Chapter 67.5 – Personally Ferment Their Wedding Wine (5)


    T/N: Chapter (9/12) sponsored by Madam Daim!


    Returning from school the next day, Du Xiao Li recalled the previous night having promised Du Xue Qi to let her


    see Silver and them, thus she let Ying Ge have Silver and Gold brought back to the courtyard. Afterwards, she had


    Xia Yuan go to third yiniang’s courtyard to invite them over.


    This was third yiniang and Du Xue Qi’s first timeing to Du Xiao Li’s courtyard, and seeing how small Jade


    Bamboo Courtyard was, the two were somewhat surprised.


    “Third sister, why are you living in such a small courtyard?” Du Xue Qi asked.


    “At the time, when I came, there was only this courtyard. Originally, I intended to just live here temporarily, but I


    ended up liking this ce very much, so I just stayed here.” Du Xiao Li answered.


    “Where are those two wolves?” Du Xue Qi nced around and didn’t see Silver’s shadow.


    Du Xiao Li shouted towards the house for Ying Ge, then see her have Silver brought into the courtyard.


    When Silver came out from the house, and upon seeing Du Xiao Li, he ran over and rubbed against her.


    “Ah.”


    Although she wanted to the wolf, when she saw Silver charing over, Du Xue Qi still screamed and hid into her


    mother’s embrace.


    “Don’t be scared, don’t be scared.” Xie Yu patted Du Xue Qi’s back, forcing herself to be calm, while also consoling


    her daughter.


    “Hehe, you all don’t need to be scared. Silver won’t randomly bite people.” Du Xiao Li said with augh.


    “Really?” Du Xue Qi stuck her head out from Xie Yu’s embrace. Seeing Silver quietly standing next to Du Xiao Li,


    seemingly looking very gently, her courage grew a little and turned around entirely.


    “Of course, Silver is very obedient.” Du Xiao Li stroked Silver’s neck, “Right, Silver?”


    “Awooo.”


    Silver called out toward Du Xiao Li.


    “Obediently stand there and let Xue Qi pet you, alright?” Du Xiao Li crouched down, both hands wrapped around


    Silver’s neck. Silver rubbed his head against Du Xiao Li’s face.


    “Awoo.” Hearing Du Xiao Li’s words, Silver called out again.


    “Mother, I’m going to go pet Silver then.” Du Xue Qi lifted her head and said to Xie Yu. Her age was still small after


    all, and towards these ferocious wild animals like wolves, her understanding wasn’t deep. Seeing Silver this docile,


    the fear in her heart lessened a little.


    Xie Yu looked to Du Xue Qi, then looked to Silver. After struggling for a moment, she let go of Du Xue Qi and said,


    “Just pet once, thene back.”


    “Okay.” Du Xue Qi slowly walked towards Silver, and under Du Xiao Li’s encouragement, slowly reached out and


    stroked Silver’s back. Seeing that Silver really didn’t bite her, she excitedly turned to Xie Yu and said, “Mother, I


    really pet the wolf!”


    “En, en, good, quicklye back.” When Xie Yu saw Du Xue Qi’s hand touch the wolf, she was so scared she even


    forgot to breathe. Seeing Silver not bite her, she finally let out a heavy breath of relief.


    Du Xue Qi reluctantly left Silver and returned to Xie Yu’s side. Du Xiao Li then let Ying Ge take Silver back again.


    “Third yiniang, since you all havee all this way,e in for a sit and drink some tea.” Du Xiao Li stood up and


    said.


    “Alright.” Xie Yu seemingly wasn’t that distant with Du Xiao Li either, and nodded in agreement.


    Du Xiao Li lead them into the reception hall, and very soon, Xia Yuan brought tea and also some fruits for the three


    of them.


    Seeing the grapes, Xie Yu said, “The day before yesterday, you had someone send over this fruit for us, we still


    haven’t properly thanked you yet!”


    “Third sister, what fruit is this?” Du Xue Qi asked.


    “This is a grape.”


    “Grape? The grape that’s used to make grape wine?” Xie Yu said in surprise.


    “Yes. I brought this back from outside the city. If you all like it, when timees, I’ll let someone send you some


    everyday.” Du Xiao Li said with a smile.


    “No need. How can we trouble third miss.” Xie Yu shook her head to refuse.


    Du Xue Qi although very much wanted to eat it, but seeing her mother refuse, she also just remained silent.


    “It’s fine, I need to eat it everyday anyways, sharing some with you is also just in passing.” Du Xiao Li looked Du


    Xue Qi, seeing her unlike other children, throwing a tantrum for something they want, made her once again praise


    Xie Yu’s upbringing in her heart.


    After sitting for awhile, the sky was already somewhatte. Xie Yu got up and bid Du Xiao Li farewell. Du Xiao Li


    urged them to stay for dinner, but Xie Yu said the servant girls in her courtyard have already prepared, thus Du Xiao


    Li could only send them to the door.


    “Bye bye third sister.” Du Xue Qi walked a little farther, and then turned around to wave at Du Xiao Li again.


    Afterwards, she finally left with Xie Yu.


    Du Xiao Li watched their figures, increasingly feeling that this third yiniang was a little strange, like she was not the


    least bit interested in the matters of the Du Manor, and carried a kind of alienation towards everyone, but it wasn’t at


    all deliberate. Furthermore, the way she looked at Du Yun Han wasn’t of admiration, or of benefit like the other


    concubines, but rather it was gratefulness, gratefulness from the bottom of her heart.


    However, this all can’t conceal thatfortable feeling she gave off.


    And although Du Xue Qi grew up in the Prime Minister Manor, she didn’t have the domineering and haughty


    temperament of an ordinary official family’s miss. Rather, she was very much like the lovable younger sister from


    next door. This was also the reason why she was willing to interact with them.


    “Really a strange pair.” Du Xiao Li faintly said, before turning around and returning to her courtyard.


    Looks like their matters, she’ll just have to wait until Xia Yuan and them finish investigating, before she can resolve


    the doubt in her heart. However, her guess was probably not too far off.


    In a sh, it was already the day off from school. Du Xiao Li agreed with Meng Jiang Zhuo and a few others to


    gather in front of Feng Xue Lou in the morning. Ji Liu Feng and them thus directly headed to the wolf park.


    “Xiao Li, are we having the gathering here today?” Recalling back when Du Xiao Li first arrived, they’d gathered


    here, Fu Ya Lan thus asked.


    At the time, this was where she’d met Du Xiao Li.


    “No.” Du Xiao Li smiled.


    “Then why did you call us all here?” Ji Liu Xia asked, “I thought you were going to invite us for a feast here!”


    “That’s right, what are we doing here then?” Meng Jiang Zhuo was also confused.


    “Getting some things.” Du Xiao Li said, and then stepped through the door.


    “Yo, Du third miss hase!” Fu Wan San, who was currently at the front desk calcting the ounts, quickly


    smiled and greeted, “Miss Du, came for a meal?”


    “No.” Du Xiao Li came before the front desk and said, “I wanted toe here to buy some things.”


    “What does Miss Du want?” Fu Wan San asked, “How about we go inside to discuss?”


    “Okay.” Du Xiao Li nodded, beckoning Ji Liu Xia and them toe in.


    Seeing Du Xiao Li and Fu Wan San appear familiar with one another, Ji Liu Xia caught up to her and asked, “Xiao


    Li, are you very close with Shopkeeper Fu? Heard he was very cold towards others, so why is he this friendly with


    you? This restaurant isn’t open by you, is it?”