Chapter 230: Honey trap
To be honest, the skirt was only stained with a small piece of sugar painting, which was not serious.
Just wash it and it will be clean.
But in public, you can't ask the girl to wash her skirt... Maybe paying compensation is the best option.
Lihua invited the girl to go to a nearby teahouse with a look of apology and change her skirt. While making amends, she took out a small ingot of silver and sincerely apologized to the girl:
"I'm so sorry. Miss, would it be convenient for you to come with us to a nearby teahouse to rest and change your clothes?"
The girl seemed a little surprised, her expression changed, but she soon returned to her friendly smile:
"Oh, how can I do this? Although this skirt is newly made, it is made of cotton and silk and is not worth much."
Although the girl spoke modestly and politely, with a shy smile on her face, her hands did not slow down at all. She grabbed the silver ingot and stuffed it into her sleeve.
Although her expression changed quickly, it did not escape Xia Daohua's eyes.
In addition, before, she suddenly rushed out from the side, but afterwards she was able to wait quietly for Xia Daohua to coax the child before she spoke. Xia Daohua always felt that there was something strange about this encounter.
Both sides expressed their courtesy and said goodbye.
But the girl had already introduced herself to the Xia family in a straightforward manner. She said her name was Caique, and she was the daughter of a farmer's family, originally living in the suburbs of this Jixiang County.
I recently moved to the county to live with my relatives.
This skirt was made by a relative, and today was the first time she wore it. If it got stained the first time she wore it, she might cause concern to her relative... Otherwise, she would not want compensation from the Xia family.
As she spoke, her eyes moved from Lihua, Wulang, Xia Daohua and Linghua one by one. Xia Daohua always felt that there was a hint of inquiry in her eyes.
Her gaze stayed on Wulang the longest and was the most charming and attractive.
Soon, Caique said that he had something else to do and left in a hurry. Before leaving, he gave Wulang a handful of autumn spinach.
Xia Daohua looked at Wulang carefully.
He is still a teenager, how could he start having romantic affairs so early?
Well, he was neat and tidy, looked energetic, and was a young scholar. No wonder the girl's burning eyes kept wandering towards him.
Xia Daohua smiled and treated it as just an isolated incident and didn't take it seriously.
But in the following days, Xia Daohua no longer dared to think so.
Wulang discovered that he always met this colorful bird girl by chance for unknown reasons.
Even though he spent most of his time studying in the Enlightenment School, he rarely went out except on the way to and from school and on days off.
At first, the colorful bird girl only greeted him lightly, maintaining the politeness of a stranger who had only met once.
Later, because they met too many times, she began to smile shyly at Wulang, and would chat with him, saying things like "What a coincidence, we meet again."
Later, whenever she saw Wulang from afar, she would smile broadly, pure and dazzling.
Several of Goro's classmates have been teasing him.
There was a classmate named Lu Guanchao, who was one year older than Wulang. He liked to get close to Wulang and was always fond of joking.
Ever since he met this colorful bird girl, Lu Guanchao always made eyes at Wu Lang:
"Xia Xiaolangjun, your Red Luan star is moving!"
Wu Lang frowned, looked stern, and stopped him solemnly:
"Don't talk nonsense. If any rumors spread, it might ruin the reputation of the young lady."
Seeing that Wu Lang spoke seriously, the classmates calmed down a little.
But the chance encounters between this colorful girl and Wulang happened too frequently.
Although there are always excuses, which seem natural at first glance, there seems to be something wrong. Thinking carefully, it turns out that those excuses are all useless.
Anyone with eyes could see that something was wrong.
It felt as if this colorful bird girl was really a colorful bird.
It usually built its nest on the eaves of the Enlightenment Academy. When it saw Wulang appear, it flapped its wings and flew around Wulang.
At first, Wu Lang didn't take it seriously. He couldn't control who he met on the road or who he didn't meet.
But this happened too frequently, and his classmates couldn't help teasing him from time to time. Even the teacher heard about it. Wu Lang felt that he could no longer turn a blind eye and let it go.
Wu Lang told Lihua and Xia Daohua about this. Although he felt that he could handle it, for some reason, he didn't want to hide anything from his elder sister Lihua and his younger sister Xia Daohua.
After hearing Wu Lang's words, Xia Daohua realized that something was wrong.
When the colorful girl and Linghua bumped into each other, it might have been intentional.
It is even possible that the person she wanted to bump into in the first place was Goro.
However, children like Linghua are always jumping and running around excitedly, and there is no clear direction they run in, so it is really hard to guard against them!
Miss Caique had also returned to the Xie family at this time. She was respectfully reporting the progress of her work during this period to Xie Fanglan:
"That young master from the Xia family is very serious and old-fashioned. He didn't speak to me politely. I think..."
Xie Fanglan raised her eyelids and looked at her.
Cai Que faced Xie Fanglan's gaze, gritted her teeth and stated her own inference:
"I think... he may not have figured it out yet!"
Cai Que, who is in charge of seducing Wu Lang, is a little worried because there has been no progress in her work. This time she came to report to Xie Fanglan, firstly to report on her work, and secondly to seek advice.
Xie Fanglan nodded, indicating that she understood, but did not say what to do next, and let the uneasy Caique go down.
Xie Fanglan was wondering whether to let Hui'er appear, or let Caique change her target and focus on Xia Youtian?
The best plan, of course, is to let Caique marry into the Xia family and openly find out the secret behind this store.
Since Xia Wulang is the only male in the fourth branch of the Xia family, it is only natural to hand over this profitable shop to his wife.
But if Xia Wulang is really a greenhorn as Caique said, then it would take years of hard work to master the subject.
Even if Caique can wait, the Xie family can't.
Or maybe, there was no need to actually seduce Xia Wulang, let alone let Cai Que marry into the Xia family...
It would be enough if Wulang and Caique could get acquainted with each other, set up a trap for him, and recruit some outsiders as witnesses.
Good night, sweet dreams, see you tomorrow. Love you, (づ￣ 3￣)づ
(End of this chapter)
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