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Qinger felt embarrassed to let her own mistress push her around and blushed, refusing to sit. Next to her, Lian’er had been extremely curious about this wheelchair, and seeing Qinger not sitting, she hurriedly volunteered with a giggle and sat down.

Jin Yuyu shook her head with a smile and began to push the wheelchair.

Initially, she had thought that the wheelchair made of wood, especially with a person on it, would be very heavy.

Surprisingly, when she actually pushed it, it turned out to be quite agile and light.

The only issue was when turning corners; since the wheels were fixed, one could not pivot in place, and a wide turn was necessary.

However, such a small flaw did not affect the overall function of the wheelchair.

Nevertheless, Jin Yuyu still brought up this suggestion for improvement. She had already grown fond of Lin Yuan and spoke more casually with her.

Lin Yuan had in fact already considered this problem but had yet to find a solution, as a wooden wheelchair could never be as flexible as modern wheels. However, she gladly accepted Jin Yuyu’s kind suggestion with a smile.

After experiencing the comfort and the ease of pushing the wheelchair, Jin Yuyu suddenly remembered Lin Ershuan mentioning that the person in the wheelchair could also maneuver it themselves, going wherever they wanted.

So, she sat down in the wheelchair again and started to turn the wheels with her own hands, slowly moving forward.

As the young lady had been raised in luxury since childhood, Qinger and Lian’er paid extra attention to Jin Yuyu’s hands, fearing that any unfiled splinters on the wheels might cut her.

However, Lin Ershuan was always meticulous in his work; not a splinter was present, let alone any rough patches.

Jin Yuyu was very satisfied with the wheelchair in front of her and did not want to wait for him to make another. She decided to buy it on the spot.

"I’ll take this wheelchair. How much silver?"

Seeing Jin Yuyu make up her mind so readily, Lin Ershuan was somewhat taken aback, and it wasn’t until Lin Yuan nudged him that he swallowed and tentatively said, "Fifty... fifty taels?"

Truth be told, even Lin Ershuan himself felt unconfident when he quoted the price, but unexpectedly, the usually reserved and reticent Miss Jin readily agreed.

"Good! Qinger, pay the silver.

Qinger acknowledged with an ’okay’ and apparently saw no issue with spending fifty taels of silver on a wheelchair.

Lin Ershuan dumbfoundedly took the heavy silver from Qinger’s hand, as if he were dreaming.

Lin Yuan chuckled and tugged at his sleeve, reminding him, "Brother Ershuan, do you intend to let Miss Jin move the wheelchair onto the carriage herself?"

With that reminder from Lin Yuan, Lin Ershuan had an ’ah’ moment of realization, shoved the silver into Lin Yuan’s hand, and quickly moved the wheelchair, placing it carefully behind the Jin family’s carriage.

To prevent it from falling off, he earnestly tied the wheelchair with the same rope they had used to secure it earlier.

Watching Lin Ershuan tie up the wheelchair as tightly as a wrapped zongzi, Lin Yuan let out a chuckle and saw Miss Jin out.

Jin Yuyu felt she managed to purchase such a fine item largely due to Lin Yuan, and as she was about to climb into the carriage, she paused and sincerely thanked her.

"Miss Jin needn’t be so formal; just don’t forget to patronize my shop when it opens, that’s all."

Jin Yuyu smiled, her eyes full of mirth, and immediately nodded, "I promised I would come, and I surely will. Just don’t forget to give me a discount when you’re the lady boss."

Lin Yuan laughed heartily, not expecting Jin Yuyu to be such an amusing person. Making friends with her was truly pleasant.

The coachman cracked his whip on the rump of the horse. Jin Yuyu nodded to Lin Yuan and dropped the curtain.