As expected, Xi Lanting was not asleep yet. She was sitting on the sofa at the moment, with no book in hand, and just tapping her knees with her fingers, once and for all, as if she was in a trance.
Yun Qiao came in and called him: "Uncle Qi."
Xi Lanting came back to his senses and nodded slightly: "Sit down."
Yun Qiao sat down, poured tea and drank it by herself, without showing any interest in others. She also told Xi Lanting about today's events without hiding anything.
"...If Mr. Sheng comes here, I won't be afraid of him." Yun Qiao said, "Sheng Yun asked the parents to come forward, and I will ask Uncle Qian to come forward and see who has a stronger background."
Xi Lanting: "Is it because I'm not your elder, or because my background isn't strong enough?"
Yun Qiao immediately made amends: "I'm afraid I'll cause trouble to you."
"No trouble." Xi Lanting seemed to stretch out, feeling very bored, "I've been too busy recently, I'll find something to do."
Yun Qiao thanked him.
When she arrived at Xi Lanting's place, she sat for a while and drank two cups of tea by herself. It was already late at night, and the more she drank, the more awake she became, so she decided not to leave and started chatting with Xi Lanting.
Just chatting was a bit boring, so Xi Lanting also took out a chessboard.
The fire was lingering in the room, and only a small crack in the window lattice was opened, letting in a bit of cold air. The whole room was so warm that the wind cloak outside could not wear it.
Yun Qiao simply took off his coat.
She was wearing a small green coat underneath.
Xi Lanting saw it and raised his eyebrows: "I didn't expect you to be... quite lively."
Yun Qiao looked down and felt slightly embarrassed.
This little coat was made a few years ago. The old clothes are getting softer and softer. Although they are not very warm anymore, they are light and comfortable. Yun Qiao likes to wear it indoors sometimes.
Jiang Yanjin was whistling outside just now. She thought the other party was in a hurry, so she put on a wind cloak and went downstairs. Who could see the clothes underneath?
Unexpectedly, Xi Lanting looked right at him.
Ever since she went to Guangzhou and Hong Kong and became friends with Cheng Yin, Yun Qiao rarely wore particularly brightly colored clothes. In Cheng Yin's words: "You country people from the mainland, if you wear bright red and green clothes, you will be tacky."
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Who doesn't want to be decent?
Although she gave Cheng Yin a beating for his open mouth, Yun Qiao did remember these words.
In normal times, she would not wear such overly colorful clothes to see others.
Even if she couldn't bear it during the Chinese New Year and had to wear bright red, she would still have to add some white to soften the bright colors.
Today, there was no blocking or blocking, which was a joke for Xi Lanting.
"...I'm young, so it's appropriate to dress more lively." Yun Qiao retorted.
Xi Lanting: "Is this annoying?"
Yun Qiao: "..."
He was clearly teasing her.
Yun Qiao ignored him and concentrated on playing chess with him. She wanted to kill everyone this time, so her chess skills were strong and unforgiving, and she almost fought every step of the way.
In this way, it is easy to be killed by Xi Lanting.
Yun Qiao lost several times in a row, and because he drank Xi Lanting's tea, he became more and more energetic, so he had to make up for it.
Xi Lanting said of her: "If I don't let you win once, I won't have to sleep tonight."
"What do you mean by surrender? I almost won just now, but you cheated." Yun Qiao said.
She was about to win, but Xi Lanting leaned over to take the teapot from her side, getting too close, and Yun Qiao's mind went astray.
She felt that the skin on Uncle Qi's collar was particularly white, and a faint smell emanated from the collar, like the smell of sunlight shining through the woods.
Yun Qiao lost her train of thought and made a random move, sending herself to a dead end.
She believed that Xi Lanting used a beauty trick to disturb her.
"How dare you complain if you don't live up to your expectations?" Xi Lanting said coldly.
Yun Qiao: "Anyway, I can definitely win without you having to give in."