Chapter 264, Birthday Gift
After taking a shower, Daohua and Dong Yuanyao slept in the same bed.
"I really want to keep you at my house for a few more days, but it's a pity that you also have to go home to meet your elders." Dong Yuanyao said regretfully while lying in bed.
Daohua turned over to face Dong Yuanyao and said with a smile, "There will be plenty of opportunities in the future. If you are free, you can come to Xingzhou to visit me. I will take you to my farm."
Dong Yuanyao became interested: "I heard that you have a farm dedicated to growing flowers?"
Daohua nodded. "The farm isn't big, but it's enough to keep my flower and rouge shops running smoothly."
Dong Yuanyao: "She must be very beautiful, right?"
Daohua: "Of course, I collected all kinds of flowers, most of which I asked for from Grandpa Jingwan."
Dong Yuanyao turned over and said, "I must go and see it when I have time. In the past two years, my mother has also started to teach me how to manage the household. If it is not difficult to take care of it, I will also plant some on my farm."
"Are you usually busy at home?"
"I've been busy, especially in the past two years. Besides attending classes, I've also had to follow my mother around and handle chores, leaving me with very little time to play. My mother told me to study hard, otherwise I'd have a hard time getting married."
“I’m busy at home too.”
"Why do we have to get married? Isn't it better to stay at home?"
"If I have a choice, I don't want to get married."
"Me too"
The two of them chatted incessantly, and slowly fell asleep.
When the maid serving in the outer room heard no sound, she quietly walked in. Seeing that the two were asleep, she helped tuck in the quilt and then went to sleep outside as well.
The next morning, at daybreak, Daohua woke up without waiting for the maid to call her. As soon as she moved, Dong Yuanyao also opened her eyes.
Dong Yuanyao covered her mouth and yawned: "I slept really well last night."
Daohua nodded: "Me too."
Dong Yuanyao got out of bed swiftly: "Come on, let's go out and move around. I didn't bring my sword when I was in Xingyun Mansion before, so today I'll dance for you."
Daohua half-leaned on the bed and said with a smile, "Okay, let me see the elegance of the heroine Dong."
Seeing that Daohua was still a little sleepy at the moment, Dong Yuanyao smiled and walked forward to lift her chin: "My beauty, wait for me to take you to the world of martial arts."
Daohua slapped Dong Yuanyao's hand away and glared at her, "Who did you learn this habit of teasing people from?"
Dong Yuanyao shrugged. "I'm self-taught! My mother said it's a good thing I'm a girl, otherwise I'd be a playboy."
Daohua also got up from the bed and said, "Aunt, what you said is very true."
Afterwards, the two of them put on loose shorts and went to the yard. Daohua first watched Dong Yuanyao dance with a sword for a while, and then practiced with a whip for a while. After it was dawn, she went back to her room to wash up.
As soon as I finished washing up, the maid came in with a few sets of clothes.
"This is the autumn dress that Madam has just made for you. Please bring it here for Miss Yan to choose from."
Daohua looked at the clothes. They were all red. There were bright red, pink, tender red, and everything in between. She was surprised and asked, "You like red so much?"
Dong Yuanyao picked up a bright red dress and compared it to Daohua: "Yes, don't you like it?"
Daohua: "It's not that I don't like it, it's just that I don't think I can wear it."
Dong Yuanyao glanced at Daohua and said, "Yes, you are still too young. You should wear the Xiangfei-colored suit. It's a lighter color."
Hearing this, Daohua was speechless, as if she was very important.
Soon, both of them changed their clothes with the help of the maid.
"I've never worn such a pink color before." Daohua said as she adjusted her collar.
Dong Yuanyao turned around and looked at him.
Daohua was wearing a Xiangfei-colored jacket with scattered flowers on the upper body and a moon-white plum blossom pleated skirt on the lower body. She looked pink and pretty.
"nice!"
Daohua also looked at Dong Yuanyao. She was wearing a water-red double-breasted printed jacket and a water-red floral pleated skirt. She looked bright and elegant. "You look good too."
Wang Man'er and the Dong family's maid stood by and watched, laughing, "The two girls standing together look like a pair of sisters."
