The chopsticks in Luo Sheng's hand finally gave way and snapped in two with a snap.
Xiao Yunying turned around upon hearing the crisp sound: "What's wrong? Did the chopsticks break?"
Luo Sheng had already composed himself by the time she turned her head: "Ah... I was distracted just now... I lost control and accidentally broke the chopsticks."
As she spoke, she seemed somewhat at a loss, trying to take the chopsticks back.
Xiao Yunying didn't think much of it, but she found his attempt to put the chopsticks back together a bit funny: "If they're broken, they're broken. Just ask the waiter to bring another pair. Just throw the old pair away. Don't bother with them, or you'll get splinters in your hands again."
"good."
When Luo Sheng heard that Xiao Yunying cared about him, he obediently put the broken chopsticks aside and sat up straight.
The group chatted in the private room for a while... mainly the three girls were talking, Chen Yuancheng was quite content by himself, Ling Qi was only focused on eating, while Luo Sheng was seething with anger.
When it was lunchtime, the group went to Huiweilou Restaurant for a meal. This time, Luo Sheng quickly took the seat to Xiao Yunying's left.
Who knew that after ordering the food, she left the private room and went to Jinxiu Pavilion to invite Cheng Yue to eat together.
The four girls huddled together and deliberately sat opposite the three men, leaving empty seats on both sides. They didn't talk to them at all and just chatted with their friends.
Luo Sheng's wish to sit next to Xiao Yunying so he could serve her food was completely dashed, and he sat helplessly to the side, feeling sullen.
Cheng Yue was concerned about the business at the store, so she quickly finished her meal and left.
The rest of the people had nothing to do, so they chatted and ate, and by the time they finished their meal, more than half an hour had passed.
After finishing their meal, everyone parted ways downstairs. The light snow that had been falling earlier had stopped, but the wind was still quite chilly.
Xiao Yunying hunched her shoulders and said goodbye to Chen Yuancheng and his sister, "You should go back quickly too, it's getting windy and quite cold outside."
Chen Yuancheng asked, "Last year we experienced the harsh winter in Donglin City, with strong winds and heavy snow. Why didn't you prepare a cloak in advance this year? Are you cold? You can wear mine back."
Luo Sheng stared wide-eyed. What was going on? In broad daylight, in front of everyone, he was letting his wife wear his cloak, as if he didn't exist?!
Xiao Yunying politely declined, saying, "No need. I won't be exposed to the wind on the way back in the carriage. Please don't take it off for me, or I'll catch a cold."
She didn't intentionally leave out a cloak; it's just that as a modern person, she's not used to the function of a cloak, and she's been so busy lately that she forgot.
Luo Sheng felt a little relieved, knowing that his wife was discreet and wouldn't readily accept such intimate gestures from a man.
Why didn't his wife accept it? Did she think that men and women shouldn't touch each other, or was she worried that if she accepted his cloak, he would get cold?
Chen Yuancheng caught a glimpse of Luo Sheng frowning at him out of the corner of his eye, and suddenly an idea struck him: "Miss Cheng's new store is opening, she'll probably be busy for a while, and won't be able to take care of you during that time."
"We just recently ordered winter clothes for Yuan Yao, so I'll have someone make a cape for you too, like those matching sister outfits from Jinxiuge. When you come to watch the fireworks again during the New Year, wearing them together with Yuan Yao will definitely add a lot of color to the simple winter scenery."
He was always considerate in his dealings with others, and he didn't forget Zheng Yunwan who was standing to the side: "Make one for Miss Zheng as well, and for Xin'er too. I think this little girl will like it."
Zheng Yunwan was surprised to find herself included: "I guess I won't need it..."
Chen Yuancheng smiled humbly and warmly: "Miss Zheng is Yunying's chosen younger sister. Since I've already given her to my older sister, how could I forget her?"
Miss Zheng, there's no need to feel there's anything wrong with it. It's just a cloak; you can simply assume it was a gift from Yuan Yao.
Chen Yuanyao chimed in, "Yunwan, you don't need to be so polite. Look, even Sister Yunying doesn't mind. Just accept it without worry. We'll be happy just thinking about wearing matching outfits on the street."
Zheng Yunwan looked at Xiao Yunying like a child, asking with her eyes whether she could accept it.
Seeing her nod, he gladly accepted: "Thank you very much, Yuan Yao."
Xiao Yunying instructed, "Don't let it be like last year..."
Chen Yuancheng interrupted her urgently, a rare occurrence for him: "I know, I know, I promise I won't make the same mistake as last year, and I'll definitely make you a cloak that you like."
Seeing that he remembered her dislike of animal fur, Xiao Yunying didn't continue the conversation.
Another gust of wind blew by, and Xiao Yunying shrank her neck again: "I'm not chatting anymore. You guys should hurry home. Judging from the sky, it looks like it's going to snow heavily tonight. We need to go back early."
Chen Yuancheng said, "Then hurry up and get on the carriage."
Xiao Yunying climbed into the carriage and poked her head out: "I'm leaving. Don't stay here. Yuan Yao, go back with your brother."
"Understood, Sister Yunying. Be careful on the road."
Luo Sheng was the last to board the carriage.
Because he heard Chen Yuancheng whispering to Chen Yuanyao about the style of the cloak, saying that they had just obtained two pieces of top-quality white fox fur, and that they would cut them up and wrap them around the neck of the cloak, making it soft, windproof and warm.
He deliberately slowed down his movements, and then heard the other person sigh, saying with great regret that they only got two pieces of white fox fur. Otherwise, it would have looked much better if they had pieced together a whole cloak from the white fox fur, which would have matched Xiao Yunying's temperament.
Luo Sheng gave a confident hum and got into the carriage.
Top-quality white fox pelts are indeed precious and rare, and are highly sought-after items that are snapped up by various powerful and wealthy families every year.
Now that winter has arrived, it's quite difficult to buy so many white fox pelts.
Difficult as it may be, what Chen Yuancheng couldn't do, I can do myself. At most, it will be a bit more troublesome, requiring me to use some personal connections to ask around or spend more money.
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