miss, you've forgotten that most of the money you saved last year was donated to disaster relief. And during the Mid-Autumn Festival, you spent your own money to light lanterns at the temple. At the beginning of the year, you gave all your lucky money to the orphanage for blessings for Master. These are just the savings from the past three months.

  "Not bad, apart from your daily expenses and the gifts you gave to Third Sister, this is all your savings."

  Lin Yuhu picked up those few pieces of silver and asked blankly, "Do you think this little money can invite a silversmith to make jewelry?"

  Yingyan glanced at the materials she had chosen and shook her head: "To make such expensive jewelry, and to rush it, this amount of money is impossible."

  Bi Rong smiled and said, "Why don't you go ask your aunt for help instead?"

  Lin Yuhbin furrowed his brow and shook his head without saying a word.

  The next day she took the materials in the box to find Shang Danzhu and Shang Danlan, and the three of them chattered and discussed together.

  Shang Danlan picked up a few and pushed them aside, saying softly: "It's better to use jade for hairpins. I have one that has never been worn before, it was my father's collection in the past, my brother gave it to me a few years ago, just right to give to Fourth Sister."

  Shang Danzhu said, "To invite a good silversmith, at least twenty taels of silver are needed. I have the New Year's money and the monthly savings from the past few months, which should be enough."

  Lin Yuhbin let out a sigh of relief, "After school, we'll head into town together. Time is limited, so we need to make arrangements quickly."

  "After school, we three sisters will be walking together, won't she find out then?"

  Lin Yuhong turned the beads and said: "Then let's bring her over, just say it's for me to make jewelry, and we can ask her about the style of the jewelry."

  "Good idea, by the way," Shang Danlan asked softly, "what about formal wear?"

  "My aunt said she'd bring the dress over and we have her measurements from last time, so no need to take them again."

  "Besides the last cheongsam, there are also ru shan, xiu qun and qu yu shen yi."

  "Every year when we celebrate the birthday, our family will make a set of clothes. At that time, I'll help her make a deep-collared long gown," said Shang Danzhu: "As for the Confucian scholar's robe and skirt, why not do it ourselves?"

  Shang Danzhu said that they didn't have much confidence, actually they had learned embroidery and tailoring, but those skills were not very good for communicating with people.

  Shang Danlan and Lin Yuhbin also didn't say a word.

  The two of them gazed at each other silently for a long time. Finally, Lin Yubin's heart stirred and he said softly, "Perhaps we can ask Wu Niang."

  Wu Yiniang is Shang Danju's birth mother. She is still quite skilled at making clothes, and many of Shang Danju's clothes were made by her.

  Shang Danlan and Shang Danzhu exchanged a glance, with a spark in their eyes.

  As for the fabric, don't worry about it at all, they can just chip in some more money to buy it, the cost of the fabric is still affordable.