The Humble Family's Daughter Has A Spatial Pocket! novel Chapter 176

Chapter 176: Chapter 158, First Visit to Uncle’s Home_1

“Haha, I won!”

Taking advantage of Xiao Yeyang’s distraction, Daohua quickly moved one of his chess pieces out of the way and placed her own, then clapped her hands excitedly and shouted.

Xiao Yeyang came back to his senses, glanced at the board, and immediately looked speechless.

This guy, he couldn’t even cheat properly, he saw right away that his piece had been moved.

He had just thought she was clever, it turns out he had thought too much.

Seeing Xiao Yeyang staring at her, Daohua instantly felt guilty and hurriedly messed up the pieces as if trying to cover her ears and steal the bell.

Even Yan Wenxiu who was standing beside couldn’t bear to look at this point.

Isn’t this the case of “thirty taels of silver not hidden here”?

“I won!”

Xiao Yeyang watched Daohua, who was stubbornly insisting she had won, and shook his head, responding without much fervor: “You won.”

Daohua was slightly displeased: “Why do I feel like your words lack sincerity?”

Xiao Yeyang: “Then what do you think I should do to show sincerity? Give a prize?”

Daohua’s eyes immediately lit up.

Seeing her like this, Xiao Yeyang snorted irritably: “Speaking of prizes, you’ve lost to me so many times and haven’t given me one, and now you want one from me?”

Daohua gave an embarrassed smile and murmured, “You’re the one who asked.”

Just then, Defu walked in with a smile: “My lord, dinner is ready.”

Xiao Yeyang stood up and, seeing that Daohua was sitting still, laughed: “Do you really want a prize? Think about what you want; tell me later. Now, let’s go eat.”

Daohua shook her head: “Forget it, I don’t have such thick skin to want a prize after just one win. If I did, wouldn’t that mean I have to return even more? No thanks.” With that, she walked briskly out of the study.

Xiao Yeyang glanced at Yan Wenxiu and shook his head with a smile: “Your sister really is one of a kind.” Not waiting for Yan Wenxiu to say anything, he went after her.

Left behind, Yan Wenxiu could only silently glance at Defu and then followed helplessly.

After dinner, everyone gathered in the living room to chat.

Li Xingnian was a well-traveled man with broad experiences and a smooth talk. Story after story flowed from him, captivating Daohua and the others completely.

It wasn’t until 9:00 PM that everyone reluctantly headed back to their rooms to rest.

In the side hall.

Her two nephews had already undressed and were preparing for bed, but Li Xingnian was still in a state of excitement, finding it hard to sleep.

“Uncle, go to sleep, we still have to travel tomorrow,” Yan Wenkai muttered before burying himself under the cover and falling into a deep slumber.

Yan Wenxiu looked at her uncle, whose eyes were still shining brightly, with slight helplessness.

The uncle was too energetic; after wandering around the palace for most of the day, he was still bright and alert, even though she felt quite tired already.

Seeing Yan Wenxiu waiting for him to sleep, Li Xingnian immediately said: “You go to sleep. Your uncle will sit for a while longer and have a good look at this palace bedroom.” This might be the only time in his life he would stay inside a palace, so he wanted to take it all in.

Hearing this, Yan Wenxiu didn’t argue further because she was really too sleepy and didn’t stick around to accompany him.

Daohua stayed in another side hall, and after the tiring day, she quickly fell into a deep sleep upon lying down on the bed.

The next morning, Daohua was awakened by the sound of Wang Manman and the others talking.

“Manman, who was that just now?”

After getting dressed, Daohua saw Wang Manman walk in holding a big red feathered satin cloak.

“It was Steward Defu. He brought over a cloak, saying it was for the young lady to ward off the cold,” Wang Manman explained as she handed the cloak to Daohua.

Daohua felt the smooth satin of the cloak and the fluffy white fur trim, frowning: “Why is Xiao Yeyang sending things again? I’m starting to feel embarrassed about accepting them.”

Although she always gave something in return, she couldn’t shake off the feeling of taking advantage.

Wang Manman, thinking Daohua was dissatisfied with receiving gifts, hurriedly clarified: “I did try to refuse, but Steward Defu insisted on giving it and I couldn’t argue with him.”

After some thought, since clothes weren’t considered anything valuable, and it was common for friendly families to exchange gifts, Daohua decided not to dwell on the matter anymore: “Let’s get washed up.”

As she left the room, Daohua looked at the cloak and, after a moment’s contemplation, put it on.

Xiao Yeyang being who he was, she suspected he would be displeased if she didn’t wear it.

Indeed, when she arrived at the main hall, Xiao Yeyang saw Daohua wearing the cloak he had sent and immediately curled his lips into a smile.

Yan Wenkai’s eyes brightened: “Elder sister, I’ve never seen you wear that cloak before, it looks really nice.”