" What in the frickity frackty is this?" Xiao Hua had been a courtesan for a long time, which meant that he had received all sorts of gifts when he was working as a courtesan. No one even dared to bring a gift which was less than ten taels or two. However now that he was no longer a courtesan, he was actually gifted a box of shrivelled-up berries.
Sun Jie looked at Xiao Hua whose face was crumpled with confusion and then said in an unhurried voice, " Ah these are berries. I used to eat it when I was young whenever I was hungry. It tastes really good. Have a taste of it and become my friend. I don't want you to be angry with me, my father said that as long as I give someone a gift with all my heart they will forgive me.
I don't know what I have done wrong but I hope you will forgive me."
Crash!
" This is why I hate... you, I cannot even get angry at you!" Xiao Hua banged his fists on the table as he lowered his head while his entire body shook. He then raised his head and then glared at Sun Jie who shrank his neck behind when he saw Xiao Hua glare at him.
Xiao Hua rose from the couch and then pointed at Sun Jie before saying, "It's seriously annoying. I should be angry at you but for some reason, I cannot bring myself to take my anger out on you which is why I am taking my anger on Yu Dong." He harrumphed and then sat down on the couch as he looked at Sun Jie who was twiddling with his thumbs.
The mer looked at Xiao Hua and then tentatively asked, " Why are you angry at Sister Dong?"
" Heh, why?" Xiao Hua sneered as he clenched and unclenched his fists. He did not want to get angry at Yu Dong as well but a few days ago when he went to ask Yu Dong when were they getting married. She told him after the summer! After. The. Summer!
" Here, take this. One should not let someone who came bearing gifts return empty-handed," he said to Sun Jie as he handed him the bowl.
When Sun Jie received the bowl of mung bean cakes, he cheered up and thanked Xiao Hua with a smile before running out of the house, he needed to tell Yu Mai that everything was fine and Xiao Hua was not angry with him!
Those women were talking nonsense!
" Would you look at that, Brother Hua is finally acting like a big brother," Xiao Zimo teased Xiao Hua who picked up the pillow on the couch and hurled it at Xiao Zimo before heading inside his room. " I am going to sleep if Yu Dong comes, you know what to do."
" Aye, Aye, don't worry. I will lock your door and then send her away," Xiao Zimo saluted Xiao Hua before saying in a loud voice. " Don't worry, I will make sure that no matter how much you want to see Yu Dong you will not be able to come out of the room!—— Ack!"
He groaned when he felt something else being hurled at his face. He softly chuckled and then pulled the pillow off his face before saying, " If you miss her that much just talk to her."
" No!" Xiao Hua flicked his long hair and then said with a stern voice, " My daddy told me that one should never chase after a woman without showing their own temper. It's only right to show off our temple every once in a while, only then our women will know how to be on their toes."
With that, he walked inside the room with a scoff. Behind him, Xiao Zimo turned to look at Li Hanjing who was helping his daughter burp after drinking goat milk and then said, " How long do you think he can hold on?"
" If you ask me, it doesn't depend on how long he can hold on... it depends on how long Yu Dong holds on," Li Hanjing remarked with closed eyes. He then glanced at the closed door and added, " I don't think it will take long."