Xiao Yunying asked in confusion, "What do you mean, 'as expected'? Did Yuan Cheng tell you that I wanted a fox fur cloak?"

“No, not at all…” Luo Yong did not take this opportunity to slander Chen Yuancheng in front of her: “He just told Miss Chen that he had acquired two new white fox pelts and wanted to sew them into fur collars for you. I overheard this and thought I should prepare a complete white fox cloak for you.”

Xiao Yunying retied her bundle: "He probably said it was for Yuan Yao, you must have misunderstood."

"It's alright. I know white fox fur is extremely rare. I appreciate the thought, but I really don't like it. I wouldn't wear it even if I accepted it. Why don't you give it to Madam Luo? It would be a waste of such a fine item."

Luo Sheng failed to deliver the gifts on either of his two attempts, but the thought that his wife always liked the gifts Chen Yuancheng sent made him even more upset.

But this really can't be blamed on my wife. She's always been a kind-hearted person, so it's normal that she can't accept it. She wasn't deliberately picking a fight.

Besides, she also said that she didn't accept the white fox cloak that Chen Yuancheng gave her last year either, so it wasn't any kind of discrimination; she just simply didn't like animal fur.

Xiao Yunying noticed that Luo Sheng was in a very low mood. She suddenly tilted her head and leaned closer to his face, looking into his eyes and asked, "What's wrong? Are you unhappy because I refused your gift?"

Luo Sheng was completely charmed by the sudden closeness of her face, and her cuteness dispelled all his bad mood.

"I'm not upset. If you don't like this, I'll just find something you like."

Xiao Yunying said, "I'm already very happy that you have this intention. Actually, I don't have much desire for these material things. As long as I have enough money, food, drink, clothes, and shelter, that's enough for me."

Luo Sheng said helplessly, "Few people can be as free from greed and desire as you."

Xiao Yunying straightened up: "No, I'm not without desires. I still really like money. I don't like living a frugal life. I'm just not that greedy."

Luo Sheng sighed softly: "I spent a lot of money to get this cloak. If you don't want it, then I'll give it to my mother."

Xiao Yunying reminded him, "You can't say it's a gift for me. I didn't want it, so I gave it to Madam Luo instead. Just say you know it's cold in the north, so you specially found a white fox fur to make a cloak for Madam Luo to keep her warm."

"Okay, I understand."

Luo Sheng took his bundle and left the house, then went to knock on Madam Luo's door.

Xiao Yunying peeked out to see him enter Madam Luo's room before pulling her head back in.

"I hope that simpleton has a sweet tongue and a quick mind, so that Madam Luo doesn't find out that the cloak is one I didn't want."

The brand-new white fox cloak hadn't even been tried on yet, and it was such a rare find that I wouldn't care if someone gave it to me.

She just watches too many TV dramas and is influenced by those palace dramas, so she doesn't know if others will mind this.

Some people gave me things because they felt uncomfortable about them, or because they were an eyesore. That's why she gave me that instruction.