Allure of a Country Maiden
Chapter 749 - 747

Chapter 749: 747

After July, the weather in August, early morning and evening would be relatively cool, but it was still uncomfortably hot at noon.

Xiao’er sat in the carriage, teasing Di Shaowei’s daughter, Xiaoxiao.

Shangguan Xuanyi was fanning the two of them with a fan.

Because Di Shaowei’s daughter was premature, she had always been quite delicate. So, Di Shaowei simply gave her a cheap name: Xiaoxiao.

There is a common belief that children with cheap names will have a long and healthy life. Di Shaowei named her Xiaoxiao in hopes that she would grow up healthily and robustly.

Xiaoxiao was now over a year old. With the nourishment from Xiao’er’s space food, she had overcome the inherent deficiencies of being a premature baby and was vaguely plump, but she did not like to speak, indicating her desires with her hand instead.

"Auntie, auntie..." Xiao’er spent the morning using all sorts of strategies to coax her into speaking, but the little girl just watched Xiao’er innocently without uttering a word.

Xiao’er was a bit discouraged: "Brother Shangguan, why doesn’t Xiaoxiao speak?"

"She’s just silly!" Shangguan Xuanyi looked at this little girl, utterly annoyed!

Di Shaowei was too outrageous. Knowing that he was taking Xiao’er out for a quiet outing, he quietly waited at the city gate, joining them without a sound!

Even worse, these past few days, Di Shaowei had thrown his daughter into his carriage, asking Xiao’er to teach her to speak, and Xiao’er was more than happy to oblige.

Di Shaowei and his wife could enjoy their time together in their carriage, while he was shoved into a corner by Xiao’er and ignored!

He even had to do chores randomly for this little girl!

Xiao’er glared at him, signalling him not to speak blindly, as the inner world of a child could be very sensitive.

Seeing that Xiao’er stopped incessantly calling her, Xiaoxiao turned her head and saw a red fruit on the table. She then patted Xiao’er’s chest with her little hand, pointing her finger at the red fruit.

Shangguan Xuanyi’s eyes widened at the sight of Xiaoxiao’s little hand: Where are you touching!

Xiao’er saw that Xiaoxiao wanted to eat, so she asked Shangguan Xuanyi:

"Brother Shangguan, could you help peel the skin of the fruit for me? I want to feed Xiaoxiao a bit."

See, here it comes again! Over the past few days, he became this little girl’s maid, always serving her!

"I won’t peel it!", Shangguan Xuanyi refused intimidatingly. He snorted to express his dissatisfaction—he was here to play with the girl, not to help with childcare!

Although Xiaoxiao couldn’t speak, she could still sense the mood of adults.

Seeing how fierce Shangguan Xuanyi was, she was scared and cried in Xiao’er’s arms: "Goo goo, I want daddy... wuu wuu..."

Xiao’er glared at Shangguan Xuanyi and scolded in a low voice for fear of scaring the child: "Why are you so fierce!"

Xiaoxiao had always been cherished and pampered since she was young, when had she ever been scolded!

"Wuu wuu... daddy, mummy, mummy... I want mummy..."

"Alright, don’t cry. Auntie will give you something delicious. Is that okay?" Xiao’er took out a small cherry from her space to comfort her.

Shangguan Xuanyi wished he could throw her out of the carriage. This little girl really needed a lesson: "If I didn’t scold her, she wouldn’t speak. See, she’s speaking now! Return her back to him since she’s speaking now! What a nuisance!" He didn’t voice out the last three words though.

It was only then that Xiao’er realized Xiaoxiao had started calling for her dad and mum!

Xiao’er excitedly yelled to stop the carriage. Di Shaowei, who was in the carriage behind, had heard his precious baby cried; he jumped down from the carriage before it even stopped and ran over: "Baby, what’s wrong? Daddy’s here."

Xiaoxiao heard her dad’s voice and flung herself into Di Shaowei’s arms to continue crying.

Xiao’er happily said: "Xiaoxiao just said ’I want daddy, I want mummy.’ She can speak now, she even called me auntie."

Di Shaowei, clutching his treasure, happily said: "Really? Xiaoxiao, don’t cry, call me daddy."

Ming Jingya also got off the carriage at this time. After hearing Xiao’er’s words, she excitedly said, "Xiaoxiao, call me mummy!"

Xiaoxiao lifted her head from Di Shaowei’s arms, her eyes still teary, she looked at Di Shaowei and his wife but didn’t speak: Shouldn’t these two be concerned about why she was crying?

Di Shaowei looked at her expectantly: "Daddy."

Ming Jingya also looked at her: "Mummy."

Xiaoxiao looked at them: "..."

...

After a while, Xiaoxiao did not, open her mouth. Di Shaowei asked in disappointment: "What made Xiaoxiao speak just now?"

On hearing this, Xiao’er awkwardly glared at Shangguan Xuanyi: Could she say he was the one who scared her into speaking?

Shangguan Xuanyi gave Di Shaowei a stern look: "I scared her. Your daughter is like you, always asking for a scolding!"

Having said that, he lowered the curtain of the carriage, instructing Zhao Yong: "Let’s go!"

It wasn’t until the carriage moved that Di Shaowei reacted: Shangguan Xuanyi had actually scolded his daughter!!!

He was the one asking for a scolding! Even such a small child got scolded by him!

Di Shaowei held Xiaoxiao as he walked towards his carriage, comforting her as he went: "My good girl, don’t be afraid! We won’t ride his carriage anymore, his temper’s not good! Xiaoxiao, call me daddy!"

Ming Jingya was also coaxing Xiaoxiao, asking her to call her mummy.

However, throughout the journey, the little girl stubbornly remained silent.

Looking at Ming Jingya, Di Shaowei sighed, "Does Xiaoxiao really require scolding?"

Ming Jingya gave him a look, took their daughter from his arms, and continued her attempts to comfort their child.

...

After this incident, every time Xiaoxiao saw Shangguan Xuanyi, she would point at him and say to Di Shaowei, "Daddy, fierce!"

The young girl would only utter these words when she saw Shangguan Xuanyi, forcing Di Shaowei to be near Shangguan Xuanyi constantly, just to hear Xiaoxiao call him daddy.

Shangguan Xuanyi just wished he could kick these two away!

The closer they got to Hang County, the more carriages appeared on the official road.

Many people were heading towards the great tidal wave at Qianjiang.

Hang County was the wealthiest county in the entire Minze Country outside Imperial City. Its textile, printing, brewing, and papermaking industries were all quite developed, making it economically prosperous and culturally significant. It could be said to be full of outstanding talent and natural resources!

Before sunset, they finally arrived at their resting spot.

Shangguan Xuanyi had a five-entry mansion here. Di Shaowei also had one, but he unwaveringly followed Xiao’er and her husband.

The carriage stopped in front of a large vermilion door, flanked by two majestic stone lions.

After Shangguan Xuanyi got off the carriage, he helped Xiao’er down.

The housekeeper had been waiting outside the gate for a long time now.

Upon seeing his master’s carriage, he stepped forward. He watched as his master, whom he hadn’t seen in years, helped a breathtakingly beautiful young woman down from the carriage. Seeing that the woman had a married woman’s hairstyle, he knew she was the wife of the Sixth Prince.

He had heard from other housekeepers that their mistress was unparalleled in beauty and intelligence. Today, upon meeting her, he found that her beauty lived up to the reputation!

After the duo alighted from the carriage, the housekeeper respectfully approached them and bowed: "Greetings, Master and Young Mistress."

Then he bowed to Di Shaowei and his wife as

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