Ning Dao Covered with Snow

Chapter 182 Ready to make a move
Yan Ciwan deliberately smiled mockingly: "Du Erlang, you are a seven-foot-tall man, are you going to deny your debt in front of a weak woman like me?"

Du Lingzhou was very concerned about his reputation, and when she provoked him, his blood boiled immediately and he blurted out what she said without thinking.

"Who said I want to default on my debt? I am a man of my word, and I will accept the loss if I lose the bet!"

Yan Ciwan pretended not to believe it: "Really? Then call me boss now."

Du Lingzhou's handsome face had turned red, and it was unclear whether he was embarrassed or angry.

His lips opened and closed, and after a long time he finally squeezed out two words from between his teeth -

"Big brother!"

The sound hit the ground hard, mixed with a heart full of unwillingness.

Yan Ciwan gladly accepted it: "Well, it seems that you are still trustworthy and a man."

Du Lingzhou was very upset: "I am a man!"

"Hurry up and wash up. We're going out first. See you later."

Yan Ciwan and Xiao Wang walked out together.

After the door was closed, only Du Lingzhou and Huai Yan, the master and servant, were left in the room. Du Lingzhou could no longer hold back, and sat down on the bed, pounding the pillow hard and shouting as if venting his anger.

"I'm so mad! I'm so mad!!"

Yan Ciwan and Xiao Wang, who had already walked some distance away, heard the shout and they both laughed out loud at the same time.

On the morning of the first day of the New Year, Yan Ciwan was in a very happy mood because of this little episode.

When passing by the west courtyard, Yan Ciwan picked another plum blossom.

Yan Ci Wan and Xiao Wang walked into the main hall. Chao Lu noticed at a glance that both of them were wearing plum blossoms on their heads, and she couldn't help but look curious.

Yan Ciwan took the initiative to explain: "I heard that there is a custom of wearing flowers in the hair during the New Year in Chang'an, but now it is the cold winter, and only plum blossoms are still in bloom. We can only pick plum blossoms and wear them, hoping that the new year will be as beautiful as flowers."

Chaolu suddenly realized something and felt a little excited. She also wanted to wear flowers in her hair for good luck.

Yan Ciwan was prepared. He took out a plum blossom from his back and said with a smile, "This is for you."

Chaolu was overjoyed and immediately took the plum blossoms: "Thank you, can I give some to A Niang and Luhua?"

"of course can."

Chaolu happily ran to find Liu and Luhua, and the three of them put plum blossoms in their hair.

When Li Chengge walked in, he saw that everyone had flowers on their heads. Recalling the New Year customs in Chang'an, he immediately stretched out his hand to ask for them with a smile.

"Give me one, too."

Chaolu picked a plum blossom and gave it to him.

Li Chengge immediately inserted the plum blossom into his fu hat and thought it was very beautiful.

Jiang Tingyue asked the cook to stew a pot of fragrant chicken soup. At this moment, the chicken soup was served on the table, and it was also served with a five-spicy dish, which contained five kinds of spicy vegetables, symbolizing the need to drive away the cold and evil spirits and pray for health.

Everyone came to the main hall one after another, and the last one to appear was Du Lingzhou.

He looked a little listless and not in good spirits.

Li Chengge deliberately brought up what happened last night: "You should drink less in the future. You are really out of control when you are drunk. You talk nonsense and even talk about your embarrassing childhood."

Du Lingzhou's face suddenly turned red.

He angrily defended himself: "Those were just my drunken words last night, they are not true!"

Li Chengge laughed: "But what you said is so convincing, it seems to be true."

Du Lingzhou insisted that those were all drunken talk, and refused to admit that he had been blindly attracted to Xiao Wang, who was wearing women's clothes. Li Chengge went to see Xiao Wang and asked, "Is what Du Er said true?"

Du Lingzhou immediately turned his head and stared at Xiao Wang, his heart in his throat.

Xiao Wang didn't want to get involved in the feud between the two of them, so he replied calmly: "Don't talk while eating or sleeping, so just say less."

Seeing that Xiao Wang did not take advantage of the opportunity to add insult to injury, Du Lingzhou secretly breathed a sigh of relief and even felt a little grateful to him.

But Du Lingzhou soon came to his senses again. The reason why he was ridiculed was all because of Xiao Wang. Xiao Wang was the culprit, and he could never forgive him easily!

He suddenly noticed that Xiao Wang was wearing a red plum blossom on his head and immediately made a sarcastic remark.

"Why are you wearing flowers like others today? Do you want to dress yourself up like the little girls?"

Chaolu kindly helped explain: "This is the custom of Chang'an during the New Year. Look at us, we all have flowers in our hair."

Du Lingzhou took a quick look and realized that everyone had red plum blossoms on their heads, except for his, which was bald. He immediately felt a sense of being excluded and asked angrily.

"Why do you all have flowers to wear? I am the only one who doesn't have any!"

Chaolu took out the plum branch and said, "Here, there is only one left. I'll give it to you."

Du Lingzhou took the plum blossom and put it on his head, and he immediately felt much better.

He felt that Miss Chaolu was a really kind-hearted girl, and he had an even better impression of her. Moreover, she also knew medical skills, and was a useful talent. He was once again tempted to recruit her.

After everyone finished breakfast and left the main hall, Du Lingzhou called Chaolu and asked, "Do you want to be my little brother? I will protect you from now on, and I guarantee that no one will dare to bully you."

Chaolu politely declined the other party's kindness.

Du Lingzhou was unwilling to give up: "Don't refuse so quickly. I treat my subordinates very well. You won't suffer any loss if you follow me."

A voice suddenly interrupted from the side.

"You are someone else's younger brother, how can you have the nerve to accept others as your younger brothers?"

Du Lingzhou looked in the direction of the voice and saw that the person who spoke was Yan Ciwan. His expression changed and his tone unconsciously lowered by two points: "Didn't you leave already?"

Yan Ciwan looked at him with a smile, and instead of answering, asked: "What should you call me?"

Du Lingzhou's cheeks turned red at a speed visible to the naked eye.

He clenched his hands into fists, as if he had suffered a great humiliation. His lips opened and closed for a long time before he gently uttered two words.

"Boss."

Yan Ciwan blinked: "The voice was too soft, I didn't hear it."

Du Lingzhou took a deep breath, tried his best to suppress the depression in his heart, and shouted loudly: "Boss!"

Yan Ciwan was satisfied: "This is about right."

"Boss, can I go now?"

Yan Ciwan nodded slightly: "Well, go ahead."

Du Lingzhou turned to leave, but when he turned around, he saw Li Chengge and Xiao Wang standing outside the door. Du Lingzhou's heart immediately sank. Xiao Wang was fine, but why didn't Li Chengge leave? Li Chengge must have heard everything he had just said to Yan Ciwan, right?
Li Chengge just noticed that Du Lingzhou was deliberately lingering and refusing to leave after finishing his meal, so he guessed that he must have something to do, so he deliberately turned back to see what Du Lingzhou was up to. Unexpectedly, he overheard the conversation between Du Lingzhou and Yan Ciwan.

Li Chengge did not hide his gloating and laughed out loud on the spot.

"Du Er, ah Du Er, I didn't expect that the little overlord of Dongdu would become someone else's younger brother? You gave me such great news on the first day of the new year. It seems that there will be endless laughter in the new year."

Du Lingzhou was so angry that he said without thinking: "How much better do you think you are than me? Aren't you still someone else's son?!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the smile on Li Chengge's face immediately disappeared.

　There are a lot of things going on at home during the Chinese New Year, so the updates are not very stable. Sorry~
　　(End of this chapter)