Hu Er demanded a gift, specifically requesting the exact same style as Zhu Xiushi's. Lu Bei stammered, promising that he would definitely get her one next time, and then slipped away past the two of them.
This wasn't a matter of wasting materials; it was a matter of whether his filial piety might curdle and go bad. It was a grave issue, and he didn't dare agree rashly.
In the backyard, Bai Jin and Zhan Hongqu felt completely out of place due to Hu Er's arrival, so they hid in the quiet room and pretended to be cultivating.
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