Chapter 349: So you are a woman

Feng Qingbai leaned against the back of the chair and stared at the boy. His thin lips parted gently: “I did.”

“……” Feng Mohan rolled his eyes and negotiated, “How about I seal one for you, and then you seal one for me?”

It was Feng Qingbai’s turn to be speechless for a moment.

Why did he become obsessed with a red envelope?

Who told him that he could ask for a red envelope for the New Year?

“Imperial Uncle … if you do not give me one and Aunt Liu gets to know it once she comes back, she’ll be heartbroken. Since I was a child, no one has loved me…”

Bang, Feng Qingbai slammed the brush on the table with a snap, got up and went into the inner room. When he came out again, he had a red envelope in his hand.

“Just this once!” Feng Qingbai’s face was glum. He didn’t want to do such a stupid thing the second time.

Feng Mohan received the red envelope and grinned ear to ear. “Imperial Uncle, do you want a red envelope? I’ll wrap one for you.”

“No!”

Feng Mohan immediately disappeared.

As for the “Just this once” statement, huh, he could still take Aunt Liu out.

He hid in a corner and opened the perfunctory red envelope with a small piece of broken silver coin lying inside.

Feng Mohan was a little disgusted. “Why is it not a copper coin? Uncle Zhiqiu said that New Year’s red envelopes are filled with copper coins.  Counting them up is exciting…”

“Feng Mohan!”

“Imperial Uncle, I like the red envelope you gave me very much!”

…

In the Liu family compound, red envelopes were also being counted.

A group of young people gathered together in the small hall of the second courtyard, took out their red envelopes and counted them together.

Liu Zhiqiu was the most emotional. He started counting from the smallest red envelope. “I tell you, learn from me. From a few to many, only then will there be surprises along the way. If you open the thickest first, the more you see later, the more you will be disgusted!”

Liu Yusheng did not believe his nonsense. “You always let people learn from you. When you were a kid, you said that counting copper coins in the red envelopes is the most exciting. But now that you’re counting all the silver, you end up more excited than before. Why don’t you just start with one and stick to it to the end?”

“When I was a kid, I could get ten or so copper coins for New Year’s Eve. That was good enough. Can that time be compared to now? A copper coin can only buy a steamed bun, but a piece of silver can buy ten steamed buns. Do you know how to calculate? Learn from me and don’t be pedantic. You have to learn to be flexible.” Liu Zhiqiu clapped his palms. “Come on, just counting is boring. Let’s count and guess. Whoever can guess which red envelope is given by who will be the winner.”

“And what if you win?”

“You all contribute half of your New Year’s money. You bet, you pay.”

The rest of the people unanimously stayed away from Liu Zhiqiu.

Fu Yuzheng was a little puzzled.

“He spent four years researching this, just to make a profit every New Year’s Eve. Stay away from him,” Liu Zhixia cautioned.

“…”

Liu Zhiqiu was depressed. “Brother, can you not pull the rug under my feet? You haven’t married your wife yet, yet you’re already this protective? Am I not your own brother?”

Fu Yuzheng’s face quickly burst into red. “What nonsense!”

Liu Zhixia, “Take it as if he farted. Just listen to the sound.”

Everyone, “…” Someone’s literati image was getting wobbly.

After someone’s eyes warned him, Liu Zhiqiu didn’t dare fart any more and changed the topic obediently. “I heard Dabao Dabao say that the town has been setting up a stage these days, and there will be performances during the Lantern Festival. When aunt and uncle and my parents come back from their homes, shall we catch a carriage and go to the town together to join in the revelry?”

They have not seen Dabao and their childhood friends for a long time, so now that they are at home, they can get together more.

And introduce someone to them along the way.

Because of the snow, the Liu family in the compound went to bed earlier this night.

Only the two guys over at the guest room were still busy repairing windows and gluing window paper.

Wei Hong’s room was quite a disaster. The windows were broken, the wall was cracked, and even the bed was gone.

Fortunately, there were more than two rooms in the guest house. When Wei Hong changed to the other room, there were extra beddings at home so she didn’t have to stay out in the cold.

But they have to clean up the mess they made themselves. The Liu family elders washed their hands off the matter, as a lesson to them.

“It’s freezing cold. I can’t even get a good night’s sleep, sigh.” Wei Lan sighed while fixing the window.

Ten years – he finally had a nest in the Lius’ house. The bedding was new, fragrant and soft. After eating, he just wanted to lie down and have a good sleep, with darkness all around.

As a result, he still had to make up for his woes first.

Wei Hong folded her arms and leaned against the door to supervise him coldly. Her face was frosty; her eyes were glacial; and even the breath she exhaled was icy.

“Come on, can you stop staring at me like that? Was I the one who broke the window? You also have a share of flying out of it, can you give a hand? Let’s finish early and go to bed early, okay?” Wei Lan grunted in anger. “The most basic guard code of shadow guards is to support each other when people in the same camp need help! Do you still remember?”

Wei Hong smiled coldly, “How do shadow guards speak, do you remember?”

He was using a local accent. He probably has almost forgotten his identity as a shadow guard, right?

“What’s wrong with me just talking like this? What’s wrong? Don’t listen to me if you don’t like it! If you have the ability, change positions with me!”

“I didn’t know you were a scoundrel until this happened.”

“I didn’t know you were a woman until this happened.”

A palm wind swung to Wei Lan’s face, hitting him directly.

Wei Lan swiftly dodged, lowered his voice and yelled, “Da Hong, that’s enough already! Last night, I was drunk and confused, but you forced yourself on me, you know?! If I hadn’t upheld my virtue, you would have defiled me. You got up early in the morning and took it out on me, yet I still have to vent myself! I’ve been holding it in all day, I tell you!”

Last night, Wei Hong really pressed herself against him!

If she weren’t a woman, and if she wouldn’t lose her reputation once word of it got out, he really wouldn’t suffer this dumb loss!

He didn’t do a damn thing!

Before last night, he never treated Wei Hong as a woman!

“Shut up!” Wei Hong’s face got even darker.

That was why she was more livid!

If he had pinned her, she would not have been so angry. But why was it her who did it? It rankled her. 

How could she lose face like this?

It was as if she was coveting him!

Covet this fool, Wei Lan?

The picture of her drunken self last night flashed more vividly in her mind. What did she do?… Wei Hong wanted to kill Wei Lan immediately. From then on, she would be the only one in the world who knew the truth!

At this moment, she was a little glad that this fool took the initiative to explain to the Liu family without touting her about pinning him. Thus, she also retained a little self-respect.

With that in mind, she withdrew her stance. Wei Hong turned and walked to her new room. “Fix this room. From now on, as long as you don’t mention it, I will forget it.”

“As long as you do not mention it, I also absolutely will keep my mouth shut!” Wei Lan retorted behind her tit-for-tat. He resigned himself and continued to paste window papers. “Last night, you acted as the man and I, the woman. I will never let that slip out of my tongue even in death! Just be glad that you’re a woman…”

Bang, a big pit appeared in the half-thick snow area behind him, scaring Wei Lan to silence immediately.

He really shouldn’t provoke a woman on the verge of madness!

Damn, how was Wei Hong a woman…