Chatted with the four older men for a bit, Cheng Xiao Xiao turned and walked into the bamboo forest. Liu Danhang wasn't going to let this opportunity goes to waste and followed her in.
After dozens of steps into the bamboo forest, one could still see the villagers retrieving water from the well through the bamboos, but Cheng Xiao Xiao didn't care. She stopped and looked at the person who followed her in, "Okay, you can speak your mind now."
"Xiao Xiao, you knew I had something to say to you?" asked Liu Danhang, surprised.
"Ugh...." Cheng Xiao Xiao was speechless. That was only too obvious, but she nodded at him.
A simple smile, Liu Danhang scratched the back of his head, "Xiao Xiao is so smart!"
"What do you want to say to me?" Cheng Xiao Xiao looked at him, it was hard to dislike him also. She wasn't sure what she could do.
Liu Danhang blushed after she asked him a second time. Shyly he casted a quick glance at her before he summoned all his courage and said, "Xiao Xiao, I really like you!"
"I know," replied Cheng Xiao Xiao nonchalantly, nodding.
Seeing her emotionless expression, even the simple Liu Danhang finally understood. He looked disappointed. His lips moved, but he didn't say anything.
"I have no older siblings, just young ones. If you don't mind, I will treat you like an older brother, what do you say?" Afterall, Cheng Xiao Xiao didn't want to hurt him, that was all she could do.
"Brother!" Liu Danhang paused and looked at the cool Cheng Xiao Xiao. He nodded, "Xiao Xiao, I will always treat you like a younger sister, and not let anyone hurt you!"
After saying that, Liu Danhang turned and leave. His back straight, his strides large. He walked out of the bamboo forest in no time.
Looking at him leaving, Cheng Xiao Xiao couldn't help but to say, "He looks foolish, but he's smart. I hope he can find someone more suitable for him in the future!"
"Young mistress, he's not that bad!" said little Yuteng with a smile, appearing out of nowhere.
Cheng Xiao Xiao shook her head, "I have no feelings for him. He's just a friend. If I want to look for a boyfriend, at the very least I should feel my heart beat raised and my face flustered when I see him, wouldn't you say?"
"Heart beat raised and face flustered?" asked the confused little Yuteng, blinking her watery eyes, "Young mistress, what kind of feeling is that? Wouldn't that be some kind of illness?"
"Ugh..." Cheng Xiao Xiao smacked her own forehead. Why would she expect a fairy to understand that? "Yes, it's an illness, and a serious one!"
"But why?" The curious fairy continued to press.
"No reason, you will understand that some day!"
"Really, young mistress, I want to find out more about it now!"
"Ugh, I can't help you there!"
"Why not?"
"You keep asking me, but I don't have answers!"
Cheng Xiao Xiao randomly chitchatted with little Yuteng while on her way home. When she arrived at home, there was nobody in the courtyard. She could hear a lot of ruckus coming from the direction of the ranch. Cheng Xiao Xiao had Yuteng returned to the dimension while she headed toward the sound.
"Miss Cheng, you are here!" greeted Innkeeper Zhu with a big smile, cupping his hands.
She casted a look at him and thought about it for a second, "After this sale, we will reach out to you when we want to make another transactions. No need to keep coming back!"
"Well, that...." He couldn't make that decision so he looked at Deacon Bai.
Deacon Bai walked over after hearing the conversation, smiling he said, "Miss Cheng, we will wait for your notice; however, we may reach out with some questions before then, I hope that will be alright!"
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