Chapter 621 - New Year Gif (1/2)

After Xiaocao finished speaking, she lowered her head and looked at her ‘little steamed buns’ that had started budding not long ago. Xiaocao felt both joyous and helpless. She felt happy because she didn’t turn out to be flat-chested, but she felt somewhat helpless because they were still quite small. She hoped that they would grow into ‘big steamed buns’ soon.

As soon as she raised her head, she noticed that Zhu Junyang’s gaze had followed her line of sight. Xiaocao hurriedly folded her arms across her chest and looked at him like she was staring at a wolf, “Where are you looking? Pervert! Lecher! Do you know that you’re acting indecently?”

Zhu Junyang was actually very innocent. The little la.s.s was wearing three layers of clothes and she was wrapped up like a bear. What was there for him to see? He felt somewhat unhappy after being scolded for no apparent reason

He grabbed Xiaocao’s arm and gently pulled her into his embrace. Then, he placed his other hand behind the back of her head and leaned in for a peck on her small yet brilliant red lips. He even gently nibbled on her lips, leaving behind a light teeth mark on her alluring and soft lips. He let go of his dazed little la.s.s while Wutong and Yingchun let out a soft exclamation of surprise. Zhu Junyang chuckled softly, “Do you understand now? This is how a real lecher acts!”

A few cries of exclamation entered his ears. The beautiful, warm smile on Zhu Junyang’s face disappeared instantly and his gaze turned into sharp icy arrows as he stared at the servants that worked in the outer courtyard. The words he spat out chilled their hearts to the core, “If any of what you dare to gossip about what you had just seen, then I will make sure you will never have a tongue to chew food again in the future!”

The servants fell silent and shook their heads repeatedly, indicating that they hadn’t seen anything. The servants s.h.i.+vered when they recalled the rumors they heard about the demon in the capital. It was like they were suddenly suffocating in a sea of blood when Royal Prince Yang’s gaze swept across them just before.

In the past, it was already intimidating enough when they saw Royal Prince Yang’s indifferent expression on his face every time he came to visit. However, when his icy cold gaze pierced through them just now, it felt like their liver was almost about to split open!

“Let it go. You’re the one who has committed a misdeed, and yet you’re scaring off my family’s servants. Stop bullying them intolerably!” Yu Xiaocao watched as the outer courtyard servants’ faces ashen as they trembled in fear. The servants who were more timid than the others couldn’t stand the pressure and soon fell onto the ground, unable to stand up. She was so angry that she reached out her small paw and pinched Zhu Junyang’s waist.

Although Zhu Junyang’s cold and stern gaze did not affect Wutong and Yingchun, the two maids were still frightened by the murderous aura Zhu Junyang was exuding. When they saw that their young miss’s hands were pinching his waist, their pounding heart gradually calmed down.

No matter how powerful Royal Prince Yang was, how could he escape from their young miss’s grasp? Their young miss was amazing! She actually dared to pinch the black-faced Royal Prince Yang. They wors.h.i.+ped their young miss’s courage!! From this moment forward, Yu Xiaocao received two diehard fans who would blindly wors.h.i.+p her!

Zhu Junyang took Xiaocao’s restless little paw from his waist and held her hand. He pinched Xiaocao’s cute nose and dotingly said, “You should head back. It’s cold outside!”

Three days later, Zhu Junyang personally came to visit her again, but this time, he came with a lot of gifts. The gifts included the venison meat that was bestowed upon him by the emperor, fruits from the southern region, gold, pearls, silk, gauze, satin, and so on. There were even one-of-a-kind treasures from his Treasure Pavilion. These gifts would also be presentable as betrothal gifts.

When Yu Hai and his wife saw all the precious and expensive gifts, they felt a little nervous. In contrast, Xiaocao accepted all his gifts calmly. Since they were going to get married soon, then there was no need to divide their properties too clearly. After all, once they got married in the future, then all his belongings would belong to her. There was nothing wrong with him delivering some of his belongings to her in advance.

In return, Xiaocao made a big meal for everyone, which included ‘Buddha Jumps Over the Wall’. She even stewed the venison that Zhu Junyang brought over with red wine, giving it a distinctive flavor.

However, it was impolite to only receive and not give in return. Since he had sent them so many precious gifts, then they must give back! Yu Hai and his wife were worried because even if they pooled together all of the wealth belonging to the Yu Family, they still probably wouldn’t have enough money to purchase a gift that would meet Royal Prince Yang’s standard. What should they do?

Xiaocao had already prepared a return gift in advance! She used the cocoa beans and coffee beans that were brought back by the fleet last time to make chocolates with various flavors. There were coffee-flavored toffee and some other unusual snacks. For example, she made tiramisu, matcha red beans cake, banana pudding cake (the banana was one of the southern types of fruits that was bestowed by the emperor to Zhu Junyang), shredded dried pork cake, fruit tart, and many others.

Madam Liu looked at the return gifts that Xiaocao prepared and believed that her gifts were too meager compared to the expensive gifts given by Royal Prince Yang. She felt embarra.s.sed giving him such small gifts in comparison.

Xiaocao consoled her mother, “Prince Jing’s Estate doesn’t lack gold, silver, pearls, silk, gauze, satin, and other expensive items. The rarer an item is, the more valuable it is. For example, my sweets and desserts are one of a kind in the capital. You wouldn’t even find these sweets in The Yu’s Frozen Dessert and Pastries Store. I’m not trying to boast, but based on my skills, these sweets and snacks will definitely protect you from losing face. It’s natural to give back to those who have given to you; it’s also natural to reward servants who have done well! Mother don’t worry! Princess Consort Jing will definitely be satisfied with our return gifts!”