Dong Yuanyao immediately took Daohua's arm and said, "We are sisters now. Let's go to the main courtyard and let my mother see us."
Daohua nodded, and then was pulled out of the room by Dong Yuanyao.
Just as he walked out of the gate, Dong Yuanyao stopped and said, "Wait a moment, I'm going to get something." Then he turned and ran away.
"Slow down, there's no rush!"
Daohua gave some instructions and then began to look around the scenery in the backyard of Dong's mansion.
It is already the end of September, but the flowers in the yard are still in full bloom.
Rice Flower: "These flowers are blooming beautifully."
The Dong family maid smiled and said, "Master is a flower lover, so he has planted quite a few flowers in the mansion. Every time Master comes home, he personally tends to the flowers in the yard."
Daohua reached out and fiddled with the golden chrysanthemums in the yard, and said with a smile, "I didn't expect that Brother Dong is such a person who cherishes flowers."
At the other end of the yard, Dong Yuanxuan and his servant walked quickly towards his sister's yard. When they were about to reach the gate, they saw a pretty pink figure admiring the flowers in the yard and stopped immediately.
Flowers are beautiful, but they are not as beautiful as a beautiful woman's smile.
Looking at the rice flowers with his eyes closed and smelling their fragrance, Dong Yuanxuan couldn't help but smile.
After smelling the fragrance of the flowers, Daohua put down the flowers in her hand. She turned her eyes and saw Dong Yuanxuan standing not far away. She smiled and said, "Brother Dong."
Looking at that bright and romantic smile, Dong Yuanxuan's eyes flickered for a moment, and he was stunned for a moment before walking over with a smile: "Why are you here alone?"
Daohua smiled and said, "Yuan Yao went back to the house to get something. I'm waiting for her here. Are you looking for her? I'll call her." As she said that, she was about to walk into the yard.
"Don't!"
Dong Yuanxuan hurriedly called out to Daohua: "I'm not looking for Yuanyao."
Daohua: ".So you passed by here?"
Dong Yuanxuan shook his head, took a long box from the servant behind him, opened it and said, "When you celebrated your birthday in August, we were in Xingyun Mansion. We didn't have time to prepare a gift for you then. Now that I'm back home, it's a good time to make it up to you." As he said that, he handed the box over.
He came here early in the morning just to give a gift.
Looking at the long whip in the box, Daohua was surprised and reached out to touch it: "This is too expensive!" She had been practicing whipping for some time and could now tell the difference between a good whip and a bad one.
Dong Yuanxuan placed the box in Daohua's hand and said, "This is a birthday present for you. It would be too polite for you to say this."
Daohua held the box, looking a little hesitant, but she could see that Dong Yuanxuan was determined to give it to her, so she could only thank him, "Thank you, Brother Dong."
Dong Yuanxuan saw that she accepted it and smiled: "As long as you like it."
Daohua immediately smiled and said, "I like it very much."
Dong Yuanxuan looked into the yard and said, "Wait for Yuan Yao. I'm going to look for the young prince and the others first."
Daohua nodded, and after Dong Yuanxuan left, she looked at the long whip in the box, closed the lid, and handed it to Wang Maner.
At this time, Dong Yuanyao came out: "I just heard you talking to someone, who is it?"
Daohua: "Your brother."
Dong Yuanyao was stunned for a moment: "What does he want me to do?"
Daohua smiled and said, "He's not looking for you. He's here to give me a birthday present." As she said that, she pointed to the box in Wang Maner's hand.
"What is this?" Dong Yuanyao opened the box with curiosity. Seeing the long whip inside, he was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "This whip was given to my brother by my grandfather. He said it was captured from a nomadic noble in the north."
Daohua said quickly, "Since it was given to your brother by your grandfather, I can't take it. You should help me return it."
Dong Yuanyao quickly held down the rice flower and said with a smile, "How can I take back what I've given you? Just take it. My brother must have seen you practicing with a whip, and he happened to have a good whip, so he just gave it to you. Don't be shy, just take it."
Daohua saw that Dong Yuanyao spoke casually and didn't mention returning it.
"Let's go see my mother."
(End of this chapter)
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