Inviting the Moon to the Farmhouse

Jiang Di had never given the girl clothes before, nor did he know her habits, but buying a whole bag of clothes at once was quite a surprise to him.

Xia Lanyue didn't understand why he was frowning, but when she glanced at the goods in the yard, she suddenly realized that he might have misunderstood something, and quickly explained, "These are what I just bought from the shop, they're all clothes, let me show you."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Di was overjoyed. She was actually going to show him her new clothes?! What kind of relationship did they have?! Then, she lowered her head shyly.

Xia Lanyue didn't notice him; she just opened her bundle and took out the blue oversized robe she had bought for herself.

In case he couldn't see clearly, she even gestured on her body, saying, "Look, it's like this."

Then she picked up the coarse brown clothes she had bought for Dai You and waved them in front of him. Inside the package, there was only a long purple robe made of fine cloth left; Xia Lanyue hesitated.

She glanced quickly at Jiang Di, only to see Jiang Di with her head down, playing with her fingers, seemingly not paying any attention to her.

Xia Lanyue bent down to look at Jiang Di, wanting to know what he was thinking.

Jiang Di noticed her movement and then looked up.

Xia Lanyue didn't want Jiang Di to discover her blue robe, so she hurriedly covered it with the two pieces of clothing she was holding and tied the package up. "I've shown you everything. I didn't take anything from here."

"Huh?!" Jiang Di was stunned, then realized what she meant and hurriedly explained, "That's not what I meant."

"Whether you mean it or not, I think it's necessary to show it to you. It's better to say you're asking, to avoid any misunderstandings later," Xia Lanyue explained. "Even close brothers need to keep clear accounts."

Jiang Di looked aggrieved, pursed her lips, and remained silent.

Xia Lanyue couldn't care less about him at this point; all she wanted was to get back to the Xia family home as quickly as possible. If she was late, she wouldn't be able to carry this bundle back with her. So, after a hasty farewell to Jiang Di, she ran out the back door.

Jiang Di watched Xia Lanyue's departing figure, sighed, and stood there dejectedly for a long time without moving.

Suddenly, the backyard door was pushed open!

Jiang Di looked up expectantly and, sure enough, Xia Lanyue had returned.

Xia Lanyue closed the back door and hurriedly passed by him, saying, "I have to use the front door today. Goodbye, Jiang Di."

After saying that, he opened the door and went to the hall.

Xia Lanyue wanted to go this way because she had something to tell Abei. She pulled Abei aside and whispered to him, "A tall man will come looking for me in a little while. His name is Dai You. Please tell him that I'm going home first and that he shouldn't wait up for me."

Ah Bei nodded as if he understood but not quite.

"I'll treat you to rice cakes tomorrow," Xia Lanyue said to Abei.

Ah Bei understood what he meant and nodded happily.

Xia Lanyue carried her bundle and left the shop.

Watching Xia Lanyue leave, Jiang Di walked upstairs to the second floor, feeling dejected.

Wang Xiang sat on a chair on the second floor, sipping tea. When she saw Jiang Di return looking dejected, she couldn't help but mock him, "Tsk tsk, got ignored again?"

Jiang Di glared at Wang Xiang, said nothing, slumped in her chair, and continued to stare blankly.

Wang Xiang took a sip of tea. "While you care about her, can you also care about me?"

Jiang Di turned to look at Wang Xiang, who still looked listless. "What's wrong with you? Are you going to die?"

"Tsk, you'd better not say anything and just listen to me. Manager Song came to see me yesterday," Wang Xiang said, looking at Jiang Di.

"What's wrong with him?"

"What else could it be? He's unhappy because I rented out the backyard to Miss Dai. He feels that if I hadn't gotten involved, they would be doing business together now."

"What did you say?"

“I said she approached me first. My backyard is empty, so there’s no reason not to rent it out,” Wang Xiang said, taking a sip of tea.

“You can say that…” Jiang Di said, then closed her eyes.

After what happened a few days ago, Xia Lanyue became much more cautious. When walking, she would look around to guard against danger, and if she encountered a small path, she would jog across it.

When they arrived at the Xia family home, Xia Yao was still teaching.

Xia Lanyue looked up at the time; it was still early before 5 PM, so she went back to her room first.

She opened her bundle, eagerly took out her dress, tried it on, and then fiddled with the small bronze mirror on the table, admiring her new dress.

Xia Lanyue was very satisfied; she had spent three hundred coins to buy it!

Xia Lanyue was reluctant to wear it, so she took it off again, folded the clothes neatly, and put them in the closet.

She took out her coarse brown clothes, folded them neatly, and placed them on her bed.

Inside the bundle, there was only a purple robe left.

She bought this for Xia Yao. She felt guilty for hurting him and ruining his clothes. This was her way of showing her appreciation, but she didn't know if he would like it.

Xia Lanyue looked out the window; school hadn't ended yet.

She wrapped the purple robe in a bundle and put it in her closet.

She lay on the bed, probably because she had too many worries these past few days and hadn't slept well at night, and soon fell asleep.

When she woke up again, Dai You was knocking on her door.

"Ah Yue, are you there? Ah Yue?"

Dai You's voice didn't sound very happy, which was understandable; he'd been fooled by Xia Lanyue, so how could he be happy?

Xia Lanyue got up. She hadn't figured out how to explain it to him yet, but she knew that Dai You was easy to coax.

"Here you are," Xia Lanyue said, getting up and opening the door. As expected, it was Dai You with a sour face.

"Hehe," Xia Lanyue grinned, pretending to be well-behaved.

Dai You rolled his eyes and turned his head to the side.

Xia Lanyue could only laugh at his expression, and deliberately teased him, "What's wrong? Are you angry?"

Sure enough, Dai You got even angrier, glaring at her angrily, "You lied to me! You said you wouldn't lie to me! You lied to me again!"

Xia Lanyue was taken aback. So he had heard her. She smiled and said, "Oh, I did have something to say."

Dai You didn't believe it at all; his expression didn't change in the slightest.

"Come here," Xia Lanyue beckoned to Dai You, gesturing for him to enter the room. Then she walked to the bedside, pointed to the clothes, and said, "Look."

Dai You looked at the clothes, and his expression seemed to improve, but he was used to keeping his emotions hidden, so he didn't speak and waited for Xia Lanyue to speak.

Xia Lanyue knew this would happen, so she picked up the clothes and held them up against him, saying, "I picked these out for you, try them on quickly."

"Why did you suddenly buy me clothes?" Dai You's expression didn't change much, but his tone had softened.

Xia Lanyue smiled; she knew he was easy to please. "One of your clothes was given to you by Uncle Tian, ​​and it's too short and doesn't fit properly. The other was given to you by Ma Ruisheng, and it's old. Now that I have money, of course I'm going to get you a new set."

Dai You couldn't hold back any longer and smiled shyly, "Actually, I don't care about these things."

"I do care. I told you I would buy you a new one," Xia Lanyue said, seeing that the size and color of the clothes were just right. "Try them on."

"I'll wear it tomorrow and show it to you," Dai You said, hugging the clothes to his chest as he walked out of Xia Lanyue's room.

Seeing his expression, as if he had found a treasure, Xia Lanyue suddenly felt a pang of guilt.