Chapter 351 - 198: A Small Plan! She Is Just My Sister!_5
Yuchi brushed off the image of Miss Shanlan from his mind.
Back to the main topic.
Apart from the three major events mentioned, Xufu Town has too many trivial matters. These small, scattered things may seem insignificant, but when lumped together, a whole day just disappears.
Just like now...
Yuchi was contemplating the upcoming situation in his room when a maid carefully knocked on his door from outside.
"Young Master, Patriarch Bai has invited you to visit the Bai Mansion this evening, and she is in the conference hall."
Yuchi: "..."
It’s really hard to expose Bai Rou, who is obviously looking to team up with him.
This temptation shouldn’t be given in to. Once he gives in today, who knows how many similar things will happen in the future. How could Yuchi handle it then?
A man can’t admit he can’t handle it, but sometimes he really just might not be able to.
Who could withstand it?
...
Roaming around Xufu Town, two months passed in a flash, and Yuchi’s cultivation level broke through once again to the sixth level of the Core Formation Stage. During these two months, Xufu Town gradually calmed down.
Because the snow had arrived.
More than a month ago, a light snowfall came, and before people could even react, winter suddenly set in. The river began to freeze over at a fast pace, and the previously bustling Xufu Town immediately fell into a state of self-entertainment.
Having worked all year, Yuchi had been loafing around for a month. During this month, he was very relaxed, wandering here and there with Little Ximo, occasionally going back to the sect for a look. Life was quite easy.
Once this year is over, when work resumes next year, by this time, Xufu Town will not be just the current ten thousand people; it might increase to five hundred thousand people.
However, even with these ten thousand people, Xufu Town at present is very lively. The government received double the amount of silver in taxes compared to the past, making the advisor and county magistrate ecstatic. The families also earned more gold and silver than before. Previously small families, backed by merchant guilds, found life much more comfortable. Even the citizens of the Clothing Town felt it really wasn’t an end-of-year difficulty, but rather the arrival of a genuine holiday.
A year of bright decorations and prosperity.
Tonight is New Year’s Eve.
Afternoon.
When Yuchi took Little Ximo out to do some New Year’s shopping, for the first time, he realized how many people there were in Xufu Town, densely packed. If he hadn’t been holding onto Little Ximo’s arm, she might have been squeezed right out. In the cold Xufu Town, the hustle and bustle created warmth everywhere.
Yuchi was quite amazed by what he saw. When buying New Year’s goods, little girls shouldn’t be brought along; the intense festivity of the crowd was overwhelming. People were packed together so tightly they could barely move.
Little Ximo practically had the word "happy" written all over her face. Finally, she was free from the murmurs of the tutor and enjoyed some quiet around her ears.
She clung to Yuchi the whole afternoon, not going anywhere else. Wherever there were crowds, they squeezed through with her third uncle, playing for a full two hours, returning home contentedly.
When Yuchi brought back all kinds of New Year’s goods to the Wei Family, the entire household was in a harmonious state, with new lanterns and many red festive decorations hanging around.
After finally managing to have a maid take Little Ximo, Yuchi took a couple of couplets and went to his own courtyard. There was no need to buy couplets; the Wei Family had someone named Wei Dalang, whose calligraphy skills were quite excellent. His various elegant scripts were very reliable. In Wei Dalang’s joking words, his handwriting was inherited from dreams of fairyland.
Yuchi, carrying glue and spring couplets, came to his bedroom door, glancing at Wei Qingzhu’s small room out of the corner of his eye. Recently, for the past three months, she was obsessively engaged in the process of clothing making. Except for mealtimes, she spent all her time tinkering with clothing in her bedroom.
"I hope I can wear the clothes she makes for me in my lifetime," Yuchi laughed.
Pasting the curtains, stepping on snowy ground, breathing out cold air, his boots squeaked as he went to Wei Qingzhu’s room, knocked on the door, and called out, "Qingzhu, tidy up a bit. We’ll be eating in an hour."
But there was no response.
Yuchi found this odd, knocked again, and listened intently. It seemed like there was no one inside. So where did this girl go? To know Qingzhu’s character, although she had been at the Wei Mansion for a long time, she had not spoken to anyone else.
Typically, she only showed kindness to herself, treating everyone else with coldness.
"So where could a girl like Qingzhu go?"
"Could it be she knows it’s the New Year and wants to surprise me? Is she out buying New Year’s gifts or small presents?"
Yuchi pushed open the room door, and a rush of cold air instantly filled the room. He looked at the simple furnishings—a couch, a table, all were plainly visible. As for any people? None were there.
"As expected, no one. So, where did Qingzhu go?"
The situation immediately became a little strange; on New Year’s Eve, Wei Qingzhu was missing.
So where could she have gone?
Could it really be to surprise him?